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Talk about it : understanding and improving your emotional wellbeing

Published: Hertfordshire Partnership.
1 DVD + booklet.
Books on prescription
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Frankie's world / Aoife Dooley.

How do you fit in and stand out when you feel different to everyone around you? 12-year-old Frankie knows she's not like anyone else in her class: she's different, but she can't quite figure out why. Is it the new freckle on her nose, or the fact she's small for her age? Or that she has to go to the hospital sometimes? Everyone else seems to think she's weird too, and they make fun of her at school. Frankie's dad left when she was a baby - maybe he was different too? It would explain why she always feels like an alien. So she and her best-friend Sam, embark on a mission to track him down.
Author: Dooley, Aoife
Published: London : Scholastic, 2022.
258 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

26 copies

Queer up : an uplifting guide to LGBTQ+ love, life and mental health / Alexis Caught.

With chapters on coming out, families and friends, pride and allyship, this is an insightful, thoughtful and reassuring book - essential reading for any questioning teen and their allies looking to support them.
Author: Caught, Alexis
Published: London : Walker Books Ltd, 2022.
255 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

29 copies

Welcome to St. Hell / by Lewis Hancox.

Lewis has a few things to say to his younger teen self. He knows she hates her body. He knows she's confused about who to snog. He knows she's really a he and will ultimately realize this. But she's going to go through a whole lot of mess (some of it funny, some of it not funny at all) to get to that point. Lewis is trying to tell her this - but she's refusing to listen. In 'Welcome to St. Hell', author-illustrator Lewis Hancox takes readers on the hilarious, heartbreaking and healing path he took to make it past trauma, confusion, hurt and dubious fashion choices in order to become the man he was meant to be.
Author: Hancox, Lewis, 1989-
Published: London : Scholastic, 2022.
295 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm

30 copies

When shadows fall / Sita Brahmachari ; illustrated by Natalie Sirett.

Kai, Orla and Zak grew up together, their days spent on the patch of wilderness in between their homes, a small green space in a sprawling grey city. Music, laughter and friendship bind them together and they have big plans for their future - until Kai's family suffers a huge loss. Trying to cope with his own grief, as well as watching it tear his family apart, Kai is drawn into a new and more dangerous crowd, until his dreams for the future are a distant memory. Excluded from school and retreating from his loved ones, it seems as though his path is set, his story foretold. Orla, Zak and new classmate Om are determined to help him find his way back. But are they too late?
Author: Brahmachari, Sita, 1966-
Published: London : Little Tiger, [2022]
345 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 19 cm

19 copies

Wired differently : 30 neurodiverse people you should know / Joe Wells ; illustrated by Tim Stringer.

This empowering book showcases successful neurodivergent role models from the worlds of sport, art, science, music and more. Written by a stand-up comedian, with illustrated portraits, it highlights the incredible achievements of the 30 neurodivergent people you need to know and shows that their neurodivergent traits helped get them where they are.
Author: Wells, Joe, 1989-
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2022.
191 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm

28 copies

Social media survival guide / Holly Bathie ; illustrated by Richard Merritt, Kate Sutton and The Boy Fitz Hammond ; edited by Felicity Brooks ; expert advice from Lindsay Buck, Danni Gordon.

This friendly and comprehensive guide is filled with information on everything from privacy settings, direct messaging and cyberbullying, to appearance-enhancing filters, influencers and fake news. An essential book for equipping young people with the important skills they need to manage their social media safely and confidently. Includes links to websites with more advice and support.
Author: Bathie, Holly
Published: London : Usborne, 2022.
304 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

30 copies

River / Anne-Kathrin Behl.

In this first river book, there are ducks floating on the river, beavers building dams, frogs catching insects and many more river creatures to bring to life with the moving parts.
Author: Behl, Anne-Kathrin
Published: London : Nosy Crow, 2022.
10 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm.
Big outdoors for little explorers

32 copies

My intense emotions handbook : manage your emotions and connect better with others / Sue Knowles, Bridie Gallagher and Hannah Bromley ; foreword by Kim S. Golding ; illustrated by Emmeline Pidgen.

This handbook provides relatable insights and practical strategies for navigating intense emotions as a teen or young person. Drawing on DBT techniques and stories from young people themselves, it helps build resilience for coping with overwhelming feelings, so readers aged 14+ can have healthy relationships and tackle emotional challenges that come their way.
Author: Knowles, Sue
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2021.
218 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

30 copies

Coming out stories : personal experiences of coming out from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum / edited by Emma Goswell and Sam Walker ; foreword by Tim Sigsworth MBE.

An empowering, witty and uplifting collection of coming out stories and advice from LGBTQ+ people from around the world, based on the hugely successful podcast 'Coming Out Stories.'
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2021.
220 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm.

30 copies

The body image book for girls : love yourself and grow up fearless / Charlotte Markey ; illustrations by Tim Oliver.

