Additional Praise...
"I have known Jeff Conrad for 15 years and have seen his commitment to staying well. He has written a good practical guide. I think it's encouraging and written by someone who has suffered himself, and has worked hard, very hard. Its structure helps people focus on the day that they are living. It's also a good manual for families as well as the person who suffers, very practical to help family members work with mentally ill relatives. It's a comfort, a help, something that's practical that people can use as their support."
--- Massage therapist, familiar with issues of mental illness
"I'm a practical person who likes to work with people, and I like the way Jeff's gone about it, he's got an attractive book. I like the way he concentrates on the positive and goes for wellness, not illness. In his forward he sets the tone of peace. He begins on that note and ends on that note, a kind of gentle approach throughout. And he's done other things in concert with the Manual, like his gentle physical education tape. Jeff has authenticity, he's been through this, and he has lived it. He is motivated to give something back. He's trying to give something back in this book. I admire him in that regard, I'm high on this book and glad to hear he's trying to get his book out into a more widespread audience, but it's a hard audience to reach."
--- Retired high school principal
"I think the Manual for Mental Wellness is helpful to put in hospitals that see people. I think people who are ill would tend to use it in conjunction with someone who is trying to help them, whether it's a family practitioner, educator, clergy person or occupational therapist. From reading it and being aware of the problems that people with mental illness face, I think it's useful. It's a worthwhile book."
--- Psychiatric occupational therapist
"He's a smart young man and a very caring young man, he is looking for the problem from the inside and that is something that doctor's can't do. I really think that he has great insight to his own situation which is very unusual for people with mental illness. He's risen above it to share what has been of value to him"
--- Retired psychiatric nurse
"A Manual for Mental Wellness puts recovery into the hands and control of the person who is reading it. Mental illness is negative; there's a stigma associated with it. Conrad talks about mental wellness. He's positive, he offers them some control over their lives and that's a help in itself."
--- Affiliate leader of the coastal chapter of NAML-ME
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