ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Kerner
Tracey Helton Mitchell is a recovering heroin addict. After completing rehab in 1998, she dedicated her life to the care and treatment of heroin users. Tracey entered school through an ex-offender’s program where she earned a bachelors of business administration and masters of public administration. In addition, she is a certified addiction specialist and supervisor. She was featured in the documentary Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street. She has also been featured by CNN, Anderson Cooper, Vice, the Huffington Post, and the New York Times. Tracey lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children.
SELECTED TITLES FROM SEAL PRESS
Loaded: Women and Addiction, by Jill Talbot. $17, 978-1-58005-2184. Part autobiography, part exposé, Loaded: Women and Addiction weaves Talbot’s own battles with addiction with various addiction stories of other women.
Something Spectacular: The True Story of One Rockette’s Battle with Bulimia, by Greta Gleissner. $16, 978-1-58005-4157. The first book to give a voice to the pervasive but often unaddressed problem of eating disorders in the dance industry, Something Spectacular is a gripping exposé of the insidious nature of eating-related diseases—and a profound account of one woman’s journey toward self-acceptance and recovery.
Shades of Blue: Writers on Depression, Suicide, and Feeling Blue, edited by Amy Ferris. $16, 978-1-58005-5956. The writers in Shades of Blue share real and unforgettable stories of their personal battles with depression, grief, and suicide, offering solidarity, and hope for all those who feel as if they’re struggling alone.
The Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up, edited by Caren Osten Gerszberkg and Leah Odze Epstein. $16, 978-1-58005-4119. Whether it’s shame, sober sex, and relapsing, or college drinking, bonding, and comparing the benefits of pot vs. booze, Drinking Diaries is a candid look at the pleasures and pains of drinking, and the many ways in which it touches women’s lives.
Riding Fury Home: A Memoir, by Chana Wilson. $17, 978-1-58005-4324. Exquisitely written and devastatingly honest, Riding Fury Home is a shattering account of one family’s struggle against homophobia and mental illness—from the suffocating intolerance of the 50’s through the liberation made possible by the women’s movement in the 70’s—and a powerful story of healing, forgiveness, and redemption.
She Bets Her Life: A True Story of Gambling Addiction, by Mary Sojourner. $18, 978-1-58005-2986. Sojourner’s eloquence, openness, and talent for research provide keen insight and resources to help steer women with gambling addictions (and their loved ones) toward help and healing.
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