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“When I feel a bit blue, there is always a book to pull from a shelf to take me somewhere else long enough to let the stormy weather in my mind subside. I feel very fortunate that I have discovered such an outlet for my happiness.”
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“I was trying to be brave. I was trying to let people in. I was trying. I am who I am today because of my messes. Because I’ve survived them. Because I’ve written about them. Because I’ve learned from them, because I keep searching for new tools to clean them up, because I keep trying to heal.”
― [Don't] Call Me Crazy
― [Don't] Call Me Crazy
“Trees know when we are close by. The chemistry of their roots and the perfumes of their leaves pump out change when we're near...when you feel good after a walk in the woods, it may be that certain species are bribing you”
― The Overstory
― The Overstory
“It's really not about reading a good book. Rather, it about being transformed by great ideas.”
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“I define “depression,” but depression does not define me because you cannot define a person. Not with a single word, not with an entire book. Human beings defy definition. Yet the stigma surrounding mental illness makes some believe we can use it to define others, and it often deceives us into believing we must use it to define ourselves.”
― [Don't] Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health
― [Don't] Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health
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Helen’s 2020 Year in Books
Take a look at Helen’s Year in Books. The good, the bad, the long, the short—it’s all here.
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