Overview

How do we stay strong and resilient in a world where the obsession with image and lifestyle has reached fever pitch? Never have young women been under so much pressure. We're bombarded with unrealistic images of perfection - and it's taking a major toll on our physical and emotional wellbeing. We're supposed to be working out, eating clean, deliriously happy and successful, with the perfect relationship, career and body. No wonder so many of us are experiencing a wide range of mental health problems. Emma Woolf offers positive strategies and tools for coping with modern life, eating well and feeling great, dealing with setbacks and heartbreak and hanging on to your self-esteem and mojo at all costs. She covers topics including social media, clean eating, healthy sleep, nutrition and exercise, tackling depression, anxiety and eating disorders. Whatever challenges you might be facing, you'll find Wellbeing inspiring, practical and relatable.

Full Product Details

Author:   Emma Woolf
Publisher:   John Murray Press
Imprint:   Sheldon Press
Edition:   Digital original
ISBN:  

9781847094780

ISBN 10:   1847094783
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   21 February 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Reviews

In a world obsessed with image and lifestyle, Emma Woolf provides insight into how the so-called wellness trend may actually be making us far from that... Beautifully researched and written, with valuable advice on how to find true wellbeing, this timely book helps us make sense of our crazy mixed-up values - a must-read for all. * Renee McGregor, performance and clinical dietitian *

Author Information

Emma Woolf is a writer, former columnist for The Times and Newsweek, and co-presenter on Channel 4's Supersize vs Superskinny.Having studied English at Oxford University, she worked in Psychology publishing before going freelance and now writes for a range of newspapers and magazines, and speaks in the UK and internationally. Emma is an arts critic on Radio 4's Saturday Review,reviewer on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC London. Other media appearances include Newsnight, Woman's Hour and BBC Daily Politics. Her first book, An Apple a Day: A Memoir of Love and Recovery from Anorexia has been translated around the world. Other non-fiction titles include The Ministry of Thin, Letting Go, Positively Primal and The A-Z of Eating Disorders. Emma is the great-niece of Virginia Woolf, and recently published a novel, England's Lane.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions