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The Resource Imposter : on booze, crippling self-doubt and coming out the other side, Matt Chisholm

Imposter : on booze, crippling self-doubt and coming out the other side, Matt Chisholm

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A raw memoir from television host Matt Chisholm on battling booze and depression and finding a way through. Country boy and television host Matt Chisholm seemed to have it all. With a plum job on TV and a great family, his future seemed bright. But behind the happy facade, Matt was barely coping, driving himself into the ground with work and withdrawing from everyone but his family. One day something snapped. After admitting in a social media post that he was struggling with depression, Matt was shocked at the outpouring of public support. It would be the catalyst for him to face up to his unhappiness and change his life. Growing up in coastal Otago, Matt was the sensitive youngest child among four boys, with a difficult family life in which high standards were paramount. After trying his first drink at 14, Matt found himself in a decades-long spiral of aimlessness and heavy drinking - despite the physical and mental toll the booze took on him. It would take Matt until his thirties to find success as a journalist, always doubting himself and his abilities. After finally giving up drinking at 34, his career went from strength to strength, but the unrelenting pressure of having to perform and his own perfectionist tendencies took their toll and he was diagnosed with depression. Something had to give. Matt and his wife made a choice to leave Auckland and his job, moving to Central Otago with their two young boys to build their own home and enjoy a simpler life. Imposter reveals the hard-won wisdom Matt has learnt along the way. Poignant and inspiring, this is a helpful book for anyone who is battling their demons
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781988547534
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Imposter : on booze, crippling self-doubt and coming out the other side
Title
Imposter
Title remainder
on booze, crippling self-doubt and coming out the other side
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Matt Chisholm
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A raw memoir from television host Matt Chisholm on battling booze and depression and finding a way through. Country boy and television host Matt Chisholm seemed to have it all. With a plum job on TV and a great family, his future seemed bright. But behind the happy facade, Matt was barely coping, driving himself into the ground with work and withdrawing from everyone but his family. One day something snapped. After admitting in a social media post that he was struggling with depression, Matt was shocked at the outpouring of public support. It would be the catalyst for him to face up to his unhappiness and change his life. Growing up in coastal Otago, Matt was the sensitive youngest child among four boys, with a difficult family life in which high standards were paramount. After trying his first drink at 14, Matt found himself in a decades-long spiral of aimlessness and heavy drinking - despite the physical and mental toll the booze took on him. It would take Matt until his thirties to find success as a journalist, always doubting himself and his abilities. After finally giving up drinking at 34, his career went from strength to strength, but the unrelenting pressure of having to perform and his own perfectionist tendencies took their toll and he was diagnosed with depression. Something had to give. Matt and his wife made a choice to leave Auckland and his job, moving to Central Otago with their two young boys to build their own home and enjoy a simpler life. Imposter reveals the hard-won wisdom Matt has learnt along the way. Poignant and inspiring, this is a helpful book for anyone who is battling their demons
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
NJB
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Chisholm, Matt
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
  • plates
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Chisholm, Matt
  • Television personalities
  • Depressed persons
  • Alcoholism
Target audience
adult
Label
Imposter : on booze, crippling self-doubt and coming out the other side, Matt Chisholm
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Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
000069403192
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781988547534
Isbn Type
(paperback)
Lccn
jb2021060860
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
colour illustrations, colour portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)1258120589
Label
Imposter : on booze, crippling self-doubt and coming out the other side, Matt Chisholm
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
000069403192
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781988547534
Isbn Type
(paperback)
Lccn
jb2021060860
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
colour illustrations, colour portraits
System control number
(OCoLC)1258120589

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