My Books

From personal recovery to professional insight — L.J. Winter writes from the heart to help others heal. Explore his books below or visit the Books page for more details.

About The Author L.J. Winter

L.J. Winter grew up in a small farming community in eastern Wisconsin. The sport of basketball helped him cope with a challenging childhood — a mother with bipolar disorder, a father struggling to keep the family together, and his own battle with mental health conditions.
After years of suffering, he sought help in his late 20s and was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. He journaled his way through recovery for thirty years, eventually retiring from a 30-year social work career at 55 to become an author.
He is a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) with lived experience of mental health, addictions, and trauma. He facilitates a weekly virtual Peer Support Group and serves on a local Mental Health Task Force — helping others find hope, connection, and recovery.

Why Choose This Book?

SuperHuman Being will challenge, inspire and enable you to pursue your unique recovery. Allow L.J. to take you on his journey toward becoming a SuperHuman Being and teach you to create this for yourself. Now is the time to Be Bold, Be Imperfect, Be Present, and Recover.

Be Bold

It takes courage to step forward and say to yourself, "I want to feel better."

Be Imperfect

Find peace within yourself by accepting your humanity.

Be Present

Be aware of your surroundings and what you are feeling rather than escaping into social media, alcohol, drugs, trying to change others, or other unhealthy behaviors.

Recover

Regain health, balance, and control in your life.

Testimonials

I have been in group with Larry. I've seen him grow in his recovery through trying to help others but I noticed a substantial change when he opened up about his childhood. I think his recovery actually started with the writing of his book. Super Human Being. He opened up and shared some very difficult trauma in his life and I feel honored to be part of that journey. He has helped my recovery more than I can explain. God works through people I feel and he put me in Larrys life for a reason.

As he successfully learns the dynamics of healing from his childhood abuse, Larry Winter passes that wisdom along for the benefit of his reading audience. Superhuman Being is a valuable resource for those damaged by the malignance of familial abuse.

As a physician I found L.J. Winter’s book SuperHuman Being, Be Bold, Be Imperfect, Be present and Recover, to be a well written documentary of one man’s struggle through mental illness and his road to recovery. This book is a must read for anyone suffering from a mental disorder. Larry’s thoughts should lend a helping hand to anyone, young or old, suffering from depression or any of the many mental challenges.

Being a mental health professional for more than two decades, L. J. has not only had the practical experience to shed light on how one might manage depression, anxiety, bipolar, addiction, trauma, and other mental health conditions but also shares his own recovery journey and his commitment to stay on a path of recovery. The stigma that having a mental health condition can bring someone can feel isolating and making it difficult to seek help and connections to others that we need in order to grow and transform. L. J. helps us know that we are not alone and that there is a way to be a SuperHuman Being—even though we feel imperfect. .

Mr. Winters demonstrates with this book that one need not suffer a chronic mental illness for a lifetime but can not only recover from its devastating effects, but, in so doing, also show others how to live well-adjusted and satisfying lives.