Calusa Recovery

The Healing Us Book Tour is on the move! We’re proud to be bringing the message of recovery, resilience, and community to some of the nation’s leading universities: 📍 Rutgers University 📍 Fairleigh Dickinson University 📍 Gulf Coast University And this is just the beginning—more sites will be announced soon! Stay tuned and join us as we share stories that heal, inspire, and unite. 💜 #HealingUs #BookTour #Rutgers #FDU #GulfCoastUniversity #Recovery #Community #Resilience

The Hidden Strengths in our diagnosis:

Anxiety Disorders-
Highly alert, excellent planners, risk-aware, sensitive to others’ emotions

Depression-
Deep thinkers, highly empathetic toward others’ suffering, strong resilience from surviving hardship

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Creative problem-solvers, high energy, ability to think outside the box, spontaneous and flexible

PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Survivors with strong protective instincts, heightened awareness, courageous even when fearful

OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)-
Strong attention to detail, highly responsible, strong commitment to tasks

Bipolar Disorder-
Periods of great creativity, passion, and boldness; ability to experience deep emotional connections

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)-
Deep sensitivity to emotions, capacity for intense loyalty and passion, perceptiveness about relational dynamics

Social Anxiety1
Careful listeners, thoughtful communicators, highly attuned to others’ needs and feelings

Eating Disorders-
Strong self-discipline and goal-orientation (though it can become misapplied and needs redirection toward health)

Substance Use Disorder (Addiction)-
Tenacity and willpower (shown in survival and recovery), creative coping mechanisms (though unhealthy, they reflect resilience and adaptability)

Schizophrenia-
Unique perspective on reality, potential for profound creativity, heightened pattern recognition in abstract thinking