On the Loving End of Crazy: Finding Hope and Help to Face Your Loved One's Crippling Anxiety and Depression, Paperback

This book offers hope and help to those who love someone who faces anxiety disorder and major depression. The story starts when Faith's son Matt begins college; however, instead of attending classes and learning to thrive, he flounders and fails. His life becomes a series of arrests and reckless, self-destructive acts culminating in a suicide attempt.
In the wake of his bewildering behavior, Faith worries that his life will never get back on track. She longs for her son to thrive. She aches, prays and wonders how to intervene.
As Faith watches her beloved son self-destruct, she grapples with challenges that will resonate with readers:

I feel helpless. I don't know where to get the help I need. I'm embarrassed that we need help like this. I'm angry with my son. I feel furious with my husband--can't he cope more competently? I'm worried that our family will fall apart. I feel misunderstood by my church friends and pastors.

How will Faith keep faith and family when anxiety disorder and depression masked by substance abuse threaten to destroy Matt's life?

Along with Faith, readers will learn that when life seems like a series of heart-wrenching disappointments, God is powerfully present. Matt's journey is harrowing, but with faith, prayer, support of friends and psychological help, he begins to thrive. Faith shares the essentials she learned to encourage anyone with a loved one who battles mental illness.

This story helps readers:

Find Comfort--they don't face the journey alone. Persist in seeking professional help for their loved ones. Find courage to endure the dark days of their loved ones illness. Stop blaming themselves or others for the dark days. Share their stories to fight stigma and shame. Ask for support from those around them.
Praise for the book:
"Mental illness can shatter even the most loving and secure family. On the Loving End of Crazy offers real help for anyone who knows the experience--and it's written by someone who has lived it. Faith Tibbetts McDonald writes from the heart and her compelling story will not only inspire, it will help to heal the broken pieces."
- Les Parrott, PH.D. New York Times bestselling author of The Good Fight.
"Faith McDonald is generous with her story, and she invites us into her experience in navigating the heartbreaking challenges of a loved one's serious mental illness. She points toward a path for finding help, and her relatable story will offer hope to many."
- Amy Simpson, Author Troubled Minds Mental Illness and the Church's Mission and Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry
"Faith McDonald's On the Loving End of Crazy brings an authentic and vulnerable contribution to the mental health conversation. Readers will know they aren't alone and that help and hope do exist for loved ones with mental illness and their care-givers. Faith writes beautifully, bravely, and honestly, and her story will inspire perseverance and faith for families in need of support for mental illness."
--Heather Holleman, speaker and author of Seated with Christ: Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison (Moody)