Table of Contents

i: Introduction 1: January: Which Way Next? Decisions, Making Changes and Sticking to Them 2: February: Inching Forwards - Getting Going When We Feel Stuck 3: March: Spring Cleaning - Creating Spaces That Help Us to Feel Better 4: April: Nourishing to Flourish - How to Stop Having a Go at Ourselves 5: May: The Art of Talking (and Listening) - Using Therapy Skills to Improve Conversations 6: June: Summer Socializing - Feeling Connected 7: July: 3 a.m. Worries - Coping with Uncertainty and Existential Angst 8: August: Hot Under the Collar - Managing Anger 9: September: That Sunday Night Feeling - Making the Most of Work 10: October: Falling Leaves - Coping with Loss 11: November: The Joy of Missing Out - Valuing Rest 12: December: It's Christmas - Negotiating Families and Managing Expectations ii: Epilogue iii: Acknowledgements iv: Notes v: Index

About the Author

Dr Lucy Maddox is a consultant clinical psychologist with many years' experience of working inmental health, mostly in NHS and charity settings. She is an experienced lecturer, writer andpodcaster, and has written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and Prospectmagazine.

Reviews

Twelve months' worth of smart self-help from someone you'd want on your team in a crisis . . . genuinely useful, charming, comforting
*Guardian*

It would be easy to be automatically dismissive about this sort of self-help book, but Dr Maddox doesn't sugar-coat all her pills . . . If psychology books are your thing, then this one comes in a warm, assuring tone.
*Independent*

Brimming with compassion and wisdom, this accessible and relatable guide is not about quick fixes. Clinical psychologist Maddox structures it over the course of a year and the challenges we may face with each month, bringing her insight to bear.
*Sunday Post Dundee*

Compelling, warm and authoritative, this book is a gentle nudge towards improving your mental health and your life, guided by the seasons. A considered and compassionate antidote to those quick fixes that just don't stick.
*Viv Groskop*

A compassionate book filled with useful tips to help us through life
*Claudia Hammond*

Compassionate and easy to read, this book can lead us to better ways of living. It is filled with unpretentious wisdom.
*Henry Mance*

This is a fantastic book crammed full of practical - and evidence-based - tips to shift your thinking. Lucy Maddox does a brilliant job of taking all the cutting-edge literature on our brains and how we think and converting it into easy-to-follow suggestions to help improve your mental health.
*Sonia Sodha*

The advice in this genuinely useful read is relevant all year round.
*Apple Books*