Aaron Robertson is a writer, an editor, and a translator of Italian literature. His translation of Igiaba Scego’s Beyond Babylon was short-listed for the 2020 PEN Translation Prize and the National Translation Award, and in 2021 he received a National Endowment for the Arts grant. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy, n+1, The Point, and Literary Hub, among other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Aaron Young was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and read Politics and Communications at The University of Liverpool. He is a BAFTA-nominated director, producer and executive producer with over 20 years of experience across projects for the BBC, PBS, Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV, UK Film Council and Arts Council England. A long-time collaborator of acclaimed historian, James Holland, he is the producer and director of the BAFTA-shortlisted BBC titles ‘Battle of Britain: The Real Story’ and, ‘Dam Busters: The Race to Smash the German Dams’, as well as ‘The Battle for Malta’, ‘Normandy ’44: The Battle Beyond D-Day’, the RTS-nominated ‘Imphal &amp; Kohima: Britain’s Greatest Battle.’, and the 3-part series, 'Normandy '44: D-Day and the Battle for France. His most recent credits include 'Hidden Histories of WWII', 'Lost Temples of Cambodia', the RTS-winning ‘Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany’, and ‘Prue Leith: Journey with My Daughter’. Aaron was named in the inaugural list of BAFTA ‘Brits to Watch.’ He is the co-owner of award-winning film and television production company, Bright Button Productions, and lives with his wife and children in Poundbury, Dorset.

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Abbey Bryant is an NYC-based award-winning illustrator. With her BFA in Children's Book Illustration, her notable illustrated books include Nautilus award winner Hazel Mist, Hypnotist as well as an Enchanted Fairy House Kit with Scholastic's Klutz! 
 
As a queer illustrator, LGBTQ+ themes and stories hold a spot near to her heart. Most days she can be found around the city drawing New Yorkers or sketching trees at the park.

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Abbey Clancy is a model, television presenter and the host of chart-topping podcast The Therapy Crouch. She was the runner-up of Britain's Next Top Model in 2006, winner of Strictly Come Dancing in 2013 and went on to present Britain's Next Top Model. Later this year she will host Celebrity Homes on ITV.

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Abbie Greaves studied at Cambridge University before working in a literary agency for a number of years. She was inspired to write her first novel, The Silent Treatment, after reading a newspaper article about a boy in Japan who had never seen his parents speak to one another before. 
 
Abbie lives in Brighton with her boyfriend.

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Abbie Ross is a British author and psychotherapist. Her first book, Hippy Dinners, a funny and poignant memoir of her bohemian childhood in 1970s North Wales, has been optioned by Baby Cow, who are developing it into an 8-part television series. 
Before turning to writing, Abbie had a successful career as a producer at Aardman Animations, the acclaimed studios behind Wallace &amp; Gromit and the film Chicken Run. 
Today, she divides her time between her thriving psychotherapy practice in Bristol, and her writing, and finds that the two careers complement each other perfectly.

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Abbie Taylor lives in Dublin. She works as a doctor and has two daughters.

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Abby L Yates co-founded the Ghostbusters with Erin Gilbert. Ghosts from Our Past was her first book, now finally back in print.

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Abby Rawlinson is an integrative therapist with a private practice based in east London, UK. Her work mixes traditional psychotherapeutic theories with cutting-edge, evidence-based techniques into a style that feels relatable, down-to-earth, and compassionate. Abby regularly contributes to articles, including but not limited to Stylist, Elle, BBC, Harpers Bazaar, Sheerluxe, Women's Health, and Psychologies. She can be found on Instagram @therapywithabby or online at therapywithabby.co.uk

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Abby Wambach is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, FIFA World Cup champion, six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award and one of Time’s Most Influential People. She is a founder of Treat Media, an award-winning media company that makes art for humans who want to stay human. Abby is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wolfpack and the New York Times bestseller Forward. Named one of the ‘50 Most Powerful People in Podcasting,’ she is co-host of the chart-topping podcast We Can Do Hard Things, which has received over a half billion plays. Abby is an executive producer of the Sundance award-winning film Come See Me in the Good Light, part owner of the NWSL’s Angel City Football Club and sits on multiple boards. Her most recent book, We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life’s 20 Questions, created with Glennon Doyle, Amanda Doyle and Treat Media, is being hailed as ‘the guidebook for being alive.’

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Abel &amp; Cole’s story starts in 1988 with Keith Abel flogging potatoes door-to-door. ‘Of course potatoes are organic,’ he thought, ‘they’re vegetables’. However, he quickly discovered how unnecessarily complicated our food system had become and, consequently, realised the huge benefits of going organic and never looked back. In fact, Abel &amp; Cole still get veg from the farm where Keith's first organic spuds came from. 
To this day, their priorities remain the same. Now, selling 100% organic produce, Abel &amp; Cole believe that organic farming (a holistic system that encourages biodiversity) is the very best way to go. It protects our countryside and the critters that inhabit it, insists on the very best animal welfare, supports your local community and, frankly, tastes heaps better. Abel &amp; Cole think so anyway.

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Abhijit Banerjee, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, is the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). In 2011, he was named one of Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 global thinkers. Banerjee served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

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Abhishek Mukherjee, 30, is a Delhi-based journalist. He holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from Delhi University, a post-graduate diploma in journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Raipur. He also likes dogs.

