Mental Health & Wellness

10 minutes to better body image : a step-by step guide for teens using CBT and mindfulness /

David, Lee.


"What can you really do in 10 minutes? You could pop to the shops for some milk, watch a YouTube video or pet your cat - and now, with this book, you can improve your body image. No matter how busy or stressful your day, with 10-minute steps and quick activities, you can better understand and manage your experiences with body image issues and dysmorphia. It includes sections to read, questions to reflect on, and things to try out in your everyday life. The book covers everything from perfectionism, comparison and social media, to body image distortions and diet culture. Using evidence-based therapies such as CBT and ACT, this book will help you take a problem-solving approach to your worries, boost your confidence, and make friends with your body!"--
Date Published:2025

"What can you really do in 10 minutes? You could pop to the shops for some milk, watch a YouTube video or pet your cat - and now, with this book, you can improve your body image. No matter how busy or stressful your day, with 10-minute steps and quick activities, you can better understand and manage your experiences with body image issues and dysmorphia. It includes sections to read, questions to reflect on, and things to try out in your everyday life. The book covers everything from perfectionism, comparison and social media, to body image distortions and diet culture. Using evidence-based therapies such as CBT and ACT, this book will help you take a problem-solving approach to your worries, boost your confidence, and make friends with your body!"--

Date Published:2025

Adult survivors of emotionally abusive parents : how to heal, cultivate emotional resilience & build the life & love you deserve /

Campbell, Sherrie.


"Few things in the world have a more profound effect on your life than the parents who raised you. When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words. You may experience anxiety, depression, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), low self-esteem, addiction, or other mental health conditions as an adult. And you may even feel like it was somehow all your fault. But it was not your fault, and there are tools you can use to heal the trauma caused by your childhood. From the author of the self-help hit Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, this compassionate guide will help you gain a greater understanding of what happened in your past; transform deep pain into emotional resilience; and build the loving, meaningful relationship with yourself that you deserve. You'll also learn to set boundaries with others, assert your needs, and overcome emotional avoidance to develop warm, loving relationships with others. Author Sherrie Campbell offers powerful skills drawn from a range of evidence-based treatments, including mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), self-compassion, lived experience, and body-based practices to help you heal from the past and reconnect with your authentic self. A happy and healthy life is not a life without struggle--it is a journey full of meaningful lessons. Let this book guide you on the path to healing, wholeness, and self-discovery"--
Date Published:2024

"Few things in the world have a more profound effect on your life than the parents who raised you. When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words. You may experience anxiety, depression, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), low self-esteem, addiction, or other mental health conditions as an adult. And you may even feel like it was somehow all your fault. But it was not your fault, and there are tools you can use to heal the trauma caused by your childhood. From the author of the self-help hit Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, this compassionate guide will help you gain a greater understanding of what happened in your past; transform deep pain into emotional resilience; and build the loving, meaningful relationship with yourself that you deserve. You'll also learn to set boundaries with others, assert your needs, and overcome emotional avoidance to develop warm, loving relationships with others. Author Sherrie Campbell offers powerful skills drawn from a range of evidence-based treatments, including mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), self-compassion, lived experience, and body-based practices to help you heal from the past and reconnect with your authentic self. A happy and healthy life is not a life without struggle--it is a journey full of meaningful lessons. Let this book guide you on the path to healing, wholeness, and self-discovery"--

Date Published:2024

All the little monsters : how I learned to live with anxiety /

Robertson, David A., 1977-


From the outside, David A. Robertson looks as if he has it all together--a loving family, a successful career as an author, and a platform to promote Indigenous perspectives, cultures and concerns. But what we see on the outside rarely reveals what is happening inside. Robertson lives with "little monsters": chronic, debilitating health anxiety and panic attacks accompanied, at times, by depression. During the worst periods, he finds getting out of bed to walk down the hall an insurmountable task. During the better times, he wrestles with the compulsion to scan his body for that sure sign of a dire health crisis. In All the Little Monsters, Robertson reveals what it's like to live inside his mind and his body and describes the toll his mental health challenges have taken on him and his family, and how he has learned to put one foot in front of the other as well as to get back up when he stumbles. He also writes about the tools that have helped him carry on, including community, therapy, medication and the simple question he asks himself on repeat: what if everything will be okay? In candidly sharing his personal story and showing that he can be well even if he can't be "cured," Robertson hopes to help others on their own mental health journeys.
Date Published:2025

