Brandie

“mental health diagnosis is not a death sentence. All the patients in this unit are just trying to get better.”
― Freida McFadden, Ward D

“Yet when adults lose the four distinguishing features of adolescence, when they stop cultivating the power of novelty seeking, social engagement, emotional intensity, and creative exploration, life can become boring, isolating, dull, and routinized.”
― Daniel J. Siegel, Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain

“If they were well controlled, the unit wouldn’t have to be locked, would it? But that’s not the real reason I am dreading my night on Ward D. I can’t tell Dr. Sleepy the real reason I was tossing and turning last night. I can’t tell anyone the real reason I’m desperately terrified of Ward D.”
― Freida McFadden, Ward D

“the “work” of adolescence—the testing of boundaries, the passion to explore what is unknown and exciting—can set the stage for the development of core character traits that will enable adolescents to go on to lead great lives of adventure and purpose.”
― Daniel J. Siegel, Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain