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Hay House
Pub. Date
2016
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In her work with over 500 clients, shamanic psychotherapist Abby Wynne noticed repetitive patterns of stress in her clients that, once healed, created a huge space for wellness, happiness, peace and empowerment. In 'How to Be Well', Abby offers her best methods for readers to take their wellbeing into their own hands. Through simple explanations and highly practical exercises, readers will receive a greater awareness of themselves and will learn how...
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Pub. Date
2018
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Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index. How can we stay sane on a planet that makes us mad? How do we stay human in a technological world? How do we feel happy when we are encouraged to be anxious? After experiencing years of anxiety and panic attacks, these...
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Pub. Date
2017
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When Cathy Rentzenbrink was still a teenager, her happy family was torn apart by an unthinkable tragedy. In 'A Manual for Heartache' she describes how she learnt to live with grief and loss and find joy in the world again. She explores how to cope with life at its most difficult and overwhelming and how we can emerge from suffering forever changed, but filled with hope.
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Hutchinson
Pub. Date
2017
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The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai - a reason for being; the thing that gets you out of bed each morning. And according to the residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa - the world's longest-living people - finding it is the key to a longer and more fulfilled life. Inspiring and comforting, this work will bring you closer to these centenarians' secrets: how they leave urgency behind; keep doing what they love for as long as...
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Piatkus
Pub. Date
2015
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In 1979 Jon Kabat-Zinn popularised the Buddhist practice of mindfulness when he revealed that it could alleviate depression. While mindfulness is a powerful tool, it will only take us so far. Now the highly acclaimed thought leader and English translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Thupten Jinpa Langri (known as Jinpa) teaches us to take the next step. He shows us that compassion correlates strongly with happiness, stress reduction, a sense of...
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Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2018
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Defined as a particular kind of resilience and bravery, sisu is the Finnish approach to well-being that is turning lives around. Anxious, overweight, and reliant on sleeping pills and anti depressants, writer Katja Pantzar returned to Finland, the place of her birth, where she discovered the key to living well was in living courageously and with integrity. Cultivating sisu through simple, functional exercise, a Nordic diet, and spending time outside...
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How To Books
Pub. Date
2014
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From the moment the umbilical cord is cut, today's parents feel trapped in a never-ending race to ensure their child is the brightest and the best. But while it's completely natural for us to want our kids to reach their potential, at what point does too much competition become damaging? With constant testing in schools also raising the stakes, how can we tell when hot-housing children is actually doing more harm than good? Tanith Carey presents the...
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Welbeck Balance
Pub. Date
2021
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Dr Catherine Kelly, geographer, wellbeing practitioner and cold-water swimming enthusiast, explores the latest research into the physical, psychological and social factors that connect water and wellbeing and explains why water makes us feel better.
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Canongate
Pub. Date
2016
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Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that almost destroyed him and learned to live again. A moving, funny and joyous exploration of how to live better, love better and feel more alive, this is more than a memoir: it is a book about making the most of your time on Earth.
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Robinson
Pub. Date
2013
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Professor Gilbert has spent the past 20 years developing a new therapy called compassion-focused therapy (CFT) which has an gained international following. In recent years, mindfulness is being used increasingly to treat common mental health problems such as depression, stress and stress-related insomnia. In this new book, Professor Gilbert, along with his co-author Choden, combines the best of compassion-focused therapy with the most effective mindfulness...
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Bluebird
Pub. Date
2017
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Clinical nutritionist and health blogger Jessica Sepel is fast becoming one of Australia's most sought out wellness and lifestyle advocates. 'Living the Healthy Life' is her practical and holistic 8-week plan to healing your life, body, nutrition and your relationship with food. Expanding on her philosophy from 'The Healthy Life', Jess guide will teach you how to quit fad dieting forever, give yourself the freedom to stop the guilt surrounding food,...
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Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2022
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During his 20 years as a GP, Dr Rangan Chatterjee has seen first-hand how motivation isn't always enough for us to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It's only when we learn how to support our own mental wellbeing and cultivate core happiness that these choices become easy. In his latest book, Dr Chatterjee shares cutting-edge insights into the science of happiness and reveals 10 simple ways to put you back in control of your health. It features real-life...
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Thread
Pub. Date
2022
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Discover how to reconnect with the child in you and unlock the transformative power of play to live a more joyful life. Can you remember the utter delight of playing chase, flying a kite, or getting messy with a box of paints? As children, playing is how we make sense of the world and our place in it. Why then, as adults, do we forget how to play? Drawing on over twenty years of neuroscientific research and clinical practice, psychotherapist Joanna...
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Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2024
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Better sleep, less stress, more energy, mood boost - these are the four pillars of wellbeing and there is no one better placed to show you how to do exactly that than Nicola Elliott, founder of NEOM. After 17 years of building the UK's leading wellbeing business, she has been there, done that and got the weighted blanket. In this practical book she reveals what works, what doesn't, whose advice is worth listening to, with insights from leading experts...
17) The comfort book
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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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Bantam
Pub. Date
2023
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'I've always been passionate about wellness, and how to live the happiest, healthiest life we can. These are the small changes that make a big difference when it comes to putting your wellbeing first.' Model, presenter and mum of two daughters, Tess Daly is a much-loved TV personality. Now, for the first time, she shares her take on simple ways to look and feel amazing, whether you're 17 or 70. The book features gut-friendly advice and 40 easy family-friendly...
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CICO Books
Pub. Date
2024
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Embrace the colder months with this illustrated self-care guide to not just surviving the winter, but also thriving through the season. Make the most of the change in the weather and learn the benefits of being active outside even if it's chilly, with a calming walking meditation and a stargazing stroll to appreciate the dark evenings. Next, find out how to create a cosy haven when you get home with lights, candles and winter greenery. Discover a...
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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...