Self Help Archives - Watkins Publishing

Meet Your Feet

Posted on March 11, 2021
by Rachel Gladman

By Yamuna Zake In honour of National Feet Week, we are sharing an extract from The Foot Fix by Yamuna Zake. In this chapter titled 'Meet Your Feet', Yamuna asks us to take a closer look at our feet and the way we walk. At…

Talking About Therapy With Your Partner

Posted on February 18, 2021
by Rachel Gladman

By Karin Blak The prospect of talking with our partner about therapy can leave us feeling exposed and vulnerable: admitting to needing psychological or emotional help can evoke anxieties of being seen as weak or letting our partner down in some way. We can worry…

Having a Support Network Outside of Therapy

Posted on February 10, 2021
by Rachel Gladman

By Karin Blak There is no doubt that therapy can be challenging, and we will at times need support and comfort outside of therapy. Trusted friends, family members, or our partner are often the ones we turn to for emotional support or physical comfort in…

Read to Succeed: Watkins’ top picks for Expect Success Month

Posted on February 4, 2021
by Rachel Gladman

Did you know that February is ‘Expect Success Month’?Expect Success Month is a time to focus on the most powerful secrets and techniques for creating the life of your dreams, but some of us may need a little help knowing where to start. Here are Watkins’…

How to Make Your Home More Self-Sustainable

Posted on January 22, 2021
by Rachel Gladman

By Simon Dawson “Mistakes maketh the person”, or so the saying goes, and you can take it as a fact from someone who once accidentally squatted onto an electric fence. A surge of power hit the parts of a man that have no business anywhere…

Talking About Therapy at Work

Posted on January 21, 2021
by Rachel Gladman

By Karin Blak In the past, going to therapy used to be taken as a sign that we couldn’t cope and if our line manager got to know, our career prospects would be seriously damaged. Thank goodness those days are, for the most part, gone.…

Magnificent Macros

Posted on January 4, 2021
by Rachel Gladman

By Jackie Lynch It’s that time of year when all manner of drastic diets and radical regimes are floating around, but before you get carried away and start eliminating major food groups, let’s take a quick look at why the macros – proteins, fats and…

How to Have a Happy Menopause All-Year-Round with Nutrition Tips from Jackie Lynch

Posted on October 16, 2020
by Rachel Gladman

By Jackie Lynch The media spotlight is very much on the menopause in October – not only is it Menopause Month, but World Menopause Day is on 18th October. But the menopause isn’t seasonal – if you’re one of the 13 million women currently going…

Books for World Mental Health Day

Posted on October 7, 2020
by Rachel Gladman

World Mental Health Day falls on the 10th October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilising efforts in support of mental health. This year has been difficult for many and if you’re dealing with ill…

Mental Health: How Can We Make a Difference? Take a moment to talk, listen and learn

Posted on October 2, 2020
by Fizza Nayyer

By Karin Blak Credit: Time to Change 10th October 2020 is World Mental Health Day and this year more than any other, mental health tops the conversations we have and the situations we experience. Anxiety and depression are experienced by more people than ever before…

Extract: Standing on my Brother’s Shoulders

Posted on August 12, 2020
by Fizza Nayyer

To celebrate the release of our August titles, we are posting some extracts to give you a sneak peek inside! This is Standing on my Brother's Shoulders by Tara Lal – available now in the US. The book is available in the UK and AUSTRALIA on…

Extract: How to be a Modern Samurai

Posted on August 12, 2020
by Fizza Nayyer

To celebrate the release of our August titles, we are posting some extracts to give you a sneak peek inside! First up in How to be a Modern Samurai by Antony Cummins - available here in multiple formats! The first guide to using samurai self-discipline,…