Coping with / advice about mental health issues Books

Life with depression takes its toll on everyone not only the person effected with the illness . I hope maybe this book will give a little insight into this illness and help those that have been effected by depression. I try to describe what I have gone...

Long before the #MeToo movement, Rachel Thompson started sharing what it was like to grow up and live with the constant trauma of childhood sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and other sexual crimes in her award-winning memoirs, Broken Pieces and Broken...

Popular podcaster (The Anxiety Guy Podcast) Dennis Simsek takes us on a rollercoaster ride of emotions in this gripping and personal book. Dennis demonstrates how anxiety forms and grows as time goes on, and shows you powerful practical ways on...

The TV's on The computer's on The stereo's on Sleep is a waste of time Welcome to the world of Bipolar Disorder, a journey to the outer edges of the mind. A story told with humour, honesty and insight by Adam, Faye...

What is it like to live with dissociative identity disorder? How does the brain respond to chronic, extreme trauma? Is recovery possible from such suffering?In this combined first and second volumes of her collected essays, Carolyn Spring writes candidly...

How to Heal a Bad Birth is a straightforward guide for women who have experienced a difficult, disappointing or traumatic birth, and want to gain understanding and clarity about ‘what happened’ and why they feel so bad…and move on...

"An approach that would empower the individual to come through their blocks, rise out of the darkness of despair, and live a life filled with positive self-worth and joy" - Shiv Charan Singh.Former London Detective Police Officer, Simranjeet Kaur...

Over one million children and adolescents in the US suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a baffling illness that can be debilitating for the child in school, with friends and family. Help is now available! Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)...

Is your life plagued with stress, anxiety, and overwhelming sadness? do you feel tightness in your chest or find it difficult to catch your breath? do you think constantly about problems that seem to have no solution? do you have difficulty controlling...

Amazing Truth About Us is basically a love story that takes us on a journey of human development, beginning with our formation from bacteria at the beginning of time right up until life on earth today.  Answers how we lost the love within us and...

A frank, funny, personal account of depression in which the author speaks honestly about the dead ends, dangers and distractions of modern life, love, self help and addiction. It charts one woman's journey to the other side of depression to find the...

Estas sesenta breves reflexiones diarias, cada una basada en un versículo bíblico, guiarán a todo creyente que enfrenta una enfermedad grave hacia una firme confianza en Dios. Los Blumhardt, equipo pastoral de padre e hijo, conocidos por su ministerio de...

This book, unlike others you have probably read, employs none of the jargon usually associated with psychology or psychiatry, and it may well prove to be the best book on psychotherapy for laymen ever written. It can provide emotionally disturbed...

How to transform your mindset and find meaning in just 40 days, without massively changing your daily routine... Do you feel like you are living the same day over and over? Are you going through life on autopilot?  You're not alone...

In this engaging memoir, Robert Rand tells the tale of how through dancing he helped free himself from the grip of panic disorder. Rand was a serious, shy, and intense scholar who had achieved national recognition in a career in writing and radio...

There are six powers all women have but too seldom use. There are unexplored worlds women neglect. But as limitless as a woman’s potential might be, as valuable and important to the world as well as those closest to her, the path to happiness,...

One day, after writing an unquestionably negative journal entry, I remembered thinking what a waste of time to relive undesirable moments. Getting things out of one's system is one thing, but that should not be the only outcome I get from journaling...

In May 2020, Catherine Hannah's drive to work ended in a serious car crash. These are the poems that helped heal her.In this honest account of trauma recovery, Catherine confronts the near fatal neck injury and traumatic brain injury she sustained on...

Until now, the nature and causes of depression were a mystery, and effective treatment was elusive. This story changes that. Psychotherapist and meditation teacher Michael Masani draws on cutting edge neuroscience and 30 years of clinical practice to...

Creative writing can be a powerful tool to support your mental health and wellbeing.Through stories from her own life, Melissa Gijsbers introduces you to the benefits of creative writing for wellbeing and includes some prompts to get you started.

