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Mong Bạn Ôm Lấy Phiên Bản Tệ Nhất Của Chính Mình
Chữa lành không nhất thiết là trở thành phiên bản tuyệt vời nhất
Chữa lành là khi bạn có thể ôm lấy phiên bản tồi tệ nhất của chính mình
Và dù là ai, bạn cũng xứng đáng được chữa lành.
Trong cuốn sách này, Matilda Heindow chia sẻ về trải nghiệm của chính cô với chữa lành tinh thần, từ buổi trị liệu đầu tiên đầy khó khăn cho đến ngày hạnh phúc trở lại với trái tim cô ấy. Bằng những hình minh họa đáng yêu, Matilda giúp bạn hiểu thêm về cách:
• Biến giọng nói nội tâm tiêu cực thành một người bạn
• Nhận biết những thói quen khiến bản thân rơi vào vòng xoáy đi xuống
• Ứng phó với cảm xúc khó khăn, gọi mời những cảm xúc tốt đẹp hơn
Giống như một cái ôm gửi đến bạn, cuốn sách xinh đẹp, ấm áp này nhắn nhủ bạn rằng ngay cả trong những thời khắc u ám nhất, hãy đối xử với bản thân như một người xứng đáng được yêu thương chăm sóc - bởi vì bạn thật sự xứng đáng.
Chữa lành là khi bạn có thể ôm lấy phiên bản tồi tệ nhất của chính mình
Và dù là ai, bạn cũng xứng đáng được chữa lành.
Trong cuốn sách này, Matilda Heindow chia sẻ về trải nghiệm của chính cô với chữa lành tinh thần, từ buổi trị liệu đầu tiên đầy khó khăn cho đến ngày hạnh phúc trở lại với trái tim cô ấy. Bằng những hình minh họa đáng yêu, Matilda giúp bạn hiểu thêm về cách:
• Biến giọng nói nội tâm tiêu cực thành một người bạn
• Nhận biết những thói quen khiến bản thân rơi vào vòng xoáy đi xuống
• Ứng phó với cảm xúc khó khăn, gọi mời những cảm xúc tốt đẹp hơn
Giống như một cái ôm gửi đến bạn, cuốn sách xinh đẹp, ấm áp này nhắn nhủ bạn rằng ngay cả trong những thời khắc u ám nhất, hãy đối xử với bản thân như một người xứng đáng được yêu thương chăm sóc - bởi vì bạn thật sự xứng đáng.
192 pages, Paperback
Published July 1, 2024
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Matilda Heindow
2 books5 followersMatilda Heindow is an artist and mental health advocate based in Stockholm. She founded the much-loved Instagram page @crazyheadcomics, using it as a creative outlet for her colourful cartoons that cleverly skewer our collective experiences of mental health. She has shared over 700 unique pieces of art to her global following, which now totals over 500k, and her work is often used by mental health professionals and schools. In 2021, Matilda delivered a TEDx talk on 'The Art of Mental Health Advocacy'.
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June 12, 2023
Acabei de ler e confesso que me sinto melhor eheh
Agora a sério, este é um livro muito interessante e bonito.
Gostei de conhecer a autora e gostei da forma como ela falou dos seus traumas e problemas.
As ilustrações são muito bonitas e passam uma grande sensação de calma!
Gostei!
Agora a sério, este é um livro muito interessante e bonito.
Gostei de conhecer a autora e gostei da forma como ela falou dos seus traumas e problemas.
As ilustrações são muito bonitas e passam uma grande sensação de calma!
Gostei!
August 7, 2023
Este livro é um pequeno tesouro ✨ sabem aqueles objetos que temos sempre na mala ou no bolso quando saímos de casa como a carteira ou as chaves de casa por serem itens essenciais? Este livro é como se fosse um desses objetos! Deveria andar connosco para todo o lado para que o pudéssemos ler sempre que precisássemos de um momento para ganhar fôlego e refletir.
É um livro de autoajuda cheio de ensinamentos preciosos e é também autobiográfico pois conta-nos a história de vida da autora e como a mesma lidou com os mais diversos assuntos.
