An invaluable literary companion through the loneliness of mental illness, de Botton's redemptive volume charts a course from collapse to recovery with kindness, compassion and wisdom.
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The School of Life
This is a book about how to optimise your mental health. Written with kindness and sympathy, it is a practical guide to emotional well-being, calm and psychological maturity.
Alain de Botton explores how we can cope with a variety of mental challenges, from the mild to the severe. It considers how and why we can get overly anxious or low; how we can best understand our pasts and how they shape us; and how we can build resilience, so as to live wisely alongside certain difficulties.
At heart this is a book about psychological happiness – about discovering equilibrium and meaning, and finding our way to connection and joy.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241999417
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 333 g
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 28 mm
A good conversationalist, friend or romantic partner is someone who makes you feel heard and understood. That’s exactly what you’ve achieved with this book . . . This book does a wonderful job of making you realise that the thing you’re going through, and the way that you are, isn’t evidence of your inadequacy. It’s actually evidence that you are perfectly human - Steven Bartlett, author and host of The Diary of a CEO
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
As a person who has struggled with depression and mental health issues for decades, I thought this might shed some light on what is undoubtedly a fairly murky area for me. I am afraid it did not do that. Mostly I... More
Since reading the author's "The course of love" i try to make sure that i check out whatever he releases. It was an astounding book that left a lasting impression on me.
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