Pet Purpose: Your Unspoken Voice

By Xanthe Wyse

Your unspoken voice will be heard.

Content warning: Pet Purpose has mature themes including trauma, death, grief, psychological distress, sex and domestic violence.

Pet Purpose is pet-themed story about how love hurts with bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Heni tries to save pets but can she save herself? Heni is a survivor of sexual abuse trauma which is tangled up with grief. She was misdiagnosed with treatment resistant depression. Clinicians ignored complex trauma. She was not heard, again and again.

Pet Purpose highlights the intensity of bipolar mania with PTSD. Xanthe, the author shares diagnoses of bipolar disorder and PTSD with Heni/Larissa. She has drawn from her personal experiences to convey a realistic portrayal of the psychological distress, then the turning to creative expression as a therapeutic release. Xanthe provides a unique perspective on the understanding of bipolar disorder and complex trauma.

Heartbreaking and inspirational. A story of determination and courage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0473572141
• ISBN13: 9780473572143
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: National Library of New Zealand
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"