Growing Pains
making sense of childhood – a psychiatrist's story
$34.81
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
17 April 2019
Summary
Growing Pains: Stories of Resilience and Hope in Childhood
‘A remarkable, powerful, tender and insightful book that will change lives. I cannot doubt that hundreds - I would hope thousands - of families can be helped by Mike Shooter’s profound, careful and utterly convincing insights.’ STEPHEN FRY
‘A unique book … The stories [Shooter] tells are poignant and powerful testimonies to the resilience of the human spirit and will fascinate all of us who s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473643253 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473643252 |
| Author: | Dr Mike Shooter |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 17 April 2019 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
A remarkable, powerful, tender and insightful book that will change lives. I cannot doubt that hundreds - I would hope thousands - of families can be helped by Mike Shooter’s profound, careful and utterly convincing insights.
A unique book … The stories [Shooter] tells are poignant and powerful testimonies to the resilience of the human spirit and will fascinate all of us who struggle to make sense of our own and other people’s lives.Brilliant book. Mike Shooter has through the lens of his own lived experience of depression given us a truly 3D picture of the struggles of growing up. This is the first book I’ve read that bridges the gap between evidence-based texts and what all of us privileged to work with children need - intelligent kindness, emotional intelligence and a listening, non-judgmental ear.Provocative, engrossing and engaging. Compulsive reading and should be compulsory reading for all who have children and those who look after and deal with children and young people. Lessons from a life time of learning and sharing.Mike Shooter’s book is full of humanity. Following the journey through the stories of people he has seen during his career, we learn so much about the stresses and pains of young people’s lives. We also learn about the ways in which thoughtful therapy can make a real difference. Mike places himself by the side of the young people he works with not least by sharing his own life challenges. A wise and ultimately uplifting book.In his engaging and informative book, Dr Mike Shooter’s wisdom and insight are significant as he works in some of the toughest areas of child and adolescent mental health problems.How can we offer advice to others if we don’t recognise our own flaws and weaknesses? Mike Shooter reflects on his own journey and the challenges of depression to draw from many a gentle message of hope that things can be better. I have never read a book where turning the page I found myself in tears. A book that was difficult to put down.A highly readable book for families as well as carers and professionals to help to understand the experience of growing up - and a valuable contribution towards better outcomes for many young people experiencing difficulties today.About The Author
Dr Mike Shooter
Dr Mike Shooter CBE is a former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and was the first child psychiatrist to hold that post. He is now an honorary fellow of six Royal Colleges and has spoken from public and professional platforms, written and advised governments in many parts of the world.
An ex-journalist, Mike is a passionate believer in the power of stories and the need to share them - those of his patients and his own. He still lives in the Welsh Valleys, amidst a large family, many animals, and the community with whom he worked for more than 40 years.
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