Este livro toca em temas como autoestima, saúde mental, aceitação corporal, entre outros. Está repleto de ilustrações e é esteticamente muito bonito e apelativo.
Recomendo este livro a toda a gente, só peço que tenham em atenção os trigger warnings 💜
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É um livro de autoajuda cheio de ensinamentos preciosos e é também autobiográfico pois conta-nos a história de vida da autora e como a mesma lidou com os mais diversos assuntos.
Este livro toca em temas como autoestima, saúde mental, aceitação corporal, entre outros. Está repleto de ilustrações e é esteticamente muito bonito e apelativo.
Recomendo este livro a toda a gente, só peço que tenham em atenção os trigger warnings 💜
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August 21, 2023
Um pequeno livro com mensagens tão importantes sobre a saúde mental.
Graficamente é um livro muito bonito, cheio de ilustrações coloridas, que complementam a informação escrita.
A autora, que sofre de doença mental, ao longo deste livro desmistifica algumas das questões alusivas à saúde mental, contando-nos episódios da sua vida e apresentando diversas formas de cuidarmos da nossa saúde mental.
É um livro para ser lido por todos, porque, de forma simples, apresenta-nos os aspetos essenciais da saúde (e da doença) mental. Para que estejamos atentos aos sinais, e para que possamos cuidar de nós e compreender os outros.
"Acima de tudo, este livro diz-te que deves cuidar de ti como uma pessoa que merece ser bem tratada - porque mereces."
Graficamente é um livro muito bonito, cheio de ilustrações coloridas, que complementam a informação escrita.
A autora, que sofre de doença mental, ao longo deste livro desmistifica algumas das questões alusivas à saúde mental, contando-nos episódios da sua vida e apresentando diversas formas de cuidarmos da nossa saúde mental.
É um livro para ser lido por todos, porque, de forma simples, apresenta-nos os aspetos essenciais da saúde (e da doença) mental. Para que estejamos atentos aos sinais, e para que possamos cuidar de nós e compreender os outros.
"Acima de tudo, este livro diz-te que deves cuidar de ti como uma pessoa que merece ser bem tratada - porque mereces."
March 26, 2025
Muito interessante o livro, com dicas úteis e um retrato muito empático daquilo que foi (e continua a ser) a jornada de recuperação da própria autora. Gostei muito e vou certamente retirar várias ideias que possam contribuir também para a boa manutenção da minha saúde mental.
May 17, 2023
Cute illustrations and practical tips, but I just wasn't really feeling it.
October 10, 2023
Que livro mais lindo! Escrita incrível e lições de vida também muito enriquecedores.
June 6, 2024
Mais quelle belle surprise ! Je ne pensais pas l’aimé autant après avoir lu tant de livres traitant l’anxiété ou la santé mentale. Rafraîchissant, il se dévore !!!
June 11, 2023
4.5 stars more accurately.
Though I'd love a professionals opinion on this book, I feel it does a great job of offering an understanding hand to people who are in genuine and all-encompassing suffering. The author is incredibly good at being compassionate and I greatly appreciate the vulnerability shown by sharing their own experiences and techniques that they themselves tried. The drawings are also pretty good - and I liked that there were warnings whenever a subject was more sensitive.
A small caveat: some information on this book, perhaps because the author has read it so long ago, is not being sourced. I understand that this is a book meant for easy reaching for those who need it, but it is precisely that what makes me hope that, should there be a next edition, some more scientific claims are actually backed - I feel we have had enough wack self-help books and I would hate seeing a good work such as this happen to follow into the same category.
Though I'd love a professionals opinion on this book, I feel it does a great job of offering an understanding hand to people who are in genuine and all-encompassing suffering. The author is incredibly good at being compassionate and I greatly appreciate the vulnerability shown by sharing their own experiences and techniques that they themselves tried. The drawings are also pretty good - and I liked that there were warnings whenever a subject was more sensitive.
A small caveat: some information on this book, perhaps because the author has read it so long ago, is not being sourced. I understand that this is a book meant for easy reaching for those who need it, but it is precisely that what makes me hope that, should there be a next edition, some more scientific claims are actually backed - I feel we have had enough wack self-help books and I would hate seeing a good work such as this happen to follow into the same category.
