Description: Black Rainbow : How words healed me: My journey through depression, Paperback by Kelly, Rachel, ISBN 1444790005, ISBN-13 9781444790009, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The powerful first-person story of one woman's struggle with depression, and how she managed to recover from it through the power of poetryIn 1997, Oxford graduate, working mother, and Times 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 high, and six years later, as a stay-at-home mother, she suffered a second collapse even worse than the first. Throughout both of Rachel's periods of severe depression, the healing power of poetry became an integral part of her recovery. As someone who had always loved poetry, it became something for Rachel to cling onto in times of need—from repeating short mantras to learning and reciting entire poems—these words and verses became a powerful force for change in her life. Rachel analyzes why poetry can be one answer to depression, and th contains a selection of 40 poems that provided Rachel with solace and comfort during her breakdown and recovery. At a time when mental health problems and depression are becoming more common, and the stigma around such issues is finally being lifted, this book offers a lifeline for anyone seeking to understand depression and seek new ways to treat it. Poetry is free, has no side-effects, and, as Rachel can attest, "prescribing words instead of pills" can be an incredibly powerful remedy.
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Book Title: Black Rainbow : How Words Healed Me-My Journey Through Depression
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2015
Topic: Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Mood Disorders / Depression, Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Journalism, General, Poetry
Genre: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 8.8 Oz
Author: Rachel Kelly
Item Length: 7.8 in
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
