Speaking as an advocate for mental illness I get to talk about my story. Once I have opened up to my experiences I find that many people become willing to share their stories so also get to listen to some amazing people. This connection is established when people feel that they will be supported and that an environment of trust existed. Recently I was amazed when I was spoken to by someone who was listening to my story only…..
When I put pen to paper it was my way of finding a release within to express my thoughts during the most traumatic time of my life. My diary was like having a friend that I could go back to: to read the pages of days gone by and to reflect on how I felt and why I wrote what I had written. I could escape into my own world and treated my diary as if it was my own…..
Mental illness does not discriminate, but the key to recovery is the same – we must open up the channels of trust and communication. This was no more evident than with the recent tragic death of American actor and comedian Robin Williams. Most people would imagine a celebrity’s life to be an example of “living the dream” but despite the perfect world that seemed to belong to Robin Williams, whatever was troubling to him was significant enough to…..
An Update on “JOSIE RELEASED FROM WITHIN” 1ST August, 2015 – An exciting event. First time that this inspiring Australian story will be featured in the Reader’s Digest Magazine! Yes, ‘Josie Released from Within’ is in next month’s issue and hopes to have many people reading her book. Josie is one of the first author’s through Xlibris Publishers, USA, to have her book promoted with the Australian Reader’s Digest magazine. I am now classified as an ‘international author!” Get your copy by…..
Seemingly in an instant, my life as I knew it was left behind and my surroundings were unknown. At the darkest hour of my life I was admitted to a mental institution. I was amongst strangers who had stories of their own but these were all unknown to me. A necessary part of the critical care I received from medical professionals was being heavily medicated and for these reasons there are several months of my life where I have…..
TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY WE NEED STRENGTH FOR RESILIENCE IT IS A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT TO SURRENDER TO OUR WEAKNESS AND FIND HAPPINESS. WE FIND AMAZING STAMINA AND STRENGTH THROUGH TIMES WHEN WE CAN SURPRISE OURSELVES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REFLECT ON OUR PAST AND SEEK HELP TO GET TO THE STAGE OF SEEING THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. IT IS ALSO VITAL THAT WHEN WE REACH THAT SENSE OF RECOVERY WE NEED TO SUSTAIN WHAT…..
THE TIME HAS COME TO ADVISE THAT READERS DIGEST MAGAZINE AUSTRALIA AUGUST 2015 ADDITION FEATURING THE STORY OF JOSIE RELEASED FROM WITHIN…….A STORY TO HELP MENTAL ILLNESS SUFFERERS SEEK HELP AS THERE IS HOPE! Josie’s had time to digest The readers she seeks to find hope Her story of life with depression A way she can share how to cope Australian issue in August In cities and towns it will feature A magazine telling her story A man…..
Josie Released from within is one example of an author pursuing and reaching fullness in her life by writing her story to offer hope. A story about her own mental illness is much more than just a bunch of words without value. The aim of Josie’s story is to give an account of her life with a set of circumstances that over time should have seen her spiraling down to never return. Instead it gave her a purpose and…..
THE THINGS THAT LIMIT US IS ‘OURSELVES’ THE 10 THINGS TO THINK ABOUT FOR OUR MENTAL WELL BEING & HAPPINESS. Let it go – The past can hold on to us if we don’t forgive ourselves or allow sorrow to fade Wisdom – Unless we know we can only change what is in our control and change our ways to improve it is only then that we learn to be wise. Wanting – How often do…..
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? THIS IS WHAT I WOULD SAY… I CONNECT BY….. FAMILY, FRIENDS, DINNER, WORK, FACEBOOK I’M ACTIVE BY….. WALKING, HOUSEWORK I TAKE NOTICE BY…… NATURE WALKS, SONG WRITING, EXPRESSION I KEEEP LEARNING BY… PARTICIPATING, LISTENING, A WILLINGNESS I GIVE BY.. OFFERING UP MY STORY, SHARING, DOING THIS WEEK IS MENTAL HEALTH WEEK THESE 5 WAYS ARE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY PREVENTION TOOLS NOT ONLY DO THEY HELP OTHERS, IT HELPS YOU AND MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD THE KEY TO REDUCING DEPRESSION IS…..
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