Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith shares all the skills you need to get through life's ups and downs.

Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, this is a must-have handbook for optimising your mental health. Dr Julie's simple but expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient no matter what life throws your way.

Written in short, bite-sized entries, you can turn straight to the section you need depending on the challenge you're facing - and immediately find the appropriate tools to help with . . .

- Managing anxiety
- Dealing with criticism
- Battling low mood
- Building self-confidence
- Finding motivation
- Learning to forgive yourself

Dr Julie Smith is a clinical psychologist with over a decade of professional experience. She is also an online educator and social media star with a combined following of more than 4 million.

Julie launched her Tik Tok account to make her services more accessible; her posts on TikTok and Instagram have already amassed more than 20 million likes. She has appeared on BBC Breakfast, CNN International, Lorraine, Radio 2, Radio 5 Live, and in The Observer, The Mail on Sunday, The Evening Standard and The Daily Telegraph.

This book is a goldmine. I truly treat it like a handbook now ― Stylist

A toolkit of deceptively simple strategies for life's troubles. Everyone could benefit from the wisdom of Dr Smith ― i, 'The Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022'

Julie Smith is the psychology teacher you wish you'd had at school ― Evening Standard

It's so engaging that it's even led me to switch off my phone for several hours so I can read it, and in this social media-obsessed age, I don't think I can give a bigger recommendation than that -- Bryony Gordon ― Telegraph

Smart, insightful, and warm. Dr Julie is both the expert and wise friend we all need ― Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and co-host of the 'Dear Therapists' podcast

This book is basically an inside scoop into a therapist's tool kit. Covers so many important topics such as managing anxiety, battling low mood, building self-confidence and learning to forgive yourself. It is no wonder that the author has become an online sensation with all her amazing advice ― Marie Claire

A guide for optimal mental wellbeing that you can dip into whenever you need ― Women's Health

Wise words and compassionate tone . . . Smith's work is hugely important in bringing applied psychology into the public realm ― The Psychologist

Take care of your mental health with these bite-size tips on everything from how to manage anxiety to coping with grief ― Woman & Home

If you have never read a self-help book before, this is the book to read ― Ireland AM