From the outside, David A. Robertson looks as if he has it all together--a loving family, a successful career as an author, and a platform to promote Indigenous perspectives, cultures and concerns. But what we see on the outside rarely reveals what is happening inside. Robertson lives with "little monsters": chronic, debilitating health anxiety and panic attacks accompanied, at times, by depression. During the worst periods, he finds getting out of bed to walk down the hall an insurmountable task. During the better times, he wrestles with the compulsion to scan his body for that sure sign of a dire health crisis. In All the Little Monsters, Robertson reveals what it's like to live inside his mind and his body and describes the toll his mental health challenges have taken on him and his family, and how he has learned to put one foot in front of the other as well as to get back up when he stumbles. He also writes about the tools that have helped him carry on, including community, therapy, medication and the simple question he asks himself on repeat: what if everything will be okay? In candidly sharing his personal story and showing that he can be well even if he can't be "cured," Robertson hopes to help others on their own mental health journeys.

Date Published:2025

The anxious generation : how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness /

Haidt, Jonathan,


From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health-and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the "play-based childhood" began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the "phone-based childhood" in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this "great rewiring of childhood" has interfered with children's social and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism. He explains why social media damages girls more than boys and why boys have been withdrawing from the real world into the virtual world, with disastrous consequences for themselves, their families, and their societies. Most important, Haidt issues a clear call to action. He diagnoses the "collective action problems" that trap us, and then proposes four simple rules that might set us free. He describes steps that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood. Haidt has spent his career speaking truth backed by data in the most difficult landscapes-communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the public health emergency faced by Gen Z. We cannot afford to ignore his findings about protecting our children-and ourselves-from the psychological damage of a phone-based life
Date Published:2024

From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health-and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the "play-based childhood" began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the "phone-based childhood" in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this "great rewiring of childhood" has interfered with children's social and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism. He explains why social media damages girls more than boys and why boys have been withdrawing from the real world into the virtual world, with disastrous consequences for themselves, their families, and their societies. Most important, Haidt issues a clear call to action. He diagnoses the "collective action problems" that trap us, and then proposes four simple rules that might set us free. He describes steps that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood. Haidt has spent his career speaking truth backed by data in the most difficult landscapes-communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the public health emergency faced by Gen Z. We cannot afford to ignore his findings about protecting our children-and ourselves-from the psychological damage of a phone-based life

Date Published:2024

Break the cycle : a guide to healing intergenerational trauma /

Buqué, Mariel.


Sensitivity acknowledgement -- A note about professional emotional help-- Introduction -- Part 1: What you inherited. You are a cycle breaker -- Your intergenerational higher self -- Your body remembers your trauma -- Unhealed trauma and you -- A genetic inheritance -- Part 2: There are layers to this. Your intergenerational nervous system -- Your intergenerational inner child -- Intergenerational cycles of abuse -- When collective trauma enters your home -- Part 3: Alchemizing your legacy. Grieving your traumatic lineage -- Embodying generational resilience -- Leaving a generational legacy -- Epilogue. "The definitive, paradigm-shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma-weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room-from Dr. Mariel Buqué, PhD, a Columbia University-trained trauma-informed psychologist and practitioner of holistic healing."--
Date Published:2024

Sensitivity acknowledgement -- A note about professional emotional help-- Introduction -- Part 1: What you inherited. You are a cycle breaker -- Your intergenerational higher self -- Your body remembers your trauma -- Unhealed trauma and you -- A genetic inheritance -- Part 2: There are layers to this. Your intergenerational nervous system -- Your intergenerational inner child -- Intergenerational cycles of abuse -- When collective trauma enters your home -- Part 3: Alchemizing your legacy. Grieving your traumatic lineage -- Embodying generational resilience -- Leaving a generational legacy -- Epilogue. "The definitive, paradigm-shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma-weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room-from Dr. Mariel Buqué, PhD, a Columbia University-trained trauma-informed psychologist and practitioner of holistic healing."--

Date Published:2024

Change your brain every day : simple daily practices to strengthen your mind, memory, moods, focus, energy, habits, and relationships /

Amen, Daniel G.



Date Published:2023

Closer together : knowing ourselves, loving each other /

Grégoire Trudeau, Sophie.


