A must-have book about the power of one’s voice and the friendships that emerge when you are yourself. If you feel you need additional assistance with your specific situation, please reach out for professional help. You're in good hands with Leah as she guides you through the pain and joy of her unfettered childhood. Based on the title, blurb and length, my expectations were that this would be a concise and factual self help guide.

Our skin marks the limit of our physical selves, but we have another boundary that extends beyond our skin. Written with unflinching candour and wit, Where You End and I Begin explores the dark reverberations of victim narratives and the power of filial love.I have no hesitation in recommending this book to anyone who is interested in their own mental health, the mental health of their team, or anyone who works with other people. Yes I can adopt these methods myself and be a role model, but if no-one above me is modelling them too it's difficult, and can bring on guilt and shame that you are not acting as others do. Each child feels very alone until they begin to share their stories and discover that it is nearly always possible to find someone a little like you.

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone. This book appreciates that mental health is a sensitive, at times challenging, and very personal experience and I would recommend this book to the novice, practitioner and expert alike. This, although interesting, could have been a book in itself and I could see that some of it could be relevant to this book.Sometimes when you leave an organisation, that’s when you realise what’s been going on and see what you were really up against.

From Selected Poems II (1976-1986) by Margaret Atwood, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1987. However, if you feel uncomfortable while reading a particular story—especially if it is a story that closely resembles your own—it may be a good idea to pause your reading and process your feelings with a therapist or trusted friend. Amoebae, orange trees, frogs, leopards, bacteria, tulips, turtles, salmon—all have physical limits that delineate them as unique from other organisms. With nearly 100,000 copies sold, Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin has already helped thousands of readers stand up for themselves and nurture healthier relationship. A childless woman conceives in her old age; a fearful, self-conscious shepherd becomes a leader of millions; and a prostitute becomes a wife and mother in the lineage of Christ.

Petra Velzeboer overcame a traumatic childhood to become a counsellor for vulnerable young people before campaigning for improved mental health services.