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The bestselling author of Dear Universe shares seven simple and powerful lessons full of practical guidance, soulful exercises and nuggets of wisdom in Be The Love – your invitation to use the power of your emotions to achieve happiness.

Emotional empowerment expert Sarah Prout shares how to Be the Love you believe you deserve, and how to do it by embracing lessons such as overcoming comparison traps, finding freedom in forgiveness and accepting that making choices is how life happens, but living with your choices is how growth happens. These lessons are illustrated by Prout’s own raw, personal stories that range from humorous to harrowing.

By following the seven pieces of advice and trying them in your own life, you will create radical and magical inner transformation, and inner transformation will lead to outer results, whether that’s within your career, relationships, or something as simple as your own self-confidence as you walk down the street.

If you live your life with self-love and self-compassion as your North Star, then you will thrive.

Chosen by the Independent as one of the 10 best business books written by women

‘Vicki is one inspirational mumboss, who shares her secrets to juggling a thriving business with raising a family in this entertaining and empowering read!’ Una Healy

‘Ideal for going back to work without losing your mind . . . a no-nonsense guide to navigating the transition’ Marie Claire

‘If ever there is a person who has shown just how successful you can be online whilst also being an amazing parent it is Vicki. Read, learn and follow. A brilliant book from an inspirational mother’. Natasha Courtenay-Smith, author of The Million Dollar Blog

In The Working Mom, Vicki Psarias, founder of HonestMum.com, shares her manifesto for surviving and thriving at work and at home. Vicki writes about everything from juggling work and family, to regaining your confidence after having a baby and battling imposter syndrome.

An award-winning blogger and vlogger, in this book Vicki shares how to turn your passions into a business that suits the modern mum’s lifestyle. The Working Mom is full of practical advice, tips and tricks to help fellow #mumbosses build their own business or return to work, while creating a personal brand and learning how to market yourself.

Vicki’s funny, fresh approach to life and work as a mum has brought her a loyal fanbase and a brilliantly successful business: her blog Honest Mum is one of the UK’s most popular parenting and lifestyle sites, and the blog combined with Vicki’s social channels has an average monthly reach of 1 million.

A Lean In for the blogging and vlogging generation, The Working Mom is an essential book for all parents, whether they are returning to work or looking to start a new career, as well as anyone looking to build their brand or business online.


‘A must-read for the modern Mum; particularly one who has aspirations to build her own business. I wish I had been able to read it three years ago!’ Katie Massie-Taylor, Co-Founder, Mush

Invite more happiness, wellbeing and success into your life, one morning at a time

The way you start your morning matters – it sets the tone for the rest of your day, shaping your mood, focus and productivity.

In the award-winning Rise and Shine, psychologist Kate and therapist Toby introduce and guide you through the S.H.I.N.E. method. An innovative, flexible and simple way to build positive, long-term habits, S.H.I.N.E. provides you with a toolkit of tried and tested techniques, based around the five elements we all need in our mornings:

· Silence – create stillness, peace and reflection as you enter into your day
· Happiness – discover techniques to help you begin the day feeling confident and uplifted
· Intention – find practices that empower you to shape your day
· Nourishment – feed your mind, body and soul with what they need to sustain you
· Exercise – get your body moving, creating energy for the day ahead

Based on the latest scientific research, ancient traditions and insights gathered from over five decades of personal and professional experience, Rise and Shine offers thirty different practices and supportively guides you through how to use each of these. So that you can learn to build a positive morning routine that really works for you. One that enables you to reclaim your mornings in a way that blends seamlessly with your lifestyle, starting from as little as 3 minutes per day.

Because by changing your mornings, you too can change your life.

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Recent awards for Rise and Shine include:
Winner of the Best Co-authored Book at the Page Turner Awards 2023
Gold Award at the 2023 Janey Loves Platinum Awards
Silver Award at the Nautilus Book Awards 2023
Finalist at the International Book Awards 2023
Finalist at the 2023 American Book Fest Best Book Awards

If you have ever felt overwhelmed, exhausted or unworthy, this book is for you.

Sometimes all it takes is a simple question to awaken the strength and compassion hiding within us. To wake us up to the truth and beauty of who we are. Daily Awakening is a nurturing guide to living a life free from struggle, anxiety and overwhelm, offering a sacred space for introspection where self-acceptance and self-respect can blossom.

