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Jason Schreurs, a Sunshine Coast resident, released his memoir Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health on May 1 and has a book launch event coming up in Nanaimo on May 14.
The music and mental health writer and podcast host discovered punk rock in his youth and became part of the scene, according to a press release. Upon receiving a bipolar diagnosis in his 40s, he sought to explore the impact that the music had had his mental health, and he and B次元官网网址渙ther punksB次元官网网址 were able to find a connection in the B次元官网网址渢herapyB次元官网网址 that punk rock provided.
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The book launch happens May 14 at 4:30 p.m. at Windowseat Books, 309C Wesley St. For more information, visit .
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