This round-up of books with excellent mental health components tackle suicide, depression, grief, self-harm, institutionalization, illness/mortality, and PTSD. Some of the books are for young adults, some are memoir or part-memoir, and some are commonly assigned in high school English classes. Books dealing with mental health are rarely easy to read, but they are so,… Continue reading 5 Great Books About Mental Health (#3)
More mental health, woohoo! At some point I'd like to write a little more frankly about my own experiences, but for now here's another batch of good books, particularly some wonderful YA and a bit of a trend of dealing with grief. I think it's important to talk about grief when we talk about mental… Continue reading 5 Great Books About Mental Health (#2)
Isn't it strange that talking about mental health - something that is so helpful to the person struggling and for raising awareness broadly - is one of the hardest things to do? I have struggled for years with talking about my mental health. In high school, I didn't have the vocabulary. I didn't know that… Continue reading On talking about mental health
I've heard that a lot lately, this refrain that everyone in my generation has anxiety. And while it's evidence of some progress regarding mental health, I've got to say, I'm not a fan of the overall sentiment. On the one hand, it does seem like anxiety of varying types (especially social anxiety) is more prevalent among… Continue reading Everyone has anxiety these days….
While in many ways self image (in my mind including both body image and identity) could fall under the umbrella of mental health, I think it deserves special attention since it is the root of so much doubt and pain, and also can be the key to confidence and joy. The following books deal with… Continue reading 5 Great Books About Self Image
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