July 24, 2024
Everyone has something they are going through, and that's ok. Talking about it helped me a lot.
This year, I finally asked for help.
And if you don't feel ready to talk with someone, that's fine. Take your time.
Maybe this book could help you. I know it helped me. I saw myself validated and I didn't feel alone. Someone had similar experiences.
This book will give you ideas and techniques to help you get through. Don't rush and read it according to your needs.
It is not a race, it's your life, your choice, your time.
This year, I finally asked for help.
And if you don't feel ready to talk with someone, that's fine. Take your time.
Maybe this book could help you. I know it helped me. I saw myself validated and I didn't feel alone. Someone had similar experiences.
This book will give you ideas and techniques to help you get through. Don't rush and read it according to your needs.
It is not a race, it's your life, your choice, your time.
March 19, 2024
I never thought I would read a self-help book, but here we are. This one is also part memoir, which is why it makes it more interesting and bearable to me. The author shares her struggles with mental health and her past experiences while giving some tips that hopefully will be useful to others. It isn't in depth, but it's a good first step to understanding what might be wrong and take better care of ourselves. Plus, the illustrations make this book pleasant to look at.
I am glad that this book briefly shows different ways that depression and anxiety can manifest because it took me a long time to be aware of it for myself since most people have a fixed idea of how depression and anxiety are like and don't realize it can present in opposite ways of what is commonly known.
This little book also made me aware of the difference between toxic positivity and genuine optimism. I guess it is easier to change the mind of someone that has never bought into the common toxic positivity phrases. Unfortunately, that isn't my case. The author states that she always got angry by those statements, but I believed them when they were said to me the first time so those have been coming from inside the house for years. At least now I know why it's never helpful and how to change it. It would have been worth it to read this just for that.
I don't know how helful this book would be to someone that is already aware of their struggles and that did research to get better and went to therapy. My guess is that this will not be very helpful or new in those cases, but it worked for me even if I already knew some of the information shared. I know I will still need reminders sometimes so it is kind of a comfort to have this readily available for when I need it.
The only thing that made me wary is that one of the options given to get better is to visit cult places. It is implied that this is for someone that is already religious and trusts the specific institution. However, I can't help thinking about how dangerous it is to go seek those places while being extremelly vulnerable, even though I know religion is a comfort to a lot of people. There are just too many opportunistic people for me to think this is a good option unless the person is fully capable of judging what is being said and done at the moment.
I am glad that this book briefly shows different ways that depression and anxiety can manifest because it took me a long time to be aware of it for myself since most people have a fixed idea of how depression and anxiety are like and don't realize it can present in opposite ways of what is commonly known.
This little book also made me aware of the difference between toxic positivity and genuine optimism. I guess it is easier to change the mind of someone that has never bought into the common toxic positivity phrases. Unfortunately, that isn't my case. The author states that she always got angry by those statements, but I believed them when they were said to me the first time so those have been coming from inside the house for years. At least now I know why it's never helpful and how to change it. It would have been worth it to read this just for that.
I don't know how helful this book would be to someone that is already aware of their struggles and that did research to get better and went to therapy. My guess is that this will not be very helpful or new in those cases, but it worked for me even if I already knew some of the information shared. I know I will still need reminders sometimes so it is kind of a comfort to have this readily available for when I need it.
The only thing that made me wary is that one of the options given to get better is to visit cult places. It is implied that this is for someone that is already religious and trusts the specific institution. However, I can't help thinking about how dangerous it is to go seek those places while being extremelly vulnerable, even though I know religion is a comfort to a lot of people. There are just too many opportunistic people for me to think this is a good option unless the person is fully capable of judging what is being said and done at the moment.
June 27, 2025
Finished this one recently and some parts really stayed with me. Quiet reminders that it’s okay to slow down, feel things, and not have it all figured out.
Saving these quotes for future me:
🤍 “Treat yourself like someone worth taking care of.”
🤍 “Poor mental health isn’t that unusual… the rhythm of our daily lives doesn’t always leave room for us to tend to our emotional wellbeing.”
