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Saturday, 4 September 2021

Our Top Posts of the Month (August 2021)

Check out our top posts for the past month. Posts are listed by the number of page views they attracted during the month, most popular first.

  1. Men and Mental Health: Resources and Heroes
  2. How to Write the Best Acknowledgement Page for Your Book
  3. Why Little Things Are Big Things When It Comes to Our Relationships
  4. Safety, Responsibility, and Trust: Thoughts Inspired by a Drive with a Friend
  5. An Open Letter to My Bipolar Best Friend
  6. I'm Sure I Was Somewhere. Do I Get a T-Shirt?
  7. Growing Old and Staying Young: Thoughts Inspired by an Urban Ramble
  8. Exploring Bipolar Disorder and the Sister Diagnosis of Schizoaffective Disorder. Is My Friend or Sibling Underdiagnosed?
  9. Twelve Songs That Remind Me What Caring Is All About
  10. Giving is where the heart is

Our most visited pages were:

  1. Contact Us
  2. Resources
  3. About Us
  4. Our books
  5. News and Appearances
  6. Testimonials

 

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Gum on My Shoe is a creative partnership between best friends Martin Baker and Fran Houston. Our book High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend’s Guide to Bipolar Disorder inspires and informs those who support a friend living with mental illness.

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