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Close your eyes, take a deep breath and unwind…

Reaching complete relaxation in the midst of our busy lives might seem hard to achieve, but it’s easier than you think: a few simple methods and techniques can make all the difference.

Bursting with tips, calming statements and activities, How to Relax will provide you with everything you need to channel your inner peace and help you feel content.

A stunning and playful graphic novel exploring emotions and how to cope with them, for everyone from 7 to 107!

Did you know:
– When you’re experiencing a feeling, it’s much easier to feel the emotion rather than put it into words?
– The four basic emotions – anger, joy, sadness and fear – all have a positive function?
– You can ease intense feelings by inviting them into your body, and with some deep breathing you can feel calm again?

Join Art-mella and her furry sidekick Rattie as they go on a fascinating voyage of self-discovery where they learn all about emotions; why we have them, how we process them and techniques on how to cope with them.

Drawing on extensive research into how our brains process emotions, My Emotions and Me helps us to find the messages behind our moods and offers simple tips to feel better in times of need.

It’s time to follow the clues to make your own investigations into your amazing brain!

Take control of your fitness from the convenience of your desk! This easy-to-follow guide includes exercises to strengthen and stretch your body throughout the day.
The average office worker spends between four and nine hours at their desk each day. Couple this with the fact that health issues such as heart disease, obesity, joint problems and depression are linked to lack of exercise, and you’ll see why getting fit and healthy has never been so important.
Perfect for people who spend extended time sitting at a desk or have mobility issues, Get Fit While You Sit aims to provide a head-to-toe workout that’s achievable from your chair. It contains exercises that focus on strengthening and stretching specific parts of the body, while also promoting other healthy habits, such as deeper, more focused breathing.
Inside you’ll find:
Step-by-step instructions for exercising your whole body Simple graphics to illustrate each exercise Tips on how to sit with a good posture Breathing techniques to help you relax and reduce tension

Acknowledge your feelings and their origins, heal your wounds and understand who you truly are through the cathartic process of shadow work in this beautifully curated workbook

The idea of the “shadow” was first developed by psychologist Carl Jung in the twentieth century. He described the shadow as the disowned aspects of our personalities that we either subconsciously or intentionally repress.

This book will help you explore your life from all angles and shed light on its darker parts so that you can become your most authentic self. Via guided exercises and easy-to-follow advice you will discover:

– What shadow work is and why you should use it
– What the essential techniques of the therapy are and how you can apply them to your daily life
– How to connect with repressed experiences and difficult emotions, and challenge your inner critic
– How to love yourself unapologetically and move on from negative past experiences

It’s time to illuminate all aspects of yourself, to help you heal from past experiences and live a life that’s full of light.

This is the tale of an epic three-month adventure through unexplored jungle terrain – and it might even change your life

Fuelled by a zest for life and the desire to explore the world around her, Pip Stewart took on a world-first challenge: following Guyana’s Essequibo River from source to sea. With the help of guides from the Waî Waî indigenous community, Pip and her teammates journeyed through the rainforest, facing peril every day as they kayaked rapids, traversed waterfalls and hacked their way through the mountainous jungle of the Guiana Shield, before finally reaching the Atlantic Ocean.

Survival skills and a flesh-eating parasite weren’t the only things Pip took home from the rainforest. From contending with snakes to learning about the value of community, forgiveness and self-belief, in Life Lessons from the Amazon Pip shares many pearls of wisdom that we can all apply to our own lives. Her hard-won insights invite us to embrace the wildness within ourselves and live more every day.

Do you often feel you’re not good enough?

Your teens are full of new challenges – exams, peer pressure, planning your future and anything and everything in between. This can turn every day into a minefield of emotions and lead to one big headache. How you feel about yourself in all this chaos can make life even tougher. When you think you don’t measure up, it can be hard to pick yourself up again, but when you feel good about yourself, you can approach every situation with confidence and say “I’ve got this!” This book contains top tips and activities to help your self-esteem flourish and make you proud to be awesomely you.

Live your life to the fullest! Filled with thoughtful advice and inspiring quotes and affirmations, this book will show you how to envision your best, happiest life and make it reality.

Your best life is yours to define. Whether it means reaching for your dreams, finding a sense of purpose or making more time for the things you love, it’s whatever makes you feel like the very best version of yourself.

Through a collection of easy-to-follow tips and words of wisdom, this book will help you to create a life you love.

Learn how to:
– Visualize what your best life looks like for you
– Identify your core values and align your life with them
– Adjust your mindset with small changes and habits to stay motivated and happy
– Find peace within yourself and nurture self-love

We are at our happiest when what we do matches up with who we are, so dive into these beautiful pages to begin your journey towards a life of joy and fulfilment.

