The Book of Overthinking

YOUR BRAIN ISN’T BROKEN. YOU’RE JUST STUCK IN A LOOP.
LEARN HOW TO FREE YOURSELF FROM THE CYCLE OF WORRY.

If you’re someone who constantly replays conversations in your head, jumps to the worst-case scenario in every situation, and spirals into negative thought patterns easily, it’s time to break the cycle of worry and start trusting yourself.

Psychologist and bestselling author Gwendoline Smith explains why your brain might do this, and simple techniques and tools to stop the negative loop. With simple exercises and by understanding your mind, you can stop ruminating on the past, and move more confidently into the future.

Based on cognitive behavioural therapy, this book will help you quiet your brain’s negativity: from your personal life to relationships and work. What could you do if you didn’t overthink it?

RATED FIVE STARS BY READERS
‘This book has been amazing… I plan on reading it again and doing all the exercises’
‘Really helpful in starting me on the road to more positive thinking’
‘I love this book, the thought virus section was so relatable’
‘Crammed full of insights, wisdom, and practical advice’

The Book of Feeling Blue

Discover how best to manage mental health issues – specifically depression – in bestselling psychologist Gwendoline Smith’s evidence-based, practical guide.

THE BOOK OF FEELING BLUE offers hope to those experiencing depression, explaining the nature of the condition and the many different forms it can take at different life stages, and offering straightforward advice about how to manage it.

Written in a chatty, reassuring tone with supplementary illustrations included throughout to demonstrate key points, chapters cover all aspects of the condition, including how to support a family member or friend who may be suffering from it, providing a therapist’s evidence-based, practical toolkit for dealing with this widespread and debilitating mental-health problem.

‘Provides a language to articulate things that can feel hard to express’ – Pandora Sykes, Sunday Times on The Book of Overthinking

The Three Mental Health Self-Help Books You Need to Change Your Life

Discover the series from internationally bestselling author Gwendoline Smith on how best to manage mental health difficulties.

Grounded in CBT, this collection of New Zealand psychologist Gwendoline Smith’s bestselling mental-health self-help books offers practical, accessible advice for all the key areas of your life, helping you regain control over feelings of overwhelm (THE BOOK OF KNOWING), how to stop the cycle of worry (THE BOOK OF OVERTHINKING) and how to understand and deal with anxiety (THE BOOK OF ANGST).

THE BOOK OF KNOWING: Written in an accessible and humorous style, this book teaches you to know what’s going on in your mind and how to get your feelings under control. It’ll help you adapt and feel better about your place in the world.

THE BOOK OF OVERTHINKING: Overthinking is also known as worrying or ruminating and it’s a form of anxiety that many people suffer from. This book explains in clear and simple language the concepts of positive and negative overthinking, the truth about worry and how to deal with the ‘thought viruses’ that are holding you back.

THE BOOK OF ANGST: There’s a lot of angst around these days. This heightened sense of fear, concern, insecurity and uncertainty can be overwhelming. This book explains what angst is and the ways in which deep anxiety can manifest, before drilling down into the often under-diagnosed but extremely common social anxiety.

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Across all three books, Gwendoline’s warm, accessible tone, smart advice and accompanying illustrations helps you better understand what’s going on in your head, using humour, lots of examples and anecdotes, and offering powerful strategies for addressing your issues.