Books
Saving Melissa: The 7Cs to Cure the Mental Health System
In this much-anticipated book, Attorney Michael Mackniak, co–creator of the Guardian Model for the effective treatment of persons with mental illnesses, describes his parallel struggles with Melissa through the challenging world of mental health services. Mackniak, a young attorney, and his clie…
Character: Become The Person Your Social Media Friends Already Think You Are
Success is within your reach. Do you have the Character to do what it takes to get there? We all have an innate understanding of what it is that we like about other people and what we wish to see in ourselves. The degree to which we are amiable, centered, competent, and a leader of others is a b…
Rethink Recovery
This is a notebook to be used by people in recovery or clinicians who are looking for interesting topics to discuss as recovery group leaders. Carrying this affirmation notebook physically or electronically will allow users to maintain vigilance over their recovery and to memorialize their strug…
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