22 Stories of Recovery and Hope from people who have overcome their own mental health challenges by attending peer support groups and building personal connections with others within their group.
About this Mental Health Book
- Stories of Recovery and Hope - a mental health book with a focus on personal experiences and discovering group support that brings a re-engagement with life, often against all the odds.
- This mental health book is about stories of recovery and narratives of twenty-two courageous people who share openly their own stories of mental health challenges and how they overcame certain obstacles throughout life. All twenty-two stories are very different but they all share one common link – Grow Mental Health. Each storyteller attended weekly group support to help them take back control over their lives and find a pathway to recovery from uniquely different starting places.
- Book Launch - May 17th 2023 - contact us for more information - email: [email protected]
- With a forward written by Dr. Pat Bracken and information about the Grow Mental Health program of growth and recovery, this book is for anyone struggling with a mental health challenge, working in mental health recovery, or wanting to support a loved one who is struggling.
Self-help group hopes members will outgrow it through their own recovery
The concept of ‘mutual self-help’ means that each member takes the necessary steps for his or her own mental health but with the support of the others