Stress: Being Masculine About It Doesn’t Really Help
Michael Maitland is the author of Out Of The Madhouse and is an ambassador for the teen mental health charity, Stem 4. He has struggled with mental…
Fifteen Things They Forgot to Tell You About Autism
Co-editor of the not for profit parenting magazine, AuKids, Debby Elley has now written her first parenting guide, Fifteen Things They Forgot to Tell You About…
Are you feeling stressed out by exams?
Try this simple worksheet to help you defeat your exam stress gremlin. Rooted in cognitive behavioural therapy, it will train you to change the way…
Sarah Naish discusses therapeutic parenting as a best practice for helping children overcome trauma and attachment difficulties
Sarah Naish discusses how her training as a social worker and standard parenting strategies did not equip her to deal with parenting her five adopted…
How art therapy can help with children’s sleep patterns
Elitsa Velikova, the author of Art Therapy Cards for Children, writes about how art therapy can help with children’s sleep patterns and shares some ‘creative’…
Seeing the World Through Our Eyes- book extract
We’re coming up on the end of Autism Awareness Month! Each week we’ve shared a series of blog posts on books by, for, and about autistic adults.…
Lucy the Octopus: A 12 Year Journey
A few words from author Richy K. Chandler on how the story of Lucy the Octopus came to be. Okay, so Lucy the Octopus has been…
Chapter One from children’s book Lucy the Octopus!
Welcome to Stoneydip where everyone is an Octopus! …Okay not everyone, there is Puffy, Lucy’s cute (yet poisonous) pet pufferfish. Lucy is an incurably uncool…
The Essential Guide for Newly Qualified Occupational Therapists – Extract
The Essential Guide for Newly Qualified Occupational Therapists makes the transition to practice go smoothly. It includes models and advice for working in diverse contexts,…
Can reading improve your mental health?
James Withey, author of The Recovery Letters, has written an article about the power of reading and how it can make a huge difference in…