The Mad Traveller is the fascinating story of Imogen Groome's experience with dissociative fugue. Imogen would often find herself somewhere unknown with no recollection of how or why she had got there
Gemma Bell went on runs in an effort to reconnect with the memory of her bereaved father, but she became obsessed. Gemma collasped after a run on December 2015 and was hospitalised for nearly a month.
Therapy is not as easy as simply finding a person to talk to. Forging such an intimate – while at the same time appropriate – bond with someone can be a difficult thing to do. Teacup in a Storm tells
In this book, we follow Mark’s journey with anxiety, panic attacks and depression, and we learn about the enduring impact his childhood had on his mental health.His diary entries bring to life t
The Hardest Year tells the tale of one woman's experience of birth and battle to regain her sanity after postpartum psychosis followed by severe postnatal depression.
By the time she was two years old, Erika Nielsen knew that her real language was music and her ?true voice the cello. But she could never understand why one day she floated on sparkling ?clouds and ma
Fiona was your average 80's baby. She grew up without an iPhone, used actual landlines to make calls, and didn't have the luxury (or perhaps the curse) of Facebook during her adolescent years.
When Tom suddenly lost a friend to suicide, he wanted to do something to change the culture around men's mental health, and so he set up the Lions Barbers Collective. In Talk to Your Barber, Tom expla
In her mid-twenties, balancing a stable job and a partying lifestyle, Annie was also on the hunt for a man. She wanted to find Mr Right, get married, buy a house, and live the life she'd always wanted
Richard Kirby was diagnosed with depression in 2004. A decade later, however, he found out that his underlying problem was actually dysthymia. As his 50th birthday loomed ever closer, Richard set out
By all markers, Richard’s life was a success: he was happily married, a great father, and lived a fulfilling life, professionally and personally. But the pressures of a highflying legal career,
In A Series of Unfortunate Stereotypes, Lucy explores the different lenses through which she – and other people – have viewed her mental health problems. She tackles a number of different stereotypes
What is it like to face your abuser twenty years after the attack?Jennifer Potter shares her journey from keeping a shameful secret to finding the courage to speak her truth. Stronger. Braver. Wiser i
When Paul McGregor's dad tried to kill himself, it changed Paul's worldview forever. All his old certainties dissolved. Paul's dad recovered in hospital and went home, but then a few month
A story of bravery, courage and resilience, Burlesque or Bust is a humorous yet poignant personal account of one woman's struggle to free herself from severe mental illness and claim her sexual identi
One could hardly guess that a strong, successful young woman would one day crumble to pieces, so hopeless and devastated that she believed life was no longer worth living. Enoch Li shares her experien
Paula McGuire plans to swim all around the United Kingdom. At the time of writing, Paula can't swim … somehow that isn't discouraging her one bit! Must Try Harder tells the remarkable story of a life
Young, talented, intelligent and with a thriving social life, on the surface Terri Cox had it all. But deep down in her mind a storm was brewing, and a series of life-changing events sent her spiralli
