After decades of battling through depression, social anxiety, an eating disorder and body dysmorphia, author Maggie Baker makes a 28-day push to reach the summit of her mental health recovery mountain.

Using the principles of Buddhist meditation for mind training and positive reinforcement for dog training, Maggie gives uniquely personal insights into how she overcomes her own fears while helping her rescue dog Lydia to overcome hers.

Maggie does not claim to be a good Buddhist, or a dog trainer. She writes an account that is essentially human, weaving in threads of experience and growth from the past, and emerging into the present of the extraordinary ordinary of every day.

This is a story of resilience and resourcefulness, demonstrating that it's never too late to start again, and that giving up isn't an option.