Liz Petrone is a true believer in the healing power of storytelling. A suicide survivor and a recovering anorexic, she found unprecedented support and community in telling intimate stories that speak to the lessons learned in survival and recovery. She's built that community into a safe space for her readers to gather and speak openly and honestly about their own struggles. Today, she's an author, blogger, speaker, and survivor. She shares her stories on lizpetrone.com, and lives in a creaky old house in Syracuse, New York, with her ever-patient husband, their four children, and an excitable dog named Beau.
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"Petrone's stories lift off every page and make their home in the souls of her readers. They read like conversations with a friend, the kind of friend you call when something amazing--or devastating--happens. She knows when to write gently and when to speak hard-hitting truth. I am forever a loyal reader and avid fan." --Mary Katherine Backstrom, founder of Mom Babble and author of Mom Babble: The Messy Truth about Motherhood "In The Price of Admission, Liz Petrone shares the rawest places of her heart and gives all women permission to do the same. I was crying one minute, then hysterically laughing in the next sentence. This is a book that every woman needs!" --Lauren Eberspacher, author of Midnight Lullabies and the blog From Blacktop to Dirt Road "The Price of Admission is a great treasure. Tucked beautifully within the pages, we begin to know we are not alone. And we, too, can survive if we just hold on to one another." --Valli Vida Gideons, hearing loss advocate and author of the children's book Now Hear This "Liz Petrone's masterful balance of honesty, sensitivity, and wit when sharing deeply personal stories puts her among the great pioneers fighting the stigma of mental illness by creating a more approachable space to discuss it." --Brea Schmidt, The Thinking Branch "Liz Petrone is a beautiful soul whose writing is a pure reflection of the goodness that occupies her heart. She isn't only everything you want in an author--she's everything you want in a human." --Amy Weatherly, motivational speaker and founder of AmyWeatherly.com