A Better Life
How our darkest moments can be our greatest gift
Published on 1. July 2012
228 pages
978-1-74269-642-3 (ISBN)
Description
A frank and inspiring guide to living a happy, fulfilling life with the challenge of a mental health issue.A Better Life is a rich blend of Craig Hamilton's own amazing story of how as a busy broadcaster, dad, husband and mental health campaigner, he lives with bipolar. Craig also shares the experiences of others in the public eye who are dealing with mental illness, including powerful and practical material from Andrew Johns ( bipolar disorder), Garry McDonald ( anxiety and depression), Jessica Rowe ( postnatal depression) and Wally Lewis (depression). Craig's authentic, practical and reassuring advice is underpinned by a wicked sense of humour that lifts the darker aspects of his story and makes for a truly compelling read.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Publishing group
Allen & Unwin
File size
0,68 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-74269-642-3 (9781742696423)
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Content
- Part Title
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Parramatta Stadium
- 1 The truth
- Lift-off
- 2 Blessings from the fallout
- 3 Daring to open up
- When you just can't sleep
- 4 The manila folder
- 5 Meeting David Mackenzie
- After dark
- 6 Awakening
- Naked in Sydney
- 7 The Yogi and his message
- 8 Finding balance
- 9 Close your eyes and relax
- 10 What next?
- 11 Hands off! The power of reiki
- 12 Discovering Philip Yancey
- 13 Dark nights of the soul
- 14 Show some respect
- 15 Hang on to your dreams
- 16 Medication-a vital part of the jigsaw
- A painful dose of reality
- 17 When blokedom doesn'thelp
- 18 Changing the status quo
- Anzac Day
- 19 Take care you don't drown in self-pity
- 20 Authenticity takes you places
- 21 What works for Wally Lewis
- 22 Mark Gable's fable
- 23 How Garry McDonald takes the edge off his anxiety
- 24 Jessica Rowe-a real inspiration
- 25 The thing about alcohol
- 26 Don't define yourself by your condition
- Back to hospital
- 27 Why support at work is critical
- The Black Dog comes back
- 28 Nine and a half kilometres
- 29 The miracle of yoga
- 30 Learning to chill
- 31 Emotional freedom technique (EFT)
- 32 No, not the needles!
- 33 (Anti) social media
- 34 Confessions of the preacher
- The Lakeside Hilton
- 35 Finding your way out
- 36 The emotional cost of mental illness
- 37 Soul mates
- 38 Louise's take on things
- 39 Vivid lifetime memories
- 40 My doc lends his perspective
- 41 The eleven commandments
- Afterword from a friend
- Top shelf: the books that have changed me