Drawing on ancient wisdom and modern science, this book provides 365 days of insightful questions to encourage reflection, awareness and healing. From overcoming perfectionism to rediscovering your inner child, and coping with anxiety to tackling burnout, integrative counsellor and meditation teacher Nicola Jane Hobbs offers soothing words and gentle advice to inspire you to slow down, make peace with yourself and create a life full of meaning, beauty and joy.

This year-long journey will allow you to form a deep connection with your authentic self and will equip you with the tools to stay true to your heart among the never-ending demands of the modern world.

The artificial noise in our lives is a debris field of arbitrary and often harmful signals. Our lives are riddled with sound: heavy-footed neighbours, an ambulance screeching nearby, white noise from the television. Unsurprisingly, the noisy environment in which we live has an immense impact on our concentration, alertness, and feelings of anxiety.

To help us manage the rubble that hinders our mind and well-being, Bernie Krause whisks us through the practical steps that each one of us can take to reduce the unhealthy noise in your life and realize the healing powers of certain acoustic encounters. Along the way, we explore the difference between harmful noise and the signals that make us feel good, between noise as a stressor and soundscapes that serve to boost our emotional and physiological health and stimulate our productivity.

By following his suggestions you’ll discover what a wide variety of sound signatures represent; which ones you like, which ones you don’t, and why. Thoroughly researched and accessibly crafted, THE POWER OF TRANQUILITY IN A VERY NOISY WORLD will show you how to gain control over your sonic experiences and live a more tranquil and enduring life.

Open your heart and mind to the divine magic of crystals

For thousands of years, across cultures, civilisations and traditions, crystals have been cherished for their magical uses. From rose quartz to obsidian, topaz to amber – and even the most unassuming of seaside pebbles – the stones that we find in the natural world vibrate with potent energy.

This little book will act as your all-encompassing guide to understanding the magic and mystique of sacred stones, and how they can enhance all aspects of your life.

By practising the unique, crystal-focused spells, blessings and rituals contained within these pages, you can harness the innate power of crystals to take your spiritual practice to the next level.

‘I LOVE Little Artist Boy’ Philippa Perry

Step into the colourful world of the Little Artist Boy. Linger for some time. Not too long mind, he has things to be getting on with. Whether you’re in the clutches of a bad day or you have a spring in your step from having a good one, you’ll find just what you need in the wise, funny, smart and sensible (but never dull!) words of Little Artist Boy.

In a collection of sassy and wise quotations, he dispenses comfort and advice on all areas of life – from ‘There’s nothing like a game of crazy golf to clear the air’ to the virtues of a smock and beret, to the effortless ‘Stop being a mug’.

A breakthrough programme for women to revive their lost energy and vitality

In The Spark Factor, Dr Molly Maloof shares a gamechanging programme uniquely tailored to the biology of women that targets the mitochondria, the power source of the cells. As Dr Maloof shows, the intense, all or nothing approaches commonly used to optimise health – including sustained fasting, ultra low-carb diets and intense training – can be harmful, especially for women, because they create excessive stress in an already-stressed body, which can make us tired, weak and prone to illness.

Dr Maloof’s innovative plan offers lifestyle changes that are designed with women in mind and provide immediate and long-term benefits. Instead of denying our bodies, we need to listen to what they are telling us. Once we become aware of our physical needs, we can give ourselves the resources to become more connected, nourished, safe and strong.

With strategies for personalised nutrition, hormonal health and stress management, as well as cutting-edge biohacking insights, The Spark Factor is the book women have been waiting for to help them reclaim their vitality and achieve lasting health.

‘That was bloody brilliant – I still feel the buzz now. I feel lighter, ready, empowered!’ Fearne Cotton

‘Poppy is a powerhouse – this book is your new guide to achieve the stuff you thought you couldn’t do or become who you thought you couldn’t be. A MUST read!’ Laura Whitmore

Awaken possibilities,
Unlock your full potential,
Live your best life.

Life can be complicated and messy, but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn how to live it to the full. Mind coach Poppy Delbridge outlines her unique approach in Tapping In, where cutting-edge science and next-generation manifesting techniques meet to provide you with a tailored blueprint for success. By banishing negative thought loops and entering a new realm of self-belief, your career, relationships and even finances can flourish.

This is a surprisingly simple, evidence-based way to upgrade your mindset, reduce your stress levels – and radically improve your reality. Fast. By combining the principles of ancient wisdom with modern cognitive therapy, tapping provides a powerful, accessible way to silence the noise, shift your energy and truly start living in a profound state of joy.

Create the life you’ve always dreamed of – it’s time to tap in.

