Mental Health Biography

Secrets of a Crazy Mental Health Counselor is a guide, and a self-help, motivational, and purely inspirational book. It tells a story about life issues and how to overcome all of the traps that have been set up to make you fail. It was written for mental health counselors, workers, women, teenagers, entrepreneurs, and anybody struggling with life each day.

War is loud. But what happens when it goes quiet? I Saw the Silence is a haunting and hopeful memoir from humanitarian storyteller Paolo Sebastiano Sivillica. Set in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo, this book chronicles Paolo’s journey as a witness not to bullets or explosions, but to what comes after: trauma, silence, and survival. Through deeply personal reflections and composite stories of survivors, the memoir explores invisible wounds left by decades of conflict.

From social media star and motivational speaker Spencer West, an inspirational guide that shows you how to be the person you were meant to be all along. After losing both legs from the pelvis down at the age of five, Spencer West tackled challenge after challenge, learning to navigate a world...

Ella, die gut erzogene und treue Gefährtin, begleitete James viele Jahre und spielte sogar eine entscheidende Rolle bei der ersten Begegnung mit seiner zukünftigen Frau Alizee. Durch bedingungslose Liebe entpuppt sich Ella als intuitive Freundin, die James' Stimmungen liest und ihm in seinen dunkelsten Stunden Trost spendet, zum Katalysator für seine Heilungsreise wird und ihm hilft, all das Gute in seinem Leben und seiner Zukunft zu sehen.

Ben Short has a successful career in advertising, a flat in a trendy part of London, a flashy motorbike. But after years of suffering with anxiety, he's a wreck. A drastic change is needed. For a time, he finds solace working with a forester, then as an apprentice to a Gypsy woodman, setting up home in a dilapidated wagon with just a rescue dog for company.

Balena è la storia di un corpo che cambia e diventa gigantesco, ma è anche la storia di una donna che si riappropria di sé grazie a quel corpo. Dopo la perdita del padre, a soli undici anni, Giulia inizia a cercare di colmare quel vuoto enorme col cibo, finendo per passare da 40 a 96 chili in pochi mesi. Poi, insieme al corpo, cominciano a crescere il rifiuto di sé e la vergogna, mentre compagni e insegnanti iniziano a trattarla in modo diverso. Un memoir toccante e acuto che racconta la stigmatizzazione del corpo, il superamento del lutto e la ricerca di un nuovo inizio.

Should you trust your intuition when it comes to love? This memoir recounts the remarkable true story of how a chance meeting on a Jerusalem bus led to a marriage, just 10 days later, that thrived for 38 years. This is the account of their unlikely 1983 meeting in Israel, an unplanned honeymoon adventure in Europe, and the improvised first year living together in Jerusalem, working and studying at Hadassah Hospital and the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus.

Riding the Rollercoaster invites listeners to embark on an emotional and enlightening journey. By sharing her story, the author gives a voice to countless individuals who grapple with this condition, offering a beacon of hope for a brighter future.

Best-selling novelist Jonathan Kellerman returns to his roots as a scientist and child psychologist to dissect a problem that is attacking our society: dangerous children who, in all likelihood, will grow up to be dangerous adults. Kellerman explores the "nature v. nurture" theory, discusses the legal and psychological ramifications of treating such children as adult criminals, and tackles the assertion that violence in the media is to blame.

This is the frightfully relatable but ever so raw memoir of a woman's struggle with early motherhood, all whilst battling the demons of mental illness in the midst of keeping her marriage together. The story tells of a mother's fight to keep her family afloat, her sex life alive, and her sanity intact, even though the person she once was is no longer to be found. It's a very honest book on motherhood that you will find hard to put down. Ride the emotional train along with the author as she tackles the daily grind of motherhood.

