About Carol Kivler Carol is a sought after motivational speaker, presenter and the Founder of Courageous Recovery. Through Courageous Recovery, she shares her personal story and advocates for those suffering with depression. She speaks to medical and mental health professionals, associations, patients, families and friends of those diagnosed with a mental illness diagnosis. Carol’s high-energy and compelling keynote presentations change thinking and inspire participants to reach beyond the myths and stigma surrounding mental illness. First diagnosed with mental illness herself in 1990, Carol suffers from periodic acute bouts of medication-resistant depression, responsive only to ECT (electroconvulsive therapy). Since 1990, she has experienced both long periods of recovery, and four acute episodes of depression each time requiring hospitalization and additional ECT treatments. Presently, Carol has been in recovery for eight years. During past recovery periods, she has received a master’s degree in Human Resource Education and started Kivler Communications, a company that provides customized corporate training, development and executive coaching. Through Kivler Communications she has conducted more than 2,500 workshops. She also recently earned her CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) from the National Speakers Association. Carol started speaking to the mental health field several years ago, after being approached by National Alliance on Mental Illness Conference (NAMI). She was asked to present and share her story of recovery and was certified by NAMI to deliver their national program, In Our Own Voice. She is currently a Board Member of NAMI-Mercer and was recently honored as a 2008 NJ Magazine Seeds of Hope Honoree. Carol has been interviewed on television, radio, and in print and is highly sought after to speak about mental health issues during National Mental Health Month. She is the author of Blessings: Your Journal of Gratitude and is presently working on her next book, Will I Ever Be the Same Again? A Survivors Guide For Reclaiming Your Life after Depression. Carol’s presentations are available as a keynote (30 - 90 minutes) or as an extended workshop (3 hours). Carol A. Kivler Courageous Recovery "Changing the face of mental illness" 33 Traditions Way, Suite 101 Lawrence, NJ 08648 (609) 882-8988 carol@CourageousRecovery.com www.CourageousRecovery.com A Division of Kivler Communications www.kivlercommunications.com