What happens when love collides with undiagnosed mental illness?
This is not a story about happily ever after. This is a raw, unfiltered look inside a real marriage — one torn apart by the chaos of untreated bipolar disorder.
We were determined to have a great marriage. So we started a shared journal to better understand each other. But as time passed, the entries revealed more than we expected: manipulation, heartbreak, denial, and moments of clarity that still haunt me.
More than thirty years later, I opened that journal again, and as I read, my eyebrows raised, my jaw dropped. I couldn’t believe what I had tolerated… and forgiven. Twice.
I share this deeply personal journey not to shame, but to shine a light. If this book helps even one person leave a toxic relationship, understand bipolar disorder, or feel less alone, then it’s worth sharing what I went through.
If you’ve ever loved someone with mental illness, this book may be your mirror.
Aloha. (Aloha = Love, not just a word a way of life.) Hawaii didn’t just teach me the word aloha — it taught me how to live it. Follow the author for future releases. SheriSmithAuthor.com
What happens when love collides with undiagnosed mental illness?
This is not a story about happily ever after. This is a raw, unfiltered look inside a real marriage — one torn apart by the chaos of untreated bipolar disorder.
We were determined to have a great marriage. So we started a shared journal to better understand each other. But as time passed, the entries revealed more than we expected: manipulation, heartbreak, denial, and moments of clarity that still haunt me.
More than thirty years later, I opened that journal again, and as I read, my eyebrows raised, my jaw dropped. I couldn’t believe what I had tolerated… and forgiven. Twice.
I share this deeply personal journey not to shame, but to shine a light. If this book helps even one person leave a toxic relationship, understand bipolar disorder, or feel less alone, then it’s worth sharing what I went through.
If you’ve ever loved someone with mental illness, this book may be your mirror.
Aloha. (Aloha = Love, not just a word a way of life.) Hawaii didn’t just teach me the word aloha — it taught me how to live it. Follow the author for future releases. SheriSmithAuthor.com