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Dancing with Dementia
My Story of Living Positively with Dementia
Christine Bryden was a top civil servant and single mother of three children when she was diagnosed with dementia at 46. Since then she has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype by campaigning for self-advocacy, writing articles and speaking at national conferences. This book is a vivid account of the author's experiences of dementia. more »
2005, Paperback: £13.99/ $21.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-332-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp
Keywords: counselling, dementia, fiction, memoirs, older people, palliative care, practical theology, theology
Washing My Life Away
Surviving Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD affects one in fifty people and one of them was Ruth Deane. In this frank and personal account she shares her own experience as an OCD sufferer, taking the reader on a moving, honest and at times light-hearted journey, from washing her hands until they cracked and bled, to hospital admission and eventual management and recovery from OCD. more »
2005, Paperback: £13.99/ $22.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-333-2, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 96pp
Keywords: adults, counselling, memoirs, obsessive compulsive disorder, occupational therapy, psychiatry
Goodbye, Mr. Wonderful
Alcoholism, Addiction and Early Recovery
Goodbye, Mr. Wonderful gives a detailed account of the early stages of recovery from alcoholism. From his admittance into hospital to his life as a writer in the Netherlands, McCully offers a detailed and often analytical reflection on what it feels like to be a recovering alcoholic. more »
2004, Paperback: £17.99/ $28.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-265-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: addiction, alcohol, counselling, health care, memoirs, mental health, self harm
Looking for Oliver
A Mother's Search for the Son She Gave Up for Adoption
Vividly recalling the stigma of her schoolgirl pregnancy and the pain of her separation from the baby, this absorbing and illuminating story follows Emma's search for Oliver, her adopted son. more »
2003, Paperback: £18.99/ $32.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-142-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: adoption, counselling, families, fostering, memoirs, parenting
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