A Toolkit for Modern Life, Emma Hepburn
A Toolkit for Modern Life, Emma Hepburn
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A Toolkit for Modern Life
53 Ways to Look After Your Mind

Author: Emma Hepburn

Narrator: Emma Hepburn

Unabridged: 3 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Greenfinch

Published: 09/17/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

'Emma has a unique way of cutting through to the heart of the issues we all face day-in-day-out. There isn't another book out there like this and it should be a mandatory read for anyone with a brain.' - Anna Whitehouse, founder of Mother Pukka

In this warm, wise audiobook, clinical psychologist Dr Emma Hepburn talks you through her proven and practical tools for taking care of your mental and emotional wellbeing every day.

Let Dr Hepburn (Instagram's @thepsychologymum) shine a welcome ray of light into the neglected corners of your brain. From identifying what triggers unhappy thoughts to overcoming the fear of making mistakes, A Toolkit for Modern Life will help you to cultivate positive habits and feel more confident, happier and in tune with yourself.

* Call out and manage feelings of imposter syndrome
* Answer back to your inner critic
* Become aware of and monitor your emotional capacity
* Spot unhelpful thoughts and develop more helpful patterns of thinking
* Understand how the emotions cycle affects you
* Identify what triggers anxiety for you and how to intercept it
* Overcome the fear of making mistakes
* Spot and call out your 'catastrophizing'
* Identify and disarm social media comparisons
* Align your decisions and actions with your core values
* Assemble your own mental health toolkit for life

(P)2020 Quercus Editions Limited

About Emma Hepburn

Dr Emma Hepburn is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist with over 15 years experience of working with and treating mental health difficulties in both the public and private sector. She is also a university lecturer. She is passionate about bringing psychology and evidence-based mental health information beyond the clinic room to a wider audience and encouraging people to proactively look after their mental health. Her illustrative work has been used by a number of organisations including The American Association for the Prevention of Suicide, The Royal Society of Public Health and the Samaritans (India). She writes as @thepsychologymum on Instagram (147k followers) and has won a Bronze Lovie (Best of European Internet) award, as well as a Peoples' Choice Lovie, for her social media work and has been shortlisted for the mind Media Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheena on March 17, 2021

Not a bad basic book on where to start with getting your life together. Lots of good exercises that one can do (if they can somehow find the time to incorporate into their already busy daily lives). I see a lot of CBT present which makes sense because the author is actually a clinical psychologists.......more

Goodreads review by Erika on September 27, 2021

I loved it! It's brought in a clear and playful way. You get to train yourself to look [at and after] your mind through some exercises and (scientific) theories, minus the complexity of the latter. I really loved the way it has been brought, it gives some 'lightness' to the theme, that by times can......more

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on May 05, 2022

Cat-astrophizing!......more

Goodreads review by Dan on February 05, 2022

This is a great book for everyone to read. For many, including me, mental health can be a hard and confusing topic to understand. When you’re struggling with mental health, it can be really difficult to explain your feelings, know what the problem is or how you can improve things. Dr Emma Hepburn do......more

Quotes

In a world of white noise it is often hard to hear - or even find - the mental health support you need. Emma has a unique way of cutting through to the heart of the issues we all face day-in-day-out. There isn't another book out there like this and it should be a mandatory read for anyone with a brain.

Emma helped me understand my own thoughts in a way that resulted in me becoming much more compassionate towards myself. She makes hard scary things feel simpler, and for that I thank her enormously. Her incredible book is going to do the same for so many people. Read this book, feel better, then pass it on.

An essential owner's manual for anyone with a human brain, Emma cuts through the noise, clutter and bad science of social media to deliver a very simple message to us all: you don't have to struggle alone.

This is a fabulous book for anyone who struggles with feeling guilty and overwhelmed by life. It will help you learn how to deal with those emotions in a positive and practical way and in turn be much kinder to yourself.

Emma is relatable, practical and knowledgeable - making her the perfect guide to help you navigate life whilst safeguarding your mental health.

Emma has an amazing talent for making evidence-based psychology easy to understand and simple to put into practice.

As a very visual learner myself, I can really relate to Emma's simple, quirky illustrations that explain what is going on in inside our brains and why we can sometimes behave the way we do. Emma makes understanding our mental health normal and accessible, which empowers us to take control of our inner world and create a sense of wellbeing.

Warm, fun, accessible and important. If you want to understand yourself on a serious level and enjoy yourself at the same time, this is the book for you.

When you think you just can't cope anymore, or you can't seem to squash that inner critic, Emma will show you that you can. This is such an important toolkit for us all to learn about spotting signs of overwhelm and how we can act to prevent them taking over. This will definitely be staying on my bedside table! An utterly brilliant book.

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