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Book SynopsisWhat's holding you back? Learn how to take the steps needed to get to a place where you are happier, more productive, and more at peace. Winner of the Nautilus Book Award by the Nautilus Book Awards, Finalist of the American Book Fest Best Book Award in Health - Psychology/Mental Health by the American Book FestAre you struggling with personal problems, a mental health condition, or addiction? Are you looking to permanently improve your well-being and happiness? If you'd like to lead a fuller, more satisfying lifeor help a mentally ill loved onethis book is for you. In From Survive to Thrive, Dr. Margaret S. Chisolm, a psychiatrist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, describes a tried-and-true plan to help anyone grappling with life's challenges learn how to flourish. Dr. Chisolm does not define health as the mere absence of illness. She wants you to be able to lead the best life possibleto thrive! In down-to-earth prose, Dr. Chisolm provides insight into how readers can cultiva
Table of ContentsForeword, by Cal Ripken, Jr.
Introduction
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2. You Can't Run From Mental Illness, but You Can HIDE: How the Four Perspectives Approach Can Launch You on the Road to Flourishing
3. Foundations of Flourishing: The Life Story Perspective
4. Foundations of Flourishing: The Dimensional Perspective
5. Foundations of Flourishing: The Behavior Perspective
6. Foundations of Flourishing: The Disease Perspective
7. Family, Work, Education, Community: The Four Pathways That Point to a Life Fulfilled
8. Where the Roads to Flourishing Converge: Bringing the Four Perspectives and the Four Pathways Together
9. Learning to Fly: What it Feels like to Flourish, and how to Navigate the Turbulence
References
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index
