Everything Is Going to Be Ok: A Real Talk Guide for Living Well with Mental Illness

Womble, Ashley

ISBN 10: 0692155988 / ISBN 13: 9780692155981

Published by Magical Thinking Media, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Everything Is Going to Be Ok: A Real Talk Guide for Living Well with Mental Illness
• Publisher: Magical Thinking Media
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0692155988
• ISBN 13: 9780692155981
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Campbell, Hilary Fitzgerald
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Life is an adventure. If you are among the one-in-five people dealing with a disorder—like anxiety, depression, or addiction—you’re in for a bumpy ride. The stigma that comes hand-in-hand with mental illness can be isolating, scary, and embarrassing—and the symptoms may derail your social life, education, and career.

Everything Is Going to Be OK is your guide to taking control of your mental health. It will put you in the driver’s seat and allow you to map out a plan from diagnosis to treatment to recovery. In this refreshingly honest and empowering book, Ashley Womble, MPH, turns research into real-world advice and inspiration, helping you to:

Tackle Your Symptoms with Treatments That Really Work

Find a Therapist Who Gets You

Hack Your Mental Health Care Bills

Practice Legit Self-Care

Build an A-List Support System and Ditch the Haters

Ace Your Mental Health on Campus or at the Office

With Everything Is Going to Be OK you’ll be well on your way to living the happy and healthy life you’ve always wanted.

What People Are Saying:

“Everything Is Going to Be OK” is a candid, enlightening, and wonderfully relatable book that addresses mental illness in a way that we can all appreciate. Covering everything from signs of struggle, to definitions of different therapies and therapists, to how to pay or manage when in school or in the workplace, the book weaves in personal stories and clever illustrations to reinforce the message that we all have mental health and no one should have to struggle alone.” – Alison Malmon, Founder and Executive Director of Active Minds

"We see America's pain. Ashley's topics and tone are exactly what is needed right now. I'm grateful she wrote this book!" - Nancy Lublin, CEO of Crisis Text Line

About the Author

Ashley Womble is an award-winning journalist with a Masters in Public Health. Her mission is to change the way people think and talk about mental health. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Connect with her at www.ashleyawomble.com.