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The Good Decision Diary

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The Good Decision Diary offers a reflective, low-pressure approach to personal growth. It's designed as a daily guide for those looking to untangle habits and better understand their inner voice, with more gentleness than the typical fix-yourself-fast approach

Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Neuroscientist and author of Tiny Experiments

Anna provides a transformative approach to personal growth. This book is an essential companion for anyone looking to make meaningful changes with kindness and self-awareness

A reassuring and comforting read, offering immediately actionable insights. It stands as a guiding star in a world filled with infinite choices and indecision

Anna's diary made me feel supported and seen, but crucially also, gently challenged. Her honest encouraging words prompt a realistic personal accountability with grace and understanding at the core. As always with Anna's writing, it left me feeling uplifted and understood.

Your daily guide to making better decisions, more of the time

I'll never eat sugar again! 
I’ll work out every single morning! 
I will never, ever shout at my kids! 
 
Sound familiar? Anna Mathur, Sunday Times bestselling author and psychotherapist, has been there too. In The Good Decision Diary, Anna introduces a compassionate and realistic alternative to unsustainable promises. This isn’t about perfection - it’s about progress.The journey begins with 21 days of reflection and observation, where Anna shares her own experiences and equips you with tools to approach change with kindness and curiosity.From there, she gently guides you through a 14-day practice of questioning behaviours, challenging long-held beliefs about change, and identifying patterns of self-sabotage. You’ll discover how a decision that nurtures you one day can hinder you the next - and how to tell the difference in the moment.The Good Decision Diary will help you make better decisions, not all of the time, but more of the time.

The gentle guide to getting where you want to go, without beating yourself up on the way there. 
I'll never eat sugar again! 
I’ll work out every single morning! 
I will never, ever shout at my kids! 
 
Sound familiar? Anna Mathur, Sunday Times bestselling author and psychotherapist, has been there too. In The Good Decision Diary, Anna introduces a compassionate and realistic alternative to unsustainable promises. This isn’t about perfection - it’s about progress.The journey begins with 21 days of reflection and observation, where Anna shares her own experiences and equips you with tools to approach change with kindness and curiosity.From there, she gently guides you through a 14-day practice of questioning behaviours, challenging long-held beliefs about change, and identifying patterns of self-sabotage. You’ll discover how a decision that nurtures you one day can hinder you the next - and how to tell the difference in the moment. 
 The Good Decision Diary will help you make better decisions, not all of the time, but more of the time.

Anna Mathur is a psychotherapist and bestselling author. She's passionate about taking therapy out of the consulting room, sharing her personal and professional experiences online. She offers supportive insights on Instagram (@annamathur), via online courses, in-person events, and through her incredibly popular podcast 'The Therapy Edit'. Anna's podcast has now released over 250 episodes and received over 3 million downloads, with guests including Fearne Cotton, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Anna Whitehouse, Holly Tucker, Giovanna Fletcher and Liz Earle.

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