In this personal memoir, I guide you through my darkest hours involving five involuntary mental health hospitalisations, and how I rose beyond those circumstances to create a joyful life. This book is for you if - You love inspirational real-life stories. You are someone who has experienced mental health issues. You love or support someone who has a mental illness. You also wish to rise beyond your circumstances and live a joyful life. Alana Mai Mitchell is a highly influential leader in Australia's Financial Services industry. She knows what it is like on both sides of the tracks having been hospitalised numerous times for a condition labelled "psychotic depression". Alana avoided homelessness by creating a business out of her own creativity, and three months later she went onto land a six-figure salary at a major Australian bank.