Sophie Grégoire Trudeau invites readers on a deeply personal journey toward self-knowledge, acceptance, and empowerment, drawing on the expertise of top psychologists, scientists, and thought leaders. As a passionate advocate for mental health, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau believes that in order to know and accept ourselves fully, we need to understand why we think and feel the way we do, and recognize the experiences, attitudes, and patterns that may be holding us back. And yet, all of us are capable of growth and positive change, if we're willing to stay open and curious throughout our lives. In Closer Together, Sophie shares moments from her own journey: from her childhood, through her struggles with an eating disorder in her teens and early adulthood; from a career as a speaker and television host to de facto "first lady" and mother of three. Above all, Sophie is a warm and empathetic connector, and her book is enriched by exclusive interviews with experts such as Gabor Maté, Liz Plank, Terrence Real, Catherine Price, Harville Hendrix, and Helen LaKelly Hunt--to name just a few--as she delves into the science behind brain health and our unique emotional signatures. She explores the questions that matter the most for our individual and collective growth, and in how we interact with others: How does the way we were raised contribute to our sense of self? How can we better prepare ourselves to deal with big emotions? What do we need from our relationships, and what can we contribute to them? What role do physical activity and creative pursuits play in mental health? How can we let go of what doesn't serve us and nurture what does? Drawing on her own mindfulness and yoga practices, Sophie also offers journaling prompts and other tools that will guide readers as they explore these questions in their own lives. In creating a space for openness, playfulness, and creativity, Sophie inspires us to see that there are more things that bring us together than separate us, allowing us to stand in the light of our true potential.
Date Published:2024

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau invites readers on a deeply personal journey toward self-knowledge, acceptance, and empowerment, drawing on the expertise of top psychologists, scientists, and thought leaders. As a passionate advocate for mental health, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau believes that in order to know and accept ourselves fully, we need to understand why we think and feel the way we do, and recognize the experiences, attitudes, and patterns that may be holding us back. And yet, all of us are capable of growth and positive change, if we're willing to stay open and curious throughout our lives. In Closer Together, Sophie shares moments from her own journey: from her childhood, through her struggles with an eating disorder in her teens and early adulthood; from a career as a speaker and television host to de facto "first lady" and mother of three. Above all, Sophie is a warm and empathetic connector, and her book is enriched by exclusive interviews with experts such as Gabor Maté, Liz Plank, Terrence Real, Catherine Price, Harville Hendrix, and Helen LaKelly Hunt--to name just a few--as she delves into the science behind brain health and our unique emotional signatures. She explores the questions that matter the most for our individual and collective growth, and in how we interact with others: How does the way we were raised contribute to our sense of self? How can we better prepare ourselves to deal with big emotions? What do we need from our relationships, and what can we contribute to them? What role do physical activity and creative pursuits play in mental health? How can we let go of what doesn't serve us and nurture what does? Drawing on her own mindfulness and yoga practices, Sophie also offers journaling prompts and other tools that will guide readers as they explore these questions in their own lives. In creating a space for openness, playfulness, and creativity, Sophie inspires us to see that there are more things that bring us together than separate us, allowing us to stand in the light of our true potential.

Date Published:2024

The emotional lives of teenagers : raising connected, capable and compassionate adolescents /

Damour, Lisa, 1970-,


Published in the US by Ballantine Books, 2023. Adolescent emotion 101: getting past three big myths -- Gender and emotion -- Seismic shift: how adolescence puts a new emotional spin on everyday life -- Managing emotions, part one: helping teens express their feelings -- managing emotions, part two: helping teens regain emotional control. "In teenagers, powerful emotions are the rule, not the exception. Unfortunately, many of today's parents now regard their teens' negative feelings as disruptive, dangerous or diagnosable, thanks to the rise of the wellness industry and the widespread availability of psychotropic drugs. To make matters worse, the global pandemic, mounting academic pressures, social media stress and a threatening environmental future have left today's teenagers feeling overwhelmed. In [this book], bestselling author and clinical psychologist Dr Lisa Damour provides practical advice for parents and care-givers, showing them that a teenager's mental health isn't just about feeling good. She explains that mental health means having the appropriate feelings at the appropriate time, and shows how parents can help their teens regulate those feelings to avoid emotional floods. She also provides strategies to keep teens from being overwhelmed by their emotions, so that they aren't at the mercy of their moods. Finally, she explains how to deal with teens' arguments, risk-taking, romance, friendships, social media and much more, as well as offering strategies for parents that will encourage their teens to open up to them. With concrete, relatable explanations embedded in vibrant, real-life anecdotes, this book gives parents the science-based information they need to guide their teens through a challenging developmental phase during challenging times." --
Date Published:2023

