Katie Green is an author whose graphic memoir, born from a degree project, delves into themes of mental health and personal resilience. She uses a distinctive visual style to explore the complexities of the human psyche, aiming to break down stigma and offer hope and understanding. Green's work is characterized by its profound emotional depth and its ability to connect with readers on a deeply personal level. Beyond her major works, she also creates zines, short comics, and illustrations, further expanding her artistic reach.
"Lighter Than My Shadow" is a powerful graphic novel that explores a woman's struggle with eating disorders. Following Katie's journey from childhood picky eating to a darker battle, it reveals the complexities of recovery and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of taboo challenges.
Enter the Crystal Mirror and find timeless tales to help foster compassion, self-acceptance, bravery, creativity and appreciation in children and grown-ups alike. Each is a story of questing and transformation and of the surprises that await us when we finally discover what we have long been looking for. Who among the colourful characters will open your eyes to new ways of seeing - the cuddliest monster in the world or the mighty warrior who plans to slay him? Will you discover how to use your imagination to free yourself from suffering with help from the Master Painter? Or face your greatest fear alongside Oswald Bat? Or maybe, you are a little like Polly the Girl Who Was Always Changing, forever searching for who you really are. And let's not forget the Rainbow Bridge of the Sea which some say holds the key to making your dreams come true...but do you really need to cross an ocean to find it? All these secrets and more are waiting to be revealed in the Crystal Mirror, if you're brave enough to take a look inside.
Jak większość dzieci Katie była wybredna. W milczeniu wysłuchiwała rodzic�w grożących, że niedokończone posiłki dostanie następnego dnia na śniadanie. Niezjedzone porcje ukrywała w swoim pokoju. Zdarza się, że przez nagromadzenie pewnych okoliczności normalne zachowanie przerodzi się w coś złowrogiego, coś zab�jczego. Tak było w przypadku Katie.Katie Green na ponad 500 stronach opowiada o genezie swojej anoreksji, powolnym wychodzeniu z choroby, nadużyciach ze strony os�b, kt�re żerując na słabości chorego, dopuszczają się niewyobrażalnych czyn�w. Odkrywa przed czytelnikami swoje najintymniejsze sekrety, opowiada o lękach i problemach związanych z wchodzeniem w samodzielne życie.