FNDHopeCANADA Volunteer 2022-23
REVIEWS: FiNDing Hope
Patrick Price,
Ask A Book Editor
"There’s so much I respected in FiNDing Hope—its rawness, its hope, the visceral depictions of a body out of control, the honest moments of despair, insights inched toward, and then backsliding out of fear and lack of being seen. It’s a tapestry of grief and self-realization that refuses to play by a strictly linear memoir playbook. Anyone facing a FND diagnosis, or really anyone enduring chronic health issues or a medical mystery, will find solace, empathy, insight, and hope in Jocelyn's words."
Jon Stone,
Professor of Neurology, University of Edinburgh, UK . Secretary of the FND society and creator of neurosymptoms.org
"The voices of people with FND have long been silent. Jocelyn Bystrom's account of experiencing seizures and movement disorder as part of the condition will resonabte with others who experienced diagnostic delay and disbelief from others. Her story also gives hope to those wondering if improvement from FND is possible and reminds us that there are many different paths to change. "
Jon Stone, Professor of Neurology, University of Edinburgh, UK . Secretary of the FND society and creator of neurosymptoms.org
Dr. JJ. Sidhu,
Psychiatry, (SIU)
Vancouver General Hospital
“Finding Hope is a fantastic read. Like any skilled guide, Jocelyn Bystrom expertly brings us along to experience the ups and downs of what it is like to live with a condition that transcends the perceived space between mental and physical health. This experience can be incredibly isolating and invalidating for individuals trying to navigate their own lives, as well as medical systems that are better set up for more overly simplified origins of illness. Finding Hope advances this discussion, and it should bring hope to those who find themselves in similar circumstances.”
Sun, Nov 12
|Comox
FiNDing Hope: Book Launch
A transparent conversation on Mental Health in the Comox Valley with: Monica Parkin, Jocelyn Bystrom, and Tina Pringle.
Time & Location
Nov 12, 2023, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Comox, 2182 Comox Ave, Comox, BC V9M 1P7, Canada
About the event
An opportunity for interested individuals in the Comox Valley, to learn simple tips to prioritize their own health & well being. Monica Parkin, TEDex Speaker, and podcast host of: Juggling Without Balls will interview Jocelyn Bystrom, about her own mental health journey, and eventual diagnosis with Functional Neurologic Disorder, after a seven-year long complex diagnostic journey in February 2021. I will share stories and answer a Q&A led by M. Parkin, also of the Comox Valley, what led me to a workshop titled: Writing for Chronic Health, and my writing eventually became a book titled: FiNDing Hope: The Mind-Body Connection & Importance of Being Seen and Heard, which will be published late-October, 2023 by @StoneTigerBooks, New York.
Tickets (at the door): Are by donation to:
Foundry, Comox Valley. Foundry Comox Valley offers young people 12-24 access to mental health and substance use support, primary care, peer support and social services.
💯 of event proceeds will be gifted to: Foundry, Comox Valley.