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Our chronic ill health is evidence that history has not emancipated us. Women still cannot recognise or permit their own rage. Micro and macro injustices are woven through our personal narratives, and we wear their imprint on our bodies and minds. This book is an urgent call to arms to identify these feelings and channel them for good. Before they destroy us.
ADHD makes it hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but an unhealthy lifestyle can make ADHD more difficult to live with. Health and fitness coach Lisa Dee experienced this firsthand when symptoms of her undiagnosed ADHD began wreaking havoc on her physical and mental health. After finally receiving an ADHD diagnosis at the age of 31, Lisa realised she needed to consider the unique ways her brain and body operated if she wanted to feel her best. In this book, she shares the mindset shifts, systems, and habits that transformed her life. She shows you how to revamp your routines, build new habits, and bring ease to your busy brain.
Women’s healthcare is in crisis. It’s time to empower women to fight for the care they deserve.
‘It was the first time I’d ever signed ‘Mummy’, and it was a goodbye letter.’ ‘I feel so honoured to have carried you both for nine months and delivered you safely into the arms of your parents.’ ‘I knew I had to be in that little girl’s life. The next time I got out, I never used drugs again.’ ‘As a refugee, I say to my daughter, ‘You have been born in a safe place. Never take that for granted.” After having her first child, Stacey Dooley had a new understanding of what family means – but not everyone’s experience of motherhood is the same. In ‘Dear Minnie’, Stacey brings her trademark empathy and investigative skill to an entirely new ‘frontline’, exploring the varied perspectives of mothers of all experiences.
Campbell has been creating change all her life. Starting as a PE teacher on Manchester’s Moss side, she saw first-hand the transformative power of sport. Once hard-to-reach kids started taking initiative, developing discipline and realising their full potential – all they needed was the opportunity to flourish. It was here that sparked the beginning of her mission – to empower, inspire and motivate others through sport – and she hasn’t looked back since. Now a true pioneer in sport and leadership, Sue has since been a part of some of the nation’s most important sporting glories to date, from overseeing the iconic 2012 Olympics to becoming Director of Women’s Football at the FA and helping the Lionesses raise the winning trophy at the Euros. Sue shares the story of her extraordinary life and career, and offers profound lessons in leadership that go beyond the sporting realm.
Millie Mackintosh took the decision to go alcohol free after observing the impact drinking alcohol was having on her health and wellbeing. Now, more than two years into her sober curious journey, Millie shares her full experience with honesty and warmth, from the events that led to her decision to stop drinking, through to the positive effects of the alcohol-free lifestyle she enjoys today. Writing with NHS GP Dr Ellie Cannon, ‘Bad Drunk’ combines practical, scientific advice with Millie’s personal experience – what has worked for her, what hasn’t, what she has struggled with as well as tips and advice on how to navigate the road ahead.
Take some time out from hectic modern life, reconnect with your body and embrace the calming power of yoga. Whether you’re an advanced yogi or you’re getting ready to learn your first asanas, this beautiful book is brimming with all the tips and inspiration you need to enlighten your mind and inspire your practice.
A practical food-based guide to managing menopause symptoms – from perimenopause and beyond – through simple and delicious recipes.
During pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood, women undergo a far-reaching physiological and psychological metamorphosis. There is no other time in a human’s life course that entails such dramatic change – other than adolescence. And yet this life-altering transition has been sorely neglected by science, medicine and philosophy. Its seismic effects go largely unrepresented across literature and the arts. Speaking about motherhood as anything other than a pastel-hued dream is virtually taboo. In this investigation, acclaimed science journalist and author Lucy Jones brings to light the emerging concept of ‘matrescence’.
Paris, 1940. The course of Fatiha Bin-Khalid’s life is changed forever when she befriends Muslim feminist Doria Shafik. But after returning to Egypt and dedicating years to the fight for women’s rights, she struggles to reconcile her political ideals with the realities of motherhood. Cairo, 1966. After being publicly shamed when her relationship with a bisexual boyfriend is revealed, Fatiha’s daughter is faced with an impossible decision. Should Yasminah accept a life she didn’t choose, or will she leave her home and country in pursuit of independence? Bristol, 2011. British-born Nadia is battling with an identity crisis and a severe case of herpes. Feeling unfulfilled (and after a particularly disastrous one-night stand), she moves in with her old-fashioned Aunt Yasminah and realises that she must discover her purpose in the modern world before it’s too late.
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