About the Author

DR JULIE SMITH is a clinical psychologist, bestselling author and content creator, and was the first psychology professional to use TikTok to give insights on therapy. After working for the NHS and a decade running her own private practice, Julie launched her TikTok channel with the mission of making top-quality mental health education accessible to all. During the COVID-19 pandemic, her audience grew astronomically as users related to the bite-sized self-help videos she was sharing and put her advice into practice. She now has over 10 million followers across her social media platforms, and her videos have clocked up around half a billion views. She was named by TikTok as one of its Top 100 creators.

Julie's first book, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, was an instant #1 Sunday Times Bestseller, has clocked up over 100 weeks in the UK Top Ten and become a fixture at the top of the audiobook charts. It has sold over 1 million copies in the English language and been translated into more than 40 other languages.

Julie is a regular expert on ITV's This Morning and has been featured widely across the media in the UK and further afield. Julie is an ambassador for BBC's Children in Need and has appeared as a guest on many of the most-listened-to wellbeing podcasts, including The Diary of a CEO and Fearne Cotton's Happy Place.

Reviews

Full of sound, helpful advice with life skills, from building confidence to managing stress
*Sunday Times*

The book's great. It's real, it's authentic . . . Very practical and very, very helpful
*Lorraine Kelly*

I'm blown away by her ability to communicate difficult ideas with ease, simplicity and practicality. Amazing. Go and buy it now!
*Jay Shetty*

Such a brilliant book
*Diary of a CEO podcast*

A toolkit of deceptively simple strategies for life's troubles. Everyone could benefit from the wisdom of Dr Smith
*i, 'The Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022'*

This book is a goldmine. I truly treat it like a handbook now
*Stylist*

Julie Smith is the psychology teacher you wish you'd had at school
*Evening Standard*

It's so engaging that it's even led me to switch off my phone for several hours so I can read it, and in this social media-obsessed age, I don't think I can give a bigger recommendation than that
*Telegraph*

Relatable, real and easy to digest, it covers everything from understanding low mood to emotional pain, self-doubt and anxiety as if your wise best friend is chatting to you. An essential mental-health bible for adults and teenagers
*YOU Magazine*

Smart, insightful, and warm. Dr Julie is both the expert and wise friend we all need
*Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and co-host of the 'Dear Therapists' podcast*