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Ann Bracken

POET. AUTHOR. CREATOR OF POSSIBILITIES.

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Great combo of organization and hands-on opportunity. You are a wonderful facilitator — enthusiastic, welcoming, and encouraging. Kit Turen

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Nominated for Pushcart Prize – 2014 and 2016

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“Crash is a beautifully written memoir of intergenerational struggle, with the humanity of even its most prominent antagonists always compassionately held.”

~Sera Davidow, Director at The Wildflower Alliance: A Grassroots Peer Support, Advocacy, and Training Organization

A beautifully written memoir

“A fascinating memoir of two generations of medical and psychiatric mismanagement and suffering, and how one brave woman figured out what was happening and successfully took control of her health and well being…”
~Stuart Shipko, MD, Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, author of Surviving Panic Disorder and Xanax Withdrawal.

Fascinating memoir

“In Crash: A Memoir of Overmedication and Recovery, Ann Bracken tells a gripping but all too common story of the damage that can be done by psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy.”
~Dr. John Read, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of East London

A gripping story...

“What a beautiful, poignant collection of poems it is. Painful to read the journey of the little girl who had to take on so much responsibility. In this day of openness about addiction & mental illness, your poems provide a view into a personal story within a societal pact of secrecy and shame. Though as a society we still have work to do to de-stigmatize these conditions & bring compassion to the fore, we’re moving in the right direction! I applaud your courage and unflinching stance, as we… Read more

"...your poems provide a view into a personal story within a societal pact of secrecy and shame. "

“I read your book cover to cover tonight; I hadn’t meant to read the whole thing, but it is so well-written,,clear ,and compelling. I would love to have a hard copy to share with students.”

~ Adriane Fugh-Berman, pharmacology professor at Georgetown Medical School

Ann Bracken is an out-of-the-box thinker. She is called to shed light on the complex, universal issues of human nature, and she does it so creatively. Bev Hitchins

"an out-of-the-box thinker."

Love doing an altered book. Ann, you were a great teacher. Very kind, respectful, and considerate.

"Loved doing the altered book."

“Crash is a memoir of discovery and resilience. It’s a story of the intergenerational trauma of two generations of children nearly losing their mothers to depression and over-medication. And it’s a wake-up call to re-evaluate how we treat depression and pain.” ~Desiree Magney

Read Crash: A Memoir of Overmedication and Recovery so you won’t feel alone in confronting how the psychiatric profession and pharmaceutical companies have for decades misrepresented the nature and efficacy of psychiatric medication– so that you can start to think through a more rational perspective on human upset and emotional turmoil. You’ll benefit from following Ann Bracken’s journey of discovery.

[To see more professional references backing up my above claims, see the Reading List on Vol… Read more

You’ll benefit from following Ann Bracken’s journey of discovery.

“I have just finished listening to your interview. You were very eloquent. Your poems are very effective at conjuring up a picture and the emotion of the moment. The interview was also educational and gave insight in to the struggles you have had, but indicated that there was hope as you move forward.” Jane T.

"hope for moving forward."

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