Everything Is Broken and Completely Fine

Miriam tried for most of her life to hide her mental illness. She hoped that if she pretended it didn't exist, nobody else would notice it either. Spoiler: that plan backfired spectacularly.

Unexplainable rage attacks, persistent intrusive thoughts, and a recurring overwhelming despair are difficult to hide. Working as an x-ray technologist through COVID-19 contributed to her declining mental health. 

In a desperate attempt to numb the pain and cheer herself up she reached for what society endorses as the ultimate relaxant: wine. It was supposed to transform her from a chronic worrier with low self-esteem into a carefree, confident person.
That didn't happen.

Alcohol made her mental health significantly worse, increasing her anxiety and causing severe self-loathing. Instead of solving her low mood, it contributed to it.

Everything Is Broken and Completely Fine takes you into the flawed brain of someone who's living with anxiety, depression, and PMDD. 

Set in the unprecedented times of a pandemic, natural disasters, and life's unavoidable ups and downs, this book explores what happens when denial turns into acceptance, grey-area drinking transforms into sobriety, and one woman finds herself where she's never been before – at peace.

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"I’ve shared this book with countless friends over the last week and all are zooming through it as quickly as I did. We’re hungry for this. For someone to validate our experience with empathy, compassion, and a genuineness that is palpable through each page."

"Being a woman in a body that has mental illness can be debilitating and downright scary. Miriam not only understands, but shares her experience in a way that makes the shame of my own experience melt away. For the first time, I feel normal. Heck, maybe even a bit empowered."

"I have seldom felt so “schooled” on mental illness, in general, and depression in particular. You have shed so much light on such an often hidden and complex issue."

"The understanding of mental illness and  its impact on the person and their surrounding relationships as well as their journey of acceptance, endurance and advancement is palpable."

"I just finished devouring Miriam’s new book, and found myself furiously highlighting passages and reading them aloud to my husband. I recognize so much of myself through Miriam’s experiences, and I’m so appreciative that she chooses to share them with the world. It made me realize that there are others like me out there, and that I’m not alone in the way I think, and in the experiences I’ve had (and my own dysfunctional relationship with alcohol). This book has made a definite impact on my life and has started my journey into more “sober lit.” I look forward to reading more of Miriam’s future books."

"I read a lot of mental health books, and very few memoirs have been as captivating as this. As a therapist-in-training, this book somehow manages to capture the nuance of a number of crucial issues - therapy being beneficial but therapist fit being crucial, the importance (but limits) of antidepressants and neurotransmitter deficiency hypotheses, gray areas of mental illness and alcohol intake wherein one does not meet full criteria for a diagnosis but is still suffering, and job burnout."

"I normally dislike reading about the pandemic, disasters, etc, having just lived through them myself, but this was one of the best accounts, in part because of the focus on mental health and burnout. Relatable, raw, and realistic, but with important lessons, this book struck just the right balance."

"Such a great read! I have been reading Miriam’s blog for years so this was like talking with an old friend. It is a very honest and heart-felt and hopeful discussion of mental illness and what it has been like to work in a pandemic healthcare setting. Great memoir!"

"Miriam's writing never ceases to be something I can really relate to. She is helping people by speaking openly about hard topics. It certainly makes me feel less alone."

"Every page is engaging. I will be looking for opportunities to get this book in the hands of my grey area drinking friends. "

"Absolutely worth reading for those affected as well as for interested readers who want to better understand people with depression. Wonderful, entertaining writing style!"