→ (Note to self: make space for it. On purpose. Every day.)
🤍 “The more people you meet with different lives & experiences, the more we learn about how different brains work, the more accepting we’ll be of everyone’s differences.”
🤍 “Anxiety can look like: distracting yourself with escapism because sitting with your thoughts feels unbearable.”
→ Hello, night out and drinks. And Netflix. And scrolling until I forget what I was anxious about.
🤍 “Choose to sit with the feelings and let them be felt, instead of searching for distraction.”
🤍 “What do you need to do so you can heal?”
🤍 “Why was it so easy to lift people / your friend up but not to myself?”
Nothing life-changing, but it hit at the right time. Like a gentle nudge and a lowkey reality check without being annoying about it.
Saving these quotes for future me:
🤍 “Treat yourself like someone worth taking care of.”
🤍 “Poor mental health isn’t that unusual… the rhythm of our daily lives doesn’t always leave room for us to tend to our emotional wellbeing.”
→ (Note to self: make space for it. On purpose. Every day.)
🤍 “The more people you meet with different lives & experiences, the more we learn about how different brains work, the more accepting we’ll be of everyone’s differences.”
🤍 “Anxiety can look like: distracting yourself with escapism because sitting with your thoughts feels unbearable.”
→ Hello, night out and drinks. And Netflix. And scrolling until I forget what I was anxious about.
🤍 “Choose to sit with the feelings and let them be felt, instead of searching for distraction.”
🤍 “What do you need to do so you can heal?”
🤍 “Why was it so easy to lift people / your friend up but not to myself?”
Nothing life-changing, but it hit at the right time. Like a gentle nudge and a lowkey reality check without being annoying about it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 26, 2024
Sebelumnya untuk yang merasa tidak nyaman dengan mentions of suicide, self-harm, and any other mental illnesses, kalian harus hati-hati ketika baca buku ini, ya! Usahakan minum yang cukup!
Kisahnya (kisah author) bukan yang WOW, dumtakdungdungcess tapi keberanian dia buat bercerita tentang apa yang dialami (r: mental health issues) sejak dia masih kecil itu SUNGGUH LUAR BIASA. I am touched and proud of this book author!Thank you for not giving up on yourself and survived until today 🫶🏻
I read this book when I had a panic attack the night before my flight for a long vacay in a place that very far from home. Jujur sedih, beberapa saat sebelum take-off sempet nangis.. banyak cerita yang sangat relateable dan cara author-nya mengemas cara untuk mengenali stressors, depression and other issues’s symptoms itu sangat mudah dipahami dan dilakukan sampai tanpa sadar kita seperti “menyentuh diri sendiri” dan berhasil mengetahui apa yang sebenarnya terjadi sama kita.
Alur cerita dan self-help pages nya konsisten sampai akhir, dia jelaskan apa yang terjadi sama dia— berikut dengan penjelasan di sudut pandang Psikolog-nya dulu (segi keilmuan), lalu dia deskripsikan gimana cara kita menolong diri kita dan disertakan juga contoh nya. We can easily follow the steps and identify what we are experiencing.
So far.. I love this book! Gak rumit untuk dipahami dan bisa dijadiin a self-help go to book! Andai bentuknya pocket book atau ada notebook-nya :)
Kisahnya (kisah author) bukan yang WOW, dumtakdungdungcess tapi keberanian dia buat bercerita tentang apa yang dialami (r: mental health issues) sejak dia masih kecil itu SUNGGUH LUAR BIASA. I am touched and proud of this book author!Thank you for not giving up on yourself and survived until today 🫶🏻
I read this book when I had a panic attack the night before my flight for a long vacay in a place that very far from home. Jujur sedih, beberapa saat sebelum take-off sempet nangis.. banyak cerita yang sangat relateable dan cara author-nya mengemas cara untuk mengenali stressors, depression and other issues’s symptoms itu sangat mudah dipahami dan dilakukan sampai tanpa sadar kita seperti “menyentuh diri sendiri” dan berhasil mengetahui apa yang sebenarnya terjadi sama kita.
