William Hayman

06/10/2025

You don’t need anyone else to validate your worth, it’s already within you. 🌿 Take a moment today to remind yourself of that.

17/09/2025

Grateful for these thoughtful words about The Courage to Speak. It’s truly encouraging to see the book resonating with children and parents in this way.

Counsellor and author of The Boy Who; a therapeutic novel, and Echoes. Find out more about William’s writings here.

17/09/2025

Still feels surreal...

When I first began writing, I never imagined that my stories would find their way into the hands of readers all around the world. But here we are.

Just today, I typed my name and the title of my book into Google… and up came pages of results. Not just Amazon, but other leading bookstores, distributors, and platforms I never dreamed I would see my work on.

I can no longer say “available on Amazon”, because these books have truly gone worldwide. 🌍

From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Thank you to every reader, every supporter, every kind message that reminded me that words do make a difference.

23/08/2025

🎮 Video Game Reflection Saturday

In Wukong, myth and reality blur as the Monkey King faces beasts not only in the world, but within himself.
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We’re reminded: the journey isn’t just about power or glory. It’s about learning which parts of ourselves to trust… and which to tame.

💭 What inner “beast” are you learning to understand rather than fight?

16/08/2025

🎮 Video Game Reflection Saturday

Asura’s Wrath is a story of overwhelming anger, betrayal, and loss, but beneath all the fury lies a desperate heart still clinging to love.

💥 Rage can feel powerful. It can protect us when we’re hurt. But left unchecked, it can consume the very things we fight for.

🌀 What emotion do you carry that masks something softer beneath?

Sometimes the path to peace means feeling what’s underneath the wrath.

09/08/2025

🎮 Video Game Reflection Saturday

🪐 Returnal drops us into an endless loop: crash, survive, fight, repeat.

For Selene, every death is a return to the unknown. But each cycle brings insight, resilience, and fragments of truth.

💭 Mental health can feel like this too.
We spiral. We return. But each time, we understand ourselves a little more.

🔁 What “cycle” have you found yourself repeating, and what might it be trying to teach you?

07/08/2025

I'm incredibly grateful to see The Courage to Speak find a home in another wellbeing library. Thank you so much for the kind words and for welcoming Ellis’s story into your collection. It means a great deal to know that this book continues to offer comfort, encouragement, or even just a quiet moment of understanding for students who need it.

A big thank you to all the educatiors for supporting emotional wellbeing. It's an honour.

- William Hayman

📚 New Book Alert! 📚

We are excited to announce that 'The Courage to Speak' by William Hayman has been added to the library's collection! 🌟

This beautifully written story follows young Ellis as he learns that speaking up and asking for help is a sign of strength. A gentle and inspiring read that supports children in understanding their emotions and building confidence. 💛

A heartfelt thank you to Mr William Hayman, who kindly donated this book to our college. Your generosity helps us continue offering the best service possible to our dear students.

📖 You can find the book at Ms Liana’s office in her emotional wellbeing library, among other books.

02/08/2025

🎮 Video Game Reflection Saturday

In A Plague Tale: Requiem, Amicia no longer runs, she fights, endures, and carries grief like armor.

As mental strain deepens, love and duty blur into obsession.
How often do we bear more than we should… because we think we must?

💭 What burden are you carrying out of love, and what might it mean to set it down, even for a moment?

19/07/2025

🌅 “Letting go doesn’t mean forgetting. It means honoring.”
In Spiritfarer, we sail with souls who are ready to move on, and in doing so, we come to understand grief, love, and the quiet beauty of goodbye.

💭 What’s one goodbye in your life that changed you?

15/07/2025

📖 “Sometimes saying goodbye isn’t the end… it’s how we remember that love was here.” ✨

Avery’s journey continues in The Courage to Say Goodbye, a gentle story about love, loss, and learning how to hold on while letting go. 💛

This story was written with tender hearts in mind, for any child navigating change, grief, or big emotions.

It reminds us that courage isn’t just about speaking, sometimes, it’s about feeling, remembering, and healing.

🌿 Coming soon.

12/07/2025

🎮 Video Game Reflection Saturday

In a world falling apart, Amicia carries the weight of survival, and her brother’s fragile innocence.

Behind the rats and ruins lies a deeper story: of grief carried quietly, of childhood lost too soon, and of fierce love holding back the dark.

💭 What part of yourself are you still protecting, even if the world doesn’t see it?

11/07/2025

Even when they don’t fully understand the words, they’re soaking it all in. The rhythm of pages turning. The comfort of storytime. The presence of books.