In “What Kind of Mother,” author Judith Sandler gives a harrowing and frank account of their family’s desperate struggles to help son James amid his challenges with substance use disorder and mental illness — and ultimately reaching peace with letting go.
Author Archives: Elizabeth Hazen
Elizabeth Hazen is a poet, essayist, and teacher. She is currently teaching poetry through the Goucher Prison Education Partnership. Her work has appeared in Best American Poetry, Epoch, American Literary Review, Shenandoah, and other journals. She has published three collections of poetry: Chaos Theories (2016), Girls Like Us (2020), and The Sky Will Hold (2026). She lives in Baltimore with her family.
