Resources
Sexual Abuse:
Addiction:
Recommended Reading:
Recovery: Freedom from our Addictions by Russell Brand
Eating Disorders:
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/.../help-treatment
Recommended Reading:
Stand Tall Little Girl by Hope Virgo
Brain over Binge by Kathryn Hansen
Mental Health:
https://www.time-to-change.org.uk
The Good Limbo is a mental health community run by those with mental health issues for those with mental health issues. We have forums, a live chat, arcades, blog posts and podcasts. Everybody welcome!
https://www.preedypsychology.co.uk/
Dr Katherine Preedy is a Clinical Psychologist working in private practice in Reigate, Surrey. She works with people with all kinds of issues including anxiety and depression and has a special interest in supporting people with trauma, PTSD, birth trauma and Post-natal issues.
She is a trained in a number of different therapies including: CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing).
Welldoing.org is the UK’s leading therapist matching service for in-person and online therapy. They have been successfully matching people with verified therapists and counsellors since 2014. They have over 1000 therapist members and a huge library of articles and resources on mental health, self-development and wellbeing.
Recommended Reading:
Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
The Chimp Paradox by Prof Steve Peters
Links to collaborators of The Silent Scream:
Ashley Peterson. Ashley is a mental health nurse who speaks openly about her own ongoing battle with a major depressive disorder. Her blog Mental Health at Home aims to raise awareness about mental illness and create a community where people can feel comfortable speaking openly about mental health. Ashley is also author of Psych Meds Made Simple: How & Why They Do What They Do available for purchase on Amazon.
Connect with Ashley: mentalhealthathome.org
Cheryle Brown. Cheryle writes a blog at Bonheur Health and Happiness which is dedicated to finding a healthier, happier and more conscious way of living. Follow her on her Year of No Fear journey, sparked by her written contributions for The Silent Scream anthology.
Connect with Cheryle: https://theyearofnofear2019.com
Emily Jacob. Emily is a coach, NLP master practitioner and changemaker. She set up ReConnected life to help rape survivors shed the shame and blame and live a reconnected life. Emily’s book, To Report or Not to Report: Survivor Testimony of the (In)Justice System is available to buy on Amazon. Emily is also a featured author in Uncaged: The Rise of the Woman Badass and Kintsugi.
Connect with Emily: https://reconnected.life
Flora Westbrook. Flo is passionate about capturing raw emotions and the stories of those she photographs. She uses photography as a tool for healing and runs “love yourself” photo sessions.
Connect with Flo: www.flotography.co.uk
Gurpreet Raulia. Gurpreet’s debut poetry collection Looking for Summer is available to purchase on Amazon now.
Karen Horsley. Karen is the author of two collections of poetry. I am the Stars in the Sky, which follows her emotional journey through cancer and mental illness - themed by fear, despair, isolation, change, and peace, and culminating with a message of hope. Kaleidoscopic Beauty explores love, loss and the beauty of the natural world. Both are available to purchase through Amazon. Her poetry has also featured in Voice of Eve and Beneath the Rainbow, and in the anthology Further Within Darkness and Light.
Connect with Karen:
Blog: blueskydays365.com
Twitter: @HorsleyPoet
Facebook: @blueskydays365
Katie Finch. Katie is a Yoga Teacher and Therapist specialising in supporting people who experience anxiety and depression. She uses a combination of Yoga practices like meditation, breathwork and mindfulness combined with talking therapies to help people uncover how to find their true happiness.
Connect with Katie:
Website: www.kitkatyoga.com
Facebook: @kitkatyoga
Instagram: @katiekitkatyoga
