Sound Mind by Erika Nielsen-Smith

Sound Mind by Erika Nielsen-Smith

Canadian cellist Erika Nielsen's bestselling memoir and wellness guide Sound Mind: My Bipolar Journey from Chaos to Composure was a recipient of both a 2019 Nautilus Book Award (Gold) and a 2019 Canada Book Award, and was a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

Erika Nielsen knew that her real language was music - her truest voice, the cello - by the time she was three years old. She knew she would become a professional musician by the eighth grade. But she could never understand why sometimes she felt as if she was floating on sparkling clouds, enchanted by her own brilliance, while at other times she huddled in a dark, wretched place, sobbing and overcome with her inadequacy. At age 27, she finally found out: she was mentally ill. In this frank and courageous memoir, Erika confronts the shock of her diagnosis of bipolar disorder and chronicles how, step by step, day by day, she walked herself to a place of stability and health.Containing wellness tips and coping strategies to live creatively, productively, and healthily with a mental illness, Sound Mind is a story of hope, healing, and transformation that reminds us that it is possible not only to function with a mental illness, but to thrive. By promoting education, awareness and de-stigmatization of mental illness, Sound Mind helps write a new narrative around mental health and wellness.

Nielsen, Erika: - A passionate, wholehearted performer known for her 'vibrant cello playing' (The WholeNote), Canadian cellist and writer Erika Nielsen has a multi-faceted career as a chamber musician, collaborative artist, orchestral player, and educator. Erika is the author of the bestselling memoir and wellness guide Sound Mind: My Bipolar Journey from Chaos to Composure (Trigger Publishing, 2019), which won both a 2019 Nautilus Book Award (Gold) and a 2019 Canada Book Award, and was a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. She is a creative contributor to Psychology Today magazine and bphope.com, and is also the author of her own wellness and mental health blog, soundmindbook.com. Erika is also a speaker, blending cello performance and sharing her story and message of positive mental health to a variety of audiences. A passionate educator, Erika maintains a busy private studio and is on faculty at National Music Camp of Canada. She is also a lifelong visual artist, and lives in Toronto with her husband. www.celloerika.com @celloerika

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ISBN 13	9781912478651
ISBN 10	191247865X
Title	Sound Mind
Author	Erika Nielsen-Smith
Series	The Inspirational Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Welbeck Publishing Group
Year published	2018-11-27
Number of pages	200
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.