Perspectives on Mental Health Mental health survivors carers therapist family and friends

<p><strong>Perspectives on Mental Health </strong><em>mental health survivors carers therapist family and friends</em>.</p><p></p><p>This book replaces <em>Voices </em>first published in 2012. <strong><em>Perspectives</em></strong><em> </em>reflects peoples' experience of mental health issues through over 20 true stories. </p><p></p><p>There's the witness of <strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Ted and Hazel </strong><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>(Mum and Dad)</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and how they handled my acute psychotic episode. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Amisha</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and the early loss of her father. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Jonathan</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> founder of the mental health campaign </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Stand to Reason</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and his experience of bipolar disorder. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Jane</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and the profound effect of her hemiplegia her depression and the split with her boyfriend. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Peter and Ross</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> father and son coping with Ross's schizophrenia and his experience down and out saving the world in New York. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Steve</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> poet and musician with his own depression and the shocking discovery of his brother in law as he lay dying. </span></p><p></p><p><strong>Jenny Bloomer</strong> Steve Walter's former psychotherapist shares her thoughts and insights on each of these stories.</p><p></p><p>As well as individual witness <strong><em>Perspectives</em></strong> weaves the story of Steve Walter performing at the Edinburgh and Brighton Festival Fringes (with singer/songwriter Steve Anthony). </p><p></p><p> For workshops on mental health visit: www.makingconnectionsmatter.com</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Biographical Note - Steve Walter</strong></p><p>Steve experienced his first breakdown - an acute psychotic episode - in 1997 when he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since then he has spoken at many workshops seminars and conferences on mental health. He wrote his memoir <strong>Fast Train Approaching...</strong> in 2007 and has taken his story to the Edinburgh and Brighton Festival Fringes (with singer /  songwriter Steve Anthony). <strong>Perspectives </strong>replaces Voices which was published in 2012. </p><p></p><p>As a poet Steve was first published in <strong>The Literary Review</strong> in 1984. His poetry pamphlet 'When the Change Came' was published with Indigo Dreams (2016). In 2017 he published <strong>Gaia 2020</strong> and more recently <strong>GAIA</strong>. <em>Being. Alive.</em> in support of Tunbridge Wells Friends of the Earth (visit: www.makingconnectionsmatter.com)</p>