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.…
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.
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.
ADHD in Girls and Women
Joanne Steer is a chartered clinical psychologist with over 14 years’ experience. Her latest edited collection, Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women provides comprehensive information…
Our Autistic Daughter’s Struggle to be Understood
Our Autistic Daughter’s Struggle to be Understood Why Can’t You Hear Me? is the story of Colette McCulloch, an extraordinary young woman, her struggles with…
Connected by Autism – an online conference from JKP
“JKP’s work with the autism community goes back more than thirty years; our books in this area are the foundation and backbone of our publishing.…
Why do we need to look beyond ‘mental disorders’ when handling intense emotions?
Here Bridie Gallagher writes about why we need to explore beyond the ‘illness narrative’ to understand why people might feel the way they do.
Why schools need to talk about staff mental health, now.
Amy Sayer is the author of Supporting Staff Mental Health in Your School and is a teacher at Chichester High School and Head of Philosophy…