Open When

Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Julie Smith (@drjulie) returns with this highly anticipated handbook full of "break in case of emergency" advice for dealing with mental health challenges in the moment they occur. In this essential guide, Dr. Julie teaches her millions of readers and clients how to navigate life''s toughest occurrences while they''re happening, rather than moments or years after the fact. What if we can learn to harness our emotions and stay present so we can process and choose how to respond to a situation? Picking up where Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? leaves off, Dr. Julie shares the research-backed concepts and powerful skills we can use to weather our most vulnerable moments. Learn how to move through any situation with grace, including: When it''s hard to be with yourself: facing vulnerability alone, dealing with your inner critic, and handling imposter syndrome. When it''s hard to be with other people: dealing with betrayal and knowing what to do when you (or your parents) got it wrong. When it''s hard to be with your feelings: coping with loneliness, fear, and hopelessness When you''re healing from the past: getting out of a trauma response and learning how to stop ruminating about old events. When you''re looking to the future: preventing making the same mistakes, tackling uncertainty, and finding your path. Open When teaches each of us to find and listen to the positive voice within when we need it most, and to care for our future selves and our mental health.

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Dr Julie is a clinical psychologist and international bestselling author. Her first book Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? has sold over 2 million copies across the world and has been translated into 45 languages. It spent well over 100 weeks in the Sunday Times bestseller list, making it the top selling non-fiction book of 2022 in the UK. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller, ‘Open When...’ She has over 10 million followers across social media platforms where she shares insights from therapy that we can all use for everyday life. She lives in England with her husband Matthew and their three children. 

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Julie Smith (@drjulie) returns with this highly anticipated handbook full of “break in case of emergency” advice for dealing with mental health challenges in the moment they occur.

In this essential guide, Dr. Julie teaches her millions of readers and clients how to navigate life’s toughest occurrences while they’re happening, rather than moments or years after the fact. What if we can learn to harness our emotions and stay present so we can process and choose how to respond to a situation?

Picking up where Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? leaves off, Dr. Julie shares the research-backed concepts and powerful skills we can use to weather our most vulnerable moments. Learn how to move through any situation with grace, including:

• When it’s hard to be with yourself: facing vulnerability alone, dealing with your inner critic, and handling imposter syndrome.
• When it’s hard to be with other people: dealing with betrayal and knowing what to do when you (or your parents) got it wrong.
• When it’s hard to be with your feelings: coping with loneliness, fear, and hopelessness
• When you’re healing from the past: getting out of a trauma response and learning how to stop ruminating about old events.
• When you’re looking to the future: preventing making the same mistakes, tackling uncertainty, and finding your path. Open When teaches each of us to find and listen to the positive voice within when we need it most, and to care for our future selves and our mental health.