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Ep 4: Defeat Despair – Books Edition

@shado.mag

Are you full of despair right now and don’t know what to do about it? In this episode of What Can You Do? @Jemima Elliott shares books to inspire, comfort and pull you out of that funk. From navigating burnout to understanding your mental health within a broader political context, these books have you covered. We’ve even included some old favourites in there to help ground and nourish you. Books recommended: 1. Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit 2. Your comfort reads (mine is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen!) 3. Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan 4.The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 5. It’s Not Just You by Tori Tsui @tori tsui 6. Begin the World Over by Kung Li Sun 7. Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn 8. Half Arse Human by Leena Norms What books would you recommend to tackle despair and overwhelm? #booktok #bookstan #burnout #optimism

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