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Really intriguing: a bit hard to follow in audio (I learned later that it had been written in poetry rather than prose.)
Two young Black people meet each other in a centre to support people with mental health issues: the female narrator sustains herself from fantasies from Western and Eastern European and African traditions, and with physical connection with the earth. She develops a close friendship with a boy who has similar ways of coping. /1

I found the folk singer Mon Rovîa the way I find all music these days, through YouTube shorts. ?

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This was helpful, a bit eye opening and a lot of common sense that you know, but flies under the radar until it reveals itself so plainly to you. Aka, good and necessary to hear. My particular favorites included the assessments and learning about the four parenting types - emotional, passive, rejecting and driven. Helped me understand not only my own parents but also as a parent myself. Nice one to listen to on audio!

I‘ve seen this book around for a while. Last week some school psychology colleagues recommended it, specifically for neurodivergent kids experiencing anxiety, so I decided to add it to my collection.
I‘m big on psychoeducation. If we understand how our brains and bodies work, we become empowered. This is a great book for older primary (elementary) school kids. It‘s great for all kids, not just neurodivergent ones.

“Maybe if I let all the secrets out, they wouldn‘t make me feel like drowning anymore.”

“Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing it deserves is forgiveness.”

“My emotions are everywhere.”

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Another one from the collection of Colleen Hoover‘s fantastic books! Without Merit dives deeply into the chaos, secrets, and quiet hurts tucked inside a complicated family. Hoover does a fantastic job conveying what Merits life is like, through the way she blends the sharp humour with heavy emotion.

The story explores themes of mental health, love in unexpected forms, and the way the truth can crack everything open before it can heal.

I've already been posting quite a bit about this book and how much it got to me. I wonder what would've been if I had read this before my diagnosis. I think I can't thank Fern Brady enough for her honesty, for being open and vulnerable. Most people still don't really know what Autism is and how autistics feel and think and react. Here we get the whole thing.

I‘m excited to explore these titles in my #AuldLangSpine list from @Chelsea.Poole ! Heart the Lover and Pet are already high on my TBR, and I am reconsidering Flesh, which I had decided against, but I‘m not familiar with most of the others. The tagged book and Raising Hare are both calling to me! Thanks Chelsea, I‘m looking forward to comparing notes with you. I hope you are finding interesting things on my list too 😊

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