Sarah Rayner

From the author of the internationally bestselling One Moment, One Morning and The Two Week Wait comes a moving exploration of what happens when three very different people hit crisis point. There's Karen, a recent widow, who's about to lose her father too; Abby, whose autistic son requires constant care; and Michael, a florist and family man dangerously close to bankruptcy. As each comes close to sinking under the strain, they're brought together at Moreland's clinic. Here, behind closed doors, they open their hearts, draw comfort from one another and learn to laugh again. But when darkness falls, will Karen, Abby and Michael all make it through another night to face another day?

Another Night, Another Day

A warm and supportive little book to help ease worry and panic by bestselling author Sarah Rayner.Drawing on her own experience of anxiety disorder and recovery, Sarah Rayner shares her insights into this extremely common and often distressing condition with compassion and humour. She reveals the seven elements that commonly contribute to anxiety including adrenaline, negative thinking and fear of the future, and explains what causes worry and panic to become such a problem for many of us. Packed with tips, exercises and anecdotes from the author's life, this companion to mental good health reads like a chat with a friend. It shows that an understanding of the way our minds and bodies work together can provide anxiety relief and restore our sense of confidence and control. If you suffer from panic attacks, a debilitating disorder or just want to reduce the amount of time you spend worrying, Making Friends with Anxiety will allow you to manage your own condition and see anxiety as a friend not foe.* From the author of the international bestseller, One Moment, One Morning and its follow-up, the recently published Another Night, Another Day* Draws on the techniques of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy * Includes beautiful photographs by the author to lift the spirit* Useful links throughout, plus details of helplines and recommended reads * Ongoing online support group available 'This is a great book: readable, practical and, most importantly, compassionate. Sarah Rayner gives a clear explanation of the common symptoms of anxiety and panic that affect so many lives. She then goes on to give sound advice as to how to cope with these ongoing feelings. This entails a series of strategies that encourage understanding of the anxiety rather than its suppression, aiming to give control of these complex emotions back to the patient. It's impressive that she admits to her own anxiety issues, and without embarrassment shows how they have affected her life, how she has sought help over the years, and how she continues to deal with them. The fact she has written this book shows how well she has embraced her demons, able to get on with her own creative life. I will be recommending this book to my patients.' Dr P Fitzgerald, GP 'Sarah's advice is very sage: if one is prone to anxiety, as many of us are, it is futile to expect to be totally rid of it forever. It will come back, but it is possible to tame it. She encourages the reader to be kinder to themselves, live in the moment, and accept their anxiety as an occasionally troublesome, yet integral part of their own being. Deeply personal yet eminently practical, this accessible and engaging e-book should prove extremely helpful to anyone trying to cope with anxiety.' Dr Ian Williams, GP and authorPRAISE FOR SARAH RAYNER:'Sarah Rayner explores an emotive subject with great sensitivity' Sunday Express'Carefully crafted and empathetic' The Sunday Times'A sympathetic insight into the causes and effects of mental ill-health as it affects ordinary people. Powerful' My Weekly'You'll want to inhale it in one breath' Easy Living'Brilliant...Warm and approachable' Essentials'A difficult subject written about with optimism and a light touch' Coastway Radio

A Warm, Supportive Little Book to Help Ease Worry and Panic

Making Friends with Anxiety

Un attimo, un mattino

A story told through alternating voices follows the experiences of Chloe, a bright young journalist whose ambitions are challenged by an affair with her boss; and talented writer Maggie, whose attractive husband begins staying out late at night. Simultaneous.

The Other Half

A warm, supportive little book to help ease worry and panic by international bestselling author Sarah Rayner. Drawing on her own experience of anxiety disorder and recovery, Sarah explores this common and often distressing condition with candor, humor and compassion. 'Simple, lucid advice' Matt Haig, bestselling author of Reasons to be Alive

Deul & Spanjaard

‘Op een heldere, toegankelijke manier leidt de schrijfster je binnen in de wereld van extreme angst.’ Nederlands Dagblad Rayner onthult de zeven meest voorkomende oorzaken van angst en geeft praktische tips en oefeningen om deze snel de baas te zijn, gebaseerd op bewezen technieken uit de cognitieve gedragstherapie Het zweet breekt je uit, je hartslag versnelt, je lichaam begint te trillen en paniekgedachten schieten door je hoofd – leven met angst kan heel zwaar zijn. Een op de vijf mensen worstelt met een vorm van angst, en toch kunnen zij vaak op weinig begrip rekenen. Want hoe goedbedoeld ook: diep ademhalen, aan iets leuks denken of ‘even doorbijten’ lost angst niet op. Gebaseerd op haar eigen ervaringen en veelgebruikte technieken uit de cognitieve gedragstherapie deelt Sarah Rayner met compassie en humor haar inzichten in deze veelvoorkomende aandoening. Ze onthult de zeven elementen die gewoonlijk bijdragen aan angst – waaronder adrenaline, negatief denken en zorgen over de toekomst – en geeft praktische tips en oefeningen om snel de controle te herstellen. In de pers ‘Toegankelijk, helder advies dat echt helpt je angsten onder controle te krijgen.’ Matt Haig, bestsellerauteur van Redenen om te blijven leven en Middernachtbibliotheek ‘Een prachtig boekje. Rayner schrijft warm en benaderbaar.’ Essentials ‘Een zeer genuanceerde benadering van een onderwerp dat veel losmaakt.’ Sunday Express

