Emotional Vocabulary - labelling our emotions (both positive and negative) for greater understanding and thus better regulation. It’s not something I would engage with at all. Mental health is, for me, no different to physical health. No one is immune. If you take anyone and you start messing around with their core defences, things such as sleep, routine, social connection, nutrition and exercise, then that person will become vulnerable to both physical and mental health problems. It’s good, basic, helpful advice. Probably every reader will find several things that make a difference. I was impressed how often her discussions on each kind of life challenge involved some aspect of mindfulness. She talks very practically about mindfulness during real-time living, and has an impressively simple, basic way of describing what it is. I’m gonna go ahead and just quote her on mindfulness about thoughts: Through it's practical structure, it allows the reader to dip in and out, with bitesize chapters focusing on a specific topic or issue.

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This book is like a mental health toolbox for anyone who concerns about mental health and well-being.

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Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, this is a must-have handbook for optimising your mental health. Dr Julie's simple but expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient no matter what life throws your way.

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Physical Movement - And this doesn't have to be a large workout or activity. Simply springing into action and moving our bodies creates motivation, which is simply a by-product of action.That’s partly why the book felt such a timely thing to do. I can’t give everybody one-to-one therapy, but I can do something. I can share some basic education as widely as I can. Relatable, real and easy to digest . . . As if your wise best friend is chatting to you. An essential mental-health bible for adults and teenagers' YOU Magazine I'm blown away by her ability to communicate difficult ideas with ease, simplicity and practicality. Amazing. Go and buy it now!' Jay Shetty Thoughts are not facts. They are guesses, stories, memories, ideas, and theories. They are … one potential explanation for the sensations you are experiencing … So what does this mean for those anxious thoughts that pop into our heads? It means the power of that thought … is in how much we buy into it. How much we believe that thought to be a true reflection of reality. The best way to break down the power that thoughts have over our emotional state is to first get some distance from them. How do we get distance from something that is inside our head?

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There’s a chapter in your book titled “How do you make yourself do something when you don’t feel like it?”. We’ve all been there. What’s the answer? As a veteran reader of self-help books I look for original content and information that can be actually put to use rather than theoretical prose. This book accomplishes both of these things and there are actual tools and ideas which can be put to use by those who need some help with emotional issues. Dr. Julie has a following on social media and this book is her way of putting together advise on a variety of subjects from self-esteem, to depression to grief. I appreciated the fact that the author did not start the book with chapters of scientific studies on the brain as I have read those many times and that type of information is not useful to someone who is suffering. Each chapter has a theme and she includes ideas which are identified with a light bulb graphic and tools which are identified with a wrench graphic. I would not say any of her tools are new but they are presented in a new way which makes it valuable.The book is a self-help one revolving around mental health and ways to cope with every day challenges. It is divided into main parts -each discussing a certain topic- with multiple chapters in each part. The chapters are short for the most part with a summary at the end of each chapter. 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 . . . Goldstein Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Dr. Brian A. [Editor]; Pruitt-Lord Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Dr. Sonja [Foreword]; Iglesias Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Dr. Aquiles [Contributor]; Rojas Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Ra?l [Contributor]; Pe?a Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Dr. Elizabeth D. [Contributor]; Bedore Ph.D., Dr. Lisa [Contributor]; Lopez Ph.D., Lisa [Contributor]; Bernstein Ratner BA MA Ed.D., Nan [Contributor]; Escobar Ph.D, Dr. Kelly [Contributor]; Smith M.S., Ms. Julie C. [Contributor]; Scheffner Hammer Ph.D, Dr. Carol [Contributor]; Rodr?guez Ph.D., Dr. Barbara [Contributor]; Sundara Ph.D, Dr. Megha [Contributor]; Soto-Corominas Ph.D, Dr. Adriana [Contributor]; Patterson Ph.D., Janet L. [Contributor]; Pearson Ph.D., Barbara Zurer [Contributor]; Kester Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Ellen Stubbe [Contributor]; Sheng Ph.D., Li [Contributor]; Cooperson Ph.D., Solaman J. [Contributor]; Anderson Ph.D., Raquel T. [Contributor]; Restrepo Ph.D., M. Adelaida [Contributor]; Greene Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Dr. Kai [Contributor]; Fiestas Ph.D., Dr. Christine E. [Contributo While initially a raw and intimidating task, confronting fears is crucial in helping us to understand our traumas and problems as opposed to neglecting and letting them fester.