I can't imagine a better book for offering strategies to help cope with the level of stress we're all now experiencing on a daily basis.

A must-read for anyone who seeks meaning and fulfilment. This is a brilliant and necessary volume, written with grace, style, and, most of all, a deeply moving compassion

An essential guide to building and maintaining [vitality] that promotes resilience and joy in daily life [...] A timely and welcome prescription

If you're depressed, burned out, or languishing, this book is brimming with practical ideas - and even if you're flourishing, it's full of valuable reminders for sustaining energy and well-being

Boardman's helpful suggestions rise above the standard self-help fare

Smart, insightful, and warm. Dr Julie is both the expert and wise friend we all need

This book is basically an inside scoop into a therapist's tool kit. Covers so many important topics such as managing anxiety, battling low mood, building self-confidence and learning to forgive yourself. It is no wonder that the author has become an online sensation with all her amazing advice

A toolkit of deceptively simple strategies for life's troubles. Everyone could benefit from the wisdom of Dr Smith

Relatable, real and easy to digest, it covers everything from understanding low mood to emotional pain, self-doubt and anxiety as if your wise best friend is chatting to you. An essential mental-health bible for adults and teenagers

Full of sound, helpful advice with life skills, from building confidence to managing stress

Now more than ever, people are struggling with their mental health and Dr Julie Smith delivers in a big way in Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?. Her practical tips and tools are for anyone struggling with anxiety, self-doubt, or depression. Readers will step away from this book feeling more resilient and able to take control of their own lives. If you want to feel like you have a therapist sitting across from you, empowering you with how to be your best self, this book is for you!

I'm blown away by her ability to communicate difficult ideas with ease, simplicity and practicality. Amazing. Go and buy it now!

This book is a goldmine. I truly treat it like a handbook now - when I feel an unpleasant feeling brewing or come up against a tricky moment at work or in my relationships, my first thought is to wonder what Smith might suggest

A guide for optimal mental wellbeing that you can dip into whenever you need

Wise words and compassionate tone . . . Smith's work is hugely important in bringing applied psychology into the public realm

So much advice on such a wide variety of things: it's brilliant. So helpful

Smith . . . is especially adept at addressing the insecurities afflicting a younger generation raised on social media

If you have never read a self-help book before, this is the book to read

Such a brilliant book

Very helpful

Take care of your mental health with these bite-size tips on everything from how to manage anxiety to coping with grief

[She] is a sort of human oxytocin