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What if the most effective ways to fight climate change made you happy? What if we could make ourselves, and our planet, happier at the same time?Psychologist Elizabeth Dunn and climate behaviour scientist J. Z. Zhao challenge everything we think we know about sustainable living. While most climate advice demands self-denial - eat less, travel less, want less - this groundbreaking book offers a counterintuitive truth: you can make your life better while saving our species at the same time.Dunn and Zhao reveal how tweaking everyday decisions around food, travel, housing, and shopping can nudge us toward a tipping point of mass action - without tipping us into burnout. Discover that:Joy is a powerful climate strategy: When you like the changes youre making, youre more likely to stick with them - and spread them. You dont have to go vegan or give up flying: Smart substitutions (chicken over beef, carry-on over checked bags) make a real dent in emissions with less personal friction. Small talk matters: Normalizing climate conversations with friends and family helps shift social norms and catalyzes cultural change. Learn to carbon budget: Approach your emissions like your finances: strategically, thoughtfully, and with long-term impact in mind. With warmth, clarity and a refreshingly optimistic voice, Dunn and Zhao reframe what it means to do your part. Because sustainability doesnt lie in doing everything, it lies in doing something, joyfully.

Erin Weed is a coach and CEO who has helped hundreds of CEOs, entrepreneurs and creatives across elite institutions find what drives them, their true purposes, all with a simple process called digs.A dig is a self-assessment: a system of mining your values, life experiences, and perspective to uncover your operating system - a single sentence that summarizes what drives you - and locate the one word that can bring your full self, your work, and your communications into alignment. Once you locate your one word youll be able to: - Increase your awareness of who you are, how you operate, and the message you were born to share - Understand the forces and choices that brought you to this point, and clearly see where you want to go next - Engage concisely, precisely, and authentically with everyone in your orbit - Define your personal brand and heighten your effectiveness within any organization, resolving conflicts, and facilitating team efficiency and productivity - Unleash your creativity Erin Weeds simple, unique coaching technique is well proven to work intuitively to bring out anyones latent potential.

The popular understanding of the mental load often reduces it down to managing a list of household chores and logistics. Sociologist Leah Ruppanner reveals that for women, mental load actually goes much deeper: its a complex form of emotional labour that requires thinking five steps ahead, keeping relationships intact, creating experiences that keep all members of the family happy and thriving, and more. In Drained, Ruppanner outlines the 8 distinct types of mental load performed across 7 unique stages, highlighting what makes the mental load so uniquely heavy for women. But what if we stop blaming ourselves and instead make practical, impactful changes to our lives to prioritize our energy? With eye-opening, research-based insights, Drained offers a powerful toolkit to help women create richer, less overwhelming lives filled with more meaning and joy.

A companion for life, this anthology is filled with unforgettable poems by, for and about parents. Poems about parents and parenthood have been written throughout history, exploring the relationships that remain eternally familiar yet endlessly unfathomable. Family Lines traces this rich tradition, presenting diverse perspectives on subjects including pregnancy and arrivals, loss and letting go, mothers and fathers, ageing and farewells. Simon Armitage and Rachel Bowers marvellous selection stretches from antiquity to the present day, bringing together adored classics and extraordinary contemporary poems. See how life is transformed following childbirth according to William Blake, Sylvia Plath and Liz Berry. Christina Rossetti, Philip Larkin, Mary Jean Chan and Selima Hill offer differing perspectives on mothers. There are powerful father-and-son encounters from Homer as well as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Li-Young Lee and Roger Robinson. Tony Harrison, Anne Carson and Fawzia Muradali Kane are among those wishing farewells. Whether measured in sweet-wild weeks or obstinate, exhausted mornings, through sharpest pangs or each minuscule miracle - this anthology illuminates what connects us across generations.

