High Springs author releases memoir about her mental health journey
Press release from Marie Shalomit Fishman
HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. – High Springs author Marie Shalomit Fishman writes with a heart laid open, offering readers a memoir shaped by survival, collapse, and the fierce work of rebuilding a life from the inside out. In her new book, “Emotional Weather: Surviving, Rebuilding, and Becoming With Borderline Personality Disorder,” Fishman invites readers into the storms she has weathered — and the quiet, determined courage that carried her through them.
Fishman’s memoir blends lived experience with a voice that is both vulnerable and unbreakable. She writes about crisis, identity, family, and the long road toward emotional stability with a clarity that resonates far beyond clinical language. Her story is not polished for comfort — it is offered for connection. “I wanted people to know what it really feels like inside the storm,” she says. “Not the textbook version — the human version.”
Rooted in her experiences in Gainesville and communities across Florida, Fishman’s journey has been shaped by the steady support of the Circle Program, the Displaced Homemaker Program, the compassion of the Alachua County Co‑Responder Team and CIT officers, the lifesaving presence of the Alachua County Crisis Center, and the guidance she received through the Resident Psychiatry Program. Alongside these programs, mentors, law‑enforcement partners, and crisis‑response professionals walked with her through some of her most vulnerable moments, offering dignity, patience, and humanity. These real relationships give the memoir a grounded, local heartbeat that readers feel immediately.
At the center of Fishman’s recovery story is Slate, her golden retriever service dog from New Horizons Service Dogs, whose steady presence became a lifeline through the chaos. Slate’s calm companionship and intuitive support helped Fishman navigate panic, isolation, and the long process of rebuilding trust in the world. His role in Emotional Weather embodies the book’s message — that healing often begins with connection, even when words fall short.
Emotional Weather stands apart for its emotional honesty and its refusal to hide the messy parts of recovery. Fishman writes about rebuilding identity, learning new emotional tools, and finding hope in places she never expected. The memoir speaks to anyone who has lived through trauma, navigated mental‑health systems, or fought to reclaim their own story. It is especially powerful for readers seeking a companion through their own healing — someone who has been there and made it through.
The book’s structure mirrors the emotional journey itself: storms, aftermath, rebuilding, and the quiet, steady becoming that follows. Fishman’s voice is intimate and unfiltered, yet anchored in resilience. Her writing reminds readers that survival is not a single moment — it is a practice, a choice, and sometimes a miracle.
“Emotional Weather: Surviving, Rebuilding, and Becoming With Borderline Personality Disorder” is available now through Amazon, and signed copies may later be offered at local events in Alachua County.
