Same Time Next Week by Lee Gutkind
In any given year, one in four Americans suffers from a diagnosable mental illness--and yet there is still a significant stigma attached to being labeled as mentally ill. We hear about worst-case scenarios, but in many--maybe even most--cases, there is much room for hope. These frank, often intimate stories reflect the writers' struggles to overcome--both as professionals and as individuals, as current therapists and as former patients--the challenges presented by depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, and other mental disorders. These dramatic narratives communicate clearly the rewards of helping patients move forward with their lives, often through a combination of medication, talk therapy, and common sense. Collectively, these true stories highlight the need for empathy and compassion between therapist and patient, and argue for a system that encourages human connection rather than diagnosis by checklist.
Lee Gutkind is the founder and editor of the literary magazine Creative Nonfiction and the author or editor of more than 30 books. He has written or edited numerous books about writing, including The Art of Creative Nonfiction, Keep It Real, and You Can't Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction from Memoir to Literary Journalism and Everything in Between. He is also the editor or co-editor of numerous anthologies, including At the End of Life; Southern Sin: True Stories of the Sultry South and Women Behaving Badly; and True Stories, Well Told . . . from the First Twenty Years of Creative Nonfiction Magazine. Gutkind currently teaches creative writing at Arizona State University's Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes. Alice Bradley is a writer and editor who co-authored the book Let's Panic About Babies! (St. Martin's Press, 2011). She has been published in numerous magazines, including Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Parents, and Redbook. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in Berkeley Fiction Review, Fence, [PANK], and The Sun. She has been nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize, in fiction and nonfiction. Her essays have also appeared in anthologies such as Sleep is for the Weak and Things I Learned About My Dad (in Therapy). Her popular blog Finslippy has maintained a steady following since its creation in 2004. She has a Twitter following of over 60,000.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781937163198 |
| ISBN 10 | 1937163199 |
| Title | Same Time Next Week |
| Author | Lee Gutkind |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Underland Press |
| Year published | 2015-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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