Abstract
Purpose This paper aims to explore the efforts of four American women living with psychosis to chart their recovery process in published memoirs. Design/methodology/approach This paper looks at the different types of stigma that the patient-authors claim to encounter. Findings The author discusses the impact that the patient-authors see stigma as having on their recovery, and why they need artistic spaces to express themselves. Originality/value The memoirs offer a space for the women to revisit their memories of psychosis, and to achieve at least a partial acceptance of these experiences.
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