Black Rainbow
How words healed me: my journey through depression
$39.48
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
9 December 2014
Summary
BLACK RAINBOW is the powerful first-person story of one woman’s struggle with depression and how she managed to recover from it through the power of poetry.
In 1997, Oxford graduate, working mother and journalist Rachel Kelly went from feeling mildly anxious to being completely unable to function within the space of just three days. Prescribed antidepressants by her doctor, and supported by her husband and her family, Rachel slowly began to get better, but her anxiety levels remained …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444790009 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1444790005 |
| Author: | Rachel Kelly |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Yellow Kite |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 9 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
It’s a book we should all read, especially women, and especially those of us who have, like me, had their own struggles with what Winston Churchill (another sufferer) called the Black Dog… Women, especially those with new babies, exhausted from pregnancy, sleepless nights and the sheer shock of motherhood, are often consumed with fear bordering on terror. That’s what depression is, and if it applies to you or your daughter, take heart. Help is available. And it will help to read Rachel Kelly’s Black Rainbow - Daily Express
The memoir has the gripping immediacy of a novel and taught me much about depression that perhaps I should have known, but didn’t. Its advice on diet, exercise, supplements and getting help will be invaluable for anyone who finds themselves barked at by the black dog. - Daily MailAbout The Author
Rachel Kelly
Rachel Kelly was a journalist for many years, and spent ten years on the Times, where she was variously a reporter, feature writer and columnist, writing the paper’s ‘Alternatively Speaking’ health column. Her interest in health and therapy led to her completing the first year of training as a counsellor. Her long-standing passion for poetry led to her becoming the co-founder of the iF poetry app and co-editor of the subsequent book.
Rachel lives in London with her husband, Sebastian, and their five children.
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