a Short Rest
Part self-help guide. Part tabletop roleplaying game.
Through the power of roll tables and TTRPG references, a Short Rest aims to leave you with a set of tools to help you unscramble that brain quicker than a dungeon puzzle... in the nerdiest possible way!
A Short Rest contains:
- dozens of activities proven to boost your mental health.
- roll tables to remove decision paralysis & encourage trying new activities.
- an optional dungeon crawl game element; a fun incentive to help keep you motivated.
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I’m not a mental healthcare professional.
I’m a neurospicy guy with 3+ decades of living with anxiety and depression (yay!).
But, what I do have is a set of tools, learned through:
- Lots of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
- Working with university lecturers, giving talks to and answering questions from medical and mental healthcare students.
- Organising events to fundraise and spread mental health awareness alongside charities Mind and It Takes Balls to Talk.
- A whole lot of personal experience and trial and error!
All of this has left me with a set of tools to help fightback against that Chaotic Evil which occasionally attempts to corrupt and confuse my brain!
For the most part, doing some very basic things on regular basis is the biggest help. It’s starting them that’s the hard part.
And that’s what I hope a Short Rest can help you achieve; a starting point and some building blocks to carry on forward.
So please, DON’T GIVE UP.
Take a Short Rest.
Breathe. Relax. Reset.
And keep fighting on like the absolute BADASS you are!
a Short Rest: an adventurer's guide to better mental health
Pre-Sale Ends: 13th April
Fulfilment Expected by: 30th April
The book is written and has been sent to multiple people for testing and proof reading, including mental health therapists.
I've already made minor alterations based on feedback and shall continue to do so during the pre-sale period.
A PDF version will go live after the pre-sale period, once all amendments have been made - this will be at a heavily discounted rate as we want this book to be accessible to those who need it most!
Feedback to date has been incredibly positive. I'm incredibly proud of this little book and really hope it can help a few people start winning their mental health battles, and prevent future flare-ups by having the tools to kick its ass early doors!