From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness

The book "From Survive to Thrive" provides a plan to help anyone struggling with life's challenges learn how to flourish, focusing on cultivating healthy habits and positive reactions to life's provocations. It introduces the four perspectives through which mental distress should be examined and the four pathways associated with well-being, and includes stories from Dr. Chisolm's clinical and personal experience.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 168 pages
\n Publication date: 26 October 2021
\n Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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Are you struggling with personal problems, a mental health condition, or addiction? Are you looking to permanently improve your well-being and happiness? If you'd like to lead a fuller, more satisfying life—or help a mentally ill loved one—this book is for you. In From Survive to Thrive, Dr. Margaret S. Chisolm, a psychiatrist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, describes a tried-and-true plan to help anyone grappling with life's challenges learn how to flourish. Dr. Chisolm does not define health as the mere absence of illness. She wants you to be able to lead the best life possible—to thrive! In down-to-earth prose, Dr. Chisolm provides insight into how readers can cultivate healthy habits and more positive reactions to life's provocations, choosing not to allow past life circumstances or a disease state to define their well-being. She also introduces the four perspectives through which all mental distress should be examined: disease, dimensional, behavior, and life story. She describes the four pathways associated with well-being: family, work, education, and community. She includes fascinating stories from her own clinical (and personal) experience featuring real people who found fulfillment by embracing these perspectives and pathways. She supplements detailed, step-by-step advice with interactive elements, including self-assessments and self-reflection exercises. She incorporates graphic elements to illustrate important lessons. This upbeat guide is the first of its kind, providing a comprehensive roadmap for anyone seeking to improve their mental health and well-being. It is filled with practical tips, exercises, and resources that will help you navigate the challenges of life and thrive in the face of adversity. Whether you're struggling with depression, anxiety, addiction, or any other mental health condition, this book will provide you with the tools you need to overcome your struggles and live a fulfilling life. So why wait? Start reading From Survive to Thrive today and take the first step towards a happier, more productive, and more at peace life.

\n Weight: 378g\n
Dimension: 157 x 237 x 19 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781421441580\n \n