Hét boek voor iedereen die een leven wil met minder onzekerheid, sociale angst, paniek en gepieker

Making friends with anxiety

Dit boek is een uitnodiging om neerslachtigheid of een (beginnende) depressie met eerlijkheid en mededogen onder ogen te zien en je zo te helpen sneller te herstellen en je vrijheid, gezondheid en geluk te hervinden Misschien heb je vandaag gehuild. Of ben je soms zo uitgeput dat de kleinste taken overweldigend voelen. Misschien lig je regelmatig in bed en kun je jezelf er niet toe zetten op te staan en een nieuwe dag onder ogen te zien. Of misschien ben je daar nog niet, maar voel je je langzaam wegzakken en weet je niet wat je kunt doen om boven te blijven. Een kwart van de Nederlanders krijgt in het leven te maken met een depressie. Langdurige stress en neerslachtigheid trekken een zware wissel op je mentale gezondheid en levensgeluk. Hoe vaker mensen tegen je zeggen dat je ‘een dipje’ hebt en ‘gewoon aan iets leuks moet denken’, hoe onbegrepener je je voelt. Dit boek is een uitnodiging om jouw neerslachtigheid of (beginnende) depressie niet te zien als een vijand die overwonnen moet worden. Hoe zwaar het ook is, deze duistere periode is onderdeel van jou, en dit met openheid en mededogen accepteren, kan je helpen om je vrijheid, gezondheid en geluk sneller te herstellen. In de pers ‘Zorgvuldig, weloverwogen advies vol empathie.’ The Sunday Times ‘Een zeer genuanceerde benadering van een onderwerp dat veel losmaakt.’ Sunday Express ‘Een prachtig boekje. Rayner schrijft warm en benaderbaar.’ Essentials

Advies waar je wél iets aan hebt om stress en neerslachtigheid te verminderen

Denk aan iets leuks

Kate Harrison

Patrick Fitzgerald

'Simple, lucid advice' Matt Haig, Sunday Times bestselling author of Reasons to be Alive, on Making Friends with Anxiety If you're suffering from depression or very low mood, you can end up feeling alone, desperately struggling to find a way through - but recovery is possible and, in Making Friends with Depression, bestselling authors Sarah Rayner and Kate Harrison, together with GP Dr Patrick Fitzgerald show you how. They explain that hating or fighting depression can actually prolong your suffering, whereas 'making friends' with difficult emotions by compassionately accepting these feelings can restore health and happiness. Sarah (Making Friends with Anxiety) and Kate (The 5:2 Diet Book) write with candour, compassion and humour about lifting low mood and easing symptoms because they've both experienced - and recovered from - depression themselves, while GP Dr Patrick Fitzgerald draws on his clinical understanding to offer practical advice on treatment options and finding support. The book explores: * The different types of depressive illness * Where to seek help and how to get a diagnosis * The pros and cons of the most commonly-prescribed medications * The different kinds of therapy available * Why depression can cause so many physical symptoms * What to do if you suffer suicidal thoughts * How to stop the spiral of negative thinking and boost self-esteem * Evidence-based steps to improve mental health and avoid relapse Fully illustrated and reflecting the latest National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines, Making Friends with Depression is succinct and surprisingly uplifting.The result is book that doesn't shy away from the distress that depression can cause, but is packed with simple tips that are easy to implement thereby offering hope and guidance through the darkest of times. PRAISE FOR MAKING FRIENDS WITH ANXIETY 'Reads like chatting with an old friend; one with wit, wisdom and experience' Brighton and Hove Independent PRAISE FORTHE 5:2 DIET BOOK 'The go-to 5:2 bible... Inspiring, motivational, simple' Women's Fitness PRAISE FOR SARAH RAYNER: 'Explores an emotive subject with great sensitivity' Sunday Express 'Brilliant... Warm and approachable' Essentials 'Carefully crafted and empathetic' The Sunday Times 'A sympathetic insight into the causes and effects of mental ill-health as it affects ordinary people. Powerful' My Weekly PRAISE FOR KATE HARRISON: 'Warm and witty' The Evening Telegraph 'Poignant and funny' She 'A very readable page-turner ... interesting and thought-provoking Book Trust

