Book Reviews

This feature includes reviews of books, apps and stories from experts in the mental health sector sharing the resources and knowledge they have found most helpful in their own work and lives.

In Te Ao Māori, the kete symbolises sharing of knowledge, insight and prosperity. This reflects the aim of this section: Through sharing what others have found useful, we all benefit.

The book of angst: Understand and manage anxiety

Book Reviews / Self-help, 24 Feb 21
Using simple, clear language with humorous illustrations, Gwendoline gives a detailed step-by-step advice on how to cope with anxiety
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Use your voice: Pops and friends help Jess the huntaway find her bark

Book Reviews / Children & Youth, 28 Oct 20
Using the story of Poppy and her farmyard friends, this story gives encouragement to kids to speak about how they feel, about their mental health.
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This is not how it ends: How rewriting your story can save your life

Book Reviews / Personal stories, 21 Oct 20
A Journey through Jehan's four year battle with depression, and how he found the power that helped him to survive in storytelling.
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Dot

Book Reviews / Children & Youth, 1 Oct 20
A book for anyone feeling a little bit, (or a little bit) anxious.
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Aroha: Māori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet

Book Reviews / Māori, 29 Sep 20
Through 52 whatatauki, Dr Hinemoa Elder shares the power of Aroha and explores how it could help us all every day
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Aroha knows

Book Reviews / Children & Youth, 20 Sep 20
Aroha and her friends experience our amazing world and how it can benefit our wellbeing.
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Building a life worth living, a Memoir

Book Reviews / Personal stories, 16 Sep 20
World-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioural therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others.
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Māori made fun

Book Reviews / Māori, 16 Sep 20
A new and fun way for everyday leaners to practise Te reo Maori.
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Stuff that's loud: A teen's guide to unspiralling when OCD gets noisy

Book Reviews / Children & Youth, 19 Aug 20
A guide for teenagers and their families to OCD and treatment with ACT
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The wine o'clock myth: The truth you need to know about women and alcohol

Book Reviews / Non-Fiction, 5 Aug 20
An in-depth and eye-opening look at women's drinking habits
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Lengthening the shadow: Why we need to ask, "What's happening in your world?”

Book Reviews / Personal stories, 22 Jul 20
Insightful story of how a Kiwi bloke fought back from ill health and depression
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The longest day: Standing up to depression and tackling the Coast to Coast

Book Reviews / Personal stories, 22 Jul 20
Valuable contribution to the national conversation about men’s mental health, positive masculinity, and our national addiction to alcohol
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