Depression and Back – Powerful Poetry

I didn’t understand what depression was or how this could take over one’s mind until it happened to me. — Susan Polis Schutz

Depression and Back will provide you with valuable insight about depression if you have never dealt with it.  If you have suffered from depression or are currently battling with it, Susan Polis Schutz’s poetry, may help the healing process.

Susan shares her own profound journey through depression and recovery in this poetic memoir.

The poetry is extremely emotional.  Divided into four sections, it illustrates the different stages of depression.  Before you start reading, I suggest you have a supportive person or group to talk and share the feelings and questions that may surface from reading this powerful poetry.

Susan Polis Schutz also has a documentary highlighting depression; The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression, which aired on local PBS stations this month.

One by one the victims’ tales are unraveled in gripping detail:  symptoms; suicide; the stigma and lack of understanding; the stress in families and relationships; the loss of ability to work or function in school.  The director takes a hard look at the pros and cons of medication, different forms of therapy, and support groups.

Please visit www.ironzeal.com to learn more about or to purchase the documentary, The Misunderstood Epidemic: Depression, and the book, Depression and Back by Susan Polis Schutz.