Hello lovely readers!
I’m writing today to let you all know that I am going to be co-hosting a wonderful blogging event during October that I’d love to get some of you involved in. This event is called Shattering Stigmas and it is focused on the open discussion of topics related to mental health and mental illness. The lovely Tay over at Stay on the Page is hosting the event this year and you can see her talk about all the details below (or check out her full post here!)
Three years ago, Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight launched the first Shattering Stigmas, a blogging event dedicated to posts about mental illness to address and challenge the stigmas against it. Through book reviews, discussion posts and lists, Shattering Stigmas has continued conversations around mental illness for the past three years.
Two years ago, during the second year of Shattering Stigmas, I did a guest post for Holly @ The Fox’s Hideaway, which you can find here. It was such a fantastic experience. It gave me a platform and a voice to talk about my mental health story that mattered to me so much that I volunteered to co-host last year. You can find my list of posts and a list of last year’s co-hosts here.
- Taylor at Stay on the Page
Two years ago, during the second year of Shattering Stigmas, I did a guest post for Holly @ The Fox’s Hideaway, which you can find here. It was such a fantastic experience. It gave me a platform and a voice to talk about my mental health story that mattered to me so much that I volunteered to co-host last year. You can find my list of posts and a list of last year’s co-hosts here.
- Taylor at Stay on the Page
As one of the co-hosts of this event, I am looking for writers who would like to write guest posts related to the topic of mental health. These posts can take any form, from a book review to a list post, and I’d love to feature work from as many different perspectives and backgrounds as possible. If you think you might be interested in helping create a post for the event, please let me know! I am available on Twitter, Instagram or via email. You can also leave a comment below with any questions!
If you are interested in writing a post for the event but aren’t sure what to write, here are some example post ideas Tay provided:
You are welcome to take inspiration from that list or create something completely original! I’m more than happy to help you brainstorm post ideas if you shoot me a message expressing interest. I can’t wait to share this awesome event with you all and be a part of continuing this important discussion about mental health with the book community.
Contact me if you’d like to be a part of this event:
If you are interested in writing a post for the event but aren’t sure what to write, here are some example post ideas Tay provided:
- A book review of a book with mental illness representation
- A discussion post about a book with mental illness rep that means a lot to you
- A Q&A (authors, I’m looking at you! I’m always happy to promote authors who write about mental illness and their books)
- Some kind of list post related to mental health and/or books
- Discussion posts about identity and mental illness
You are welcome to take inspiration from that list or create something completely original! I’m more than happy to help you brainstorm post ideas if you shoot me a message expressing interest. I can’t wait to share this awesome event with you all and be a part of continuing this important discussion about mental health with the book community.
Contact me if you’d like to be a part of this event: