When You’re Not OK

From Jill Stark, bestselling author of Happy Never After, comes this warm and practical book of tips and wisdom to help guide you through the tough times.This is a self-care manual for the days when you feel alone — the days when you worry that you’re too weird or broken or unfixable to be normal. With compassion, humour, and honesty, Jill offers signposts to help you findthe path back to yourself.Whether you’re having a bad day, or a run of bad days that seems never-ending, When You’re Not OK is an emotional first-aid kit for your body, mind, and soul, written by someone who’s been there too.

‘This snappy little manual … A handy, feel-good volume of tips and advice for contented living.’, ‘Some of the writings are a page or two, some a paragraph, some just a sentence. They all cause the reader to pause and regroup … [A] delightful stocking stuffer for a dear friend or family member.’, Praise for Happy Never After: ‘A moving, insightful analysis of our collective pain and how we can heal.’, Praise for Happy Never After: ‘This is a book we need. Highly, highly recommended. Puts a deft finger on many things that I guarantee have been quietly troubling you for a while. A book for our times.’, Praise for High Sobriety: ‘A genuinely thought-provoking read with something worth contemplating for everyone’ Four-and-a-half Stars

Jill Stark is an award-winning journalist, author, and mental health advocate, with a career spanning more than two decades in both the UK and Australia. She spent ten years on staff at The Age covering health and social affairs as a senior writer and columnist. She now works as a freelance journalist, speechwriter, media consultant, content creator, and public speaker. Her first book, High Sobriety, was longlisted for the Walkley Book award and shortlisted for the Kibble Literary Awards. Her other books, Happy Never After and When You’re Not OK, are mental health memoirs offering hope and connection to anyone doing it tough.

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