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gabmc's review
3.0
I'm glad I bought the paper version of this book - the cover is really beautiful and there were many pages within the book to complete small exercises with words or pictures. The illustrations in the book were really beautiful too. The book is divided into chapters on how to be happy in different aspects of your life. The author first goes through her own period of depression, before moving on to show how she has become more balanced in her work and family lives. Each chapter has a good summary of the main principles covered. This was a very easy to read book and although it covers mental health, I don't know that it would be enough on its own to help someone overcome a really bad bout of depression. However it was thought provoking and very honest and I appreciated it.
lowells's review against another edition
3.0
2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge - A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
alexandra_alexandridou's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful, full of hope and happiness. I found some really meaningful words in it, inspiration and more happiness. Thank you Fearne
pheeb5's review against another edition
4.0
Easy to dip in and out of whenever you need it. Great tips and activities
rachyc's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book, slightly more than her second book Calm. I love the activities in these books and also how it’s quite easy to ready.
Loved the interviews with regular people!
Loved the interviews with regular people!
bianca89279's review against another edition
3.0
Some months back I came across Fearne Cotton's name in one of the podcasts I listen to.
So when I was scrolling through my library's e-audiobooks offerings, the cover and the author's name grabbed my attention, so I downloaded it.
It's a short book. It's hard to rate it as it's not terrible but it doesn't say anything new. I couldn't help but wonder if this book would have been published if an unknown had written it. I very much doubt it.
Don't we all know by now that it's good to eat healthily, carve time for oneself, get enough sleep, have some technology-free time, go in nature, do yoga, meditate, do something creative, have a good earn with friends, or have therapy/medication when depressed?
I'm also getting tired of people going on about the stigma of talking about depression or mental illness. Is it still? I mean we even have national days like RU OK and pretty much every other famous person comes out as a former or current sufferer of depression and/or anxiety etc.
But in saying all the above, if this book brings solace or encourages someone to change something for the better, who am I to dismiss it. It wasn't the worst book in the genre.
So when I was scrolling through my library's e-audiobooks offerings, the cover and the author's name grabbed my attention, so I downloaded it.
It's a short book. It's hard to rate it as it's not terrible but it doesn't say anything new. I couldn't help but wonder if this book would have been published if an unknown had written it. I very much doubt it.
Don't we all know by now that it's good to eat healthily, carve time for oneself, get enough sleep, have some technology-free time, go in nature, do yoga, meditate, do something creative, have a good earn with friends, or have therapy/medication when depressed?
I'm also getting tired of people going on about the stigma of talking about depression or mental illness. Is it still? I mean we even have national days like RU OK and pretty much every other famous person comes out as a former or current sufferer of depression and/or anxiety etc.
But in saying all the above, if this book brings solace or encourages someone to change something for the better, who am I to dismiss it. It wasn't the worst book in the genre.