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Chicago Police Department – Crisis Intervention Team Training
May 27, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CDT
WHAT’S NEW?
New Fiction Release: SQUAD GOALS
Meet Erika J. Kendrick
Stanford Graduate • Ex NBA Cheerleader • Random House Author • MBA • Suicide Survivor
Erika J. Kendrick is an acclaimed writer, a national speaker, and a mental fitness expert. She earned a psychology degree from Stanford University and an MBA in marketing and international business from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Erika was an NBA cheerleader for the Chicago Bulls before writing her novels, Confessions of a Rookie Cheerleader (Random House) and Appetite (Random House). Her debut middle grade novel, Squad Goals, with Little, Brown Publishing is set for release April 6, 2021. Erika recently signed a major deal for the next book in the series, Cookie Monsters, set for a 2022 release.
ERIKA IS A SUICIDE SURVIVOR.
While at Stanford, Erika walked suicide’s tightrope and was diagnosed with acute Clinical Depression and Bipolar Disorder a few years later. While talking to audiences of all ages, Erika shares her story of brain pain and inspires hope by creating safe spaces for life-saving conversations.
GOOD MORNING AMERICA
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“Who Moved My Happy?” The Mental Fitness Workbook
A go-to guide for succesfully managing your mental health
Written with love and lived experience by Erika J. Kendrick.
“To Your Happy!!!
This workbook is my love letter to you and
your Happy. It’s the path I take to slay my
mental monsters and conquer my brain
pain. You deserve a life filled with intentional,
authentic happy. And this is an amazing step
to getting you there. You’re worth it, you
always have been.
Always remember that I love you – and I
don’t have to know you to love you. Now, let’
go find your happy….”
–Erika
The Mental Fitness Tour
Erika is now using her experiences walking suicide’s tightrope to connect and inspire
hope by creating safe spaces for life-saving conversations.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ERIKA
Join Us and Learn:
- Key strategies to deal with your negative thoughts
- Early warning signs and symptoms of mental illness
- What you can do if you think you suffer from a mental illness
- Strategies to support & talk with loved ones
Erika connects with audiences by drawing on her own personal experiences regarding suicide and depression by providing an honest and highly relevant perspective on mental health.
Dr. Patricia P. Watson Ed.D
