You Showed Them We Aren't Trash

Beverly Ann Rider's "You Showed Them We Aren't Trash" is a deeply personal and poignant memoir exploring the author's lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder and the impact of familial behavioral patterns across generations.The narrative traverses through various phases of the author's life, from an unstable childhood characterized by frequent relocations and traumatic experiences with a mentally ill father to confronting and overcoming her own mental health challenges as an adult.