Mental Illness

[close] a challenge that encourages readers to seek out reed and recommend books with lgbt, disability, mental illness, people of color, and feminism representation.

[close] I'm challenging myself to diversifying my reading list in 2024. When it comes to reading, I stay in my fluffy fiction comfort zone because my work reading can get very serious and depressing. But work has dried up at the moment and I've decided to seize this as an opportunity to step out of that comfort zone and expose myself to the variety of authors out there. I'm making this space to keep myself accountable and if others want to join, that's great! Diversification can look different depending on your positionality. For me, I'm seeking authors outside the white, straight, neurotypical, North American experience. This is what I have so far: January: neurodivergent author February: South Asian author March: Asian author April: LGBTQ+ author May: African author June: book about mental illness July: Transgender author August: South American author September: Disabled author October: Black or African American author November: Middle Eastern author December: Oceanic author (Photo taken from Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/aadl/6777694048/)

[close] This is a group for my book, Little Wild Thang, A diary filled with my foster care files, mental health documents, and childhood diary entries as I fight a broken system to reunite with my mother that had paranoid schizophrenia. My diary is 3 parts. Little Wild Thang is part 1. It covers issues such as: physical, mental, and sexual abuse, mental illness, foster care, adoption, suicide, poverty, homelessness, and my unyielding will and fire to get through the hurricanes.

[close] An online platform to talk about disability & chronic illness in literature as well as film, media, politics, pop culture and everyday life with monthly selections and discussions. While geared towards women age 18-39, we accept all disabled members and allies. Topics we hope to spotlight with each book (and occassional film/series/poetry/visual project) selection include: -Physical, Sensory, Invisible, Mental, and Developmental Disabilities -Disability Law, Rights, History, & Activism -Healthcare & Accessibility from: *Women's Perspectives *POC's Perspective *LGBTQIA Perspectives *International Perspectives *Young Adult (Gen Y/Z) Perspectives *Survivor's Perspectives *Doctor, Industry & Policymaker Perspectives While the group will primarily operate out of Goodreads, we may occasional supplement the forum with live chats, resources, contests, and contributions from members. Stay tuned!