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- Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith provides the skills you need to navigate common life challenges and take charge of your emotional and mental health in her debut book.
- Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before teaches you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the most trying of times. Dr Julie Smith's expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient, whether you want to manage anxiety, deal with criticism, cope with depression, build self-confidence, find motivation, or learn to forgive yourself. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before tackles everyday issues and offers practical solutions in bite-sized, easy-to-digest entries which make it easy to quickly find specific information and guidance.
- Your mental well-being is just as important as your physical well-being. Packed with proven strategies, Dr. Julie's empathetic guide offers a deeper understanding of how your mind works and gives you the insights and help you need to nurture your mental health every day. Wise and practical, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before might just change your life.
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- Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars at Amazon based on over 13,550 customer reviews.
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HarperCollins Publishers via Amazon has Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith (eBook) on sale for $1.99.
Barnes & Noble has Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith (eBook) on sale for $1.99.
HarperCollins via Google Play has Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith (eBook) on sale for $1.99.
Barnes & Noble has Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith (eBook) on sale for $1.99.
Apple Books has Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith (eBook) on sale for $1.99.
Thanks to Community Member HenryK81 for sharing this deal.
Thanks to Community Member HenryK81 for sharing this deal.
Note, must purchase from the available retailers
About this Book:
About this Book:
- Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith provides the skills you need to navigate common life challenges and take charge of your emotional and mental health in her debut book.
- Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before teaches you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the most trying of times. Dr Julie Smith's expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient, whether you want to manage anxiety, deal with criticism, cope with depression, build self-confidence, find motivation, or learn to forgive yourself. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before tackles everyday issues and offers practical solutions in bite-sized, easy-to-digest entries which make it easy to quickly find specific information and guidance.
- Your mental well-being is just as important as your physical well-being. Packed with proven strategies, Dr. Julie's empathetic guide offers a deeper understanding of how your mind works and gives you the insights and help you need to nurture your mental health every day. Wise and practical, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before might just change your life.
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Written by Discombobulated | Staff- About this Deal:
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
- About this Product:
- Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars at Amazon based on over 13,550 customer reviews.
- About this Store:
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
- You can view Amazon's Return Policy here.
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Here are the biggest "carry-with-you" ideas from Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? (Dr. Julie Smith)—the stuff you can actually apply when your brain is loud, your mood is low, or life is chaotic.
1) Feelings are signals, not commands
Emotions are information about what matters to you (needs, boundaries, values, threats).
You don't have to "win" against feelings; you have to listen, label, and choose what you do next.
2) Name it to tame it
When you can label what you're feeling (anxious, ashamed, lonely, overwhelmed), intensity often drops.
Try: "I'm noticing anxiety" instead of "I am anxious." That tiny distance matters.
3) You can't think your way out of every mood—sometimes you must act
Low mood often improves more reliably from behavior change than from "better thoughts."
If you're stuck, the first job is motion, not insight: one small action that fits the moment.
4) Your mind will offer convincing stories under stress—treat them as hypotheses
Common traps:
Catastrophizing ("This will ruin everything")
Mind-reading ("They think I'm incompetent")
All-or-nothing ("If it's not perfect, it's worthless")
Overgeneralizing ("This always happens")
Replace "This is true" with "My mind is telling me…" and test it.
5) Anxiety is about uncertainty—so train your tolerance, not your certainty
The goal isn't to eliminate anxiety; it's to increase your capacity to feel it and still live.
Safety behaviors (constant checking, reassurance-seeking, avoidance) shrink your world.
Progress looks like small, repeated exposures to the thing you fear, with compassion and consistency.
6) Calm your body first when you're flooded
When you're highly activated, reasoning gets worse.
Use grounding: slow breathing, unclench jaw, drop shoulders, feel feet, name 5 things you see.
Ask: "What would help my nervous system come down 10% right now?"
7) Rumination feels productive, but it's usually avoidance
Rumination loops keep you "busy" while avoiding action or emotion.
Use a pivot question: "Is this problem-solving or is this looping?"
If it's looping: write one concrete next step (even tiny) or return to the present task.
8) Motivation follows action more than it precedes it
Waiting to "feel like it" is a trap.
Use "minimum viable effort" rules: do the smallest version you can repeat.
Focus on identity-consistent reps (show up as the kind of person who…).
9) Self-compassion is a performance skill, not indulgence
Be as kind in your internal tone as you would be to a friend you respect.
Compassion isn't "letting yourself off the hook"—it's the best way to recover and persist.
Ask: "What would I say to someone I love in this situation?" Then say it to yourself.
10) Boundaries are about what you do, not what you demand
A boundary isn't controlling others; it's deciding your response.
Clear, calm, consistent > long explanations.
Expect discomfort: guilt is often the "cost" of upgrading your self-respect.
11) Confidence is built through evidence, not affirmations
Confidence = repeated experiences of handling discomfort and surviving outcomes.
Seek "proof" by doing hard things imperfectly and noting: "I did it anyway."
12) Relationships improve with repair, not perfection
The skill isn't never messing up—it's repairing quickly.
Use: "I got defensive earlier. I'm sorry. What I meant was…"
Validate feelings before solving: "That makes sense" is often the key that opens the door.
