A powerful new book about life, death, relationships, mental health and how to talk about what matters – from the Sunday Times bestselling author of ‘With the End in Mind’
Kathryn Mannix has spent her medical career working with people who
have incurable, advanced illnesses. Starting in cancer care and
changing career to become a pioneer of the new discipline of
palliative medicine, she has worked in teams in hospices, hospitals
and in patients’ own homes to deliver palliative care, optimising
quality of life even as death is approaching. Having qualified as a
Cognitive Behaviour Therapist in 1993, she started the UK’s
(possibly the world’s) first CBT clinic exclusively for palliative
care patients, and devised ‘CBT First Aid’ training to enable
palliative care colleagues to add new skills to their repertoire
for helping patients.
Kathryn has worked with many thousands of dying people, and has
found their ability to deal with illness and death both fascinating
and inspirational. She believes that a better public awareness
about what happens as we die would reduce fear and enable people to
discuss their hopes and plans with the people who matter to them.
‘This gentle-hearted, engaging and intimately readable book is
so full of wisdom and compassion. Everyone should read it’
Nigella Lawson ‘Kathryn Mannix has a gift for cutting through the
noise and helping us realise what is most important. In a world
that never stops talking, this book celebrates and demonstrates the
curative power of listening. It is powerful, humane and wise’
Julia Samuel ‘This is a beautiful book … Too often people want
their friends and relations to take all the difficult talk to a
therapist, there has to be more than the professional listeners who
know how to have a mutually impactful beautiful, tender
conversation. This is a book for everyone … I actually feel
listened to by reading it’
Philippa Perry ‘Kathryn Mannix is our modern-day prophet … This is
an essential book for anyone interested in themselves and their
fellow humans’
Greg Wise ‘I adore Kathryn's writing. Always sensitive, always
thoughtful, an essential read for those looking to connect’
Cariad Lloyd ‘Kathryn Mannix is a natural born storyteller, and
there is so much wisdom, tenderness and love packed into this
profoundly beautiful book … Her words brim with grace. I loved this
book so very much.’
Rachel Clarke ‘The book’s greatest strength is not just the
information it shares, but the pure humanity it shows; the halting,
fearful, imperfect conversations between people who are all doing
their best and sometimes not getting it right. The gems of wisdom
apply to all situations, whether someone is at the end of their
life or has had a bad day at work … Compassionate, warm and
wise’
The Times ‘Like having a long and rewarding conversation with a
really good friend … Perhaps the most important component in all of
the chapters, however, is the telling of stories … As with Mannix’s
first book, there are many moving tales within these pages … Wise,
gentle and profound’
Joanna Cannon, The Guardian, Book of the Day
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