Compass: A Memoir Navigating Challenges with Mental Health

By Michele Irby

Mental health is one of those topics that many shied away from down through history. The mere mention of the phrase or the idea of mental illness often labeled or stigmatized individuals crippling them from living a quality of life due to societal ignorance and lack of understanding. Thankfully, today's society is becoming more educated and accepting of the truth about mental health issues. In this literary work, I share the realities of my mental health challenges from a personal perspective. This is not something that I expected I would experience, but here I am living it in full color. The goal of this book is not to seek pity and it is not a sad story that I will tell.

I want to open the eyes of the reader and present an opportunity of awareness that mental illness is no longer lurking in the shadows, but that it is resident in the lives of everyday, normal people like me. Mental illness resides in the office, in the church, in your family, in the community and abroad, and it must be talked about so that people like me - and even you - can learn how to navigate the ebbs and flows of mental health issues in whatever form they may take.

I invite you on this journey with me in hopes that you will gain a greater sensitivity of the world of mental health struggles and those who live daily within its clutches.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F3TQRMR1
• ISBN13: 9798316761272
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"