I have been mentally struggling since the beginning of the pandemic, I'm not going to lie. But around a year and a half in, and I found myself struggling more and more mentally, to come to terms with the pandemic, its handling, while sinking more and more into a deep depression.

So, I once again took to writing about the pandemic. Just putting some of the chapter headings together was enough to pick me up, to feel less mentally challenged. The more I wrote, the more I wanted to highlight my struggles with mental health, what I also saw as misgivings and an injustice of how the pandemic was being handled and just how much I was being affected. Three years in and with mental health now at critical levels, none of us have scathed the pandemic well.

The following reviews conclude my tour for Survival: The Covid Years - Time for Change.

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After reading both of Ilana's previous books I knew I didn't want to miss this one. In this book Ilana shares her physical, mental and emotional challenges through the Covid pandemic. Everyone had their own very personal experience of the pandemic. For someone who really struggled mentally, with overwhelming anxiety throughout the pandemic, I knew reading this book would help me. There were times throughout the book where I found myself really resonating with Ilana's experiences. I had a really bad experience of Covid at the very beginning of the pandemic which then gripped me with extreme fear for my health and the health of my loved ones. Not everyone understood why I was feeling or behaving in certain ways and at times that was something I struggled with because I didn't always feel I could explain my worries and anxieties. Reading this book has helped me validate some of those feelings, the ones that I didn't understand or couldn't explain.

This is such an important book for mental awareness month, this month. It shares positive steps which Ilana took to help her with some of challenges she had to endure. She encourages the reader to explore their own thoughts and feelings of their experience and how it affected them so they can heal from some of the trauma. We know Covid is not going anywhere so everyday we are learning and adapting our lives to live with it, each one of us will be able to do this at a different pace to one another. Just remember to show kindness, patience and consideration for others. This is a must read for anyone needing help, advice or just being able to read about someone else's journey of the pandemic. Know that you are not alone.

Thank you to @literallypr and @ilanaestelle_author for having me on this book tour and for gifting me a copy of this book in return for an honest review.

Rhianydd Morris

This is an amazing book about a memoir of someone life dealing and coping with Covid. It deals with her disability illness and anxiety how she managed. Her shielding experience her mental health her anxiety. About going out wearing mask and dealing with everyday life. I like these types of books I find them interesting read.

Conclusion

If you care about your mental health, you'll want to read this book. It's not just a book for me, it's for everyone. It's a book that will bring understanding in the world's history. It's also a book that can bring you acceptance and unity.

Thank you to @literallypr for the tour.

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