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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

By: Julie Smith
Narrated by: Julie Smith
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Brought to you by Penguin.

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. From managing anxiety, dealing with criticism or battling low mood, to building self-confidence, finding motivation or 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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Critic Reviews

The book's great. It's real, it's authentic . . . Very practical and very, very helpful (Lorraine Kelly)
I'm blown away by her ability to communicate difficult ideas with ease, simplicity and practicality. Amazing. Go and buy it now! (Jay Shetty)
Such a brilliant book (Steven Bartlett)
It's so engaging that it's even led me to switch off my phone for several hours so I can read it, and in this social media-obsessed age, I don't think I can give a bigger recommendation than that (Bryony Gordon)
Very helpful (BBC Radio 2)
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Dr Julie is practical and I love the way she gives real life scenarios so you can immediately apply to daily life . I have gifted it to two friends who struggle with mental
health issues as I feel Dr Julie has a great way of explaining why you feel differently and how to grow as a person

Really easy to follow help for better living

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Dr Julie, you have nailed it! Thank you for giving us all this valuable life tool kit. I am buying 5 copies today to give to my family.

Thank you!

This should be a school resource! Absolutely brilliant!!!

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Loved every minute of this book - extremely insightful - and will be of use to anyone, no matter where they might be in their life journey

Amazing content, ideas and performance

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Great book.m Practical info for everyday life i loved it thankyou very valuable awesome book

excellent book

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Accessible balanced information with great tools and tips. Written to give us as readers choice and control. Great work by Dr J.

Great book. Beyond helpful - something much more

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Exactly what I was expecting in terms of content. Very practical advice with great resources.
The author was engaging and easy to listen to

Very helpful

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I’m on my way to being the most positively affectionate to myself … like the Author knew me personally

Powerfully Direct yet incredibly Nurturing and Duly Noted

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Best book on mental health I have ever come across. You NEED to read this book. Dr Julie is amazing and has reached out to millions of people and I am certain has changed millions of lives. Thank you Dr Julie, from the bottom of my heart.

Must Read

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I was so impressed by this audiobook that I bought the hardcopy as well!
I really liked the straightforward and personal manner in how this book was narrated by the author.
I'll definitely be using it as a guide now and in the future!

Awesome toolkit for managing modern day living

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This is an excellent, explicit, a-ha moment-ful guide that is 100% worth reading if you are at the beginning or early middle of your journal. If you've been engaging with DBT or CBT for a while, it is still incredibly useful for revision, but is unlikely to tell you anything new.

Great if you're not five years into therapy!

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