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Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood running wild across the moors, hiding in tree houses and building dens in the woods. After being coaxed out of her tree house, she studied English at Bristol University and then worked as an English teacher in Africa, Berkshire and London. She is the bestselling and multi-award shortlisted author of RUMBLESTAR (first in The Unmapped Chronicles), SKY SONG &amp; THE DREAMSNATCHER TRILOGY, published by S&amp;S. When she's not writing, Abi volunteers for Beanstalk, speaks in schools and travels the world looking for her next story.

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Abi Falase is a Black British writer and director, reimagining fundamental societal concepts in inventive new worlds. Abi has written and directed a number of plays, including The Village and Rush with the Almedia Theatre, as well as Rift for Immediate Theatre and was shortlisted for the BBC Scriptworks ‘A Thousand Stories’ scriptwriting competition in 2021.

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Abie Longstaff is the eldest of six children and grew up in Australia, Hong Kong and France. She knows all about squabbling, chaos and bossing younger sisters around. So she logically began her career as a barrister. She started writing when her children were born. Her favourite childhood books were Hating Alison Ashley, A Little Princess, Maura's Angel and The Black Stallion and she sneakily reads them again sometimes. Abie lives in Hove with her family.

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Abigail Balfe is a queer, auDHD author-illustrator and Emmy award-winning creative based in Brighton. Before writing books full-time, Abigail led digital campaigns for pop stars such as One Direction and Little Mix, and for TV broadcasters including Channel 4 and Netflix. She also performed stand-up comedy and won several small trophies for her onstage humour, which featured life-size illustrations, ridiculous songs, and rambling stories about her family. In 2023, Abigail was named one of the Top 50 Influential Neurodivergent Women in the UK.

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Abigail Foster is a Chartered Accountant and founder of Elent Finance, a financial education company designed to demystify the world of finance and empower you to achieve financial wellbeing. 
 
Abigail has worked with leading financial institutions across the UK, including HMRC, the Bank of England and Downing Street, and global companies such as Google and Goldman Sachs. She hosts a weekly money segment on LBC radio and has also appeared as a finance expert on ITV, Channel 5 and Sky News.

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Abigail Owen is the #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling author of 30+ books that range from upper YA (18+) epic romantasy to new adult modern mythic romantasy to super spicy adult paranormal romance. She loves magical worlds with plots that move hot and fast, feisty heroines with sass, heroes with heart, a dash of snark, and oodles of HEAs! Other titles include: wife, mother, Star Wars geek, ex-competitive skydiver, AuDHD, spreadsheet lover, Jeopardy! fanatic, organizational guru, true classic movie buff, linguaphile, wishful world traveler, and chocoholic. Abigail currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her own swoon-worthy hero, their (mostly) angelic teenagers, and an adorable fur baby.

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Abigail Ulman was born and raised in Melbourne. She has a BA in Creative Arts from the University of Melbourne/VCA and was a recent Wallace Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford University. This is her first book.

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Anastasia Hronis

Do you want to live a life driven by intention, not impulse? 
 
Are you curious about the neuroscience behind addictive behaviours? 
 
Social media, eating and gambling are just some of the things that can trigger a release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in our brain’s reward system that has a huge influence on our behaviours and habits. 
 
In The Dopamine Brain, addiction expert and clinical psychologist Dr Anastasia Hronis lifts the lid on dopamine – what it is, how it works inside our brain and how it drives our daily choices – so we can take back control. 
 
Packed with the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, fascinating case studies and actionable advice, you’ll find out: 
 
• The ways dopamine is influencing your life 
• Which psychological tools to use to break bad habits 
• How to feel confident in balancing pleasure with purpose. 
 
 We all have the power to transform our life – this book will show you how.

The Dopamine Brain

Break free from bad habits and learn to balance pleasure with purpose

Richard Schwartz

'Internal Family Systems... is one of the cornerstones of effective and lasting trauma therapy.' Bessel van der Kolk, author of THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE 
 
'One of the most innovative, intuitive, comprehensive, and transformational therapies to have emerged in the present century.' Gabor Maté, author of THE MYTH OF NORMAL 
 
The breakthrough insight of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model is that each of us is not a single personality. In fact, we carry in us a 'family' of distinct inner parts that hold our many hurts and inner conflicts – and that we can heal in order to live with more confidence, courage and connection. 
 
The Internal Family Systems Workbook will enhance both self-care and therapeutic application of IFS. Beginner-friendly and accessible, Dr Schwartz presents more than 50 practices, exercises and meditations to help understand the parts that make up your system, extend compassion and healing to each, and uncover your core Self that is the source of your deepest wisdom. You’ll find a variety of exercises to support your own learning style, as well as QR codes that point to guided audio practices to further bolster your journey. 
 
IFS has proven to be a revolutionary tool for stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, burnout, addiction, disordered eating, relationships, and more. Here is your key to a powerful journey of self-discovery and healing at your own pace. As Dr Schwartz says, 'You and all your parts are welcome here.'