From the moment Lotte first met Ben, she knew they were meant to be together. And for a few years, their life was truly idyllic: flourishing careers, adored friends, and travel to every corner of the planet. But when Ben was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Lotte was catapulted into the uncharted landscape of cancer medicine, becoming his caregiver overnight. With the world around them in lockdown, they refused to give up the fight for his survival, travelling from London to Mexico in hope of a cure at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Driven by the pursuit of perfection and the desire to truly be loved and accepted, Cynthia battled an eating disorder for thirteen long years. “Starving, Bingeing, Purging” is her raw, authentic story, told firsthand; a story not just of suffering, but of resilience, victory, and hope against all odds. In this book, Cynthia openly explores the complex issues of anorexia, bulimia, purging, and food addiction, and shares the intimate details of her journey to reclaim her life.

Diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her forties, though having lived with its effects since childhood, Hope Andersen struggled for years to find inner peace. Her journey led her to alcoholism, pills, sexual promiscuity, turbulent and abusive relationships, and the brink of suicide. But it was her husband's brush with death as they entered their sixties that opened Hope's eyes, allowing her to begin her life anew. With a fresh lease, she remodeled her life and began seeking its deeper wisdom. Ultimately, what she found was hope.

Many people say that drugs killed Whitney Houston. Yes, drugs were a part of her downfall, but they were only symptoms, the obvious evidence of what was actually an emotional addiction to where she came from. At a very deep level, an unconscious level, she was more powerfully attached to beliefs, images, and attitudes that kept her dependently loyal to and dragged down by the insecurity of her earliest childhood. This unconscious loyalty is what ultimately killed her.

It was an ordinary day in 2016. In Gatwick Airport, Jonathan and his wife, Anna, were having breakfast with their two little children while waiting for their flight to be called. And then it happened, a familiar sensation that Jonathan hadn't had for decades: an out-of-body experience that transported him to another place, the safe place he used to escape to in his mind when he was a boy.

“I was twelve when they locked me away. They didn’t give me therapy though. They gave me trauma.” Broken Doll is a brutally honest collection of poetry and artwork created from inside the walls of psychiatric institutions. Written by Michelle, a survivor who spent her entire adolescence sectioned in mental health units, this book lays bare the pain, confusion, and silent fury of growing up in a broken system. Through raw, emotionally charged poems and haunting original artwork, Michelle documents years of systemic abuse, isolation, and resistance.

'What's it like to be director of the first football club in the world to pay men and women equally? Inspiring, insightful and hilarious, this is the real-life Ted Lasso. A brilliant celebration of football, community and feminism.' - Viv Groskop, author of How to Own the Room 'A fascinating...

In his darkest depression, one idea brought Christian Lewis out of the depths - and into a new life. Finding Hildasay, read by the author, is a brutal and beautiful true story of depression, survival, walking, and the meaning of home. ‘Now I was finally out of the force of the wind, my body...

ही कथा आहे, एका विख्यात मानसोपचार तज्ज्ञाची आणि त्याच्या पेशंटची! कॅथरीन या रुग्णावर अठरा महिने उपचार करणार्‍या मानसोपचारतज्ज्ञ डॉ. ब्रायन वीज़ यांना म्हणावं तसं यश येत नव्हतं. कॅथरीनला सतत भयानक स्वप्नं पडत, अतिचिंतेचे अ‍ॅटॅक्स येत. जेव्हा पारंपरिक उपचारपद्धती तिच्याबाबतीत अयशस्वी ठरल्या, तेव्हा डॉ. वीज़ यांनी संमोहन उपचार पद्धती वापरायची ठरवली आणि त्या उपचारपद्धतीने कॅथरीनला तिचे पूर्वजन्म दिसू लागले. डॉ. वीज़ थक्क झाले, कॅथरीनच्या सद्य जन्मातल्या सर्व आजारांची, प्रश्‍नांची उत्तरं तिच्या पूर्वजन्मात दडली आहेत, हे समजल्यावर! त्यांना आश्‍चर्य वाटलंच, पण मनात साशंकताही होती.

At the age of 17, Aaron was diagnosed with Kallmann Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by a failure to start puberty. The disorder and its treatment worsened his depression, which continued for 15 years while he served in churches as a minister, youth pastor, and missionary. Eventually, depression got the better of him and Aaron was admitted into a psychiatric hospital for observation and treatment. While detailing Aaron's path to recovery, this gripping memoir erases the stigma of mental illness and gives hope and practical advice to those seeking to become whole.