If you are suffering from mental anguish, chaotic relationships,
sleep disorders, or seemingly insurmountable challenges, there
is hope. Find the help you are looking for in the pages of this book!”~Gail Patrick
About the Author and Poet
Gail Patrick is a healthcare professional who has been practicing in the medical field for over thirty years.
She was born in Texas and grew up in the Midwest. Gail has had a lifelong yearning to write compelling stories that are scientifically informative and thought-provoking, as well as encouraging, motivating, and entertaining. This story highlights the reality of how mental health issues can be overwhelming and debilitating.
Purpose: This book was written for people suffering from different types of mental anguish, including sleep disorders, insurmountable trials, and tribulations who need the motivation to persevere. Examples of coping techniques are displayed along with inspiration to seek medical, professional psychological help, and spiritual guidance.
The message of this book is to encourage perseverance, endurance, faith, and love during and throughout life’s trials. The benefit of experiencing this thought-provoking journey is to invigorate readers to self-reflect while being inspired by new realizations and old revelations. The unique qualities of this story being told as a reflective story, empowers through poetry, nature, science, and spiritual insights as an understanding of a medical condition is enhanced.
The mission is to strengthen our belief that no matter how great the challenges are in every area of life, we can rise to victory if we persevere in faith. The hope is that the information in Gail’s story, infused with a creative poetic flair, may lead to self-enrichment revelations that will uplift and challenge you to be the best that you can be!
“As a psychiatrist and ordinary reader, my feelings after reading Dreaming Awake were of profound satisfaction. Author Gail Patrick’s telling of the story was more than interesting, it was also informative. The ability to feel what someone else is feeling is the very essence of empathy; and if that was the purpose, she was successful. For highly intelligent beings, such as dogs, cats, primates, and especially humans, it is normal to dream. The mechanism by which we dream, however, is not always normal. I enjoyed reading this book and I trust you will too.” ~ Darrell R. Troupe, Sr. MD, Psychiatrist, Agor Behavioral, Plainfield, IL, USA
“I believe that anyone who has encountered traumatic occurrences during their sleeping hours will benefit greatly from the research that unfolds throughout these pages. Furthermore, those who may be dealing with anxiety, trauma, depression, or abusive relationships will find hope and, in many ways, help to break free as they follow and learn from the lessons detailed in the storyline. I highly recommend Dreaming Awake as a staple within your literature arsenal and as a resource to refer to others who could benefit from it.” ~Dr. Kisia L. Coleman, KishKnows, Inc., President/Publishing Coach, Author of “The Do It Mandate – Defeating the Delays to Destiny,” Richton Park, IL
