"No Surrender"
Stop the Excuses
EXCUSES—YOUR TIME IS UP
If you’ve ever said, “I’ll start tomorrow,” “I’m fine,” or “I should be able to handle this on my own”—this book is for you.
Stop the Excuses is a refreshingly honest, laugh-out-loud guide to conquering the self-defeating beliefs that keep us stuck. With humor, heart, and hard-earned wisdom, Bruce Schutter exposes 24 of the most common mental health excuses—and gives you 48 “laughter tools” to break free from them.
Drawing from his 20-year battle with bipolar disorder, alcoholism, anxiety, and PTSD, Bruce created the Mental Health Warrior Program to help you stop hiding, stop stalling, and start building the life you truly want.
Through funny stories, real talk, and tools that actually work, you’ll learn how to shift your mindset, take bold action, and turn your struggles into strength.
This book isn’t about waiting for the perfect moment—it’s about starting now.
One laugh. One step. One Warrior move at a time.
FROM OUR READERS
Rob l.
This helped me stop putting off my first step and take action. Plus, the laughter at my old mindsets, helped propel me forward with a smile!
Silva C.
Laughter is something that has been missing from my life, but today it is back and it helped me take action!
Rick H.
I kept putting off taking action on my mental health as it just seemed too hard. But with lots of laughter, I actually took the first step today and am no longer stuck!
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What if your biggest excuse was actually your biggest breakthrough?
After 20 years of battling Bipolar, Alcoholism, Anxiety Disorders and PTSD, Bruce Schutter knows the lies we tell ourselves: “I’ll start tomorrow.” “I don’t have time.” “This is just who I am.” But he also knows how to break free—and laugh while doing it.
In this refreshingly raw and hilarious self-help book, Bruce takes on the top 24 excuses holding us back from taking action on our mental health—and shows you how to smash them with 48 “laughter tools” that build resilience, motivation, and momentum.
Each chapter tackles one excuse with punchy storytelling, laugh-out-loud honesty, and practical Mental Health Warrior tools designed to help you stop surviving and start thriving.
Whether you’ve been waiting for the “perfect time,” feel like you should have it all together by now, or just need a guide that finally gets it, this book is your wake-up call.
💥 Stop the Excuses—With Laughter.
⚔️ Start your Mental Health Warrior Journey.
🎯 Turn Struggles into Strength—Build the Life You Really Want!
