Still Life

A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression

by Gillian Marchenko

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Pub Date May 01 2016 | Archive Date May 18 2016

InterVarsity Press | IVP Books

Biographies & Memoirs | Christian

Description

"I stand on the edge of a cliff in my own bedroom."

Gillian Marchenko continues her description of depression: "I must keep still. Otherwise I will plunge to my death. 'Please God, take this away,' I pray when I can."

For Gillian, "dealing with depression" means learning to accept and treat it as a physical illness. In these pages she describes her journey through various therapies and medications to find a way to live with depression. She faces down the guilt of a wife and mother of four, two with special needs. How can she care for her family when she can't even get out of bed?

Her story is real and raw, not one of quick fixes. But hope remains as she discovers that living with depression is still life.

Advance Praise

"With unflinching honesty, Gillian Marchenko holds up a mirror to her own clinical depression and in doing so gives language and definition to something that often feels vague and dark. A must-read for anyone trying to understand their depressed spouse, friend, family member . . . or self."
—Addie Zierman, author of When We Were on Fire and Night Driving

"Gillian Marchenko generously lets us know her and walk her journey, and in the process we grow to love her. You won't find pat answers or bland reassurances here; you'll find a real and courageous woman, a serious fight with mental illness and faith-fueled hope. If you live with depression or care about someone who does, you must read this book."
—Amy Simpson, author of Troubled Minds and Anxious