What I Do to Get Through
How to Run, Swim, Cycle, Sew, or Sing Your Way Through Depression
Published on 18. February 2021
192 pages
978-1-78775-299-3 (ISBN)
Description
"It might sound odd, but I can honestly say knitting has saved my life."
When mental illness strikes, we need tools at our side to help make things better, that give meaning, relief and dare we say...happiness. From wild swimming and mindful running, to community singing and everyday yoga, the inspiring stories in this book reveal the power of activities and hobbies to distract, exorcise and calm, helping us to heal and recover from depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses.
From the team behind the bestselling The Recovery Letters, this honest, uplifting and motivational book will help you to discover the activity or hobby that will transform your life and make every day that much brighter.
When mental illness strikes, we need tools at our side to help make things better, that give meaning, relief and dare we say...happiness. From wild swimming and mindful running, to community singing and everyday yoga, the inspiring stories in this book reveal the power of activities and hobbies to distract, exorcise and calm, helping us to heal and recover from depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses.
From the team behind the bestselling The Recovery Letters, this honest, uplifting and motivational book will help you to discover the activity or hobby that will transform your life and make every day that much brighter.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
1,18 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78775-299-3 (9781787752993)
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James Withey | Olivia Sagan
What I Do to Get Through
How to Run, Swim, Cycle, Sew, or Sing Your Way Through Depression
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02/2021
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Persons
Olivia Sagan is the Head of Division Psychology, Sociology and Education at Queen Margaret University, Scotland. She co-edited the bestselling book The Recovery Letters and has previously published Narratives of Art Practice and Mental Wellbeing and Narratives of Loneliness.
James Withey is the founder of the internationally renowned The Recovery Letters project. He is the author of the best selling book How To Tell Depression to Piss Off: 40 Ways to Get Your Life Back and co-editor of the The Recovery Letters. James lives with depression; he writes and speaks about mental health.
James Withey is the founder of the internationally renowned The Recovery Letters project. He is the author of the best selling book How To Tell Depression to Piss Off: 40 Ways to Get Your Life Back and co-editor of the The Recovery Letters. James lives with depression; he writes and speaks about mental health.
Content
- Intro
- What I Do to Get Through
- Cover
- Of related interest
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Cathy Rentzenbrink
- Introduction
- James Withey
- Sea Swimming
- Virginia Jones
- Yoga
- Kelly Jensen
- Birdwatching
- Paul Brook
- Singing
- Ruth Routledge
- Pottery
- Felicity Jacques-Diwani
- Art
- Orna
- Meditation
- Charles
- Knitting
- Nicola Rossall
- Gardening
- Elisabeth Basford
- Poetry
- Lorraine
- Cooking
- Ellen Kanner
- Dogs
- Kate
- Sewing
- Sue Arnott
- Singing
- Georgina Woolfrey
- Filmmaking
- Alice Evans
- Meditation
- Cassy Nunan
- Cycling
- Fatima
- Mountaineering
- Sarah
- Horse Riding
- Niki
- Mindful Running
- Rachel
- Surfing
- Marigny Goodyear
- Birdwatching
- Matt
- Natural Open Spaces
- Olivia
- Cycling
- Sarah Strong
- Knitting
- Lynne Cobb
- Art Making
- Drew Walker
- Writing
- Carolyn
- Horsemanship
- Sally Rigg
- Knitting
- James McIntosh
- Sound and Music
- Thomas Brown
- Quilting
- Ami
- Photography
- Mel
- Puzzles
- Caitlin
- Afterword
- James Withey and Olivia Sagan
- Additional Resources
