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From her own experience of mental illness and what she has learned from friends and family, and extensive research, Samantha Crilly shares a collection of more than 50 inspirational poems that give an honest and relatable insight into what it means to have a mental illness and what causes and triggers may lie behind it. Some are light-hearted and humorous, others go very deep, but all shed new light and have a positive ending for the reader. If you have a mental health issue, Samantha's insightful poems are there as comforting companions. For families and carers of sufferers, these poems bring fresh understanding of what your loved one is battling. Through Samantha's experience of recovery they also bring acceptance, strength and Hope.

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Over 50 poems relating to mental health and the experience of living with: depression, suicide, OCD, anxiety, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, postnatal depression, self-harm. They also look at the effect of mental illness on relationships and include the themes of: it's okay not to be okay; self-esteem; building acceptance towards one another; the pressures to conform; power; energy; humour; the need to live sustainably emotionally as well as physically.

Hope Through Poetry: Poems for resilience and

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      Publisher Hammersmith Health Books
      Published 8 October 2020
      ISBN-13 9781781611685
      978-1781611685
      ISBN-10 1781611688
      Also in:
      Poetry Health & Wellbeing Coping with / advice about eating disorders

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From her own experience of mental illness and what she has learned from friends and family, and extensive research, Samantha Crilly shares a collection of more than 50 inspirational poems that give an honest and relatable insight into what it means to have a mental illness and what causes and triggers may lie behind it. Some are light-hearted and humorous, others go very deep, but all shed new light and have a positive ending for the reader. If you have a mental health issue, Samantha's insightful poems are there as comforting companions. For families and carers of sufferers, these poems bring fresh understanding of what your loved one is battling. Through Samantha's experience of recovery they also bring acceptance, strength and Hope.

      Table of Contents
      Over 50 poems relating to mental health and the experience of living with: depression, suicide, OCD, anxiety, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, postnatal depression, self-harm. They also look at the effect of mental illness on relationships and include the themes of: it's okay not to be okay; self-esteem; building acceptance towards one another; the pressures to conform; power; energy; humour; the need to live sustainably emotionally as well as physically.

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