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From the dark ages, the treatment of those mentally ill has progressed from chaining to a wall those afflicted with mental disturbance who never saw the light of day. However, in US emergency rooms, our young people on the brink of despair are held hostage for psychiatric care. We have been bound to the antiquated biomedical model of mental health care. It is fortunate that we, as a society, are experiencing a mental health crisis of enormous proportions currently only in the sense that we are beginning to hear a wake-up call as we witness a total breakdown of our mental healthcare system regarding the mental stability of our youth and other groups of everyday people.Healthcare professionals and societies are beginning to understand that mental health is integral to overall health and is more than the absence of symptoms of psychological distress. The mastery important to us all includes the acquisition of the capacity to reflect, to relate on a deep level with others emotionally, and to empathize in the face of change or stressful situations. Resilient young people who possess these qualities and the ability to wrestle through adversity when they have the skillsets to do so, lead more successful lives when they know how to make lemonade out of lemons.Dr. Christine Silverstein leaves no stone unturned in her thoroughly researched book, Wrestling Through Adversity. Drawing from her many years as a Peak Performance Coach, the mindful toughness skill sets presented in this book, such as self-hypnosis, relaxation, positive self-talk, and mental rehearsal, can empower young people in attaining their goals and in becoming resilient, especially when started early in life with the support of parents, teachers, coaches, and other caregivers. This book can educate, support, and inspire individuals of all ages, and athletes in all sports! You won't be able to put it down. Educate yourself and support others with the knowledge you will find in this treasure. - Ann Liguori, Sports Talk Show Host; Author; President, Ann Liguori Productions; Founder/President, Ann Liguori Foundation Every caregiver of teens and adolescents should have a copy of this book to take adversity to resilience. - Nan Nelson, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist In her inspiring book, Wrestling Through Adversity, Dr. Christine Silverstein demonstrates how to become empowered and resilient through compelling examples from her personal life and clinical practice as a Hypno-Coach. Readers of this book will learn how to employ self-hypnosis, breathing, mental rehearsal, mental recall, and positive self-talk to bolster their own life journeys. - Ran D. Anbar, MD, Author of Changing Children's Lives with Hypnosis: A Journey to the Center.

Devin Jones felt like an utter failure. In an attempt to change his miserable life, he registered for a life-changing retreat, only to fail so badly at the final activity that he ended up in the hospital. Yet this incident that left him wallowing in self-pity turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. If he hadn't landed in the hospital and his nurse hadn't kicked him out of his room for acting like a spoiled brat, he never would have met the beautiful redhead on the way to the courtyard. Yet this isn't the love story you might expect. The beautiful redhead was an Irish Shaman who always listened to her intuition. Within an hour of their meeting, Shavon Sun Cloud listened to the call and made an offer to Devin that was unfathomable to him. Against all common sense and his mother's wishes, Devin agreed to pack up when he recovered and head to Ireland to become her apprentice... and his incredibly life-changing journey began.

This book showcases rights based participatory approaches to policy-making, practice and research with children and youth.Throughout its three parts, the book conceptualises a rights-based participatory approach; showcases constructive and innovative rights based participatory approaches across the domains of research, policy and practice; and interrogates the challenges and complexities in the implementation of such an approach. In recent times, Ireland has been at the forefront of promoting and implementing participatory approaches to policy-making, practice and research focused on children and youth. This edited volume is a timely opportunity to capture previously undocumented learning generated from a wide range of innovative participatory initiatives implemented in Ireland. In capturing this learning, real world guidance will be provided to international policy-makers, practitioners and researchers working with children and youth.This book is essential reading for those interested in a rights based participatory approach, for those who want to appropriately and meaningfully engage children and youth in research, and for those wishing to maximise the contribution of children and youth in policy-making.