Overwhelmed: Ways to Take the Pressure Off

Author:   Claudia Hammond
Publisher:   Canongate Books
Edition:   Main
ISBN:  

9781837262274


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 January 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Overwhelmed: Ways to Take the Pressure Off


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There's too much to do in too little time. The demands made on us and the pressure put on us seem relentless. We expect more of ourselves. And yet completing even everyday tasks is a struggle. All of us are familiar with this unsettling sensation of acceleration - the feeling that there's ever more to do, and ever less time in which to do it. This is overwhelm: that persistent feeling that you can't cope, that the demands on you are excessive, that you can't see a way out. In this liberating new book, award-winning writer and presenter of BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind Claudia Hammond helps us to take the pressure off with a psychological toolkit that is both practical and evidence-based. Each chapter addresses a particular problem related to the sensation of being overwhelmed - from procrastination to the fear of regret, imposter syndrome, perfectionism and a seemingly never-ending to-do list - and offers a way out. Calm, clear and convincing, Overwhelmed will give you the tools to take on everything life throws at you. 'Claudia Hammond's books are a solace in troubled times' - FEARNE COTTON

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Author:   Claudia Hammond
Publisher:   Canongate Books
Imprint:   Canongate Books
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 15.90cm
Weight:   0.445kg
ISBN:  

9781837262274


ISBN 10:   1837262276
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 January 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Full of evidence-based strategies to help reduce the strain * * The Times * * Claudia Hammond's books are a solace in troubled times -- FEARNE COTTON A guide to combating the plethora of pressures that modern life brings * * Radio Times * * A soothing balm for a frazzled generation -- ADAM RUTHERFORD on THE ART OF REST Claudia Hammond has written a book about modern overload that actually lowers your pulse as you read it. She doesn't shout about success; she whispers about sanity. Her winning blend of science, empathy and humour offers the ideal cure for overwhelm -- DANIEL H. PINK, #1 New York Times bestselling author of DRIVE, WHEN and THE POWER OF REGRET In Overwhelmed, Claudia offers a psychological toolkit with practical strategies to manage procrastination, regret, imposter syndrome, perfectionism and much more. It will be a valuable guide to many! -- NIR EYAL, author of INDISTRACTABLE Concise and engaging, this is a must-read manual on masterfully managing your mental wellbeing * * Northern Echo * * [A] sane and enjoyable psychological toolkit . . . a welcome balm for anyone baulking at their to-do list -- CAROLINE SANDERSON * * Bookseller * *


A soothing balm for a frazzled generation -- ADAM RUTHERFORD on THE ART OF REST Claudia Hammond's books are a solace in troubled times -- FEARNE COTTON on THE KEYS TO KINDNESS


A soothing balm for a frazzled generation -- ADAM RUTHERFORD on THE ART OF REST Claudia Hammond's books are a solace in troubled times -- FEARNE COTTON Claudia Hammond has written a book about modern overload that actually lowers your pulse as you read it. She doesn't shout about success; she whispers about sanity. Her winning blend of science, empathy and humour offers the ideal cure for overwhelm -- DANIEL H. PINK, #1 New York Times bestselling author of DRIVE, WHEN and THE POWER OF REGRET In Overwhelmed, Claudia offers a psychological toolkit with practical strategies to manage procrastination, regret, imposter syndrome, perfectionism and much more. It will be a valuable guide to many! -- NIR EYAL, author of INDISTRACTABLE [A] sane and enjoyable psychological toolkit . . . a welcome balm for anyone baulking at their to-do list -- CAROLINE SANDERSON * * Bookseller * *


A soothing balm for a frazzled generation -- ADAM RUTHERFORD on THE ART OF REST Claudia Hammond's books are a solace in troubled times -- FEARNE COTTON on THE KEYS TO KINDNESS Claudia Hammond has written a book about modern overload that actually lowers your pulse as you read it. She doesn't shout about success; she whispers about sanity. Her winning blend of science, empathy and humour offers the ideal cure for overwhelm -- DANIEL H. PINK, #1 New York Times bestselling author of DRIVE, WHEN and THE POWER OF REGRET In Overwhelmed, Claudia offers a psychological toolkit with practical strategies to manage procrastination, regret, imposter syndrome, perfectionism and much more. It will be a valuable guide to many! -- NIR EYAL, author of INDISTRACTABLE


A soothing balm for a frazzled generation -- ADAM RUTHERFORD on THE ART OF REST Claudia Hammond's books are a solace in troubled times -- FEARNE COTTON on THE KEYS TO KINDNESS In Overwhelmed, Claudia offers a psychological toolkit with practical strategies to manage procrastination, regret, imposter syndrome, perfectionism and much more. It will be a valuable guide to many! -- NIR EYAL, author of INDISTRACTABLE


Author Information

Claudia Hammond is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. She is Visiting Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Sussex and is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind. She has been awarded the President's Medal from the British Academy, the British Psychological Society's Public Engagement and Media Award, Mind's Making a Difference Award and the British Neuroscience Association's Public Understanding of Neuroscience Award. She is the author of Emotional Rollercoaster, Mind Over Money, Time Warped, which won the Aeon Transmission Award and the BPS' Best Popular Science Book Award, and The Art of Rest, which was also shortlisted for the latter and was picked for Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month. Her latest book, The Keys to Kindness, won the People's Book Prize Best Achievement Award. @claudia_hammond_ | claudiahammond.com | @claudiahammondauthor

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