Therapist Releases Memoir on Depression Journey Blending Psychology and Spirituality
January 22nd, 2026 8:00 AM
By: Newsworthy Staff
Dr. Swanzi Saunders-Davis has published "Still Becoming," a memoir detailing her personal experience with clinical depression that combines therapeutic insight with spiritual wisdom to guide others toward healing.

Dr. Swanzi Saunders-Davis, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with decades of experience in private practice in California, has introduced the release of her new book "Still Becoming: A Therapist's Sacred Journey through Depression." As a former church pastor and spiritual leader, Saunders-Davis draws from a rich blend of faith and psychology to guide readers toward inner healing and spiritual renewal. Her lived experience with depression informs her therapeutic perspectives, making this book both personal and universally resonant.
"Still Becoming" is a deeply personal and spiritually rooted memoir that shares Saunders-Davis' journey through clinical depression, a journey marked by silence, surrender, and finally healing. As a therapist who walked through this valley of despair with no access to clinical help at the time, she uses her own professional insight combined with the spiritual wisdom gleaned over the years. She presents this combination with compassion for others on this or a similar path to wholeness, having written the book to comfort others in their journeys and to reaffirm they are not alone.
The book serves as an invitation to transformation rather than a quick fix, focusing on the sacred unfolding of what it means to heal through grace, faith, hope, and the gradual return of light and life. Saunders-Davis emphasizes that connection is one of the places where God loves to dwell, reminding readers that true healing begins when we speak the truth. The path of healing may seem narrow and hidden, but it is not empty, and healing begins with letting go of the destination—starting from where you are, not from where you think you "should" be.
As a valuable asset that has already received glowing reviews from readers across the United States, Saunders-Davis' debut book aims to educate, support, and inspire. The publication comes through Lucid Books, an independent, hybrid publisher in the Houston area that operates as a partnership publisher. Lucid Books offers the connections and expertise of a traditional publisher with the author involvement of a self-publisher, existing to help authors inspire, inform, and enrich the lives of their readers. For more information on Lucid Books, visit https://lucidbooks.com.
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