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In this book, Emily invites you to ask yourself, ¿What if mental illness is not a crisis but a springboard to my higher self?
About the author
Emily Grossman, MA, CPRP, NYCPS-P, has worked in mental health for over a decade, beginning on the ¿front lines¿ as a mental health peer specialist in community mental health in NJ. After several years, she transitioned to doing mental health provider training and systems change work at large organizations such as The Jewish Board, Columbiäs Center for Practice Innovations, and the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS). In 2018, she was the winner of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing's prestigious ¿Peer Specialist of the Year¿ Award. Currently, Emily is the Director of the Training Institute at Coordinated Behavioral Care and has a small private peer specialist practice. Emily frequently speaks nationally about mental health recovery. She holds a Master¿s in Education from Columbia University. She lives in New Jersey.
Summary
Being diagnosed with depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder can create suffering that goes far beyond the symptoms of the illness itself. A psychiatric diagnosis can take away a person’s confidence and even her sense of humanity.
In Unlocked, Emily Grossman, who was hospitalized a dozen times with bipolar disorder, and nearly institutionalized in her teens and twenties, shares her own story, and offers you 25 keys to recovery.
She shows you that the challenge of mental illness can actually help you to discover and live your life purpose. In this book, Emily invites you to ask yourself, “What if mental illness is not a crisis but a springboard to my higher self?
Through a series of spiritual lessons, Unlocked will help you to discover strategies such as:
- Finding an authentic spiritual practice
- Learning to trust your instincts
- Developing critical coping skills
- Pushing through inertia
- Riding the waves of intense emotions
- Finding happiness within
- Developing true compassion for oneself and others
- And much much more!
By applying the “keys” in this book, you will not only feel better, you will live better.
