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Make the mental health system work for you. This life-changing book reveals what really works, and how it can help you.

‘Just found this in a library a day before going to meet a psychiatrist. I couldn’t put it down last night. Lost a lot of sleep but gained a companion through a painfully dark time… Your book is the best I’ve ever read on the subject and I will recommend it far and wide’ Reader

‘I am in awe of this book and want to give it to everyone I know- friends, family and health professionals alike’ General Practitioner

‘If you are struggling with your mental health, or you are a friend, relative or colleague to someone who is, then this is a life-saver’ Therapist

‘Deeply researched, inspiring, could be read profitably by anyone’ Observer

Publisher Review

There is not a human who wouldn’t benefit from reading this book — Marianne Power, ‘The 8 best self-help books of 2024’ * The Times * 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 *