This episode is with author and therapist, Robert Francis. Robert has been a therapist for over 12 years and recently published a book titled, “On Conquering Schizophrenia: From the Desk of a Therapist and Survivor”.

In his book, Mr. Francis, which is a pen name, details how at the age of 22 he was diagnosed, after graduating from college, with paranoid schizophrenia.  This book is a first-person account of Robert’s own recovery and his reflections on what it means to be an effective therapist as someone who has recovered from schizophrenia and is a now licensed clinical social worker.