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WE HAVE A BOOK!
I’m excited! Yesterday I received my proof copy of the paperback version of our book. I think it looks great! I approved it and today it is already available on Amazon.com. I have added a link to this website at … Continue reading
Robin’s Story Continues…
Once Vocational Rehabilitation finally came through, they referred me to a program that provided employment seeking assistance. This program happened to be run by the agency where Sharon worked, and where I received treatment. They actually made it a … Continue reading
Posted in Ch 9 - Robin: Rebuilding My Life (Excerpts)
Tagged Anxiety, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Book writing, Depression, Disability, ECT, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Personality Disorder, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Publishing, Recovery, Stigma, Suicide, Writing
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How Did Robin Finally Heal?
In January 2004, after everything I had gone through in the previous year, I was determined to get my life back to some semblance of normal. The panacea, as I saw it, was returning to work as a case … Continue reading
Posted in Ch 9 - Robin: Rebuilding My Life (Excerpts)
Tagged Anxiety, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Book writing, Depression, Disability, ECT, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mixed Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, Personality Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatric Hospitalization, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Spirituality, Stigma, Suicide, Writing
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Update for the Readers of Despair to Deliverance
I apologize for dropping off the radar for so long. The reality is, a lot has been happening apart from our attempts to finish our book. As I said in my last post, Robin actually moved to Florida! Anyone who … Continue reading
Posted in Updates About Robin, Updates About Sharon
Tagged Bipolar Disorder, Book writing, Depression, Disability, ECT, Electro-Convulsive Therapy, Life, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mixed Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Psychiatric Hospitalization, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Spirituality, Writing
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We Are Getting There…
Just an update for those still waiting for our book Despair to Deliverance: A True Story of Triumph Over Severe Mental Illness to be published. As I said in my last update, we had basically re-written the book in response to … Continue reading
Update to the Readers of Despair to Deliverance
Those of you who are still hanging in there with us and paying attention, will be happy to know I just (literally minutes ago) emailed the latest draft of our book off to five people to read and give feedback. … Continue reading
I Love It When Things Fall Into Place!
I haven’t been blogging much lately because I’ve been working very hard to finish our book, Despair to Deliverance: A True Story of Triumph Over Severe Mental Illness. I remain very grateful to the people who read the final draft … Continue reading
Be Careful What You Ask For
Somewhere around the beginning of February, we finished the final draft of our book and sent it to a number of friends, family and acquaintances for feedback. We had been working on it for two years. A large part of … Continue reading
The Book Writing Process Begins
When Robin and I decided we were finally ready to start working on our book in January 2014, I had put together a rough outline. The next step was for me to go back to my journals so I could … Continue reading
Feeling Compelled to Write a Book
As I have said, the experiences I had as Robin’s therapist in 2003 changed my life. I never expected Robin to have such a dramatic meltdown. I certainly never expected it to take a year for her psychiatrist and I … Continue reading