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Tag: mentalhealth
PERIMENOPAUSE? THE UNSPOKEN FACTS ABOUT THE MENOPAUSE WITH DR LOUISE NEWSON
A super healthy, eye opening book for everything about the menopause - and the menopause before the menopause: the peri-menopause! Something I will know more about when it happens in (more than) a few years!
REASONS TO STAY ALIVE – MATT HAIG
A book about mental health that NO ONE will regret reading. Everyone is guaranteed to learn something new, or share something that has happened to them.
LOVE AFTER LOVE – INGRID PERSAUD
What happens when a family is torn apart? Persaud's heartfelt novel addresses poignant tender moments of love, betrayal, rage, forgiveness, and themes of homophobia in her debut novel. Beautifully written and moving
BURNOUT IS REAL
An honest depiction, or confession, or what it's like to experience burnout, along with some ways to 'tackle' it.
A CORFU TRIP
An insight into my week-long holiday to the Greek island of Corfu, inspired by the Durrell's! A close destination for some sun away from the UK, and a great value getaway
SNOWFLAKE – LOUISE NEALON
#LizzieReads ‘snowflake’ – a very sensitive person. Someone who is easily hurt or offended by the statement or actions of others. According to the ever-reliable urban dictionary. This is a term I am sure many of us have seen thrown about over the last couple of years in particular, and to the annoyance of others, [...]
OUT OF LOVE – HAZEL HAYES
Content creator Hazel Hayes' debut novel Out of Love is a perfect, bittersweet love story of a relationship told from the beginning of the end. A match for Sally Rooney and Naoise Dolan fans!
I GOT A FIRST! GRADUATING IN A PANDEMIC
I DID IT! I got a FIRST and I couldn't be more proud of myself! Read how resilience and pure grit can pay off in the end, despite the tears, anxiety and exhaustion!
SHOW YOUR WORK! – AUSTIN KLEON
#LizzieReads A book that falls into the self-help cult. Austin Kleon is known for his small, brief self-help books (such as Steal Like An Artist) which follow a similar knack and layout of recommending what you can do to make your life a little easier and tolerable. Fortunately I am in a better mindset now compared to when I read [...]
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