"Listening Now: An Alternative to Suicide" is a practical guide written for those who have known the torment of deep depression. Author Lisa Kang, herself a suicide attempt survivor who lives with mental illness, found freedom from her own self-destructive impulses when she learned the skill of inner listening.

This accessible manual is designed to be read sequentially over the course of twelve months, with twelve chapters, four subsections for each week of the month, and seven meditation questions for each day of the week, but the book can be effectively studied out of order as well....