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1) Life lessons from explorers: learn how to weather life's storms from history's greatest explorers
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Publisher
Welbeck
Pub. Date
2021
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Great explorers are known for their hard-earned skills and meticulously honed character traits which have made their astonishing endeavours possible. Valuable lessons are waiting to be learned from the feats attained by the most revered names in exploration - from legendary adventurers such as Ernest Shackleton to lesser-known figures such as Junko Tabei. 'Life Lessons from Explorers' collects 15 of the most highly prized traits shared by those who...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
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Fearne Cotton's voice is familiar to millions, whether that's through television, radio or on her hugely successful 'Happy Place' podcast. Her voice is her career, her livelihood and the way she communicates with her audience and her loved ones. So, when Fearne's doctor told her she was at risk of needing a throat operation followed by two weeks of being unable to speak, she found herself facing a period of unexpected contemplation. As she considered...
Author
Publisher
Ebury Press
Pub. Date
2023
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My appearance hasn't changed but my entire outlook and attitude has. Finding self-acceptance hasn't always been easy. I was abandoned at birth with a facial difference that no plastic surgeon can fix. As I got older, I began to hate my face and the world that I lived in. Gradually, through trial and error, random moments with strangers (and some tragic haircuts!) I've found self-love. It doesn't matter who you are, what you look like, or where you...
Author
Publisher
Ebury Spotlight
Pub. Date
2022
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Navigating day-to-day life can be a tricky business. By the time we are adults, our experiences have formed our way of thinking and we have learned patterns of behaviour that are not always helpful. We must unravel these to understand, accept, nurture and allow ourselves to rise with our vulnerabilities, not in spite of them. After having a breakdown in 2011, Will Young went about the process of interrogating everything he thought he knew: how he...
Author
Publisher
Vie
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
For all of us, our mental health is just as important as our physical health - so why do we feel so ashamed to talk about it? It's time to end the stigma and the silence around mental health, and this clear, approachable guide is here to show you how. From tips on navigating mental-health issues to advice on reaching out to others, this book is packed with guidance on how to look out for your well-being - as well as how you can help those around you....
Author
Publisher
Trigger
Pub. Date
2019
Description
This unique self-help book contains advice and recovery tools from the separate perspectives of two leading psychologists, Lauren Callaghan and Annemarie O'Connor, and their patient, Chloe Catchpole, to help you learn about body image issues and teach you effective strategies to challenge and overcome them.
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Organised by theme, these essays offer a rare and powerful glimpse into the mind of Oprah Winfrey, one of the world's most extraordinary women. Candid, moving, exhilarating, uplifting and dynamic, Oprah's words shimmer with the sort of wisdom and truth that readers will turn to again and again.