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Randye Kaye

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October 11

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Randye Kaye is the author of Ben Behind His Voices: One Family’s Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope , (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011), and Happier Made Simple: Choose Your Words. Change Your Life. (2022)

She's also an audiobook narrator (hence the large number of books in her author profile, most of which she did not write!)

Randye wrote Happier Made Simple in response to readers of her first book, who always seemed to ask her: “How do you stay so positive?"

Randye's hope for her first book, a memoir of schizophrenia (in her son) and motherhood, is that it will help share the honest experience of families, increase respect and understanding for those with mental illness, reduce stigma, and offer resources as well as hope. Pub
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Randye Kaye Write for your reader, not for yourself. Keep the energy focused on giving, and let the words flow through you.
Randye Kaye Months, years, after your final draft, someone new might read it, or listen to the audiobook, and be affected by what you wrote.
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The Preschoolers Were Acting Up, So I Gave Myself a “Time Out.� Here’s Why.

Who Needs the Time Out More?

The transition from preschool classroom to Grandma’s car was going great- until it wasn’t.

You know. Change is hard. Especially if you’re 3 ½ (boy, let’s call him B) or 4 ½ (girl, or G) years old.

As every parent, grandparent, or caregiver knows, things with kids can change at the drop of a hat � or, in this case, an accidental head bump with a younger brother.

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“Schizophrenia comes in three stages: onset (prodromal stage), acute period (active stage), and the aftermath (residual stage).”
Randye Kaye, Ben Behind His Voices

“high dose of philosophy and low dose of reality, and he told me it seemed all of Ben’s ideas were straight out of the Ishmael books.”
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Randye Kaye Hi Karen - wow!!! it's awesome so far ! congrats !


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Karen Tyrrell hey Randye, Thanks for friending,
Please check out my gutsy memoir, ME & HER: a Memoir of Madness.
A teacher’s story of parent harassment, mental breakdown & Recovery
How did Reclaim my life?
Read #20 pages for FREE
cheers,
Karen :)


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