Changing Lightbulbs
A journey through anxiety and depression
Published on 2. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-0-9876171-6-3 (ISBN)
Description
In Changing Lightbulbs Sue Tredget has written a heart-warming, inspiring, and deeply personal account of her journey through anxiety and depression, from darkness to light. With humour, wit and candour, and by telling us not 'how-to' but 'how-I-did', Sue provides insight into these very common mental health conditions. Changing Lightbulbs shows that we are never alone and breaks through the silence and shame in which stigma flourishes. The honesty of Sue's powerful and uplifting story shines through in every part of the narrative; this is a book filled with hope that should help anyone going through a tough time to reach out rather than suffer in silence, and encourage us all to treat anyone suffering from depression or anxiety with kindness, respect, acceptance and understanding.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
339 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9876171-6-3 (9780987617163)
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Sue Tredget grew up in Northern Ireland and studied Modern Languages at Leeds University. She lived and worked in France, Spain and England before moving to Perth, Western Australia in 1999. In 2014, Sue took a break from teaching to write and travel following a difficult period. She stayed at a retreat in India, travelled solo around Italy and walked part of the Camino de Santiago, among other adventures. After a year of healing and self-discovery she returned to education on a more flexible basis and became a Beyond Blue speaker to share her experience with depression and anxiety and help raise awareness around mental health. Sue continues to teach French and Spanish part-time and writes whenever she can. She has two grown-up children and lives near the ocean with her cycling crazy husband and her cavoodle.