Dr Jessamy Hibberd and I have written a piece for the award-winning health and science website Brain Blogger called ‘Who needs another self-help series?’. In it we explain why self-help is so important and describe what CBT is and how it can help everyone, no matter what they’re going through. We were honoured to be askedContinue reading “‘Who needs another self-help series?’ Our new piece for Brain Blogger”
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Happy, Calm, Sleep and Confident launch in the USA
We’re very proud that our first four books have launched in the States! *blows trumpet* This Book Will Make You Happy/Calm/Sleep/Confident are all available to buy right now in good bookshops, some not-so-good bookshops and, of course, online across America. Packed full of simple, practical tips to feel healthier and happier day-to-day the books teach you why you feel andContinue reading “Happy, Calm, Sleep and Confident launch in the USA”
Book press: features, reviews and interviews in Cosmopolitan, Look and on R4’s Woman’s Hour
The press campaign is well and truly underway for our two new titles: This Book Will Make You Mindful and This Book Will Make You Feel Beautiful. Jessamy and I have two features in Cosmopolitan, a glowing review in Look and an interview on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. And there’s lots more to come overContinue reading “Book press: features, reviews and interviews in Cosmopolitan, Look and on R4’s Woman’s Hour”
BOOK LAUNCH DAY! Our new books are available to buy NOW
My new books with Dr Jessamy Hibberd on mindfulness and body image are available to buy RIGHT NOW (nudge nudge, wink wink, shove shove). Please form an orderly queue at your local run-down bookshop (or at the online tills) to get some no nonsense, practical advice on how to improve your self-esteem and how to make the most ofContinue reading “BOOK LAUNCH DAY! Our new books are available to buy NOW”
The only New Year’s resolutions you should be making this January
Ooh, would you look at that – it’s the first week of January and you’ve already broken your resolutions to stop smoking, to go to the gym nine times a week and to stop eating cake. Now you feel a bit coughy (from all those roll-ups), lazy (because walking past the gym doesn’t count asContinue reading “The only New Year’s resolutions you should be making this January”
Christmas: the perfect time to be mindful
So yep, December is finally here. Although you’d be forgiven for thinking it arrived three months ago with Noddy Holder’s gleeful bellow of “It’s Chriiiiiiistmas!” having taken over radio airwaves from September. In the run-up to Christmas it can be easy to get lost in your head. What do I buy everyone? How will IContinue reading “Christmas: the perfect time to be mindful”
My two new books! This Book Will Make You Mindful and This Book Will Make You Feel Beautiful
I’m delighted to announce that my new books on mindfulness and body image with clinical psychologist Dr Jessamy Hibberd are out now! This Book Will Make You Mindful: We live increasingly busy lives and can often struggle to cope with the pressure we’re put under by external factors and, most importantly, by ourselves. But help is atContinue reading “My two new books! This Book Will Make You Mindful and This Book Will Make You Feel Beautiful”
Come to my talk on procrastination at Birmingham University
I’ll be speechifying at my old haunt Birmingham University this Saturday (18 October) as part of the annual Book to the Future Festival. I’ll be chatting about how to beat procrastination…RIGHT NOW! (See what I did there?) Taking place in room 201 in the Arts Building from 4 – 5pm, I’ll be going through why we procrastinate, how itContinue reading “Come to my talk on procrastination at Birmingham University”
What Facebook’s ’emotion study’ teaches us about mood
Facebook has just released the findings of a (pretty controversial) ‘emotion study’ it undertook in 2012. ‘A small percentage’ of emotional words were hidden from approx 700,000 people’s news feeds over the course of one week to see the effect on their online behaviour. The words and phrases chosen were generally considered to represent happy, sad,Continue reading “What Facebook’s ’emotion study’ teaches us about mood”
Tips to beat stress and anxiety
With new research finding a whopping one in five women experiencing symptoms of anxiety all day every day, it’s time to take action. Below are some articles we have contributed to ourselves and also other news reports we thought you’d find helpful. To get started, here’s one of the simplest strategies of all: if you notice your shoulders are upContinue reading “Tips to beat stress and anxiety”
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