Although not treated as a source, except for the chapter on yoga and meditation, MHA has
benefitted enormously by guidance from James S. Gordon, M.D., a psychiatrist who runs the
Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., and the nuanced approach to recovery
from mental health conditions that he advocates in Unstuck,^16 which describes recovery as a
spiritual path.
The quest for mental wellness and recovery from mental and emotional setbacks is
fundamental to everyone’s path in life. Any search for insight into one’s life purpose, any quest
for knowledge of the self, must treat mental adversity as an opportunity for growth and for
enlightenment. That is the spiritual core of the recovery concept. And it is in that spirit that this
outline is offered, for those on the quest.