You're Too Young to Understand: A Memoir

In this unflinching and heartfelt family memoir, Liz Fiedorow Sjaastad chronicles how she confronted the trauma of her past while caring for aging parents who had struggled to care for her."Sjaastad bares her soul in this beautifully written book. How she copes is a lesson for us all." —Mindy Greiling, former state legislatorGrowing up with a mother with untreated schizophrenia and a turbulent alcoholic father, Liz was left to deal with the daily machinations of her mother's paranoid mind.Shedding light on the complexities of parental mental health and generational trauma, Liz shares the story of a life led despite the fears of "becoming her parents" and how she shows up for her parents—and herself—when it was needed most.A transformative read, You're Too Young to Understand offers . . . hope for those looking to break the cycle of generational trauma. a compassionate and honest look at brain illness and anosognosia. a common bond for readers with refugee parents managing their own PTS