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Michael Nangla

Michael Nangla was the first of his family to be born in England and has always been torn between two cultures; that of his mother's homeland and that of the country he grew up in.

Finding freedom for the first time at university, Michael discovered an exciting world of love and lust. But when love turned to heartbreak one too many times, Michael's world shattered. Vivid hallucinations forced him down a road he had never been on before; through hospitalisation to cures from mystics.

His identity fractured, Michael kept trying to find himself, turning to family, friends and love for answers. A brutally honest look at what it means to be bipolar and bicultural, Love and Other Gods is a journey through the mind of one man as he learns to define himself.

Trigger Publishing

The Inspirational Series

Love and Other Gods: Adventures Through Psychosis

Andrew Puccetti

Andrew Puccetti's life seemed perfect: he grew up in a loving Catholic community, his parents were happily married, and his childhood was good.

But this picture-perfect existence started to crack when Andrew began to suffer from intense hypochondria and anxiety. Through therapy, he thought he had recovered, and, as he grew, he began to discover himself. He found the strength to come out as gay to his family, and everything seemed fine for a while.

However, when he opened up to his group of friends about his sexuality, not all of them were as accepting as his family had been. Abandoned by his closest friend since childhood, his negative mental thoughts began to return, and Andrew found himself unable to cope with life, and forced to drop out of school. After months of isolation, Andrew took the brave step of admitting himself to a psychiatric hospital. Diagnosed with OCD, major depressive disorder, and borderline personality disorder, Andrew could finally begin to take control of his life.

In Lost Boy Found, Andrew courageously tells his story of navigating adolescence through the lens of mental illness and finding peace with his true self.

Lost Boy Found: Overcoming My OCD

Jen Wight

Parenthood brings sleepless nights, tears and tantrums, nappy changes from hell, and the firm belief that you're Cameron Diaz ... wait, what?

New mum, Jen Wight, definitely wasn't expecting that. But after her son was born, her worldview shifted in strange and unexpected ways. Within weeks, Jen found herself living a very different life – working out the deeper connections underpinning existence and discussing strategy with Barack Obama. The problem is, no one else could see what she saw. Not even her next-door neighbour, Renée Zellweger!

Rattled tells the extraordinary story of how Jen overcame her manic episodes – caused by postpartum psychosis – and beat her postpartum depression to become the loving, caring, wonderful mother she is today.

Rattled: Overcoming Postpartum Psychosis

Imogen Groome

How terrifying is it when you disappear from your everyday life and wake up somewhere else, without even knowing how you got there?

That is the experience of someone with dissociative fugue – and that was the life Imogen Groome lived. A clever and quiet child, Imogen was marginalised and bullied at school. Sometimes she walked out of lessons because she simply couldn’t cope; sometimes, something inside her woke up, and “The Mad Traveller” took over

Imogen was the girl who kept going missing. And as she struggled to deal with a life that just kept on getting harder, she zoned out more and more. But even when she found herself homeless in London, abused by the people she trusted, and forced to endure a life of compromise, Imogen never lost her faith in her ability to recover.

The Mad Traveller is a very relatable story for anyone who has ever found themselves marginalised, alone or afraid. At its heart, this is a story for anyone who has ever dared to dream big.

The Mad Traveller: Waking Up from Fugue

Paul McGregor

What does it do to you when someone you love tries to end their life?

Paul McGregor's dad tried to kill himself, but survived. He went into hospital, came home, and got better. Or at least that's what people thought. A few months later, the battle continued. And on 4 March 2009, Paul's dad ended his life.

You're a young man, and your dad has just taken his life. How do you grieve? Tormented by the question of why, you lock it away and man up. You wear a mask to show others you're coping, but you spend every moment you have alone an emotional wreck, wishing he was still here. You chase money, status, success, all as a way to distract yourself from those feelings. But none of it works. You find yourself feeling like you too, will end your own life.

Man Up, Man Down is Paul's tale of recovery. Taking off that mask and being able to answer the questions that surrounded his dad's suicide. If you've ever lost somebody to suicide, this book is for you.

Man Up, Man Down: Standing Up to Suicide

Jennifer Potter

Jennifer Potter might never have said anything. She might have just let everything rest. But after seeing the progress made by the #MeToo movement, she knew she had to speak up. So she told the police about her rape.

At just 17 years old, she was assaulted by a family friend, someone close to her. She told her parents but she didn't report it. Filled with shame about what had happened, she tried to forget about it instead. But trauma leaves scars that can't be seen, and she spent years trying to run away, only to find that she kept running into the very thing she was trying to flee. And so she chose to file a report, in the hope that she might heal.

But revisiting the trauma brought everything back: the memories, the pain, the shame of being assaulted. And being questioned on the stand, 20 years after the attack, was like a living nightmare. Maybe this was all for nothing...

Stronger. Braver. Wiser. is fundamentally a story of triumph; a real-life David vs Goliath tale of a woman finding her own justice in a world that sought to rob her of it.

Stronger. Braver. Wiser.: How My #MeToo Story Helped Me Thrive

Enoch Li

Having grown up in Hong Kong and Australia, and educated in France, Enoch Li always had international aspirations.

By her 28th birthday, she had achieved everything she had ever laboured toward. Her mum was speechlessly proud of her financial earnings, she had a supportive and loving romantic partner, and she had lots of friends who adored her. 

So why did she feel as though something was missing? 

One could hardly guess that a strong, successful young woman who travelled the world, lived in multiple cities, had a high-paying salary and had rocketed up the corporate ladder, would one day crumble to pieces, so hopeless and devastated that she believed life was no longer worth living.

