Reading List
Tanya Byron
Clinical Psychologist, Writer and Broadcaster
Tanya Byron is a British clinical psychologist, writer and broadcaster. After years in the NHS working on drug addiction and mental health, she became known as the child therapist on the BBC series Little Angels and The House of Tiny Tearaways. In 2008 she led the Byron Review into children’s safety online. Her books include Little Angels, Your Toddler Month by Month and The Skeleton Cupboard, a memoir of training as a clinical psychologist. She was the first chancellor of Edge Hill University.
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Dibs in Search of Self
by Virginia M. Axline
“What this book does is to beautifully and sensitively describe how we can understand such a bizarre presentation, and, by understanding it, how we can unlock this little person and enable him to be understood and be the best little person he can be. I think it is a very empowering and kind book.” — via Interview, March 2011
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An Unquiet Mind
by Kay Redfield Jamison
“To read a book written by someone who has a brilliant and comprehensive theoretical understanding of a very complicated mental health issue, and who also has an understanding of it from a personal point of view, is truly humbling.” — via Interview, March 2011
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Portraits of the Mind
by Carl Schoonover
“This is a picture storybook about the brain, which sounds really mad. But both my kids have looked at it with me. My son is nearly 13, and my daughter is 15, and they really liked it. It is such an engaging book because the brain is so fascinating – but people are quite often scared to think about it.” — via Interview, March 2011
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
by Oliver Sacks
“This is a bit of an obvious one, but it is such a genius book. It is a seminal book that anyone who wants to work in mental health should read. It is a charming and gentle (and also honest) exposé of what can happen to us when our mental health is compromised for whatever reason.” — via Interview, March 2011
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No Fear
by Tim Gill
“He writes beautifully about that. It isn’t a huge book, and it’s very easy to read. He just lays out very simply how we are absolutely screwing the development of children, given our complete paranoid fear of the world we live in.” — via Interview, March 2011
