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The Stranger on the Bridge
My Journey from Suicidal Despair to Hope
2018
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'In my world, the word inspirational gets bandied around a lot, but Jonny Benjamin is truly deserving of that adjective.' – HRH The Duke of CambridgeIn 2008, twenty-year-old Jonny Benjamin stood on Waterloo Bridge, about to jump. A stranger saw his distress and stopped to talk with him – a decision that saved Jonny's life.Fast forward to 2014 and Jonny, together with Rethink Mental Illness launch a campaign with a short video clip so that Jonny could finall...
The Book of Hope
101 Voices on Overcoming Adversity
2021
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'There is always hope, even when we cannot seem to seek it within ourselves.'From the best advice you’ll ever get to the joy of crisps, the brilliant contributors to The Book of Hope will help you to find joy whenever you need it most. T****hese 101 key voices in the field of mental health - including the likes of Lemn Sissay, Dame Kelly Holmes, Hussain Manawer, Frank Turner, Joe Wicks and Elizabeth Day - share not only their experiences w...
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The Stranger on the Bridge
My Journey from Suicidal Despair to Hope
Unabridged
6 hours 3 min
2018
EN
'In my world, the word inspirational gets bandied around a lot, but Jonny Benjamin is truly deserving of that adjective.' – HRH The Duke of Cambridge'Jonny Benjamin is the most inspirational man I know. His book shows us how remarkable the human spirit is.' Bryony Gordon, bestselling author of Mad GirlIn 2008, twenty-year-old Jonny Benjamin stood on Waterloo Bridge, about to jump. A stranger saw his distress and stopped to talk wit...
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From the bestselling author of Sheila comes the story of a bewitching Australian socialite who fascinated the world.Enid Lindeman stood almost six feet tall, with silver hair and flashing turquoise eyes. The girl from Strathfield in Sydney stopped traffic in Manhattan, silenced gamblers in Monte Carlo and dared walk a pet cheetah on a diamond collar through Hyde Park in London.In early twentieth-century society, when women were expected to be demure and obedient, the grandd...
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Jog On
How Running Saved My Life
2018
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Bella’s brilliant love letter to running turns into an extraordinarily brave and frank account of her battle with anxiety. A compassionate and important book’ Joe Lycett‘Perfect for resetting a glum January mindset’ Alexandra Heminsley‘My kind of role model’ Ben FogleDivorced and struggling with deep-rooted mental health problems, Bella Mackie ended her t...
Anxiety for Beginners
How It Feels to Live With Anxiety and How To Make The Best Of It
2017
EN
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When Eleanor Morgan published a first-person account of her struggles with anxiety as part of the online series the VICE Guide to Mental Health, the response was staggering. Within four days, the article was read by five million people in fifteen countries, prompted tens of thousands of reader responses and was endorsed by numerous high-profile celebrities, including Caitlin Moran.In Anxiety for Beginners, Morgan digs even deeper, combining her own experiences—rendered in ...
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Sunshine Warm Sober
The unexpected joy of being sober – forever
2021
EN
The long-awaited sequel to THE UNEXPECTED JOY OF BEING SOBER'Exquisite' - Fearne Cotton, Happy Place'A paean to the longer-term pleasures of staying booze-free' - The Guardian'The kind of book that changes lives, and very possibly saves them' - The Lancet Psychiatry'A reflective, raw and riveting read. A beautiful book on what it takes to...
No Such Thing as Normal
From the author of Glorious Rock Bottom
2021
EN
'Mental illness has led to some of the worst times of my life... but it has also led to some of the most brilliant. Bad things happen, but good things can come from them. And strange as it might sound, my mental health has been vastly improved by being mentally ill.'From depression and anxiety to personality disorders, one in four of us experience mental health issues every year and, in these strange and unsettling times, more of us than ever are strugglin...
Rise
A first-aid kit for getting through tough times
2016
EN
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE POWER OF ANXIETY: HOW TO RIDE THE WORRY WAVE'A week after my 50th birthday and just as our family was about to move home, something happened that changed the way I looked at life. I spoke to others about how they rebuilt their shattered worlds after very different personal traumas, emerging stronger than before. I hope our experiences, together with the latest science on resilience, will help guide all those g...
2018
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This book is about addictions of all kinds. Addictions to smartphones, sex, games, social media, gambling, money, but most of all to alcohol and drugs.The words 'addict' and 'addiction' are loaded with baggage. Not just in Australia, but the world over, addicts are considered to be sub-human, if not alien. This book aims to reclaim their dignity. It aims to rescue the word 'addiction' from its kidnappers and restore its humanity. It offers personal accounts from inspirational peopl...
Anxious Man
Notes on a life lived nervously
2020
EN
"So truthful, bold, clear, candid and convincing that I read it in one breathless sitting" Stephen FryOne night three years ago Josh Roberts went to a party. The next morning he awoke to discover his mind had collapsed.In a matter of days he went from being a fun loving, seemingly successful twenty-something to a hot mess of tears and nerves. Eventually he was diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Since then, he's been mending his mind, redisco...
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- The Unexpected Joy Of
2017
EN
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Not remotely preachy' - The Times'Jaunty, shrewd and convincing' - Sunday Telegraph'Admirably honest, light, bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying.' - Alice O'Keeffe, Guardian'Truthful, modern and real' - Stylist'Brave, witty and brilliantly written' - Marie Claire
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