Our #WorldBookDay positive mental wellbeing reads

Last week on Thursday 5 March it was #WorldBookDay and we asked people to share books that had a positive effect on their mental wellbeing. That could have been because of it’s portrayal of mental health, it’s importance to the person in terms of their own experiences or just because they thought it was a great read! We asked them to let us know the title, why it had a positive impact for them, their favourite thing about it and why they’d recommend it.

We had a series of responses and wanted to share those in one place for people to see:

 

Anna Riviello – Project Manager – Kirtling House Together

As a service we often encourage the people who live here to read Reasons To Stay Alive by Matt Haig. This has played a really positive part in some people’s recovery journey in prompting hope and motivation to overcome difficult periods. A firm reminder that they are not alone in their struggles.

Becca – @Ladyhartee on Twitter

Reasons To Stay Alive by @matthaig1 reading (listening) to this normalised many feelings i have had throught my life. It gave me hope, it made me cry, it allowed me to be kinder to myself. Its honesty is what is needed in this judgemental world

Jackie Hardy – Peer Support Involvement Worker, Together for Mental Wellbeing

‘Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway’ by Susan Jeffers.

This booked really helped me during bad times with anxiety and I still use it now and share with peers or service users.

 

Meghana – @MeghanaV20 on Twitter

Spirit of Himalaya: The Story of a Truth Seeker by Swami Amar Jyoti. I had read this book during my darkest phase. It was a great help to come out of the profound sadness that I was going through. I had some blissful experiences while reading this book that I cannot just pen it down in words. This meaningful little book, I recommend to you all.

Martin Fewster – Senior Communications Officer, Together

My WorldBookDay positive mental wellbeing book is Joseph Heller’s Catch 22. I read it when I was younger and while it’s themes are tragic, it shows the strain of war on people’s mental health in a farcical & very funny way. It was also a lesson for me to stick with a book as initially I couldn’t work out what was going on and it only started making sense halfway through when the characters started to repeat in chapters.

Martin Fewster – Senior Communications Officer, Together My WorldBookDay positive mental wellbeing book is Joseph Heller’s Catch 22. I read it when I was younger and while it’s themes are tragic, it shows the strain of war on people’s mental health in a farcical & very funny way. It was also a lesson for me to stick with a book as initially I couldn’t work out what was going on and it only started making sense halfway through when the characters started to repeat in chapters.

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Martin Fewster – Senior Communications Officer, Together

My WorldBookDay positive mental wellbeing book is Joseph Heller’s Catch 22. I read it when I was younger and while it’s themes are tragic, it shows the strain of war on people’s mental health in a farcical & very funny way. It was also a lesson for me to stick with a book as initially I couldn’t work out what was going on and it only started making sense halfway through when the characters started to repeat in chapters.