He Came In With It

“Captivating, moving, and masterfully wrought, Miriam Feldman’s story invites us inside the most intimate of worlds: a family’s heart and soul. While our journey is not without discomfort, it is also full of humor, joy, love, and inspiration. I marvel at the resiliency of the human spirit revealed in this brilliant memoir; He Came In With It is a redemption story for the ages." –Garth Stein, New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain

 “…a cleansing narrative that should inspire mothers―and other caregivers―to rise up, unite, and breathe hot new life into the drooping cause of mental healthcare reform.”― Ron Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of No One Cares About Crazy People

"A master storyteller, Miriam Feldman reveals the terrible toll schizophrenia inflicts on a loving family and exposes the frustrating deficiencies in our inadequate mental health care system. Ultimately, this book is a testament to the enduring power of a mother’s love and the family bond born from facing hardships that is certain to inspire. From one parent of an adult son with a serious mental illness to another - bravo - bravo!" ―Pete Earley, author of Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness, finalist 2007 Pulitzer Prize

"Miriam Feldman’s He Came in With It blazes open the heart of motherhood with devastating honesty and dazzling beauty. This book is about what lives between a mother and son who struggle to navigate mental illness. Turns out what lives there is heart and art, messy, chaotic, traumatic and breathtakingly beautiful. I would follow Miriam anywhere. She is a heart warrior and an art mother who shows us how to endure, and thrive." ―Lidia Yuknavitch, national bestselling author of Verge and The Chronology of Water

"What a brilliant book! Heartbreaking and illuminating, this a shattering story about the failures of our society―and the triumph of love. Miriam Feldman has written a doozy of a memoir. Put this on your must-read list." ―Rene Denfeld, bestselling author of The Child Finder and The Butterfly Girl

”A compelling and moving account of a mother's coming to terms with her son's schizophrenia, at times hopeful about her son and at times despairing. No one understands as well as a fellow sufferer and this book will be a source of understanding, strength and hope for the families of a person with schizophrenia. A really powerful book." ―Elyn Saks, Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California and bestselling author of The Center Cannot Hold

 “To know that you are not alone in this loneliest and most emotionally difficult of all family situations is a great gift, a comfort and source of strength. And Mimi Feldman is the one you want as your mentor, your guide.”― Janet Fitch, New York Times bestselling author of White Oleander

"Miriam Feldman has written the most powerful, honest, and poetic memoir about how mental illness decimates entire families, and yet, I closed He Came In With It filled with a surprising amount of grace and real hope that this book will ignite a revolution among mothers who care for someone with a mental illness. Read it, share it, praise it. It’s that good." ―Sheila Hamilton, author of All the Things We Never Knew, Emmy award-winning journalist and host of the podcast Beyond Well

“Miriam Feldman is the face of art: on one side you have a remarkable painter, the other a master of language and words-and in between-a heart big enough to power a city. Her writing is necessary and important. She is a vital voice on mental health, motherhood and love.” ―Jennifer Pastiloff, national bestselling author of On Being Human

"We watched Miriam become a five-star general in a war against the insidious adversary which threatened to claim the life of her Beautiful Boy. In He Came in With It, she shows us the way through an unimaginable terror to the light of hope. She is our Hero." ―LaTanya and Samuel L. Jackson, actors

"At its heart, Miriam Feldman’s stunning memoir is a war story. One of indefatigable heroism... artfully told with raw and unmitigated honesty. At once heartbreaking, cathartic and startlingly funny, He Came in With It thoroughly redefines our conception of unconditional love." ―Tony Shaloub, actor, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Monk

“He Came in With It is a profoundly moving and important book. Like almost everyone in America, Jay and I have dealt with mental illness in our extended family. The pervasiveness of this problem is belied by people’s reluctance to speak about it. With great courage and humility (and humor!), Miriam Feldman takes it head on, bringing us into the hidden world of mental illness that is crying for the light of day. You will never forget this book.” –Mavis Leno, philanthropist and chair of the Feminist Majority’s Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

 “…a compelling, moving story…It was an honor to read it.”― Jenny Allen, author of Would Everyone Please Stop

 "He Came in With It blew my mind. It is an unflinching portrait of an artistic family rocked by mental illness and brought back together by love. This book is a brave undertaking and an incredibly important story that Miriam Feldman has gifted the world." --Nat Wolff, actor, Paper Towns and The Fault in our Stars

"Miriam Feldman's book He Came In With It tells a tale of shock and awe as she relentlessly, fearlessly navigates the storm of her son’s mental illness. Her determination and strength are inspiring! A must-read for ALL mothers."– Patricia Heaton, actor, Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle

 “...absolutely brilliant and full of humanity and (thankfully) hope.” – Polly Draper, actor, writer and director

“’When sorrow is the underbelly, laughter can be the smooth glistening pelt above.’ Miriam's book is tantalizing. She weaves the story throughout all the bodies involved, shaking the foundation. Feldman does this all while moving the reader through with great imagery and details from calmness to chaos with the lingering question of: was there ever a clear path to madness, or do we only revere the storms that surround it?” –Nastashia Minto, Author of Naked