Life doesn’t need to be a struggle. Letting go is the strongest thing I’ve ever done…

‘A practical and heartfelt guide to healing for anyone who has suffered from low self-esteem, a lack of confidence, or disordered eating. Woolf writes with intelligence, wisdom and compassion for a generation of women battling an enduring media onslaught of perfectionism. The fightback continues.’
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, The Vagenda

‘Psychology, philosophy and personal growth marvellously rolled into one, Letting Go is a must-read. This book shows us how to develop inner confidence, open new doors, and rediscover joy and meaning in our lives.’
Deanne Jade, psychologist and founder of the National Centre For Eating Disorders

‘Letting Go is not about giving up, but about letting freedom in. This brave and personal account shows us that the path to true liberation is through embracing our true selves, however flawed we fear they might be.’
Sally Brampton, author of Shoot the Damn Dog and columnist for Top Santé and Psychologies

‘A timely reminder that though we may take ourselves for granted at times, self-care is a divine responsibility. In Woolf’s intimately personal yet relatable voice, Letting Go empowers us to accept both the role of wounded and healer.’
Caroline Kent, Telegraph journalist

‘Gutsy and engaging, Letting Go combines research and real-life advice on fulfilling your inner potential and building self-belief… Woolf’s latest book is highly recommended.’
Tim Weeks, Olympic trainer

‘Emma Woolf is the voice of friendly sanity; she is the warm, assured hand that reaches out and grasps yours. A wonderfully helpful book.’
Kate Long, author of The Bad Mother’s Handbook

Exploring the issues of love, loss, healing and happiness, this manifesto for freedom from one of feminism’s liveliest voices will guide you on the path to feeling newly, truly confident.

Say hello to a new, mindful you
Would you like to feel less stressed, live more calmly and be more content? The simple ideas that mindfulness teaches can help you achieve all these things, by allowing you to live in the moment and embrace all that life has to offer.  
Bursting with tips, centring statements and activities, How to Be Mindful will provide you with everything you need to make every day full of gratitude and peace.

A guided journal for learning to fully love and accept yourself as you are

There are so many things to celebrate about your body. Just think of everything it’s got you through – the happy times and the challenges – and all the wonderful things it enables you to do each day. Sometimes, it’s important to be reminded that your body is uniquely yours, and that’s what makes it so special.

This beautiful guided journal is here to help you shed body shame for good, so that you can feel confident in yourself every day. By engaging with the tips and activities inside, you’ll learn how to see your body in a different light, quit negative self-talk and start speaking to yourself with love and kindness.

By encouraging you to wholly embrace yourself, this empowering guide promotes changing your attitude rather than changing your body. So whatever your shape or size, this book reassures you that all bodies are good bodies, and yours is perfect as it is.

Empowered women empower women! This small but mighty book – bursting with kick-ass quotes and uplifting statements – is a celebration of female strength and solidarity.

There’s nothing more powerful than a strong woman – except for two strong women supporting each other!

When girls stick together, amazing things can happen, and this little book is here to make sure you never forget it. Whether you need a boost to help you follow your dreams, or you want to lift up the women around you, this book is in your corner. It’s filled with inspiring quotes and affirmations to put a spring in your step and fire in your heart.

– Featuring a groovy design to lift your vibe
– Includes awesome affirmations to help you feel like a badass
– Serves up fearless feminist wisdom to keep you focused on your goals
– 160 pages of empowerment, with quotes from a diverse range of inspirational women, from Taylor Swift to Audre Lorde

This empowering deck of 52 cards is here to remind you that you can think big and keep your cool – no matter what life throws at you

You can do whatever you set your mind to. Whether that’s chasing your dreams or changing the world, this colourful deck of inspiring words and motivational quotes will help you conquer any doubts and setbacks, making it the perfect companion on your quest to greater resilience and unshakeable confidence.

These eye-catching cards and pocket-size booklet come complete with a beautiful wooden stand so that you can display them anywhere you choose. For a powerful boost of self-belief, use these reminders to brighten up your room, your desk or wherever else you like. Simply pick a card, and let it fill you with inner strength!

These stirring thoughts are sure to energize your outlook and set you on your way to achieving your ambitions. Stay fearless – because you got this!

With practical tips and soothing affirmations, enjoy a sense of peace wherever the day takes you with the calming influence of this beautiful book

As our lives become increasingly busy, it may feel like stress is controlling you, rather than the other way around. Stress Less will help you to take back control and tackle your worries head-on by introducing lasting and positive changes in the form of simple calming techniques and handy tips to ease your everyday stresses.

Guiding you to create a trouble-free mindset, inside this book you will find:
– How to practise mindfulness to ground yourself
– Ways to introduce self-care and regular “me” time
– Fun ways to spend time in nature in order to experience its calming influence
– Actionable tips to wind down before bed to ensure a good, restful night’s sleep

Stress Less also includes powerful affirmations and mantras that can motivate and inspire you. Pause to find calm in the everyday with this handy guide.

