Author:Jodie Cariss,Chance Marshall
'Like having two psychotherapists at your fingertips' Cosmopolitan
Free yourself from self-improvement; find space for self-compassion
In a world which can be hard to navigate, it's not surprising that sometimes we don't feel OK. In this compassionate book, therapists Jodie Cariss and Chance Marshall show us that when it comes to our mental health, there are no quick fixes. Instead they set out sustainable, realistic tools that will truly support you to feel more confident, hopeful and anchored through life's ups and downs.
Using a practice they call 'mental maintenance', you'll learn how to:
· Embrace your real self, messy bits and all
· Unpick habits and attitudes that hold you back
· Navigate life's challenges with more ease and less strain
· Care for your mental health proactively, before things get difficult
With this book by your side, and a little curiosity and commitment, you'll soon find that you have the potential to thrive, just as you are.
'A really useful and practical guide to help you understand your mental health and how you can develop good habits to support it' - Julia Samuel
A really useful and practical guide to help you understand your mental health and how you can develop good habits to support it
—— Julia SamuelWhat we love about this is Jodie and Chance are realists. Their book doesn't try to make life perfect but rather aims to equip you with everything you need to deal with the ebbs and flows
—— Balance magazineThis super practical book is a bit like having two psychotherapists at your fingertips
—— CosmopolitanIf you're looking for tangible advice you can apply to your daily routine, this is the book for you
—— StylistHaving had a lot of therapy I thought I would know this stuff, but this is so easily written, super helpful and full of stuff even I didn't know [...] Really good if you want somewhere to start with your mental health.
—— Cariad LloydThis is a game changing book and a brilliant resource.
—— Ben PecheyIt's a great book and the spirit of it is so much nicer than all those you are totally wrong books.
—— Matt Chorley , The Times'Our life stories are powerful. We all carry our own unique life story bag that contains positive experiences and that same story bag also contains a variety of heavy rocks from difficult situations we have experienced. These rocks can stand in the way of our highest potential and our happiness. Bill Beswick shares real stories from his amazing career that provide inspiration and strategies to remove those rocks from our individual story bags, lighten our spirits and keep us moving towards the best version of ourselves'
Oliver Burkeman provides an important and insightful reassessment of productivity. The drive to get more done can become an excuse to avoid figuring out what we actually want to accomplish. Only by confronting this latter question can we unlock a calmer, more meaningful, more resilient approach to organizing our time
—— Cal Newport, bestselling author of A World Without Email and Deep WorkWe all know our time is limited. What we don't know - but what Oliver Burkeman is here to teach us - is that our control over that time is also limited. This profound (and often hilarious) book will prompt you to rethink your worship of efficiency, reject the cult of busyness, and reconfigure your life around what truly matters
—— Daniel H. Pink, author of When, Drive, and To Sell is HumanThis is the most important book ever written about time management. Oliver Burkeman offers a searing indictment of productivity hacking and profound insights on how to make the best use of our scarcest, most precious resource. His writing will challenge you to rethink many of your beliefs about getting things done-and you'll be wiser because of it
—— Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of WorkLifeI have long loved Oliver Burkeman's wise and witty journalism that both interrogates and elevates the 'self-help' realm-revealing its possibilities for absurdity while honoring the deeper human impulses that it meets. Four Thousand Weeks is a splendid offering in that spirit. This book is at once sobering and refreshing on all that is truly at stake in what we blithely refer to as 'time management.' It invites nothing less than a new relationship with time-and with life itself
—— Krista Tippett, host of On BeingFour Thousand Weeks is a book to read and re-read, to absorb and reflect on. Compassionate, funny and wise, it has not left my mind since I read it. The modern world teaches us to pretend to be immortal-this book is a dip in the cold, clear waters of reality, returning us refreshed and alive
—— Naomi Alderman, author of The PowerPeppered with good stories... Subtle, provocative and multi-layered... Offers many wise pointers to a happier, less stress-filled life, with none of the usual smug banalities of the self-help genre... Happy days!
Four Thousand Weeks is full of such sage and sane advice, delivered with dry wit and a benevolent tone. I didn't wish back any of the time I spent reading it
—— Joe Moran , GuardianA fantastic, warm, clever book
—— Kate MosseTerrific
—— Derren Brown , The TimesEvery so often you read a book that so profoundly shifts your thinking that you feel indebted with gratitude to the author. Utterly brilliant
—— Yasmin KhanSo easy to read that I finished it in one sitting... I'll probably never organise my time so well again
—— Henry Mance , Financial Times, *Books of the Year*I seldom read self-help books, but Oliver Burkeman's Four Thousand Weeks is in a class of its own
—— James Wilsdon , Research Professional News, *Books of the Year*A compelling argument for why we should be doing less and doing it better... This comforting, calm book is filled with sensible, practical ideas
—— Independent, *Books of the Year*Burkeman offers practical solutions to problems that might otherwise seem too monolithic to disassemble
—— Emily Watkins , iOliver Burkeman's Guardian feature was called "This Column Will Change Your Life". The wisdom of this book could do the same
—— Julia Bueno , Times Literary Supplement[A] brilliant, comforting time-management guide
—— Stig Abell , Sunday TimesKind of cool
—— Jeff Bridges