Author Archives: Katie Mottram
“There is deep wisdom within our very flesh, if we can only come to our senses and feel it” says John from Illawarra in Australia
John PINK from the Illawarra Region of NSW, Australia (coastal – south of Sydney) believes that ‘Hearing Voices’ is the beginning of opening to ‘Clairaudience’, and he’s not alone in thinking this. It’s not been something which has yet been acknowledged … Continue reading
Ambriel and Jeeva emerge through their traumatic pasts to shake the world with their creativity
Remember Mandy, our latest Pocket Book Rep? She’s shared some of her inspiring poetry across the book series, but that’s not the half of it! Mandy and her partner Ash have been busy writing away their pain for quite a … Continue reading
Introducing our 5th KindaProud Rep, creative inspiration Mica
We are absolutely delighted to be able to introduce our Rep for our 5th Pocket Book of Hope in the KindaProud series; #Emerging Proud through Psychosis and Schizophrenia. We are more than KindaProud of the lovely and very talented Mica, … Continue reading
Dropping pathological labels – in solidarity
I’m proud to be a member of Drop the Disorder – would you like to be too? ‘Drop the Disorder!’ is a Facebook group for people interested in challenging the culture of psychiatric diagnosis and in supporting non-pathologising ways of … Continue reading
Our 5th KindaProud book is announced!
We are delighted to announce that, thanks again to funding for publication from The Missing Kind Charity, we are able to publish our 5th pocket book in the KindaProud series! The theme for the book will be; #Emerging Proud through … Continue reading
Putting our compassionate rage into action
There is so much anger in the ether around mental health services; valid and justifiable anger – I get it, believe me I do. However, I have learned the painful way that all expressing anger achieves is building walls and … Continue reading
A new narrative for mental health has to start today, and it’s #Emerging Proud on the book shelves!
Today is World Mental Health Day 2019 and there will be posts galore about ending the stigma of mental distress. But that sentiment far from misses the point. Natural human reactions to trauma are being pathologised as made-up diseases that … Continue reading
We have a winner! FREE copy of #Emerging Proud through Trauma and Abuse goes to…
Pradeep Solanki – Congratulations; you won the FREE copy of our new Pocket Book; #Emerging Proud through Trauma and Abuse! We can’t contact you! Please could you get in touch to let us know what address you’d like your book to … Continue reading
#Emerging Proud Press; KindaProud project and FREE books update
Emerging Proud Press, our not-for-profit publishing company, only launched publicly in 2019, and already we have published 4 Pocket Books, aimed at spreading messages of hope around the globe. The 4 in our KindaProud series so far are; Emerging Proud … Continue reading