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29Apr

How I Turned my Anxiety into Creativity

Catherine Lepage

anxiety, books, creativity

Mind

Illustrator Catherine Lepage on how being creative and representing her anxiety in images helped alleviate her distress
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26Apr

Wellcome Book Prize 2016 Winner: Suzanne O'Sullivan

Alice McGurran

books, illness

Soul

Suzanne O'Sullivan's debut book, about psychosomatic illness, won the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize
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14Apr

Shelf-Help: Supporting Teenage Mental Health

Welldoing

books, child, school, teenager

Mind

A new Reading Well scheme has been launched, this time focusing on supporting the mental health of young people
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01Mar

Life, Death and Everything in Between: Favourite Medical Novels

Wellcome Book

books, health

Soul

The 2016 Wellcome Book Prize judges choose their favourite works of fiction that address a medical theme
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04Feb

Books to Beat the Winter Blues

Wellcome Book

books

Soul

The Wellcome Book Prize judges will soon be announcing the shortlist for the 2016 prize. Here they compile a list of their go-to books to soothe the winter blues.
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25Jan

Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the ‘Privileged’ Child

Joy Schaverien

bereavement, boardingschool, books, child, depression, education, therapy, trauma

Mind

Therapist Joy Schaverien believes that boarding schools have a negative and lasting influence on those who pass through them when they are young and vulnerable
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08Jan

​How Practising Mindfulness Keeps Ruby Wax Sane

Louise Chunn

books, depression, meditation, mindfulness

Soul

Ruby Wax studied Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy with Mark Williams – her new book Frazzled shows how we can all use it to bring more focus into our chaotic lives
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04Jan

Is Empathy the Last Truly Human Quality?

Faith Barker

books, brain, creativity, empathy, men, society, women

Soul

Robots are becoming more sophisticated, able to succeed in creative endeavours many of us thought would always give us the edge. Is empathy the clue to what makes us human in the end?
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17Dec

Writing Helped Me Understand My Bipolar Disorder

Amanda Nicol

books, creativity, depression, self, trauma

Mind

Amanda Nicol explains how writing a novel helped her make sense of her bipolar disorder and time in a psychiatric hospital.
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10Oct

Have You Tried a Book on Prescription Yet?

Welldoing

anger, anxiety, books, dementia, depression, eating-disorders, stress, wellbeing

Mind

At English libraries you'll find a great collection of self-help books covering anxiety, depression and anger as part of the Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme
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