Katherine has distilled many of the important lessons she has learned from and about living with a serious mental illness over the previous two decades. Combining her own life experiences with valuable techniques she has learned from others offers the reader a near exhaustive array of strategies for making the most of their daily life challenges, whether or not they have to do directly with mental illness or the stigma associated with it.
Larry Davidson, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Program for Recovery and Community Health, School of Medicine, Yale University
As a parent of someone living with serious mental illness (SMI) I found Katherine Ponte's workbook invaluable. The number one goal for those who support loved ones with SMI needs to be to protect the relationship. This workbook provides a wealth of opportunities for improving family outcomes by encouraging conversations based on the lived experience of the person in recovery.'
John DeNatale, National Alliance on Mental Illness-NYC Board Member and Family-to-Family facilitator
Katherine Ponte's Recovery Workbook nicely lays out the principles and practices that help people on their recovery experience. It is full of skills which workbook participants might try as they consider their priorities. Katherine comes at this from two perspectives: as a person with lived experience AND as a thought leader in the recovery space.
Patrick Corrigan, Psy.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology,
Illinois Institute of Technology, Director, Center for Health Equity, Education and Research
Katherine Ponte's workbook offers patients who struggle with significant mental health conditions a road map to freedom. It guides them to discover the path toward a greater quality of life and ways to rise above the limitations and sense of stigma otherwise imposed by the burden of serious mental illness. Her writing is refreshingly clear, direct and straightforward.
Joseph F. Goldberg, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
The text of this book defines 8 steps to recovery from Self Assessment through the journey to self-care and relationships. Her personal experience, her years of helping others, and her teaching the principles of success in the context of serious mental illness is remarkable.
Will Carpenter, Professor of Psychiatry, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Throughout the workbook Katherine speaks plainly, as a caring and compassionate guide through the rough terrain of mental health challenges. A comprehensive list of topics encompasses the common ground most people with mental health challenges experience.
Rita Cronise, MS, ALWF , Co-Director, Peer Support Services Technical Assistance Center (PeerTAC), Academy of Peer Services, Rutgers University
Katherine's work reaches those affected by mental health issues in a thoughtful and relatable manner. This workbook is a culmination of her journey to recovery, her dedication, persistence, and eloquence in describing the steps to mental health recovery are to be celebrated!
Lisa DeFelice-Fratto, LMHC, Manager, Psychosocial Rehabilitation, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Leaning on her lived experience, Katherine has developed a rich set of practical resources that not only show others it is possible to recover from serious mental illness, but provides readers with the tools to play an active role in their own recovery process. There is something for every individual living with serious mental illness in Katherine's recovery workbook. The power of peer support shines through on every page, instilling a critical sense of hope for recovery in a way that only someone who has walked this road could do.
Matt Kudish, LMSW, MPA, Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance on Mental Illness-NYC
... an important and beautiful workbook to help guide people and families along their recovery journeys ... an essential roadmap for people living with serious mental illness, families and loved ones, and for advocates and healthcare providers.
John MacPhee, Chief Executive Office, The Jed Foundation
... an indispensable guide for navigating the complexities of mental illness. This wonderful workbook is an invaluable resource for individuals facing mental health challenges, their families and supporters, and the professionals working with them through their recovery journey.
Nathan Romano, MBA, President Emeritus of the National Alliance on Mental Illness-NYC, President, Atalaya Capital Management
... a meaningful guide for people living with mental illness. Informed and inspired by her own triumphant recovery, this workbook combines inspiration with practicality for those like us living with serious mental illness in a way which no other self-help book has.
Arvind Sooknanan, Board Member & Community Advocate for Fountain House
As a psychiatric occupational therapist working with people with serious mental illness for over 35 years, I can attest that this workbook is an outstanding tool in helping patients on the path to mental health recovery. The workbook is a treasure trove of best practices.
E. Chaya Weinstein, Ph.D., OTR/L, Mental Health Recovery Occupational Therapy (OT)