The Internal Family Systems Workbook

A Guide to Discover Your Self and Heal Your Parts

Deb Dana

'Deb Dana guides us, by means of simple exercises, to understand and befriend our autonomic nervous system.' - GABOR MATÉ 
 
When we’re stressed, anxious and overwhelmed, our nervous systems – and our lives – suffer. All our behaviours, emotions and stories have their roots in our nervous systems – how we feel in our bodies, how we perceive the world around us, and how we connect with others in our relationships. 
 
Polyvagal Theory has produced incredibly effective new tools for regulating our neurobiology. With The Nervous System Workbook, leading Polyvagal expert Deb Dana presents an interactive guide for befriending your nervous system and cultivating a sense of safety and peace. Dana warmly guides you through exercises, practices and reflections to help you understand, soothe and train your system – so you can live with less reactivity and more ease. 
 
The Nervous System Workbook is the tool you need to understand the nuances of your body’s unique needs – and respond to those needs when you feel challenged, with a custom menu of support. There is no right or wrong way – there is only the way of your nervous system.

The Nervous System Workbook

Practical Exercises to Ease Anxiety, Find Safety and Come Home to Yourself Using Polyvagal Theory

Harriet Shearsmith

'LIFE-CHANGING AND NECESSARY' - Anna Mathur, psychotherapist and bestselling author 
 
'A MUST-READ' – Josh Connolly, author of It's Them, Not You 
 
Unfollowing Mum is a supportive handbook for anyone seeking to understand how the past informs their current parenting struggles, and positively move beyond them. Harriet is an empowerment coach, estranged from her own parent. She challenges narratives of unconditional acceptance and healing in parental relationships that still have a negative impact on you, and shows you how to create a new template for parenting your own children without having had healthy modelling. 
 
The book will show you how to let go of family dysfunction and discover how to parent your children with a clean slate. You will learn how to heal your inner child, understand how to identify toxic traits you’ve experienced, and to find different pathways to break free from these wounds through self-compassion and honest connection with others. 
 
With practical exercises throughout, including Cycle-Breaking journaling prompts, this book will offer advice for how to approach parenting when you are healing the way you have been parented. Learn how to forgive your own perceived parenting imperfections, and compassionately reparent your inner child in the present.

Unfollowing Mum

Break unhealthy patterns and be the parent you wish you’d had

'Deb Dana guides us to understand and befriend our autonomic nervous system, engaging its healing capacities to connect with ourselves and with our social world.' – Gabor Maté 
 
'Once we know how our nervous system works, we can work with it,' teaches Deb Dana. 'We can learn to access an embodied, biological resource that is always present, available, and there to guide us toward well-being.' 
 
An aggressive email from your boss, or a fight with your partner - these situations aren't life-or-death, yet our bodies may react as if they are. But we can train our nervous system to stop overreacting, and start responding to the world with greater safety and ease, if we know how. In Anchored, expert teacher Deb Dana shares a down-to-earth presentation of Polyvagal Theory, then brings the science to life with practical, everyday tools. 
 
Using field-tested techniques, Dana helps you master the skills to become more aware of your nervous system moment to moment, and change the way you respond to the great and small challenges of life. Here, you'll explore:<ul><li>Polyvagal Theory - get to know the biology and function of your vagus nerve, the highway of the nervous system.</li><li>Befriending Your Nervous System - attune to what's going on in your body by developing your 'neuroception'</li><li>Using Your Vagal Brake - discover key techniques to consciously regulate the intensity of your emotions.</li><li>Connection and Protection - learn to recognize and influence your internal cues for safety and danger.</li><li>Your Social Engagement System - find ways to create nourishing relationships with others and the world around you.</li></ul> 
Through guided imagery, meditation, self-inquiry, and more, Anchored offers a practical user's manual for moving from a place of fear and panic into a grounded space of balance and confidence.

Anchored

How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory

Anisha Joshi

Packed with real-life anecdotes and case studies, drawn from Anisha Joshi's extensive experience as an osteopath, Heal Your Back will relieve your pain, take charge of your symptoms and future-proof your health! Back pain can adversely affect quality of life. Around 80 per cent of us experience lower back pain at some point, and it is the chief cause of disability among those under 45 in the UK, contributing to missed work days, mental health decline and long NHS waiting lists. 
 
Starting with the basics of understanding how your back works and moving through the different types of back pain, as well as the causes and symptoms, Anisha will draw on her years of experience in clinic to show you how you can manage your symptoms and bulletproof your back using a simple four-step approach:<ul><li>Keep moving</li><li>Change your mindset</li><li>Eat well</li><li>Sleep</li></ul> 
Using evidence-based research, award-winning osteopath Anisha will help you to understand the real causes of back pain (often not what we might think), and offers practical, everyday advice to help you take care of your back, overcome your pain and live a healthier, happier, pain-free life.

Heal Your Back

4 Steps to a Pain-free Life

Thomas Erikson

The funny and practical guide on how to handle the liars in your life, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots. 
 
Studies suggest two people who have never met before will tell three lies within the first five minutes. Astonishing, yes. But why do people lie? And how can you spot deception before it hurts you? 
 
In Surrounded by Liars, behavioural expert and bestselling author Thomas Erikson unpacks the psychology of lying and how dishonesty affects our relationships, confidence and decision-making. 
 
