Life of Micah: Suicidal to Success

by Michael Nelson, Owen Salter

Overview

This book is about a fictitious character named Micah. His life begins in a working-class family in Australia and takes you on his traumatic but inspirational life journey.

Micah's childhood experiences included domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, bullying, relationship issues and attempted suicide at 16 years of age. As a consequence of these traumatic events, he struggled with mental illness and relationship problems for most of his life. As well as this, he was called up for national service in the Australian Army and spent one year fighting the Viet Cong in Vietnam, resulting in PTSD. In spite of all these difficulties, he was eventually able to turn his life around, succeeding in business and relationships. In his later years he became a counsellor and was able to help many people overcome mental illness and relationship problems.

"Life of Micah" will inspire and give hope to those individuals who are suffering from mental illness and relationship problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780228884118
Publisher:	Tellwell Talent
Publication date:	09/30/2022
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Michael Nelson's llife began in a small Housing Commission home in 1955 (baby boomer generation), to a low income working-class family in the SE suburbs of Melbourne. He had one older and one younger brother (deceased) and two older sisters. His family religion was Roman Catholic, and he attended an RC primary school and a public secondary school.At 16 years old, he started a radio apprenticeship and worked for an electronics manufacturer for four years and then joined the RAAF. He left the RAAF after six years and worked in the computer industry for several years as a computer technician and then later became a sales engineer for various technical equipment companies. At 50 years of age, he began study as a Counsellor and completed a counselling degree in 2010.As a counsellor, Michael worked with various clients with mental health issues and marriage problems. It was during this time as a counsellor that he gained knowledge and experience working with persons at risk of suicide. He is now retired from the workforce.