Mental Illness: A Support Guide For Families And Friends

RENO, Nev. - Sept. 29, 2015 - PRLog -- Stephen Jacobs, a well-known expert in meditation techniques, has published a ground-breaking new book designed to ease the pain suffered by caregivers of mentally ill family members and friends.

Jacobs address grief, anger and the stigma of mental illness. He also tackles the financial and legal challenges, the mix of powerlessness and the need for self- forgiveness. Caregivers will learn how to emerge from devastation and to re-create their lives.

The book is divided into three sections:

·        * Hanging on to Yourself in the Midst of Tragedy

·         * Discovering the Strength Within to Survive, Heal and Transcend

·         * Setting the Stage for the Rest of Your Life

Each section contains valuable, practical exercises designed to relieve suffering and lead the caregiver back to emotional wholeness.

The backdrop of this important book is Jacobs’ own story of his ex-wife’s mental illness and how he learned to cope during this frightening and difficult period of his life.

For more information see Jacobs’ website www.supportandheal.com.

“Stephen combines his professional experience with spiritual insight to guide us through our grief to a place of forgiveness, gratitude, and peace of mind,” Jeffrey D. Millman, M.D., author of "Leap of Faith: Transforming Physical and Emotional Pain into Spiritual Growth"

“By following these deceptively simple exercises, supporters of the mentally ill can actually grow and even thrive through the experience. While so many books appropriately focus on the anguish and chaos of the person with mental illness, help for the caregiver is too often overlooked,” Charles S. Price, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Nevada, Reno

Jacobs is available for interviews, speaking engagements, and media appearances.