Even among mental health clinicians, the communications of individuals experiencing psychosis have historically been considered mysterious, bizarre, and invalid. These judgmental, inaccurate interpretations and accusatory attitudes can cause iatrogenic trauma, a significant obstacle to recovery. Healing the Distress of Psychosis focuses on practice-based and evidence-informed interventions to effectively understand and communicate with people who are experiencing psychotic symptoms. The text thoughtfully describes: the experience of psychosis, as well as the unique intervention method of fostering the therapeutic relationship; and the psychotic thought process from neurological, linguistic, and existential-psychological perspectives. Mental health professionals, individuals with lived psychotic experiences, and their family members and loved ones will find this book to be a strong and accurate voice that highlights the past and present disappointments in mainstream public mental health treatment, while delivering hope in creating a secure, self-determined life.

The Blood Wish Introduction The Blood Wish is a fast paced short story of a man who makes a desperate attempt to cling to life. His wish is granted, but he soon finds out he has entered a world of evil and monstrous deeds. Frank is his name, and it's the cursed life of the undead Vampire that he unknowingly wished for. During the many years of his eternal life, he discovers friendship, love, and hate. His hate directed towards the evil and the monster that granted him this cursed wish. Frank, through a series of events, finds his true destiny. A destiny that takes him all over the world to destroy the undead and fulfill the prophecy of The Guardian of mankind. I hope you will enjoy this story. I had a great time writing it.

Genevieve shares a common fear that plagues many women: the fear of being just like their mothers. Undoubtedly, she has good reason to want to be nothing like her ill-mannered and venomous mother, Mama Rose, who keeps her bible in the cupboard next to her stash of poison. However, when her marriage starts to fall apart, Genevieve finds out that blood runs thicker than water and she may be more like her devilish mother than she cares to admit. Genevieve 's husband, Jayson, is a respected defense attorney who rescued her from her overbearing mother, saved her from serving time in prison and gave her a fairytale life. When Jayson starts coming home in the wee hours of the morning, reeking of gardenias, Genevieve suspects that her prince charming is seeing someone else. She hates to admit that her eccentric mother, Mama Rose, may be right; men are nothing but cheating dogs that deserve a dose of their own medicine. Determined to find out if Jayson is really putting in overtime at work or in another woman's bed, Genevieve cooks up all sorts of scandalous schemes including hiring a stripper to test Jayson's will. As if tracking Jayson's whereabouts isn't keeping her busy enough, her best-friend's, Myeisha, abusive ex-boyfriend is out jail and back to his old games. Protecting Myeisha from him isn't going to be easy since Myeisha hasn't found the guts to stand up for herself, but when he asks Myeisha to help him rob the bank where she works as a teller Genevieve knows she has to help her friend get rid of him once and for all. Infuriated with men and their evil ways, Genevieve is determined to seek revenge on the men in her life who have wronged her. With the sweet taste of revenge in mind, Genevieve enters into a battle to protect her best-friend and to even the score with her husband. The only thing that stands in her way is her shady past that threatens to come to the light and expose her own deepest and darkest secrets. Mama Rose offers Genevieve an easy solution to all her problems; it comes in a mysterious brown leather pouch and carries a hefty price that may cost everyone involved their lives. Can Genevieve save her marriage and her best-friend while keeping her own personal demons under control or will she learn that revenge is best served with a spoonful of sugar?