Anorexia and Autism: 5 Lessons Learned on the Road to Recovery
Anorexia and Autism: 5 Lessons Learned on the Road to Recovery What can we learn from lived experience? In this powerful extract from Supporting Autistic…
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.
Five tips for fuelling brilliant ADHD and Dyslexic Minds
You can find a deeper dive with more tips and advice in Nutrition for ADHD and Dyslexia by Dr Emma Derbyshire. Around 1 in 20…
Building Blocks of Emotion: Helping Children Understand Big Feelings Through Play
Help children to understand feelings like anger using play! This World Children’s Day, the author of the Creative Ways books Fiona Zandt shares an engaging method for helping children understand and regulate their emotions, using a playful activity with interconnecting blocks.
Black Don’t Crack or Does It: Patrick Vernon OBE on The Home Office Scandal
Black Don’t Crack or Does It: Patrick Vernon OBE on The Home Office Scandal Particularly relevant to this year’s Black History Month theme of ‘Reclaiming…
5 Things People Get Wrong About Social Anxiety
This blog post was written by therapist and bestselling author Natasha Daniels. I did not know I had social anxiety until I was in my…
Using sensory regulation to help with the transition back to school!
Using sensory regulation to help with the transition back to school! Clare Ward and James Galpin are the authors of ‘My Senses are Like Cups‘,…
That’s So Meta: An Excerpt from Monogamy? In This Economy?
That’s So Meta: An Excerpt from Monogamy? In This Economy? This is an excerpt from Chapter Six: That’s So Meta in Monogamy? In This Economy?…
Addressing Psychosis Stigma in Pop Culture
Addressing Psychosis Stigma in Pop Culture How do I speak to friends about stigmatizing content? This blog features an excerpt from Kai Conibear’s The Myth-Busting…
3 Books to Inspire Mindful Movement this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is #MomentsForMovement, highlighting the transformative power of physical activity in nurturing our mental well-being. In recognition…
Building Better Therapeutic Relationships with Children
This blog post was written by JKP author Deborah Schroder, author of Building Better Therapeutic Relationships with Children. This week is Children’s Mental Health Awareness…