The mental health system is in trouble. Most people who need help are receiving inadequate treatment, years behind the latest thinking. This life-changing book reveals what really works, and how it can help you.

'Completely brilliant. Everyone should read it' Cathy Rentzenbrink

'Horatio is as wise as he is compassionate' Chris van Tulleken

Spurred into researching this topic following his own journey from breakdown to recovery, award-winning writer and broadcaster Horatio Clare speaks to experts from across the system to show how to put together the best treatment plan for you or a loved one.

Whether your interest is in anxiety, depression, burnout, insomnia, self-harm, psychosis, an eating disorder, or any one of many conditions of the mind which can be hell to endure, or support someone through, this vital and beautifully written book is for you.

'A selfless, hopeful book by a writer of vast heart and quiet brilliance, which over its course creates a cartography of the 'paths to recovery' that are open to us all' Robert Macfarlane

About the Author
Horatio Clare is an award-winning author, journalist and broadcaster on mental health. He presents the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 series Is Psychiatry Working? and writes for publications including the Financial Times, Guardian, Telegraph and Daily Mail. Horatio has published many books, including the acclaimed Running for the Hills, A Single Swallow, The Light in the Dark, Down to the Sea in Ships and Heavy Light. If you or a loved one are in a hard mental place now, hang in there. Things can and will get better. This book shows how, and Horatio wrote it for you.

Reviews
There is not a human who wouldn't benefit from reading this book -- Marianne Power, 'The 8 best self-help books of 2024' * The Times *
Completely brilliant. Everyone should read it -- Cathy Rentzenbrink
A selfless, hopeful book by a writer of vast heart and quiet brilliance, which over its course creates a cartography of the 'paths to recovery' that are open to us all -- Robert Macfarlane
Horatio is as wise as he is compassionate -- Chris van Tulleken
There's no other book quite like it as it takes patients, their relatives, and carers through the treacherous terrain that is the mental health landscape today, giving advice, signposting how to safely traverse the territory and giving hope at the same time -- Femi Oyebode
Required reading for anyone with an interest in mental health (and that means all of us). Important, generous, painstakingly researched -- Kate Kellaway
This is required reading for anyone with an interest in mental health (and that means all of us). It is a really important book, a generous, painstakingly researched rethink on how best to promote recovery. Clare comes across as a fellow-traveller, advocate, friend and, above all, a purveyor of hope
An expert in navigating our mental health support services ... Horatio shares insights into the latest mental health research, and outlines the encouraging innovations that point towards the future of treatment ... Horatio believes everyone can be helped -- Charlotte Heathcote * Daily Express *



Book Information
ISBN 9780241641330
Author Horatio Clare
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint Penguin Life
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 492g
Dimensions(mm) 223mm * 142mm * 33mm