It crashes in—uninvited and untimely. Your plans fall apart, the people you trusted disappear, the ground beneath you shakes. And in such moments, we search for anchors.

When things fall apart, we are forced to let go of old illusions of control. While it can be painful, it also liberates us from rigid narratives about who we are and how life “should” be.

In “No One Gets to Fall Apart,” the TV writer Sarah LaBrie follows the breadcrumbs of her mother’s disorder back to her childhood, and beyond.