Books
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alcohol, alcoholism, Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Books, Child protection, Children, Health, Mental health, mind and body books, Rape and sexual assault, Social care, SocietyI was abused as a child – and thought I had healed. Then I began drinking in lockdown
Not so long ago, Frank Spinelli seemed to have sorted out his…
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A moment that changed me: My stammer made life a misery – then a song gave me back my voice
For most of my life, I had one goal: don’t get found…
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‘I had a really crippling break’: how author Michael Thomas lost 20 years to mania, depression and more
It should be some kind of happy ending when, after years of…
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Night Swimming by Sharon Kernot review – a sharp, sexy and tremendously satisfying thriller in verse
One of the most striking aspects of Sharon Kernot’s verse novel Night…
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I was punched on the school bus. Being violently bullied changed me – and affected one of the biggest decisions of my life
The bullying began shortly after my fifth birthday. My family had moved…
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‘I thought I was the saviour of the planet’: how Game of Thrones’ Hannah Murray found a wellness cult – and lost her mind
At least once a week, Hannah Murray has this one overpowering thought:…
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‘They tell me I am being sectioned. I am not concerned’: Game of Thrones’ Hannah Murray on being sent to a psychiatric hospital
The door to the room opens. A man enters the room. He…
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Books, Children, family, Health, Life and style, Mental health, Parents and parenting, Psychology, SocietyHow to become emotionally mature – at any age: ‘We often don’t realise the hurt we’re causing’
Around the time of the pandemic, a self-help book with a somewhat…
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Illness narratives are broken – and they’re failing women like me | Emma Hardy
There was a moment, deep in the throes of my illness, when…
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Books, Childbirth, Culture, Fresh Meat, Health, Health & wellbeing, Life and style, Mental health, obsessive compulsive disorder, Postnatal depression, Society, Television, Television & radio, TV comedy‘This is so taboo’: Kimberley Nixon on the hell of perinatal OCD – and how she survived it
Kimberley Nixon’s memoir, She Seems Fine to Me, is out on 7…
