Finding Us - Softcover

Rehkamp, Kristin Rohman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1639885250 ISBN 13: 9781639885251

Publisher: Atmosphere Press, 2022

Synopsis

Kristin was terrified she was going to lose her daughter. Her daughter could not breathe, her chest hurt, and she was experiencing loss of sensation in limbs, dizziness, and disorientation...all rolling up to a state of terror she had never before witnessed. It was September 16, 2020 and her life changed, suddenly and without warning, with her daughter's onset of a panic disorder.

Living with a mental illness is a journey that is messy, complicated and often misunderstood. Despite our best efforts, an experience we cannot control, but instead bravely learn to live with, learn from, and feasibly teach others.

In Finding Us, Kristin Rohman Rehkamp shares her story to educate and bring visibility to what living with a child braving a mental illness looks like and feels like. Her hope is that her memoir normalizes the mental health conversation, while providing others comfort and support in knowing their unique challenges and journey are understood.

"Kristin gives a memoir that is personal and passionate; it is contemporaneous, insightful and wise. Finding Us is unerringly truthful to the experience for those who have never had mental illness in the family, and those who HAVE will recognize their own stories within it."

- Dan Parnell, NAMI affiliate leader

About this title

About the Author

Kristin Rohman Rehkamp lives with her husband and three children in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. She currently owns and operates La Vie Est Belle, LLC (lavieestbelle.live); a brand/gift store that inspires giving and beautiful living. Given her personal experience with her oldest daughter, she is passionate about serving communities, organizations, and individuals working to break down barriers, raise awareness and make a difference in the lives of those braving mental illness.

Kristin proudly serves as a PrairieCare Fund Board Member and in various St. Croix Valley, Minnesota community leadership roles and programs. As Kristin advocates for her daughter through writing and speaking engagements, she looks forward to evolving mental health/well-being thinking and care models for those that journey with her family.

From the Back Cover

Kristin was terrified she was going to lose her daughter. Her daughter could not breathe, her chest hurt, and she was experiencing loss of sensation in limbs, dizziness, and disorientation...all rolling up to a state of terror she had never before witnessed. It was September 16, 2020 and her life changed, suddenly and without warning, with her daughter's onset of a panic disorder.

Living with a mental illness is a journey that is messy, complicated and often misunderstood. Despite our best efforts, an experience we cannot control, but instead bravely learn to live with, learn from, and feasibly teach others.

In Finding Us, Kristin Rohman Rehkamp shares her story to educate and bring visibility to what living with a child braving a mental illness looks like and feels like. Her hope is that her memoir normalizes the mental health conversation, while providing others comfort and support in knowing their unique challenges and journey are understood.

Kristin gives a memoir that is personal and passionate; it is contemporaneous, insightful and wise. "Finding Us" is unerringly truthful to the experience for those who have never had mental illness in the family, and those who HAVE will recognize their own stories within it. Dan Parnell, NAMI Affiliate Leader

From the Inside Flap

Living with a mental illness is a journey (rarely, if ever, a linear process) that is messy, complicated, and often misunderstood — readers may notice this in my writing. An experience, however (despite our best efforts), we cannot control, but instead bravely learn to live with, learn from, and feasibly teach others around us along the way.

Our family purposefully shares our story to educate and bring visibility to what living with a child braving a mental illness looks like and feels like. We have found there is a fair amount of information available about what a mental illness is, its symptoms, and even how you might approach treatment. There is very little available about the emotional impact or how it feels for the family/friends/community living with and supporting a loved one courageously battling mental illness. We invite you into the fold of our experience (week by week, chapter by chapter) to educate, reduce stigmas, and decrease unknowns that might form the wrong assumptions and even create apprehension and fear.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atmosphere Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1639885250
• ISBN 13: 9781639885251
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128