Self-Help

‘Mandy and Kate have done it again. I love how this book is based around seasons which fits so well with womanhood. But it’s also filled with really practical tools and tips that will help sober women as they take this journey. …Dive in you won’t be disappointed.’

Veronica Valli sober coach and author of Soberful

This book is for any woman that is sober or sober curious. It is here to support you on your journey to alcohol-free living.

The seasons are there for us all to use; the patterns and cycles offer a reference point that can help us as we navigate our sobriety. By tuning into nature’s ebb and flow, we can use its power to explore and support our sober lives in a long-term and sustainable way. 

Sober coaches Kate Baily and Mandy Manners offer positive and empowering ways to harness this power, exploring how old wisdoms, new science and the female experience can help guide you.

Packed with tasks to shift your mindset, questions for reflection, nervous system regulation techniques, as well as gratitude and intention setting exercises, this book is designed to be a constant companion nurturing you in your choice to be alcohol-free.

'Upbeat, wise and empathetic ... A best sober buddy in your pocket' - Clare Pooley, author of The Sober Diaries

'An amazingly helpful, refreshing and positive book' - Lucy Rocca, Soberistas

'A guidebook to making the absolute best of one of life's toughest transitions ... I wish I'd read it ten years ago' - William Porter, author of Alcohol Explained

With questions around the 'Mummy Wine O'clock' culture growing, Love Yourself Sober explores how a problematic relationship with alcohol can easily develop, particularly with time-poor mothers, how to recognise it, and what to do about it. Kate and Mandy provide a supportive 'sober curious' environment, encouraging active participation using positive psychology, coaching methods and workbook features to help women make changes for themselves.Love Yourself Sober is an empowering book for women and mothers to put their own self-care at the centre of a healthy and positive life-change.

When life seems a little joyless, turn to this collection of inspirational quotes to establish some happiness in your life. Filled with wisdom from some of the world's most well-known minds, the Pocket Book of Happiness offers thoughts and advice to restore, reset, and revive your day-to-day life.

'I think happiness is overrated. Satisfied, at peace – those would be more realistic goals' - Brad Pitt'Happiness is to continue to desire what one possesses' - St. Augustine of Hippo

Why It's OK to Talk About Trauma is the book your brain, body and future self need to read.

1 in 2 people experience trauma at some point in their lives. Trauma can be a result of anything which causes fear, helplessness and horror.

Broadcaster and abuse survivor Charlie Webster uses her own lived experience alongside advice from experts to create a companion for trauma survivors – a book that will help, explain, understand and navigate the impact of trauma on our lives.

As someone who has experienced multiple traumas, Charlie has written the book she longed for when she was working through her traumatic past. She shares her story whilst providing insight, support and tools to help trauma sufferers and their loved ones.

'Fascinating' Psychologies
'A brilliant read' Happiful
'A really, really, really, really good book' Liz Jones, You magazine podcast 

How much do you enjoy your life? 

Does life feel dull? A bit grey? 

Do you feel as if your emotions have flatlined? 

This is anhedonia – a word only a few of us have heard of but one that explains why so many of us feel we are sleepwalking through life. 

Anhedonia is from the Greek word for 'without pleasure' and describes a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It explains why many of us spend our lives in a fog, feeling neither happy nor sad, just not very much at all. 

In the first book to tackle this missing piece in mental health, writer Tanith Carey joins the dots on how convenience culture, stressful lifestyles, modern diets and both female and male hormonal changes can dial down our ability to feel excitement and joy. 

With the help of world-leading experts and by digging into the latest research, Tanith shows you how your brain's dopamine reward system works and provides strategies to help you bring colour back into your life. Groundbreaking, accessible and often surprising, this is the book that will teach you how to kickstart your feel-good chemicals and start loving life again.

You don't need to devote hours to work on your wellbeing: you can improve your life by taking just 1% of your day to focus on your mental and emotional health.

There are 1440 minutes in every 24 hours, subtract the optimal 8 hours of sleep and you're left with 960 minutes. 1% of those 960 minutes is just under 10 minutes.

This book challenges you to enter into a month-long experiment: use 1% of your day for 1 month to focus on you. The micro-gain challenges in the book are designed to improve your mood and increase your happiness without, crucially, taking up your valuable time.

Challenges include establishing boundaries and saying no, dealing with your inner critic, overcoming anxiety and comparison.

By the end of the month you will have created your own bespoke kit of tools that lower your stress, strengthen your connections, instil calm and increase your joy.

Diet Starts Monday is a no-BS guide to body acceptance in a looks-obsessed world.

Plus-size TV personality and body confidence advocate Laura Adlington has struggled with her weight (and the weight of other people's opinions) her entire life. Here, in conversation with experts including doctors, psychologists and nutritionists, Laura reveals just how detrimental diet culture is to health, and explores where our true worth lies.

Packed with personal stories and practical advice, this book will help you find peace with your body - not be at constant war with it.

By undoing negative ingrained beliefs about beauty and value, and focusing on building inner confidence, Diet Starts Monday will empower you to live a fun and full life - whatever your size.

This is NOT a book of rules or statistics.

It will NOT tell you what you can and can’t say to someone with a mental health problem – or to anyone for that matter. 

It WILL increase your understanding and empower you to stop stigma in its tracks.

Take a deep-dive into some of the most harmful mental health stereotypes with mental health advocate and author Lucy Nichol.

Lucy exposes 10 of the most harmful mental health stereotypes and explores the impact of social media, the power of the press and how mental health is represented in popular culture.

With the help of experts and the voices of those affected by these harmful perspectives, Lucy makes a case for how we can dismantle stigma once and for all.

Foreword by Sue Baker OBE. Contributors include: Natasha Devon MBE, Jonny Benjamin MBE, Hope Virgo, Cara Lisette and Dr Craig Malkin.

When life seems a little out of balance, turn to this collection of inspirational quotes to establish some equilibrium in your life. Filled with wisdom from some of the world's most well-known minds, the Pocket Book of Balance offers thoughts and advice to restore, reset, and revive your day-to-day life.

This simple and effective deck brings you strategies, actions and reflections to help you deal with difficult emotions and challenge negative thought processes, all the while encouraging you to build a more resilient mindset.

Designed by clinical psychologist Dr Emma Cotterill, the 45 cards draw on established therapy approaches including CBT, ACT, mindfulness and principles of self-compassion. The deck’s three themes will help you create a personalized, holistic toolkit so that you can:
• RESPOND to difficult emotions and develop more helpful ways of thinking 
• RESTORE your energy and sense of calm through self-care strategies 
• REFLECT on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to encourage further growth

The accompanying guidebook offers additional advice and shows you the best combination of cards to use for specific mental health issues.