Posts Tagged ‘mental health’
The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent
A look at two books that invite us to talk openly with family, friends, and book clubs about mental health.
Read MoreDeath, a Sacred Mystery
For the lone swan, for us, death remains a mystery. An important part of grieving and the journey of healing, is sharing this mystery with the help of others. And to be present for others. Often simply to listen
Read MoreMental Health: The Giver
Lois Lowry: “I think it’s something that literature does, that writing does, that speaking about things does. It keeps our hearts from breaking.”
Read MoreWriting the Story of Mental Illness for Young Readers
I have been pulled toward the subject of suicide since I was a teen despite its stigma, and worked on my first suicide hotline when I was eighteen. That’s because as an adolescent I struggled not only with depression but with some periods of suicidality, and I understand the dangerous power and seduction of it when one is suffering mental despair.
Read MoreMental Illness, the Unwelcomed Elephant in the Great Green Room of Children’s Literature
No one escapes taxes, death, or mental illness. Directly or indirectly, we are all affected by mental illness, our own or someone we care about. Almost everyone—as a child or…
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