‘A fascinating, profound and immediately practical guide to shaping your life to come, while living more richly in the moment’ Oliver Burkeman

‘A timely idea from one of today’s leading behavioral scientists … both personal and thoroughly grounded in the latest research’ Angela Duckworth

‘A fascinating window into who you might become tomorrow – and how you can have more say in that evolution today’ Adam Grant

Few people would pass up the chance to travel through time and see what life will be like for our future selves. But while we want to envision the best possible future, why do some of us fail to make decisions that will truly make that a reality, while others succeed? Why do some of us choose steak over vegetables at dinner, waving off concerns of raising our cholesterol? Why do some splurge on luxury cars that we can’t really afford, while others choose cheaper models and save more for the future? Why are so many of us so disconnected from our future selves?

In YOUR FUTURE SELF, Hal Hershfield reveals his groundbreaking research that shows that, in our minds, our future self often looks like a stranger. Many of us view the future as incredibly distant, making us more likely to opt for immediate gratification that disregards our health and wellbeing in the years to come. People who are able to connect with their future selves, however, are better able to balance living for today and planning for tomorrow. YOUR FUTURE SELF explains the science, describes the mental mistakes we make in thinking about the future, and gives us practical advice for imagining our best future so that we can make that a reality.

A unique spiritual and astrological guide to deepening your relationships and romantic connections – or finding the love of your life

We are each made of stardust, and understanding how the cosmos affects us provides critical insight into our lives, our well-being, and matters of the heart. Tune into these pages to find

· how each sign matches up with the others;
· the potential and challenges of each pairing;
· interactive journaling prompts;
· perspective into your past unions;
· a deeper understanding of your partnerships in romance, family, and friendship;
· what it looks like when a particular match flows well – or not so well.

Follow Carolyne Faulkner’s Dynamic Astrology™ approach for a simple, tried-and-tested framework to the signs and planets that explains how harmonious each match is likely to be, as well as how to build a solid foundation for a forever love.

‘Thorough and excellent’ The Times

We all want a healthy, glowing complexion, but are we going about it the right way?

Our skin is influenced by many different factors, from our individual genetics to stress, and nutrition to sleep. Each one of these is a piece of a puzzle. Over a decade of treating patients, consultant dermatologist and registered nutritionist Dr Thivi Maruthappu has found that each piece counts. When it comes to our skin we need to start taking a more holistic view, which is why Dr Thivi has devised an innovative, science-backed way to help you achieve the skin that you want: the 4-Step Skin Solution.

Building on pioneering research into the powerful links between the gut microbiome and the skin, Dr Thivi’s unique approach prioritises skin health while also helping you to feel great along the way. SkinFood will also explore the importance of the mind-body connection and its vital role in supporting our skin, as well as offer advice on how to develop a bespoke skincare routine that includes ingredients that work for you.

With over forty delicious, tried-and-tested SkinFood recipes designed to target a number of concerns – including acne, ageing well, rosacea, psoriasis and eczema – and in-depth, tailored advice, SkinFood aims to replicate a conversation you might have in a dermatologist’s clinic to help you put your skin health at the top of the agenda.

Use the hidden foundations of mindfulness to rediscover calm and reclaim your life in our chaotic world

There are moments in life that decide your fate. They ripple into the future and dictate how you experience the world in the moments that follow; either positive and uplifting, dark and chaotic, or flat and dull.

What if you could recognise these moments before they seized control of your life? What if you could use them to set sail for a better future? What if all moments, big and small, could be harnessed this way?

In Deeper Mindfulness, Oxford Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman reunite to present a new eight-week guided meditation programme that takes mindfulness to the next level. Deeper Mindfulness reveals how the latest advances in neuroscience, combined with millennia old wisdom, can be used to transform your life. These discoveries open the doors to a deeper layer of mindfulness known as the ‘feeling tone’. This sets the ‘background colour’ that tinges your entire experience of life. It is also the tipping point from which you can reclaim your life in an increasingly stressful and chaotic world.

Proven effective at treating anxiety, stress and depression, the practices in Deeper Mindfulness offer a new and more fruitful direction for both novice and experienced meditators. It also allows the rest of us to approach life with renewed strength, vigour and equanimity.

Unlock the mysteries of the heart…

Love is at the heart of everything we do. It is the intensity and ferocity with which we give ourselves to another. It is the unlimited, uncomplicated affection we have for our friends. It is the respect and small kindnesses we show ourselves each day. It is the magical essence that nourishes and animates all things.

