Dear Reader,Checking into a mental clinic wasn't exactly on my radar in 2022. Writing about it wasn't either. But here we are. I spent a lifetime trying to create a'front'to give everyone the illusion that all is well. It wasn't,and it isn't. Now I look back and I think,'what the fck was that all about'I began the book trying to find meaning by going on various,life-changing journeys,I ended up in a mental clinic; obviously things didn't work out the way I expected. This is the story of what happened after the mental car crash...From then on,the journey had to turn inward. It turns out I wasn't looking for meaning,I was looking for home.I'm not a fiction writer. I can't fake it. I could say I rode into the sunset,but life isn't like that unless you're a cowboy. Truth is I'm not as well as I thought I was. These days,trying to stay sane in a completely chaotic world makes life incredibly difficult. For those readers who are confronting unanticipated,or anticipated,mental health struggles of their own,I hope my words might provide reassurance and guidance.Take care,love,Ruby x
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241554890Number of pages: 224Weight: 346 gDimensions: 222 x 144 x 24 mm
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An exceptional account on mental health from a true tour de force. We're all a little messed up in our own ways,but we should all strive to be as fabulously fearless as RubyNot only will this book make you feel less alone,it also might just change your lifeIf you buy only one book this year,make it this one. Brilliant,heartbreakingly funny and painful: I couldn't put it downA book about ways to find yourself,from someone who knows that she is lost. I'm glad this book existsNobody can make the serious funny and the funny serious quite like Ruby. It's why she is so important to the mental-health debateOne of the most powerful books of the yearAn unflinchingly honest accountAn open account of the benefits of therapy,particularly cognitive behavioural therapy,can only benefit readers and the book is a firm reminder that everyone can struggleFollow Wax on the winding road on which she tries to find herself,where you'll encounter many side-splitting laughs,the odd tear and no doubt fragments of yourself along the wayThere is no-one as witty,inspiring and frank as Ruby Wax when it comes to mental health - this book provides a brutally honest and thoughtful insight into Wax's journey,including conversations with therapists and the highs and lows of fameA typically sharp read,full of wit and brutally honest observations(Ruby Wax) is a force of nature,but also like so many of us,an incredibly fragile one (...) Her latest book is possibly her most honest yet.
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