Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?: The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller 2022

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Self-criticism is more likely to lead to an increase in depression rather than motivation (Giebert et al, 2010). Headline, for example, must have been expecting more from “TikTok Auntie” Ann Russell’s How to Clean Everything (4,851 units sold to date through Nielsen BookScan UK); ditto Transworld with Francis Bourgeois’ The Trainspotters’ Notebook (8,362). it was recommended to me with a note that you probably know the theory, but it doesn’t hurt revisiting it - and that's exactly why I'd recommend it further, there's nothing groundbreaking, especially with a background in psychology, but it's well written and offers some insightful angles into this crazy hazy experience of being human.

For instance, a simple box with three blank columns "Values - goals - day-to-day", a template for the reader to make his / her own charts, takes a whole page. So five fat, happy stars for this god-send of a book that will remain in my house on a shelf somewhere.About the Author: Dr Julie Smith is a clinical psychologist with over a decade of professional experience. Written in short, bite-sized entries, you can turn straight to the section you need depending on the challenge you’re facing – and immediately find the appropriate tools to help with . The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.

We are built to care about how we are perceived by those around us and criticism can be a sign that we haven’t lived up to expectations. Smith's expertise as a therapist shines through in her approach, providing readers with reliable and trustworthy advice. And often you’ll feel the feeling and you’ll go and do the thing and you haven’t really separated out the urge and the action – you just do it all in one go. 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. Every chapter is further discussed in a short sub chapters and it eases readers to just flip the page on any topic that concern them.Harness the power of words – the language we use can have powerful effects on our experience of the world. The next job of author Smith was working as a public information officer for the District Attorney of San Francisco. There're some examples along the pages, but Dr Smith never falls for the mistake (tediously common in popular science books) of retorting constantly to examples to fill whole chapters.

We protect ourselves from the psychological threat of shame by sabotaging the process before it gets started. 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. For the next 10 years of her journalism career, Smith worked as a court and general assignment reporter.Vulnerability aside, Smith went “hell for leather” to promote the book on her platforms and the traditional media but “after a while it gained its own momentum and it was like a roller-coaster”. She explains different challenges we all have to face and then offers different tips and techniques on how to navigate them. Stress and anxiety are both associated with states of alertness – but generally anxiety with fear and stress with responding to the threat of immediate danger.