Adversity to Ascension

As a psychiatrist, I have listened to and treated thousands of people over the past 30 years from all walks of life. I have worked with the most desperate of the unhoused, addicted, criminally insane, people who have lost their physical health, material possessions, and loved ones, those functioning in their lives with mild to severe mood and anxiety disorders, and those whose maladies consist of complaints on a mundane and inconsequential level. In each category, some find ways to cope and overcome their challenges, while others are utterly devastated by their circumstances, sinking into des