Last year, Shannon Geary Weisleder wrote an essay titled “Finding Me” about her brother’s mental illness and suicide and how it lead her to become an advocate for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). After entering her piece into a Notes & Words essay contest, sponsored by NY Times best selling author Kelly Corrigan, her essay was chosen nationally and was included in a recently published book titled Nothing But The Truth: 73 Women on Life’s Transitions.
“Finding Me” is among submissions from the best selling authors, trailblazers, business women and entrepreneurs.
The book takes an intimate look at many different transitions in life from jobs, parenting, loss, motherhood, marriage and more. Nothing But The Truth: 73 Women on Life’s Transitions highlights how women deal with transition and adversity with courage, strength and love.
From the publisher:
…From becoming a mother to dealing with religion, recovery from disease and addiction to starting a business, this new anthology of essays and art sheds light on all the times along our evolution when changes shake us up and make us who we are.
In the meantime, Weisleder continues to keep the memory of her brother alive with her website Try to MATTer and her Facebook page in efforts to raise awareness about mental illness, suicide prevention and mental health advocacy.
We’ve got our hands on the book and can’t wait to dive into it, you can get copy from Amazon.
Praise for the book:
Nothing But The Truth So Help Me God: 73 Women on Life’s Transitions shares stories of women who handle transitions- good, bad, and ugly- with grace, bravery, wit, and wisdom. And they are better for it. Read this book if you want to feel like you’re catching up with an old friend. And be prepared to see yourself in many of the stories.
- Jennifer Siebel Newsom, CEO of The Representation Project, Filmmaker, Mother, and Second Lady of California
It is women’s connections that build families, communities and culture. Nothing But The Truth So Help Me God is a testament to what is possible when we show up for our sisters.
-Eve Ensler, playwright, performer, and activist
[Nothing But The Truth So Help Me God shows] women change each other’s lives just by being there for one another.
-Arianna Huffington
Women’s stories boldly told have always been at the center of feminist political consciousness and empowerment. Nothing But The Truth So Help Me God captures the spirit of the personal as political and will inspire the reader to find her own voice.
-Katherine Spillar, executive editor, Ms. Magazine
