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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Essential, clever and kind' Alain de
Botton 'I am a huge admirer of Julia's work' Elizabeth Day
____________________ In her bestselling follow-up to Grief Works
and This Too Shall Pass, much-loved psychotherapist Julia Samuel
invites us into her sessions as she explores the relationships that
have the power to touch us and hurt us most: those with our family.
Through eight beautifully told case studies, covering a variety of
families across multiple generations, she analyses common issues
from losing a parent to children leaving home, and from separation
to step-relationships. In doing so she shows how much is, in fact,
inherited -- and how much can be healed when it is faced together.
Every Family Has A Story provides the tools that will help with
this work of improving our relationships. Its twelve touchstones
for family well-being show how to communicate effectively, set
boundaries, fight productively and allow change. This is a wise and
insightful exploration of modern life that will help us create the
families we wish for. ____________________ 'Julia Samuel writes
with unfailing grace, tenderness and consummate storytelling.
Everyone who reads this will learn something profound' Rachel
Clarke 'Julia Samuel offers vivid insights in a book for all
families... I was utterly drawn in' Kathryn Mannix 'Fascinating...
Julia Samuel's compassionate work never fails to inform, comfort
and make me think' Pandora Sykes 'A wise and important book, full
of insight into the pain and beauty at the heart of family life...
I loved it' Clover Stroud 'Julia Samuel is so wise and
compassionate. I love every word she writes' Cathy Rentzenbrink
'One of the most valuable books I've ever read' Adwoa Aboah
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If change is the natural order of things, why do we struggle with
the huge milestones in our lives? At a time when even the most
certain things feel disrupted, acclaimed psychotherapist Julia
Samuel provides an antidote to the chaos we are all feeling. In
this Sunday Times bestseller, Julia draws on hours of conversations
with her patients to show how we can learn to adapt and even thrive
during our most difficult and transformative experiences. From a
new mother struggling with the decision to return to work, to a
father handling a serious medical diagnosis, from a woman deciding
whether to leave her husband for a younger lover, to a man
struggling to repair his marriage after the trauma of suffering
with COVID-19 in the ICU, this book unflinchingly deals with the
hard times in family, love, work, health and identity. Illuminated
by the latest social and psychological research, these 19 powerful,
unforgettable and deeply intimate stories about everyday people
will inform our understanding of our own unique response to change
and improve the way we approach challenges at every stage of life.
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'Examines the power that comes from dealing effectively with
change' Elizabeth Day
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Essential, clever and kind' Alain de
Botton 'I am a huge admirer of Julia's work' Elizabeth Day
______________________ Why do some families thrive in adversity
while others fragment? How can families weather difficult
transitions together? Why do our families drive us mad? And how can
even small changes greatly improve our relationships? In Every
Family Has a Story, bestselling psychotherapist Julia Samuel turns
from her acclaimed work with individuals to draw on her sessions
with a wide variety of families, across multiple generations.
Through eight beautifully told and insightful case studies, she
analyses a range of common issues, from loss to leaving home, and
from separation to step-relationships, and shows how much is, in
fact, inherited -- and how much can be healed when it is faced
together. Exploring the relationships that both touch us most and
hurt us most, including the often under-appreciated impact of
grandparents and siblings, and incorporating the latest academic
research, she offers wisdom that is applicable to us all. Her
twelve touchstones for family well-being -- from fighting
productively to making time for rituals -- provide us with the
tools to improve our relationships, and to create the families we
wish for. This is a moving and reassuring meditation that, amid
trauma and hardship, tells unforgettable stories of forgiveness,
hope and love. ______________________ 'Everyone who reads this will
learn something profound' Dr Rachel Clarke 'Offers vivid insights
in a book for all families' Kathryn Mannix 'I love every word she
writes' Cathy Rentzenbrink
*** Sunday Times Bestseller *** 'Fascinating. A wise and
compassionate book full of insight and understanding that would
help anyone experiencing grief, or those surrounding them' Cathy
Rentzenbrink 'A wonderfully important and transforming book -
lucid, consoling and wise' William Boyd
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Grief Works is a compassionate guide that will inform and engage
anyone who is grieving, from the 'expected' death of a parent to
the sudden unexpected death of a small child, and provide clear
advice for those seeking to comfort the bereaved. Julia Samuel
guides you gently through her eight practical pillars of strength -
that include the power of saying 'no' to the structure and building
of good new habits - to support you and help you to gradually
rebuild your life in the face of grief: With personal real-life
stories of loss, and brilliantly accessible and practical advice,
Grief Works will be passed down through generations as the
definitive guide for anyone who has lost a loved one, and will
revolutionise the way we talk about life, loss and death.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER IS NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK 'One of
the most valuable books I've ever read' Adwoa Aboah
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If change is the natural order of things, why do we struggle with
the huge milestones in our lives? At a time when even the most
certain things feel disrupted, acclaimed psychotherapist Julia
Samuel provides an antidote to the chaos we are all feeling. In
this Sunday Times bestseller, Julia draws on hours of conversations
with her patients to show how we can learn to adapt and even thrive
during our most difficult and transformative experiences. From a
new mother struggling with the decision to return to work, to a
father handling a serious medical diagnosis, and a woman deciding
whether to leave her husband for a younger lover, this book
unflinchingly deals with the hard times in family, love, work,
health and identity. Illuminated by the latest social and
psychological research, these 18 powerful and deeply intimate
stories about everyday people will inform our understanding of our
own unique response to change and improve the way we approach
challenges at every stage of life.
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'Examines the power that comes from dealing effectively with
change' Elizabeth Day 'A remarkable portrayal of how we need to
understand ourselves to truly heal' Esther Perel, author of Mating
in Captivity and The State of Affairs
I told my mum I was going on an R.E. trip and I needed to be at
Piccadilly Bus Station for seven o'clock in the morning, in order
to get to the clinic by half past eight . . . What do you know
about abortion? What do you think about it? Why can we debate it as
an idea, but not talk about it as an experience? With one in three
women in the UK having had an abortion I Told My Mum I Was Going on
an R.E. Trip . . . explores what seems to be one of society's last
taboos. A play written for a young, multi-talented female ensemble,
I Told My Mum I Was Going on an R.E. Trip . . . uses verbatim text,
live music, beats and rhyme to portray the stories of real women
who've experienced pregnancy and abortion. This funny, frank, and
moving play is about as far from a run-of-the-mill sexual health
lecture as is imaginable. I Told My Mum I Was Going on an R.E. Trip
. . . premiered at Contact, Manchester on 1 February 2017, in a
co-production with 20 Stories High
The first time she realised she was 'old' hit hard. She immediately
saw herself as a wreck, it was depressing and reminded her that she
was fed up to the back teeth being alone too, she was one unhappy
bunny. She had so many regrets that were still festering away years
on; she suspected they were reason for most of the cracks on her
face. With determination and some money the physical bit she could
tackle... but the happiness issue was harder. It could be death by
stress and boredom if she didn't sort herself out and she wasn't
having that! A bit of hindsight might answer why she became such a
misery magnet. Looking back did hurt, but some memories were pure
joy. Looking for contentment was hard work and what would she
actually do with all that hindsight? What do oldies do with their
remaining years these days?
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