What’s Not Allowed? A Family Journey with Autism by Teresa Hedley
Lauded by autism leaders and practitioners as “relatable, insightful, joyful and inspiring,” What’s Not Allowed? A Family Journey with Autism tells the tale of Erik from womb to emerging adult. Written with compassion, humor and keen observation, we are taken … Continue reading
Still Crying for Help: The Failure of Our Mental Healthcare Services by Sadia Messaili
This is a true story about the suicidal death of a 32-year-old man, Ferid Ferkovic, the son of the author. It is a story told straight from a mother’s heart with nothing but a loyal love for her son and her … Continue reading
Save My Life School: A first responder’s mental health journey by Natalie Harris
Every now and then a reader comes across a book that speaks to them. The words jump from the page and land squarely to the reader’s soul. For me, this was Save My Life School, by Natalie Harris. This … Continue reading
Lightness by Fanie Demeule, trans. by Anita Anand
Silver Linings: Stories of Gratitude, Resiliency, and Growth Through Adversity by Janice Landry
Homeless Memorial by John La Greca
A Medic’s Mind by Matthew Heneghan
A Palace in Paradise by Mehri Yalfani
Claremont by Wiebke von Carolsfeld
One of the welcome surprises I get from time to time is reading a work of fiction set in a location near where I used to live. Claremont by Wiebke von Carolsfeld (2019, Linda Leith Publishing) is set not only … Continue reading
Side by Side by Anita Kushwaha
According to the Government of Canada website, every day, an average of more than 10 Canadians dies by suicide. For every person lost to suicide, many more experience thoughts of suicide or suicide attempts. For every death by suicide, … Continue reading
About Face: Essays on Recovery, Therapies, and Controversies of Addictions in Canada Edited by Douglas Gosse
My Chaos: Searching for My New Normal by Rick C. Benson
Rick C. Benson BA, BEd, MA (Pastoral Studies) is the current Director of Spiritual and Religious Care and is a Grief Recovery Specialist working out of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Saint John, New Brunswick.
I first heard of Mr. … Continue reading
The Bus by Adam Pottle
a six-hour window on April 21, 1941, The Bus (Quattro Books, 2016) features eight different narrators: six mental patients, the doctor who will kill them, and the man who will burn their corpses. Crammed into a bus with thirty-five others … Continue reading
It’s Not About Us by Todd Leader
Subtitled “The Secret to Transforming the Mental Health and Addiction System in Canada”, this premier release from Nova Scotia’s Cathydia Press is not only a call to reform the present paradigm of treating patients for mental health and addictions, but … Continue reading