RESILIENT is a deeply personal memoir about life with mental illness, hearing loss and resiliency. Liz's journey provides encouragement for patients, families, friends and healthcare workers by showing that recovery is possible.

At seventeen, Liz's world collapses into a place of depression, psychosis and a revolving hospital door. It takes a strong family to help her survive to university life, where she excels despite increasing deafness. But before she can start her career, bipolar disorder - later diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder - returns to threaten all that she has worked towards.

It is up to her family, friends, healthcare workers and herself to push through and get her back on her feet.

Liz shares her story, including her hospitalizations, highlighting the harmful and helpful things she and others have done to get her to where she is now.

Content warning: This book contains content related to suicide, suicidal ideation, self-harm and restraints

Liz Grace is an occupational therapist and first-time author who is in recovery from schizoaffective disorder. At age sixteen, she gradually lost her hearing and learned American Sign Language (ASL). At twenty-six she recieved surgery for cochlear implants.

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"inspiring and unforgettable... this is a remarkably honest, fearless, and selfless piece of writing, one that could help people facing a myriad of challenges, which could even be life-saving." - Self Publishing Review (4.5 stars)

"Liz Grace's unflinching account sheds much-needed light on these struggles, making Resilient an incredibly valuable read for anyone who knows someone battling mental illness." - Books That Make You

"Grace's transformation from someone battling the shadows of her mind to thrive is a testament to the possibility of recovery and growth." - Books That Make You

"An honest and inspiring account of a young woman's struggles with deafness and mental illness." - Kirkus Reviews