Featuring stunning illustrations by the author, this little guide will teach you to honour love’s divine magic through spells, rituals and enchantments that will nurture your innate intuition, cultivate self-love and promote sensual well-being. The magic of an open heart will encourage your relationships to flourish by strengthening true bonds and healing old wounds.

The Little Book of Love Magic enables you to connect and draw on love in its many guises to truly find the happiness you seek. Only through love can you take your spiritual practice to another level.

Magical highs and messy lows – motherhood is a rollercoaster of emotions, but it can be The Making of You.

From the constant chatter of well-intentioned advice to the chaos of navigating how best to care for your little one, becoming a mother is exhausting.

For Binky Felstead, Made in Chelsea star and co-founder of parenting advice app Bloss, becoming a mother marked the start of her journey towards feeling greater purpose and gratitude, but it wasn’t an easy ride. Binky went from co-parenting and losing friendships, to struggling with miscarriage and navigating blended families causing her to feel full of the anxieties every new mother faces.

In The Making of You, Binky – together with 30 experts – shares her experience along with the mindful tips and advice that helped grow her confidence and feel empowered to be the best version of herself for her and her children. Inside you’ll find personal anecdotes with calming and practical advice on the first month with a newborn, body confidence, love and sex, managing money and work and finding that all important time for a little self-care.

It’s time to re-discover your identity and boss motherhood, so you can celebrate every step on this new adventure.

‘Engaging, honest and funny…Stacey could write about Farrow & Ball paint drying – not to mention the breakdown of a marriage and a lifetime’s dreams – and make it funny. Whatever happens next in her life, I want to read it.’ The Sunday Times


Hello, my name’s Stacey Duguid and I’m a reformed fashion editor. Oh, wait. Wrong meeting.

I once worked for British ELLE magazine and wore expensive clothes, whereas I’m now a single mother, divorcee and love addict (wearing expensive clothes I never should’ve bought). I spent my entire twenties, and, err, alright, thirties, in nightclubs. Dabbling occasionally with the odd recreational drug (or five), I shopped hard, loved hard and tried very hard to find a man who could save me. From the stuff we pick-up as little girls to an ingrained internalisation of gender roles we’re left to unpack for a lifetime, I’d spent a lifetime pursuing a dream marriage which, in the end, left me shattered. Who suggested ‘happily ever after’ was even given thing?

This collection of essays tells the story of a life that, until my marital breakdown, looked absolutely f-ing fabulous. I’ll talk about everything that is taboo in today’s society, some of which you may have gone through, too: miscarriage, abortion, debt, affairs, divorce, single parenting, post-natal depression, sex and dating in mid-life. The cracks in my life were glossed over with a big smile, a large wine and an outfit I definitely couldn’t afford.

Had someone told me not to worry about meeting a man, and to stop blowing money on credit cards just because the ‘spirits’ (as in dead people, not vodka) told me I needed ‘a new wider-shoulder jacket’, despite it being a week before payday and not having enough money in my account to pay rent, would I have listened? I’m not sure. Had someone (or a spirit) mentioned that the so-called ‘happily ever after’ might not end up so happy, would my life be any different now? I doubt it, but in writing my story, I hope you’ll feel less alone in yours.

You are not alone on this journey of womanhood and we all have the right to pursue our own happiness, or perhaps our own contentment. Because happy endings, not the type you pay for but the state of mind, are they possible to ever really find? Have you?

Revised and updated for 2023 with new material, The Gentle Parenting Book offers essential guidance to raising calmer, happier children.

Parenting trends come and go. Gentle parenting is different – it isn’t a label for a precise set of rules but a method of parenting that embraces the needs of parent and child, while being mindful of current science and child psychology. It means parenting with empathy, respect, understanding – and boundaries.

In The Gentle Parenting Book, Sarah Ockwell-Smith provides a trustworthy combination of what-to-expect information and gentle-parenting solutions to the most common challenges faced by parents with young children. Sarah addresses a wide variety of topics, including coping with a crying baby, introducing solid foods and creating healthy eating habits, potty training, starting nursery and school, sibling rivalry, tantrums, whining and sulking, aggressive behaviour and much more.

And for those parents who have previously used a more authoritarian style of parenting, there’s plenty of advice – and reassurance – on making the transition to a gentler approach. For many, gentle parenting comes as a relief because it chimes with their deepest instincts about the best way to raise their children.

It’s time to let go of disenchanted thinking and embrace enchanted living. . .

