Mental health for teenagers and young adults, but older adults are saying they are learning new things too.
Title: Nurse Dorothea Presents Why Coping Skills Work and What Are Some That Can Be Done Anytime and Anywhere
Author: Michael Dow
Pages: 308
Genre: Nonfiction for Young Adults
We are starting the process of removing stigma about mental health issues. Let’s share ideas of the journey to well-being and seek to understand others as they are instead of how we wish them to be. By learning to know ourselves and trying different coping skills that are specific to the situation that we find ourselves in, we can achieve balance and peace. As we deepen our self-awareness and harness tailored coping mechanisms for diverse situations, we pave the path to equilibrium and serenity. Let’s foster an environment conducive to both individual and collective growth within our society. By doing this, we unlock potentials previously unattainable, empowering us to fully cultivate our knowledge, skills, and abilities. With gratitude in our heart, peace in our mind, and confidence in our capabilities, we can face the future with bravery, courage, and determination to help make the best lives for ourselves and others that we possibly can. If society wants something we have never had, we’re going to have to do something that has never been done.
Nurse Dorothea Presents Why Coping Skills Work and What Are Some That Can Be Done Anytime and Anywhere is available at Lulu.
Book Excerpt
“We will be recording this session. People in the future will get to experience the same things you will today. Sometimes, I will speak to people watching this showor reading the future book about the class. This is an interactive class and I want you all to ask questions as you have them. We will stop sometimes and discuss things with each other. If you are watching the show or reading the book, then I want YOUall to also discuss the questions and topics with those in the room. This book is an experience, and you will only get the full experience by talking with others. Please take breaks from the show as you need to since this will be a long discussion.”
– Excerpted from Nurse Dorothea Presents Why Coping Skills Work and What are Some That Can Be Done Anytime and Anywhere by Michael Dow, Dow Creative Enterprises, 2024. Reprinted with permission.
Michael Stephen Dow is married to Perla in Arizona and has 3 kids. Michael was on a path to attend medical school and then the events of September 11, 2001 occurred. Michael became angry at the terrorists and decided to join the US Air Force. He went through Officer Training School and then graduated specialized Navigator training to become an Electronic Warfare Officer. Michael deployed 6 times for the Global War on Terror between 2005 and 2009 with the EC-130H Compass Call mission. Michael medically retired in 2010 and then became an US Army contractor serving Wounded Warriors and ensuring they received all of their entitled benefits for 8 years. Michael always had a love for science and the human body so he then used his GI bill to go through nursing school and graduated in August 2020. Michael now works as a Registered Nurse at an inpatient psychiatric hospital. Michael’s education is as follows: B.A. in Psychology from Auburn University in 1999, B.S. in Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2001, M.S. in Management from Troy University in 2010, Masters in Health Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2017, and M.S. from the University of Arizona in 2020 through its 15 month accelerated Masters Entry to the Profession of Nursing program. Michael is the Founder and Manager of Dow Creative Enterprises, LLC. His books have garnered the Silver Nautilus Book award in 2020 (Nurse Florence, Help I’m Bleeding) and an Award-Winning Finalist in the Religion category for the 2021 International Book Awards (A Prayer to Our Father in the Heavens: Possibly the Greatest Jewish Prayer of All Time). Michael believes we will need the best of science and religion to successfully navigate ourselves, our civilization, through the future obstacles we will face. More information can be found at www.DowCreativeEnterprises.com and www.NurseFlorence.org. Nurse Florence® is a federally registered trademark by Dow Creative Enterprises. The Nurse Florence® series seeks to promote science and health among children and to help increase the health literacy levels of our society. With teamwork, inclusion, faith and perseverance, we can bravely face our problems and help each other reach our better selves as well as our best collective good.
Interview:
Where are you from?
I was born and raised in Birmingham, AL. I joined the US Air Force which moved me to Tucson, AZ where I have lived since 2003.
Tell us your latest news?
Harvard University sells all of our Nurse Florence® books on their only bookstore. We publish a new Nurse Florence® every 5 days. Nurse Dorothea won Distinguished Favorite with NYC Bog Book Award and we publish a new book in that series every 5 weeks.
When and why did you begin writing?
In high school, I wrote poetry because it was fun and I seemed to tap into the ‘stream of consciousness.’. In college, I found I had a gift for writing. With one of my Masters degrees, I was writing a short research paper every couple of weeks which I found fun. I started writing the Nurse Florence® series during COVID to help supplement my children’s science education. I started writing the Nurse Dorothea series to help myself, my family, and others with mental health since we all seem to have room for improvement in that area.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
As a teenager.
What inspired you to write your first book?
My first book was originally titled The Pen and Paper Diet which I retitled as The Preppers Diet®. It is about weight management through calorie control which I think everyone should be aware of this skill.
Do you have a specific writing style?
I try to write concisely. In the British military, there is a saying, “Be Brief, Be Brilliant, Be Gone.”
How did you come up with the title?
Nurse Dorothea is after the legendary Dorothea Dix in the 1800s who advocated to state legislatures that people with schizophrenia no longer be chained in cages.
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
I want everyone to read the book to actually practice the new healthy coping skills presented in the book to help improve society’s mental health as a whole.
How much of the book is realistic?
The main character is a high school nurse that leads an after-school club about mental health. It is not realistic now, but maybe life will imitate art in the future.
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?
The lessons discussed are some things I’ve learned through research and experiences as an inpatient psychiatric nurse.
What books have most influenced your life most?
College textbooks.
If you had to choose, which writer would you consider a mentor?
Unknown.
What book are you reading now?
I am an avid reader of world news and prefer Reuters and the Associated Press.
Are there any new authors that have grasped your interest?
I love to read anything that is thorough.
What are your current projects?
The Nurse Florence® series will end at around 500 books. The Nurse Dorothea series will end at around 50 books. I have about 30 more series planned.
Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members?
My friend Bart Bradley.
What would you like my readers to know?
They are more capable than they know to gain insight and live by the wisdom that is shown to them so that they and those around them live a higher quality of life.
Website & Social Media:
Website ➜ www.nursedorothea.com
Facebook ➜ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095060389625
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