Alur cerita dan self-help pages nya konsisten sampai akhir, dia jelaskan apa yang terjadi sama dia— berikut dengan penjelasan di sudut pandang Psikolog-nya dulu (segi keilmuan), lalu dia deskripsikan gimana cara kita menolong diri kita dan disertakan juga contoh nya. We can easily follow the steps and identify what we are experiencing.
So far.. I love this book! Gak rumit untuk dipahami dan bisa dijadiin a self-help go to book! Andai bentuknya pocket book atau ada notebook-nya :)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 2, 2023
Um livrinho muito bem conseguido com imensas dicas, técnicas e ferramentas para aprender a trabalhar e melhorar a nossa saúde mental.
A autora relata vários episódios da sua vida pessoal, e a sua jornada de recuperação, mostrando como conseguiu ultrapassar diversas fases difíceis da sua existência, uma vez que a sua saúde mental tem tido episódios menos positivos desde muito cedo.
Fala de ansiedade, depressão, auto-crítica, stress, expectativas... Mas também aborda temas sensíveis como suicídio, trauma e luto, que estão devidamente identificados no início do capitulo, caso algum leitor não se sinta preparado para o abordar nesse momento.
Este é um livro extremamente positivo que nos ensina a cuidarmos de nós e da nossa saúde mental, que nos ensina a valorizarmos-nos e a saber identificar os sinais que o nosso corpo e mente nos dizem que algo está mal.
A autora relata vários episódios da sua vida pessoal, e a sua jornada de recuperação, mostrando como conseguiu ultrapassar diversas fases difíceis da sua existência, uma vez que a sua saúde mental tem tido episódios menos positivos desde muito cedo.
Fala de ansiedade, depressão, auto-crítica, stress, expectativas... Mas também aborda temas sensíveis como suicídio, trauma e luto, que estão devidamente identificados no início do capitulo, caso algum leitor não se sinta preparado para o abordar nesse momento.
Este é um livro extremamente positivo que nos ensina a cuidarmos de nós e da nossa saúde mental, que nos ensina a valorizarmos-nos e a saber identificar os sinais que o nosso corpo e mente nos dizem que algo está mal.
February 19, 2025
Ini adalah buku pertama yang selesai aku baca di 2025. Terhura karena ternyata aku masih mampu membaca.
Terbagi atas beberapa chapter yang masing2 chapter nggak terlalu panjang dan beberapa halaman ada ilustrasi gemes. Dengan bentukan sedemikian rupa ternyata works for me karena komitmen bacanya nggak terlalu berat dan nggak khawatir kalau baru baca sebentar udah nggak fokus hehe.
Chapter2 yang triggering juga ditandain jadi kalau memang belum siap baca nggak masalah dan bisa baca chapter lainnya dulu. Beberapa bagian sangat menyuarakan perasaan sehari-hari. Berasa dimengerti sama penulisnya huhu.
Sangat berasa kalau penulisnya sangat berusaha membuat buku ini tu nyaman dibaca sama orang-orang yang lagi "penuh". Cocok dibaca in between kesibukan duniyawi, cozy dan comforting :)
Terbagi atas beberapa chapter yang masing2 chapter nggak terlalu panjang dan beberapa halaman ada ilustrasi gemes. Dengan bentukan sedemikian rupa ternyata works for me karena komitmen bacanya nggak terlalu berat dan nggak khawatir kalau baru baca sebentar udah nggak fokus hehe.
Chapter2 yang triggering juga ditandain jadi kalau memang belum siap baca nggak masalah dan bisa baca chapter lainnya dulu. Beberapa bagian sangat menyuarakan perasaan sehari-hari. Berasa dimengerti sama penulisnya huhu.
Sangat berasa kalau penulisnya sangat berusaha membuat buku ini tu nyaman dibaca sama orang-orang yang lagi "penuh". Cocok dibaca in between kesibukan duniyawi, cozy dan comforting :)
June 9, 2023
Baseado na experiência da autora com o seu quadro clínico complexo - PHDA, transtorno de humor, PSPT, depressão e ansiedade - , não considerei este livro um estereótipo da auto-ajuda, daqueles que vão surgindo como cogumelos nos escaparates (já li alguns, pelo que tenho termo de comparação).
