Get Yourself From Crisis To C… by Mark Elder

Mark Elder

Sydney, Australia

"Not only is he a great and entertaining writer but, I can tell you his insights on life are invaluable!"
- Kerryn Benbow, Senior Events Manager (Red Cross, AMP, Symantec)

Australian Mark Elder has worked as a magazine designer, a photojournalist and a musician. His travels have taken him such diverse places as war zones in Afghanistan to Everest Basecamp in Nepal and Yakuza bars in Japan. He has studied mindfulness at a Vipassana (ten days of silence) retreat as well as releasing the Kundalini in India ("oh, wow!").

But it was his work as a telephone crisis volunteer - and trainer - that inspired this book. The years that he spent on the phone gave him the skills and insights into helping people climb out of the emotional danger zone. His time in various war zones and places where people are suffering also provided many insights into the human condition.

He has had articles published in publications such as GQ, Elle, Gourmet Traveller and others. His recent diagnosis of early onset Parkinson's Disease has given him extra insights into using his coping skills. It's done nothing for his typing technique, though!

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Get Yourself From Crisis To Coping

Your Instant Emotional Toolbox

A simple and easy-to-use toolbox of techniques to get you out of the emotional red zone. Start coping and smiling and thriving.

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"Excellent new resource for anyone who's ever had a crisis, seen a loved one go through one - which is pretty well all of us!!" - Chrissie Burke - Registered Psychologist, MAPS

We are complicated creatures – which is both a curse and a blessing – a mixture of thoughts and feelings that lead to feelings about feelings and thoughts about those feelings. We are engaged in a perpetual cycle of “what if", We continually ask ourselves, “why" – why did I do that? Why don't people like me? Why is my mother like this? And we tell ourselves that things “should" operate in certain ways – my life should be like this, families should be kinder, other people should be better organised, etc.

We can – and do – play these pointless “what if and why" games all day. Not only that, we actively refuse to process our emotions. They are like a big turbulent room that – when we open the door – threaten to overwhelm us. Crisis counselling taught me how to sit next to my emotions and not react to them, while still being aware of them and not avoiding them.

So, we search for happiness. Paradoxically, the search for happiness is making us desperately unhappy. We look at what other people have and think that everyone else is more successful – which these days means more happy – than we are. Your neighbour might have a Maseratti while you are schlepping round in a clapped out old Skoda. Your best friends look like they have fantastic sex lives. Your cousin looks organised and neat. We are sending ourselves mad. Benchmarking yourself against other people is a surefire way to make yourself unhappy.

Likewise, you can't think your way to happiness. Or work your way to happiness. Or drink your way to happiness.

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Not coping is normal

Everybody struggles. Everybody has times when they can't cope. Human beings are an intense mishmash of thoughts, feelings and emotions that feed on each other in a jumbled bio-feedback loop. We are bombarded constantly with doubts and regrets. Feelings of inadequacy, disillusionment, grief, uncertainty, loneliness, isolation, shyness pile on top of each other leaving us feeling vulnerable and off kilter. For most of us there is a nagging something that hums in the background of our subconscious - a little voice that says, "maybe I'm not good enough" or not worthy of love, success, happiness. The list goes on. We are limitless in our ability to self sabotage.

Every now and then the noise increases and we end up in a state of crisis. Anxiety, panic attacks, crippling depression, aching loneliness, existential doubt. We are hit with a tsunami of feelings that knocks us off our feet. When we are in the middle of this storm it can be hard to find a way out.

My work as a telephone counsellor gave me insights into how people can turn the emotional volume down. Using diverse techniques such as breathing techniques, mindfulness, grounding, paraphrasing and self-parenting we can bring ourselves back from the brink. Just simple cognitive messages that affirm that we aren't abnormal can have a huge impact on us. Knowing that we aren't painful failures and that these feelings are commonplace can take the heat off. Knowing that things change can give us the strength to ride out the storm.

But how?

