Snowflake - Breaking Through Mental Health Stereotypes and Stigma

Mental health advocate Lucy Nichol takes a deep dive into 10 of the most harmful mental health stereotypes. She examines where they come from and how they are fed, drawing heavily on the impact of social media, the press and popular culture.

Info autore

Lucy is a writer with a passion for mental health awareness, music, comedy and nostalgia. She's written extensively in the media, her words appearing in the Independent, the i Paper, NME, Red Magazine, Metro, Den of Geek, Huff Post and many more. She is also a former columnist with Sarah Millican's Standard Issue magazine.
She is passionate about challenging mental health stigma – particularly addiction stigma – and has worked with a wide range of mental health charities including: Recovery Connections, Mind, Time to Change, Student Minds, Action on Postpartum Psychosis, Road to Recovery Trust, St Andrew's Healthcare and Newcastle United Foundation.
She is, unfortunately, a bit of an expert when it comes to living with anxiety, and speaks openly about growing up with panic attacks and health anxiety. Lucy has also worked on behalf of Mind and Recovery Connections providing script advice for TV soaps and dramas regarding mental health (including addiction) portrayals.
Lucy has also written two novels about mental health: The Twenty Seven Club and Parklife.

Riassunto

Mental health advocate Lucy Nichol takes a deep dive into 10 of the most harmful mental health stereotypes. She examines where they come from and how they are fed, drawing heavily on the impact of social media, the press and popular culture.

Prefazione

Mental health advocate Lucy Nichol takes a deep dive into 10 of the most harmful mental health stereotypes. She examines where they come from and how they are fed, drawing heavily on the impact of social media, the press and popular culture.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lucy Nichol, Nichol Lucy
• Con la collaborazione di: Sadie Frost (Lettore / narratore)
• Editore: Headline Book
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2023
• EAN: 9781801292177
• ISBN: 978-1-80129-217-7
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 134 mm x 214 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 260 g
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Condotta di vita, auto-realizzazione; Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Memoirs, Coping with personal problems, Coping with mental health issues, Coping with illness & specific conditions, HEALTH & FITNESS / Mental Health, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs