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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saving-melissa-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Saving Melissa: The 7Cs to Cure the Mental Health System\" class=\"wp-image-148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saving-melissa-cover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saving-melissa-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saving-melissa-cover-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saving-melissa-cover-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mm-btxt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/?page_id=103\">Saving Melissa: The 7Cs to Cure the Mental Health System<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"mm-bbtns\"><details class=\"mm-dd\"><summary>Buy Now<\/summary><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B01HSKB1HK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/9780997421439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes and Noble<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details><a class=\"mm-lm\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/?page_id=103\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><p>In this much-anticipated book, Attorney Michael Mackniak, co\u2013creator 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\u2026<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mm-book\"><div class=\"mm-bimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/?page_id=105\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/character-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Character: Become The Person Your Social Media Friends Already Think You Are\" class=\"wp-image-149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/character-cover.jpg 313w, https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/character-cover-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mm-btxt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/?page_id=105\">Character: Become The Person Your Social Media Friends Already Think You Are<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"mm-bbtns\"><details class=\"mm-dd\"><summary>Buy Now<\/summary><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1790810612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/9781790810611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes and Noble<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details><a class=\"mm-lm\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/?page_id=105\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><p>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\u2026<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mm-book\"><div class=\"mm-bimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/?page_id=106\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rethink-recovery-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Rethink Recovery\" class=\"wp-image-150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rethink-recovery-cover.jpg 311w, https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rethink-recovery-cover-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mm-btxt\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/?page_id=106\">Rethink Recovery<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"mm-bbtns\"><details class=\"mm-dd\"><summary>Buy Now<\/summary><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/099742141X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tertulia.com\/book\/9780997421415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tertulia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/9780997421415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes and Noble<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780997421415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bookshop<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details><a class=\"mm-lm\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelmackniak.com\/?page_id=106\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><p>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. 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