13) When life is heavy, simplify to fundamentals
If you're spiraling, return to basics:
Sleep, food, movement, sunlight, connection, routine, reduced alcohol, fewer decisions.
"Small stable habits" beat "big dramatic plans."
14) A practical crisis rule: reduce the problem size
When you're overwhelmed: don't ask "How do I fix my life?"
Ask: "What's the next smallest helpful thing?"
(Send one email. Take a shower. Eat something. Walk 5 minutes. One paragraph.)
15) Healing isn't linear—measure direction, not perfection
Bad days don't erase progress.
Track: time-to-recover, ability to pause, frequency of spirals, willingness to ask for help.
A simple "Dr. Julie style" reset you can use anywhere
Label: "I'm noticing ___."
Soften: breathe out longer than in, relax your face/shoulders.
Choose: "What's one action that helps future me by 1%?"
Repeat: keep actions small enough to do even on your worst day.
If you tell me which area you want most (anxiety, confidence, boundaries, low mood, relationships), I'll boil it down into a one-page cheat sheet with a few go-to scripts and exercises.
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Here are the biggest "carry-with-you" ideas from Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? (Dr. Julie Smith)—the stuff you can actually apply when your brain is loud, your mood is low, or life is chaotic.
1) Feelings are signals, not commands
- Emotions are information about what matters to you (needs, boundaries, values, threats).
- You don't have to "win" against feelings; you have to listen, label, and choose what you do next.
2) Name it to tame it- When you can label what you're feeling (anxious, ashamed, lonely, overwhelmed), intensity often drops.
- Try: "I'm noticing anxiety" instead of "I am anxious." That tiny distance matters.
3) You can't think your way out of every mood—sometimes you must act- Low mood often improves more reliably from behavior change than from "better thoughts."
- If you're stuck, the first job is motion, not insight: one small action that fits the moment.
4) Your mind will offer convincing stories under stress—treat them as hypothesesCommon traps:
- Catastrophizing ("This will ruin everything")
- Mind-reading ("They think I'm incompetent")
- All-or-nothing ("If it's not perfect, it's worthless")
- Overgeneralizing ("This always happens")
Replace "This is true" with "My mind is telling me…" and test it.5) Anxiety is about uncertainty—so train your tolerance, not your certainty
- The goal isn't to eliminate anxiety; it's to increase your capacity to feel it and still live.
- Safety behaviors (constant checking, reassurance-seeking, avoidance) shrink your world.
- Progress looks like small, repeated exposures to the thing you fear, with compassion and consistency.
6) Calm your body first when you're floodedWhen you're highly activated, reasoning gets worse.
- Use grounding: slow breathing, unclench jaw, drop shoulders, feel feet, name 5 things you see.
- Ask: "What would help my nervous system come down 10% right now?"
7) Rumination feels productive, but it's usually avoidance- Rumination loops keep you "busy" while avoiding action or emotion.
- Use a pivot question: "Is this problem-solving or is this looping?"
- If it's looping: write one concrete next step (even tiny) or return to the present task.
8) Motivation follows action more than it precedes it- Waiting to "feel like it" is a trap.
- Use "minimum viable effort" rules: do the smallest version you can repeat.
- Focus on identity-consistent reps (show up as the kind of person who…).
9) Self-compassion is a performance skill, not indulgence- Be as kind in your internal tone as you would be to a friend you respect.
- Compassion isn't "letting yourself off the hook"—it's the best way to recover and persist.
- Ask: "What would I say to someone I love in this situation?" Then say it to yourself.
10) Boundaries are about what you do, not what you demand- A boundary isn't controlling others; it's deciding your response.
- Clear, calm, consistent > long explanations.
- Expect discomfort: guilt is often the "cost" of upgrading your self-respect.
11) Confidence is built through evidence, not affirmations- Confidence = repeated experiences of handling discomfort and surviving outcomes.
- Seek "proof" by doing hard things imperfectly and noting: "I did it anyway."
12) Relationships improve with repair, not perfection- The skill isn't never messing up—it's repairing quickly.
- Use: "I got defensive earlier. I'm sorry. What I meant was…"
- Validate feelings before solving: "That makes sense" is often the key that opens the door.
13) When life is heavy, simplify to fundamentalsIf you're spiraling, return to basics:
- Sleep, food, movement, sunlight, connection, routine, reduced alcohol, fewer decisions.
- "Small stable habits" beat "big dramatic plans."
14) A practical crisis rule: reduce the problem size- When you're overwhelmed: don't ask "How do I fix my life?"
- Ask: "What's the next smallest helpful thing?"
15) Healing isn't linear—measure direction, not perfection(Send one email. Take a shower. Eat something. Walk 5 minutes. One paragraph.)
- Bad days don't erase progress.
- Track: time-to-recover, ability to pause, frequency of spirals, willingness to ask for help.
A simple "Dr. Julie style" reset you can use anywhere- Label: "I'm noticing ___."
- Soften: breathe out longer than in, relax your face/shoulders.
- Choose: "What's one action that helps future me by 1%?"
- Repeat: keep actions small enough to do even on your worst day.
If you tell me which area you want most (anxiety, confidence, boundaries, low mood, relationships), I'll boil it down into a one-page cheat sheet with a few go-to scripts and exercises.Leave a Comment