“The book is thoughtful, unsettling, and powerful, drawing you into the immersive pool of stories. The readers will appreciate that the book is a difficult read, as the contributors laid bare their experiences, their authentic voices generously sharing their lived experiences of the complexity of living with mental health diagnoses and the related services. It taught me and gave me insight into what it is like to live in an intersectional racialised body with mental health conditions, against the backdrop of an ableist institutionally racist mental health system, that is creaking at the seams with rigid policies, and uncompassionate and ‘unperson-centred’ staff/professionals. However, the contributors do ‘indicate remedies’ for resistance through self-love, defiance, and by still existing.”  – Musharrat J. Ahmed-Landeryou, Editor of Antiracist Occupational Therapy, Unsettling The Status Quo

 

“very impressed … a book not just to read but to think about what the authors are saying…”   Suman Fernando, Author of Racism and Clinical Psychologist