Also that a good 25% of the book deals with the use of mindfulness in raising children which is more than a little outside my area of interest, unfortunately. Occasionally I felt the humour felt a little forced and distracted from the serious message a little but for the most part I felt it was well balanced and that the information was front and centre.

I enjoyed Ruby Wax's writing style, although I take issue with the Arianna Huffington quote on the back cover describing it as 'hilarious' because it isn't. Her popularity in terms of comedy came from her interviewing technique: she was always forthright, brash and loud, conforming to the British stereotype of an American. in parts of it, which is actually a pretty cathartic affirmation that it's not just me that loses my absolute shit about things. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.I've read a lot of books to try to relieved my anxiety and have found them all slightly beneficial from a scientific point of view. This book will not erase your mental illness but it might help you accept the fact you have one and try and help you concentrate on your senses rather than your emotions. I found myself reading, re-reading, quoting, highlighting and speaking it out loud in my own depressive episode.

Something I'm always looking for (even though I know there's no real solution for a mental health illness). She can make your ribs ache with laughter [and then] wrench your head round to see the darkness in the world and how to deal with it.The course seems to be a little less formal and more in keeping with normal lives than others I've looked at. This book, as well as being mostly a fun read (when it's not being raw and real about the authors more troubling experiences) is filled with interesting information about the brain and mind. But their body did a quick calculation - fight and flight were not realistic options and freezing probably saved them from greater physical injury or even death. In September 2013, she graduated from Kellogg College at Oxford University with a master's degree in mindfulness based cognitive therapy. Our Adult Fiction Books, Range includes Classics Novels, Comic Books, Crime, Thriller, Mystery Novels, General Fiction, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction and War.

Teaming her wit and humour with personal anecdotes on her journey to mindfulness - Ruby Wax tells it like no other. Most courses/books made the subject so soft and mushy that I felt I am on the path to becoming a monk. Really good explanation of mindfulness, meditation and the brain with a 6 week course in mindfulness to boot. I don’t think that discussion about psychopharmacological drugs belongs in a book about mindfulness.I was already having trouble with the author’s rather chaotic style (going off at tangents, and using endless, complicated comparisons that just made things more confusing), when I was shocked by something they said at about the 20% mark. If you've found that you're stuck at a dead end when it comes to figuring yourself out and how to deal with mental health issues, I would recommend reading this book. A very interesting book but I think I made a mistake listening to the audio book rather than having a real copy. Ruby Wax shows us how to de-frazzle for good by making simple changes that give us time to breathe, reflect and live in the moment. I was a terrible actress, I couldn't sing, I couldn't do characters, I couldn't do an English accent and I lived in England, so I was narrowing it down".