Out of the Woods: A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety

Description

Out of the Woods is a book to help people understand and overcome depression and anxiety. It is the author's own story told entirely through 700 beautifully hand drawn watercolor illustrations. It is an immensely practical guide for sufferers, their loved ones, and professionals working in the area too. The book's graphic memoir format blends a compelling personal story with the latest medical research - ideal for people who are in the depths of depression and struggling to read and take on board information. The book doesn't pretend there is a quick way out of these illnesses and instead encourages people to make small steps to slowly build their own lasting recoveries. This is an inspiring story that will give vital information and hope to many people.

Brent Williams was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1958. He built his career in community law, creating services and resources to help vulnerable people - particularly children, young people, and victims of family violence. Korkut OEztekin was born in 1976 in Izmir, Turkey. He completed a degree in graphic design at Bilkent University in 2005, and went on to gain his Masters at Dokuz Eylul University in 2009. Korkut worked on Clive Barker's Hellraiser: The Dark Watch series as supportive artist to Tom Garcia, and recently was the lead artist in Frank Miller's RoboCop: Last Stand series.

"This is as clear, accurate and sympathetic a description of major depression and how to emerge from it as I have ever seen." -- Dr. Tim Cantopher, * author, Depressive Illness * "If one person's journey is told really well, it becomes universal. This book does just that - and will give courage and hope to many many sufferers." -- Professor Mark Williams, "A brave, important book." -- Professor Robert Sapolsky "Ultimately a journey of redemption, growth and hope that could provide an invaluable lifeline to those experiencing depression and those at a loss to understand what their loved ones are going through." -- Dr. Ben Beaglehole "Beautifully illustrated, clearly written, genuine, compelling." -- Asst. Professor Patricia L. Gerbarg MD