Stories of Autistic Joy – “I wanted to make sure I centered joy, without painting a one-sided picture of life”
In Stories of Autistic Joy, Laura Kate Dale and 15 other autistic authors from around the world open the door and invite you to explore…
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.
In Troubled Times: How Gratitude and Liberation Art Promote Peace
This post was written by JKP author Amy Backos. Today is International Stress Awareness Day (November 1, 2023), and to encourage conversations and education around stress…
Review of The Adverse Childhood Experiences Card Deck by Dr Warren Larkin
Review written by Kate Cairns. This resource is both deeply knowledgeable and accessibly presented. It enables anyone working with people in relation to adversity in…
“I am happy to be Black and back to myself”: an extract from Black Again
In this blogpost we’re happy to share the chapter LaTonya with a Capital T from LaTonya Summers’ powerful memoir Black Again. LaTonya was only six…
Society, it’s not me, it’s you: The impact of societal messages on body image
This blog post was written by Dr. Sarah Pegrum, author of Break the Binds of Weight Stigma: Free Yourself from Body Image Struggles Using Acceptance…
When Art Saves Lives
Trigger Warning: Suicide This post was written by JKP author Marney Schorr. September is National Suicide Awareness Month and Sep 10, 2023 to Sep 16,…
Improving Resilience in the Transition from Primary to Secondary School
In recent times, perhaps owing in part to transatlantic influences and the Harry Potter Hogwarts sorting hat, the primary-secondary school transition has developed into a…
Are We Really Friends? Advice from Autistic People on forming meaningful friendships
“I want to find friends who really want to hang out with me. Not just people who are nice, but people who make me feel…
THE THERAPEUTIC POWER OF SONG: AMIR’S STORY
THE THERAPEUTIC POWER OF SONG: AMIR’S STORY This blog post was written by JKP author Conio Loretto, MS, LCAT, MT-BC. Songs play an undeniable role…
“We must be clear on what we mean by ‘oppression’ and ‘anti-oppressive’”
“We must be clear on what we mean by ‘oppression’ and ‘anti-oppressive’” This extract from Myira Khan’s Working Within Diversity pinpoints what is meant by…