My
Personal Handbook
looks like a great start to a wonderful series. How far along is
book two?
I
will have the second part of the series, My Personal Handbook: The
Break Up Book out in the next 60 days. It is designed to examine why
a relationship failed, your role, their role and what cn be done
differently in the future to improve your relationships. The third
book in the series will be for people who are considering a long term
relationship. It is a couples activity book for getting to know one
another.
My
book on Battered Man syndrome, The Silent Man, will be out next
month. I also have a text for mental health providers coming out in
August for working with clients who identify as kinky.
What
do you think makes a great self-help book?
The
best books come from personal experience, are short, to the point and
offer activities so that people are able to take in and practice the
skills the book is trying to teach.
What
inspired you when writing My
Personal Handbook?
My
clients. I used to give out these activities to my clients as
homework. It finally made sense to just compile them and hand them a
book on day 1 for our journey together.
What
are your ambitions for your writing career? Full time? Part time?
When did you decide to become a writer?
I
do not see myself as a writer. I see myself as a therapist who wants
to make information readily available for those who need it. When I
see tends and there is little to no outside information to give my
clients, it’s frustrating. So my hope is that my writing will
either spur talented writers to do more work in these areas and for
clients or lay folks to get information abut topics that are
important.
When
writing My
Personal Handbook
did anything stand out as particularly challenging?
Keeping
it short and sweet!!!
How
did you come up with the ideas and concepts in My
Personal Handbook?
Years
of clinical work and recognizing a pattern of some basic foundational
insights that people seem to lack when making major life decisions.
What
do you like to do when not writing?
I love travel and spending time with my
family
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