Book Nook
Books can be a crackerjack supplement to personal growth and therapy. The Book Nook is an ever-growing hub for all my mental health-related favourites.
(Books are now linked to independent booksellers; Willow Tree Counselling receives no financial remuneration for purchases made through these links. Please consider supporting local indie bookstores - many of which are fighting to stay open.)
Rainbow Girl: A Memoir of Autism and Anorexia
by Livia Sara (2023)
A detailed, highly personal account of a surviving and recovering from anorexia, by autistic author Livia Sara. While the correlation between autism and eating disorders is high, published autistic voices in this sphere are rare and is a welcome addition to the field. Please note that the book’s references to eating disorder behaviour could be distressing to some readers.
Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture
by Virginia Sole-Smith (2023)
Journalist and author Virginia Sole-Smith takes a deeply comprehensive look at diet culture’s reach on children and parents, by elevating understanding of the societal systems that maintain fat-phobia and body shaming.
Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Wellbeing and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating
by Christy Harrison (2019)
Hard-hitting look at the diet orthodoxy and strategies for living in a fat-phobic world. Author is a journalist and anti-diet registered dietician. A good read for those who prefer facts and research-based books and who won’t shy away from the author’s assertive messaging.