{"product_id":"this-is-not-ideal-a-year-of-coping-skills-paperback","title":"This Is Not Ideal: A Year of Coping Skills - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMC Augstkalns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is Not Ideal: A Year of Coping Skills\u003c\/i\u003e is a raw, deeply personal collection, encompassing multiple inpatient psychiatric stays and chronicling over a year of introspection, trauma processing, and survival. Themes of grief, identity, love, queerness, mental health, and resilience weave throughout, painting a vivid picture of struggle and triumph. Augstkalns' poems explore the complexities of being human, especially through the lens of neurodivergence, trauma, and the search for meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a mix of lyrical prose, sharp wit, memes, illustrations, and unfiltered emotion, this collection is both a mirror and a lifeline, offering solidarity to those who have felt unseen and a reminder that survival is its own form of rebellion.\u003cbr\u003e──────────────────────────────────────────────────────\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"MC Augstkalns combines vibrant artwork, vulnerable poems, and clever humor seamlessly. You heart will be soothed, your mind will be rapt, and your soul will be shaken to its core.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Eva Xan, Best-Selling Poetry Book Editor \u0026amp; Author of \u003ci\u003eEsoterra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Augstkalns, a linguist, explores neurodivergence, queerness, and childhood trauma in this intimate book of poems... Augstkalns invites readers into their private, complex inner world in this earnest poetry collection... A raw and candid examination of mental health.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090498244915,"sku":"9798992806502","price":24.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bvD4dtWoso9798992806502.webp?v=1789606238","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/this-is-not-ideal-a-year-of-coping-skills-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}