Twelve months' worth of smart self-help from someone you'd want on your team in a crisis . . . genuinely useful, charming, comforting -- Anouchka Grose - Guardian Published On: 2023-01-05

It would be easy to be automatically dismissive about this sort of self-help book, but Dr Maddox doesn't sugar-coat all her pills . . . If psychology books are your thing, then this one comes in a warm, assuring tone. -- Martin Chilton - Independent Published On: 2022-12-04

Brimming with compassion and wisdom, this accessible and relatable guide is not about quick fixes. Clinical psychologist Maddox structures it over the course of a year and the challenges we may face with each month, bringing her insight to bear. - Sunday Post Dundee Published On: 2023-01-08

Compelling, warm and authoritative, this book is a gentle nudge towards improving your mental health and your life, guided by the seasons. A considered and compassionate antidote to those quick fixes that just don't stick. -- Viv Groskop - Viv Groskop

A compassionate book filled with useful tips to help us through life -- Claudia Hammond - Claudia Hammond

Compassionate and easy to read, this book can lead us to better ways of living. It is filled with unpretentious wisdom. -- Henry Mance - Henry Mance

This is a fantastic book crammed full of practical - and evidence-based - tips to shift your thinking. Lucy Maddox does a brilliant job of taking all the cutting-edge literature on our brains and how we think and converting it into easy-to-follow suggestions to help improve your mental health. -- Sonia Sodha - Sonia Sodha

The advice in this genuinely useful read is relevant all year round. -- Apple Books Reviewer - Apple Books

Dr Lucy Maddox is a consultant clinical psychologist with many years' experience of working in mental health, mostly in NHS and charity settings. She is an experienced lecturer, writer and podcaster, and has written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and Prospect magazine.