Dr. Julie Smith

I can't tell you how excited I am to be here. I'm a massive fan. So thanks for having me.

I can't tell you how excited I am to be here. I'm a massive fan. So thanks for having me.

Yeah, and that's really the main idea behind it. All of the chapter titles came to me at about 5 a.m. one morning when I was just, you know, I was awake too early. I was just, you know, churning all these things over. And there's just so many scenarios that we all face at some point, right?

Yeah, and that's really the main idea behind it. All of the chapter titles came to me at about 5 a.m. one morning when I was just, you know, I was awake too early. I was just, you know, churning all these things over. And there's just so many scenarios that we all face at some point, right?

Yeah, and that's really the main idea behind it. All of the chapter titles came to me at about 5 a.m. one morning when I was just, you know, I was awake too early. I was just, you know, churning all these things over. And there's just so many scenarios that we all face at some point, right?

That everybody goes through, but none of it comes with any kind of manual or sense of what you should do about it. And all those situations leave you in turmoil, you know, sort of not knowing which way is up or, you know, often there's emotion to deal with and it's confusing and you're not sure which way is through. And I'm ready that the whole idea for this book came from the first one.

That everybody goes through, but none of it comes with any kind of manual or sense of what you should do about it. And all those situations leave you in turmoil, you know, sort of not knowing which way is up or, you know, often there's emotion to deal with and it's confusing and you're not sure which way is through. And I'm ready that the whole idea for this book came from the first one.

That everybody goes through, but none of it comes with any kind of manual or sense of what you should do about it. And all those situations leave you in turmoil, you know, sort of not knowing which way is up or, you know, often there's emotion to deal with and it's confusing and you're not sure which way is through. And I'm ready that the whole idea for this book came from the first one.

So why has nobody told me this before was my first book, which was always kind of insights from therapy and things that you could spend time practicing to kind of build your resilience so that when stuff happens, you're better equipped. Right.

So why has nobody told me this before was my first book, which was always kind of insights from therapy and things that you could spend time practicing to kind of build your resilience so that when stuff happens, you're better equipped. Right.

So why has nobody told me this before was my first book, which was always kind of insights from therapy and things that you could spend time practicing to kind of build your resilience so that when stuff happens, you're better equipped. Right.

And I had these lovely comments coming through, some stories that were told to my mum actually, saying, we find the book so helpful, we're keeping it with us so that when we're in a crisis or a panic, we can open the book and see what it says. And that was such a nice thing to hear, but I could not get it out of my head that I just didn't write it for those moments.

And I had these lovely comments coming through, some stories that were told to my mum actually, saying, we find the book so helpful, we're keeping it with us so that when we're in a crisis or a panic, we can open the book and see what it says. And that was such a nice thing to hear, but I could not get it out of my head that I just didn't write it for those moments.

And I had these lovely comments coming through, some stories that were told to my mum actually, saying, we find the book so helpful, we're keeping it with us so that when we're in a crisis or a panic, we can open the book and see what it says. And that was such a nice thing to hear, but I could not get it out of my head that I just didn't write it for those moments.

If you're in the thick of it and you're in a crisis, the last thing you need to hear is, well, you probably should have started practicing mindfulness six months ago because then you'd be equipped now. What you need is someone to kind of grab you by the shoulders, look you in the eye and say, I know a way through. Follow me. And often that's just a shift of your attention, right?

If you're in the thick of it and you're in a crisis, the last thing you need to hear is, well, you probably should have started practicing mindfulness six months ago because then you'd be equipped now. What you need is someone to kind of grab you by the shoulders, look you in the eye and say, I know a way through. Follow me. And often that's just a shift of your attention, right?

If you're in the thick of it and you're in a crisis, the last thing you need to hear is, well, you probably should have started practicing mindfulness six months ago because then you'd be equipped now. What you need is someone to kind of grab you by the shoulders, look you in the eye and say, I know a way through. Follow me. And often that's just a shift of your attention, right?

It's focusing on the direction that's going to see you through and out the other side. And, you know, for me, I guess the person that does that in my life for me is probably my husband, Matt. You know, he probably doesn't even realize he does it, but he says this. Don't tell him. No. Yeah. He said the right things that will just kind of shift me back on track and then I'm back on.

It's focusing on the direction that's going to see you through and out the other side. And, you know, for me, I guess the person that does that in my life for me is probably my husband, Matt. You know, he probably doesn't even realize he does it, but he says this. Don't tell him. No. Yeah. He said the right things that will just kind of shift me back on track and then I'm back on.

It's focusing on the direction that's going to see you through and out the other side. And, you know, for me, I guess the person that does that in my life for me is probably my husband, Matt. You know, he probably doesn't even realize he does it, but he says this. Don't tell him. No. Yeah. He said the right things that will just kind of shift me back on track and then I'm back on.