Self-Help, Depression
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10 Days in February... Limitations & 10 Days in March... Possibilities
A Memoir by Eleanor Deckert
As a child in the 1960s, my biggest and happiest influences were: • living in the mountains of Colorado • experiencing Brownies and Girl Scouts • Laura Ingalls Wilder’s ‘Little House’ books • Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan •...
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Mastering the Monthly Madness
How Therapy Helps Ease the Mayhem of PMDD by Nadine Evans
You’ve probably been told, “It’s just PMS.” Or heard, “You’re just being dramatic!” Or perhaps even, “Take two aspirin and calm down.” You’ve likely been told, “This is normal.” But here’s the thing: it might not be. Premenstrual dysphoric...
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Rooted
How I Stay Small Town Strong When Life Gets Hard and How You Can Too: A Guide to Finding Joy, Learning from Struggle, and Coming Together One Season at a Time by Lewellyn Melnyk
Small towns are places where everyone knows each other’s names—and each other’s business, despite it being none of their own. Yet, folks in small towns never seem to want to talk about mental health. Rural living can be isolating with hours spent...
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Natural Light
My Odyssey and Transformation in the Wild by Greg Dandeneau
After a childhood of poverty, Greg gorged on the wisdom of business courses, motivational speakers, and success gurus, and launched into business. But his financial world soon collapsed while numerous ended relationships convinced him he was also...
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Depression, Mania, and Psychosis as My Path to Wholeness and Well-Being
by Paul Rubin
Mental health issues are a large part of and embedded in our society, and yet it is continually stigmatized. Furthermore, this stigma can create and reinforce mental health issues in itself. In Depression, Mania, and Psychosis as My Path to...
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FIX
An Untold Story of Obsession, Seduction, Addiction & Despair by Kevin Luke
As a college dropout and part-time restaurant worker in downtown Toronto, Kevin is stuck in a rut. He wanders the city aimlessly and lives a solitary life while his mental health steadily declines. After reconnecting with an old college crush, he...
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Life's Purpose
Scaling the Ravine: Overcoming Cancer Divorce and Adversity by Masood Osmani
Told first in illustration then in real-life pictures, Life’s Purpose shares author Masood Osmani’s experiences struggling with cancer, divorce, a failing business, and deep depression. Doctors, priests, and psychologists don’t offer him any...
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Riding the Depression Wave
A Journey of Recovery from Surviving to Thriving by Shelly Miller
This book tells the story of one woman’s journey deep into the darkness of mental illness and then back into the light. Thanks to the help she received from various professional supports, programs, and community resources, she gained both the...
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A Traveler's Journey
Hope Through Depression and Anxiety And Finding Out We're All in This Together by Bob Purnell
“A Traveler's Journey” is a collection of insights, shared thoughts, experiences and lessons learned from journeying thru adult life with depression and anxiety. It is my fervent hope and prayer that these shared experiences and reflections will...
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Unapologetic Truths
The Realities of Postpartum We Don't Talk About by Yalda Kazemi
YOU CAN BE YOURSELF AGAIN. Part memoir and part survival guide, this warm, unapologetic and honest account of a mother’s battle and ultimate victory with postpartum mental illness breaks stigmas around motherhood, anxiety, depression, and...
