Melancholy Mind - Charlene McElhinney

In my bookcase you will find many novels where the main character has been diagnosed with a mental health condition but the one book relating to the topic I never had was one of poetry, until now.

Words Hurt.

We have all said something that we really didn't mean in the hear of the moment and most of will apologise and recognise we were wrong in what we said. Sadly, when it comes to mental health, many people still have a terrible attitude towards it.

James and the Amazing Gift

My children are little bookworms and I am honestly over the moon that they love to read so much!! It's even better when the story is as lovely as James and the Amazing Gift,

Living With PMDD - Kerry's Story

Today, I am sharing another guest post, written by the wonderful Kerry.  It is important to share these experiences with you as it could just help you or someone else you know. Here is Kerry's story.

The Wedding Girls

Bethnal Green, London, 1936. I love books that are set in the past and having read Kate Thompson's first book, Secrets of the Singer Girls, I was really excited to read her latest offering, The Wedding Girls.

Bipolar

Yet again, my favourite programme, Casualty, has used their platform to educate people about mental health, and other important issues, but this week we see the character David, flush away his medication believing he is better.  David lives with Bipolar.