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‘My Alien Self: My Journey Back to Me’ comes second place (Silver award) in the 2013 AuthorsdB book cover contest for memoirs

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Thank you to all who do not stigmatize, who have read my memoirs and supported me/been friends with me afterwards (showing non-stigma) and everyone else for supporting my books!

some of my potted plants

Flowers for you all! I was just thinking about how many lovely on-line friends and author supporters I have, through my blog, facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social networks. Some of whom I chat to privately. It got me thinking about how most people in my real life have

……Continue reading Thank you to all who do not stigmatize, who have read my memoirs and supported me/been friends with me afterwards (showing non-stigma) and everyone else for supporting my books!

April 27th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Amanda Green, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Mental health stigma, My Alien Self My Journey Back To Me My memoir, Writing | 2 comments

New Release! My new book ‘Behind Those Eyes’ a novella, is live on Amazon! A story about people and adversity, love, friendship and stigma with lots of twists

New Release! My new book ‘Behind Those Eyes’ a novella, is live on Amazon!

It’s a story about people and adversity, love and friendship and stigma, with lots of twists and turns which should keep you guessing all the way along! It features two homeless men, a brother and sister, a woman who finds love,

……Continue reading New Release! My new book ‘Behind Those Eyes’ a novella, is live on Amazon! A story about people and adversity, love, friendship and stigma with lots of twists

March 30th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Alcohol and drug use and addiction, Amanda Green, Behind Those Eyes Novella, Depression, Family, Homeless, Kindle, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Mental health stigma, My Novellas, Stress/Anxiety | 2 comments

Sharing our stories to beat stigma around mental illness and mental health issues

Well, as we know from my two memoirs and my many blog posts on my website, and continuing articles, that I have been sharing my story about my mental illness, life story and recovery and now, if I may, I would like YOU to share yours on my website.

I’d like to know about your

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March 26th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Abuse, Alcohol and drug use and addiction, Amanda Green, Anorexia, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bulimia, bullying, Child Abuse, counselling, Depression, Eating Disorders, group analysis, May - BPD awareness month, mental abuse, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Mental health case studies, Mental Health Recovery, Mental health stigma, OCD obsessive compulsive disorder, Physical symptoms of mental illness, Psychiatrist, psychotherapy, rape, Schizophrenia, Self Harm + cutting, Self Help, sexual abuse, Specific Mental Health awareness days/weeks, Stress/Anxiety, Suicidal | 13 comments

Volunteering was put on hold while I fostered a sick kitten and cared for my dad

Someone asked me earlier today and others’ before ‘Did you do any volunteering in the end’ referring to my wanting to volunteer for mental health, elderly or animals earlier this year.

Well…

I fostered two cats, re-homed one and adopted the second (Titus). I then fostered a sick kitten (brain damage and damaged guts) and

……Continue reading Volunteering was put on hold while I fostered a sick kitten and cared for my dad

September 7th, 2013 | Category: Abuse, Amanda Green, Animals, bullying, Child Abuse, counselling, Depression, Elderly people, Family, Fostering Cats, mental abuse, Mental health stigma, Physical symptoms of mental illness, psychotherapy, sexual abuse, Stress/Anxiety, Voluntary work | 2 comments

‘My Alien Self; My Journey Back to Me’, is a finalist in the eFestival of Words 2013 for Best Self Help Book! Just need lots of votes now! :-)

 

eFestival of Words Finalist for Best DIY/Self Help Book

I just found out my memoir, ‘My Alien Self; My Journey Back to Me’, is a finalist in the ‘eFestival of Words’ for Best DIY/Self Help Book!

First I found out I was nominated by someone and I do not know who (a

……Continue reading ‘My Alien Self; My Journey Back to Me’, is a finalist in the eFestival of Words 2013 for Best Self Help Book! Just need lots of votes now! 🙂

July 1st, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Amanda Green, Awards, Borderline Personality Disorder, eFestival of Words, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Mental health stigma, My Alien Self My Journey Back To Me My memoir, reviews/feedback for 'My Alien Self', Writing | 2 comments

No volunteering with Rethink for me - it’s such a shame they didn’t get back to me! But, dad comes first!

Titus the great!

Just a quick update on my volunteering. As you know I applied for a mental health group support worker role with Rethink in January, and have been fobbed off with being offered training in March, then it might be April, then nothing. They asked me if I would still like to

……Continue reading No volunteering with Rethink for me - it’s such a shame they didn’t get back to me! But, dad comes first!

May 30th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: 39 My sequel memoir, Amanda Green, Family, MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, Mental health charities, Mental Health Recovery, Mental health stigma, Voluntary work | 2 comments
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