posted 21st July 2024
You Are a Lighthouse is a valuable self-help resource for meaningful conversations about personal empowerment for any age group. The book utilises a Lighthouse and storms as powerful metaphors to assist the reader in cultivating self-awareness.
This book has three sections. Section One is an engaging poem that ignites conversations about mental health and well-being. It creates awareness about important concepts such as understanding thoughts, choices and responsibility, emotional regulation, facing fear with courage, kindness towards self and others, gratitude and forgiveness. The poem is supported by the author's own vibrant and vivid artwork.
Each illustration is a stand-alone resource for further discussion. The poem is broken into five sections, allowing readers to pause and reflect at opportune times. Sections two and three contain supportive material. There is a brief introduction to the 'House Model,' which is used successfully in training sessions.
The final section is 12 notes written in an engaging conversational style that delves further into the poem. This comprehensive self-help resource has been tested with children, parents, teachers, managers, and therapists, sparking numerous insightful conversations that have led to positive change.
Let Mariyah Husayn, the author introduce herself
Before I set up my consultancy, I worked as a Director of Student Support. I was passionate about wanting to make a powerful impact on the well-being of staff and students. I believed and still do, that happy staff leading classrooms, model well-being far more effectively than anything else ever could. And, that children who have been taught self-awareness are more able to navigate all aspects of their lives with wisdom.
During my career, I have inspired, guided, coached, taught and mentored thousands of students. I have helped guide parents and trained teachers. And most of my career, I have been very happy.
In 2001, I developed an intense curiosity about what constituted optimal mental health and well-being. Facing a serious challenge in my personal life, I was at a loss as to how to manage and surmount the experience. I knew for certain that I wanted to get through the challenge without toxic residue. I had seen this happen to many other people and I knew that I didn't want this for myself.
I believed, although I didn't know how, that it was possible to get through adversity and thrive. I could learn from the experience, and as the Japanese art of Kintsugi teaches, to shine even more brightly in my own life than I had done before.
And this is when everything in my life changed.
I decided to research what made people thrive and flourish in the face of adversity, compared to those who didn't. I was intrigued and full of questions. This led to a 10-year journey, during which I retrained in various psychological modalities.
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