Managing Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide

"Yes. I’ve started with the systemic—which is the Yalom—then moved to the more integrative—the Ryle book—and now this book is more focused on the cognitive. It also does something I found interesting: decentralise the importance of the therapist. It says, actually, you can do this for yourself. The central idea is that you should value yourself and recognize that you can change, and here are some ideas as to how you might change. So the authors de-professionalise and de-centre the importance of the therapist. They say: ‘You’ve got resources inside you. Here are some ideas as how you could make yourself fitter.’ It explains how you can deal with uncertainty better; rather than sit and worry about things, you can make changes. It explains how to deal with depression more effectively. I like very much that it’s not just the therapist who does this, it’s the patient themselves. It’s a good book. They’re good authors."