Using his signature four-colour model, he explains how different personality types lie—and how you can detect their tactics. You’ll learn how to: 
<ul><li>Recognise subtle cues and half-truths</li><li>Understand the motives behind common lies</li><li>Confront dishonesty with calm and clarity</li><li>Protect yourself from emotional manipulation</li></ul> 
Insightful, entertaining and empowering, Surrounded by Liars will help you to detect the liars in your life and shatter their deception for good! 
 
Praise for Surrounded by Liars and Thomas Erikson: 'Outstanding . . . Erikson impresses with his trademark facility for making research-based discussions accessible and entertaining' Publishers Weekly 
 
‘A good resource for understanding how different personalities communicate and deal with feedback…Everyone should read [it]' Business Insider 
 
‘Equal parts logical, emotionally astute, and gut-wrenchingly funny…Buy it!' Jim McPartlin, author of The Enneagram at Work 
 
‘Everyone can benefit from this book’ Booklist 
 
‘Life changing’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘Has enabled better communication with my peers and colleagues as well as my family.’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘Clear, insightful easy to read book with plenty [of] practical advice’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘A must-read to guide you on understanding yourself and others’ 5-star reader review

Surrounded by Liars

How to Stop Lies and Half-truths Ruining Your Life

James Kustow

‘Affirming, validating and life-enhancing – if you think you may have ADHD, this book is for you’ 
– Matt Willis, musician and podcaster 
 
Don’t just manage your ADHD – thrive with it 
 
If you have, or suspect you have, ADHD, or you simply feel stuck – drowning in half-finished tasks, unhelpful habits and a perpetual feeling that you can’t seem to ‘get it together’ – then this book is for you. 
 
As a leading adult ADHD psychiatrist, who himself has ADHD, Dr James Kustow passionately believes that the goal should not be to just ‘manage’ ADHD, but to thrive with it. This ground-breaking book will allow you to assess if and how the condition affects you, mapping your unique ‘ADHD signature’, before leading you through a seven-pillar plan of small but powerful habit changes. You will learn: 
<ul><li>How to stabilise your sleep, schedule and surroundings, so you can direct energy to the things that really matter.</li><li>Easy-to-implement strategies and tools to streamline your life.</li><li>Simple techniques to calm your mind, reduce the ‘noise’ and achieve your goals, underpinned by a growth-oriented mindset.</li><li>Practical ways to optimise your nutrition and reduce toxic exposures, to improve brain health.</li></ul>In small, manageable steps, you can transform the chaos into focus, productivity and balance – for life.

How to Thrive with Adult ADHD

7 Pillars for Focus, Productivity and Balance

Kate Griggs

The future needs Dyslexic Thinking! 
 
British social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of charity Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs has been shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its strengths since 2004. Having been surrounded by an extraordinary 'smorgasbord of Dyslexic Thinking' her whole life, Griggs knows the superpower of dyslexia all too well. 
 
Revised and updated, with new research and a forward from Sir Richard Branson, This is Dyslexia covers everything you need to understand, value and support Dyslexic Thinking. From offering practical advice on how to support the dyslexics in your life to breaking down the 6 Dyslexic Thinking skills in adults, Griggs shares her knowledge in an easily digestible guide. 
 
This is Dyslexia redefines and reshapes what it means to be dyslexic. It explores how it has shaped our past and how harnessing its powers and strengths is vital to our future.

This Is Dyslexia

Dr Russell Kennedy

'A must-read for anyone who suffers with chronic worry.' &ndash; Dr Nicole LePera 
 
'Dr Kennedy's message has the potential to transform the way we think about mental health and the role of the body in calming the mind.' &ndash; Dr Rangan Chatterjee 
 
After years of trying different therapies for his crippling anxiety without success, Dr Russell Kennedy had an epiphany: anxiety does not start in the brain. 
 
Anxiety starts in the body, where trauma is stored and physical and emotional perception begin. Alarm bells originating in the body are what trigger those anxious thoughts that we call anxiety, and Dr Kennedy realised that true healing starts only when we learn not to conflate the two. He understood that existing therapies focused only on the mind would never get to the root of the problem &ndash; at best, they could help manage symptoms, but they&rsquo;d never truly heal anxiety. 
 
Now fully revised and updated, with new material including the Anxiety Toolkit, The Anxiety Prescription blends Dr Kennedy's personal story with medical science, neuroscience and developmental psychology. When you learn how to sever the connection between the somatic alarm and the flood of anxious thoughts &ndash; you can begin to heal old trauma and gain back a sense of control. 
 
The Anxiety Prescription offers a toolkit of techniques for our thinking minds, and our feeling bodies &ndash; changing not just our mindset, but our 'body-set'. Unravelling the intricate relationship between anxiety, the body and the mind, this powerful book offers a profound path toward healing and growth.

The Anxiety Prescription

The revolutionary mind-body solution to healing your chronic anxiety

Shaparak Khorsandi

Some brains, through no fault of their own, pack a bag, turn the lights off and run away to the seaside the moment they are meant to be doing homework, paying bills or not putting the cat in the fridge. These are ADHD brains. I have one and believe they are as common as being left-handed, flat footed or genuinely enjoying anchovies on a pizza. 
 
Undiagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder made my life a frustrating, maddening rollercoaster. I had very little focus except when I was hyper-focusing (and then it would always be on the wrong things), I made the same mistakes over and over again, regularly burning myself out until I was sobbing. When I finally was diagnosed in my 40s it felt like the lights had been turned on after a lifetime in the dark. 
 
Join much-loved comedian Shappi Khorsandi as she looks back on her life through the lens of ADHD and finally makes sense of the chaos. From discovering the joys of shoplifting through to finally understanding her attraction to toxic men, Scatter Brain will have you laughing (and crying) as you find out what it's really like to live a life out of control. Whether you suspect you might have ADHD or you're here to enjoy the ride, let Shappi take you on her hilarious journey of self-discovery where you just might learn something useful about yourself too!

Scatter Brain

How I finally got off the ADHD rollercoaster and became the owner of a very tidy sock drawer

Diane Ehrensaft

Michelle Jurkiewicz

By now, you’ve probably heard the terms transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, and gender fluid. You might even know someone who identifies as one of those ways or know someone who is questioning their gender. But what do those terms actually mean? Is this gender exploration just a phase due to over-influence by social media or peer pressure? And how do you broach the subject of gender with your child or loved one? 
 
Gender Explained is the complete roadmap to understanding gender in all its forms. Backed by the latest research and featuring personal stories from children, adolescents and parents, clinical psychologists and gender specialists Diane Ehrensaft and Michelle Jurkiewicz will walk you through everything you need to know about today’s gender phenomenon, including: 
 
-Why so many kids today are exploring gender 
-What it means that gender is on a spectrum 
-How to parent a gender creative child 
-How to support those exploring their gender identity 
 
Dispelling myths and answering the most common questions that appear in clinical practice, this book will equip you with the information and insight to navigate this new world with confidence and ease.

Gender Explained

A New Understanding of Identity in a Gender Creative World

Dr Anders Hansen

Are you highly driven, creative, fearless, questioning, flexible, stubborn and enterprising? Are you able to think outside the box and shrug off almost every adversity? 
 
Seeing all these positive qualities lined up, you might be surprised to learn that they are traits typical to people with ADHD. 
 
Today, we label these traits as a 'disorder', but they were once essential to our ancestors' survival, giving them energy or ability to hyperfocus when hunting. It was quite simply advantageous to have these traits. 
 
In The ADHD Advantage, leading psychiatrist and viral TedX speaker Dr Anders Hansen shows you how to turn your diagnosis into an asset, handle the negative aspects of ADHD, and find joy in the fact we aren't all the same.

The ADHD Advantage

Why Your Brain Being Wired Differently is Your Superpower

Jamie Raines

Hey, I'm Jamie, a 29-year-old trans guy from the UK. I've been transitioning for 12 years now after realising I was trans (by accident!) at sixteen years old. I knew I was a boy since the age of four, but realised whilst growing up that I was different. It was only in my teens that I found the words to express who I was and what I needed to do. Since then, I've been on testosterone for more than a decade - I know, I can't believe it either - I've also had top and bottom surgery and legally changed my sex, so I know a few things about the transitioning process and being trans! 
 
I want to welcome you to The T in LGBT where you can explore and learn about so many topics surrounding gender identity: realising you're trans, starting hormones, considering surgery, and everything in between. Whether you're questioning your own identity and are looking for advice on certain stages of transition, or whether you're wanting to learn about the trans experience to support someone or understand allyship, I hope this book can be your one-stop guide to everything trans related. 
 
And don't just take my word for it either - this book is packed full of advice, tips, and the personal stories of a range of trans voices, because no one journey is the same.

The T in LGBT

Everything you need to know about being trans

Mary Claire Haver

THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
Menopause is inevitable. Suffering through it is not. 
 
This is the empowering approach that pioneering women’s health advocate Dr Mary Claire Haver takes for women in the midst of hormonal change in The New Menopause. A comprehensive, authoritative book of science-backed information and lived experience, it covers every woman's needs, including: 
<ul><li>Changes in your appearance and sleep patterns, neurological, musculoskeletal, psychological and sexual issues, and a comprehensive A to Z toolkit of science-backed options for coping with symptoms.</li><li>What to do to mediate the risks associated with your body's natural drop in oestrogen production, including for diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and weight gain.</li><li>How to advocate for yourself and prepare for visits to the doctor, including questions to ask and how to insist on whole-life care.</li><li>The very latest research on the benefits and side effects of hormone replacement therapy.</li></ul>Arming women with the power to secure vibrant health and well-being for the rest of their lives, The New Menopause is sure to become the bible of midlife wellness for present and future generations. 
 
'An informative and important book exploring the still relatively uncharted waters of hormonal transition. Dr Mary Clare Haver has been a pioneering voice on menopause in the US and her no nonsense approach combined with genuine expertise makes for a readable and illuminating guide. If you’ve got questions about menopause there’s answers a plenty to be found in these pages.' - Mariella Frostrup, author of Cracking the Menopause

The New Menopause

Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power and the Facts

Josh Connolly

'A supportive and practical roadmap' - NICOLE LEPERA 
 
'Deeply validating' - EMMA REED TURRELL 
 
'Blood is thicker than water' 
'You'll miss them when they're gone' 
'You can't choose your family' 
 
How many times have you heard that family is sacred, even when your reality is different? It's Them, Not You smashes the false narrative that family is everything. 
 