Published in the US by Ballantine Books, 2023. Adolescent emotion 101: getting past three big myths -- Gender and emotion -- Seismic shift: how adolescence puts a new emotional spin on everyday life -- Managing emotions, part one: helping teens express their feelings -- managing emotions, part two: helping teens regain emotional control. "In teenagers, powerful emotions are the rule, not the exception. Unfortunately, many of today's parents now regard their teens' negative feelings as disruptive, dangerous or diagnosable, thanks to the rise of the wellness industry and the widespread availability of psychotropic drugs. To make matters worse, the global pandemic, mounting academic pressures, social media stress and a threatening environmental future have left today's teenagers feeling overwhelmed. In [this book], bestselling author and clinical psychologist Dr Lisa Damour provides practical advice for parents and care-givers, showing them that a teenager's mental health isn't just about feeling good. She explains that mental health means having the appropriate feelings at the appropriate time, and shows how parents can help their teens regulate those feelings to avoid emotional floods. She also provides strategies to keep teens from being overwhelmed by their emotions, so that they aren't at the mercy of their moods. Finally, she explains how to deal with teens' arguments, risk-taking, romance, friendships, social media and much more, as well as offering strategies for parents that will encourage their teens to open up to them. With concrete, relatable explanations embedded in vibrant, real-life anecdotes, this book gives parents the science-based information they need to guide their teens through a challenging developmental phase during challenging times." --

Date Published:2023

Good energy : the surprising connection between metabolism and limitless health /

Means, Casey.


Includes index. "What if depression, anxiety, infertility, insomnia, heart disease, erectile dysfunction, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's, dementia, cancer and many other health conditions that torture and shorten our lives actually have the same root cause? Our ability to prevent and reverse these conditions - and feel incredible today - is under our control and simpler than we think. The key is our metabolic function - the most important and least understood factor in our overall health. As Dr. Casey Means explains in this groundbreaking book, nearly every health problem we face can be explained by how well the cells in our body create and use energy. To live free from frustrating symptoms and life-threatening disease, we need our cells to be optimally powered so that they can create "good energy," the essential fuel that impacts every aspect of our physical and mental wellbeing. If you are battling minor signals of "bad energy" inside your body, it is often a warning sign that more life-threatening illness may emerge later in life. But here's the good news: for the first time ever, we can monitor our metabolic health in great detail and learn how to improve it ourselves"--
Date Published:2024

Includes index. "What if depression, anxiety, infertility, insomnia, heart disease, erectile dysfunction, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's, dementia, cancer and many other health conditions that torture and shorten our lives actually have the same root cause? Our ability to prevent and reverse these conditions - and feel incredible today - is under our control and simpler than we think. The key is our metabolic function - the most important and least understood factor in our overall health. As Dr. Casey Means explains in this groundbreaking book, nearly every health problem we face can be explained by how well the cells in our body create and use energy. To live free from frustrating symptoms and life-threatening disease, we need our cells to be optimally powered so that they can create "good energy," the essential fuel that impacts every aspect of our physical and mental wellbeing. If you are battling minor signals of "bad energy" inside your body, it is often a warning sign that more life-threatening illness may emerge later in life. But here's the good news: for the first time ever, we can monitor our metabolic health in great detail and learn how to improve it ourselves"--

Date Published:2024

Gut check : unleash the power of your microbiome to reverse disease and transform your mental, physical, and emotional health /

Gundry, Steven R.


"In this addition to his Plant Paradox series, Steven R. Gundry, MD offers a guide to the gut biome and its control over its home-us!-revealing the unimaginably complex and intelligent ecosystem controlling our health and teaching us how to heal our guts to prevent and reverse every type of disease"--
Date Published:2024

Here I am, I am me : an illustrated guide to mental health /

Bean, Cara.


