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Escape from Dark Places: Guideposts to Hope in an Age of Anxiety & Depression
Escape from Dark Places is a motivating story of a mother-and-son journey to triumph over anxiety and depression, answering questions such as, How big is the problem? Why is the number of those suffering trending upward? And how can we stop the stigma? The author draws on history, psychology, science, theology, and philosophy to construct a solution and looks at generational theory for ways to bridge the abyss that separates boomers and millennials. The book provides practical guidelines for engaging young people and their parents, grandparents, mentors, and church leaders in effective intergenerational dialogue, a practice that will inspire societal and spiritual reconnects, fight indifference, create significance, stop the stigma--and spread hope.
190 pages, Paperback
First published June 14, 2016
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About the author
Ambra Watkins
3 books4 followersAmbra is a Boomer mom intrigued by the Millennial generation. She is concerned for trophy-kids whose high expectations crashed into the reality of an economic downturn and for parents who are trying to help them find purpose in the postmodern world.
Ambra's latest book, Escape from Dark Places, focuses on the rising levels of anxiety and depression in young people and what parents, grandparents, mentors, and church leaders can do to help.
Ambra holds an MA in English and a PMP certification. She worked for fifteen years implementing training, knowledge management, and organizational change initiatives at Accenture and other Fortune 500 companies. Her experiences living and working in Africa and traveling abroad lend a multi-cultural perspective to her life and writing.
Other publications include the story of a historic mill in New England--The Birth, Being, and Burning of Worumbo Mill--as well as two self-published biographies that capture the values and character of the past.
Ambra's latest book, Escape from Dark Places, focuses on the rising levels of anxiety and depression in young people and what parents, grandparents, mentors, and church leaders can do to help.
Ambra holds an MA in English and a PMP certification. She worked for fifteen years implementing training, knowledge management, and organizational change initiatives at Accenture and other Fortune 500 companies. Her experiences living and working in Africa and traveling abroad lend a multi-cultural perspective to her life and writing.
Other publications include the story of a historic mill in New England--The Birth, Being, and Burning of Worumbo Mill--as well as two self-published biographies that capture the values and character of the past.
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February 28, 2016
Millennials, read this. Then pass it on to Mom and Dad.
Have you ever read something and felt like, “Yeah, I know these people”? Watkins begins her book by setting the stage with her family’s recent experiences in dealing with anxiety and depression. Of course, through this memoir you will get a sense that you know the Watkins' better, but, more than that, the personal story will alert you to the experiences closer to home—perhaps to those in your family, at your work, or in your neighborhood. We trophy kids have grown up. We’re restless.
Through Watkins’ honesty, Escape from Dark Places gets you to the "elephant in the room" of our society. However, this giant elephant—this era of anxiety—is easy to miss. We’ve come of age in it. The second section of the book does an EXCELLENT job of examining and analyzing philosophical shifts and generational differences over the last 100 years. As we Millennials await our self-actualization, oh how we need to hear about those times when it wasn’t all about US! Really, what were Grandma and Granddad even thinking about if they weren’t trying to find themselves?
Wow, so I’m being a little cynical. Watkins isn’t. She writes as a mother. She is a Boomer who has raised Millennials. She brings the “elephant in the room” to the forefront so that we can see it and basically says let’s open up the intergenerational dialogue through real relationships, in the real world. Let’s hash this out, and get to the place of recovery. Watkins’ book gives us the context and the start. Millennials, read it. Then pass the book on to Mom and Dad.
Have you ever read something and felt like, “Yeah, I know these people”? Watkins begins her book by setting the stage with her family’s recent experiences in dealing with anxiety and depression. Of course, through this memoir you will get a sense that you know the Watkins' better, but, more than that, the personal story will alert you to the experiences closer to home—perhaps to those in your family, at your work, or in your neighborhood. We trophy kids have grown up. We’re restless.
Through Watkins’ honesty, Escape from Dark Places gets you to the "elephant in the room" of our society. However, this giant elephant—this era of anxiety—is easy to miss. We’ve come of age in it. The second section of the book does an EXCELLENT job of examining and analyzing philosophical shifts and generational differences over the last 100 years. As we Millennials await our self-actualization, oh how we need to hear about those times when it wasn’t all about US! Really, what were Grandma and Granddad even thinking about if they weren’t trying to find themselves?
Wow, so I’m being a little cynical. Watkins isn’t. She writes as a mother. She is a Boomer who has raised Millennials. She brings the “elephant in the room” to the forefront so that we can see it and basically says let’s open up the intergenerational dialogue through real relationships, in the real world. Let’s hash this out, and get to the place of recovery. Watkins’ book gives us the context and the start. Millennials, read it. Then pass the book on to Mom and Dad.
October 8, 2020
A lot of opinions, some background information, but not really any guideposts. The author should leave infographics for graphic designers. I ended up skipping those pages because the statistics didn't make sense.
December 27, 2021
Read this And found it interesting. More full of facts than hope I personally feel like, however was a good knowledgeable read.
October 17, 2016
Absolutely nothing was grounded in any research but she mentioned research. Her thoughts and guideposts were nothing more than s long easy from a mom.
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