You Are Not Alone in This: Supporting a Loved One's Mental Health Without Losing Your Own

Find the support you need to keep being there for your loved one. Whether you're worrying about a partner struggling with depression or witnessing a friend spiral into addiction, many of us feel helpless when someone we love faces mental health challenges. In this groundbreaking book, psychotherapist Sophie Scott draws on moving client stories, proven therapeutic techniques and her own personal journey to help you navigate the emotional complexities of caring for someone with mental illness—while still taking care of yourself. You Are Not Alone In This introduces: ● THE 5 KEY FACTORS that help you support your loved one without losing yourself. ● COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES tailored to different diagnoses. ● How to utilize a HOLISTIC APPROACH to mental health. ● Ways to manage MESSY FEELINGS—anger, grief, fear and more. ● When to set much-needed HEALTHY BOUNDARIES.