Beyond Reality and Back Again Workbook
Lessons in Resilience from a Soldier, a Scientist, and a Survivor
by Kathy Anderson

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Beyond Reality and Back Again is Kathy Anderson’s follow-up to her inspiring autobiography, Lilies in the Field, which details her battle with schizoaffective disorder. Drawing on her career as an Air Force captain and her decades-long struggle with mental illness, Beyond Reality and Back Again shares the nuggets of wisdom she gained along the way while also providing a broader perspective from someone who has hit rock bottom and climbed back up again. This workbook is the perfect companion to Kathy’s second book. Employing the same inspirational yet challenging tone, this is a collection of short readings on a wide variety of topics, from how to build and improve relationships, how to cope with failure, how to achieve success, and how to persevere in faith. Each chapter contains practical wisdom and insights as well as probing questions that encourage readers to shed the burdens that are holding them back and to step into a new and better life.

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Kathy Anderson is a retired Air Force captain who holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Notre Dame. Born in the Netherlands, Kathy lived near Air Force bases in the Netherlands and Germany until age eleven when she, along with her parents and two brothers, moved to Waldorf, Maryland. With her sights set on a military career, she earned a BS in math from Villanova University while enrolled in the ROTC. Her work in missile defense spanned several states and command positions before she earned her master’s degree in computer science from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She went on to earn her doctorate in the Civilian Institution Program. Today, Kathy is retired and living in South Bend, Indiana, where she focuses on software engineering, and community service. To learn more about Kathy and her other books, visit www.authorkathyanderson.com.

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Contributors

Author

Kathy Anderson

Illustrator

Rachel Shead