Vancouver Sun Book Review by Thomas Sandborn

Book review: Escaping the Rabbit Hole tells of B.C. woman’s battle with depression Okanagan Valley nurse Tracey Maxfield tells her tale of recovery from acute depression with this book, based on journals and a blog she created during the worst of her illness. TOM SANDBORN Updated: June 6, 2018 Review

June 7, 2018 No Comments

Mental Health

Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) in Children and Teenagers

Many of us are familiar with the ‘up and down’ mood swings of children and teenagers, the rebellious behaviours, the arguments, the tantrums, and the need to be in control and independent. This is normal childhood and we refer to it as ‘going through a phase.’ However, when these behaviours

August 19, 2019 21 Comments

Dementia vs Rementia

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about rementia Dementia literally means ‘without mind’ and is derived from the Latin word demens. Unfortunately, the word dementia or demented has become synonymous with words such as crazy, insane, unhinged, disturbed, mad. This has resulted in people with dementia being labelled

August 18, 2017 No Comments

A Great Conversation About Bullying in the World with Dr. Suzanne Henwood, New Zealand

May 18, 2019 19 Comments

Mental Health

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ5BEubs1X0[/embedyt] Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or winter depression as it is also known, is a form of depression that follows a season pattern and appears and disappears at the same time each year. SAD appears when winter approaches and daylight hours become shorter and when spring returns and days

January 6, 2020 28 Comments

Bullying

The ‘Circle of Bullying’ and Signs a Child/Teenager is Being Bullied

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5lHBVt2MTU[/embedyt] To truly understand the bully experience, it is important to understand that bullying may not be confined solely to the bully and the victim. Other key people may be involved, some in an active role and others in a passive role and researchers refer to this phenomenon as

October 14, 2019 28 Comments

Amazon UK Book Reviews

June 30, 2018

Tracey Maxfield

crothfam67

5.0 out of 5 stars I now have a better understanding and insight into how badly this affects them

15 June 2018

Format: Paperback |Verified Purchase

For anyone who is suffering from, or knows someone suffering from, depression this book is a must read, It is a frank and honest account of the author’s own battle with depression and suicidal thoughts.

I know some people that struggle with this illness and, having read this book, I now have a better understanding and insight into how badly this affects them. I highly recommend this book. It will open your eyes to this debilitating mental health illness, but also give hope that it is possible to battle it and live a productive life.

Hamnet

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read book

3 June 2018

For anyone that suffers with/ knows someone with mental health problems, this is first-person account of her battle with poor mental health. It’s well written in that you can easily understand what she went through.

Amazon Customer

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars

15 March 2018

Impressed. Well written, positive and helpful about a difficult subject