20% Off Mental Health Resources

Laura Barry
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12 May 2022
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Mental Health Resources

This year for Mental Health Awareness month, Mental Health Foundation is raising awareness of the impact of loneliness has on our mental health and the practical steps we can take to address it, highlighting the importance of community and our connections with others to our well-being. Below is a selection of SPCK titles that encourage and support mental health, from inspirational biographies like You Are Free (Even If You Don't Feel Like It) to insightful books on mindfulness and self-care like A Little Bit of Faith by Katie Piper.

All the following titles are 20% Off our website for the month of May.

	A Little Bit of Faith by Katie Piper Much loved TV presenter and charity campaigner Katie Piper offers hopeful and encouraging daily affirmations for the entire year, showing that A Little Bit of Faith can take you a long way. A Little Bit of Faith is the perfect daily devotional for anyone trying to fill their days with hope, faith and positivity. BUY HERE
	Hope Rising 365 by Meg Canon A beautifully produced through-the-year devotional for young women. Hope Rising 365 offers encouragement and advice for whatever each day holds. Filled with personal stories, Bible wisdom and inspirational thoughts, this daily devotional brings together reflections from Meg Cannon and a whole host of women to cheer you on during the year ahead. Buy Here
	Still Standing by Tola Doll Fisher What do we do when life hasn’t turned out the way we expected? These refreshingly candid stories encourage readers trying ‘to adult’ how to find joy in the journey of a messy, work-in-progress walk of (sometimes failing, but still standing) faith. BUY HERE
	Escaping The Maze of Spiritual Abuse by Lisa Oakley In recent times, the term ‘spiritual abuse’ has become more widely used across the Christian community. But what exactly is spiritual abuse? How do we define it, recognise it, prevent it and respond to it effectively? BUY HERE
	And Yet by Rachael Newham And Yet is the Lent book for 2022 from ThinkTwice’s Rachael Newham. A beautiful book that explores how the tradition of joy and lament work together, and will help you find joy today regardless of your circumstances. Drawing on her experiences with mental illness, she shows us how we can build a rhythm of both joy and lament into our lives both through the season of Lent and the rest of the church’s year. BUY HERE
	Out Of Control by Natalie Collins A fully comprehensive book on domestic abuse, offering theological content, personal story and practical advice. Filled with case studies, including Natalie's own story, this book offers much-needed advice on how we can address domestic abuse, both as individuals and as a church community. BUY HERE
	Learning to Breathe by Rachael Newham Learning to Breathe is a practical handbook and personal account of her depression and suicidal thoughts written to raise awareness of mental illness and advise those in pastoral roles. This is Rachael’s story of her journey into, and out of, the darkness of depression. With unflinching realism and complete honesty, she shows us what it looks like to live with mental illness, and how God can find us and rescue us even in the most desperate of places. BUY HERE
	Everything Happens For A Reason and Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE. A savagely witty, warm and profound memoir by a young woman with a terminal illness, who contends with the terrifying fact that, even for her beloved husband and son, she is not the lynchpin of existence and life will go on. BUY HERE
	Depressive Illness: The Curse Of the Strong by Tim Cantopher A practical, non-patronizing guide to depressive illness for Christians. This book explains what happens in stress-related depressive illness, and presents effective ways to get better and stay well. BUY HERE
	I Thought There Would be Cake by Katharine Welby-Roberts Ever thought life isn't turning out quite as you expected? Growing up, Katharine Welby-Roberts imagined that being an adult was one big party. But depression, anxiety and crippling self-doubt led her to alienate herself from others. As she charts a course that offers ways of coping with everyday issues, we are encouraged to embrace our own self-worth. To recognize the value of our existence. To let ourselves be loved. Exactly as we are. BUY HERE
	You Are Free (Even If You Don't Feel Like It) by Hope Virgo In You Are Free (Even if You Don’t Feel Like It) award-winning campaigner Hope Virgo opens up about her own journey with mental health and illness. Raw and relatable, this is more than a memoir, as Hope draws on her own story to offer advice and guidance to those living and struggling with their own mental health and wellbeing. BUY HERE