Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

24 reviews

lottie1803's review

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

kers_tin's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Suicide, and Chronic illness

crybabybea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.75

Opened my eyes to how I view myself and the people around me. Validated so many things for me.

Definitely made me realize how often disability gets overlooked in public spaces. 

Gave me hope that a care-centered community is possible.

Although a lot of the material talked about is sad (check TW), overall I felt the tone of the book was extremely hopeful, and I found the intimate look at care-centered communities beautiful and spiritual.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Terminal illness, Ableism, Police brutality, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Incest, Medical trauma, and Transphobia

the_vegan_bookworm's review

challenging hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0

This book, in no uncertain terms, changed my perspective on my life. It was beautiful, emotional and expansive. The essays touched on so many elements of my lived experience and gave me language and pride and compassion for them in ways I've struggled to have before.

I think it would be vaulable for anyone, but it would especially be valuable for folks who are disabled (or neurodivergent, Mad, crippled, whatever language you may use personally), queer and/or a trauma survivor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, and Ableism

Moderate: Child death and Incest

teeclecticreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

5.0

I feel like I was given a long, tight hug and told that things will be ok 🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide, Ableism, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Homophobia

Minor: Transphobia

mallyj_20's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Ableism, Self harm, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Mental illness

novella42's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This book was too powerful for me to be able to give a coherent review right after finishing it. I will say that as a white disabled queer woman, I am immensely grateful to learn these stories, struggles, and wisdom from QTBIPOC disabled community leaders and visionaries. I think this is the most important book I have read in years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Ableism, Child abuse, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Incest, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Transphobia, and Police brutality

dragon_s_hoard's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual violence, Ableism, Suicide, Transphobia, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Addiction, Chronic illness, Colonisation, and Suicidal thoughts

charlottejones952's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

2.0

I'll admit that I didn't complete the last 2 chapters but this was because of the content. This book is enlightening but tough so I don't know who I'd recommend to. Discussion of care work and ableism were fascinating but the trauma and surviverhood was too blunt and difficult to read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, and Transphobia

tinyplanet's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Ableism, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Incest, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Fatphobia, and Sexual harassment