This self-help memoir is the story of Brendan O’Shea’s climb out of depression and into a better life. It starts with a hard-drinking, cynical graphic designer trying to figure out why his life is such a mess. It ends with Brendan living in the Sunshine Coast hills in Australia with his wife, making a living as the Mindfulness Mentor. This audiobook tells the stages of that transformation.
Along the way Brendan had plenty of adventures: he was a Buddhist monk for six years, trained as a yoga teacher in Australia and India, studied counselling, became a performance poet and fell in love. How Wonderful tells the story of each turning point and all the crucial lessons that helped Brendan face and deal depression and anxiety.
Despite the challenging subject matter ‘How Wonderful’ is a very easy story to read, with a lot of humour, insights and reflection. Informative without being lecturing and honest without being overwhelming, it is a story from the heart, told with the hope that others can benefit from the author’s experiences.
