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Kathy is a 52-year-old mother of two living in Pennsylvania. She has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and narcotic dependence and in this chapter discusses how her mental illness and being in and out of treatment impacted her parenting. Today she describes coming “full circle” in her relationship with her children, and she works as a certified peer support specialist.
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Sattler, K. (2014). Little Rays of Sunshine. In: Benders-Hadi, N., Barber, M. (eds) Motherhood, Mental Illness and Recovery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01318-3_32
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