Anna Mathur

Brought to you by Penguin. This isn't a parenting book. This isn't a guide to being a perfect parent (spoiler: they don't exist) This is a book about you. We can only anchor, nurture, nourish and instill confidence in our children when we extend the same support to ourselves. After all, how can...

Brought to you by Penguin. You didn’t used to be like this, did you? The sharp words, the slammed drawer, the guilt that follows. I’ve been there too – wondering how I became someone who snaps at the people I love most. What if I told you your anger isn’t bad and it isn’t something you...

Baby-proof the house; panic-proof the mum. Do you overthink what you said to the mum in the supermarket queue? Is your internal dialogue more critical than kind? Perhaps you wake to check your baby is breathing, or the sight of a rash sends you down an internet search rabbit hole. Whatever your...

Brought to you by Penguin. The gentle guide to getting where you want to go, without beating yourself up on the way there. I'll never eat sugar again! I’ll work out every single morning! I will never, ever shout at my kids! Sound familiar? Anna Mathur, Sunday Times bestselling author and...

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘Some people don’t like me” “Bad things will happen to people I love” “I’m going to fail” … these words underpinned my anxieties and nightmares. I bet they feature in yours too. Our fears are anchored in the unavoidable truths of life; all things...

Brought to you by Penguin. The Little Book of Calm for New Mums will share advice and support on issues that new mothers face, from A for Anger, to I for Insomnia, providing an empowering pep talk for those days when new mothers need it most. Psychotherapist and mother of three, Anna Mathur...