Tag: mental-health

  • It’s all been swell, Miss Carousel

    It’s all been swell, Miss Carousel

    “You know a lot of alcoholics,” a friend observed after she sat through several recent, woeful tales starring those in my orbit. From her perspective, an accurate statement. From mine, there’s a bit more nuance. Alcoholism and mental illness have swirled around me since childhood. My family has a long-standing history with both, and one…