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Publisher
Green Tree
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the therapist in your pocket �? full of anxiety-busting advice, read this book to learn how to live better and restore your confidence when panic attacks. Drawing on her own personal experiences with anxiety, therapist Anna Williamson offers easy to follow, expert guidance, alongside clinical psychologist, Dr Reetta Newell. Breaking Mad is packed with coping methods and solutions for those everyday moments where you need a helping hand....
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Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Where can we find hope and comfort when life gets tough? Or see meaning in the tricky times? How can we release our full potential? Energy, spirit, universe - no matter what we call it, who we are or what we believe, this life-changing audiobook shows us how to open our minds to work towards happiness, connection and purpose. Bestselling author Fearne Cotton weaves her personal journey of discovery with the advice, insights and emotional tools of...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"... thoughtful tools for helping young people help themselves." -Library Journal Written by a psychologist and expert on adolescent anxiety, this essential book will show you what really works to overcome all types of teen anxiety and how to apply specific skills to support your teen.� � Most parents find it frustrating when common sense and logical methods such as reassurance don?t seem to work to allay their teen?s anxiety.� They want to...
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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Set in a world where words appear physically when people speak, AWAY WITH WORDS explores the importance of communication and being there for those we love. Gala and her dad, Jordi, have just moved from home in Catalu�a to a town in Scotland, to live with Jordi's boyfriend Ryan. Gala doesn't speak much English, and feels lost, lonely and unable to be her usual funny self. Until she befriends Natalie, a girl with selective mutism. The two girls find...
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Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
After decades of affluence, we?re busy renovating our homes, buffing and botoxing our bodies and losing ourselves in passive entertainment and shopping, as depression and anxiety soar. And with the arrival of Netflix and Uber Eats, there?s less and less incentive to leave home. Could our constant need for connection be messing with our brains? Is this why we?re losing our ability to strike up a conversation with anyone we don?t know? And given that...
6) Outline
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Language
English
Description
A woman writer goes to Athens in the height of summer to teach a writing course. Though her own circumstances remain indistinct, she becomes the audience to a chain of narratives, as the people she meets tell her one after another the stories of their lives. Beginning with the neighbouring passenger on the flight out and his tales of fast boats and failed marriages, the storytellers talk of their loves and ambitions and pains, their anxieties, their...
7) Little Lucy
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Series
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Learn to read with Ilene Cooper's adorable beagle puppy, Lucy! Lucy likes to run. She likes to bark. She likes to chew and howl. But when Bobby and his family take her to a lake, she finds out there's one thing she doesn't like-the water! Step 3 (Reading on Your Own) is for children who are ready to read independently. Step 3 titles have stories with easy-to-follow plots and engaging characters.
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Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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If you have anxiety, your fears and worries can keep you from feeling confident and independent. Teen milestones such as making friends, dating, getting good grades, or taking on more mature responsibilities, may seem much more difficult. And if you're like countless other anxious teens, you may even avoid situations that cause you anxiety altogether - leaving you stuck in a cycle of worry and avoidance. So, how can you take control of your anxiety...
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Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
The world is messing with our minds. Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index. - How can we stay sane on a planet that makes us mad? - How do we stay human in a technological world? - How do we feel happy when we are encouraged to be anxious? After experiencing...
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Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Sudden, severe ill health comes as a shock and presents several challenges, most notably, loss of confidence. Suddenly people are afraid to take exercise, have sex or even go to the shops. Their entire self-image takes a battering, and this roller-coaster of uncertainty often leads to anxiety and depression. This book looks at the learning curve involved in sudden and chronic illness, and explores key ways to build psychological resilience during...
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, they?ve never met in real life and Ada lives an ocean away. But Elsie has decided it?s now or never to tell Ada how she feels. That is, until her long-lost best friend Joan walks back into her life. In a summer of repairing broken connections and building surprising new ones, Elsie realises that she isn?t nearly as alone as she thought. But now she has...
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Isadora Moon volume 10
Language
English
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It's almost time for the vampire ball, and Isadora can't wait! There's just one problem: she's got to compete in a talent show with the other vampire children. Isadora's talents aren't very vampire-y, what if the audience laugh at her? The show must go on, but will Isadora be brave enough to perform ...? With irresistible pink and black artwork throughout by author/illustrator Harriet Muncaster and a totally unique heroine with an out-of-this-world...
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Holly Hopkinson volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A charming domestic comedy, with a dash of magic, and the occasional moment of mayhem!These are the memoirs of ME, Holly Hopkinson, aged almost ten, except without any of the rubbish adults usually put in, thank you very much.My dad just lost his job, which means me and the rest of my family have to leave London and move to the middle of nowhere, which is a TOTAL DISASTER! There?s no Wi-Fi, the local kids are FERAL and there?s animal poo EVERYWHERE.But...
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Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Psychiatrist Dr Steve Ellen and comedian Catherine Deveny combine forces to demystify the world of mental health. Providing an insider perspective, they share their personal experiences of mental illness and unpack the current knowledge about conditions and treatments. What do we know? What don?t we know? How do we get help? What actually works? Punctuated with anecdotes, real-life stories and reflections on the cultural and historical context, Mental...
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Overwhelmed by climate anxiety? Transform your angst into action to become the hero humanity needs A lifeline for those suffering from climate anxiety, Facing the Climate Emergency combines expertise in clinical psychology and disruptive climate activism to help readers transform their fear and grief into courage and heroism. The second edition of this beloved, radical self-help book provides: -An updated analysis of the context of the climate movement...
16) Open when
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Pub. Date
2025
Language
English
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THE NEW BOOK FROM BESTSELLING CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND TIKTOK SENSATION DR JULIE, AUTHOR OF WHY HAS NOBODY TOLD ME THIS BEFORE? Feeling overwhelmed? Open when? stress takes over. Facing self-doubt? Open when? imposter syndrome strikes. Lost your direction? Open when? you need fresh motivation. This is the book for life's twists and turns, when being human starts to get complicated. A must-have companion to Dr Julie's international bestseller Why...
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers With global warming projected to rocket past the 1.5�C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "impossible news" of our climate doom. He searches out eight of today's leading climate thinkers - from activist Tim DeChristopher to collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht, grassroots strategist...
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Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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War has forced Omar and his mother to leave their home in Afghanistan and venture across the sea to Europe. When their boat sinks, and Omar finds himself alone, with no hope of rescue, it seems as if his story has come to an end.�But it is only just beginning.�Because in the end, a little hope makes a big difference?�A thrilling adventure inspired by the classic story of Gulliver?s Travels, this is also a gripping modern narrative of rescue...
19) The comfort book
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Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Reflections on hope, survival and the messy miracle of being alive. Nothing is stronger than a small hope that doesn?t give up. The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope. It gathers consolations and stories that give new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig?s mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Aurelius to Nellie Bly, Emily Dickinson...
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Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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This is a read-along edition with audio synced to the text, performed by Helena Bonham Carter. Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers explores themes of love and loss in this life-affirming and uplifting tale. Once there was a girl who was full of wonderment at how the world worked. She shared all her dreams and excitement with her father, who always had the answer to every question. That is until one day when his chair was empty, not to be...
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