Book Review and Video: Out of the Woods

Book Review and Video: Out of the Woods

As you probably all know by now, I’m a fan of non-traditional self-help books. I’m always looking for resources that are off the beaten path, especially things that people who might not like traditional self help books might respond to.

Out of the Woods is a new graphic novel written by Brent Williams and illustrated by Korkut Oztekin, and tells the story of a journey through depression and anxiety. Not only are the illustrations beautiful, but the story is personal and something a lot of you can probably relate to.

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October 19, 2017 0

New Dementia Book Coming Soon

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I wanted to let you all know some very exciting news. I am working on a new book! This book is going to be all about dementia and problems of aging. It will have a similar tone to my other books, but a little less colorful language and comedy. The intention is to make a straightforward guide in plain language all about dementia for people who may have a loved one that they are concerned about. Dementia can be confusing and it is sometimes difficult to know whether certain behaviors are normal for age and we want to clarify that. For this project, I am not working alone – I have teamed up with my colleague Dr. Erik Lande, who is an experienced neuropsychologist and dementia specialist.

As of now, we are still in the writing phase and do not have a release date, but if you would like to be among the first to receive updates about this book as it progresses, please sign up for the email list below. You will not be spammed and this list is made specifically for updates about this book. I also welcome your thoughts and recommendations regarding content and questions that you might have!

 

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September 12, 2016 0

How To Explain Depression | A Letter

How To Explain Depression | A Letter

In my first book, I wrote a letter from the point of view of someone dealing with anxiety. The idea was that you could take that letter verbatim or use it as inspiration to help those people in your life that just don’t “get it” to better understand what it is that you are dealing with. In F**k Depression, I have decided to continue that idea, and came up with a letter on how to explain depression. Please feel free to use it in whatever way might be useful with you. I also included it as a downloadable PDF so you can print and give it to someone in your life.

I also have a letter for those dealing with anxiety. Find it here.

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January 10, 2016 31

5 New Paragraphs from F**K Depression

As you are well aware of, I’m in the process of writing my next book, which is called Hardcore Self Help: F**k Depression. I’m deep into the writing process right now and I’d be lying if I said it’s not a little frustrating to write all of these awesome words and have no one to share them with until I release the book in February. So I want to give you a sneak peak into some of what I have been writing so far. Here are 5 random paragraphs taken from different chapters of the book in progress. Please keep in mind that these are drafts and may contain errors. This is far from a final product, but should give you a feel of what to expect.

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