A CBT self-help guide for depression and hypomania, this is an excellent clear and user friendly self help book which is encouraging and non-condescending. For some people emotional extremes can seriously disrupt their lives, either because they happen too frequently or because the mood swings are intense and accompanied by other symptoms of depression or mania, such as changes in energy and activity levels. As well as individuals with bipolar disorder (sometimes referred to as manic depression), the book may prove useful to those who experience less severe but nevertheless disruptive ups and downs in how they feel. Since the first edition of the book, the diagnostic criteria has modified and cognitive theories of mood dysregulation pay more attention to the role of sleep-activity rhythms, and there have also been further advances in the treatment of bipolar disorders. In this way readers are provided with up-to-date information and research, sleep and circadian rhythm research, CBT-I and light therapies and several sections of the book include additional information about self-help techniques, light and dark therapies. Includes a structured self-help programme to help you control your mood and energy levels. 395pp, paperback with diagrams.

Winner of the Woodland Books of the Year Award, from getting to know the local wildlife to foraging and creating naturally sourced masterpieces, the book is brimming with practical information, intriguing quotes and inspirational ideas. Discover how to carve your own spoon, tell if the Moon is waxing or waning, try forest bathing (surrounding yourself with trees), learn how to make yourself at home amongst the animals and plants on your doorstep in harmony with your surroundings. Wild Rosehip Soup, Hedgerow Jam, Mushroom Mayhem, worm wizardry, litter bug, hunting with a camera, rock art, earth works, wild grass, the wonder of weeds, a colour quest - and that is just the Earth section. We go on to Sky to look at pinecones and seaweed and a halo of ice, shooting stars and a Moon walk; Water going fishing without a rod, skimming stones or dousing; to the Wood for forest bathing and acorn coffee; Feather to make your own bird feeder and understand bird language, pellet power and great bird spectacles; and lastly to Fur, creating an animal highway, understanding tracks, the art of camouflage and pop! goes the weasel. With space for your own notes, clear layout, 192 page decorated paperback.

Sub-titled 'Talks with Your Therapist', this 65 minute audio series of talks with clinical psychologist and panic disorder expert Dr Vijaya Manicavasagar can be listened to over and again from the comfort of your own home. She explains how panic and agoraphobia develop, what prolongs them, and some strategies for dealing with and preventing panic attacks in the future. The talks include lifestyle factors and other triggers, dealing with panicky feelings, overcoming avoidance, starting to face your fears and keeping motivated and maintaining progress and dealing with any setbacks. It really is a sympathetic in-depth health course to understand the experiences, limitations, inhibitions, fears and terrors and the successful treatment of this frightening condition for either yourself or assistance for helping others. Audio CD.

'How A Family Coped With Drug Addiction' is the sub-title of our dear friend the famous cartoonist Tony Husband's second book, a companion to Take Care, Son code 92287. This time Tony turns his attention to his own son Paul, struggling with drug addiction, and how it can be handled with incredible gentleness, grace and honesty. The father and son team simply tell it how it is and Tony's fine drawings are of himself and Paul who thankfully is clean today and has two beautiful daughters, the youngest of whom Daisy is a fine illustrator already under her grandfather's tutelage. The bright, happy, carefree little boy excelled in sport, loved music, but his spirit and confidence were broken when the bullying at school began. Then he started drinking and messing with drugs, needing somewhere to hide. Depression, self-harming, drink, drugs - by 21 Paul was using heroin. Stealing and borrowing money from his family, his room was a tip and Paul sunk to smoking heroin in a public toilet and never got his stuff back out of the pawn shop. After a police caution, prescriptions, he was then injecting crack, flirting with death and he knew it. He finally asked his Dad for help and in rehabilitation knew he was ravaged, destroyed with fear and guilt; detox was hard and every joint screamed in pain. Nine months later and out, he slipped back into his old ways and OD'd: 'The LUF group were amazing. I felt I was part of a movement. No one judged me because they were all in the same boat. Their love and energy was infectious.' Today Paul is a successful photographer. Another uplifting and helpful book from dear Tony with his poignant cartoon colour illustrations throughout. 60 pages, softback, ALL COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND HIS SON, PAUL.

Sub-titled 'A Practical Guide to Mental Health', the Sunday Times bestselling author provides a lively accessible guide which is comforting, reassuring and insightful with her wise and warm words. Bryony Gordon is one of Britain's most high-profile and trusted mental health campaigners. In her book she shares advice and guidance based on her own experience of mental illness which far from damaging her has left her stronger, wiser and more resilient. Here are the basics from sleep, food and drink to work and even breathing, understanding your relationship to these key parts of life being vital to addressing your mental health. There are thoughts about different types of therapy, medication and support options which can be overwhelming. Knowing who to ask for help and how can make all the difference. Exploring day to day anxiety, stress and intrusive thoughts, Bryony tackles worry head-on and provides tools and tips for how to manage it. From the isolation of lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic, to the pain of recognising and ending toxic relationships, and also the comfort and sense of wellbeing that comes from supporting others, understand which connections are worth nurturing and which you can let go. A book to make you feel a little less alone. With resources for addiction, OCD and other emotional support charities and organisations and a revised section on loneliness during lockdown. 242pp, paperback.

