Symptom: Feel like you don’t fit in Cure: Books which celebrate the joy of being different All of us have those moments when we feel…
I have written this year about the benefits of reading for mental health. I have also had a regular bibliotherapy series suggesting bookish remedies to…
Symptom: Needing Christmas Cheer Cure: Candles, Fairy lights a comfy chair, a festive drink and some Christmas books At this time of year, everyone is…
Symptom: Feeling London Cure: Books to give comfort and companionship “When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have…
Symptom: Hospitalised Cure: Books to Distract and Aid Recovery I am very thankful to have spent barely any time in hospital as a patient. However…
Symptom: Indecision Regarding Holiday Reading Cure: Books Which Induce Utter absorption with Limited Effort There are two things to avoid when planning your holiday reading.…
Emma Mitchell Emma Mitchell is a naturalist, she has a degree in zoology, she writes for the Guardian newspaper, the BBC Countryfile magazine and other…
Symptom: Aerophobia (fear of flying) Cure: Books to make you forget you are 35,000 feet in the air. It’s that time of year (summer) when…
