Overwhelmed
Ways to Take the Pressure Off
Published on 1. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-83726-228-1 (ISBN)
Description
All of us are familiar with the unsettling sensation of overwhelm: it's as if there's ever more to do, and ever less time in which to do it. The good news is, even if you can't see it yet, there is a way out.
In this liberating new book, award-winning writer and presenter of BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind Claudia Hammond helps us to take the pressure off with a psychological toolkit that is both practical and evidence-based.
Each chapter addresses a particular problem that can trap us into feeling overwhelmed - from procrastination to the fear of regret, imposter syndrome, perfectionism and a seemingly never-ending to-do list - and offers science-backed solutions.
Calm, clear and convincing, Overwhelmed will give you the tools to take on everything life throws at you.
In this liberating new book, award-winning writer and presenter of BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind Claudia Hammond helps us to take the pressure off with a psychological toolkit that is both practical and evidence-based.
Each chapter addresses a particular problem that can trap us into feeling overwhelmed - from procrastination to the fear of regret, imposter syndrome, perfectionism and a seemingly never-ending to-do list - and offers science-backed solutions.
Calm, clear and convincing, Overwhelmed will give you the tools to take on everything life throws at you.
Reviews / Votes
A soothing balm for a frazzled generation -- ADAM RUTHERFORD on THE ART OF REST Claudia Hammond's books are a solace in troubled times -- FEARNE COTTON Claudia Hammond has written a book about modern overload that actually lowers your pulse as you read it. She doesn't shout about success; she whispers about sanity. Her winning blend of science, empathy and humour offers the ideal cure for overwhelm -- DANIEL H. PINK, #1 New York Times bestselling author of DRIVE, WHEN and THE POWER OF REGRET In Overwhelmed, Claudia offers a psychological toolkit with practical strategies to manage procrastination, regret, imposter syndrome, perfectionism and much more. It will be a valuable guide to many! -- NIR EYAL, author of INDISTRACTABLE [A] sane and enjoyable psychological toolkit . . . a welcome balm for anyone baulking at their to-do list -- CAROLINE SANDERSON * * Bookseller * *More details
Edition
Export/Airside - Export/Airside/Ireland
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
325 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83726-228-1 (9781837262281)
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Person
Claudia Hammond is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. She is Visiting Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Sussex and is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind. She has been awarded the President's Medal from the British Academy, the British Psychological Society's Public Engagement and Media Award, Mind's Making a Difference Award and the British Neuroscience Association's Public Understanding of Neuroscience Award. She is the author of Emotional Rollercoaster, Mind Over Money, Time Warped, which won the Aeon Transmission Award and the BPS' Best Popular Science Book Award, and The Art of Rest, which was also shortlisted for the latter and was picked for Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month. Her last book, The Keys to Kindness, won the People's Book Prize Best Achievement Award.
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