"Join author-illustrator Cara Bean as she takes readers on an illustrated journey to the center of the brain. Each chapter explores a different aspect of mental health, from the brain and the mind, to feelings and emotions. By portraying complex neuroscience concepts with a cast of illustrated brain part characters, the book explains what is really going on in the reader's head in an accessible, approachable way that ultimately serves to empower the reader"--
Date Published:2024

"Join author-illustrator Cara Bean as she takes readers on an illustrated journey to the center of the brain. Each chapter explores a different aspect of mental health, from the brain and the mind, to feelings and emotions. By portraying complex neuroscience concepts with a cast of illustrated brain part characters, the book explains what is really going on in the reader's head in an accessible, approachable way that ultimately serves to empower the reader"--

Date Published:2024

I'm here : a peer counseling guide for teens /

Crist, James J.


"Mental health problems continue to escalate in schools across the country. At the same time, many schools lack enough school psychologists and counselors to respond to the needs of their students. This guide teaches tweens and teens the skills they needto help fill this gap and make a positive impact on their relationships, schools, and communities. It offers advice for teens wanting to help friends and peers with their mental health and shares information about teens' mental health and the need for teens to learn helping skills. Basic counseling, problem-solving, goal setting, and conflict resolution skills are taught, and advice for what to do when someone's problems put them or others in harm's way is given."--
Date Published:2024

"Mental health problems continue to escalate in schools across the country. At the same time, many schools lack enough school psychologists and counselors to respond to the needs of their students. This guide teaches tweens and teens the skills they needto help fill this gap and make a positive impact on their relationships, schools, and communities. It offers advice for teens wanting to help friends and peers with their mental health and shares information about teens' mental health and the need for teens to learn helping skills. Basic counseling, problem-solving, goal setting, and conflict resolution skills are taught, and advice for what to do when someone's problems put them or others in harm's way is given."--

Date Published:2024

The joy of actually giving a f*ck : how kindness can cure stress and make you happy /

Hamilton, David R.


Far from being fluffy sentiments, acts of kindness -- whether given, received or witnessed -- are potent elixirs that have a profound and lasting impact on our mental and physical health. From boosting happiness to soothing the soul, kindness isn't just a feel-good notion -- it's a powerhouse. It relaxes your nerves, lowers blood pressure, reduces inflammation and even slows down ageing at the genetic level. This book serves as a beacon of light, urging you to spread kindness like wildfire. Because in a world where apathy reigns, giving a f*ck is revolutionary. And when we do, we not only enrich ourselves but bring joy into our communities and the wider world.
Date Published:2024

Far from being fluffy sentiments, acts of kindness -- whether given, received or witnessed -- are potent elixirs that have a profound and lasting impact on our mental and physical health. From boosting happiness to soothing the soul, kindness isn't just a feel-good notion -- it's a powerhouse. It relaxes your nerves, lowers blood pressure, reduces inflammation and even slows down ageing at the genetic level. This book serves as a beacon of light, urging you to spread kindness like wildfire. Because in a world where apathy reigns, giving a f*ck is revolutionary. And when we do, we not only enrich ourselves but bring joy into our communities and the wider world.

Date Published:2024

Mind your body : a revolutionary program to release chronic pain and anxiety /

Sachs, Nicole J.


Foreword by John Stracks, MD -- Author's note: it needs to be said (right now and by me) -- Part I: Behind the scenes in your brain. Learn and believe : opening the door to healing. Mindbody medicine explained ; A whole chapter on the brain science ; Mindset : your perception is your reality -- Part II: The work that transforms. Prepare : laying the groundwork for optimal success. Some questions to consider about you ; Expectation setting is everything (or overcoming resistance) ; Creating ritual and consistency -- Heal : retraining your brain. Understanding JournalSpeak ; JournalSpeak and meditation are your vehicles to freedom ; Evolve your JournalSpeak ; Finding the ANSR and letting your body be your proof ; The 28-day challenge--putting the work into action -- Part III: Unlearn to relearn. Reparent : rehab-ing your relationship with yourself. Self-compassion and acceptance as essential tools ; Inner child work is transformative ; Take back your power. Learn how uncovering and understanding the puzzle of your mind can transform physical health and heal chronic pain, from psychotherapist and mind-body healer Nicole Sachs.
Date Published:2025

Foreword by John Stracks, MD -- Author's note: it needs to be said (right now and by me) -- Part I: Behind the scenes in your brain. Learn and believe : opening the door to healing. Mindbody medicine explained ; A whole chapter on the brain science ; Mindset : your perception is your reality -- Part II: The work that transforms. Prepare : laying the groundwork for optimal success. Some questions to consider about you ; Expectation setting is everything (or overcoming resistance) ; Creating ritual and consistency -- Heal : retraining your brain. Understanding JournalSpeak ; JournalSpeak and meditation are your vehicles to freedom ; Evolve your JournalSpeak ; Finding the ANSR and letting your body be your proof ; The 28-day challenge--putting the work into action -- Part III: Unlearn to relearn. Reparent : rehab-ing your relationship with yourself. Self-compassion and acceptance as essential tools ; Inner child work is transformative ; Take back your power. Learn how uncovering and understanding the puzzle of your mind can transform physical health and heal chronic pain, from psychotherapist and mind-body healer Nicole Sachs.

