Tag: books

• Books Featuring Mental Illness

  

  Looking for book recommendations that include mental illness/discussions about mental health? Here are a few historical fiction recommendations from books I’ve enjoyed!

  aprilbarcalow

  April 11, 2025

  Hobbies and Recreation, Livable for Kids, Personal Care

  Anxiety, book recommendation, books, clean reads, closed door, dementia, Depression, historical fiction, mental health, mental health awareness, Mental illness, PTSD, reading, suicide, suicide prevention

• Books Representing Disability and Chronic Illness

  

  I am an avid reader. The kind of reader who can’t put the book down long enough to unload the dishwasher or cook supper. It’s a bit problematic sometimes. My favorite genre by far is historical fiction. It’s what I read most, and also what I write most these days (outside of my posts here,…

  aprilbarcalow

  October 24, 2023

  Hobbies and Recreation

  awareness, books, chronic illness, disability, fiction, historical fiction, literature, mental health, Mental illness, read, reading, representation, rest

• Great Gift Ideas for Kids with Disabilities or Chronic Illness

  

  Just in time for the holidays, here is a round up of some of my favorite inclusive, helpful kids’ gifts for children with chronic illness or disability.

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  October 25, 2022

  Livable for Kids

  accessible, babies, birthday, books, cancer, chemo, children, christmas, chronic illness, disability, gift guide, holiday, ideas, inclusive, kids, toys