Horatio Clare is an award-winning author, journalist and broadcaster on mental health. He presents the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 series Is Psychiatry Working? and writes for publications including the Financial Times, Guardian, Telegraph and Daily Mail. Horatio has published many books, including the acclaimed Running for the Hills, A Single Swallow, The Light in the Dark, Down to the Sea in Ships and Heavy Light. If you or a loved one are in a hard mental place now, hang in there. Things can and will get better. This book shows how, and Horatio wrote it for you.
Completely brilliant. Everyone should read it -- Cathy Rentzenbrink A selfless, hopeful book by a writer of vast heart and quiet brilliance, which over its course creates a cartography of the 'paths to recovery' that are open to us all -- Robert Macfarlane Horatio is as wise as he is compassionate -- Chris van Tulleken There’s no other book quite like it as it takes patients, their relatives, and carers through the treacherous terrain that is the mental health landscape today, giving advice, signposting how to safely traverse the territory and giving hope at the same time -- Femi Oyebode Required reading for anyone with an interest in mental health (and that means all of us). Important, generous, painstakingly researched -- Kate Kellaway This is required reading for anyone with an interest in mental health (and that means all of us). It is a really important book, a generous, painstakingly researched rethink on how best to promote recovery. Clare comes across as a fellow-traveller, advocate, friend and, above all, a purveyor of hope An expert in navigating our mental health support services … Horatio shares insights into the latest mental health research, and outlines the encouraging innovations that point towards the future of treatment … Horatio believes everyone can be helped -- Charlotte Heathcote * Daily Express *