Huljich, Paul
Paul Huljich
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Huljich is the cofounder of Best Corporation, a pioneering organic foods company of which he served as chairman and joint CEO. Betrayal of Love and Freedom is based on his amazing life story. In 1998, Huljich was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and, after a full mental breakdown, lost his rights as a citizen and was made a ward of the state. Eventually traveling to the Mayo Clinic and conducting extensive research, he developed a wellness plan—one that did not include psychotropic or psychiatric drugs—and cured himself of his mental unrest and dependence on medication.
A compelling novel that tells the story of two men—one at the mercy of bipolar disorder, the other facing life imprisonment for a murder he’s not sure he committed
Luke Powers’s life has long been punctuated by abrupt changes in fortune, but nothing could prepare him for the possibility of life imprisonment. Facing charges of murdering the long-lost love of his life, the influential media mogul is powerless to escape his predicament. Is he a murderer? Even he can’t say for sure.Diagnosed with bipolar disorder and separated from those he loves, entrepreneur and family man Rick Dellich faces confinement to a chemical straightjacket for the rest of his life. Stripped of all rights as a citizen after suffering a mental breakdown, he commits himself to a psychiatric clinic, desperate to recover his mind and rebuild his life.
Will each man succeed in his quest for love and freedom— whether from mental illness or crushing guilt? Both will face challenges that will either destroy or transform them, eventually placing the two on a collision course with one another. Set against a backdrop of four continents, Betrayal of Love and Freedom is an unforgettable story of the struggle for power, true love, and ultimate freedom.