In Stress in the City, Enoch Li shares her experiences at the top of the corporate game, reflects on the warning signs she refused to see, and documents her journey back from the edge through the rediscovery of her inner child.

Through her research into the psychology of playfulness, workplace burnout and company culture, Enoch also discusses how companies can help their executives be mentally and emotionally well. You might just find that the toys around us may be more meaningful than you think!

Stress in the City: Playing My Way Out of Depression

Annie Belasco

In her mid-20s, balancing a stable job and a partying lifestyle, Annie was also on the hunt for a man.

She wanted to find Mr Right, get married, buy a house and live the life she'd always wanted. But then one day, she found a lump – breast cancer. The two words that would derail Annie's life. Suddenly she realised how short her life had been, and the very idea of finding love seemed impossible.

As her hair fell out, and her social life crumbled, her mental health deteriorated. She began to question if she would actually survive. Struggling with an identity crisis and worryingly low moods, she wondered if she'd ever be able to live the normal life that had been within her reach only months earlier. Love and Remission tells the tale of a young woman in search of love and mental wellbeing.

Love and Remission: My Life, My Man, My Cancer

Debbie Hampton

When Debbie Hampton took the mix of wine and drugs that nearly killed her, she didn't ever want to wake up.

After years of wrong turns, and facing the end of an acrimonious marriage, she was desperate for the disappointments of life to end. But Debbie did wake up. Strapped to a hospital bed, she was critically ill, but alive. Debbie had ingested over 90 pills, including ten different prescription drugs – causing massive, lasting damage to her brain and body. Debbie had to re-learn how to eat, how to speak, and how to fit back into society.

Separated from her two young children, Debbie's problems were only just beginning. Faced with a long and arduous custody battle, she had to discover a new way of living. In this book, Debbie tells the heartbreaking story of how life wore her down, but how, through her own resolve, courage and commitment, she forged a new life for herself. The lessons she has learned in life will be an inspiration to everyone.

Sex, Suicide and Serotonin: Taking Myself Apart, Putting Myself Back Together

Tova Feinman

A bright and brilliant academic, Tova Feinman had an enviable life. She had a job through which her intellect shone, a loving husband, and a child who adored her. But sometimes, people's lives are far different than they appear on the outside.

Wracked with trauma from childhood abuse, and dealing with her husband's addiction to pills, Tova sought therapy to soothe her mind. But therapy is not as easy as simply finding a person to talk to. Forging such an intimate – while at the same time, appropriate – bond with someone can be a difficult thing to do.

Tova built a dangerous relationship with her first therapist, during which she teetered on the edge of oblivion. It was only when this came to an abrupt end that she found her current therapist, Dr. Guterson, and began to mend herself.

Twenty years on, Tova and Dr. Guterson's relationship remains professional, their bond strong and dependable. Teacup in a Storm tells the journey of a woman looking for the right therapist, and the pitfalls she encountered along the way.

Teacup in a Storm: Finding My Psychiatrist

Paula McGuire

Paula McGuire’s world was shrinking. 

Bullied as a child and plagued by excessive social anxiety, she had become a recluse. Unable to even go into a shop on her own, Paula’s life was effectively over before she hit 30. But then something changed. She isn’t even quite sure what. But after years of running away from life, Paula decided to grab it by the balls … 

She didn’t do anything too difficult to start with – just learning all 17 Commonwealth Games sports! After that, she threw herself into life modeling and astronaut training. Next, Paula plans to swim around the entirety of the United Kingdom. At the time of writing, Paula can’t swim … somehow that isn’t discouraging her one bit! 

Must Try Harder tells the remarkable story of a life transformed by facing up to fear. Paula’s funny, heartfelt, and above all, inspiring story shows us that we each have the power to do amazing things.

Must Try Harder: Adventures in Anxiety

Gemma Bell

Gemma Bell lived healthily and happily with her family until her life was thrown into turmoil.

While she was still school-age, Gemma's dad died from cancer.

Losing her dad at such an early age had a profound effect on Gemma, and she became desperate to find a way of reconnecting with his memory. Inspired by her dad's love of running, Gemma started to follow in his footsteps. But it wasn't long until the running took over her life, she became obsessed with going further and faster. The more she ran, the closer she felt to him.

Then, in December 2015, Gemma collapsed after a run, and was hospitalised for nearly a month. After losing her dad, Gemma already knew just how fragile life was, but being forced to spend her Christmas and New Year in hospital was a lightbulb moment for her. She saw how close her addiction had come to robbing her of everything that was truly important. Recovery wasn't an easy road but now she's stronger than ever and living a much more fulfilling life.

This is Gemma's story.

Running with Robins: Bereaved, Not Broken

Terri Cox

Young, talented, intelligent, and with a thriving social life, on the surface Terri Cox had it all.

But deep down in her mind a storm was brewing, and a series of life-changing events were about to unfold in quick succession that would send her spiralling into a full mental breakdown.

Over the next few weeks and months, Terri was tormented by panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, bouts of insomnia, crippling headaches, severe weight loss and horrific side effects from antidepressants. Fearful of large crowds and ashamed of admitting what was happening to her, she did her best to hide away and shut herself off from society.

Wracked with despair and suffering from hallucinations, Terri was taken by her family to the local A&E. When she was discharged, they desperately sought the help of a local psychotherapist. Using a highly effective and innovative form of psychotherapy, Terri was able to revisit the traumas of her past in order to understand the workings of her mind in the present. Slowly but surely, she was able to fight back and find that shiny, happy person that she'd always been before.

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