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Christina Bruni's Book- Working Assets: A Career Guide for Peers Finding and Succeeding at a Job Living with Mental Illness

My friend, Christina Bruni, is a peer in recovery with schizophrenia. Christina writes about her recovery and supports peers on their journey. She published her second book, Working Assets: A Career Guide for Peers Finding and Succeeding at a Job Living with a Mental Illness, which is a must read because it is a great resource for going to work. 

Working Assets meets the reader where they are in the job search with respect to recovery. As a peer in recovery, I gained insight from the stories and resources, which educated me about personal common mistakes and how to move forward in the workplace. This guide is thorough, Christina covers a wide range of scenarios, topics, and concerns to empower peers.

Thank you for writing this book, Christina. I've applied some of your tips to maintain work and it will help many of our peers. Congrats on publishing Working Assets.


My name is Christina Bruni. It’s an honor to be a guest blogger on Overcoming Schizophrenia. As an advocate for peers living in recovery, I’m inspired by the work of my peer friend, Ashley. Her commitment to acting honest, brave, and true has always empowered me to tell the truth as well.

Ever since I first started my pro bono public speaking in 2002, I have interacted with others—outsiders as well as social workers—who claim no one can recover. This is a bold-faced myth. It borders on being an unethical breach of the medical profession whose mission should be promoting healing from illness.

The number-one reason I was able to recover as fully as I have was that I found the job I love as a professional librarian that is the right fit with my personality. A gregarious optimist whose life purpose is to advance my vision of recovery for everyone. From whatever illness a person has in their life. In whatever guise recovery comes to them in.

Today my second book has gone on sale as an e-book for $5.99. The print copy can be pre-ordered today on Amazon.com. Working Assets: A Career Guide for Peers Finding and Succeeding at a Job Living with a Mental Illness gives readers competitive information that would benefit job seekers that don’t have mental health issues. 

The difference is I wrote and published the book for a target market of peers to fill this need in the market. From writing a resume to interviewing through navigating the workplace after you’re hired. Working Assets is the complete guide to finding a job you love.

The voice I use throughout the book is compassionate. The information is culled from my experience as a professional librarian with over 12 years of experience helping customers create resumes and conduct job searches.

Working Assets is available to pre-order today on Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/Working-Assets-Finding-Succeeding-Illness/dp/1667840754/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3D9JJ6CJMQL95&keywords=christina+bruni+working+assets&qid=1658289358&s=books&sprefix=christina+bruni+working+assets%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1

It will be shipped to you first thing on the regular on-sale date of October 9 of this year. The e-book is for sale right now for $5.99.

I would be grateful for as many peers as possible to pre-order the print book. The greater the number of books pre-ordered then Amazon will keep copies in stock to sell on the regular sale date of October 9.

Thank you, Ashley, for showing your true colors to others and motivating me to not fear speaking out. It’s 2022. You don’t have to become an Ivy League lawyer or a famous writer to have your own version of a full and robust life living in recovery. Whatever your goal is I say, go for it!


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