A wise, deep, nuanced and profoundly moving book.Siri HustvedtThoughtful, important and a reminder that hope belongs to everyone.Christie Watson The Sunday Times bestselling authors of The Devil You Know return with a life-affirming myth busting exploration of trauma, resilience and healing.A widow dares not utter her husbands name. A prisoner of war buries the memories of his ordeal. A child hostage is rendered mute. What happens when trauma goes unspoken?The pioneering psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr Gwen Adshead invites us to witness her work with patients struggling in the wake of a range of distressing and painful life events. Drawn from over thirty years of clinical practice, Unspeakable illuminates how language - and silence - can dramatically affect the quality of our recovery after disaster. Sometimes the hardest words to say out loud are the very ones to set us free and with Adsheads assistance and extraordinary insight, these courageous people step out of the darkness of shame and fear to discover new possibilities.This is not a book about trauma, it is about survival. In challenging prevailing misconceptions around trauma and by charting the transformation of patient identities, hearts and minds, Unspeakable makes a powerful case for hope.

Whether youre just embarking on your career or already juggling the many demands of life as a creative freelancer, you need clear and targeted strategies for organising your finances, to eliminate confusion and minimise stress. This essential, practical guide shows you how to manage your money so you can focus on your creative work.Written by Jon Harris, a theatre producer turned specialist accountant with over thirty years experience in the creative and cultural industries, this book offers a tailored approach to tax and personal finance in straightforward and highly accessible terms.Inside, youll find clear guidance on:Tackling your taxes: keeping accurate records, what expenses you can claim, and how and when to prepare and submit your tax return Budgeting and planning: strategies for making your money work for you, with tips for balancing the books when youre just starting out Approaching major milestones: when to register for VAT, form a Partnership or Limited Company, and what to consider if youre producing your own work Building long-term security: making best use of pensions, mortgages, insurance, savings, benefits and more With handy checklists to ensure youve covered all the bases, a glossary of key terms, and dedicated online updates to keep you informed, this is your expert pocket mentor for staying financially afloat and in control at every stage of your professional life.The Compact Guides are pocket-sized introductions for actors and creatives, each tackling a key topic in a clear and comprehensive way. Written by industry professionals with extensive hands-on experience of their subject, they provide you with maximum information in minimum time.

DescriptionFacing a toxic boss determined to crush her spirit, intern Maya Chen is cornered into accepting a dead-end contractor role. But when a secret sabotage endangers her integrity and the freelancers she champions, Maya must outmaneuver the vindictive executive who declared shed never belong. A riveting tale of resilience and quiet rebellion in the cutthroat world of corporate media.

Youve spent years perfecting hobbies that brought joynow let them supplement your retirement income too. This guide shows retirees how to monetize creative pursuits and skilled hobbies at your own pace, earning meaningful supplementary revenue without transforming leisure into stressful obligation.Discover retiree-appropriate monetization: selling handcrafted items without inventory pressure, teaching workshops sharing lifetime expertise, consulting in former professional areas on flexible terms, digital product creation from accumulated knowledge, occasional commissioned work accepting only appealing projects, seasonal selling aligning with travel plans, and collaborative ventures with other skilled retirees. Learn platforms accommodating slower production schedules, pricing that values your time appropriately without requiring competitive hustle, and boundaries protecting retirement lifestyle while generating income.Understand retirement-specific considerations: tax implications on supplementary income affecting benefits, insurance needs for home-based business activities, physical limitations affecting production capabilities, time flexibility that differentiates retirement income from career pressure, social benefits of hobby monetization beyond financial returns, and when income pursuit stops being enjoyable and starts becoming burden. From setting realistic earning goals that enhance rather than stress retirement to communicating availability honestly with customers, managing energy levels for sustainable production to recognizing when to decline opportunities, youll gain frameworks for hobby monetization that enriches your retirement years financially and personally without creating new sources of stress.

Youre not lazyyoure stuck. The higher your standards, the harder it is to start because nothing you produce ever feels good enough.This book reveals why perfectionists procrastinate differently than everyone else and why typical productivity advice fails you. Youll discover the psychological patterns keeping you paralyzed, why "just start" doesnt work when your brain demands perfection, and how to distinguish between healthy standards and self-sabotaging expectations.Inside, youll find strategies for taking imperfect action without internal resistance, reframing "good enough" without compromising quality, and building tolerance for messy first drafts. Learn how to set realistic timelines that account for your revision needs, recognize when perfectionism protects you from deeper fears, and develop self-compassion that doesnt feel like settling.You dont need to lower your standardsyou need to separate excellence from impossibility. This book shows you how to honor your high expectations while actually finishing what you start, transforming perfectionism from paralyzing burden into focused strength.