Equipping you with a deeper understanding of toxic family dynamics, resilience and wellbeing coach Josh Connolly will validate your experience and provide the tools you need to deal with emotionally immature parents and family members. 
 
It's Them, Not You offers a pathway to heal your inner child and break free from past trauma. Whether your solution is to go 'no contact', place new boundaries or reconnect with community, this book is the ultimate handbook to help get unstuck and heal from the strongest wounds.

It’s Them, Not You

How to Break Free from Toxic Parents and Reclaim Your Story

Erin Mitchell

Stephen Mitchell

Some fights can make you stronger; here's how... 
 
Every couple wants to feel alive and deeply connected to one another. In fact, those with children often feel the added desire to have and become it all: the perfect parents, partners, and fulfilled individuals. And yet, most of us are too exhausted and consumed by endless demands to still feel close as a couple. Too often, we plod along, swallowing resentment until it explodes. This book shows you that it doesn't have to be this way. 
 
In Too Tired to Fight, relationship therapists and parenting couple Erin and Dr Stephen Mitchell walk you through the 13 fights that are necessary to maintain a strong relationship. By examining real-life scenarios that lead to arguments - from discipline, work, social pressures and sharing labour to intimacy after kids - they offer simple scripts for transforming conflict into connection. With the right mindset shift, anyone can turn the messy and tense moments of disconnection into experiences of repair and healing.

Too Tired to Fight

13 Essential Conflicts Parents Must Have to Keep Their Relationship Strong

Julie McFadden

What if we didn’t consider death the worst possible outcome? What if we discussed it honestly, embraced end-of-life care and prepared for the end of our lives with hope and acceptance? 
 
In this empathetic and knowledgeable guide, TikTok star Julie McFadden – known online as ‘Hospice Nurse Julie’ – shares the valuable lessons she’s learned in her fifteen years as a palliative care nurse. Expertly weaving emotional insight with practical advice, you’ll find out: 
<ul><li>which medical interventions help and which make things worse</li><li>facts and myths about hospice care</li><li>the most important conversations to have before you die</li><li>the many inexplicable and fascinating deathbed experiences people have</li><li>how to navigate the grieving journey, before and after death</li></ul>Set to become a go-to resource for years to come, Nothing to Fear shows how a better death goes hand-in-hand with a better life.

Nothing to Fear

Demystifying Death to Live More Fully

Ruth Macy

Courtney Naliboff

'This book is such a comprehensive guide to support women at a time when they need it most, written in a compassionate and approachable way.' &ndash; Clare Bourne, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and author of Strong Foundations 
 
'Your Postpartum Body warmly educates us on how we can best work with our body to strengthen and support it, both for postpartum, and importantly, for the rest of our lives.' &ndash; Anna Mathur, Psychotherapist and author of Raising a Happier Mother 
 
Your Postpartum Body is a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind, evidence-based handbook to support post-birth healing and recovery. 
 
What should you expect when you&rsquo;re done expecting? Too many of us think that there&rsquo;s no way to fix everyday concerns after a pregnancy, such as pelvic floor issues, exhaustion and burnout, and getting back into a fitness routine. 
 
But this is simply not true. In this revolutionary resource, you&rsquo;ll learn what happens to the body during pregnancy and childbirth, common changes in function and feeling, and solutions for healing, written with expertise from a pelvic floor physical therapist who wants you to know that you can feel like yourself again &mdash; physically and mentally. 
 
Your Postpartum Body is a complete reference guide for every eventuality, from making sure you're getting enough fluid, to troubleshooting breastfeeding to pelvic floor recovery, with helpful illustrations and photos throughout. 
 
While your body is undoubtedly different (after all, you just grew a new human!), you do not have to live with pain, incontinence, weakness or nursing/feeding stress. You now hold all the tools and techniques you need to heal and nourish your body and mind.

Your Postpartum Body

The Complete Guide to Healing After Pregnancy

Nile Wilson

'If you want to develop real strength and resilience, read this book.' Tom Daley 
 
Nile Wilson has always been one of life's winners; a charismatic young man with an Olympic bronze medal in the Horizontal Bar at just 21 years old. But after a serious neck injury, forcing him to retire early and miss taking part in the Tokyo Olympics, Nile's world fell apart. 
 
Swamped with depression, anxiety and addictive behaviours, his mental health went over a cliff. Over the past few years, Nile has had to face down his demons and accept his new reality, and this is the book he wish he'd been given before it all began. 
 
Based on 15 hard-won lessons, Nile will guide you through the tools that have helped him come to back from the brink and find, for the first time, a sense of inner calm and renewed purpose. From recognizing destructive patterns, redefining success and managing self-talk, The Lessons will inspire and guide you through the ups and downs of life, and help you to build resilience and self-belief, no matter what.

The Lessons

How I learnt to Manage My Mental Health and How You Can Too

Louis Weinstock

I know of no one better qualified to understand what young people are facing today - Philippa Perry 
 
 There are epidemic rates of ADHD, depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide in young people. The conventional medical model wants to put a plaster on the problems with medication and CBT, but we, as parents, need to dig deeper. We need to face the fact that it is not our child's fault, but the world we are bringing them up in and that we play a key role in how they see this world. 
 
