Ali Sanders was happily married to her university sweetheart, and they had everything they could hope for. The next step for them was to become parents - but this wasn't as easy as it seemed... Following fertility issues, they decided to adopt twin boys and give them the happy family home they deserved. But just days after they brought the babies home, Ali discovered that she was pregnant at last, and they had to make the agonising decision to halt the adoption process in order to focus on her pregnancy. This devastating time left its mark on Ali, and her resulting sleeplessness spiralled into severe depression and the re-emergence of her overpowering OCD. When the Bough Breaks tells the heart-wrenching story of Ali's desperate attempts to become a mother, as she'd always dreamt, and describes how she had to learn to love her son. It is the inspirational tale of her recovery from heartbreak, postnatal depression and OCD in order to live a fulfilling family life.

When the Bough Breaks: The Pursuit of Motherhood (The Inspirational Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Sanders, Ali

Arts & Literature

Welbeck Balance

We are experiencing a loneliness epidemic, but we needn’t remain lonely. 
Through actionable strategies, you will discover how to support and maintain existing relationships, foster new connections and learn how to shift your perspective about community and belonging.Throughout, you will find step by step solutions to help grow self-acceptance, self-belief and self-compassion. You will learn how to: Understand the difference between solitude and loneliness Appreciate alone time and celebrate solitude Cope with isolation Connect with others Connect with yourself 
This book is a unique compass, guiding you gently through uncertain times.

Navigating Loneliness: How to Connect with Yourself and Others (A Mental Health Handbook)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Rickman, Cheryl

Mental Health

Eleanor Segall's life was just beginning. An aspiring actress and a family girl, she never thought her future would be derailed by mental illness. After a spate of depressive episodes, panic attacks, and social anxiety, Eleanor found herself in The Priory at age 16. The diagnosis? Bipolar Affective Disorder. But Eleanor didn't let it stop her for long. Now a successful blogger, journalist, and pillar of the mental health and Jewish communities, she writes about finding recovery and hope after being unwell. Her story is of picking herself back up again and surviving against the odds. Bring Me to Light will resonate with many, and can act as a helpful tool for others to find their light in the darkness, too.

Bring Me to Light: Embracing My Bipolar and Social Anxiety (Inspirational Series)

Segall, Eleanor

After a whirlwind romance and marriage, Tova found herself pregnant. She was determined to be a wonderful mother, but when she discovered uncomfortable secrets about her new husband, Tova was thrown out, and left to look after their daughter, Katie, on her own. Wracked with memories of her own unhappy childhood, and suffering from postnatal depression, Tova struggled to be the mother she'd always wanted to be. And then Katie lost her eyesight... Tova took on the medical establishment and her own inner demons to try and secure a promising future for Katie. But with her mental health deteriorating, could Tova's immense love for her daughter win out over seemingly insurmountable odds?

I'll Be Right Back: Parenting with Mental Illness (The Inspirational Series)

Feinman, Tova

Parenthood brings sleepless nights, tears and tantrums, nappy changes from hell, and the firm belief that you’re Cameron Diaz … wait, what?!
New mum, Jen Wight, definitely wasn’t expecting that. But after her son was born, her worldview shifted in strange and unexpected ways. Within weeks, Jen found herself living a very different life – working out the deeper connections underpinning existence, and discussing strategy with Barack Obama. The problem is, no one else could see what she saw. Not even her next-door neighbour, Renée Zellweger!
Rattled tells the extraordinary story of how Jen overcame her manic episodes – caused by postpartum psychosis –and beat her postpartum depression to become the loving, caring, wonderful mother she is today.

Rattled: Overcoming Postpartum Psychosis (Inspirational Series)

Wight, Jen

This easy-to-read guide will ensure that readers have all the tools they need to combat issues around leaving home, exam stress, socializing, safety, sex, and substances, so that they can truly make the most of their time as a student. The book is written from a non-judgemental perspective, and features extensive contributions from students talking about their own experiences, and the things they'd wished they'd known.

Staying Well and Safe at College (Student Well-Being Series)

Thompson, Dominique

This book outlines some of the reasons why it is particularly difficult for 18- to 24-year-olds to deal with the upheaval of starting college, but goes on to offer evidence-based approaches to help manage the transition. With insightful material from students who describe the unique pressures they experienced at college--and how they dealt with them--this practical book will ensure that readers have all the tools they need to build on their resourcefulness, equipping them for life at college and beyond.

Resourcefulness at College (Student Well-Being Series)

'The most moving book of the year' Daily Mail 'A brave and candid book' Metro In his heartbreaking memoir, Simon Thomas (former Blue Peter presenter and one of the leading faces of Sky Sports Football) reveals how grief nearly destroyed him. When Simon lost the woman he had loved for 16 years, the future he'd imagined for their happy family disappeared forever. Just three days after being diagnosed, Gemma died from acute myeloid leukaemia. In Love, Interrupted, Simon is brutally honest about his journey through grief, and opens up about how close he came to ending his own life. Simon didn't know how to carry on without Gemma; he just knew that, for the sake of his eight-year-old son, he had to find a way... Love, Interrupted is a moving story of love, loss, faith, and family.

Love, Interrupted: Navigating Grief One Day at a Time

Thomas, Simon

Mind Over Mountain is a journey from the seat of a wheelchair to the summit of the highest mountain on Earth. A simple mistake at an indoor climbing gym sentenced 28-year-old Robby to a year in a wheelchair, shattering his aspirations of becoming a mountaineer. In the months that followed, Robby faced depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and a complete loss of a sense of his own identity. But from somewhere deep inside him he summoned up the strength to keep going even when all seemed lost, and from there he went on to embark on a journey that would become a remarkable feat of mental and physical strength. This story is more than a biography or an account of a mountaineering expedition—it's a trip into hell and back, an awe-inspiring effort to chase the ultimate dream and rebuild a life worth living for.

Mind Over Mountain: A Mental and Physical Climb to the Top (Inspirational)

Kojetin, Robby

Community & Culture

'Surely only the deranged actively imagine the brutal maiming of those closest to them... ' Pete Roberts was a boy just like any other. Except for the fact that he kept thinking about murdering his family with household implements... Terrified by his own thoughts, Pete joined the RAF in the hopes that he could escape his urges and apply himself to something structured. While he didn't entirely avoid his intrusive thoughts, he defied his dyslexia to flourish in a teaching role and vowed to continue helping others to learn their craft. It wasn't until much later that Pete found the answer to his torment: he had OCD.

Unknown Forces: Battling My Intrusive Thoughts (Inspirational Series)

Roberts, Pete

Professionals & Academics

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