'Bryony Gordon is a terrific, compassionate writer' Elizabeth Day
What if our notion of what makes us happy is the very thing that's
making us so sad? Ten years on from first writing about her own
experiences of mental illness, Bryony Gordon still receives
messages about the effect it has on people. Now perimenopausal and
well into the next stage of her life, parenting an
almost-adolescent, just what has that help - and that connection
with other unwell people - taught Bryony about herself, and the
society we live in? What has she learned, and why have her views on
mental health changed so radically? After coming out the other side
of the biggest trauma of our living memory - a global pandemic -
existing in a state of perma-crisis has now become our new normal.
From burnout and binge eating, to living with fluctuating hormones
and the endless battle to stay sober, Bryony begins to question
whether she got mental illness wrong in the first place. Is it
simply a chemical imbalance, or rather a normal response from your
brain telling you that something isn't right? Mad Woman explores
the most difficult of all the lesson she's learned over the last
decade - that our notion of what makes a happy life is the very
thing that's making us so sad. Bryony Gordon is unafraid to write
with her trademark blend of compassion, honesty and humour about
her personal challenges and demons, which means her books and
journalism have had profound impact on readers. She founded the
mental health charity, Mental Health Mates, which has become a vast
online community.
General
Imprint: |
Headline Book Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2024 |
First published: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Bryony Gordon
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Dimensions: |
240 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-540868-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-03-540868-6 |
Barcode: |
9781035408689 |
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