The upcoming audiobook release of TOO MUCH is a raw and unflinching memoir that provides insight into the challenges of mental illness, addiction, and the toxic workplace culture within military medicine. The memoir’s unconventional narrative mirrors the mental illness experience, making it an essential and immersive read.
The audiobook, narrated by Rachael Doolen, added depth and intimacy to the story, making it more impactful for listeners. The book addresses explicitly breaking the stigma around mental health and navigating these issues through the demanding field of military medicine, both important but often overlooked topics. The book takes a raw and authentic approach to dealing with various challenges and ways to cope with them and overcome them confidently.
Cindy Lee Neighbors, MD
Author Cindy Lee Neighbors, MD, is a retired US Army physician and mental health advocate with first-hand experience of what women in medicine experience daily, including workplace bullying. As an advocate for mental health, education reform, and women’s rights, she became a writer to inform others of these critical issues.
Neighbors experienced first-hand the challenges of navigating mental health struggles within both medicine and the military and is passionate about sharing her story with others through her narrative skills. She is also open about her struggles with mental health and the lack of support, which inspired her to write TOO MUCH.
TOO MUCH: addressing the challenges of mental health
TOO MUCH realistically addresses mental health challenges that can affect anyone, even professionals in high-stress fields. Neighbors have been in these positions and faced the same challenges, which lends authenticity to her work. Her mission and the goal of TOO MUCH are to break the stigma and advocate for a more supportive workplace culture.
These essential tenets will help those facing challenges heal and reduce future occurrences. Neighbors have faced the subtle ways women are undermined in professional settings, an issue she addresses in her books, and have overcome these obstacles. With her helpful insights, she aims to help others accomplish these goals.
The struggles of the healthcare industry
Neighbors have faced the challenges she highlights in TOO MUCH, such as workplace bullying, gender discrimination, and the stigma surrounding mental health. Her path to healing included therapy, creative expression, and, ultimately, leaving a toxic work environment. Her unique perspective as a physician and a veteran who has faced mental health struggles enables her to offer a rare, first-hand look at the intersection of medicine, military culture, and mental health advocacy.
A dedication to helping others
Beyond her distinguished medical and military career, Neighbors has published research on reducing opioid prescriptions, medical journal publications, military awards, and publishing TOO MUCH. Her current work underscores her highlights in a tangible way that effectively comes through the pages for many listeners in a transparent manner that only comes from experience.
Neighbors aspire to become a leading voice in mental health advocacy, breaking the stigma and promoting healing and recovery, and her background has positioned her to accomplish this feat. Her struggles, which she is honest about, and the ways she overcame them lead the charge in her audiobook, which will open a new audience to these issues and help those who have experienced them.
