It’s not very often that a book makes it onto our grid (in fact, this might be a first) but there was something about ‘No Such Thing as Normal’, that set it apart from so many other books of this genre. The freedom is yours to chapter-hop and take what you need…when you need it, safe in the knowledge that the absence of ‘normal’ applies as much to our mental health🧠…as it does the tacts we take, to try and understand and improve it! We might not condone the action, but we can usually relate to the need a person is trying to meet, whether it’s self-protection or something else.

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One of the greatest things about all of Bryony’s writing is she is just so damn honest, making her books so relatable to the average reader. While it doesn't help to beat yourself up for not being normal, surely attempts to work on your mental health are about trying to get your brain to behave more normally? Today, I am sharing these insights from my current home in South Korea, knowing that I will start a new, very exciting chapter of my life in Mexico in a few months. Knowing this helped me stop judging the Chinese, South Korean, or Japanese for hiding themselves under big umbrellas during summer.

We're always happy to answer any questions or queries you might have, please get in touch using one of the methods below. I have had mental health issues for 17 years and this is the first book I have read that has made a real impact on me. In an effort to be hopeful, the final pages consist of a list of motivational slogans summarising the prior chapters.

Also, the anxious should keep in mind that Gordon’s list of worries in chapter five may give you new ideas for things to worry about.