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It's Only Up From Here!: A Poetic Guide for Jamaican Students Starting High School

By Dr Chase Neil, NMHD, DBA, NMD Adv. Dip.

Get your paperback copy on Amazon/Kindle at: - https://www.amazon.com/Its-Only-Up-Here-Jamaican/dp/B0FK46H98M
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It’s Only Up From Here! is a powerful, poetic guidebook for Jamaican children transitioning from primary school to high school. Written in uplifting rhymes and packed with vibrant, full-colour illustrations, this inspiring book helps students face the big changes ahead with confidence, discipline, and pride.

Whether it’s adjusting to new school rules, handling peer pressure, choosing good friends, preparing for CSEC exams, or staying motivated when life gets tough—this book empowers children with the tools they need to rise.

Each of the 15 beautifully illustrated pages features:
✔ A motivational, rhyming poem
✔ Real-life wisdom made age-appropriate
✔ Positive lessons on self-belief, manners, leadership, and learning
✔ A culturally rooted message of Jamaican pride and global possibility

Also includes a special “Real Talk” coaching section from Dr. Chase Neil—designed to help readers revisit the lessons as they move through their high school journey.

Welcome to My Page!

My name is Chase Albert Neil. I was born in the month of October in the year 1985, and from as far back as I can remember, I have always dreamed big. Unfortunately, for much of my life, I had listened to the naysayers and limited myself, but ever since life forced me to slow down and retreat within myself, I have started to materialize my thoughts and inspirations into projects.

Here, on this website, is where I consolidate all my projects and ideas from a number of draft websites and documents. I hope you enjoy a journey through my mind.

So a little about me - I am a maverick of sorts, always being seen as a weirdo and having a multitude of interests. I am interested in education reform, alternative education, sex, religion and spirituality, the afterlife, unusual/new sports, complementary and natural medicine, youth development and empowerment, Christian hip hop/Taoist Christian hop hop, paramilitary uniformed youth groups, politics and governance, poetry and martial arts amongst others.

I have been a classroom teacher for over eleven years, but now only teach online in the days, cover security shifts on weekend evenings as a school relief watchman, and promote preventive and complementary natural healthcare through my holistic medicine/complementary medicine business where I specialize in using Reiki, acupressure, reflexology and herbal remedies to treat sickness. However, I believe that healing bodies and minds while the system is sick, i.e, poor national governance and socioeconomic 'health', makes no sense - we all end up back at square one. So I have taken it upon myself to work with others to seek to heal the system, heal the nation, even as I seek to help heal individuals through my complementary medicine business. The UIC (United Independents' Congress of Jamaica) provides the outlet for this, so I volunteer as a Member of Parliament candidate.

You can learn more about me on my About Me page. In the meantime, check out my projects below: