Author Matthew Tessnear to Promote Mental Health Awareness at Bookstore

"I want people to feel comfortable and less ashamed to talk about mental illness, and that’s the goal of both my book and this event.”

Why I chose to independently publish my book

I combine many of my educational, personal and professional experiences in publishing and promoting Eating Me Alive, such as using graphics-design app Canva for social media imagery. I fret about everything. Did my words come across as I intended in that conversation? Does that shooting pain in my body mean something serious is wrong with …

Mental illness memoir now available as e-book

Eating Me Alive: How Food, Faith and Family Helped me Fight Fear and Find Hope, a memoir that shares the mental illness journey from the American South and Christian man's perspective of western North Carolina writer Matthew Tessnear, is now available to read as an e-book on digital devices. The electronic edition of Eating Me …

Author talks mental illness, book in radio segment

Matthew Tessnear, author of Eating Me Alive: How Food, Faith and Family Helped me Fight Fear and Find Hope, recently appeared on radio station WNCW’s “Friday Feature” segment to discuss the book and his experiences living with mental illnesses. The interview is available as an on-demand podcast here. Tessnear’s book, originally released in paperback in …

“Eating Me Alive” Author Shares Story on Men’s Mental Health Podcast

“Eating Me Alive” author Matthew Tessnear recently discussed the book and his longtime battle with mental illnesses on “The Depression Files” podcast, a program that spotlights mental health by sharing the stories of men from all walks of life. In the podcast interview, he describes what it feels like to face constant anxiety. “It was …