Date Published:2025

Pain remixed : navigating life with trauma, grief, depression and anxiety /

Lyons-Rising, Joe


"Pain Remixed: Navigating Life with Trauma, Grief, Depression, and Anxiety offers a powerful and deeply personal exploration of mental health challenges across the stages of life. Through raw storytelling and practical guidance, Joe Lyons-Rising shares his journey of surviving profound loss, with both biological parents dying by suicide during his childhood, to ultimately discovering a renewed sense of purpose and joy. This book delivers actionable mental health strategies woven into an inspiring narrative of courage and resilience."--Back cover.
Date Published:2024

"Pain Remixed: Navigating Life with Trauma, Grief, Depression, and Anxiety offers a powerful and deeply personal exploration of mental health challenges across the stages of life. Through raw storytelling and practical guidance, Joe Lyons-Rising shares his journey of surviving profound loss, with both biological parents dying by suicide during his childhood, to ultimately discovering a renewed sense of purpose and joy. This book delivers actionable mental health strategies woven into an inspiring narrative of courage and resilience."--Back cover.

Date Published:2024

Rough magic : living with borderline personality disorder /

Newman, Miranda., Canadian Author.


A harrowing but ultimately uplifting memoir about living with borderline personality disorder--the most stigmatized diagnosis in mental health. "I didn't know whether to take you to a psychologist or an exorcist." This is how Miranda Newman's mother described the experience of trying to find an explanation for her daughter's behaviour. It would be years before Miranda was able to find a diagnosis that explained the complicated way she moved through the world. She would have to advocate for herself in the mental health system while dealing with abuse, being unhoused, survival sex, suicide attempts and hospitalizations. Through it all, Miranda has found strength in her diagnosis. Her recollections are visceral and confessional, but also self-aware, irreverent and funny. She tells readers how she has found strength and joy in what others might see as tragic, while bolstering her personal recollections with deeply researched observations on Canada's mental healthcare system, and the history of diagnostics and disorder, using research supported by her work at Yale University.
Date Published:2024

A harrowing but ultimately uplifting memoir about living with borderline personality disorder--the most stigmatized diagnosis in mental health. "I didn't know whether to take you to a psychologist or an exorcist." This is how Miranda Newman's mother described the experience of trying to find an explanation for her daughter's behaviour. It would be years before Miranda was able to find a diagnosis that explained the complicated way she moved through the world. She would have to advocate for herself in the mental health system while dealing with abuse, being unhoused, survival sex, suicide attempts and hospitalizations. Through it all, Miranda has found strength in her diagnosis. Her recollections are visceral and confessional, but also self-aware, irreverent and funny. She tells readers how she has found strength and joy in what others might see as tragic, while bolstering her personal recollections with deeply researched observations on Canada's mental healthcare system, and the history of diagnostics and disorder, using research supported by her work at Yale University.

Date Published:2024

The tell : a memoir /

Griffin, Amy, (Businesswoman).


"For decades, Amy ran. Through the dirt roads of Amarillo, Texas, where she grew up; to the campus of the University of Virginia, as a student athlete; on the streets of New York, where she built her adult life; through marriage, motherhood, and a thriving career. To outsiders, it all looked, in many ways, perfect. But Amy was running from something-a secret she was keeping not only from her family and friends, but unconsciously from herself. "You're here, but you're not here," her daughter said to her one night. "Where are you, Mom?" So began Amy's quest to solve a mystery trapped in the deep recesses of her own memory-a journey that would take her into the burgeoning field of psychedelic therapy, to the limits of the judicial system, and ultimately, home to the Texas panhandle, where her story began. In her relentless search for the truth, Griffin probes the pursuit of perfectionism, control, and maintaining appearances that drives so many women, asking the question: When, in our path from girlhood to womanhood, did we learn to look outside ourselves for validation? And what kind of freedom is possible if we accept who we really are? With hope, heart, and honesty, Griffin points a way forward for all of us, revealing the transcendent power of radical truth-telling to deepen our connection to our families-and ourselves"--
Date Published:2025

