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A VERY Long Way is the hopeful non-fiction narrative that provides a rare but relatable insight into the lived experience of an ordinary Australian with significant mental health struggles. Naomi Fryers' book explores her tenacious journey towards recovery, during which she learned many key life lessons. One of the main ones being, the importance of embracing natural self-expression as a means of rediscovering an innate sense of self. A VERY Long Way uses her real-life example of overcoming, as a basis of proof that surviving can translate into future thriving, for those determined to commit to healing. Naomi's thoughtful writings have graced the pages of many celebrated publications including The Huffington Post and Elephant Journal. She has also worked in a professional capacity in both not for profit and government organisations, advocating for progressive and systemic changes to the mental health sector. In a country where almost forty-five percent of our population will experience some form of mental illness in their lifetime, can you afford not to hear her real-life lessons? AUTHOR: Naomi Fryers has been expressing herself through storytelling and writing for decades. Her words have been published in many high profile celebrated international publications including Huffington Post, Yahoo Lifestyle!, Medium and also in Elephant Journal, where she graduated from the writing academy. By virtue of lived experience, she is also a mental health recovery expert, passionate about utilising words and communication for healing, creating words that are both cathartic and of benefit to others, and championing diverse voices in the publishing space.

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Naomi Fryers has been expressing herselfthrough storytelling and writing for decades.Her words have been published in many high profile celebrated international publications includingHuffington Post, Yahoo Lifestyle!, Medium and alsoin Elephant Journal, where she graduated from thewriting academy. By virtue of lived experience, sheis also a mental health recovery expert, passionateabout utilising words and communication for healing, creating words that are both cathartic and ofbenefit to others, and championing diverse voicesin the publishing space.She is a former editor of US-based, social justicepublication, The Good Men Project. A testament toher 'well, I could give it a go' attitude she successfullynavigated that post, through editing, layout and publishing articles for huge international distributionwhile struggling with severe postnatal depression.At the time she worked off an old two-hundred-dollar HP laptop with sketchy wi-fi piggybacked bytethering from an old iPhone. While she doesn't recommend this method to others, she ultimately feels 112Naomi Fryersit added to the tapestry of what was an enrichingexperience.While obtaining her Arts degree at MonashUniversity, she also served as editor-elect for theillustrious student newspaper Lot's Wife. DuringMelbourne's COVID-19 lockdown, she completed agovernment-supported internship with IndependentAustralia that focused on the experiences of diverseand vulnerable communities.Naomi's own lived experience of overcoming mental health struggles has given her a passion for mentalhealth advocacy and suicide prevention. As such, sheis delighted to be donating half the proceeds of salesfrom the aptly named title A Very Long Way to BlackDog Institute.Naomi's story personifies human struggles. She ishopeful that her narrative and work will contributeto public discourse, candid discussion on mental health, the dire systemic changes required toapproach holistic mental health and vital work onsuicide prevention. So despite having come such AVERY Long Way, she is confident her work will eventually help to progressively change the world andthis book is just beginning.

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