Grit by Angela Duckworth: what, no spoonies?
A book about resilience and perseverance that doesn’t include chronically ill people? Max Plaise thinks the theory has some gaps in it.Read More…
Tag: reviews
Apps: Calm
Our reviewer’s favourite mental health app of all those testedRead More…
Apps: Headspace
Headspace may be a top-rated mental health app, but it didn’t work for our reviewerRead More…
Tantra Illuminated by Christopher Wallis Review
If you’ve spent any time in yoga, ‘Tantra’ or New Agey scenes, this is essentialRead More…
Year One by Nora Roberts
An enjoyable read that’s deliciously dark to add to your pile of brain fog booksRead More…
Arty books that help my pain
Three brilliant titles that help me reframe ‘immobile time’ as ‘reading time’Read More…
Apps: Happify
Uses games to help you smash your negative thoughts – but does it help?Read More…
The Border of Paradise by Esmé Weijun Wang
Gothic and complex debut novel about mental illness and family trauma from an award-winning spoonie heroineRead More…
Sane New World by Ruby Wax
Fascinating and honest look at mental illness and ways to recover, perhaps too technical for the brain foggyRead More…