{"product_id":"blue-deborah-holzel-9781523648429","title":"Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeborah Holzel's own experiences with clinical depression convinced her to become a psychotherapist. Now she shares her story as both patient and counselor in her inspirational memoir, \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolzel first knows love and loss as a talented, optimistic sixteen-year-old girl dreaming of becoming an actress. A breakup spirals her into clinical depression that never truly leaves her for seventeen years. While in therapy she discovers how her family history factors into her depression by impacting her feelings and behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolzel pursues a career as a therapist, but soon her own mental illness returns, impacting her work, friendships, and interactions with men. She continues to search for hope as she enters group therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore than a personal memoir, \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e is an education in what exactly clinical depression is. Holzel, who worked as a psychotherapist for forty years before retiring, explains how it affects the brain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e isn't just helpful to people suffering from depression, it's a valuable resource for those who treat them, giving therapists and therapists-in-training a look at how their patients might be feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolzel shines a light on a still misunderstood illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Holzel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1523648422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781523648429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.21d","brand":"Deborah Holzel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838317809919,"sku":"9781523648429","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b81dfc68-43c9-41bf-95a3-2e5563bdc19b.jpg?v=1746589453","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-deborah-holzel-9781523648429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}