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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

Summary

Give your mind the one thing it needs this Christmas with the book everyone IS STILL talking about, from clinical psychologist and TikTok sensation Dr Julie Smith

'A brilliant book' Steven Bartlett, Diary of a CEO podcast

'Full of sound, helpful advice with life skills, from building confidence to managing stress' Sunday Times

AS FEATURED IN THE OBSERVER, STYLIST, EVENING STANDARD, WOMEN'S HEALTH, MARIE CLAIRE AND GRAZIA
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Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith shares all the skills you need to get through life's ups and downs.

Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, this is a must-have handbook for optimising your mental health. Dr Julie's simple but expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient no matter what life throws your way.

Written in short, bite-sized entries, you can turn straight to the section you need depending on the challenge you're facing - and immediately find the appropriate tools to help with . . .

- Managing anxiety
- Dealing with criticism
- Battling low mood
- Building self-confidence
- Finding motivation
- Learning to forgive yourself

This book tackles the everyday issues that affect us all and offers easy, practical solutions that might just change your life.
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'Sound wisdom, easy to gulp down. I'm sure this book is already helping lots of people. Great work, Dr Julie' Matt Haig, bestselling author of Reasons To Stay Alive

'I'm blown away by her ability to communicate difficult ideas with ease, simplicity and practicality. Amazing. Go and buy it now!' Jay Shetty

'It's real, it's authentic . . . Very practical and very, very helpful' Lorraine Kelly

'Relatable, real and easy to digest . . . As if your wise best friend is chatting to you. An essential mental-health bible for adults and teenagers' YOU Magazine, Daily Mail

'If you want to feel like you have a therapist sitting across from you, empowering you with how to be your best self, this book is for you!' Nicole LePera, New York Times bestselling author of How to Do the Work

Sunday Times bestseller, June 2024
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? has sold over one million copies across all formats, The Bookseller, January 2024

Reviews

  • Full of sound, helpful advice with life skills, from building confidence to managing stress
    Sunday Times

About the author

Julie Smith

Dr Julie Smith is a clinical psychologist with over a decade of professional experience. She is also an online educator and content creator with a combined following of more than 7 million. Julie launched her TikTok account to make good-quality mental health resources more accessible; her online posts have amassed more than 20 million likes. She has appeared on ITV's This Morning, Lorraine, Radio 1 Life Hacks, Radio 5 Live, and in The Observer, The Mail on Sunday and The Daily Telegraph, amongst many others.

Dr Julie's first book, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, was the best selling non-fiction title of 2022. Open When... is her much anticipated second book.

Dr Julie SMith, BSc (Hons), D. Clin. Psych., C.Psychol. Chartered Clinical Psychologist. Registered with the HCPC and BPS.
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