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Hello lovely people, we recorded this some time ago and reference Mental Health Week – life got in the way and we’re quite late, but it’s still a great chat, with lots of good suggestions for books to read and ways to stay mentally tip top.

Hello and welcome to the Library Love podcast with Tanya and Vikki. Today’s episode is all about Mental Well-being. The books we mention are on the Falkirk Libraries catalogue

What we havebeen reading and listening to:

Tanyahas been reading and listening to:

• The Weighing of the Heart, Paul Tudor Owen
• In our time (BBC) Podcast

Vikki has been reading:

• The Story Keeper Anna Mazzola, (Also availableto listen to on audio)
• Paper Ghosts, Julia Heaberlin
• Pilot TV Podcast

Newand forthcoming adult books:

• The October Man,  Ben Aaronovitch
• Those People,  Louise Candlish
• Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A …. Gill Sims
• Afterthe End, Claire MacKintosh
• A Dangerous Man,Robert Crais (Book 7 in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Series)

Newand forthcoming children’s titles:

• Tooth Fairy In Training,  MichelleRobinson | Illustrator, Briony May Smith (0-5)
• Double Dragons, Enid Richemont,Ayesha Lopez  (5-7)
• The Dragon In the Library, LouisStowell Illustrator Davide Ortu  (7-9)
• Evie and the Animals, Matt HaigIllustrator Emily Gravett  (9-11)
• The paper& hearts society. Book 1 , Lucie Powrie (Teen)

DVDrecommendations:

• MaryPoppins Returns (PG)
• Wreck It Ralph- Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG)

OurReading Agony this week:

Can you recommend some books for a familymember suffering with anxiety and depression?

Some suggested titles in stock are:

• Overcoming social anxiety and shyness, Gillian Butler
• Overcoming depression, Paul Gilbert
• Overcoming low self ssteem, Melanie Fennell
• How to stop worrying, Frank Tallis
• Living with a black dog, Matthew Johnstone
• Mindfulness a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world, Mark Williams
• Self-compassion stop beating yourself up, Kristen Neff

Staff quote of the day “These VR headsets play havoc with an updo”

OurDiscussion was all about the different ways we try andkeep ourselves mentally well

But we aren’t experts so please do get some professional help if you feel low.

Tanya recommended Saved by Cake by Marian Keyes

Beloware some online sources of information:

NHS Inform https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/mental-wellbeing

FDAMH https://www.fdamh.org.uk/resources/

Breathing Space https://breathingspace.scot/ Telephone 0800 85 83 87

Samaritans https://www.samaritans.org/ Telephone 08457 90 90 90

Did You Know?

There are NHS Mental Health and Wellbeing self-help guides available online, they can be downloaded, listened to as an audio file or they can be forwarded to friends and family

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