Delve into this introduction to the popular practice of Pilates and learn all you need to know to energize your mind, body and spirit

Discover the wonders of Pilates with this easy-to-follow guide, filled with helpful tips and practical information on this low-impact yet highly effective exercise. This little book contains all you need to know to kick-start your at-home workout routine and improve posture, build strength and increase flexibility.

Whether it’s your first time on the mat or you’re a seasoned pro, the teachings in these pages offer the benefits of Pilates to everyone, no matter your fitness level. Containing step-by-step instructions for a variety of workouts – from beginner to advanced level – this book is the ultimate guide to developing your fitness in the comfort of your home.

This book includes:
– Breakdown of the Pilates system with guidance on the six core principles: concentration, control, centre, flow, precision and breathing
– Step-by-step instructions for 36 different Pilates exercises, with illustrations to guide you
– Uplifting quotations to inspire positive thinking and enhance your Pilates practice

Make everyday moments delightfully dazzling and appreciate simple pleasures with this uplifting guide to romanticizing your life

Sometimes the most magical things in life are the simplest: a good book, the soft pitter-patter of rain, the feel of grass beneath bare feet. If we could fill our lives with these small pleasures and find ways to make even the most mundane activities feel special and exciting, just think how lovely our worlds could be.

Learn how to elevate your everyday with this stunning guide to finding joy in everything you do. “Romanticizing your life” doesn’t mean living a flashy lifestyle or spending like a superstar; it simply means taking small steps to make even the most ordinary day feel extraordinary.

This book is filled with fun and easy ideas to add sparkle to your daily routine, including:

– Using your fanciest dinnerware to make all meals feel like special occasions
– Infusing your glass of water with delicious fruits and flavours
– Listening to mood-boosting music to transform daily tasks and chores

And much more! With the help of this book, you’ll soon be on the path to a life that’s filled with gratitude, self-kindness, and simple, magical moments.

An interactive activity book for 9-12-year-olds on overcoming anxiety

You can conquer your worries. The power is within you!

We all experience anxiety from time to time. It can feel overwhelming and uncomfortable, and stops us from doing the things we enjoy – so what on earth can we do about it?

Be the Change: Be Calm will show you how to shut down anxiety with fun and simple ways to calm your mind by listening to what your body is telling you. Ever tried the half-salamander exercise? You should! And have you ever performed a body scan? Thought not. These amazing activities along with many others will become your toolkit to a calmer and happier life.

Award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick takes us on a fascinating journey to find out where anxiety comes from, looking at the power of storytelling in terms of training our brain to overcome worries. He also shows us what animals can teach us about dealing with stress AND introduces us to our second brain! Hello! It’s time to make CALM your superpower.

ARE YOU READY TO BE KIND TO YOUR MIND?

Calm your mind, ease your worries and quieten your thoughts with this stunning guide to living an anxiety-free life

Life is full of beautiful, joyous experiences just waiting to be had. But when you struggle with anxiety, your brain can come up with all sorts of reasons not to do the things you love. By learning to ease anxious thinking and restore a sense of calm, you can start to live the life of your dreams in peace and serenity.

Through simple tips and kind advice, this book will show you how to tune out negative thinking and find mental tranquillity. Over the course of its chapters, you will learn to:

– Identify and avoid anxious thought patterns
– Treat your mind with kindness and embrace positive thinking
– Take good care of your mind, body and soul
– Adopt healthy coping strategies for a calmer future

By learning to overcome the mental obstacles anxiety throws your way, you can discover the many positives life has in store for you. So dive into these pages and give yourself the gift of a calmer mind.

Inhale calm, exhale your cares…

Find inspiration for your yoga practice every day with this book of uplifting quotations, mindfulness techniques and step-by-step guidance on the best-loved yoga poses to engage and energize both mind and body all year round.

Live life in colour

Throughout history, inspirational people of colour have fought against all odds for the right to be their unique selves. This collection of wise words from amazing icons is here to remind you to be yourself boldly and reach for your dreams unapologetically.

Whether you dabble or are a devoted drinker, if you’ve ever worried about the negative effects of alcohol, this book is for you. From boozy benders to finding the joy of sobriety, Sober Mama tells the story of one woman’s rollercoaster ride to abstinence and how it transformed her life

Regular hangovers, bad decisions and crippling anxiety were the norm for single mum Rachael Shephard. Every day she would relentlessly drag herself through the never-ending list of chores and a full-time job, trying to hold it all together while she was secretly falling apart. Her beloved Pinot Grigio was destroying her life one glass at a time, until one unassuming Thursday, when she finally broke free from the bottle.

Now, Rachael is a sober coach and happily navigating an alcohol-free life for the first time in twenty-five years. Through honest, relatable and outrageously funny anecdotes, Rachael shares her personal journey to sobriety and offers practical guidance for women around the world who want to ditch the drink for good.