Every productivity system assumes your brain works like everyone elses. It doesntand thats why nothing sticks.This book offers productivity strategies specifically designed for neurodivergent brains struggling with executive dysfunction, time blindness, hyperfocus cycles, and motivation inconsistency. Youll discover why traditional planners fail you, how to work with dopamine-driven motivation instead of fighting it, and systems that account for attention variability rather than assuming consistent focus.Inside, youll find frameworks for task initiation when starting feels impossible, strategies for managing hyperfocus without burning out, and environmental design that reduces decision fatigue. Learn how to externalize executive function through visual systems, create urgency without crisis, and build routines that adapt to your changing energy and attention patterns.No forcing yourself into neurotypical molds. No shame about "lacking discipline." Just honest, practical systems that respect how your brain actually operatesbecause productivity isnt about willpower, its about working with your wiring instead of against it.

Parenting is one of lifes greatest paradoxes: it brings profoundjoy and fulfillment but also exposes our deepest insecurities,fears, and unresolved issues. For many of us, stepping into therole of a parent doesnt mean weve fully stepped out of the roleof thechildweoncewere. Thewaywereact,discipline,nurture,or even love our children is often shaped by the patterns,wounds, and experiences we carry from our own childhood.But what happens when the unfinished business of ourown upbringing begins to interfere with how we raise ourkids? Maybe youve caught yourself losing your temperover something trivial or replaying phrases from your ownparents that you promised youd never use. Perhaps youvefelt emotionally drained, frustrated, or inadequate as a parent

Most people exhaust themselves swinging between extremesworking obsessively then crashing completely, being perfectly disciplined then abandoning all structure, trying to control everything then giving up entirelybecause they have never learned how to find the sustainable middle . This book provides a practical framework for recognizing when you are living in extremes, understanding why binary thinking feels safer but creates instability, and cultivating flexible balance that adapts to changing circumstances rather than rigid rules . Readers will learn how to identify their personal extreme patterns across work, relationships, health, and self-care, challenge the all-or-nothing beliefs that fuel pendulum swings, and develop middle-path practices that honor both ambition and rest, structure and spontaneity, self-care and responsibility . It covers essential practices including noticing when small slips trigger complete abandonment of goals, creating sustainable routines instead of unsustainable perfection, holding boundaries without becoming rigid, and accepting imperfect progress as the actual path forward . Through self-assessment tools, reframing exercises, and stories from people who escaped exhausting extremes, you will understand how to build stability that flexes rather than breaks, make choices from wisdom rather than reaction, and trust that the middle path is not mediocrity but mastery . This is not about compromise or settlingit is about discovering that sustainable success and well-being live between the extremes you keep chasing .

Most people carry far more than they needold grudges, perfectionist standards, toxic relationships, physical clutter, and identities that no longer fitbecause letting go feels like losing control or betraying who they once were . This book provides a practical, compassionate framework for releasing what weighs you down across every area of life, so you can move forward with clarity, lightness, and room for what actually matters . Readers will learn why holding on feels safer than letting go, how to distinguish between healthy attachment and destructive clinging, and how to release without suppressing emotions or pretending things did not matter . It covers essential practices including letting go of past versions of yourself that block growth, releasing relationships that drain more than they nourish, clearing physical spaces to create mental breathing room, and surrendering outcomes you cannot control without becoming passive . Through reflection exercises, decision frameworks, and real stories from people who transformed their lives by letting go, you will understand how to forgive without condoning, grieve what you release, and recognize when holding on is about fear rather than love . This is not about becoming detached or indifferentit is about choosing consciously what deserves your energy and releasing everything else with grace .

