Scott Murray
Author of ALL OF IT, FOREVERThis isn't a story about overcoming mental illness or escaping from it. It's about staying. It's about a father who thought he was Jesus, a mother who weathered every storm, and three kids who learned that love means tending to imaginary crucifixion wounds at 2 AM. Welcome to my beautiful, chaotic, absolutely true story.
ABOUT ME
I Turn Experience Into Stories That Matter
For four decades, I've lived inside a story most people can't imagine—one where love means massaging imaginary crucifixion wounds at 2 AM and family road trips might end with pepper spray on I-70.
As a network engineer by profession and storyteller by calling, I've spent my life navigating the beautiful chaos of loving someone with bipolar disorder. Now I'm sharing those stories to help millions of families who face similar challenges every day.
My Vision
A world where families affected by mental illness find strength in shared stories, hope in honest narratives, and permission to laugh even in the darkest moments.
My Mission
To give voice to the silent millions who love someone through mental illness, proving that choosing to stay isn't weakness—it's the most radical form of love.
My Purpose
Transform four decades of chaos into a resource for families, showing that mental illness might be uninvited, but it doesn't get to write the whole story.
MY WORK
ALL OF IT, FOREVER
A raw, unflinching memoir about growing up with a bipolar father who thought he was Jesus, threw chairs through bank windows, and loved his family with an intensity that defied logic. This isn't a story about escaping mental illness—it's about choosing to stay.
From small-town Kansas to wrestling championships, from SWAT interventions to tender deathbed moments, this 98,000-word journey explores what happens when mental illness becomes the uninvited guest at every family gathering, and how dark humor becomes survival equipment as essential as any medication.
Why This Story Matters
2.8% of U.S. adults have bipolar disorder. Each one affects 3-5 family members. That's over 20 million Americans living this reality every day—most in silence.
This book is for them. For us. For everyone who's ever loved someone difficult and wondered if they're doing it right.
Book Highlights
- 40 years of true stories
- Dark humor that heals
- Family perspective
- Hope without false promises
Coming Soon: ALL OF IT, FOREVER
SEEKING A PUBLISHER
A memoir about choosing love over logic, finding humor in chaos, and learning that mental illness is just one part of a much bigger, messier, more beautiful story.
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For Everyone Who's Been There
If you've ever loved someone through mental illness, you know the unique exhaustion, the inappropriate laughter, the fierce loyalty that defies explanation. This book is for you.
EARLY READERS SAY
Words from the Journey
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Families Affected
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Stories & Essays
From the absurd to the heartbreaking, these are the stories that shaped a family, a childhood, and a life lived at the intersection of love and mental illness.
The Day My Dad Bought a Chariot
My dad bought an actual Roman chariot for twenty dollars. We rode it through downtown Colby, Kansas, until my brother's shoelace got caught in the wheel. This is that story...
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How Do You Write the Truth?
On writing a memoir when the truth might break your family. How do you honor your experience while acknowledging mental illness made your father both villain and victim?
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5 Things I Learned
Growing up with a bipolar parent taught me to be an emotional weather forecaster. Here's what four decades of beautiful chaos taught me about love, survival, and finding humor in darkness...
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