“Beautifully and truthfully written.”
—Daily Telegraph
In the form of weekly journal entries over the course of a year, journalist and mental health activist Rachel Kelly shares the fifty-two strategies that have helped her cope with depression and anxiety and maintain a calm, happy lifestyle. There’s no complicated program involved, no overhaul of your current way of life: just simple shortcuts to lighter, more conscious living—tangible rituals you can use to care for your body and mind.
WALKING ON SUNSHINE is a compact, accessible, life-changing book that offers 52 tips and tools—one for each week of the year—to increase your happiness year-round and help you manage the mood-altering pressures of everyday life.
In the pages of this engaging, user-friendly book, you’ll find breathing techniques, poetry, prayer, philosophical nuggets, and meditations, all of them lovely, gentle suggestions designed to bring more ease and equanimity into your daily life.
Written in the candid, conversational style of a good friend and accompanied by delightful cartoon illustrations, Walking on Sunshine is a portable, supportive companion that will see you through your ups and downs.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rachel Kelly began her career as a journalist at The Times of London. She is the creator of two poetry apps and gives talks and workshops across the UK on the therapeutic value of the arts. BLACK RAINBOW, her memoir on the healing power of the written word, was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the Best First Book prize at the Spear’s Book Awards. Rachel is an ambassador for SANE and Vice President of United Response and campaigns to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness.