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The Power of Sharing

Stories of Hope, Love, Support, and Healing from I Understand
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Sharing our stories has the power to set us free. In The Power of Sharing, members of the i understand community, an organization dedicated to brain health and suicide prevention, open up about how mental illness has touched their lives. Challenging the stigma around mental health, over a dozen brave authors share their truth in these pages. Readers will find comfort and companionship in their stories of pain, difficult choices, betrayal, grief, and heartache. In the words of i understand founder Vonnie Woodrick, "Speak up. Speak out. Share your story with a brave and honest face, because when you do, you may never know the difference it can make in someone else's life--or better yet, your own." Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Award Grief/Grieving (2024)
Vonnie Woodrick is the founder of i understand, a nonprofit organization created in 2014 in loving memory of her husband Rob, who lost his battle with depression in 2003. Woodrick is passionate about comforting those affected by suicide and changing the conversation around mental health. She has previously been published in Woman's World and is a monthly contributor to Women's Lifestyle Magazine. She is also the author of the book I Understand: Pain, Love, and Healing after Suicide.
"This book is a powerful collection of stories from those who have been bold and brave enough to share their experiences with mental health, trauma, grief, and loss. Thank you, Vonnie, for continuing the conversation on a topic that affects so many and for letting others know they are not alone." --Pamella DeVos, cofounder of DP Fox Ventures LLC "The stories in this book--written by women and men who have been touched by the message and mission of i understand--are similar to my own. Stories of struggle. Stories of loss. Stories of healing. Stories of helping. I hope they will help you in your journey of understanding." --from the foreword by Doug Meijer, former cochairman of the US supermarket chain Meijer
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