New book offers hope and insight on getting through life with mental health issues
Heather Scherf, MS, LPC releases 'Apples and Avalanches: An Exploration of Caring for the Severely Mentally Ill'
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- New release "Apples and Avalanches: An Exploration of Caring for the Severely Mentally Ill" (published by Balboa Press) from Heather Scherf, MS, LPC, is a book designed to guide families and caregivers get through life with mental health issues and heal through any stage of that process.
This book tells the story of a mother's battle with mental illness and her daughter's personal struggle as her caregiver. Part 1 offers a relatable story of the daughter's experiences while watching her mother suffer from mental illness. Part 2 specifically focusses on the caregiver and gives a scrapbook of tools and interventions to help them with their own mental health in the process of caregiving for a loved one. Part 3 explores how future care and treatment for those with severe mental illness and their family members can be improved. It also offers additional tips on how to talk to teens about mental health and address generational trauma.
Told from both personal and professional perspective, "Apples and Avalanches: An Exploration of Caring for the Severely Mentally Ill" illustrates how mental health in the family affects all family members and friends. It also shares insights on how caregivers can love their loved one through it while also loving themselves.
When asked what she wants readers to take away from the book, the author says, "1) To know they are not alone, 2) to learn (interventions) to help them through caregiving journey, 3) to learn how to set boundaries during caregiving experience.
Visit https://www.balboapress.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/840837-apples-and-avalanches to get a copy.
"Apples and Avalanches: An Exploration of Caring for the Severely Mentally Ill"
By Heather Scherf, MS, LPC
Softcover | 5 x 8in | 258 pages | ISBN 9798765232903
E-Book | 258 pages | ISBN 9798765232910
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Heather Scherf, MS, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania who works with people from age 3 through adulthood. She earned a master's degree in counseling psychology from Chatham University. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including outpatient and private practice offices, home/community-based programs, and research-based programs. She has training in behavioral therapy, grief, and loss concerns, and is a certified HeartMath specialist. This is her first publication.
Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, Inc. – a leading provider in publishing products that specialize in self-help and the mind, body, and spirit genres. Through an alliance with the worldwide self-publishing leader Author Solutions, LLC, authors benefit from the leadership of Hay House Publishing and the speed-to-market advantages of the self-publishing model. For more information, visit balboapress.com. To start publishing your book with Balboa Press, call 844-682-1282 today.
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