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If you broke your hand, you would go to the hospital to get a cast. If you had a really bad stomach ache, you would go to the doctor. But where would you go if the issue was in your head?

Breaking Free is a compilation of short stories on mental health topics and ways to handle them. Topics covered throughout the book include depression, anxiety, bipolar, anorexia, OCD, schizophrenia, and more. Each story covers a seperate mental health condition with a relatable character who undergoes their own individual journey of self-discovery, self-acceptance and personal growth.

In a time when the mental health stigma still has a strong grip over the world, Breaking Free attempts to loosen that grip by showing you that:

It's okay to not be okay.

Having a mental illness doesn't make you crazy, uncool or weak.

You don't have to feel ashamed.

You are not alone.

It shows you that you don't have to settle for less just because you have a mental illness and that you can break free from any obstacle that's holding you back. Because as long as you have fight inside of you, you have the strength to break free.

Break Free from the fear, guilt and shame.

Break Free from the little voice inside your head saying you're not good enough.

Break Free from the mental health stigma.

Michael Casey, OCSO, has been a monk of Tarrawarra Abbey (Australia) since 1960. In the intervening years he has conducted many retreats and workshops on every continent (except Antarctica) and has written many articles on topics relating to monastic history and spirituality. He is also the author of many books, including The Road to Eternal Life: Reflections on the Prologue of Benedict's Rule; Seventy-Four Tools for Good Living: Reflections on the Fourth Chapter of Benedict's Rule; Balaam's Donkey; and Coenobium: Reflections on Monastic Community.