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29Mar

Wellcome Book Prize 2017: The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss

Louise Chunn

books

Soul

The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss is a novel shortlisted in the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. It focuses on Miriam, 15, who wihtout warning collapses in cardiac arrest, and follows the effect on her family
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22Mar

Wellcome Book Prize 2017: Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal

Alice McGurran

books

Soul

Mend the Living is a novel shortlisted in the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. It focuses on the response to a life-threatening accident and takes place over 24 hours
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14Mar

Wellcome Book Prize 2017: Shortlist Announced

Alice McGurran

books

Mind

The Wellcome Book Prize celebrates works of fiction and non-fiction that touch on the subjects of science, medicine and health. The 2017 shortlist was announced today
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22Feb

An Abbreviated Life: Book Review

Julia Bueno

books, child, family, mother

Therapists

Therapist Julia Bueno reviews An Abbreviated Life by Ariel Leve, who grew up with a narcissistic mother
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18Feb

How a Children's Book Author Drew Her Depression

Debi Gliori

books, depression

Soul

Debi Gliori is one of the UK's best-loved children's books authors. In Night Shift she decided to draw and write about her own struggle with depression
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15Feb

WiseWords #15: from Caroline Knapp to Gretchen Rubin

Rae Ritchie

addiction, books, vulnerability, WiseWords

Soul

Rae Ritchie, a historian-turned-writer who blogs about mental health, chooses self-help books that have helped in her own life
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08Feb

WiseWords #14: from Irvin Yalom to Stephen Grosz

Clara Bridges

books, therapy, WiseWords

Soul

Therapy client Clara Bridges, who has borderline personality disorder, chooses favourite books on therapy by Irvin Yalom, Stephen Grosz and Susan Howard
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02Feb

WiseWords #13: On Depression, Love and Vulnerability

Hannah Jane Thompson

authenticity, books, depression, self, WiseWords

Soul

Hannah Thompson has chosen books that focus on vulnerability, love, authenticity and depression for this week's #WiseWords series
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25Jan

The Body Keeps the Score

Julia Bueno

anxiety, books, emdr, therapy, trauma

Therapists

Bessel Van Der Kolk's "brilliant synthesis of contemporary thinking about the impact of trauma on the body and mind" The Body Keeps the Score is reviewed by therapist Julia Bueno
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18Jan

WiseWords #12: from Sally Brampton to Oliver Burkeman

Rae Ritchie

books, depression, WiseWords

Soul

Week 12 of our #WiseWords series includes Sally Brampton and Oliver Burkeman, selected by regular welldoing.org contributor Rae Ritchie
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