Sherman, a nationally recognized psychologist, shares experiences that women have been keeping secret: sexual assault, #MeToo, depression, sexual pleasure. At last someone who not only writes frankly, but brings science to the personal. Driven from her profession for testifying against a psychiatrist who had sexually abused a patient, she survived, conquering her depression and bipolar disorder. Medicated to near oblivion, she was sustained by her determination to uncover the origin of bipolar disorder. The theory she developed offers an alternative to the heavily prescribed medications that do more harm than help—an alternative she personally tested at the risk of her own sanity. Meticulously researched and documented, Sherman’s cutting-edge knowledge can be used to manage depression and bipolar disorder without drugs, as she demonstrates from her personal experience of being drug-free and healthy for twenty years. Written by a woman, for women, the book has nonetheless been warmly embraced by men. At a time when truth is in short supply, Sherman challenges the medical establishment for their greed, fraud, and the moral bankruptcy of their treatment of the mentally ill, especially women. Sherman is in that brave tradition of women’s marches demanding justice, equality, and political change. With the courage and pioneering spirit that characterized her life, Sherman leaves posterity an unforgettable story. "At its heart, Julia Sherman's story is a personal tale of survival and resilience in her battle with depression in the context of a male-dominated, medicalized mental health profession." -Nancy Russo, Regents Professor of Psychology and Women and Gender Studies, Arizona State University. "Sherman ...creates a new kind of memoir, one that brings research studies to bear on her own personal and professional experiences as a daughter, a graduate student,and a working professional." - Phyllis Chesler, Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, City University of New York. "This engaging, honest tale was written by a distinguished clinical psychologist who did seminal work in the psychology of women and contributed with her impressive evolutionary theory on the origins of bipolar disorder, both of which were intertwined with her personal life." - Fred H. Previc, University of Texas at San Antonio, author of The Dopaminergic Mind in Human Evolution and History . "...an outstanding memoir by a distinguished clinical psychologist, Dr. Julia Sherman. It is beautifully written, scientifically sound, and easily understood by the thoughtful reader." - Florence L. Denmark PhD, Distinguished Research Professor, Pace University, New York. "Exceptionally well written, organized and presented so as to be of immense interest and value to both academia and the non-specialist general reader with an interest in the subject.... [It] is unreservedly endorsed and recommended for community, college, and university library Psychology/Psychiatry and Contemporary American Biography collections." - Helen Dumont, Reviewer, Midwest Book Review