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<\/a>All in Her Head: How Gender Bias Harms Women’s Mental Health<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Misty Pratt<\/p>\nThis provocative, deeply personal book explores how women experience mental health care differently than men\u2014and lays out how the system must change for women to flourish.<\/em><\/p>\n Why are so many women feeling anxious, stressed out, and depressed, and why are they not getting the help they need? Over the past decade, mood disorders have skyrocketed among women, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed as men. Yet in a healthcare system steeped in gender bias, women\u2019s complaints are often dismissed, their normal emotions are pathologized, and treatments routinely fail to address the root causes of their distress. Women living at the crossroads of racial, economic, and other identities face additional barriers. How can we pinpoint what\u2019s wrong with women\u2019s mental health, and what needs to change?<\/em><\/p>\n In All in Her Head, science writer Misty Pratt embarks on a crucial investigation, painting a picture of a system that is failing women on multiple levels. Pratt, who shares her own history of mental illness, explores the stereotypes that have shaped how we understand and treat women\u2019s distress, from the Ancient Greek concept of \u201chysteria\u201d to today\u2019s self-help solutions. Weaving together science and women\u2019s personal stories, All in Her Head debunks mental health myths and challenges misconceptions, addressing the following questions:<\/em><\/p>\n Pratt also tackles the thorny topic of medication, taking a nuanced and evidence-based approach. Women who present at their doctor\u2019s office with depression, anxiety, or stress are often prescribed antidepressants as a first-line treatment: at least one in four American women are now taking these medications. Antidepressants have a real effect that can be helpful for some individuals; however, Pratt persuasively argues that our current approach ignores the underlying causes of most women\u2019s depressive symptoms.<\/em><\/p>\n Today, a rising movement of women is demanding better when it comes to mental health treatment. Armed with the latest science, insight from those who have been through the therapeutic system, and enough humor to lighten the load, All in Her Head provides women with hope and courage to reframe and reclaim their mental health.<\/em> – Greystone books<\/p>\n In this revelatory memoir, Anna Gazmarian tells the story of how her evangelical upbringing in North Carolina failed to help her understand the mental health diagnosis she received, and the work she had to do to find proper medical treatment while also maintaining her faith.<\/em><\/p>\n When Anna is diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2011, she\u2019s faced with a conundrum: while the diagnosis provides clarity about her manic and depressive episodes, she must confront the stigma that her evangelical community attaches to her condition. Over the course of ten years, we follow Anna on her journey to reframe her understanding of mental health to expand the limits of what her religious practice can offer.<\/em><\/p>\n In Devout: A Memoir of Doubt, Anna shows that pursuing our emotional health and our spiritual well-being is one single mission and, in both cases, an act of faith.<\/em> – Simon & Schuster<\/p>\n A tender, funny, illustrated memoir about anxiety and self-acceptance from the artist behind @haleydrewthis<\/em><\/p>\n Anxiety has been glued to Haley Weaver\u2019s side since she was a child. Like most people, Weaver saw the constant what-ifs and worst-case scenarios that Anxiety whispered in her ear as an obstacle to her happiness. Maybe she could dump her anxiety at her therapist\u2019s office, or send it on a trip far, far away\u2014anything to get rid of it for good. But over time she realized anxiety\u2019s true intention: to keep her safe. Could she learn to let it do its job but also figure out how to live without constant worry and fear?<\/em><\/p>\n This full-color, illustrated memoir stars Haley and Anxiety (as themselves) and showcases their complicated but ultimately uplifting relationship. It also introduces readers to the helpful (and not-so-helpful) coping mechanisms Haley relies on to soften the edges of her mental health issues. There\u2019s the Distractor, who wears a bright red boa and encourages Haley to avoid uncomfortable feelings by scrolling the Internet, the Liar, who teaches Haley the pillars of a good fib in order to survive at the middle school lunch table, and even the Partier, who gives Haley a social life in college but also lands her in the ER. From detailing her first unsupervised birthday party as a preteen to exploring the overwhelming life transitions as an adult, Give Me Space but Don\u2019t Go Far brings to life the pivotal moments of Haley\u2019s life and illuminates the lesson she\u2019s learned: With care, practice, and sound strategies, we can learn to coexist with our anxiety\u2014and maybe even love it.<\/em> – Avery<\/p>\n A powerfully moving read from beloved Love on the Spectrum star and disability rights advocate Jodi Rodgers, sharing lessons from her work within the autistic community that can help create a more inclusive society for us all.<\/em><\/p>\n In How to Find a Four-Leaf Clover, Jodi Rodgers gives us inspiring, heartwarming stories from her years of experience as a teacher and counselor supporting autistic people. While acknowledging our differences, these stories invite us to expand our empathy and compassion for the neurodivergent people in our lives. Throughout, Rodgers explores the powerful impact of embracing neurodiversity and forming meaningful connections with those around us. Each chapter highlights a different story and an aspect of human behavior, including:<\/em><\/p>\n With dozens of moving stories, How to Find a Four-Leaf Clover will give readers a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the neurodiverse community around them. Above all, it will inspire a profound sense of belonging, revealing that we\u2019re much more similar than we think.<\/em> – Little Brown Spark<\/p>\n Drawing on cutting-edge science and intimate personal stories, an essential and paradigm-shifting book for readers struggling with fatigue, burnout, stress, and trauma\u2014and for all of us who sometimes feel like we have been pushed past our breaking point.<\/em><\/p>\n In How We Are, the health psychologist and author Vincent Deary explored the process of habit and change in everyday life. In How We Break, a deeply compassionate and illuminating exploration of suffering, he examines what happens when we are pushed to our limit.<\/em><\/p>\n Deary is a practitioner health psychologist who also works in a fatigue clinic and specializes in interventions that help people cope with whatever life has thrown at them. The big traumas in life, he points out, are relatively rare. Much more common is when too many things go wrong at once, or we are exposed to a prolonged period of difficulty or precarity. When we are subjected to too much turbulence\u2014when the world shrinks to nothing but our daily coping\u2014we become unhappy, worried, hopeless, exhausted. In other words, we break. Breaking, he shows us, is embodied, as our physical and mental distress are linked, and happens when the same systems that enable us to navigate through life become dysregulated. But if we understand how the turbulence and overwhelm of life affects us, then we have a better chance of overcoming the challenges.<\/em><\/p>\n Drawing on clinical case studies, trailblazing scientific research, intimate personal stories, and illuminating references from philosophy, literature, and film, How We Break offers a consoling and deeply felt new vision of everyday human struggling, and it makes a bold case for the power of rest and recuperation.<\/em> – Farrar, Straus and Giroux<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’re looking for nonfiction books that discuss mental health, start with this list! Here we have gathered a list of nonfiction mental health books that are new to the Davenport Public Library shelves. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you are looking for more titles on this subject. 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<\/a>Devout: A Memoir of Doubt<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Anna Gazmarian<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Give Me Space But Don’t Go Far: My Unlikely Friendship with Anxiety<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Haley Weaver<\/p>\n
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<\/a>How to Find a Four-Leaf Clover: What Autism Can Teach Us about Difference, Connection, and Belonging<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Jodi Rodgers<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>How We Break: Navigating the Wear and Tear of Living<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Vincent Deary<\/p>\n