 Bringing together years of work helping children and the child inside us all, acclaimed psychotherapist, Louis Weinstock, will show us how. Split into two parts, and blending mindfulness, meditation and visualisation, we are taken on a journey that starts with exploring our own fears and weaknesses, and ends joyfully in practical ways we can help build confidence, courage and authentic hope about the future in our children. 
 
 The power lies within each of us to create with, and for, our children a more beautiful world right now - a world where they realise their almost infinite potential.

How the World is Making Our Children Mad and What to Do About It

Jeffrey Karp

How can we achieve greater mental performance and creativity in a modern world of constant distraction, always-urgent deadlines, mindless social media scrolling and anxiety-inducing 24/7 news? 
 
In LIT, innovative Harvard and MIT scientist Jeff Karp has found a powerful way to access high energy thinking with the help of his brain hacks, or Life Ignition Tools (LIT). LIT is a life magnifier, a heightened state of awareness that drives curiosity, connection, and energy. In short: being LIT takes us off autopilot and helps us stay alert, present, and fully engaged. 
 
Life Ignition Tools (LIT) help us: 
<ul><li>Break out of habitual thinking to discover our own imaginative power.</li><li>Stimulate creativity and excitement at work.</li><li>Integrate our spiritual and personal lives to repair and deepen our relationships.</li><li>Navigate multiple streams of sensory input and manage information overload.</li></ul>Using Dr Karp's tools, LIT will take you off autopilot and help you redirect your life with energy, focus and creativity so that you can create a life you truly want to lead.

Use nature’s playbook to energize your brain, spark ideas, and ignite action

Dr Suzanne Goh

&ldquo;For years, I searched for a book that I could recommend to parents&mdash;those just beginning to learn about autism as well as those with decades of experience. I looked for a book with all the essential information&mdash;the liquid gold&mdash;something a busy parent could get through while keeping up with the demands of life. I couldn&rsquo;t find that book, so I decided to write it.&rdquo; 
 
Dr Suzanne Goh is a renowned paediatric neurologist who has spent decades working with autistic children. In this ground-breaking book, Goh combines her extensive experience with original research to give you a clear understanding of what autism is and how to create a holistic treatment roadmap for your child. 
 
Based on Goh&rsquo;s revolutionary &lsquo;whole child approach,&rsquo; you&rsquo;ll discover how to: 
 
- Best support every aspect of your child&rsquo;s health 
- Get the help you need and build a strong and supportive team 
- Make informed decisions based on a deep understanding of your child&rsquo;s brain and body 
 
Most importantly, Magnificent Minds will show you how to recognise and nurture your child&rsquo;s innate strengths &ndash; their intelligence, abilities, and gifts &ndash; and celebrate their neurodiverse magnificence.

Magnificent Minds

The New Whole-Child Approach to Autism

Pip Davies

‘An empowering birth book for every mum-to-be’ DR ZOE WILLIAMS 
 
Midwife Pip is on a mission to help every parent-to-be to feel informed and prepared for birth. With the right education and support, she firmly believes that all births - whether planned or unplanned, assisted, caesarean, waterbirth or hypnobirth - can be positive. 
 
Midwife Pip's Guide to a Positive Birth will take you through every stage of preparation for pregnancy, labour, birth and beyond. Packed with evidence-based information and insider tips and tricks from a practising midwife, this book is your personal antenatal class. You'll discover: 
 
- How to harness the connection between your mind and body 
- The importance of the birth environment and how to influence it 
- The best positions for labour and birth 
- How your birth partner can best support you 
- Breathwork and visualisations to help you relax 
- How to make an informed decision about birth, including VBAC 
- The key questions to ask your midwife 
- What you need to know about postpartum aftercare, and much more! 
 
Whether you're having your first or your fifth baby, this honest and reliable guide will equip you with everything you need to know to embrace the exciting journey of parenthood.

Midwife Pip’s Guide to a Positive Birth

Tools to Feel Calm and Confident

Gabor Maté

Daniel Maté

***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** 
 
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD 
 
We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world? 
 
Mental illness and chronic disease are on an unstoppable rise. How did we get here? 
And what lies ahead for us? 
 
'It all starts with waking up... to what our bodies are expressing and our minds are suppressing.' 
 
In this life-affirming book, Gabor Maté connects the dots between our personal suffering and the relentless pressures of modern life &ndash; showing that ill health is a natural reflection of our disconnection from our true selves. Drawing on four decades of clinical experience, and stories of people transforming their bodies and minds, Dr Maté offers a hopeful pathway to reconnection and healing.

The Myth of Normal

Illness, health & healing in a toxic culture

Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture

Gordon Neufeld

&lsquo;Maté&rsquo;s book will make you examine your behaviour in a new light&rsquo; Guardian 
 
&lsquo;Bold, wise and deeply moral. [Maté] is a healer to be cherished&rsquo; Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine 
 
Children take their lead from their friends: being &lsquo;cool&rsquo; matters more than anything else. Shaping values, identity and codes of behaviour, peer groups are often far more influential than parents. 
 
