In this personal memoir, I guide you through my darkest hours involving five involuntary mental health hospitalisations, and how I rose beyond those circumstances to create a joyful life.

This book is for you if –

- You love inspirational real-life stories.

- You are someone who has experienced mental health issues.

- You love or support someone who has a mental illness.

- You also wish to rise beyond your circumstances and live a joyful life.

Alana Mai Mitchell is a highly influential leader in Australia’s Financial Services industry. She knows what it is like on both sides of the tracks having been hospitalised numerous times for a condition labelled “psychotic depression”.

Alana avoided homelessness by creating a business out of her own creativity, and three months later she went onto land a six figure salary at a major Australian bank.

In this personal memoir, I guide you through my darkest hours involving five involuntary mental health hospitalisations, and how I rose beyond those circumstances to create a joyful life.

This book is for you if –

- You love inspirational real-life stories.

- You are someone who has experienced mental health issues.

- You love or support someone who has a mental illness.

- You also wish to rise beyond your circumstances and live a joyful life.

Alana Mai Mitchell is a highly influential leader in Australia’s Financial Services industry. She knows what it is like on both sides of the tracks having been hospitalised numerous times for a condition labelled “psychotic depression”.

Alana avoided homelessness by creating a business out of her own creativity, and three months later she went onto land a six figure salary at a major Australian bank.