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s I mentioned earlier in this book, I wrote an article called
“The World’s Most Unusual Therapist” and posted it on my
blog. I added it to my web site at http://www.mrfire.com, as well. It was
also published in a book by David Riklan,101 Great Ways to Im-
prove Your Life. This article became the most widely distributed
and talked-about article I had ever written. People posted it on
newsgroups, forwarded it to friends, sent it to their personal and
public e-mail lists, and more. Apparently the message in it was in-
spiring everyone. It was that very article that got the attention of
my publisher, John Wiley & Sons, and led to my writing this book
for you.
But not everyone loved the article. A few people couldn’t
believe that anyone, even a psychologist, could help heal mentally
ill criminals in a hospital. One person wrote to Dr. Hew Len
and demanded proof. The person wanted to know the facts
about Dr. Hew Len’s experiences in that mental hospital. So did139ccc_zero_137-146_skep.qxd 5/4/07 12:56 PM Page 139