Learning to Stay: How God Transformed My Pain into His Purpose

Learning to Stay delivers a powerful and redemptive account of Michelle O'Neil's journey-from a teenager engulfed by mental illness and a life-threatening eating disorder to a licensed mental health professional who offers hope and healing to others.

O'Neil's story offers both inspiration for those struggling and a crucial wake-up call for mental health professionals by:

• Confronting the mental health system's failures and advocating for trauma-informed care
• Transforming pain into purpose through faith-based healing and professional calling
• Exposing how well-intentioned but harmful treatment practices retraumatize vulnerable patients
• Empowering readers with practical insights for their own recovery journeys

With unflinching honesty and unwavering hope, O'Neil reveals how deep wounds can forge unexpected strength-and how healing is not only possible, but transformative.