Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?: The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller 2022

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Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before teaches you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the most trying of times. It is to show us change is possible, to make us feel good about moving in the right direction, and to lay the foundation for better habits that will, one day, work for us on autopilot. The corners of the object will distract you, and a few cycles of deep breathing will come with an instant feeling of calm. Whichever came first, you can almost guarantee that when your sleep takes a dive so will your mood and your belief in your ability to bounce back. If you struggle with anxiety, you know it’s no fun – at best, it’s uncomfortable, and at worst, it can completely take over your life.

The most important idea is that struggle can be overcome with guidance and self-awareness, and that authors in the self-help industry perpetuate the idea that their book contains all the answers. Filled with secrets from a therapist’s toolkit, this is a must-have handbook for optimising your mental health. The basic structure of this book goes: I won’t tell you to (insert common self help advice) like other self help books.It is important to remember that how you feel is not just a product of your brain, but also in everything you do and don’t do, in your diet and thoughts, your movements, and memories. I guess that’s what a lot of people need to not feel attacked into getting better, but I’m fantastic at babying myself so I need some more punch. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before tackles everyday issues and offers practical solutions in bite-sized, easy-to-digest entries which make it easy to quickly find specific information and guidance. The brain's job is to save us as much time and energy as possible and this means it takes short-cuts and makes guesses / predictions all the time but with limited information.

There is a lot of emphasis on exercise, eating well and gratitude lists and I thought this information was perhaps repeated one too many times.Julie Smith’s debut book, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before, provides practical advice and coping techniques to help people manage anxiety, deal with criticism, cope with depression, build self-confidence, find motivation, and forgive themselves. Filled with secrets from a therapist’s toolbox, this is an indispensable guide to optimizing your mental health. But it’s important to remember that this is not because your brain is geing things wrong or malfunctioning in any way. The speaker has no magical ability to heal anyone or change their life, but their role is as an educator and they passed on insights about what the science says and what has worked for others. This idea stopped me in my tracks: "A good decision is one that moves you in the direction you want to go.

You finally make it to bed, but you’re too tired to remember your usual glass of water before sleep. To her patients, it often felt like their low moods came out of nowhere, or that their brains were simply faulty. Awe] appears to bring about gratitude and a wonder for having the chance to be alive," explains Dr Smith.

Her often-viral videos cover a variety of mental health topics from anxiety and depression to confidence. One reason we can get stuck in an ongoing low mood is that painful moods can keep us from making good decisions. When we are under stress, all-or-nothing thinking creates a sense of certainty or predictability about the world. This could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, such as childbirth, or something more frequently achievable, such as gazing at the night sky on a star walk, spending time with animals, really paying attention to the sea, or listening to a powerful singer. She has been featured by Women's Health, Buzzfeed, The Telegraph, The Times, The Sunday Mail, Glamour, CNN and more.