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#73719 - 08/26/05 07:14 PM
Eagle Born To Fly, Sharon Matthies
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Registered: 07/09/08
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Loc: Maryland
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Coming in September! This is our very own Eagleheart. Please check out her book at www.eagleborntofly. I read it this month and was delighted to see that it also relates to helping others who are depressed.
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#73720 - 09/01/05 02:31 PM
Re: Eagle Born To Fly, Sharon Matthies
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Registered: 07/09/08
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Loc: Maryland
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WELCOME EAGLE!
For anyone struggling with depression, or struggling to understand loved ones who suffer from it, Eagle Born to Fly provides a compassionate insight into the maze of dark and mangled thinking that often characterizes chronic depression. Eagle Born to Fly speaks empathy, hope and encouragement to anyone who wrestles to find meaning and life from within their own darkness of depression.
Despite a reasonably normal and happy childhood, Sharon spent most of her life struggling with despair and feelings of failure. Her teen years and early twenties were constantly shadowed by chronic (and undiagnosed) low-level depression (dysthymia). A major breakdown in the early 1980’s forced her to finally seek help through counselling, medication and even brief periods of hospitalization for the growing suicidal tendencies that refused to go away.
After yet another debilitating bout of depression in early 2002, Sharon spent many months intensely concentrating on “rewiring her attic”, finding her way through the maze of mangled thinking that had crippled her for so long, coming face to face with the lies that lay buried deep beneath those dark and distorted thoughts. She countered each lie with the truth of her self-worth, diligently and compassionately rewriting her internal dialogues. In the process Sharon learned how to manage her symptoms well enough to be able to find more meaningful life beyond the fatigue and anxiety that have plagued her for most of her life.
In Eagle Born to Fly, Sharon recounts that process, weaving together the three strands of her chronological, spiritual and emotional evolvement. She uses an exquisite blend of honest poetry, powerful dreams and compelling narrative to tell the story of her journey through that darkness, gently and compassionately leading the reader through that lonely labyrinth of self-rejection into a hopeful, more contented lifestyle. The result is a triumphant story of hope and survival that shows how courage and truth can win out over despair, empowering the Eagle Born to Fly within each of us to find our own piece of the sky and soar above the chaos to find meaningful life beyond the lostness of our own mangled thinking.
Sharon was born in 1955 and raised in small-town Ontario. She has worked as a preschool teacher, government clerk, and computer network administrator. Now retired, Sharon spends her days pursuing hobbies she’s never had time to enjoy before: traveling, gardening, reading, writing, enjoying her husband André’s culinary creations and celebrating her “life beyond depression”.
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#73721 - 09/01/05 02:49 PM
Re: Eagle Born To Fly, Sharon Matthies
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Registered: 03/22/05
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Loc: Canada
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So let's get some of the admin stuff out of the way first.
1. SPECIAL OFFER: During the month of September only, if you contact me directly at eagleborntofly@magma.ca I am happy to offer my book at a reduced price of $12US ($14CDN). This price DOES INCLUDE shipping. When you email me, let me know who to personalize the book for, and your mailing address and I’ll get it out to you ASAP, usually in the next day’s mail.
2. DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. I have no psychological or medical training whatsoever.
Eagle Born to Fly is my personal story, the story about my lifelong struggle with depression. I am no expert on anything except my own life.
These are purely my own experiences, insights, thoughts, opinions and beliefs and SHOULD NEVER BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE WISDOM AND EXPERT ADVICE of those more experienced and professionally trained than I am. Nor should anything said in this forum be substitutes for your own wisdom and knowledge and common sense about you. Nobody knows you better than you know yourself.
3. BRING IT ON: QUESTIONS AND ISSUES YOU’D LIKE TO DISCUSS
Please feel free to ask here, or PM me with ideas for topics you’d like to see discussed here this month. I've struggled with depression for over forty years and have managed to find some constructive ways to manage the brainfog, mangled thinking and inner chaos of depression.
I look forward to hearing the insights and wisdom of so many others of you who have also suffered and continue to suffer from depression.
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#73727 - 09/02/05 02:47 AM
Re: Eagle Born To Fly, Sharon Matthies
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Registered: 11/11/04
Posts: 3503
Loc: Colorado
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Hello Eagle! So glad to see you as the FA. You will help many with your oh-so-real journey from depression to recovery. Even though there may not be a permanent cure for depression, you are proof positive that depression can be managed. Vicki, I'm glad you made it throught that awful long depression. I look forward to checking in here daily! Love and Light, Lynn
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