Walking on Sunshine: 52 Small Steps to Happiness - Hardcover

Rachel Kelly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780722524 ISBN 13: 9781780722528

Publisher: Short Books Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Research shows that most people need a variety of strategies to stop worrying and stay calm...Walking on Sunshine offers 52 tips, tools and positive thoughts (one for each week of the year) to guide you through the seasons and better manage the pressures of everyday life.Some of the strategies relate to particular experiences and events, such as holidays or exams; others are useful at any time. Indeed this is an ideal book to dip into whenever the mood takes you. There is also space for you to record your own thoughts and feelings. Your very jottings will be a step towards living mindfully.Written in the confidential, conversational style of a good friend and delightfully illustrated by Jonathan Pugh, Walking on Sunshine will act as a constant, supportive companion through your ups and downs.

About this title

Product Description:

Walking on Sunshine offers 52 tips, tools and positive ideas (one for each week of the year) to guide you through the seasons and better manage the pressures of everyday life.

In a diary of her year, Rachel Kelly shares the strategies that have helped her stay calm and happy after overcoming depression. Some of the steps relate to particular experiences and events, such as holidays, dramas at work and her children's exams; others are useful at any time. Indeed this is an ideal book to dip into whenever the mood takes you.

Written in the confidential, conversational style of a good friend and delightfully illustrated by Daily Mail cartoonist Jonathan Pugh, Walking on Sunshine will act as a constant, supportive companion through your ups and downs.

Review:

"If it's good enough for Harry Styles, it's good enough for everybody" --Lorraine, ITV presenter

"Small, simple steps to a happier life"--Daily Mail

"Beautifully and truthfully written...tipped as a Christmas bestseller" --Daily Telegraph

"Kelly writes with charm and kindness about overcoming depression" --Sarah Sands, Evening Standard

"It's a beautiful little book and it will help you with your anxiety." --Jeremy Vine, presenter and broadcaster

"I absolutely LOVE this book. It's so gracefully accomplished and full of hope and practicality. Stretches out a hand to the lonely, the lost and the exhausted. It's a great gift of hard-won wisdom." --Matthew d'Ancona, the Guardian

"I very much enjoyed this book's wisdom and sense of empathy." --Jason Cowley, editor of the New Statesman

"A deceptively simple guide to a less complicated life Kelly's warm, wise personal tips have universal application." --Bel Mooney

"Absolutely lovely - so broad in scope and yet so simple and effortless. This is unlike anything I've seen before in the world of happiness books and I'm sure it will be a real source of inspiration to many people." --Mark Williamson, Action for Happiness

"With philosophical gems, comforting poetry and breathing techniques, this inspirational read will bring brightness to the darkest of days." --The Lady

"The new Chicken Soup for the Soul" --BBC Radio Leeds

"A book readers can dip into any time when they need a bit of reassurance or inspiration." --Gloucestershire Echo

"Empathy is the byword for Rachel Kelly's engaging book. She has struggled to overcome anxiety and depression; now she wants you to benefit from all she's learned along the road to being well again."--Louise Chunn, founder of welldoing.org

"The authenticity of the text, combined with its conversational tone, lends the book the overall impression of talking to a close friend." --Kensington & Chelsea Magazine

"Age-old wisdom delivered with new magic, this book is a balanced and gentle companion on the road to a happier life." --Oliver James

"This book is amazing." --Caroline Gladstone, founder of Pedlars and The Good Life Festival

"I love this book - generous, spirited, fabulaic, and true - the way it demystifies the totem of happiness and breaks it down so simply and eloquently. It does not try to be a 'tome'; it knows that is not what real joy pivots round." --Pele Cox, poet

"This book is amazing. I love it! It's got Rachel Kelly's warmth spilling out of every page." --Emer O'Neill, Depression Alliance

"Tenderly and optimistically written. This book is truly a joy." --Caroline Hutton

"Great" --Mary Ann Sieghart

"Brilliant." --Jana Stefanovska, Founder Now Live Events

About this edition

• Publisher: Short Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1780722524
• ISBN 13: 9781780722528
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144