Ron Coleman

Poems written over a period of 50 years. These poems are true real Life episodes and do not reflect opinion but fact. Actual events in real life. Whoa Neighbor "Say What" Sometimes funny, sometimes amazingly accurate. They tell stories, some historic others humorous. This book will grab your attention and hold it to the very end.

This book is the compilation of story and Mood poems I have had the honor of penning thanks to the glory of God. I feel like the great Hank Williams. I just kinda reach up and pull them down. This compilation of poems spans more than 70 years of my life experiences told in the form of poems. All the poems are true, no fiction here. Just real experiences as they unfolded in real life.

This book is the compilation of story and Mood poems I have had the honor of penning thanks to the glory of God. I feel like the great Hank Williams. I just kinda reach up and pull them down. This compilation of poems spans more than 70 years of my life experiences told in the form of poems. All the poems are true, no fiction here. Just real experiences as they unfolded in real life.

This Book is poems pulled down from above that express the authors feelings about America and its veterans through experiences of the author or persons known by the author. The author's experiences in the service of his country. Life lessons learned over more than 70 years of living. The author's realization of how great America really is and how much we owe our military heroes and veterans. Hopefully this is reflected thru the poem's in this book.

Having started my psychiatric journey in 1981 with a diagnoses of schizophrenia, a diagnoses that I gave up in 1991 on the road to a personal recovery. At the age of 59 my wife Karen and my kids noticed that my memory was letting me down. I was leaving gas rings on and would sometimes be found in the kitchen staring into space with no idea why I was there. My ability with numbers has also diminished and my decision making is not as good as it has been. This book is then part of my refusal to give in and to try to stave the passage of time and memory. This is my King Canute time my chance to beat the odds. This is the time to let my own voices both internal and external become even more part of who I am. I hope you find this book entertaining, and challenging my voices certainly do.

Working with Voices has been translated into some twenty languages to date and is one of the most influential workbooks for people who hear voices. It has been researched by W j Casstevens Phd Associate professor North Carolina State University Dept of Social Work She discovered that the workbook reduced both Anxiety and Levels of Depression amongst voice hearers.. The book is used as an aid in many hearing voices groups world wide. Ron Coleman has been a Voice Hearer for nearly forty years Whilst Mike Smith is Psychiatric Nurse and winner of the UK Nurse of the Year for his work on voices.

The world of mental health practice has been changed forever by the introduction of peer workers into both the state and the NGO sector. This Practice Guide is a exploration of this new worker by three critical Thinkers. Ron Coleman spent 13 years of his life as a service user in the UK mental health system spending 7.5 years of his life as an inpatient in various hospitals in London and Greater Manchester. His experience of hospital and his journey out of Psychiatry is now reflected in everything he does and you will find some of that experience within the pages of this book. William Ellis has had many roles in his life and has worked in many differing roles within the field of mental health. More importantly William has always been open about the struggles he has gone through and he brings these insights. Karen Taylor spent 17 years as a psychiatric nurse before leaving to work full time with Ron Coleman as a director of Working to Recovery Ltd. This background made Karen an Ideal Author alongside Ron and WilliamIt is this three way combination that brings to the market a book that can be seen as different, full of Learning and hope for the future.