In a world full of demands and obligations, it is easy to get stuck in the same tiring routines – but what if instead we chose to embrace a life full of joy and enchantment? Nature offers the perfect antidote for weary souls. Carving out time to truly experience and engage with the wonder and beauty of the world around us can help ease our minds, soothe our spirits, and leave us feeling euphoric.

This enchanting little book offers rituals, intentions and affirmations that will allow you to commune with nature so that you can belong to both its wildness and its tenderness. By aligning with the rhythms of the natural world, you will learn to reconnect to the enchantment deep within you to live an authentic life filled with meaning and possibility.

A life-changing guide to reclaiming your relationship with your body and yourself

Have you ever thought that if only you could change the way you looked, your life would be better? It’s so easy to imagine that by changing the outside of our bodies, we’d feel better on the inside. But we all know that even if we could magically attain a so-called ‘perfect’ body, our problems wouldn’t actually be solved. That’s because body image issues are never just about the body: they’re always about something deeper inside.

As a longtime personal trainer and coach, Jessi Kneeland has seen hundreds of clients achieve their fitness goals but still feel trapped in a web of body hatred, anxiety, obsession and dysmorphia. Searching for a solution, Kneeland set out on a quest to discover what it truly takes to help people understand, process and heal their body image issues for good. They share their discoveries in Body Neutral, where you’ll learn:

* The power of ‘body neutrality’ – the ability to accept and respect your body, even if it isn’t the way you’d prefer it to be.

* Which of the four ‘body image avatars’ – each of which represents a different root cause for body image issues – aligns with you and your relationship with your body: the self-objectifier, the high achiever, the outsider or the runner.

* Actionable and unique methods to help you strip away the layers of false meaning, excess power, moral significance and shame that has been preventing you from both connecting to and appreciating your body and feeling truly worthy as a person.

There is a reason you’re unhappy with your body, and Body Neutral will help you discover what that reason is and how to defuse its power, freeing you to enjoy a life of true confidence, security and satisfaction.

Your magical burn book

Have you ever experienced low-level rage?
Does everything annoy you?
Do some people just need to get in the bin?

For centuries, black magic has been seen as a means to spread evil and to promote purely selfish desires – and is that so wrong? It’s time to stop caring about what low energy people think, to create a little chaos and embrace your villain era.

Instead of internalising the negativity and hurt from a bad breakup or friendship, learn to let it all out and come into your power with black magic – because after all, maybe it’s not you, it is them.

Awaken possibility and embrace a life rich with abundance

This book is an empowering guide to creating new meaning, purpose and intention. By harnessing the pure power of the universe, it’s possible to transform all areas of your life. Learn how to reveal your purpose, attract positive people into your circle and even invite new financial opportunities – all through the power of manifestation.

With a wealth of useful advice and easy to follow exercises, this book will explain what manifesting is and how you can use it to tap into your own inner, cosmic energy and connect to the flow of the universe. Through inspirational stories of manifesting in action and insight into the practice’s unique blend of science and wisdom, The Power of Manifesting will equip you with the tools needed to create the life you deserve.

Understand and harness the principles of reiki to live a healthier, happier life

In Self-healing with Reiki, Usui Reiki Master Penelope Quest explains how you can use the practice as a powerful tool for healing your mind, body and spirit to achieve wholeness, harmony and a sense of purpose.


Essential reading for beginners and experienced practitioners alike, this practical guide offers:

* New ways of using Reiki to introduce balance into your life;
* A holistic approach to self-healing, addressing psychological, emotional, social and environmental issues;
* How to use Reiki for spiritual development and self-understanding;
* Special meditations for encouraging insight and inspiration.

Packed with innovative, yet easy-to-follow techniques, this book will provide you with easy access to the real impact and power of self-healing with Reiki.

A powerful guide to manifesting the happiness and satisfaction we desire in the present by reconnecting with our experiences from the past, from a master intuitive and expert life coach

In our identity-obsessed culture, it is easy to think that who we are is determined by what we see in the mirror. But what if we open our minds to the notion that we are souls journeying through many lives over time? How would it change the way we think about ourselves now to remember how we lived before?

Michelle Brock has helped thousands of people discover the stories of their previous lives – their traumas and triumphs, losses and loves – and has witnessed incredible results. When we learn our stories from the past, we can reach unprecedented heights of self-awareness in the present.

Asking questions about our other lives is inherently human and essential to our spiritual development. With Michelle’s enlightening guidance and prompts throughout to encourage self-reflection and compassion, you will be inspired to reject any limiting notions of what defines you, heal from the ordeals of previous lives, and embrace a joyful, emotionally fulfilling existence in the here-and-now.