LOW BEER MEMORIAL LECTURE EXPLORES WINNING ON THE STRENGTH OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP, NOT YOUR ARGUMENT<>period<>
Montreal, Tuesday October 18th – AMI-Quebec is proud to present a lecture by Dr<>period<> Xavier Amador, on Thursday, November 7th at 7pm at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall at 7141, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal<>period<> A collaboration with the Psychology Department of Concordia University, the lecture is entitled “I am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help! Winning on the Strength of Your Relationship, not Your Argument<>period<>

Dr<>period<> Amador’s “LEAP” strategies are not only effective for those who want to improve communication with a loved one with mental illness, but also for coping in one’s own struggles with everyday relationships both personal and professional<>period<> Testimonials include<>colon<>

“The techniques Dr<>period<> Amador offers are exactly those used in international diplomacy and conflict resolution situations<>period<> [LEAP] is a practical guide to working around and through problems that is useful on many different levels<>period<>”
–Robert P<>period<> Finn, Princeton University, and past U<>period<>S<>period<> Ambassador

“[LEAP] gives practical advice and hope to those of us with a loved one who is battling a mental illness<>period<> It provides an easy to understand blueprint that can change and save lives<>period<>”
–Pete Earley, New York Times Best Selling author of “Crazy<>colon<> A Fathers Search Through Americas Mental Health Madness<>period<>”

Dr<>period<> Xavier Amador is an internationally sought-after speaker, clinical psychologist, professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College in New York City and author of eight books, including the national best seller I’m Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help! His expertise has made him a regular contributor to the Today Show and a featured guest on Good Morning America, Prime Time Live, CBS This Morning, NBC Nightly News, 60 Minutes, CNN, Dateline, NBC, ABC’s World News Tonight, and Fox News<>period<> As well he has been quoted in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and many others<>period<>

AMI-Que<>apmppersand<>#769;bec, a leading non-profit organization, is committed to helping families manage the effects of mental illness through support, education, guidance and advocacy<>period<> By promoting understanding, we work to dispel the stigma still surrounding mental illness, thereby helping to create communities that offer new hope for meaningful lives<>period<>