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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end (MHWRC copy)

by Atul Gawande
Paper Book, 2014
Tags
aging, mortality, death, philosophy, compassion
Collections
General Interest (GI), Magazines (MAG), Senior's Mental Health (SMH), Mental Health & Wellness Resource Centre
Status
Available

Heart Berries: A Memoir

by Terese Marie Mailhot
Paperback, 2020
Tags
indigenous, memoir, poetry, Canadian, loss, trauma
Collections
General Interest (GI), Family Resource Centre
Status
Available

The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays [FRC COPY]

by Esmé Weijun Wang
Paperback, 2019
Tags
Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, diagnosis of schizophrenia, personal account, personal experience, high-functioning, mental illness, nonfiction, psychotic episodes, hope, inspiration — 2 more, lived experience, essays
Collection
Schizophrenia (SCH)
Status
Available

The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays [MHWRC COPY]

by Esmé Weijun Wang
Paperback, 2019
Tags
Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, diagnosis of schizophrenia, personal account, personal experience, high-functioning, mental illness, nonfiction, psychotic episodes, hope, inspiration — 2 more, lived experience, essays
Collections
Schizophrenia (SCH), Mental Health & Wellness Resource Centre
Status
Checked out

Thick: And Other Essays (MHWRC Copy)

by Tressie McMillan Cottom
Paperback, 2019
Tags
essays, body image, body positivity, politics, pop culture, BIPOC, POC, feminism, black women, black experience, gender — 6 more, race, racism, capitalism, beauty, media, money
Collections
General Interest (GI), Mental Health & Wellness Resource Centre
Status
Available

Thick: And Other Essays (FRC Copy)

by Tressie McMillan Cottom
Paperback, 2019
Tags
essays, body image, body positivity, politics, pop culture, BIPOC, POC, feminism, black women, black experience, gender — 6 more, race, racism, capitalism, beauty, media, money
Collections
General Interest (GI), Family Resource Centre
Status
Available

How We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir

by Saeed Jones
Paperback, 2020
Tags
LGBTQ, queer, black, southern, racism, racist, gay, gay men, race, personal account, personal experience
Collection
LGBTQ+ (LGBT)
Status
Available

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (FRC Copy)

by Katherine May
Paperback
Tags
loss, trauma, illness, relationships, rest, recovery, recuperation, acceptance, sadness, life
Collections
General Mental Illness (GMI), Family Resource Centre
Status
Available

Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting (FRC Copy)

by Lisa Genova
Paperback, 2023
Tags
Alzheimer's, dementia, seniors, senior's mental health, memory, caregiver, caregiving, family, older adults
Collections
Senior's Mental Health (SMH), Family Resource Centre
Status
Available

Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting (MHWRC Copy)

by Lisa Genova
Paperback, 2023
Tags
Alzheimer's, dementia, seniors, senior's mental health, memory, caregiver, caregiving, family, older adults
Collections
Senior's Mental Health (SMH), Mental Health & Wellness Resource Centre
Status
Available

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma (MHWRC Copy)

by Stephanie Foo
Paperback, 2023
Tags
PTSD, personal account, personal experience, family relationships, relationships
Collections
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Mental Health & Wellness Resource Centre
Status
Available

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma (FRC Copy)

by Stephanie Foo
Paperback, 2023
Tags
trauma, poc, asian, complex trauma, relationships, abandonment, abuse, physical abuse, mental abuse
Collections
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Family Resource Centre
Status
Checked out

I'm Glad My Mom Died

by Jennette McCurdy
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
eating disorder, relationships, parents, boundaries, story, personal account, autobiography, mental health, mental illness
Collection
General Interest (GI)
Status
Available
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