A Life Interrupted
Insights and Cure of a Depressive
Malachy Walsh.

Approximately 400,000 people in Ireland suffer from depression at any one time. In A Life Interrupted, Malachy Walsh gives a courageous and frank account of his 25-year battle with hereditary depression. He describes the terrifying and painful world he inhabited, and the tenacity and strength required to overcome his illness. Tempted to commit suicide on three successive occasions, Malachy pulled himself back from the brink and never gave up. He resorted to many strategies, from vigorous exercise and religious devotion to acupuncture and psychiatric counselling. Few knew or guessed of his condition as he struggled to be a good husband and father and to build a successful business. Malachy chose to write about his experiences to give hope to other depressives and to help those close to them to empathise and understand. This description of the hidden, dark and frightening domain of depression and Malachy’s ultimate recovery is moving and heroically honest.

978-1905172689

PB
152 pp
198 x 128 mm
€12.99/£8.99
2008

An Adventure in Grief
Catherine de Courcy.

‘I was making dinner when John went out to the barn to shoot himself.’

Catherine de Courcy looks at the hidden aspects of grief and how to manage the strange and unsettling challenges the loss of a loved one provokes. She also portrays the devastating impact of post-traumatic stress on a Vietnam veteran. A deeply moving and inspiring story of one person’s journey through grief.

978-1905172870

PB
200 pp
198 x 128 mm
€12.99/£11.99
2009

Blasket Spirit
Stories from the Islands
Anita Fennelly.

Seeking solitude after personal crisis, Anita Fennelly spent a summer alone on the Great Blasket Island. This is her account, written by candlelight, of the gradual thawing of her personal isolation through the friendship of the characters of Blasket Island life today. Into Anita’s story of personal healing and recovery, the island stories, its people and places and wildlife are interwoven to form an original and multi-layered memoir.

978-905172900

PB
224 pp
198 x 128 mm
€12.99/£11.99
2009

Yes I Can
Achieve Success with the Life-Planning Toolkit
Con Hurley.

Changing your life is challenging. Con Hurley provides an invaluable toolkit to guide you through the challenges and satisfactions of reassessing your biggest life priorities, rescheduling your lifestyle, and personally shaping – each and every day – a happier, healthier and more satisfying future.

978-1848890008

PB
200 pp
198 x 128 mm
€14.95/£11.99
2009

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