Every Morning So Far Im Alive

Every Morning, So Far, I'm Alive
By Wendy Parkins

Every Morning, So Far, I'm Alive is a powerful and intimate memoir exploring the lived experience of mental illness and the struggle to find one’s way back to wholeness. Wendy Parkins, once a professor of Victorian literature, recounts the emotional unraveling that followed a move from New Zealand to England—an upheaval that triggered depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and a deep sense of disconnection.

With striking honesty and clarity, Parkins describes how even the simplest tasks became overwhelming, and how the world she once felt at home in became unfamiliar and hostile. She reflects on losing her connection to work, nature, literature, and family, and confronts the enduring question: how does one keep going in a world that feels unbearable?

This is not only a memoir of illness, but also of survival. Parkins writes with grace and self-awareness about the long path to healing, the importance of place and belonging, and the power of memory and storytelling to rebuild meaning.

Every Morning, So Far, I'm Alive is a moving account of vulnerability, courage, and the quiet strength it takes to face each new day.