Speaking Her Mind

First-person accounts of illness fall into two camps: Lugubrious or Poignant. The former is generally unreadable; the latter is either papered over or untrue.

But Orange County Register reporter and 2005 Pulitzer Finalist Valerie Godines managed to create a third type of account: Breathtakingly naked. In a five-part series that continues today, Godines recounts how she “lost her mind” to bipolar disorder and how she had convinced herself she killed her 3-year-old daughter.

In a profession where credibility is king, Godines’ confession is stunning.

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