Born on July 8, 1949, in Victoria, B.C., self-publisher Rick Mickelson, using the pseudonym Spencer R. Grace, is the author of Permanent Weight Release: A Healing Journey (Victoria: AwareNow Publishing, 2010) about the healing of eating disorders without struggle, excess exercise or dieting. It is an approach based on his experiences in "utilizing mindfulness and inner awareness in the healing of chronic overeating."

After graduating from Uvic (BA in Liberal Arts) in the late 70s, Mickelson spent one year at SFU doing a PDP year and then six years teaching elementary school. He then worked as a Social Worker in Victoria and Salesperson prior to twenty years in the Private Post Secondary Education business. He is married with three adult children and three grandchildren.

BOOKS:

Permanent Weight Release: A Healing Journey (Victoria: AwareNow Publishing, 2010) 978-0-9865157-0-5, 186 pages. (8.5 x 11 size).

[BCBW 2011]