A Warm and Wise Companion to Recovery

Making Friends With Depression

‘A topical subject treated with insight and care that makes for a wholly absorbing story . . . will prompt a tear or two’ Easy Living What if the thing you most longed for was resting on a two week wait? After a health scare, Brighton-based Lou learns that her time to have a baby is running out. She can’t imagine a future without children, but her partner doesn’t seem to feel the same way. Meanwhile, up in Yorkshire, Cath is longing to start a family with her husband, Rich. No one would be happier to have a child than Rich, but Cath is infertile. Could these two women help each other out? ‘An addictive page turner . . . digs deep into the importance of love and friendship’ Manchester Evening News ‘Explores an emotive subject with great sensitivity’ Sunday Express ‘Beautifully written and heartbreakingly honest’ Novelicious

The Two Week Wait

In the internationally bestselling author Sarah Rayner's The Other Half, Chloe, bright, hip and single, is a feature writer with ambitions to launch a magazine of her own. When she meets James, her potential new boss, she knows she shouldn't mix business with pleasure, but finds it impossible to resist... Maggie appears to have it all. She's beautiful, a talented writer, and has a gorgeous husband. But something's not quite right: his job as a magazine publisher is keeping him in the city until late most evenings, and some nights he doesn't come home at all... Told in the alternating voices of the mistress and the wife, this story of an affair is a sharp, seductive take on modern love. Who, if anyone, comes out unscathed? In writing that is lively, sexy and sharp, the international bestselling author Sarah Rayner explores modern-day relationships and age-old moral dilemmas.

A Novel

A memorable and moving page-turner about two very different women, each yearning to create a family of her own What if the thing you most longed for was resting on a two week wait? From the author of the international bestselling One Moment, One Morning, comes a moving portrait about what it truly means to be a family. After a health scare, Brighton-based Lou is forced to confront the fact that her time to have a baby is running out. She can't imagine a future without children, but her partner doesn't seem to feel the same way, and she's not sure whether she could go it alone. Meanwhile, in Yorkshire, Cath is longing to start a family with her husband, Rich. No one would be happier to have children than Rich, but Cath is infertile. Could these strangers help one another? With her deft exploration of raw emotions and her celebration of the joy and resilience of friendship, The Two Week Wait is Sarah Rayner at her best.

Three people, each crying out for help. There's Karen, about to lose her father; Abby, whose son has autism and needs constant care, and Michael, a family man on the verge of bankruptcy. As each sinks under the strain, they're brought together at Moreland's Clinic.Here, behind closed doors, they reveal their deepest secrets, confront and console one another, and share plenty of laughs. But how will they cope when a new crisis strikes? From the international bestselling author, Sarah Rayner, Another Night, Another Day is the emotional story of a group of strangers who come together to heal, creating lifelong friendships along the way.

The Brighton to London line. The 7:44 am train. Cars packed with commuters. One woman occupies her time observing the people around her. Opposite, a girl puts on her make-up. Across the aisle, a husband strokes his wife's hand. Further along, another woman flicks through a glossy magazine. Then, abruptly, everything changes: a man collapses, the train is stopped, and an ambulance is called. For at least three passengers on the 7:44 on that particular morning, life will never be the same again. There's Lou, in an adjacent seat, who witnesses events first hand. Anna, who's sitting further up the train, impatient to get to work. And Karen, the man's wife. Telling the story of the week following that fateful train journey, One Moment, One Morning is a stunning novel about love and loss, about family and – above all– friendship. A stark reminder that, sometimes, one moment is all it takes to shatter everything. Yet it also reminds us that somehow, despite it all, life can and does go on.

One Moment, One Morning

The Brighton to London line. The 7:44 train. Carriages packed with commuters. One woman occupies her time observing the people around her. Then, abruptly, everything changes: a man collapses, the train is stopped, an ambulance called. And for three passengers, life will never be the same again.

The Brighton to London line. The 07:44 train. Carriages packed with commuters. A woman applies her make-up. Another occupies her time observing the people around her. A husband and wife share an affectionate gesture. Further along, a woman flicks through a glossy magazine. Then, abruptly, everything changes: a man has a heart attack, and can't be resuscitated; the train is stopped, an ambulance called. For at least three passengers on the 07:44 on that particular morning, life will never be the same again. Lou witnesses the man's final moments. Anna and Lou share a cab when they realise the train is going nowhere fast. Anna is Karen's best friend. And Karen? Karen's husband is the man who dies. Telling the story of the week following that fateful train journey, One Moment, One Morning is a stunning novel about love and loss, about family and – above all – friendship. A stark reminder that, sometimes, one moment is all it takes, it also reminds us that somehow, and despite everything, life can and does go on.

Sarah Rayner

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