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A Toolkit for Modern Life

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A Toolkit for Modern Life by Dr Emma Hepburn offers practical advice and insights drawn from psychology to help readers navigate the complexities of modern living. The book is designed to equip you with psychological tools to manage stress, build resilience, and improve mental well-being. With engaging illustrations and clear explanations, it provides accessible strategies to tackle everyday challenges and enhance your overall quality of life.
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You might enjoy this enlightening read if you're interested in practical psychological strategies to enhance mental well-being. Written by a clinical psychologist, it offers accessible advice and tools for tackling everyday challenges, making it ideal for those seeking straightforward methods to improve their mental health and resilience.

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A Toolkit for Modern Life

A warm, wise and practical book of mental wellbeing techniques and exercises that everyone should read.

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'Emma has a unique way of cutting through to the heart of the issues we all face day-in-day-out. There isn't another book out there like this and it should be a mandatory read for anyone with a brain.' - Anna Whitehouse, founder of Mother Pukka

In this warm, wise book, clinical psychologist Dr Emma Hepburn (Instagram's @thepsychologymum) introduces her proven and practical tools for taking care of your mental and emotional wellbeing every day.

Using her trademark illustrations, Dr Hepburn (aka @thepsychologymum) shines a welcome ray of light into the neglected corners of your brain. From identifying what triggers unhappy thoughts to overcoming the fear of making mistakes, A Toolkit for Modern Life will help you to cultivate positive habits and feel more confident, happier, and in tune with yourself.

* Call out and manage feelings of imposter syndrome

* Answer back to your inner critic

* Become aware of and monitor your emotional capacity

* Spot unhelpful thoughts and develop more helpful patterns of thinking

* Understand how the emotions cycle affects you

* Identify what triggers anxiety for you and how to intercept it

* Overcome the fear of making mistakes

* Spot and call out your 'catastrophizing'

* Identify and disarm social media comparisons

* Align your decisions and actions with your core values

* Assemble your own mental health toolkit for life

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A Toolkit for Modern Life by Dr Emma Hepburn receives praise for its ability to make evidence-based psychology accessible and practical for everyday use. Readers appreciate its warmth and relatability, finding it helpful for understanding their own thoughts and emotions with newfound compassion. The book is celebrated as an essential read for anyone looking to manage guilt and overwhelm positively and effectively, with an emphasis on mental health support.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529410228

Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 September 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Greenfinch

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 375g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Dr Emma Hepburn is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist with over 15 years experience of working with and treating mental health difficulties in both the public and private sector. She is also a university lecturer. She is passionate about bringing psychology and evidence-based mental health information beyond the clinic room to a wider audience and encouraging people to proactively look after their mental health. Her illustrative work has been used by a number of organisations including The American Association for the Prevention of Suicide, The Royal Society of Public Health and the Samaritans (India). She writes as @thepsychologymum on Instagram (147k followers) and has won a Bronze Lovie (Best of European Internet) award, as well as a Peoples' Choice Lovie, for her social media work and has been shortlisted for the mind Media Awards.

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