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"Storytelling is one of our oldest and greatest human achievements. Stories can enchant, empower, inspire, motivate, and even change the course of humankind. Volume 2 of the i'Mpossible Project--Changing Minds, Breaking Stigma, Achieving the Impossible, offers another 50 life-changing stories. These are true tales from real people who have achieved incredible feats in the face of overwhelming odds, showing that impossible is just a state of mind--and that anything is possible. You'll read about: an entrepreneur using his battle with alcohol abuse to empower others; an award winning high school student who battled bullying, self-harm, and an eating disorder to become her best self; and an actor who calls his depression ""my frenemy Dewayne."" If you're looking to turn ""impossible"" into ""possible"" in your world... you need to read this book!"

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What a fantastic, straightforward and honest book. Helpful to anyone interested in mental illness or who has one. - Victoria Marie Alonso, author My Personal Recovery from Schizophrenia I highly recommend this book for all to read. There is so much that needs to be done for mental health and suicide prevention. The authors are amazing. - Jenny Rietveld, author ​ These beautiful people have found a life beyond their wildest dreams when acceptance of their hopelessness seemed to be the answer. They are not their diagnosis. They remind us we are not alone. - Malini Singh McDonald, founder--Theater Beyond Broadway This book is brimming with powerful and inspiring stories about overcoming tremendous obstacles, breaking the stigma surrounding mental illness and transforming the impossible into possible. A wonderful read--highly recommended. - Mariagrazia Buttitta; author, motivational speaker and mental health advocate--embracingyourdifferences.com ​ Many people are not comfortable sharing their personal mental health struggles because of the stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide. The authors in this book speak openly and honestly about their life experiences with depression, ADHD, substance abuse, etc. The i'Mpossible Project: Changing Minds, Breaking Stigma, Achieving the Impossible book is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to overcome the obstacles in their own lives so they too can achieve the impossible. - Kathleen Myre, author and activist The stories in this book are wonderfully honest and beautiful and real. Anyone who reads this will undoubtedly walk away with a new understanding and empathy for the experience of mental illness, but also with a renewed wisdom for handling their own life challenges, whether they are mental illness or something else. Strongly recommended to anyone with a heart. - Megan Starshak, co-founder The Great Bowel Movement (IBD & Chrons awareness), author The personal stories in this book are powerful and communicate a message of hope and resilience in living life with mental illness. Each courageous author shares their unique journey in learning not only to survive with a mental illness, but to thrive and live life to the fullest! - Jenn Burton, author, counseling center William Woods University So many people don't realize the ins and outs and highs and lows of mental illness and how hard it can be on not only the person experiencing mental illness but also their family members and friends. Reading the stories in this book will help anyone overcome that obstacle and succeed. - JoAnne Diaz, CamaraderieMom.com

What a fantastic, straightforward and honest book. Helpful to anyone interested in mental illness or who has one. - Victoria Marie Alonso, author My Personal Recovery from Schizophrenia I highly recommend this book for all to read. There is so much that needs to be done for mental health and suicide prevention. The authors are amazing. - Jenny Rietveld, author â These beautiful people have found a life beyond their wildest dreams when acceptance of their hopelessness seemed to be the answer. They are not their diagnosis. They remind us we are not alone. - Malini Singh McDonald, founder--Theater Beyond Broadway This book is brimming with powerful and inspiring stories about overcoming tremendous obstacles, breaking the stigma surrounding mental illness and transforming the impossible into possible. A wonderful read--highly recommended. - Mariagrazia Buttitta; author, motivational speaker and mental health advocate--embracingyourdifferences.com â Many people are not comfortable sharing their personal mental health struggles because of the stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide. The authors in this book speak openly and honestly about their life experiences with depression, ADHD, substance abuse, etc. The i'Mpossible Project: Changing Minds, Breaking Stigma, Achieving the Impossible book is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to overcome the obstacles in their own lives so they too can achieve the impossible. - Kathleen Myre, author and activist The stories in this book are wonderfully honest and beautiful and real. Anyone who reads this will undoubtedly walk away with a new understanding and empathy for the experience of mental illness, but also with a renewed wisdom for handling their own life challenges, whether they are mental illness or something else. Strongly recommended to anyone with a heart. - Megan Starshak, co-founder The Great Bowel Movement (IBD & Chrons awareness), author The personal stories in this book are powerful and communicate a message of hope and resilience in living life with mental illness. Each courageous author shares their unique journey in learning not only to survive with a mental illness, but to thrive and live life to the fullest! - Jenn Burton, author, counseling center William Woods University So many people don't realize the ins and outs and highs and lows of mental illness and how hard it can be on not only the person experiencing mental illness but also their family members and friends. Reading the stories in this book will help anyone overcome that obstacle and succeed. - JoAnne Diaz, CamaraderieMom.com

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Joshua Rivedal is the creator and founder of Changing Minds: A Mental Health Based Curriculum and The i'Mpossible Project. He is trained in human capital management with an emphasis in coaching from NYU, and is also trained in QPR, ASIST, and the teacher's edition of emotional intelligence at Yale University's Center for Emotional Intelligence. He has spoken about suicide prevention, mental health, diversity, anti-bullying, and storytelling across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Australia. He currently serves on the advisory board of Docz, a startup peer-to-peer mental health app. He wrote and developed the one-man play, Kicking My Blue Genes in The Butt (KMBB), which has toured extensively throughout the world. His memoir The Gospel According to Josh: A 28-Year Gentile Bar Mitzvah, based on KMBB, is on The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's recommended reading list. His second book, The i'Mpossible Project: Volume 1-Reengaging with Life, Creating a New You, debuted #1 in its category on Amazon in January 2016. A second volume of The i'Mpossible Project-Changing Minds, Breaking Stigma, Achieving the Impossible is set for release in November 2017. He advises business owners on growth management, business building strategies, and marketing. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, children, a cat, a hamster, a bunny, and a guinea pig named Harriet.

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