The Courage To Be True: Set Your Best Self Free

by Tina Ruysseveldt

Overview

How do YOU live the healthy, satisfying and successful life you desire and deserve?

These are the questions Tina tackles in her inspiring debut, The Courage To Be True. And Tina has had experience in keeping it together in life as she has made it to the other side of both addictions and cancer. Indigenous author, ICU Nurse Tina brings a layered lens and specific insights, as the journey she has travelled has been as both the patient and the health care provider. Mental health is something we cannot ignore anymore, and the way to achieve that is through self-care. And the cool thing about self-care is we have control over it. I know sometimes life can be overwhelming and we might feel like we don't have control over very much but the one thing we always have control over is our "Self-Care".We have come to understand that the foundation for living well is set by our self. Mental health and well being are earned by making good choices based in self-love, investing in our selves, and to know we are worth it. And then of course there is a little bit of discipline. But there is a way! Let's build strength and resilience together, and take that first small step.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781777072704
Publisher:	Tina
Publication date:	05/07/2020
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Tina Ruysseveldt is the author of The Courage to be True, a gripping memoir about her triumphant battles with addictions and cancer. The book details her rise from a neglected childhood in an abusive alcoholic home to a career as a respected Canadian Nursing professional, and it provides a breath-taking tribute to the power of the human spirit. As a child, Tina swore she would never become an alcoholic like her mother, but as she grew older, she fell prey to the vicious grip of this dreadful disease. After numerous brushes with death, she made a commitment to sobriety, and she created a LiveWell Recipe that helped her regain her mental health, and her physical vitality. Just a few years into her new lease on life, however, she was struck by a deadly form of cancer, which her LiveWell Recipe again helped her to vanquish. Tina's experiences with these two vicious diseases left her determined to put her energy towards helping others find their own way to a life of wellness, and her book The Courage to be True, provides a true and compelling story along with powerful tips on how to do just that. Tina is of Tuscarora heritage, a member of the Six Nations of the Grand River, an author, a sought after keynote speaker, an ICU Nurse, a Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Advanced Practice Nurse, a volunteer at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the creator of Tina's Recovery Yoga ("TRY"), a therapy for anyone who is in search of greater physical and mental wellbeing. Tina writes and speaks about how understanding and embracing self-care in a meaningful way will lead you to an improved level of well-being and enhanced quality of life.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prologue

Chapters

1 Setting the Stage for an Alcoholic Adulthood

2 How Not to Parent

3 Sex and Self-Esteem

4 Teen Years. Scenes from A Bad Movie

5 The Pretend Years. "No, I'm Not an Alcoholic!"

6 My Final Drinking Years. A Game of Russian Roulette

7 Living Sober-Rehab

8 Hospitals -WTF?!

9 Fear and Uncertainty at Mount Sinai Hospital

10 Hospital #3-Princess Margaret

11 It's All About the Hair. More Complications

12 More Chemo

13 Debilitating Fatigue and Heightened Senses

14 Continued Transformation

15 What It's Like Now: I am Happy, Lucky, and Grateful

16 The Live-Well Recipe

17 No Stone Unturned

18 Mental Sanity-Are you in Check?

A Note to the Reader

Glossary

References

Editorial Reviews

Thank you for your courage to bear your soul so we can learn from your experience and gain insight and strength through your journey. I feel so much more that I just can't put it into words, but I hope you understand the momentous impact you sharing your story had on me.

Samantha MacNeill, RN

Incredible, on so many levels. It read as a story of truths, and a workbook full of golden nuggets that I can apply to my life. It opened my eyes to the world of addictions. A real page-turner and I became excited to build my own LiveWell Recipe.

Carmela Scarff, RN

Tina's story made addiction real to me for the first time. I now understand why The Disease is so devastating. This book is a must read if you want to help family or friends on their journey. It definitely will help you learn and understand.

Garth Roberts, CSP, Trainer, Coach, Speaker

Tina's passion for helping people is genuine. I have worked along side her for many years and I am honored to share in her journey. I highly recommend this book!

Amber Graydon, Recreational Therapist, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, CAMH

In this stunning debut, Tina Ruysseveldt courageously shares her journey of descent into Hell and her successful reemergence to the awakened life. Tina gives the best definition of self-care, becoming your coach as she inspires you to do the same. You will be astounded by Tina's story, and inspired by her message.

Dr. Lance Secretan, Best-selling Author, Advisor to Leaders, Founder & CEO of the Secretan Center

Tina's story is a gripping tale of overcoming some of life's biggest obstacles while learning along the way and ultimately coming through to the other side. Her compassion and candor is refreshing and her story is near impossible to put down.
Everyone will find something to relate to in this book as Tina shares her story and her secrets to leading a healthy and happy life. You too can adapt her methods into your life to achieve your own best self.

Shannon Bruce, RN

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