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HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022
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The wall. Sooner or later we all hit it. The wall can be anything. It could be your lack of motivation, it could be your fear of leaving your comfort zone, it could be the aimlessness that comes from not having set yourself the right goals, it could be that you spend too much time with people who undermine you. What all these things have in common is that they're holding you back. They're the things that are stopping you from reaching your true potential,...
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Hashtag Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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From a darkened world, bound by four walls, a young woman called Jessica tells the tale of her battle against the M.E Monster. From beneath her dark glasses, Jessica glimpses a world far different from the one she remembers as a teenage schoolgirl.
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riverrun
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For Alice and Hanna, saint and sinner, growing up is a trial. There is their mother, who takes a divide and conquer approach to child-rearing, and their father, who takes an absent one. As adults, Alice and Hanna must deal with disappointments in work and in love as well as increasingly complicated family tensions, and lives that look dismayingly dissimilar to what they'd intended. They must look for a way to repair their own fractured relationship,...
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HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023
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Is there always someone else to blame for your failures? Afraid of putting the real work in to achieve your goals? Are you sick of just being average and want to start winning? It's time to drown out self-doubt and the distracting noise of everyday life, to conquer your fears and approach challenges without caution. One of rugby's most ferocious flankers and successful players, James Haskell has always strived to be at the very top of his game. To...
5) Finding your way through loss and grief: a therapist's guide to working through any grieving process
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Welbeck Balance
Pub. Date
2021
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In this practical guide, psychotherapist Christine Hopfgarten looks in detail at the different reasons that we may encounter feelings of loss, including bereavement, relationship break-up, loss of a job, fertility problems or miscarriage, and illness. The book clearly lays out the possible stages of grief and shows you how to move through the grieving process. By blending clinical knowledge with insights from those with lived experienced, this guide...
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Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2022
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One in three of us experiences allergies at some point in our lives and we are more allergic than ever before, so why are allergies still so misunderstood? In 'Understanding Allergy', Dr Sophie Farooque, a leading expert and consultant in allergy, will provide allergy sufferers and their families with the knowledge they need to help them navigate this minefield. The book will offer practical advice to reduce unnecessary suffering, debunk common allergy...
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'The Comfort Book' is a collection of little islands of hope. It gathers consolations and stories that give new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig's mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Aurelius to Nellie Bly, Emily Dickinson to James Baldwin. This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend, the comfort of a hug or just to celebrate...
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Tinnitus can be a terrible affliction but, despite this, prospects for recovery have never been better, based on recent advances in psychology, auditory neuroscience and medicine. This book looks at strategies for living with tinnitus and hyperacusis, and includes a complete programme for recovery.
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Bluebird
Pub. Date
2023
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Filled with characteristic warmth and humour, Jay talks about the life lessons that have helped him to find positivity and growth, no matter what he's found himself facing. Jay shares not only his adventures and escapades but also the way they have shaped his outlook and helped him to live life to the fullest. His insight and advice give you everything you need to be able to reframe your own circumstances and make the best of them.
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Oldcastle Books
Pub. Date
2022
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Faced with a sudden and unexpected diagnosis of prostate cancer, Graham Sharpe set about trying to catalogue what he went through en route to acquiring the condition and how he dealt with the grinding process of his treatment, despite having no idea of the ultimate outcome. Along the way he met and befriended many others undergoing the physical and mental stresses of treatment, emotional turmoil comparable with watching their favourite football team...
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Sheldon Press
Pub. Date
2021
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Nothing is more terrifying for a parent than the discovery that your child has a life-threatening food allergy; often accompanied by an emergency dash to the hospital, and usually followed shortly by the acquisition of several Epi-pens and a huge dose of anxiety. 'My Family and Food Allergies' is for anyone caring for, or close to, a child with life-threatening food allergies. It covers every aspect of the journey from diagnosis to helping your child...
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2022
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At just 22, on the cusp of adult life, Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with leukemia and given a 35% chance of survival. For the next five years, her world comprised four white walls, a hospital bed, fluorescent lights, tubes and wires. She became patient 5624. At 27, and celebrating her first year of remission, Suleika realised that having survived she now had no idea how to live. And so she set out to meet some of the many strangers who had written...
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Green Tree
Pub. Date
2021
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Written by a leading neuroscientist, 'Splitting' tells the fascinating true story about headaches, and the secrets they reveal about your brain and overall health. From migraines to sinus pain to tension headaches - and everything in between - the book separates fact from fiction, putting you in control and helping you practise habits that will protect you from headache.
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Cornerstone Press
Pub. Date
2023
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Millions of people across the world are affected by mental illness every year. Yet the mental healthcare industry remains chaotic, underfunded and often inaccessible, with many people asking themselves the same questions: What does it mean when different doctors give me different diagnoses? Will I be on medication my whole life? Will I ever feel better? Too many of us are confused, afraid and overwhelmed. Families and friends are often left in the...
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Trigger Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
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There can be a lot of understandable fear and worry when a loved one receives a diagnosis of dementia. Whilst the stigma of dementia can be powerful it should not restrict a person from finding meaning and purpose in life. Psychologists Dr Michelle Hamill and Dr Martina McCarthy believe that a holistic and relationship-centred understanding of dementia can help to acknowledge the challenges of the condition, whilst enabling people to live with dignity....
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2024
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On the surface, David Baddiel's childhood was fairly standard: a lower-middle-class Jewish family living in an ordinary house in Dollis Hill, north-west London. But David came to realise that his mother was in fact not ordinary at all. Having escaped extermination by fleeing Nazi Germany as a child, she was desperate to make her life count, which took the form of a passionate, decades-long affair with a golfing memorabilia salesman. Meanwhile, as...
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Robinson
Pub. Date
2023
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Autism spectrum conditions affect about 1% of the population and whilst they can present very differently in individual cases, there are some common traits and challenges faced by autistic people. This self-help guide focuses on practical, proven techniques to help parents of autistic children with difficult areas commonly experienced with autism. Written by authors with extensive experience in research and working with children with a wide range...
20) Managing IBS
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Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2022
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Irritable bowel syndrome is a complex and frustrating condition that is not yet fully understood but affects an astounding ten per cent of the global population. The troubling conundrum is that the most common IBS symptoms are also manifestations of several other gastrointestinal disorders, and IBS is also closely associated with many physical and mental health conditions. Unfortunately, IBS patients don't often get the right advice or the support...