Lost and found: a mother and daughter on surviving teenage mental breakdown in the social media age
In an extract from their unflinching memoir, Christie Watson and daughter Rowan Egberongbe recall the post-Covid psychological collapse that fractured their bond, and how social media was both the hero and villain of the hour
“Can you collect Rowan, please? It’s pastoral care at the school. We’re just a bit worried about her ... She seems manic.’
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