Your Head is a Houseboat: A Chaotic Guide to Mental Clarity *[PDF]
"The most important and accessible mental health book in a generation. Truly life-changing." – Osher Günsberg Your Head is a Houseboat is a uniquely hilarious guide to what goes on in your brain, from illustration sensation Campbell Walker aka Struthless. The only truth we really know is that we're going to spend the rest of our lives in our own houseboat (our head) so it makes sense to make that houseboat as good as possible. The houseboat needs cleaning and maintenance, and it shouldn't be weighed down by junk (our own thoughts and other people's opinions). It has an unreliable and overworked Sea Captain, and a zoo of animalistic desires below the deck who are really steering. But it's your houseboat, so it's probably time for you to cast away and set sail (is that even how houseboats work?) on a journey to understanding it. In Your Head is a Houseboat, Cam demystifies brain functions, mental health, emotions, mindfulness and psychology – but with less complex terminology and more bizarre metaphors. It's a book filled with illustrations, journal exercises and words that will probably hit too close to home. At its core, this is a funny, accessible approach to understanding your head and making it a nicer place to live. Read more
Download Now
Why Must Read Your Head is a Houseboat: A Chaotic Guide to Mental Clarity?
This is hands down the most accessible mental health book I've ever read. I would recommend this book for anyone that cares about mental health, and is willing to get a little silly in service to a fresh understanding of the inner landscape. My inner child, my artistic soul, my visual cortex, my nervous system all agree.... this is a much needed book, in my life, and in the world. I love psychology, particularly neurobiology. Having studied psychology for as long as I can remember, this book didn't teach me anything "new." But it didn't need to. These are normal complex human struggles and this book was 100% relevant to my interests and my needs, and as my visual cortex takes in this information, I can SEE that I'm not alone. I can SEE, in story form, the workings of my inner brain. My body mind, my inner child, can play with all of this information in a new way. So while I didn't learn anything new, what I did get was an invaluable perspective that helps me process this complex information in a new way. I also believe that this book will set the stage for many more accessible graphic mental health books.
Read Now