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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The School of Life A healthy mind knows how to hope, hanging on tenaciously to the reasons to keep going. A healthy mind resists unfair comparisons, not allowing others' successes to throw it off course. A healthy mind avoids catastrophic imaginings, distinguishing worries of what could happen from what likely will. Just as there is no such thing as a human being who will never become physically ill, there is no human who will go their whole life without becoming mentally unwell. But recognising ourselves when we're well can do a lot to help us identify what can go awry. Written with his signature kindness and empathy, this book is Alain de Botton's practical guide to caring for our mental health - from the acts of self-care in which we find respite to the help which psychotherapy can bring. Mental illness is as common, and as unshameful, as its bodily counterpart. We should be no more reluctant to seek help than we are if we develop a chest infection or sore knee - and we are no less worthy of love and sympathy in those moments. This book is a reminder of that.

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Author:   Alain de Botton
Publisher:   Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:   Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 22.00cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9780241642559

ISBN 10:   0241642558
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   05 October 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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It is hard to think of a timelier and more relevant read * Glamour * Written with kindness and the author's signature brand of empathy . . . a companion for trying times and a resource on how to build resilience when redemption seems intangible * Russh Magazine *

It is hard to think of a timelier and more relevant read * Glamour *

Author Information

Alain de Botton is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including The School of Life- An Emotional Education, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love. He is the founder of The School of Life (theschooloflife.com).

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