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The Light Between the Leaves - by Scott Eilers (Paperback)

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  • Drawing on psychology, lived experience, and the environments that shaped his own recovery, a clinical psychologist introduces a way of understanding the mind as an ecosystem--one that must be supported, stabilized, and nourished before it can truly change.
  • About the Author: Scott Eilers, PsyD, LP, a full-time board-certified clinical psychologist and the owner of the North Star Psychological Center.
  • 208 Pages
  • Health + Wellness, Mental Health

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Drawing on psychology, lived experience, and the environments that shaped his own recovery, a clinical psychologist introduces a way of understanding the mind as an ecosystem--one that must be supported, stabilized, and nourished before it can truly change.

For many people, therapy, medication, and self-help advice provide insight--but not relief. They understand why they feel the way they do, yet still feel numb, disconnected, or emotionally distant from their own lives.

The Light Between the Leaves, by Dr. Scott Eilers, sheds light on why certain minds require a different framework for healing.

Known to many as "The Depression Doctor," Dr. Scott is a clinical psychologist who has spent decades working with people whose depression, trauma, and emotional disconnection do not respond fully to conventional approaches. During his own struggle with disabling depression and self-isolation, Eilers found his way out through nontraditional methods--like reconnecting with nature in the area where he was raised. As he grew up immersed in the wild tapestry of the lakes region, he observed patterns of the natural world that eventually transformed his understanding of how we view and preserve mental well-being.

Through six core truths, Dr. Scott weaves together story, science, and practical application into the map he never had to help readers:

  • Understand why joy, comfort, and connection can feel inaccessible even when life appears "fine"
  • Recognize why positive moments fade quickly while emotional lows feel permanent
  • See why therapy can help yet still leave gaps for certain forms of depression and trauma
  • Identify the internal systems that quietly block emotional recovery
  • Learn how to rebuild the pathways that allow positive experiences to register and last
  • Move from simply functioning to genuinely feeling again

A judgement- and jargon-free guide for those whose needs cut deeper than most, The Light Between the Leaves invites readers to explore clear glacial lakes, sprawling northern forests, and surprising detours through darkness and wonder on the road to improved mental health and reconnecting with the world.



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"Scott Eilers has written something rare--a book that tells the unfiltered truth about depression. The Light Between the Leaves cuts through therapy-speak and 'self-care' clichés with hard-won wisdom about what it really takes to come back from despair. Fierce, beautifully written, and real, Eilers offers actionable guidance that's easy to understand and implement--and is a steady light for anyone who's ever felt too broken to keep going."
--Anna Runkle, "The Crappy Childhood Fairy" and author of Re-Regulated

"The Light Between the Leaves combines Dr. Eilers's clinical insight with the honesty of someone who's lived through the challenges his clients face. He brings a necessary humanity and good humor to this unflinching account of how to build a life worth living alongside pain, difficulty, and plenty of dirty laundry. Is it possible for a book about depression to be heartwarming? It seems so."
--Forrest Hanson, host of the Being Well Podcast



About the Author



Scott Eilers, PsyD, LP, a full-time board-certified clinical psychologist and the owner of the North Star Psychological Center. He has fifteen years of experience providing individual and group psychotherapy, mostly to individuals with relatively severe conditions such as bipolar disorder, severe depression, severe anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, anorexia, and bulimia. He's also the author of For When Everything Is Burning, the host of the podcast The Psychology of Depression and Anxiety, and a regular content creator on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .41 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Health + Wellness
Sub-Genre: Mental Health
Publisher: Benbella Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Scott Eilers
Language: English
Street Date: April 14, 2026
TCIN: 1004245640
UPC: 9781637748282
Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-7097
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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