'With Dr Kirren's warm, practical and expert advice for managing anxiety, you'll learn how to stop surviving and start thriving' - Vex King, bestselling author of Good Vibes, Good Life. Feeling better starts now. TikTok and Instagram favourite @DrKirren is here to tell you that your anxiety isn't here to stay. Whether you're going through something and need support to feel like yourself again, or if you have been dealing with anxious thoughts for a long time, Ten Times Calmer is full of practical explanations and and strategies offering the help you've been looking for. Dr Kirren Schnack is an Oxford-trained and practising NHS clinical psychologist with over twenty years' experience and more than 750k social media followers. In Ten Times Calmer she offers a first aid kit of tools to help you understand what you're going through and change how you're feeling - and it might just be easier than you think. Structured with case studies, patient examples, tasks and summaries, the ten chapters cover everything from dealing with anxious thoughts and stress to managing uncertainty and safely tackling trauma, each taking you a step closer to an anxiety-free life. Inside you'll find short anxiety-busting exercises with a big impact and a toolkit of well-researched and clinically proven tips that will help you find calm each and every day. 'The help you need is in this book, and I'm going to show you how simply and clearly you can beat anxiety and change your life' - Dr Kirren

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Dr Kirren Schnack is a University of Oxford-trained Clinical Psychologist and author. Over the past two decades, she has worked in mental health services with children and adults, including inpatient and outpatient NHS departments, and in the Law Courts. Her first book, Ten Times Calmer (September 2023), was born out of the surge in anxiety noted during the pandemic and was written to meet that demand. Her second book, Tools for Life: Ten Essential Therapy Skills Everyone Should Know (January 2026), is a game-changer, showing readers how to stop being defined by their past and break free from patterns that hold them back. You can't escape yourself, and you can't escape other people, this book shows you how to navigate both with confidence and clarity. Knowing the profound impact mental health has on every aspect of our lives, Dr Kirren works tirelessly to reach a global audience. She brings her expertise to TikTok as a Clinician Council Member, working on government campaigns to improve public health. She is also a creator on TikTok and Instagram (@drkirren) and works with YouTube Health to share accessible, evidence-based mental health content, empowering her 750k+ followers to take charge of their well-being. Through her work with the World Health Organization's FIDES program, which counters health-related misinformation and empowers the public to make evidence-based decisions, she has spoken about mental health at the United Nations World Health Assembly. She was also invited to speak about mental health at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Dr Kirren has appeared on the BBC, including the show Anxiety and Me, she regularly contributes on radio, and is frequently featured in the press as a mental health expert.