Sane New World: The original bestseller
Jun 2013 · Hachette UK
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The mental health and mindfulness bestseller from A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled and How to be Human author Ruby Wax, who shows us why and how our minds can send us mad and how we can rewire our thinking to calm ourselves in a frenetic world.
'Finally - a map for the troubled human mind. And it's funny.' -Caitlin Moran
Ruby Wax - comedian, writer and mental health campaigner - shows us how our minds can jeopardize our sanity.
With her own periods of depression and now a Masters from Oxford in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy to draw from, she explains how our busy, chattering, self-critical thoughts drive us to anxiety and stress.
If we are to break the cycle, we need to understand how our brains work, rewire our thinking and find calm in a frenetic world.
Helping you become the master, not the slave, of your mind, here is the manual to saner living.
'Finally - a map for the troubled human mind. And it's funny.' -Caitlin Moran
Ruby Wax - comedian, writer and mental health campaigner - shows us how our minds can jeopardize our sanity.
With her own periods of depression and now a Masters from Oxford in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy to draw from, she explains how our busy, chattering, self-critical thoughts drive us to anxiety and stress.
If we are to break the cycle, we need to understand how our brains work, rewire our thinking and find calm in a frenetic world.
Helping you become the master, not the slave, of your mind, here is the manual to saner living.
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David Holland
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May 14, 2014
I heard Ruby being interviewed on BBC Radio 2 , I liked the interview and went straight to play books to buy a copy. I found the first half a little hard going but once I got to the science and mindfulness part I just read till I was finished without many pauses. This is a book that has stopped me in my tracks, I feel there are so many things in here that just make so much sense. Simply if you want a new outlook on how our brains work and possibly be tamed, this is an easy read to start you off.
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Bugela
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September 10, 2013
I went from laughter to tears in one paragraph (on page 21). Highly recommended for all humans trying to live in the 21st century. A well crafted creative nonfiction, with beautifully raw and honest personal experience mixed into an elegant, entertaining, integrative analysis of human nature.
Amanda Atkinson
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July 19, 2014
I too heard the radio 2 interview & barely moved a muscle until it was over. As my memory is shot to pieces and my head itself not in a good way is dictating my moods I have only just remembered to look for it. I think it may have been written for me or even would have been by me had I had a chance! It's going to be read by me whether my head is ready or not. X
About the author
Arriving in Britain from the United States in 1977, Ruby Wax began her acting career with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She went on to write and perform in her own hugely popular television programmes for the BBC and Channel 4 and was Script Editor on all series of Absolutely Fabulous. Recently she has obtained a Masters degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University and spoke at TEDGlobal. She has become the poster girl for mental illness in the UK.
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