{"product_id":"9780241710371-how-to-be-you","title":"How to be You","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSay Goodbye to Should, Would and Could So That You Can\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe feel-good book packed with practical tips, hacks and habits to learn how to work \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e your neurodivergent brain, not against it - from the author of the smash-hit book on ADHD, autism and neurodivergence, UNMASKED.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eThe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ebook truly changed my life\u003c\/b\u003e… a must read for newly diagnosed neurodivergent people!’   5-star reader review  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Following on from her acclaimed book, \u003ci\u003eunmasked\u003c\/i\u003e, autistic and ADHD creator, writer and consultant Ellie Middleton returns with the empowering and practical guide to break free from expectation and be more you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In each chapter, she writes about the \u003cb\u003eeight executive functions\u003c\/b\u003e that neurodivergent people struggle with including \u003cb\u003eworking memory\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eprioritisation\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eemotional regulation\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written in easy-to-read, bite-sized chunks whizzy brains like hers, Ellie shares \u003cb\u003e40 simple tips\u003c\/b\u003e for readers to try out, including:\u003cbr\u003e·       Creating a launch pad to \u003cb\u003eremember the essentials\u003c\/b\u003e when you leave the house\u003cbr\u003e·       Drawing a car park of ideas to help \u003cb\u003evisualise your thoughts\u003c\/b\u003e and manage impulse control\u003cbr\u003e·       The\u003cb\u003e 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 mindfulness \u003c\/b\u003etechnique to prevent spiralling and regulate emotions\u003cbr\u003e·       \u003cb\u003eBreaking up each day into Four Quadrants\u003c\/b\u003e to approach every day with more flexibility\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis isn’t another journal or planner that claims to organize your entire life (Ellie is the first to admit that she doesn’t have things under control 100% of the time). This also is \u003cb\u003enot a book about how to fit into the neurotypical way of doing things\u003c\/b\u003e (aka masking).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Instead, Ellie reveals why society tells us that we ‘should’ do things (read: patriarchy, ableism, White supremacy) and shows us \u003cb\u003ehow we can all free ourselves of those expectations, feel empowered and, ultimately, be more YOU.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for Ellie Middleton and \u003ci\u003eHow to Be You:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'This book will change lives\u003c\/b\u003e! A cracking read and a must for folks with brains who do things differently' Heidi Mavir, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eYour Child is Not Broken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I loved it. I'm so impressed by Ellie's courage and wisdom, this book is \u003cb\u003ecomforting and clever, but most of all kind'\u003c\/b\u003e Daisy Buchanan, author of \u003ci\u003eInsatiable\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCareering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eReassuring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, liberating and empowering\u003c\/b\u003e’ Emma Reed Turrell, psychotherapist and author of\u003ci\u003e Please Yourself\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e‘An \u003cb\u003eexcellent\u003c\/b\u003e antidote to all the ‘shoulds’ that neurodivergent people get from society’ 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eMassively validating and educational’\u003c\/b\u003e 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cb\u003eInspiring and insightful’\u003c\/b\u003e 5-star reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A book that \u003cb\u003eeveryone should read’ \u003c\/b\u003e5-star reader review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56700049949046,"sku":"9780241710371","price":14.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241710371-how-to-be-you","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}