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SUMMARY:How to Raise a Happy ADHD Child: Jessie Hewitson
DESCRIPTION:Informative\, empathetic\, and empowering\, ADHD: How to Raise a Happy ADHD Child is the must-read book for parents and teachers. \nJessie Hewitson is an award-winning journalist\, ADHD-er and parent to two neurodivergent children. \nFor more than a decade\, Jessie has been on a quest to better understand neurodivergent happiness and the many barriers young ADHD people face in finding it. Now she shares everything she has learned\, including interviews with world-leading scientists\, researchers\, and experts in the field. Combined with her own personal experience\, ADHD will empower you to centre happiness in what can be a more complicated and ultimately more rewarding parenting journey. \nJessie will be in conversation with the author and journalist\, Laura James. \nLaura is the author of one of the first memoirs on autism\, Odd Girl Out\, after finding out that she was autistic as an adult. Her powerful personal story had a wider focus – exploring reasons for the lower rate of diagnosed autism in women\, and a wide range of topics including eating disorders and autism\, marriage\, and motherhood. Since her autism diagnosis she has campaigned for autism awareness. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/how-to-raise-a-happy-adhd-child-jessie-hewitson/
LOCATION:Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre\, Haggersgate\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 3PP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Non-Fiction
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SUMMARY:And How Does That Make You Feel? Joshua Fletcher
DESCRIPTION:The psychotherapists coach awaits… \nPraised as\, “Profound\, entertaining and enlightening” (Cathy Rensenbrink) and\, “Hilarious\, honest and helpful” (Dr Alex George)\, Joshua’s book And How Does That Make You Feel? Everything you (n)ever wanted to know about therapy promises to\, “change the way you think about your own mental health” (Dr Nicole Le Pera). \nPsychotherapist Josh Fletcher takes us on a candid and human journey into his patients’ recovery as they engage in therapy. He lets us into the inner thoughts of a therapist\, from shock and sympathy to how it feels to run into a former client on a messy night out. \nInterspersed with straight-talking advice on common issues such as anxiety\, OCD\, and panic attacks\, And How Does That Make You Feel? is darkly funny\, illuminating\, and full of promise that a better future is always possible. It’s everything you wanted to know about therapy (and quite a few things you probably didn’t). \nJoining him on the couch is David Mark who spent 15 years as a crime journalist before becoming a bestselling crime writer. His debut\, Dark Winter\, was a Sunday Times bestseller and a Richard & Judy pick\, translated into several languages and lauded by luminaries such as Val McDermid for bringing a distinctive new voice to the genre.  Since then he has written the internationally successful DS McAvoy series and becoming a regular at literary festivals at home and abroad. His memoir dealing with his mental health challenges was praised for its honesty and insight. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/and-how-does-that-make-you-feel-joshua-fletcher/
LOCATION:Eighteen91\, Brunswick Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Non-Fiction
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SUMMARY:Older\, Bolder\, Colder: Jo Moseley and Sara Barnes
DESCRIPTION:Local author Jo Moseley Jo went from ‘crying in the biscuit aisle of Tesco’ (we’ve all been there) to becoming the first woman to paddleboard 162 miles coast to coast aged 54\, fundraising and picking up litter. Jo found joy\, adventure\, and a fresh start in nature. \nIn 2022\, aged 57\, her childhood dream came true when her first book Stand Up Paddleboarding in Great Britain was published and went on to become a bestseller. Her second book Stand Up Paddleboarding in the Lake District won the Lakeland Book Awards Zeffirellis Guides & Places Award 2025. \nFind out about the joy of ageing well\, Jo’s third book\, and what she is up to next with fellow author\, Sara Barnes. Living in the Lake District\, the outdoors inspires much of Sara’s writing\, including The Cold Fix which discovers strength from cold water swimming\, and her novel about three menopausal wild swimmers\, The Winter of Our Lives. \nTurning 60 is never too old to start something new. The pair will inspire you to be older\, bolder\, and colder. \nBuy Tickets SOLD OUT
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/older-bolder-colder-jo-moseley-and-sara-barnes/
LOCATION:Whitby Museum\, Pannett Park\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Interviews & Panel Discussions,Mental Health,Nature & Environment,Non-Fiction
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SUMMARY:The Meaning of Life: James Bailey and Joshua Fletcher
DESCRIPTION:It is the one question we all search an answer to: What is the meaning of life? \nUnemployed\, heartbroken\, and questioning his purpose on the planet\, James Bailey wrote to some of the world’s leading minds – poets\, philosophers\, politicians\, scientists – asking what the point of it all was. Where could he find happiness\, purpose and meaning? \nThe result is his book: The Meaning of Life: Letters from Extraordinary People and their Answer to Life’s Biggest Question. \nIn what promises to be an illuminating\, moving\, funny\, and fascinating evening\, reading a selection of letters on stage in Whitby will be the acclaimed actor Ace Bhatti (subject to filming availability). \n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Ace Bhatti\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Joshua Fletcher\n				\n		\n\nJames will also be in conversation with Joshua Fletcher – one of the extraordinary people who wrote back to James for the book. \nPsychotherapist and author\, Joshua’s expertise in understanding what makes us tick has seen him amass over 300\,000 followers on TikTok. His latest bestselling book is And How Does That Make You Feel? Everything You (N)ever Wanted to Know About Therapy. \nHear some of the insightful answers to the biggest question we have\, to help frame our days on Earth. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/the-meaning-of-life-james-bailey-and-joshua-fletcher/
LOCATION:Eighteen91\, Brunswick Street\, Whitby\, North Yorkshire\, YO21 1RB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Interviews & Panel Discussions,Mental Health,Non-Fiction
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