From battling ADHD, depression, and anxiety, while seeking recovery from addiction and a costly midlife crisis and grief, the father who won over critics and readers with Dear William is back with more.
Adopted into a family that never quite fit, David Magee battled aloneness and a lack of self-esteem as a teen, struggling to pay attention in class—feelings and experiences that followed and paralyzed him into adulthood until a trusted voice within revealed an unusual—if not a little bit crazy—path forward. Despite difficulties, he followed that path and the voices that lead him there relentlessly, learning to better manage his mental-health adversities and making them his most vital assets.
Follow David’s story as he turns his life around, saving his marriage and career, and becomes a trusted voice in breaking mental health and substance misuse stigma among students and parents nationally, all while leading the way in creating a university institute focused on finding solutions to student and family well-being.
In sharing his inspiring journey, David teaches readers:
The power of believing in something bigger
The importance of trusting and following instinct
The reality that we can’t do it alone
How speaking our truth frees us and helps others
A Little Crazy is a powerful call to action to embrace differences and create a life unbound by stigma and stereotypes, leading to redeeming purpose and joy.
David Magee is the author of Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love and Loss, a Publishers Weekly bestseller, named a Best Book of the South, and featured on CBS Mornings, and other non-fiction books. A changemaker in student and family mental health and substance misuse, he’s creator of The William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing at the University of Mississippi and a frequent motivational speaker, helping others find and keep the joy they want and deserve.
From battling ADHD, depression, and anxiety, while seeking recovery from addiction and a costly midlife crisis and grief, the father who won over critics and readers with Dear William is back with more.
Adopted into a family that never quite fit, David Magee battled aloneness and a lack of self-esteem as a teen, struggling to pay attention in class—feelings and experiences that followed and paralyzed him into adulthood until a trusted voice within revealed an unusual—if not a little bit crazy—path forward. Despite difficulties, he followed that path and the voices that lead him there relentlessly, learning to better manage his mental-health adversities and making them his most vital assets.
Follow David’s story as he turns his life around, saving his marriage and career, and becomes a trusted voice in breaking mental health and substance misuse stigma among students and parents nationally, all while leading the way in creating a university institute focused on finding solutions to student and family well-being.
In sharing his inspiring journey, David teaches readers:
The power of believing in something bigger
The importance of trusting and following instinct
The reality that we can’t do it alone
How speaking our truth frees us and helps others
A Little Crazy is a powerful call to action to embrace differences and create a life unbound by stigma and stereotypes, leading to redeeming purpose and joy.
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David Magee is the author of Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love and Loss, a Publishers Weekly bestseller, named a Best Book of the South, and featured on CBS Mornings, and other non-fiction books. A changemaker in student and family mental health and substance misuse, he’s creator of The William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing at the University of Mississippi and a frequent motivational speaker, helping others find and keep the joy they want and deserve.
