About
the
Author:
Mike
Flannery
is
an
artist
from
Galway
city,
he
is
represented
by
The
Kenny
gallery
where
he
participates
in
many
themed
and
group
exhibitions
on
a
vast
array
of
subject
matters.
Further
examples
of
Mike’s
artwork
can
be
found
at
his
art
website:
www.mikeflannery.ie
Book
Availability:
To
Grin
and
Bear
is
available
locally
in
The
Bell,
Book
and
Candle,
Kenny’s
bookstore
and
Charlie
Byrne’s
bookshop.
It’s
also
available
at
O’Mahony’s
booksellers,
Athlone
bookshop
and
at
Amazon.com
in
hardback
ISBN
9781913108861
and
paperback ISBN 9781913108717 or through Mike’s website:
www.togrinandbear.com
Alternatively:
To
Grin
and
Bear
can
just
be
borrowed,
as
its
available
in
many
libraries
worldwide
-
including
the
National
Library
of
Scotland,
Harvard
University
Library,
Boston
College
Library,
New
York
Public
Library
System,
Princeton
University
Library,
as
well
as
the US Library of Congress.
Contact
Details:
For
any
media
related
requests,
talks
or
interviews
on
narcissistic
abuse,
art
or
any
other
related
topics,
Mike
is
both available and willing to oblige.
+353 086 3097383
mikeflanneryart@gmail.com
Despite
the
current
popularity
of
self-help
books,
you’ll
probably
find
that
most
self-help
books,
are
filled
with
endless
fluff.
This
book
is
no
different,
as
it’s
also
filled with fluff . . . quite literally!
To
Grin
and
Bear
is
based
on
a
series
of
oil
paintings,
using
a
tortured
teddy
bear
as
an
archetype.
Visually
illustrating
and
documenting
abuse,
exposing
the
toxic
behavioural
traits
of
personality
disordered
individuals
–
such
as
psychopaths, sociopaths and narcissists.
Unorthodox
in
every
conventional
sense
of
the
word,
To
Grin
and
Bear
takes
the
reader
on
an
alternative
journey
towards
self-help.
Delving
deep
into
past
wounds
and
shedding
light
on
darkness.
Providing
the
reader
with
an
understanding of abuse from a multitude of different perspectives.
Containing
all
the
necessary
tools
required
to
overcome
and
heel
from
toxic
abuse.
To
Grin
and
Bear
is
written
to
empower
empathic
people
with
knowledge,
courage
and
wisdom.
A
journey
geared
towards
self-acceptance
and
self-empowerment,
using
dark
humour
as
a
bridge
in
which
to
transverse
the
abyss.
To Grin and Bear
Where art meets psychology.
The Book
Where art meets psychology.