Brain Unchained is a powerful self help book for teens and young adults who are living with stress, anxiety, or depression.
When neurodivergent traits or a diagnosis such as ASD or ADHD are present, emotional learning is not always automatic. Many young people cannot name or understand what they feel. This book helps fast-track emotional awareness so they can move from feeling lost to feeling in control of their life.
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My determination strengthened when I supported my son through Asperger’s and suicidal depression.
His journey led me to face my own emotional responses as a parent. I discovered emotions so strong that giving up was never an option.
From this experience, the Mood Mentor Model™ was created.
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Brain Unchained uses a clear colour-based strategy to build emotional awareness for visual learners, while also giving a logical structure that suits analytical thinkers.
Instead of vague phrases like “there’s light at the end of the tunnel”, teens can see exactly where they are emotionally in the moment.
This unique emotional diagram helps them:
See where they are
Understand where they want to be
Find the path that moves them forward
The goal is simple — move from Lost to Living.
Through the exercises in this self help book for teens, young people learn to:
Recognise their emotions
Notice physical signals in the body
Understand tone of voice
Respond instead of react
These skills build lifelong emotional regulation and empathy, including for teens with:
Neurodivergent traits
ASD
ADHD
Emotional dysregulation
The Brain Unchained Journal supports deeper reflection.
Over 100 days, teens can practise their new thinking strategies until they become positive thinking habits.
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I studied many self help books for my own growth, yet I could not find a suitable self help book for teens that would help my son.
At the time he was:
Home educated
Emotionally overwhelmed
Unable to access support
Living with severe emotional dysregulation
Like many teenagers, my son rejected help because of stigma.
I then realised the deeper issue — he could not understand his emotions because he could not SEE them. He was a visual learner, and so are many other neurodivergent teens.
Out of desperation, I created a colour-based emotional strategy that mapped the emotional cycle in a way that made sense to him.
The change was rapid. I knew I had to keep developing this.
2015 became a turning point for his mental health — and for my career.
You can download Brain Unchained for just £2.99 on Kindle: Brain Unchained
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You can also annotate (take notes) privately in Kindle to fill out the exercises, without needing a paperpack copy.
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