Separate Things: A Memoir by Ashley Marie Berry

This isn’t your average messiness. But this is Ashley Berry’s life.

In Separate Things, Ashley fumbles through life, graying up the parts that are so intensely black and white, while learning that molding herself into this “normal” world isn’t the same as living in it.

Running from a flood of mental illnesses, Ashley shares her raw, intimate journals from psychiatric stays, moments trying to find the sunlight, and the callous feeling of not wanting to be here anymore.

Peeing in foam cups and ruminating for hours about catching pedophilia is just a tiny glimpse into her sometimes manic life. She shares her stories in a very direct way that will only make you feel more compassionate toward those who are touched by this light.

She hopes to bring more awareness for the people who are unable to do so themselves. Her eccentric path bounces, and dips, coming back to where it should be, but not quite where she would like it to be.