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Published: Oct. 12, 2020, 7 a.m.

In today's episode of the podcast, we're joined by author, speaker and Recovery Expert Bill MacPhee. Bill's childhood passion for swimming led him at the age of 19 to the South China Sea where he began a promising career as a commercial deep-sea diver in Singapore. The future looked bright for Bill, already living his dream. Five years later, Bill was living a nightmare. Pacing a psychiatric ward, trapped in a world of illusions, delusions, paranoia and depression, he was 24 years old and diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Bill was hospitalized 6 different times, lived in 3 group homes and had a suicide attempt. If you ever wondered what goes on in the mind of someone who is out of reality, Bill's book that will give you a clear, vivid understanding of schizophrenia. Bill has shared many of his original nursing notes as well as his psychiatrist notes and treatment regimen.

Today Bill is known as a recovery expert, and he defines recovery as when you would not want to be anyone other than who you are today. Bill has helped thousands of people through his work and publications and will help you understand what you need to know about recovery and life with schizophrenia.

Bill joins us to talk about Schizophrenia - what is it? What are the misconceptions around schizophrenia? What does recovery look like? We also discuss suicide. Bill shares his story in this informative and insightful conversation.

Mentioned in this episode:

Bill's book: To Cry a Dry Tear: Bill MacPhee's Journey of Hope and Recovery with Schizophrenia

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