99 Life Hacks for Self-Healing
99 Life Hacks for Self-HealingFor When You’re Feeling Great, Down, and Everything in Between
Hanna Thermaenius, illustrated by Isabella WitteThere are few things as urgent or discussed at the moment as the global prevalence of child and adolescent mental health, with numbers of reported children with mental health issues rising over 20% during the pandemic years. Leaders across the world are talking about a mental health crisis, as childhood and adolescence are critical stages when it comes to our future mental health and well-being. Steps are already being taken on governmental levels, but many feel lost as what is to do on the personal level to help and educate our children?
Enter 99 LIFE HACKS FOR SELF-HEALING: For When You’re Feeling Great, Down and Everything in Between, a mental health handbook for 9-12 year olds (and parents!) full of tips, tricks, hacks and answers, giving young readers the tools to thrive by talking about your feelings, fears and difficult thoughts. This accessible book promises a holistic view on both helping when you’re feeling down, as well as what to do to maintain your health when feeling good about yourself, putting your worst ‘thought monsters’ into words and maintaining balance in your life. This book helps children develop tools to recognise and manage their feelings/mental state. Engaging, encouraging and easy to follow, 99 LIFE HACKS also includes a treasure trove of games, quizzes, lists, challenges, lots of facts about your body and mind, and exactly 99 hacks for mental health and well-being that all children can make use of.
Why do I feel restless at night? What makes a good friend? How much screen time is reasonable? Is there a way to stop having nightmares? Where can I get help when I am feeling down? How do I make friends? Why is it so hard to talk about feelings when I am feeling down? Who can I ask for help when someone near to me seems to be having problems? How do I actually ask for help? Find answers to these questions and many more in your ultimate mental health toolkit.
Written by Hanna Thermaenius, a psychologist, therapist, and a specialist in clinical child and adolescent psychology at Save the Children Sweden. She has years of experience of working with children in vulnerable positions who have been through difficult situations, consistently working to raise children’s voices and rights and has previously co-authored books on these themes.
