![]() ![]() Her first book, Me and Her: A Memoir of Madness, was written to help adults going through trying times. ![]() And so she left teaching and began writing books and performing at festivals and schools. I eventually recovered from mental illness and returned to teaching to prove that I could."īut Karen's creative spark had been ignited. "I developed coping strategies to deal with life challenges. "I became an involuntary inmate of a psychiatric facility where I discovered the healing power of daily writing," Karen tells me. ![]() Karen was working as a primary school teacher when she was repeatedly bullied and stalked by the parents of her student to breaking point, triggering severe mental illness. Now more than ever, it is important for us to look after ourselves and do whatever we can to maintain our mental health during this pandemic.īrisbane-based author, Karen Tyrrell, knows all about keeping mentally well. ![]()
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