Ruby Wax takes us on a journey as she reveals how a quest to find meaning turned into her checking in to a mental health clinic. Ruby's account is a raw and honest reflection of mental health in our modern age. Reviewing many years of personal and professional experience, she opens up to readers about her struggles with mental health and different treatments over the years. 

Dear Reader, Checking into a mental clinic wasn't exactly on my radar in 2022. Writing about it wasn't either. But here we are. I spent a lifetime trying to create a 'front' to give everyone the illusion that all is well. It wasn't, and it isn't. Now I look back and I think, 'what the f*ck was that all about?'

I began the book trying to find meaning by going on various, life-changing journeys, I ended up in a mental clinic; obviously, things didn't work out the way I expected. This is the story of what happened after the mental car crash... From then on, the journey had to turn inward. It turns out I wasn't looking for meaning, I was looking for home.

I'm not a fiction writer. I can't fake it. I could say I rode into the sunset, but life isn't like that unless you're a cowboy. Truth is I'm not as well as I thought I was. These days, trying to stay sane in a completely chaotic world makes life incredibly difficult. For those readers who are deep in the darkness of mental illness, I hope my book makes you feel less alone.

Take care, love,
Ruby x

 Product Information: 
• ISBN:  9780241554890
• Author: Ruby Wax
• Publisher:  Penguin Life
• Format:  Paperback
• Pages:  224
• Dimensions:  21.8 x 2.6 x 13.8 cm