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RYAN, Debbie

Apr 29, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Biography, Health & Wellbeing, Psychology \ Mental Health, South Australia
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ISBN 978-1-922337-79-5
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Bullied to Broken

This is Maddy’s story.

Much of her story is from her text messages and accounts to those she was close to. I am proud to be my daughter’s voice. This book has also become my story. Maddy, suffered bullying from a young age. This caused her severe mental health trauma and left her with self-esteem issues, panic attacks and anxiety. On 24 June 2018 Maddy took her own life, aged 23 years.

This book is intended to advocate for mental health awareness. Maddy lived in fear for much of her young adult life. Maddy had a high drive for perfectionism. Maddy was afraid to let people know of her mental health issues as she feared judgment by others. Maddy’s story will give an insight into how bullying effects the individual, the long lasting psychological trauma that it can cause. It is hoped that people who choose to bully can find empathy to cease the behaviour. It discusses strategies to cope with bullying, how to build resilience and ways to heal pain and grief.

Bullying is becoming an epidemic. Children are bullying in the school yard, and then through cyberbullying. There is bullying in workplaces and sporting organisations. There is often no respite for those being bullied. Many of those who are bullied have chronic mental health issues, increased risks of suicide, there is more burden on the health care system and exorbitant costs to the government, the cycle goes around and around. Writing this book has been a difficult personal journey. I hope that Maddy’s story will help others, then the journey would have been worth it.

About the Author

Debbie’s passion is advocating for mental health awareness and suicide prevention in memory of her daughter, Maddy.  She does this through her family business B Kind Co. which sells products that give part proceeds back to charity.

Debbie has qualifications in human resource management and currently has a corporate role in operational human resources.  She holds a mental health first aid certificate, has volunteered in peer support and has Department of Communities and Social Inclusion approval to work with children.

Debbie’s book, Bullied to Broken is a true story about her daughter Maddy who struggled with psychological trauma as a result of being bullied for many years.  Part proceeds from the sale of the book are donated to Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation.

Debbie lives in Adelaide with her husband, son and menagerie of animals.

STRATTON-SMITH, Edward

Apr 29, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Justice \ Law \ Crime, Manual \ Training Material, Reference, South Australia
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ISBN 978-1-922337-82-5
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Traffic Offences in South Australia

Traffic offences are the most expiated, and prosecuted of any category of offences in South Australia. Arguably no other area of the law so directly engages the community.

Traffic Offences in South Australia offers a concise and comprehensive account of the law regulating drivers and the driving of motor vehicles.
Its coverage extends from drivers licences and demerit points, to driving offences, including driving whilst disqualified, drink and drug driving, and the more significant Australian Road Rules. On each it identifies the relevant Supreme Court cases and the principles decisive to their resolution. The book also identifies issue of procedure, proof and defence at trial drawn from the author’s substantial practical experience in this area.

Organised by subject topic the book serves both lawyers, police prosecutors and the community. Its easy and readable style is designed to offer ready insight and provide quick answers to those faced with questions in this otherwise complex area of the law.

HOOPER, Mandy

Apr 29, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Exercise \ Fitness \ Health, Health & Wellbeing, Self-help \ Personal Development, Victoria

CREDIT- This book cover was largely conceived, art-directed, designed, commissioned or illustrated by the author.

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ISBN – 978-1-922337-74-0
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Incremental Health: Putting it together.

 

Ever feel like you are running from pillar to post; constantly juggling and trying to fit it all in?

Do you lie in bed at night wishing you had made it to the gym?

Do you feel like you have tried everything and failed?

Are you sick of trying to sift the facts from the hype and piece it all together?

Do you want to increase your vitality, improve your complexion and extend your life expectancy?

Incremental Health is for you.

Incremental Health will show you how to make small, cumulative changes to your life that will add up to real health benefits.

Learn how to break down barriers and add healthy habits to every day of your busy life – simply and without pressure.

About the Author

Mandy is a seasoned IT project manager by day but a health fanatic 24/7. Mandy takes a pragmatic approach to healthy living and loathes sounding like a used-car salesman, preferring her work to speak for itself.

With a Bachelor of Science and certificates in fitness instruction and counselling, Mandy has spent the last seven years researching health and wellbeing to transform her own life. Founded on nine pillars, Incremental Health has been written to help busy people easily incorporate healthy habits into their lives with joy and ease.

Find out more at incrementalhealthbymandy.com

 
 

JONES, Bethney

Apr 28, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Family History, Fiction \ Novel, Historical Fiction
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ISBN 978-1-922337-84-9
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A Stone’s Throw

Filth, and sickness proliferate in Stepney, England, in the 1830’s, where Robert Stone and his family lived.

For the husband and father, the ability to make a living and feed his family was shrinking rapidly. Then, by chance came hope, emigration to Van Diemen’s Land. It would take every ounce of bold courage, grit and determination to make the journey. Were they, Robert, Elizabeth and their off spring resourceful enough to defy the elements and challenge the unexpected in a gamble to forge a new life in a distant, desolate land? Elizabeth, embroiled in circumstances of an unforeseen, tragic loss had reservations. Finally, in desperation, the wrenched family left everyone near and dear, to join forty-six other emigrants on a long perilous journey.

KENNEDY, Marcus

Apr 28, 2020 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Fiction \ Novel, Melbourne, Thriller Fiction, Victoria
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ISBN 978-1-922337-73-3
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The Cut

arex pressSaving lives is meant to be above politics. In a troubled health system, where patient outcomes and personal gain are intertwined, Harvey Pearce discovers a disturbing and dangerous truth.

In The Cut, Dr Harvey Pearce is an emergency specialist who has spent a career looking after the sickest patients and improving emergency care. When he uncovers politically orchestrated activities that kill patients, harm staff, hide deficiencies and hinder progress, he becomes determined to find a solution.

Across the city, episodes of patient injury and preventable deaths continue despite Harvey’s struggles with bureaucracy. He drives to investigate these events, and their sinister connections, whilst the establishment resists his efforts and its leaders continue to tolerate catastrophes.

Harvey finds a grounding for his efforts through his podcasts. They fuel his aspirations as he struggles to put things right. The podcasts propose a pragmatic approach, offering a view that life could be better navigated with a closer focus on what really matters.

But Harvey is quickly confronted with desperate and ruthless players who turn his efforts at reform into a perilous game with critical stakes.

About the Author

Marcus Kennedy is a retired specialist medical practitioner (Emergency Medicine) and service leader, who now spends part of his time as a consultant, writer and in advisory and coaching roles.

He was a physician health manager and director with broad experience in health systems management, clinical governance, emergency care, retrieval medicine and critical care. As an expert in emergency systems design, development and improvement, he has had a successful career in management, consulting and administration.

His absorbing and provocative book The Cut, provides a unique expert perspective on some of the key challenges in today’s health systems – while providing a pragmatic view of what really matters in the way we tackle improvement.