Self-Care Every Day: Daily doses of kindness and self-compassion

(Hardback)

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This warm hug of a book takes you through the day with insight, kindness and encouragement.

With a host a furry friends to guide you, discover how to tackle everyday problems from Monday morning blues to low self-esteem, burnout to workplace tensions.

Combining humour, warmth and wisdom, this book provides practical tips to help establish a better work-life balance and to navigate the challenges and demands of modern life. Whether you need some words of comfort to set you up for the working week, tips on cultivating healthy habits, or a reminder of the importance of self-compassion, you will find your answer in these pages.

Finnish psychotherapy professionals Antti Ervasti and Elina Rehmonen are on a mission to make mental health visible, shining a light on everyday challenges, big and small, through the charming, imperfect and utterly relatable animal figures of Matti Pikkujamsa's illustrations.

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'We hope that our illustrations are easily approachable, offer our readers solace, encouragement and understanding, and offer a platform for a more visible mindscape.' Antti, Elina and Matti

'Warmth and humour are often the best antidotes when trying to silence the inner critic.'

Helena Aatsinki, Psychotherapist

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Author Bio

Antti Ervasti (born 1975) is a psychotherapist specialising in family, couples and sexual therapy. He also gives lectures and addresses several sexuality related issues such as identity, relationships and violence in his workshops and lectures.

Matti Pikkujamsa (born 1976) is an award-winning artist and illustrator. He is known for his portrait project and numerous children's books and press illustrations. In addition, he has also designed textile and china patterns e.g. for Muji, Kauniste, Lapuan kankurit and Marimekko.