Most people hit their forties feeling like their identity is set, their opportunities have narrowed, and personal growth is something that happens to younger people with more time and fewer responsibilities . This book reframes midlife as the most powerful phase for intentional growth because you finally have self-knowledge, experience, resources, and clarity about what actually matters versus what you thought should matter . Readers will learn how to shed outdated identities and expectations without losing yourself, pursue new interests and careers without starting from zero, and make bold changes despite fear of judgment or practical constraints . It covers essential strategies including leveraging accumulated skills in new directions, navigating family and social resistance to your evolution, building confidence when starting something unfamiliar, and redefining success based on fulfillment rather than external validation . Through self-assessment tools, transition frameworks, and inspiring stories from people who reinvented themselves after 40, you will understand how to overcome the belief that it is too late, make space for new pursuits without abandoning existing responsibilities, and approach growth with patience and self-compassion instead of urgency and self-criticism . This is not about midlife crisis or running from your lifeit is about consciously designing the second half with wisdom, courage, and freedom that only comes from knowing who you are .

Comparison is the silent thief of joyand the fastest way to lose sight of who you really are. Beyond the Mirror is a compassionate, empowering guide for anyone tired of measuring their life against others. Whether its social media, work, or relationships, this book helps you uncover the psychological roots of comparison and replace envy with appreciation, self-criticism with confidence, and anxiety with authentic joy. Through reflective exercises, mindset shifts, and inspiring stories, youll learn to see your worth as incomparable. Its not about being better than othersits about being better aligned with yourself. Your life doesnt need to look like anyone elses to be extraordinary.

We spend years trying to fix, hide, or improve ourselvesforgetting that peace comes not from becoming someone else, but from accepting who we already are. Whole as You Are offers a compassionate journey toward radical self-acceptance: the freedom to stop fighting your reflection and start living fully. Drawing on psychology, mindfulness, and heart-centered wisdom, this book helps you understand the roots of self-rejection, reframe your inner critic, and cultivate unconditional self-kindness. Through reflective exercises, real-life stories, and gentle guidance, youll learn how to replace shame with self-compassion and comparison with confidence. This is not about settlingits about becoming whole.

Change is inevitablebut suffering through it doesnt have to be. Flow Through Change is your compassionate guide for navigating lifes transitions with grace, courage, and self-trust. Whether youre moving to a new city, ending a relationship, shifting careers, or entering a new phase of life, this book helps you stay grounded through uncertainty. Youll learn to release resistance, redefine your identity with clarity, and move forward with emotional resilience. Drawing on mindfulness principles, psychological insights, and real-life stories, it provides practical tools to help you not only survive changebut find meaning and beauty in it. Transitional moments arent endings; theyre your invitation to evolve.

In a world filled with noise and expectations, your authentic voice is your greatest strength. Unfiltered Truth helps you uncover who you really are beneath the filters, fears, and social conditioning that silence your expression. Through guided reflection, mindset shifts, and real-world communication tools, youll learn how to speak, create, and live with genuine power and purpose. Whether youre a professional yearning to express ideas freely, a creative struggling with self-doubt, or someone simply tired of pretending, this book will teach you how to reconnect with your truth. Learn to replace fear with confidence, approval-seeking with authenticity, and silence with self-expression that feels true to who you are.

True love and healthy relationships thrive not through closeness alonebut through respectful space. The Space Between Us helps you understand, build, and maintain emotional boundaries that protect your peace while deepening real intimacy. Learn how to recognize the signs of enmeshment, stop people-pleasing, and express your needs without guilt or fear. Through psychological insights, personal reflection tools, and real-life examples, this book guides you to balance empathy with self-respect. Youll discover how to stay emotionally open without absorbing others pain, how to say no with compassion, and how boundaries create freedomnot distancein every connection.

In a world that glorifies busyness, solitude feels radicaland yet, its where your truest self resides. Quiet Strength is a guide to rediscovering the beauty, power, and purpose of being alone. Through heartfelt reflection, psychological insight, and practical exercises, this book shows you how to turn solitude into a sanctuary for self-discovery and emotional renewal. Learn how to silence mental noise, nurture inner peace, and awaken creativity that only blossoms in stillness. Rather than something to avoid, time alone becomes a source of wisdom, confidence, and self-reliance. Whether you crave balance, healing, or deeper connection with yourself, Quiet Strength helps you transform solitude into your greatest ally.