A autora não está com floreados e dá dicas preciosas, em explicações concisas e apelativas pela estética das suas ilustrações, pelo que me deparei com uma quase compilação do meu processo terapêutico. Estou feliz por me ter cruzado com ele, no momento certo, e ficará sempre à mão para presentes e futuras consultas.
Perfil no Instagram: matilda heindow @crazyheadcomics
A autora não está com floreados e dá dicas preciosas, em explicações concisas e apelativas pela estética das suas ilustrações, pelo que me deparei com uma quase compilação do meu processo terapêutico. Estou feliz por me ter cruzado com ele, no momento certo, e ficará sempre à mão para presentes e futuras consultas.
Perfil no Instagram: matilda heindow @crazyheadcomics
September 22, 2023
I LOVE THIS BOOK!
when it comes to deep-self help contents, I was concern that the topic would be too hard since it discuss about mental health. but it wasn't! my personal opinion is, most people would relate to this contents, Matilda was struggle on her mental illness and she wrote her experience of how to face it based on what works for her. I think the contents are easy to absorb and practical as well. plus, her art is lit! I love a pretty book with illustrations. this book is simple but meaningful, and I do believe that everyone could read this for acknowledge every mental health issue as it would help more people to heal <3
when it comes to deep-self help contents, I was concern that the topic would be too hard since it discuss about mental health. but it wasn't! my personal opinion is, most people would relate to this contents, Matilda was struggle on her mental illness and she wrote her experience of how to face it based on what works for her. I think the contents are easy to absorb and practical as well. plus, her art is lit! I love a pretty book with illustrations. this book is simple but meaningful, and I do believe that everyone could read this for acknowledge every mental health issue as it would help more people to heal <3
November 11, 2023
I really, really liked this book! It made me feel good ablut myself and gave me heaps of strategies for my own life. Matilda is very good at empathy and explaining complex things so it‘s simple to understand. There is a lot of tools and drawings and playful details that I loved. I will go back to this book and use the lists and certain chapters when I feel like I need some guidance. Thank you, Matilda! :)
June 6, 2023
Found this book really helpful . It’s a very cute looking littler book with some beautiful illustrations. However contains really helpful advice and tips . The style in which it’s written makes it really easy to refer back to as needed . I feel it was easy to read and wasn’t over phrasing like some self help books . I think this book will help a lot of people .
August 13, 2025
The Art of Feeling Better is an honest, relatable, and compassionate exploration of mental health. The author writes with warmth and vulnerability, sharing personal experiences alongside practical tips that feel doable rather than overwhelming. I appreciated how the advice wasn’t just “one-size-fits-all,” but instead acknowledged that everyone’s healing journey looks different.
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January 22, 2024Unsure how she can call herself a mental health specialist when she has zero empathy for the hostages and their families. All she cares about is herself and actually finds it comical that Israelis were raped and murdered.
Imagine someone who feels this way calls herself a mental health specialist.
Imagine someone who feels this way calls herself a mental health specialist.
April 2, 2024
This book is incredible! It presents living with mental illness in such an easy-to-read and relatable way with a gentle encouragement towards getting better. I highly recommend this for anyone and everyone! Whether you live with mental illness or know someone who does - it’s just brilliant!
February 11, 2025
Such a good book to read! The topics were quite heavy, but the author managed to deliver them in a light way. I also got a better understanding about mental health and its stuff. Not to mention, the illustrations are eye-catching!
April 9, 2023
A lot for me to think about. Reading the author personal story of her journey through mental illness. Very helpful to understand, interesting and useful tips.
December 1, 2023
Mooi boek qua vormgeving, bepaalde pagina's zijn echt om in te kaderen! Er worden ook moeilijke onderwerpen heel goed omschreven qua gevoel.
August 7, 2024
Comfort place:)
August 15, 2024
Cute lil book with amazing graphics. A self help book but one that you can switch from chapter to chapter to read exactly what you need :)
November 8, 2024
Un libro muuy amigable para aprender sobre la salud mental y adquirir algunas herramientas de afronte.
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