Body image expert Dr Charlotte Markey uses her 25 years of experience to help girls aged 9-15 develop a positive body image and improve their overall wellbeing. Covering puberty, mental health, self-care, why diets are bad news, dealing with social media, and everything in-between.
Author: Markey, Charlotte N.
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
217 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm

29 copies

Love in the Blitz : the greatest lost love letters of the Second World War / Eileen Alexander ; edited by David McGowan and David Crane ; foreword by Oswyn Murray.

In summer 1939, war was brewing. Eileen Alexander was a bright young graduate just leaving Cambridge and newly smitten with Gershon Ellenbogen, a fellow student who had inadvertently involved her in a car crash. Her first letter to him, written from hospital, sparked a correspondence that would last the length of the war and define the love of their lifetimes. 'Love in the Blitz' is a remarkable portrait of one woman's coming-of-age. Her previously undiscovered letters are vivid, intimate, and crackling with intelligence. She is frank about sex and her ambitions, hilariously caustic about colleagues, rationing rules and life on the homefront, and painfully honest about loving a man away at war.
Author: Alexander, Eileen, 1917-1986
Published: London : William Collins, 2021.
496 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

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A monster calls / Patrick Ness ; from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd.

The monster showed up just after midnight. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his back garden, though, this monster is something different. Something ancient, something wild.
Author: Ness, Patrick, 1971-
10th anniversary edition.
Published: London : Walker Books, 2021.
236 pages ; 20 cm
1 reserve

31 copies

Overcoming insomnia : a self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques / Colin A. Espie.

Poor sleep is one of the most common health problems and can leave you feeling exhausted, stressed and run down. While prescribed medications and over-the-counter remedies rarely offer lasting benefits, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help. This essential self-help book is written by one of the world's leading insomnia experts and uses CBT strategies to help you to overcome sleep problems - including persistent insomnia - and to enjoy your life once again.
Author: Espie, Colin A.
2nd edition.
Published: London : Robinson, 2021.
xii, 387 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Overcoming

14 copies

You will be okay : find strength, stay hopeful and get to grips with grief / Julie Stokes ; illustrated by Laurène Boglio.

The death of a parent, sibling or friend is one of the most traumatic experiences for a child and it can be hard to know how to talk to them about it. In this honest, comforting and strength-building guide, children can look toward the future with hope. The author shares case studies of children's stories of loss. She offers comforting and practical advice for coping, remembering and taking time for you.
Author: Stokes, Julie A.
Published: London : Wren & Rook, 2021.
212 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm

45 copies

Taste : my life through food / Stanley Tucci.

From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen.
Author: Tucci, Stanley
Published: UK : Fig Tree, 2021.
302 pages ; 23 cm
Average rating: (1 review)

12 copies

The storyteller : tales of life and music / Dave Grohl.

Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ('It's a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!'), I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I've recorded and can't wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the Kiss posters on my wall as a child. This certainly doesn't mean that I'm quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it's like to be a kid from Springfield, Virginia, walking through life while living out the crazy dreams I had as young musician.
Author: Grohl, David
Published: London : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
376 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

12 copies

Loose girl : a memoir of promiscuity / Kerry Cohen.

This honest story of a young woman's addiction to sex starts with her first noticing the power she had over the opposite sex at the age of 11 and becoming obsessed by boys and sex by her teens. She explains how she felt she needed sex just to feel alive.
Author: Cohen, Kerry
New edition.
Published: London : Hachette Books, 2021.
240 pages ; 24 cm

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Social anxiety relief for teens : a step-by-step CBT guide to feel confident and comfortable in any situation / Bridget Flynn Walker.

Social anxiety is a serious - yet often overlooked - form of anxiety commonly experienced by teens. If left untreated, it can lead to a significantly increased risk of developing depression and even addiction in adulthood. In 'Social Anxiety Relief for Teens', Bridget Flynn Walker presents a five-step cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme to help teens gain confidence and stop living in fear of social situations.
Author: Walker, Bridget Flynn
Published: Oakland : Instant Help, 2021.
192 pages ; 21 cm.
Instant help solutions series

29 copies

One in a hundred thousand / Linni Ingemundsen.

Fifteen year old Sander wishes he was like everyone else. But he has Silver-Russell syndrome, a condition that affects one in a hundred thousand. It means he is smaller than all the other kids in school, a place where the biggest and the loudest get all the attention. Like Niklas. Everyone thinks Niklas is cool and good-looking - except Sander. He doesn't like the way Niklas brags, behaves like a jerk and lies. Niklas is one of life's tall people and next to him, Sander always ends up feeling small. But Sander is different in more ways than one. He notices things other people miss, and he's noticed something about Niklas.
Author: Ingemundsen, Linni
Published: London : Usborne, 2021.
260 pages ; 20 cm

27 copies

Something bad happened : a kid's guide to coping with events in the news / Dawn Huebner, PhD ; illustrated by Kara McHale.

