At I Came from a Book we work to achieve our mission: Attacking Anxiety through the Remedy of Reading.
The purpose of I Came from a Book is to give children and youth the resources and techniques to deal with or prevent mental health concerns before they experience them. Our ultimate goal is to prepare the world for the mental illnesses that all people inevitably face to some degree in their life with the hope that we will create a world full of people prepared to face life and succeed.
I Came from a Book is based on the core values of Kindness, Strength, and Connection.
A key belief in I Came from a Book is that to some degree everyone experiences mental illness at some point in their lives. With the research showing that most people are suffering in silence, at I Came from a Book we believe in treating everyone with Kindness at all times. This applies to everyone we come in contact with because just as A. A. Milne stated through the mouth of Winnie the Pooh, “A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.”
In accordance with the belief that everyone suffers sometimes, we believe that everyone has the Strength to stand up and face the world whether through the help of professionals, friends, family, or themselves. We promote personal strength with the firm belief that it’s okay to fall down sometimes as long as you stand back up. We remember this through the wise words of J.K Rowling through Albus Dumbledore, “suffering like this proves you are still a [person]! This pain is part of being human…the fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength.”
The most foundational principle of I Came from a Book is Connection. Connection is the epitome of what we are trying to achieve. Connection to ideas, to feelings and emotions, to characters, to experiences, and to those around us. It is connection to others that brings about the greatest healing and connection to each other that brings about the greatest success. We progress together. Through true connection the human soul is sustained as C.S. Lewis described, “Friendship…is born at the moment when one man says to another ‘What! You too? I thought no on but myself…’”