My Schizophrenic Life

My Schizophrenic Life: The Road to Recovery from Mental Illness is a 2010 memoir by Canadian artist Sandra Yuen MacKay. Published by Bridgeross Communications, the book is a first-person retelling of MacKay's life, especially after her early diagnosis with paranoid schizophrenia. Later diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, MacKay recounts her childhood, going to university, occupational history, marriage, her art, and hallucinations and hospitalizations as a result of her mental illness. The book concludes with the author recognizing that her illness is not a "life sentence".

My Schizophrenic Life received plaudits from reviewers for encouraging hope for recovery among the mentally ill, though one reviewer called the book's writing style disjointed. After the book's publication, MacKay won the 2012 Courage to Come Back award from the non-profit agency Coast Mental Health.