Meditation is a discipline that clears your mind and controls your thoughts and emotions so that you can function as your true self. You are not in a hypnotic state because you are fully aware of what is happening here and now. Techniques range from chants and gentle breathing exercises, emptying the mind, focussing on one topic (single-point meditation), one movement or one of the five senses, to deep contemplation. In the East it has been practiced for over 5,000 years to promote tranquillity, awareness and wisdom. Some of the methods are incorporated in the practices advocated in this very popular book with excellent meditations and explanations, even for complete beginners. Covers preparing yourself, clearing negativity, past hurts, changing your world, healing your emotions, colour healing, nature meditations and the healing room. The last part deals with spiritual meditation, psychic development, meditation for spiritual connection or for religion. Over 50 meditations and visualisations in an accessible and practical guide. 154 page paperback, illus.

The hardback original edition had the sub-title 'Achieve the Impossible with the Apollo Mindset', and our new paperback edition 'How the Moon Landings Taught Us The 8 Secrets of Success.' The edition includes new stories and interviews from the team behind the Apollo 11 mission. Professor Wiseman presents a pioneering study of the mindset that took humanity to the Moon, and shows how you can harness and use it to achieve extraordinary things in your everyday life. Combining personal interviews, mission archives and cutting-edge psychology, he identifies eight key principals that make up the Apollo Mindset, including how pessimism is crucial to success, and how fear and tragedy can be transformed into hope and optimism. Lift off and find out how you can create ideas that are out of this world and shoot for the Moon, reap the rewards of self-belief, find out how you can learn from failure, develop an attitude that gives you altitude, find the courage to stop talking and start doing, how you can prepare for almost every eventuality and how you can thrive in the face of the unexpected. With useful timeline beginning in October 1957 when the Soviets launched Sputnik and November 1957 when Sputnik 2 carries Laika the dog into space and April 1961 when Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbits the Earth. 272pp, paperback with summaries and tips and Memos to Self.

Take a step out of the system and be encouraged and inspired by the artistic avant-garde with wise words on stealing, holding yourself back, probing pain, discovering you are not a creative genius, right things wrong space, wrong things right space, inventions, going to excess and intervention. Find ideas worth taking from Pablo Picasso, Bridget Riley, Marina Abramovic who encourages us to embrace unpleasant emotions and investigate taboo subjects. William Blake resists and reassess the norm. Andy Warhol joins a collective to spark ideas and share experiences. Marcel Duchamp and Rachel Whiteread take things out of context to find new value. Cindy Sherman creates an alter ego and Jeff Koons challenges the boundaries of good taste. And there are others who question whether it's good to disrupt a routine, turn an idea on its head, or challenge the norm in a book that will give you the confidence to take creative risks and experiment, free from self-doubt. 112pp, softback with big typography and nice design, and eight pages of colour plates from the artists at the back.

Sub-titled 'Laying Bare and Learning to Repair Our Love Lives', here is a book to achieve better sex in ten steps by a renowned sex therapist. Think about the last time you had sex. Who initiated it? When and where did it happen? What was off-limits and why? Did you lose yourself in pleasure and connection, or did you come away feeling disappointed or even ashamed? Ian Kerner shows you how to create a sex life that works for you and helps you figure out what's working and what's not, where you might be missing some elements. He also discusses many common sexual problems such as low desire, issues with climaxing, and erectile unpredictability - and how to resolve them. He begins with desire and the call to sexual action, touch, psychological stimulation side by side and face to face, exploring erotic themes, expressing your inner kinks, deep arousal for male and female, that orgasm is a journey not a destination, entering a state of revery and getting your glow on. Create sex scripts that confirm meaning or might delay ejaculation, and he touches on porn, trauma and pain and gender dysphoria. For adults of all sexual persuasions, this is a very popular psychologist, and the sensitivity with which he writes about such personal and potentially embarrassing situations is extraordinary. For example Ella, who still had a penis and as a trans woman was taking medication which made her need to pee a lot and how her newish girlfriend Gemma suggested she wears an adult diaper, and how eventually Gemma was able to give Ella pleasure and move in a more sexual direction below the waist. There are fantastic sentences such as 'Think of G-spot stimulation as adding some serious bass to the treble of clitoral stimulation.' And 'Speaking of vibrators, we're living in a Golden Age of sex toys' (now better designed and produced). 354pp, large softback.

Does my life look like that of Jesus, and if not, how do I get there? These two powerful questions set the tone for everything you are about to read from Cris and members of his church at All Hallows, Bow, in East London. The book is insightfully built round the idea that followers of Jesus should consider themselves as enrolled apprentices learning the ways of Jesus. Each reflection is rooted in Scripture and as you engage in the reflective exercises, answer questions and wrestle with God in prayer, the aim is that you will experience the Spirit's work in a new way. Do your strengths lie in your hands, in contributing, creating and leading? In your heart in loving, appreciating and belonging? In your head in knowing, thinking and understanding? Though our individual passions and strengths vary, Jesus invites each of us to grow in all areas of discipleship. The 40 daily readings which include Bible passages, reflections, exercises and prayer will help you step-by-step towards becoming more like Jesus. Day 8 is entitled Soul Food. Day 14 Satnavs and Road Maps. Day 18 Rock Bottom. Day 20 Standing on the Shoulders of Jesus. Day 24 A Bigger World. Day 37 Representing Jesus. An SPCK paperback, 168pp. Line art.