g. when she acknowledges that some stressful elements in life are impossible to remove and one simply has to learn to manage the stress in a healthy way.

Whether that is with low mood, motivation, self-doubt, stress, grief, loneliness or navigating change. The spotlight effect (Thomas Gilovich and Kenneth Savitsky, 2000) is where we overestimate how much others are focused on us. If we associate failure with unworthiness, then starting anything new is going to feel overwhelming and procrastination will be front and centre. Mindfulness (paying attention to the present moment) is described as the driving lesson for managing the mind. Aside from underlining, making notes etcetera, this is the type of book you'll want to bring with you in a purse, backpack, briefcase.

Packed with proven strategies, Dr Smith's empathetic guide offers a deeper understanding of how your mind works and gives you the insights and help you need to nurture your mental health every day. I love the way the author puts it like ‘my goal with this book is to share therapy techniques for those who do not have access to therapy’. Also I recognised that if you’re struggling, you don’t want to read 200 pages before you get to the bit that you need. To help you, there are breathing exercises – with an emphasis on longer out breaths which counsellors use with clients who need to calm their systems s a result of trauma. Then, it turns out that Geoff’s mother was the only one and post too had gone viral on the social site.

We hear a lot about the coronavirus - its physical symptoms, its medical dangers, the residual effects of severe infection - but we hear next to nothing about the stress of living through an ongoing pandemic. I’m not head of the NHS, I’m not Rishi Sunak, and can’t profess to know the numbers and the various dilemmas that they face. I did think there was some repetition, although this book is really set up to read sections as needed, If you are not currently grieving for example, you might not need that section at this time. CBT helps clients step back from thoughts and feelings and see them for what they are – just one possible perspective.

It’s a precious book that holds a special place in my heart (and book shelf ;)) and I will keep my eyes open in case the author decides to release anything else. In A YEAR TO CHANGE YOUR MIND, consultant clinical psychologist Dr Lucy Maddox explains how psychological processes thread through our lives, pinpointing those issues most frequently encountered in each month, and shows us how by reflecting upon past experiences, both joyful and painful, and considering evidence-based ideas from the realm of psychology, we can learn to live a more thoughtful, positive life that better prepares us for the future. Filled with secrets from a therapist’s toolkit, this is a must-have handbook for optimising your mental health.

But yet again, the book is very good and it could (and should) be only the first of a long and illustrious career. com)) and be attentive to the parts of us that we feel proud of and the parts of us that we may prefer not to think about. If you avoid the thing you fear, you never give yourself the chance to build up evidence in your mind that you can get through it and survive. I'm blown away by her ability to communicate difficult ideas with ease, simplicity and practicality.The former special forces officer is heading to Europe, to go face to face with some of Putin's most killer henchmen! While working for this news agency, Smith became the first woman after the Second World War to get hired for the newsroom. It is worth reading if you are starting out—you will learn the concepts psychotherapists charge fat money for.