A Manual for Being Human

A Manual for Being Human

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  • Create Date:2021-07-23 07:51:55
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
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  • Author:Dr Sophie Mort
  • ISBN:1471197468
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Summary

‘There is a damn good reason why people are struggling。 We are not raised to understand ourselves。 In fact, we are raised misunderstanding ourselves and fearing the very thing that makes us, us。’ Dr Soph

Do you want to believe in yourself and your ability to be content with who you are? If the answer is yes, then A Manual for Being Human is the book you need to read。
 
Do you want to understand how your childhood affects who you are today? How it affects your relationship with yourself and others? How school, bullying, gender expectations and even the social media you consume each day affects your emotional wellbeing? Do you want to know what your emotions actually are, where they come from and how to manage them when they threaten to overwhelm you? 

In this practical and insightful guide, Dr Soph will help you to understand why we all feel anxious, stressed, insecure and down from time to time。 Her three-step methodology, developed through years of experience supporting people to make genuine change in their lives, will help you to identify problems arising from past experiences and current life events, look at the patterns, bad habits and negative cycles that may be keeping you stuck, and then draws on established, proven therapeutic techniques such as mindfulness, journaling, self-compassion, grounding and breathing and relaxation techniques to provide a toolkit of go--to techniques to use any time。 

Reassuring, knowledgeable and kind, Dr Soph offers support to those feeling lost at sea in today’s troubling times and gives you the tools you need to help get the most out of life。

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Reviews

Sam Thompson

I’m a clinical psychologist and therapist, and was curious about this book after seeing it mentioned on social media。 I found it to be a warm, engaging, and very practical read。 Just as on her Insta page, Dr Mort has a gift for explaining sometimes quite complex psychological theories and ideas in ways that the reader can easily make sense of apply to their own life。 Much better than most self-help books out there, and one I can definitely imagine recommending to some of my therapy clients。Cons I’m a clinical psychologist and therapist, and was curious about this book after seeing it mentioned on social media。 I found it to be a warm, engaging, and very practical read。 Just as on her Insta page, Dr Mort has a gift for explaining sometimes quite complex psychological theories and ideas in ways that the reader can easily make sense of apply to their own life。 Much better than most self-help books out there, and one I can definitely imagine recommending to some of my therapy clients。Cons A ontents page wouldn’t have gone amiss! 。。。more

Julie Cox

Brilliant!

Kerry Kinggett

I have recommended this book to many people because it is superbly written and utterly relatable。 The audio version is lovely to listen to。 Dr Soph is a gift ❤

Jenn

(I received a pre-publication version of this book in preparation for my upcoming interview with Sophie。 She is a professional colleague。 There was no expectation that I write a review of her book。)。Wow。 This book is fantastic。 I wish I would have had this book back in my early 20s when I was trying to understand myself, what happened to me, and how to heal from my experiences。 Sophie has a great way of writing in an easily-accessible, conversational voice。 She feels like a friend spilling all o (I received a pre-publication version of this book in preparation for my upcoming interview with Sophie。 She is a professional colleague。 There was no expectation that I write a review of her book。)。Wow。 This book is fantastic。 I wish I would have had this book back in my early 20s when I was trying to understand myself, what happened to me, and how to heal from my experiences。 Sophie has a great way of writing in an easily-accessible, conversational voice。 She feels like a friend spilling all of the secrets she has figured out from her own life experience and training as a psychologist。。In the first two sections of the book, she explains complicated concepts like attachment, the psychological impact of prejudice/discrimination, as well as the ins and outs of emotions。 She then takes this and steps you through a different way of approaching yourself。 The last section is full of empirically-supported strategies like mindfulness, journaling, and breathing。 She creates guides for each that are easy to follow。。Going into reading this book, I had high expectations, because I've admired her work on Instagram for years。 Even with those high expectations, she exceeded them。 I will definitely be recommending this book to clients。 。。。more