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December 8, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor

#MHYALit: What is Neurodiversity and How Did It Save My Life? a guest post by Olivia James

When I was 18, I stopped eating. There are approximately a million different reasons that I made that choice, and there is no way to sum them all up, but at the heart of all the poor coping skills that came to a head at 18 was the simple reality that my brain is different […]

November 13, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor

#MHYALit Sunday Reflections: The hard work of getting help and getting better

It’s election night, 7 pm, and I’m sitting in the doctor’s office being diagnosed with moderate major depression.   There’s an obvious joke there—one that’s not funny at all. And it’s maybe the first time anything about me has been described as moderate.     I spent the past few months crying my eyes out […]

August 23, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor

#MHYALit Book Review: Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

Publisher’s description Charlotte Davis is in pieces. At seventeen she’s already lost more than most people do in a lifetime. But she’s learned how to forget. The broken glass washes away the sorrow until there is nothing but calm. You don’t have to think about your father and the river. Your best friend, who is […]

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#MHYALit Book Review: 100 Days of Cake by Shari Goldhagen

May 17, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description Get well soon isn’t going to cut it in this quirky and poignant debut novel about a girl, her depression, an aggressive amount of baked goods, and the struggle to simply stay afloat in an unpredictable, bittersweet life. Every other senior at Cove High School might be mapping out every facet of their […]

#MHYALit: You Won’t Find Girl Interrupted’s Angelina Jolie But At Least You’ll Be Safe! Why Being Hospitalized for Mental Health Issues Isn’t a Bad Thing, a guest post by Ami Allen-Vath

March 15, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor

Today author Ami Allen-Vath shares her experiences with suicidal ideation, depression, hospitalization, and more. We continue to be so honored and proud to share these honest, vulnerable posts. Visit the #MHYALit hub to see all of the posts in this series.    When I was in eleventh grade, I wrote a letter to my family and […]

#MHYALit: “Eating Disorder” Books: How They Only Show Half of the Struggle, a guest post by Jen Petro-Roy

March 2, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor

Today librarian and blogger Jen Petro-Roy shares with us her experiences with an eating disorder and what she’s learned from her eating disorder, from treatment, and from recovery. See all of the #MHYALit posts here.        Screaming in the middle of the night. People getting dragged off the Eating Disorders wing for self-harm. […]

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Book Review: The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork

January 21, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description When Vicky Cruz wakes up in the Lakeview Hospital Mental Disorders ward, she knows one thing: After her suicide attempt, she shouldn’t be alive. But then she meets Mona, the live wire; Gabriel, the saint; E.M., always angry; and Dr. Desai, a quiet force. With stories and honesty, kindness and hard work, they […]

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