Self-care for Tough Times

Emotional first aid for uncertain times “I hope this book can empower people with simple, potent ways to feel better right now, to access calm and move through the waves of all their emotions.” Self-care for Tough Times is a gentle yet powerful toolkit to help during difficult times, such as the end of a relationship, loss of a loved one, career change and times of heightened emotions or anxiety. These are the times when self-care is most important and yet often forgotten, but just a few small moments can make a huge difference to how we feel, how we release emotions rather than bottle them up and how we ride the ups and downs. Practices include: - Instant tension release exercises for the hands, shoulders, neck and face - Pre-bedtime rituals to help with disturbed sleep - Breathing exercises to calm the nervous system and reduce anxiety - Soothing scents - Releasing stuck emotions - Learning how to relax and let go - Keeping tech use healthy - Questions to reflect on Anxiety, fear, anger, uncertainty and grief are all addressed, while Suzy also explores how stress and emotional trauma are held in the body, and how these may be gently released through touch, movement and breath. The practices included within are designed to promote healing and hope, and many are quick and easy for times when you feel exhausted or vulnerable so that you can both cope in the moment during tough times, then recover and restore after these difficult chapters of life. “We will revive a weary body. We will refresh a tired mind.”

Suzy Reading is a mother of two, an author, Chartered Psychologist, yoga teacher and coach. Suzy has over two decades of experience in the health and wellbeing industry, with qualifications in personal training from Australia and yoga teacher training accreditation from The Life Centre in London. She draws these modalities together with psychology to help people build sustainable healthy lifestyle habits and is one of the top UK experts on self-care. Suzy is the Psychology Expert for wellbeing brand Neom Organics and is a founding member of the 'Nourish' app. She figure skated her way through her childhood, growing up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, and now makes her home in the hills of Hertfordshire, UK. She is also the author of The Little Book of Self-Care, The Self-Care Revolution, Stand Tall Like A Mountain, Self-care for Tough Times, This Book Will (Help) Make You Happy, And Breathe and Sit to Get Fit. Her self-care card deck The Little Box of Self-Care is available now. www.suzyreading.co.uk instagram.com/suzyreading twitter.com/suzyreading