Leah Russell, Author at Watkins Publishing

F*cked at 40: Living Outside the ‘Mom’ Box

Posted on February 21, 2020
by Leah Russell

This is an excerpt from F*cked At 40: Life Beyond Suburbia, Monogamy And Stretch Marks by Tova Leigh, available from 3rd March 2020. A few months into The Crisis I showed up at school pick-up after several months of not doing it. Mike had been…

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Why Bad Luck Can’t Stop You From Being Successful

Posted on February 17, 2020
by Leah Russell

A commenter on my YouTube channel, Alaya, whose story epitomizes the struggle many of us face when looking at our future, mentions his passion and talent for music. He then goes on to say that success in this industry depends largely on luck. This means…

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The Living Wisdom of Trees: An Introduction to Acacia

Posted on February 13, 2020
by Leah Russell

Acacia The Acacia tree Latin name: Acacia Symbolism: Sensitivity and protectionDivine Association: Osiris (ancient Egyptian)Astrological Associations: Sun, PlutoHistorical Spotlight: When travelling through Patagonia (southern Chile and Argentina) in 1833, Charles Darwin came upon a sacred tree between the Rio Negro and the Rio Colorado. The…

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The Blind Spot Oracle

Posted on February 7, 2020
by Leah Russell

by Teal Swan What are you not seeing? A blind spot is an area where a person’s view is obstructed. We have these blind spots not only in our vision, but also in our awareness – which vision is only one small part of. We…

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Fitness From the Inside Out: Body, Mind, Heart and Soul

Posted on February 6, 2020
by Leah Russell

Today we’ve got an inspiring excerpt to share from Brave, Beautiful and Baring It All, the courageous and compassionate new book by yoga teacher, wellness trainer and social media sensation Rhyanna Watson. Fitness has always been an integral part of my life. For years I…

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Watkins New Titles: February 2020

Posted on January 28, 2020
by Leah Russell

Another new month is coming up, and we have another exciting group of new titles to share with you! In February we'll be publishing two brand new Watkins authors - the first is Joe Barnes, who has escaped the system and learnt how best to…

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Is Procrastination the Creative’s Cross to Bear?

Posted on January 24, 2020
by Leah Russell

This blog post has been extracted from Organizing Your Creative Career: How to Channel Your Creativity into Career Success by Sheila Chandra, available now. Fear of procrastination can be the biggest obstacle to setting off on a creative career. After all, if there’s no boss…

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Q&A with Joe Barnes

Posted on January 16, 2020
by Leah Russell

It's time for another Q&A session to introduce a new Watkins author to the world, and today we're speaking to Joe Barnes, whose first Watkins title Do The Work You Love is released on February 11th, 2020.Some books explain how to discover a passion, or…

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4 Titles To Help You Keep Your Resolutions in 2020

Posted on January 13, 2020
by Leah Russell

Happy new year! We've had another great year here at Watkins Publishing, and can't wait to see what the new decade brings...Whatever resolutions or intentions you’ve made for yourself in 2020, we’ve got some great books to give the tools you'll need to keep them.…

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Q&A with Rhyanna Watson

Posted on January 8, 2020
by Leah Russell

New author alert! We're incredibly proud and excited that next week we'll be publishing Brave, Beautiful and Baring It All, the first title from social media sensation Rhyanna Watson. In this empowering book Rhyanna – who has come out the other side of a lot…

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Watkins Publishing: 2020 Events

Posted on January 3, 2020
by Leah Russell

The year's flown by, and we're already busily preparing for another packed year of events in 2020. In addition to the events, workshops, talks and festivals across the country where you'll be able to find our authors (keep your eyes on social media for announcements!)…

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How to Be a Business-Like Artist

Posted on December 31, 2019
by Leah Russell

Most productivity advice you'll find in the soft business section simply does not work for creative people. But does that mean that as a creative, you're on a completely different path to the traditional businessperson? As the bestselling author of Banish Clutter Forever and new…