Fermanagh author launches new book on importance of mental wealth

Complied by local woman Emma Weaver, who lives in Enniskillen, the book – ‘Mental Wealth: A Guide to Being Rich by Seeking Enrichment’ – was launched at Enniskillen Workhouse on Tuesday evening.

This is Emma’s third book. She has previously written a fictional novel, ‘The Blue Line’, which documents a woman’s journey with IVF, which later went on to become an international best-seller.

Emma later authored ‘The Wealthy Mindset’ with her sister, Karen.

A mum of three, Emma is the founder of Mental Wealth International, an organisation supporting businesses to achieve better mental health and wellbeing within the workplace.

In addition, Emma is a two-time TEDx speaker and has curated two TEDx events in Enniskillen.

Speaking ahead of the launch of ‘Mental Wealth: A Guide to Being Rich by Seeking Enrichment’, she said: “This book means so much to me; it has some of my knowledge and wisdom and ideas around ‘mental wealth’.

“[It also focuses on] why it is so important to look after your mental health all of the time, not just as a reaction to becoming unwell.

“We all experience challenges in our lives and the mental wealth that we create, the tools that we have developed, can all support us in these times to reduce the impact [of mental health issues].

“I often liken mental wealth to a bank vault. When you are consistently working on your wellbeing you are depositing these into the vault, storing the strategies, tools and building resilience, then when you need to dig deeper, if life gets challenging, you withdraw from the vault and this reduce the impact and allow you to recover in a more positive way.”

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Contributers to the new book, 'Mental Wealth: A Guide to Being Rich by Seeking Enrichment', Geraldine McGrath, Sharon McNulty, Sinead Welsh, Rosie Keaney and Trevor Verner.

Explaining the collaboration with other authors, Emma said: “It was important to share this book with others, who have added chapters based on their expertise, experiences and knowledge around mental health and wellbeing and support the concept of mental wealth.”

Discussing the contributors, Emma said: “Contributing to the book we have Sinead Welsh, founder of the Kind Minds app; Sharon McNulty, founder of Joyful Spaces; as well as Trevor Verner, a local artist and author of ‘The Shadow on my Shoulder’.”

Highlighting some of the others included, Emma said: “Also included is Geraldine Mc Grath, advocate for suicide prevention and founder of ‘I am Unstoppable’, as well as Rosey Keaney, founder of Dream Big events, and finally, Chet Hirani, founder of ‘Not Your Ordinary Coach’ – they are all amazing co-authors.

“The hope is that this book reaches many and can support those with achieving and maintaining optimum mental wealth and wellbeing.”