What: NAMI-CS Annual Breakfast Meeting
Where: Clarion Hotel, 314 W. Bijou (I-25 & Bijou)
When: April 24, 2010, 10:00 a.m.
Guest Speaker: Award Winning Author Ann Kochenberger
Ann Kochenberger is the award winning author of Out of Focus…Again, a memoir about Ann’s struggle with bipolar disorder and her difficult journey to recovery. It’s a story of hope and healing and the important role her family played in her recovery. Says Professor of Psychology, Frank J. Landry, “The book’s stunning description of the reality of depression is one of the most compelling I have encountered.”
Both Ann and her husband, Gary, will speak about Coping with Bi-Polar disorder and the Important Role of Family.
- National Best Book 2009 Awards, Finalist , Health: Psychology/ Mental Health, October 20, 2009
- National INDIE 2009 Excellence Awards, Finalist, Memoir, May 9, 2009
- EVVY Award, Colorado Independent Publishers Association, Honorable Mention Self-Help, March 28, 2009
- EVVY Award, Colorado Independent Writers Association, 2nd Place, Inspirational, March 28, 2009
NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation’s voice on mental illness, a national organization including NAMI organizations in every state and in over 1100 local communities across the country who join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education.
