Gwendoline Smith Improving Mental Health Series 2 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set

The Book of Overthinking: How to Stop the Cycle of Worry (Gwendoline Smith - Improving Mental Health Series)
The Book of Knowing: Know How You Think, Change How You Feel (Gwendoline Smith - Improving Mental Health Series)

Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Age Range: Adult

Overview

This two-book set brings together New Zealand psychologist Gwendoline Smith's bestselling guides to understanding your own mind. The Book of Overthinking tackles the anxious spiral of worry and rumination, while The Book of Knowing lays out how thoughts shape feelings. Written in Smith's warm, witty style and grounded in cognitive behavioural therapy, together they offer a practical toolkit for calmer thinking — a useful gift for anyone who overthinks life's everyday challenges.

About the Books

Overthinking, ruminating, worrying — it affects almost everyone, and in The Book of Overthinking, Gwendoline Smith explains the difference between positive and negative overthinking, the truth about worry, and how to challenge the "thought viruses" holding you back. Using humour and cognitive behavioural techniques, she offers strategies for relationships, work and everyday life, helping you break destructive thought patterns rather than simply suppress them.

Its companion, The Book of Knowing, goes back to first principles, teaching readers to recognise what is happening in their own minds and how thoughts and feelings interact. Written in the same accessible, often funny style, it helps readers get their emotional reactions under control and feel more settled in their place in the world. Together the two books form a natural pair: one builds the foundational understanding of how thinking works, the other applies it directly to chronic overthinking. Both are grounded in real clinical experience and avoid dense jargon in favour of conversational explanations, illustrations and exercises readers can put into practice immediately.

• Two complete self-help titles from a bestselling clinical psychologist in one convenient set
• Clear, jargon-free explanations of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles
• Practical tools for managing worry, rumination and anxious thinking
• Written with warmth and humour, making a serious subject genuinely enjoyable to read
• Ideal for anyone interested in mental health, mindfulness or self-improvement
• A thoughtful gift for a friend or family member navigating stress or anxiety

About the Author

Gwendoline Smith is a clinical psychologist, speaker and blogger based in New Zealand, widely known online as "Dr Know". A bestselling author in her home country, she is also the author of Depression Explained and Sharing the Load, and writes and speaks extensively on mental health and cognitive behavioural approaches to everyday emotional struggles. Her down-to-earth, humour-driven style has made her books popular with readers wanting practical psychological insight without academic jargon.

Why You'll Love This Set

These two books pair perfectly, offering both the theory and the practical toolkit for calmer thinking. Honest, funny and genuinely useful, they make an ideal gift for overthinkers, worriers or anyone keen to understand their own mind.

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