Finding peace amid the chaos
Subtitle: my escape from depression and suicide
By: by Tanya Brown ; with William Croyle
Contributors: Croyle, William, author
Publisher: LangMarc Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Austin, Texas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781880292495
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Mental health; Family; Depressed persons; Rehabilitation; Family relationships; Families
Description: Brown shares her own struggles with depression and suicide, telling how she and her family coped with the murder of her sister Nicole Simpson, the OJ Simpson trial, and other difficult times. Now a life coach, Brown shares coping tools to help victims of all types of injustice take constructive action, rather than sinking into negative emotions.
Notes: Introduction -- And the Oscar goes to... -- Tanya Brown! -- Blue pajamas and laceless shoes -- Big Mac, fries, and a Coke -- Accept whatever life deals you -- Some things just are -- That's my kid -- The vanilla scent was gone -- The epitome of domestic violence -- The little voice -- When somebody does an O.J. on you -- You cannot outrun your maker -- Faith, forgiveness, and the god of crayons -- Help me, don't rescue me -- I sent a boat three times... -- I don't want to die -- Work with me, or I can slam you -- The butterfly -- My new perspective -- I had to earn it -- Tool #1: Schedule it! -- Tool #2: Be present -- Tool #3: Break free! -- Tool #4: Express it! -- Tool #5: Give gratitude -- Tool #6: Praise yourself! -- Tool #7: Identify and manage your thoughts! -- Tool #8: Nurture yourself! -- Tool #9: Exercise and nutrition! -- Tool #10: Problem solve! -- Tool #11: Get real! -- Tool #12: Accept and surrender! -- Medication -- Nicole, Herissa, and Troy -- Epilogue.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: And the Oscar goes to{u2026}; title: Tanya Brown!; title: Blue pajamas and laceless shoes; title: Big Mac, fries, and a Coke; title: Accept whatever life deals you; title: Some things just are; title: That's my kid; title: The vanilla scent was gone; title: The epitome of domestic violence; title: The little voice; title: When somebody does an O.J. on you; title: You cannot outrun your maker; title: Faith, forgiveness, and the god of crayons; title: Help me, don't rescue me; title: I sent a boat three times{u2026}; title: I don't want to die; title: Work with me, or I can slam you; title: The butterfly; title: My new perspective; title: I had to earn it; title: Tool #1 : schedule it!; title: Tool #2 : be present; title: Tool #3 : break free!; title: Tool #4 : express it!; title: Tool #5 : give gratitude; title: Tool #6 : praise yourself!; title: Tool #7 : identify and manage your thoughts!; title: Tool #8 : nurture yourself!; title: Tool #9 : exercise and nutrition!; title: Tool #10 : problem solve!; title: Tool #11 : get real!; title: Tool #12 : accept and surrender!; title: Medication; title: Nicole, Herissa, and Troy; title: Epilogue.