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4 Self-Help Books Without Fluff

Four self-help books that aren’t terrible. Confession time: I don’t like self-help books. I’m old fashioned and prefer to manage my mental health myself, without anonymous advice. I find many self-help books to be filled with flowery, unhelpful language that bears no resemblance to my life, let alone anything will help me to mend it. Continue reading
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Reading For Mental Health

On World Book Day, let’s look at why reading is great for mental health. If you struggle with your mental health, you’ll know that it rarely follows a straight line. It curves, dips, twists and for some people, doesn’t follow a specific pattern. Staying ahead of its twists and turns is a constant battle, and Continue reading
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Book and a Brew : A Literary Life

A boy once told me how I would die. He told me that at the age of 37, I would be diagnosed with breast cancer in my right breast. It would be a short, aggressive illness, and a battle I would not win. I would die on 20th June 2022, alone and friendless in a Continue reading