Jean Conley Stoddard is a Certified Mindfulness Meditation Instructor through the University of Holistic Theology--a fascinating distinction since, in 2011, she spent one month in three different mental hospitals diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety.
Her book, Finding Hope on the Other Side of Depression, shows that even though it took several years, Jean did heal from her Category 5, Hurricane Katrina, storm-of-the-mind enabling her to share her fascinating story of what depression feels like from the inside out.
If you suffer from depression, anxiety, or suicidal ideation, Jean's story is for you. She ends each chapter with helpful takeaways describing what helped her recover from mental illness. She also includes relevant, heartfelt messages from those living on the front line with loved ones suffering from these difficulties. An important chapter specific to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is enclosed, while Jean's concluding chapter contains powerful quotes from valued authors and several spiritual texts.
Jean indeed slogged through "the valley of the shadow of death" and came out the other side. Because she survived, she now shares that a depressed brain can heal and function even healthier than before. She emphatically declares, "There is hope!"