Description: Bethany Yeiser is the author of Mind Estranged: My Journey from Schizophrenia and Homelessness to Recovery and an advocate for the mentally ill.
Bethany Yeiser is the President of the CURESZ Foundation which she co-founded with Dr. Henry Nasrallah in 2016. CURESZ stands for Comprehensive Understanding via Research and Education into SchiZophrenia. She is a motivational speaker and the author of Mind Estranged: My Journey from Schizophrenia and Homelessness to Recovery (released May 31, 2014). Bethany was a scholarship winner, researcher and violinist before she became severely mentally ill and homeless her senior year of college in 2003. She has m
Mind Estranged tells the story of Bethany's life, from her years as a promising university student through her gradual descent into schizophrenia, and unexpected, full recovery. While slowly losing her sanity, she traveled the world. She returned to the U.S. unable to work or study--and soon found herself homeless, delusional, and controlled by voices that talked to her and gave her orders in her mind.
A Mother's Story of Schizophrenia, Recovery and Hope was written by Bethany's mom, Karen S. Yeiser, and parallels the timeline of Mind Estranged. Mind Estranged and Flight from Reason are companion books. For more information, see here .