{"id":3231846,"date":"2014-10-09T16:57:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T19:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3231846"},"modified":"2014-10-09T16:57:49","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T19:57:49","slug":"lunchbox-interview-keith-lyon-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/lunchbox-interview-keith-lyon-author","title":{"rendered":"The Lunchbox: Interview: Keith Lyon, Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-KeithLyon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3231847\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/lunchbox-interview-keith-lyon-author\/attachment\/lunchbox-keithlyon\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-KeithLyon.png\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LunchBox-KeithLyon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-KeithLyon-800x800.png\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3231847\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-KeithLyon-300x300.png\" alt=\"LunchBox-KeithLyon\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-KeithLyon-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-KeithLyon-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-KeithLyon-800x800.png 800w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-KeithLyon.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We all struggle with our own problems.<\/p>\n<p>But there is\u00a0<em>hope.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There is\u00a0<em>help.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We can learn what we need to cope, and find the things which inspire us, which help us to see the world more clearly. In the case of my guest, <strong><a title=\"Pick up your own copy of Keith Lyon's book!\" href=\"http:\/\/keithlyonbooks.com\/\">Keith Lyon<\/a><\/strong>, it was writing. Keith struggled with mental illness, but through lots love and support from friends and family, and the assistance of professionals, he found a way through.<\/p>\n<p>A big part of that recovery came through writing books, one of which is an illustrated children&#8217;s book called <a title=\"Find out more about Keith Lyon's book!\" href=\"http:\/\/keithlyonbooks.com\/\">&#8220;Princess Madison and Princess Haley&#8221;<\/a>. Keith stopped by along with friend (and CHSR host) <strong>Steve Dunnett<\/strong> of <a title=\"Listen to the legendary Crazy Train!\" href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/cat\/current-shows\/music\/the-crazy-train\/\">The Crazy Train<\/a>, and we talked about his experienced, his struggle, his victory and his expression through his writing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2677\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141008%20-%20Interview%20-%20Keith%20Lyon%20-%20Author.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2677','http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141008%20-%20Interview%20-%20Keith%20Lyon%20-%20Author.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141008%20-%20Interview%20-%20Keith%20Lyon%20-%20Author.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3231846-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141008%20-%20Interview%20-%20Keith%20Lyon%20-%20Author.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141008%20-%20Interview%20-%20Keith%20Lyon%20-%20Author.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all struggle with our own problems. But there is\u00a0hope. There is\u00a0help. We can learn what we need to cope, and find the things which inspire us, which help us to see the world more clearly. In the case of my guest, Keith Lyon, it was writing. Keith struggled with mental illness, but through lots<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"excerpt-more blog-excerpt\" href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/lunchbox-interview-keith-lyon-author\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2679\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141008%20-%20Interview%20-%20Keith%20Lyon%20-%20Author.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2679','http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141008%20-%20Interview%20-%20Keith%20Lyon%20-%20Author.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141008%20-%20Interview%20-%20Keith%20Lyon%20-%20Author.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3231846-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141008%20-%20Interview%20-%20Keith%20Lyon%20-%20Author.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20141008%20-%20Interview%20-%20Keith%20Lyon%20-%20Author.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3231847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[2353,1772,491,567,710,2354],"class_list":["post-3231846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lunchbox","tag-author","tag-health","tag-interview","tag-local","tag-mental-health","tag-recovery"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LunchBox-KeithLyon.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3231846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3231846"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3231846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3231848,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3231846\/revisions\/3231848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3231847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3231846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3231846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3231846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}