"For decades, Amy ran. Through the dirt roads of Amarillo, Texas, where she grew up; to the campus of the University of Virginia, as a student athlete; on the streets of New York, where she built her adult life; through marriage, motherhood, and a thriving career. To outsiders, it all looked, in many ways, perfect. But Amy was running from something-a secret she was keeping not only from her family and friends, but unconsciously from herself. "You're here, but you're not here," her daughter said to her one night. "Where are you, Mom?" So began Amy's quest to solve a mystery trapped in the deep recesses of her own memory-a journey that would take her into the burgeoning field of psychedelic therapy, to the limits of the judicial system, and ultimately, home to the Texas panhandle, where her story began. In her relentless search for the truth, Griffin probes the pursuit of perfectionism, control, and maintaining appearances that drives so many women, asking the question: When, in our path from girlhood to womanhood, did we learn to look outside ourselves for validation? And what kind of freedom is possible if we accept who we really are? With hope, heart, and honesty, Griffin points a way forward for all of us, revealing the transcendent power of radical truth-telling to deepen our connection to our families-and ourselves"--

Date Published:2025

When therapy doesn't work : a mindfulness guide to emotional repair /

Young, Shelly.


Unified mindfulness -- Mindfulness and exposure therapy: a fortuitous collaboration -- The end of all stories. "Therapy can be a life-changing tool, but for some, it simply does not produce results. Psychotherapist Shelly Young and meditation teacher Shinzen Young have an alternative option - tried-and-tested therapeutic techniques that draw on the principles of Unified Mindfulness, Shinzen's revolutionary practice that has already enhanced countless lives. In When Therapy Doesn't Work, Shelly and Shinzen share their easy-to-follow methods, which can help you successfully overcome trauma, addictions, anxiety, panic, compulsiveness and more, even if you have struggled to engage with traditional forms of therapy. Their self-help tools are both unique and effective, with the power to combat harmful mental, emotional and behavioural patterns, and help you find freedom within. Whether you are struggling with your own mental health, trying to help a loved one or looking to expand your practice as a healing professional, this book contains the tools you need to escape old stories, unwind suffering and rediscover joy in the everyday"--
Date Published:2024

Unified mindfulness -- Mindfulness and exposure therapy: a fortuitous collaboration -- The end of all stories. "Therapy can be a life-changing tool, but for some, it simply does not produce results. Psychotherapist Shelly Young and meditation teacher Shinzen Young have an alternative option - tried-and-tested therapeutic techniques that draw on the principles of Unified Mindfulness, Shinzen's revolutionary practice that has already enhanced countless lives. In When Therapy Doesn't Work, Shelly and Shinzen share their easy-to-follow methods, which can help you successfully overcome trauma, addictions, anxiety, panic, compulsiveness and more, even if you have struggled to engage with traditional forms of therapy. Their self-help tools are both unique and effective, with the power to combat harmful mental, emotional and behavioural patterns, and help you find freedom within. Whether you are struggling with your own mental health, trying to help a loved one or looking to expand your practice as a healing professional, this book contains the tools you need to escape old stories, unwind suffering and rediscover joy in the everyday"--

Date Published:2024

Your brain on pregnancy : a guide to understanding and protecting your mental health during pregnancy and beyond /

Kingston, Dawn.


Takes readers through the three most common mental health struggles--anxiety, depression, and toxic stress--and shows how common life challenges such as relationship issues, financial problems, job transitions, and lack of support are often the trigger...debunks the popular belief that hormonal changes are to blame...shares easy and effective ways expecting parents can manage the stress and other feelings caused by these challenges, and actually reverse negative effects to make a lasting difference to both them and their babies.
Date Published:2024

Takes readers through the three most common mental health struggles--anxiety, depression, and toxic stress--and shows how common life challenges such as relationship issues, financial problems, job transitions, and lack of support are often the trigger...debunks the popular belief that hormonal changes are to blame...shares easy and effective ways expecting parents can manage the stress and other feelings caused by these challenges, and actually reverse negative effects to make a lasting difference to both them and their babies.

Date Published:2024