Nurse Dorothea Presents A Comprehensive Discussion on Mental Well-Being explores the intricacies of mental health and offers practical advice for improving mental well-being through a blend of storytelling and practical advice. Why was this an important guide for you to write? 

I’m a Registered Nurse at a psychiatric hospital.  Upon learning my background, many people have been asking me when I would tackle this tough subject of mental health.  The timing was right this year, and we launched book #1 (this book) on May 29^th.  It is truly taking a whole time to produce this series.  These are much harder books for me to write than the Nurse Florence® series.  I wish I could just have my company’s name on the book cover but have been told by my distributor that the author’s name must also be on the front cover for global distribution approval.  Mental health is complicated, and I think I have let people know from the page count of book #1 (596 pages).  I think we may have done the impossible to present this topic in a way that teenagers can grasp.  Adolescence is challenging and becoming a young adult has many obstacles so we hope this series will help make the transition more smoothly.

Can you share with us a little about the research required to put this book together? 

I started with a brainstorming session that lasted days to come up with all the main points to be discussed.  Then, I scoured the internet for reliable, trustworthy sources of information about the topics.  Many of the articles and publications overlapped so I had to synthesize the info.  I maintained hope in my mind that I would be able to sift through all of the info and find the pieces of information necessary to pass on.

What is it about Dorothea Dix’s contributions to healthcare that made her the perfect model for your book’s main character?

Dorothea Dix lived in the early 1800s, and she lobbied legislatures to stop chaining people with schizophrenia because they were terrifying.  I consider her one of the first to help remove the stigma of mental illness.  I like to tell my patients that we humans are just one life event away from a mental health crisis.  Let’s be kind to one another since we don’t know each other’s struggles.

Do you have more Nurse Dorothea books planned? If so, what topic will the next installment cover? 

Dow Creative Enterprises® will be publishing a new book every 5 weeks for the next 10 years.  Book 2 published weeks ago, Nurse Dorothea presents Managing Impulsivity.  Book 3 should publish in the next couple of weeks: Nurse Dorothea presents Why Coping Skills Work and What are Some That Can Be Done Anytime and Anywhere.

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