Mental Health Recovery

Childhood trauma, mental illness, addiction, and incarceration are far too common in the US today. Recovery from even one of these issues is challenging, yet many people live with the stark reality of more than one of these circumstances every day. Our systems of care offer some help, but sometimes even the best programs don't yield lasting results. What does a person do when medication, therapy, drug treatment, and support groups are ultimately ineffective for them?

From the heart and soul of lifelong mental-health sufferer Adam Shaw, combined with the expert mind of the talented and leading psychologist Lauren Callaghan, this audiobook is cohesively divided into two helpful parts. Detailed from the separate perspectives of a sufferer and a psychologist is an insight into mental-health recovery to which sufferers can really relate.

Robyn Cruze, a mental health advocate who found recovery from an eating disorder, has teamed up with therapist and friend Espra Andrus to provide expert guidance for those seeking eating disorder recovery, their loved ones, and treatment professionals. This revised edition offers new insights and stories, updated approaches to nutrition, and answers to such pressing questions within the eating disorder community as: Does the word "recovered" have a place in the recovery process? What about notions of "good," "bad," "health," and "unhealthy" foods?

Does fear of weight gain and all the options available overwhelm you, keeping you stuck where you’re at? Wouldn’t it be great if you had access to a recovery resource that works and left you feeling confident with how to get there and stay well? Freed & Fierce has got you covered! This comprehensive book is your solution to sustainable recovery, with a structured system to help you through each phase of recovery, step by step.

Carol E. Miller was 16 when the private plane piloted by her father crashed, pinning her in the wreckage, critically injuring her parents, and killing her 12-year-old sister. Compounding this traumatic event, her father told her he wished she had died instead of her sister. For the next 20 years, she labored under feelings of guilt and a lack of self-worth. When another in a long line of personal crises landed her in therapy with an EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) practitioner, she began at last to investigate the crippling effects of the plane crash.

Are you tired of being “in recovery” but not fully free? Of trying to recover “perfectly” only to feel like a failure every time? Of believing the eating disorder is just something you’ll have to “manage” forever? In How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery, Livia Sara challenges the traditional recovery narrative and offers a radical new perspective: What if recovery itself is holding you back? Through profound insights and raw honesty, she reveals how the concept of “recovery” can keep you stuck in that frustrating middle ground between your eating disorder and true freedom.

Throughout recovery, whenever I’d heard something valuable, I'd write the gist on a scrap of paper. The book is a compilation of 250 such discussions—difficult lessons I've learned. Everyday "life" situations, relatable to anyone—whether they struggle with addiction or not: romantic relationships, self-esteem, self-centeredness, guilt, not letting go, dealing with other people.

In the tradition of My Stroke of Insight and Brain on Fire, this powerful memoir recounts Barbara Lipska's deadly brain cancer and explains its unforgettable lessons about the brain and mind. Neuroscientist Lipska was diagnosed early in 2015 with metastatic melanoma in her brain's frontal lobe...

This book gives the definitions, prevalence, and causes of PTSD with a primary focus on the baby boomer population. Relying on clinical research and the Diagnostic and Statistical Model of Mental Health Disorders (DSM), Gabrielle explores the seven early warning signs and stresses the importance of seeking early treatment. She details the treatment options the American Psychological Association (APA) recommends.

The pandemic of fear continues to grip our world long past the clinical effects of COVID-19. Many people cannot let go of the fear fueling the Mass Delusional Psychosis which has plagued millions since early 2020. In his latest book, Freedom from Fear, Dr. Mark McDonald applies his well-honed psychiatric acuity to the undiagnosed epidemic of fear addiction. Just like a drug, fear becomes an unhealthy mental and emotional dependency that must be broken.

If you’re struggling to deal with narcissistic abuse from someone in your life, then keep reading. This audiobook aims to help you define, recognize, and protect yourself from those who inflict narcissistic abuse. Offers comprehensive explanations about what narcissistic abuse is, how to recognize it, how to combat it and protect yourself from it, and how to heal from the unhealthy relationship, whether that be a personal relationship or a business relationship.

Many of our insecurities are formed during childhood due to traumatic experiences or the type of parenting we received. These insecurities can lead to anxious attachment, causing us to feel unworthy of love and constantly fear being alone. This audiobook offers a transformative path to understanding and changing these feelings by connecting them to childhood experiences and healing your inner child.

Let go of your past trauma and reclaim your life: Your guide to healing the inner child is here, even if you've been struggling with Borderline Personality Disorder for what feels like a lifetime. Are you living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), constantly battling emotional instability, issues in relationships, and self-damaging behavior? Are you weary of the crippling impact of unresolved childhood trauma on your everyday life? Do you yearn for tools to unlock the shackles of your past, to finally experience emotional freedom and cultivate healthier relationships?

What actually is this stuff? From caffeine to ketamine, weed to whiskey, LSD to love—The Drug Book is a field guide for the curious, the cautious, and the wide-eyed wanderers who’ve ever asked, “What does this do to me?” Written with honesty, humor, and deep humanity, this book isn’t a scare tactic or a green light—it’s a flashlight. A tour through the inner and outer effects of the world’s most well-known mind and body modifiers. No lab coat required. No judgment passed.

"MicroDosis" es un diario escrito durante los dos últimos años en el que Enrique Bunbury decide experimentar en su conciencia la ingesta de microdosis de psilocibina. El género elegido por el autor para narrar este viaje interior es la poesía. De esta forma Bunbury consolida su incursión en la literatura tras la aparición en 2021 de su primer poemario Exilio Topanga (La Bella Varsovia) sumando a los rasgos estéticos presentes en aquel una atmósfera de psicodelia y una crítica a "la norma mental" del sistema.

Two psychotherapists, with expertise in sexual abuse and women’s issues, present a method to assist in the recovery from sexual harassment, misconduct, or assault. Nick Sarando’s insightful production creates five versions of Recovery from Sexual Harassment. Each performance adds something uniquely special. This diversity brings recovery to life. Kristin Towers-Rowles is a third generation musical theatre actress. Alexys Rodger is a high school student and a model with yet-to-discovered acting talent.

Do you feel like your brain is always working against you? Do obsessive thoughts take over your day, no matter how hard you try to ignore them? Are you exhausted from rituals, compulsions, and the mental loops that never seem to end? The OCD Recovery Workbook for Teens & Adults is your step-by-step guide to breaking free. Designed by someone who’s walked alongside loved ones through the darkest corners of OCD—and backed by the most effective evidence-based therapies—this workbook gives you tools that actually work.

Codependency is extremely hard to deal with and if you are codependent then attempting to have functional and happy relationships can be one of the biggest challenges of all. It certainly doesn't mean you can't, but understanding codependency on a deeper level and learning strategies in how to heal is key to having the relationships in your life that you both want and deserve.

A gripping true story, Prodigal Daughter narrates a family's darkest time through addiction and their journey toward healing. Father and daughter team, Rob Koke - founder and Senior Pastor of Shoreline Church - and Danielle pull back the curtain on the mind-numbing power of addiction and offer...

Do you find yourself heavily influenced by the feelings of those around you, and constantly? Are you exhausted when you are around people too much? Or do you ever think that you feel so many more emotions than everyone around you? So, how does an empath find happiness, joy, and positive energy for themselves? In this guide, you can master techniques to make life less challenging when the darker side of sensitivity rears its ugly head. Learn to decrease and manage your stress, improve your emotional intelligence, and have a positive outlook on life - all of the time.