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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

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

The book's great. It's real, it's authentic . . . Very practical and very, very helpful

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

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

This book is a goldmine. I truly treat it like a handbook now

Julie Smith is the psychology teacher you wish you'd had at school

It's so engaging that it's even led me to switch off my phone for several hours so I can read it, and in this social media-obsessed age, I don't think I can give a bigger recommendation than that

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

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

Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and co-host of the 'Dear Therapists' podcast

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

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!

Nicole LePera, New York Times bestselling author of How to Do the Work

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

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

Deceptively digestible and quietly life-changing

DR JULIE SMITH, SOCIAL MEDIA SUPERSTAR AND EXPERIENCED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, shares the ideas, insights and techniques that she has seen change her clients' lives, so that any reader can do the same. Not everyone necessarily wants, needs or can afford to consult a professional therapist, but that doesn't mean that the skills taught by psychologists can't be used by us all, to make our daily lives easier and more positive. In this practical and reassuring book, Dr Julie shows us how. 
 
This book will become your mental health toolbox, filled to the brim with different tools for different challenges. Whatever it is you're facing - stress, anxiety, low mood, lack of confidence, self-criticism or grief - you will find ideas for processing how you're feeling, ways to get new perspective and strategies to help you cope. 
 
Bite-sized entries make it easy to find the advice you need at the moment you need it, along with simple diagrams to illustrate why your mind works as it does, and practical tools, such as visualizations, breathing techniques and journal prompts. 
 
In Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? you'll find everything you need to feel calmer, stronger and more resilient, no matter what life throws your way.

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

The book's great. It's real, it's authentic . . . Very practical and very, very helpful

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

Such a brilliant book

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

This book is a goldmine. I truly treat it like a handbook now

Julie Smith is the psychology teacher you wish you'd had at school

It's so engaging that it's even led me to switch off my phone for several hours so I can read it, and in this social media-obsessed age, I don't think I can give a bigger recommendation than that

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

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

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