How to compile a life story book for an adopted or fostered child
Joy Rees, author of Life Story Books for Adopted and Fostered Children, gives her advice on how best to compile a life story book for…
Tag: mental health
The University Years: Claire Eastham discusses living with social anxiety
University can be a difficult time for anyone, but throwing social anxiety into the mix just makes it that much harder. Claire Eastham, author of…
Top 4 Steps to Permanent Weight Loss
Dr Nicola Davies is a health psychologist, counsellor, and writer specialising in raising awareness about health, wellbeing and weight loss. She is a member of…
What is the science behind being creative and why are people with dyslexia so good at it?
Margaret Malpas, author of Self-fulfilment with Dyslexia, provides an overview of the creative process in a person’s brain and explores the reasons why creativity is…
Why We Need to Break the Silence Around Suicide, Especially for our Children
Louise Moir explains why she wrote Rafi’s Red Racing Car, details her own experiences, and expresses the need for a breakdown in the stigma that…
No matter how young the child, honesty is the best way…
That is according to Nathalie Slosse, author of Big Tree is Sick, who tells the story of how the book came to be, as well as laying…
Creative coping strategies to help young people manage stress, anxiety and other big feelings
Age range: Ages 8 – 14 Description: A colouring book and journal filled with uplifting quotes and poems that encourages children experiencing stress, anxiety and…
Suffering from the January Blues? Here’s how to beat them
January is generally known as the month when the weather takes a turn for the worse, people have overindulged at Christmas, money is tight and…
The extraordinary projects making mental health a key player in the school day
Jenny Hulme, author of The School of Wellbeing, discusses her new book and the projects she’s explored that support students’ emotional wellbeing. At a time…
What is attachment and attachment disorder?
Clinical psychologist Colby Pearce provides a concise and easy to understand introduction to what ‘attachment’ means, how to recognise attachment disorders and how to help…