I've not met a single person who enjoys 'sucking it up' when they feel challenged or stuck. After a traumatic experience, you may feel like a frazzled meerkat, anxious all the time and unable to relax. Just the thought of change can seem overwhelming. If...

Are you a victim of domestic abuse? Or do you desire to stop abusing your intimate partner? Do you simply want to understand what motivates an abuser to reoffend? If so, this ground-breaking book is for you.With their innovative approach, clinical...

Whether you self-identify as Autistic, or have a formal diagnosis, coming to this realisation can generate a lot of questions and new challenges. In a culture where Autism is still poorly understood, and timely support difficult to access, this book...

A Tragic Sedona Story about love, loss, and ultimately healing. A twenty year member of the Community would meet a mighty adversary. Only to be joined by someone on the wildest adventure of either of their lives.A touching story about the...

Have too much self-control?Society tells you self-control is great; it's a virtue. Yet, your success in managing emotions, getting the job done, getting accolades for being detail-oriented, planful, driven, etc. haven't led to success in your intimate...

For Wonderful People Only! Yes, this includes you...Empower through with good vibes to inspire you to aspire your day with this wonderful coloring book for adults. First time drawing and or coloring? You will enjoy coloring and drawing in this...

Copper Thoughts exposes the creativity and genius of a young girl learning to live with Bipolar Disorder. Known as the Copper Bell Poet, her poetry explores the light and dark nature of humankind, both within herself and in the world around her. The...

Six months after Vendela's beloved father suddenly passed from heart failure, the Almighty began to paint her pain page by page, capturing her journey to healing in the midst of her broken heart at the age of twenty-three. Over the course of two years,...

Dr. Isbell provides a unique personal and professional perspective on identifying and treating depression. From learning about how depression can take root to implementing permanent methods to restore wholeness, she helps her readers make informed...

Gracias a años de investigación propia combinados con anécdotas y referencias audiovisuales cómicas, la autora desvela las trampas psicológicas arraigadas que minan nuestra percepción, provocando malentendidos,...

What makes Philip’s book different, and a cut above the average, is not that it is based upon his personal experience, or even that he suggests that “we find out who we are by being who we really aren’t”, but that he provides...

"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a feminist classic, a haunting critique of the isolation treatment for female hysteria wrapped up in a superb psychological horror story. Over a century later women are still battling gender bias in...

To be your true self, and to know and live by your truth is a process that requires you to want to do so. It requires your willingness to be truthful with where you are at, what is happening internally for you and what you need to do.You may be up to the...

The Romance of Labor: Scenes from Good Novels Depicting Joy in Work is a book written by Frances Doane Twombly and published in 1916. The book is a collection of excerpts from various novels that depict the joy and romance of labor. The author has...

Using the words of dead poets, this fully-illustrated book of erasure poetry explores the multi-temporalities of healing after trauma. Told through layered imagery, concrete poetry, and illustrated self-portraiture, Saint Agatha Mother Redeemer takes you...

Sacred U' takes you on a 100 journey of self-care, with easy practical activities and inspiring thoughts to support your mind, body and soul. Clinical Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist and Counsellor 'Anna' shares simple activities and ideas that have...

This poetry came from my mind being set free with another digger over coffee and smokes while sitting in the back area of the Hollywood Clinic in Western Australia. It seems as though I have a creative mind when it comes to writing and enabling the...

This poetry came from my mind being set free with another digger over coffee and smokes while sitting in the back area of the Hollywood Clinic in Western Australia. It seems as though I have a creative mind when it comes to writing and enabling the...

The Bipolar Barbie Diaries is a series of books that document the gruelling reality of living with chronic mental illness. Drowning in the Seas of Mental Illness is the first instalment of this highly anticipated series.It illustrates the...

Drowning in the Seas of Mental Illness illustrates the struggle of living with chronic mental illness and navigating the waters of a severely inadequate mental health care system. Drowning explains the day by day journey of someone experiencing...