Describes the author's attempted suicide after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, the breakdowns that challenged his efforts to live with his illness, and his work as a mental health advocate.

Autorentext

Kevin Hines is an award-winning international speaker, author, and mental health advocate.
Kevin has been featured in the critically acclaimed film "The Bridge," on Larry King Live, 20/20, Anderson Cooper 360, Good Morning America, and Ireland's famed Tonight with Vincent Browne. He has been featured in hundreds of radio, film, and television media outlets. Kevin has written countless articles about suicide awareness/prevention and 'The Art of Living Mentally Well.' His articles have appeared in the San Francisco Medical Magazine, The Santa Barbara Independent, New Voices at Bay, the National Council Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, Advancements in Psychiatric Treatment, as well as many others. He was most recently honored as a Lifetime Achievement Award Winner by The National Council for Community Behavioral Health.

Klappentext

This work is about the art of living mentally well. Told through the first-hand experience of mental health advocate, activist and speaker Kevin Hines (who has bipolar disorder), the story is an honest account of the struggle to live mentally well, and teach others how to do the same. It educates the public about mental illness and helps anyone reading find hope in any situation.

Inhalt

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword: Dr. Daniel J. Reidenberg, PsyD, FAPA, E.D. SAVE
Introduction

1. The Beginning Daze
2. Initial Meltdown
3. The Night Before
4. The Bridge
5. The Miracle
6. The Johnny's
7. The Great One
8. Breakdown City-- Locked Up Again
9. Big Dreams, Little Stage & Unrelenting Psychosis
10. Lock Down-- Third Time's A Charm
11. The Epiphany & The Gift
12. Five Years of Happiness
13. Moving in Reverse
14. Chronicles of Redemption: A Modicum of Success
15. A Decade of Change
    Epilogue: Learning the Art of Living Mentally Well - Most Days