Experience a journey through overcoming a mental health illness as told through poems and narrative by self-published author and survivor Derek T. Hanke.Have you or a loved one ever experienced a mental health crisis? Wanderer gives insight into how the process can impact families from the perspective of an individual and a family who endured one. Wanderer is broken into three sections detailing the life events of the author and his progressive way of handling a mental health condition: -Developing a disorder and how it occurred for the author, as reflected in his poems.-Recovering from a psychotic break after being hospitalized.-Transitioning into young adulthood and moving forward with medical help.Showing what life is like for someone who struggles with a mental health illness, from the first symptoms all the way to the recovery process, is this book's purpose. A lot of stigma surrounds mental health illnesses in today's society. It is the hope of the author that this book can start meaningful conversations regarding the topic of mental health awareness.Derek T. Hanke is a self-published author. He is an advocate for mental health awareness and dedicates much of his free time to promoting the cause. For questions regarding this publication, the author can be reached via the business email listed within the book.