Each chapter provides simple, clear explanations showing how to. For example, people talk about mindfulness a lot. What exactly is it? How exactly do I do it? And how will it help?

Of course, this book isn't a substitute for professional modalities such as therapy or psychiatry. Expert help should be sought to help resolve deep issues and long term problems. But this book can help you to get into a calmer state so that you can make rational decisions about your health and wellbeing.

Once the book is published, I will be launching a website with further updates, plus an app with helpful hints for coping NOW - right when you need it!

"I am really looking forward to reading what the unique, authentic and awesome Mark has to say on coping with the stress of everyday life," - Rachel Gleeson

Timeline

Since this is crowdfunding, delivery times are a bit delayed. My estimated timeline is:

Run pre-orders campaign (45 days)
Finish writing, editing & layout (1 month)
Printing & delivery (1 month)

One last note: The pre-orders are in USD.

5 publishers interested

	Agora Publishing Agora Publishing is a Canada-based not-for-profit organization, founded in 1997 with the aim of making book publishing accessible to all writers across Canada and internationally. We are the only hybrid book publisher which is also a cable TV show producer; newspaper publisher; social media marketer and search engine marketing organization. Do you have a Twitter following of at least 5000? We will interview eligible authors for 15 minutes for our cable TV show broadcast. If your raw interview footage generates at least 1000 views within a four day period, we will air your interview on our cable TV show. Contact us for more information. Applications are due Saturday, May 29, 2021. #authors #bookmarketing #writers #tv Hybrid publisher All categories Worldwide
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	Mill City Press 100 copies • Completed manuscript. Mill City Press coordinates distribution, printing, and self-publishing services for authors who are also going through a full publishing process with us for their book with one of our publishing packages which include interior formatting, ISBN assignment, bar code, distribution, etc. Service publisher Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel Worldwide
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	Virtualbookworm Publishing Virtualbookworm (VBW) Publishing was founded by a writer frustrated by the long wait time and occasional heartbreak often associated with the publishing industry. After researching the various "alternatives," he discovered a number of subsidy publishers that would publish any author ... for a price. Unfortunately, many reviewers (and readers) thumb their noses at books from such houses, since all it takes is cash to get published by them. Then he discovered self publishing and the endless opportunities it presented. However, such a venture requires countless hours of research of printers, proofreaders, artists, etc. And after publication, even more time is consumed trying to market the book. So, Virtualbookworm.com was established as a "clearinghouse" for authors, since it offers virtually everything under one roof. Although we now charge setup and design fees, those costs are kept to a minimum so as to cover all expenses. And, as with "traditional" publishers, we carefully review each manuscript and only offer contracts to authors who truly have exceptional manuscripts. We don't print garbage, and we want our authors to proudly say they were published by Virtualbookworm. If we accept your book for publication, you can rest assured that it will be sold next to other quality books, and not just work that had enough money behind it. And, you'll receive some of the best royalties in the business! Since our initial costs are so low, we want your books to sell as much as you do. Service publisher Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel Worldwide

Update #8 - Six months on... April 5, 2016

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Just a note to keep you in the loop about the book Get yourself from Crisis to Coping. It's been six months …
Update #7 - The book is finished! Feb. 14, 2016

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Just letting you know - the book is finished! The writing is done, the illustrations and design are all wrapped up. We are just …
Update #6 - Muchas Gracias! Jan. 15, 2016

Yay! With just an hour to go till we face the final curtain with Publishizer! Thanks so much for all the support. The book is …
Update #5 - Readers' Pick Dec. 23, 2015

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About the author

Get Yourself From Crisis To Coping

Proposal

"Excellent new resource for anyone who's ever had a crisis, seen a loved one go through one - which is pretty well all of us!!" - Chrissie Burke - Registered Psychologist, MAPS

Not coping is normal

But how?

"I am really looking forward to reading what the unique, authentic and awesome Mark has to say on coping with the stress of everyday life," - Rachel Gleeson

Timeline