The Teenage Girl’s Guide to Living Well with ADHD
The Teenage Girl’s Guide to Living Well with ADHD Here’s an exclusive extract from Sonia Ali’s empowering new book, The Teenage Girl’s Guide to Living…
Category: Mental health
Blog posts, articles, think-pieces and Q&A’s presented by Jessica Kingsley Publishers and associated authors on and around the subject of mental health.
What Can I do to Help Tackle Trafficking and Modern Slavery? Written by author of Unseen Lives, Kate Garbers
5 steps you can take to help tackle trafficking and modern forms of slavery. Written by founder of Unseen UK, and author of Unseen Lives: The Hidden World of Modern Slavery.
From Hurt to Hope
From Hurt to Hope Mair Elliott reflects on the path to hopefulness, her role as a mental health advocate, and her inspiring new book ‘From…
At Christmas most families are looking forward to making memories. But what if you literally can’t?
At Christmas most families are looking forward to making memories. But what if you literally can’t? On Christmas Day 2016, the Jessops were just an…
How to take the first steps towards recovery
How to take the first steps towards recovery Rhyannon Styles, author of ‘Help! I’m Addicted,’ talks to us about her journey to recovery from addiction…
Dry Drunk – an extract from ‘Help! I’m Addicted’ by Rhyannon Styles
In 2012, Rhyannon Styles began her gender transition, and attended her first 12-Step meeting – beginning two journeys which changed the course of her life.…
Empathy and Engagement: The Adult Side of Dyslexia
The Adult Side of Dyslexia by Kelli Sandman-Hurley provides needed guidance around what life is like for an adult with dyslexia. Long before I became…
Creating a Calm and Connected Classroom
You Can Be Human With Me: Where Did The Teacher Toolbox for a Calm and Connected Classroom Come From? The Teacher Toolbox for a Calm…
How to Ride Out Post-Pandemic Anxiety
By Risa Williams, author of The Ultimate Anxiety Toolkit As a therapist who specializes in anxiety and stress reduction tools, this last year definitely made…
How to manage anxiety as a trans and/or non-binary person, with Freiya Benson
We spoke to Freiya to find out how she manages her anxiety and what you can do to help manage yours, or that of a trans friend or relative.