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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.

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

 
 

MCCONNELL, Joan

Mar 30, 2020 | *listed, Health & Wellbeing
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ISBN 978-0-9954067-5-9
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Ovarian Cancer My Way

Filled with honesty and tenderness, this touching personal account provides a unique insight into the emotions, trials and triumphs that come with having ovarian cancer. 

This book covers diagnosis and survival, and everything in between, and is full of positive affirmations. 

SIMPFENDORFER, Sammy & Benny

Mar 10, 2020 | *listed, Children's Books, Health & Wellbeing, Victoria
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ISBN 978-1922337-78-8
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Imagine

Your imagination is the most powerful and wonderful gift you have. Absolutely anything is possible in your mind. What fun and adventures await you as you daydream, invent, sleep, and IMAGINE. No matter what is happening in your life, you can step into a fantasyland that you are the master of.

Design. Explore. Discover. Become.

PURVES, Karen

Mar 3, 2020 | *listed, Health & Wellbeing, Self-help \ Personal Development
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ISBN 978-0-9876426-2-2
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Gratitude Prompts

Gratitude Prompts brings a unique approach to developing a new practice or deepening an existing one. This book takes away the question of ‘what unique things can I be grateful for today?’ thus making the exploration of the rich world of gratitude by transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary.

The book is designed to be opened at a random page, read the topic and do an activity. It’s that easy. Some topics may remain unseen, whilst others become firm favourites. It’s all about what you require at the time.

There are more than 60 wide ranging topics. Some may not be typical ones, for example, there’s debt, grief and death. There are also ones on friends, family, nature along with kindness, generosity and compassion. Each topic starts with a quote before providing commentary which aims to provoke reflection. Each topic ends with three suggested actions that bring the topic alive for the reader. There
are lots of opportunities for kids to be involved in too.

About the Author

Karen Purves MA is a coach, facilitator and mentor to women who want to be in charge of their life. Karen first met gratitude as a destitute, unhappy, single Mum. For the past 20 years, gratitude and appreciation have been constant companions, even in the toughest times. This book is the result of her study of positive psychology and practicing gratitude.

COSTER, D. J.

Mar 3, 2020 | *listed, Corporate History, Health & Wellbeing, South Australia
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ISBN 978-0-9954067-2-8
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Flinders Ophthalmology: The Formative Years

Professor Douglas Coster was appointed as the inaugural Professor of Ophthalmology at Flinders Medical Centre in 1979. This book honours those who contributed to the establishment of Flinders Ophthalmology.

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Prof Doug Coster is a clinician-scientist with nearly forty years experience in eye research and ophthalmology. For the past 30 years he has held the positions of Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology at Flinders University and is the current leader for the Flinders Centre for Ophthalmology, Eye and Vision Research.

Throughout his career Prof Coster has had a long involvement in laboratory and clinical research in a range of fields with an emphasis on taking clinical problems to the bench and laboratory developments to the clinic. He has been involved in large scale clinical research such as the Australian Corneal Graft Registry which is the largest collection of data on corneal transplantation in the world.

In 1991 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for services to medicine.