Books for Adults

A Tiny Spark of Hope

Healing Childhood Trauma in Adulthood Kim S. Golding and Alexia Jones

A powerful real-life story of how therapy can provide a path from trauma to healing, as told by a therapist and their client.

This is the story of Alexia and her therapist Kim, and their three-year therapy journey to begin Alexia’s path to recovery. Written from both perspectives, it is a powerful and revealing account of a therapist-client relationship.

Together, the authors show the manifold challenges that adult survivors of childhood abuse have to overcome, and offer insight to all therapists on how relational interventions can pave a way to healing.

Jan 2021 | £19.99 | pb | ISbn-9781787754317

My Black Motherhood

Mental Health, Stigma, Racism and the System Sandra Igwe

A passionate first-hand account of what it is like being a Black mother coping with postnatal anxiety and depression – and how Black women are let down when they are most vulnerable.

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Sandra Igwe shares her journey as a young Black mother, coping with sleepless nights, anxiety and loneliness after the birth of her first daughter. Burdened by cultural expectations of the ‘good mother’ and the ‘strong Black woman’ trope, her mental health struggles became an uphill battle.

Black women are at higher risk of developing postnatal depression but are the least likely to be identified as depressed. Sharing the voices of other mothers, Sandra examines how culture, racism, stigma and a lack of trust in services prevent women getting the help they need. Breaking open the conversation on motherhood, race, and mental health, she demands that Black women are listened to, believed, and understood. Postnatal PTSD

A Guide for Health Professionals Kim Thomas with Shona McCann

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Essential reading for healthcare professionals to better understand and recognise postnatal PTSD and support parents.

The book supports professionals to better understand, recognise, treat and help prevent birth trauma. It covers the impact of postnatal PTSD on bonding and relationships, birth trauma in Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, how to support women having another baby and more.

An accessible guide to supporting parents with postnatal PTSD, this book is essential reading for healthcare professionals and those involved with the birthing process.

apr 2022 | £22.99 | pb | ISbn-9781787756205

Living at the Speed of Light

Navigating Life with Bipolar Disorder, from Depression to Mania and Everything in Between Katie Conibear

A no-nonsense guide to living with bipolar disorder, combining practical advice and the author’s lived experience.

Shining a light on mania, depression and everything in between, this no-nonsense guide to life with bipolar disorder gives advice on how to manage the condition and work towards stability.

Drawing on her own experiences, Katie Conibear discusses the realities of life with bipolar and shares practical tips and advice. She explains different symptoms, including mania, hypomania, psychosis and depression, and gives advice on managing relationships, facing stigma and discrimination and learning to be comfortable with stability. The book also contains a chapter on how friends, family and caregivers can support someone with bipolar practically.

Mar 2021 | £14.99 | pb | ISbn-9781787755574

Talking About BPD

A Stigma-Free Guide to Living a Calmer, Happier Life with Borderline Personality Disorder Rosie Cappuccino

A self-help guide to life with Borderline Personality Disorder from award-winning blogger Rosie Cappuccino.

Addressing what BPD is, the journey to diagnosis and available treatments, Rosie offers advice on life with BPD and shares practical tips and DBT-based techniques for coping day to day. Topics such as how to talk about BPD to those around you, managing relationships and self-harm are also explored. Throughout, Rosie shares her own experiences and works to dispel stigma and challenge the stereotypes often associated with the disorder.

This much-needed, hopeful guide will offer support, understanding, validation and empowerment for all living with BPD, as well as those who support them.

Oct 2021 | £14.99 | pb | ISbn-9781787758254

Letters from the Grief Club

How we live with loss Edited by Beth French and Kate Moreton

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The book on grief you wish you could have had on that awful first day.

Welcome to the club you never wanted to join.

When someone you love dies, it may seem impossible to know what will happen next and how you will cope. Losing someone in early adulthood, you may feel even more alone, when no-one around you seems to have had the same experience.

Encompassing all types of loss, these stories show that there is no one way to grieve. They talk honestly about grief – the sad, the bad, and the surprisingly beautiful.

Welcome to the Grief Club, we’re so glad you’ve found us. Pulling Through

Help for Families Navigating Life-Changing Illness Catherine Jessop

Down-to-earth memoir and survival guide charting a family’s journey through life-changing illness.

“And at that exact moment, the earth tipped, and we all slid into a parallel universe…”

Pulling Through is a handbook of everything Catherine has learned on their journey. It covers many practicalities, such as explaining hospital tests and scans, jargon-busting medical terms, finance, rehabilitation and more. But it also illuminates the emotional aspect of illness and how massively it affects family and friends. There are chapters on the power of nature, music, counselling, optimism and humour, and how to look after the mental health of both patient and carer.

aug 2021 | £12.99 | pb | ISbn-9781787753723

Unseen Lives

The Hidden World of Modern Slavery Kate Garbers

A revealing exposé of modern slavery – an atrocity hidden in plain sight across the UK – which features powerful stories of survivors, and explores what we need to be doing to help them.

In this revealing exposé, Kate Garbers shares moving stories of survivors she has met and shares insights she has gained through over a decade of anti-slavery work. Survivor stories are complemented by a forensic account of how modern slavery works and the many forms it can take – from forced labour to organ harvesting – and how it is enabled to continue by our current laws and systems.

Unseen Lives also provides a vision of hope for those looking to challenge and dismantle modern slavery, laying out what changes we need to make as individuals and as a society in order to effectively tackle modern slavery and improve the support of survivors.