When children learn about something big and bad - even when they hear only bits and pieces - their brains get busy trying to make sense of it. Where did it happen? Why did it happen? And especially, will it happen again? 'Something Bad Happened' guides children ages 6 to 12 and the adults who care about them through tough conversations about national and international tragedies. The non-specific term 'bad thing' is used throughout, keeping this a flexible tool, and so children are never inadvertently exposed to events their parents have chosen not to share. Fear, sadness and uncertainty about the 'bad thing' all are normalised, and immediately usable coping tools provided.
Author: Huebner, Dawn
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020.
78 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm

66 copies

Dementia : support for family and friends / Dave Pulsford and Rachel Thompson.

An updated edition of this supportive guide to dementia care, this book is ideal for anyone with a friend or relative with dementia. It covers the latest developments in terms of policy, debates and approaches to care, has more detailed reference to UK government guidance, and features the voices of people with dementia.
Author: Pulsford, Dave
Second edition.
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020.
302 pages ; 22 cm

17 copies

Worries / Paul Christelis ; illustrated by Ximena Jeria.

A gentle, down-to-earth book for addressing the things that can cause children to be anxious and worried. Mindfulness expert Paul Christelis expertly explores everyday situations in picture book form, helping children to recognise signs of worry and giving them reassurance and simple suggestions on how to cope with any worries.
Author: Christelis, Paul
Published: London : Franklin Watts, 2020.
32 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm
Questions and answers about
1 reserve

46 copies

#Goldilocks : a hashtag cautionary tale / Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross.

Everyone loves Goldilocks' hilarious online videos, but in her quest to get more likes, more laughs and more hits, she tries something a little more daring: stealing porridge #pipinghot, breaking chairs #fun, and using someone else's bed #sleep. What will Daddy Bear do when he sees that online? A hilarious cautionary tale for a new generation of internet-users.
Author: Willis, Jeanne
Published: London : Andersen Press, 2020.
24 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 23 x 27 cm

60 copies

ABC of dementia / edited by Felicity A. Richards, MBChB, MRCPsych, DGM, Bernard Coope, MBChB, MMedSci, MRCPsych.

'ABC of Dementia' is a practical guide to help healthcare professionals develop knowledge, skills, confidence and an understanding of dementia, in order to support those with dementia to live well.
Second edition.
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2020.
x, 76 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cm

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Body image problems & body dysmorphic disorder : the definitive treatment and recovery approach / by Lauren Callaghan (CPsychol, PGDipClinPsych, PgCert, MA (hons), LLB (hons), BA), Annemarie O'Connor (CPsychol, DClinPsy, PgCert, BSc) & Chloe Catchpole.

From the heart and soul of mental health sufferer Chloe Catchpole, and the expert minds of the talented, clinical psychologists, Lauren Callaghan and Dr Annemarie O'Connor, this book is divided into two helpful, cohesive parts. Detailed from the separate perspectives of a sufferer and the psychologists is an insight into mental health recovery that sufferers can really relate to.
Author: Callaghan, Lauren
Published: Newark, Nottinghamshire : Trigger, [2019]
355 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

37 copies

Up and down mum / illustrated by Summer Macon.

For children who grow up in the care of a parent who has bipolar disorder, life can be filled with anxiety and uncertainty. This story helps us to understand the causes of bipolar disorder and how we can learn to live with someone who has it.
Author: Macon, Summer
Published: Swindon : Child's Play (International) Ltd, 2019.
33 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm

77 copies

Coping with memory problems / Dr Sallie Baxendale.

We all do it: forget where we put the car keys (or the car) or whether we locked the back door. Missed appointments, shopping we came home without, forgetting what we were about to say - all may make us question our mental processes. While ageing can be a factor, however, other things can cause your memory to let you down, including stress, depression, illness and some prescription medications. This book describes the various conditions that lead to it, and how to treat it.
Author: Baxendale, Sallie
Published: London : Sheldon Press, 2019.
vii, 119 pages ; 22 cm.
Overcoming common problems series

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Exploring emotions : a mindfulness guide to dealing with emotions / written by Paul Christelis ; illustrated by Elisa Paganelli.

Outside it is hot and sunny, but Sally's internal weather is different. Her gran is very sick and in the hospital. She notices that she is experiencing an emotion - sadness. Sadness, like other emotions, comes and goes. It is normal and natural, even though it might not feel pleasant. For Sally, sadness feels like a dark, cloudy day inside his body. Abu's internal weather is a little different. He also feels sad but there is a worry inside too. Worry feels like a wind that blows around in his belly making him feel scared.
Author: Christelis, Paul
Published: London : Franklin Watts, 2019.
32 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.
Mindful me

73 copies

Mum's jumper / Jayde Perkin.

If Mum has gone, how do you carry on? Missing her feels like a dark cloud that follows you around, or like swimming to a shore that never comes any nearer. But memories are like a jumper that you can cuddle and wear. And Mum's jumper might be a way to keep her close. A simple, heartfelt and ultimately uplifting book for anyone coping with loss.
Author: Perkin, Jayde, 1991-
Published: Bristol : Book Island, 2019.
26 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 29 cm

74 copies