But this situation is far from natural, and it can be dangerous &ndash; it undermines family cohesion, interferes with healthy development, and fosters a hostile and sexualized youth culture. Children end up becoming conformist, anxious and alienated. 
 
In Hold on to Your Kids, acclaimed physician and bestselling author Gabor Maté joins forces with Gordon Neufeld, a psychologist with a reputation for penetrating to the heart of complex parenting. Together they pinpoint the causes of this breakdown and offer practical advice on how to &lsquo;reattach&rsquo; to sons and daughters, establish the hierarchy at home, make children feel safe and understood, and earn back your children's loyalty and love. This updated edition also addresses the unprecedented parenting challenges posed by the rise of digital devices and social media. 
 
By helping to reawaken our instincts, Maté and Neufeld empower parents to be what nature intended: a true source of contact, security and warmth for their children.

Hold on to Your Kids

Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

'An essential how-to book to reduce stress, calm anxiety and keep your brain active' - NIR EYAL 
 
'Lucid, fascinating, inspiring' - JOHANN HARI 
 
'The antidote to our modern-day struggles' - RANGAN CHATTERJEE 
 
Do you want to reduce your stress levels, boost your memory, mood and focus, and be more creative? Then it&rsquo;s time to get moving! 
 
In this groundbreaking international bestseller, psychiatrist and mental health guru Dr Anders Hansen presents the simple yet effective method for reducing stress and anxiety, boosting your memory, raising your IQ, and even slowing down the ageing process. 
 
With practical and concrete advice on how we can all reap the benefits of daily movement, The Mind-Body Method is the book you need to help you to make life-altering changes, understand why your brain is wired to move, and motivate you to achieve your health and fitness goals.

The Mind-Body Method

How Moving Your Body Can Stop You Losing Your Mind

Kate Scarlata

Megan Riehl

How to understand your symptoms and live well with IBS. 
 
IBS impacts millions of people around the world &ndash; it is tricky to diagnose and miserable to live with. Through a comprehensive, holistic approach to living with IBS, Mind Your Gut reveals: 
 
- How to understand the mind-gut connection 
- The impact of stress on your gut 
- Easy to implement, symptom-specific solutions for your IBS 
- Nutritious recipes to calm your belly and maximise your gut health 
- How to make healthy food choices in a food-fear and weight-obsessed culture 
- When to re-examine your symptoms with your doctor and how to identify IBS mimickers, and much more. 
 
Packed with science-based interventions, targeted mind-gut behavioural strategies and delicious, gut-soothing recipes, Mind Your Gut offers a full toolbox of therapeutic options to help manage your IBS.

Mind Your Gut

The Science-based, Whole-body Guide to Living Well with IBS

Emily Norris

'Queen of the mothering hack. Emily Norris delivers ingenious ideas to make life a little bit easier!’ – Giovanna Fletcher, bestselling author and podcaster 
 
'Genius hacks to save time and bring a little more joy' – Anna Mathur, Psychotherapist and bestselling author 
 
'Packed with tips and ideas that make mum life *just* a little easier!' – Harriet Shearsmith, @tobyandroo 
 
I became obsessed with mum hacks when a friend showed me a game-changing tip during my baby days - that baby vests can be pulled down (not up) in the event of an explosive poo. I couldn't believe I had been a mum for so long and not known! Things I Wish I'd Known will bring you hundreds of quick and clever solutions, just like this, all to make the parenting juggle easier. 
 
You'll find my favourite hacks and habits, as well as dozens of new ones, all designed to give your day-to-day a lift. From cleaning hacks that leave your home sparkling in no time, laundry tricks that save you money, and simple tweaks to night-time routines which transform everyone's sleep, I'll show you how to hack every aspect of home-life so you feel less stress and more joy! 
 
Emily x

Things I Wish I’d Known

My hacks for a tidy home, happy kids and a calmer you

Ramani Durvasula

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
From clinical psychologist and expert in narcissistic relationships Dr Ramani Durvasula, discover the inspiring guide to protecting and healing yourself from the daily harms of narcissism. 
 
'A compassionate road map and survival guide for people in narcissistic relationships' Jay Shetty, bestselling author of Think Like a Monk and The 8 Rules of Love 
 
 ‘A must read. Dr Ramani will teach you how to heal from any toxic relationship’ Mel Robbins, bestselling author of The Let Them Theory 
 
REDISCOVER WHO YOU ARE AFTER YEARS OF INVALIDATION 
 
Dealing with a narcissist is hard. 
 
One day their confidence and charisma pull you in, the next day they gaslight, wreck your self-confidence and leave you wondering what you could have done differently. Clinical psychologist and narcissism expert Dr Ramani is here to help. 
 
Drawing on more than 20 years of studying, teaching and helping people navigate the challenging landscape of narcissism, It’s Not You will show you how to: 
<ul><li>Spot the tell-tale signs of a narcissist</li><li>Confront toxic cycles</li><li>Protect your energy</li><li>Create realistic boundaries</li><li>Reclaim and embrace your true self</li></ul> 
Packed with expert tips and detailed advice, this book will equip you with the tools to stop blaming yourself, regain your power, heal and take back your life.

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