Tag: mental health

• Helping Kids Cope with Anxiety and Depression

  

  If you read the headlines, you know that mental health struggles are on the rise, especially among kids and teens. There are a host of factors believed to contribute to this (including the pandemic, electronics, etc.), but regardless of the reasons, coping with mental health issues has become a major player in many families’ lives.…

  aprilbarcalow

  May 9, 2025

  Livable Blog, Livable for Kids, Livable Relationships

  Anxiety, Bipolar disorder, children, coping skills, Depression, family, ideas, kids, mental health, parenting, teens, tips, tools

• 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