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Knowing how to be calm is one of life’s greatest skills, for even if we have every other possible advantage, so long as our mind is frantic, we will n

The School of Life is an organisation with a focused mission at its heart: to help foster calm, self-understanding and greater emotional maturity. Ove

On Divorce is the debut title in a new portrait photography series by The School of Life. The photographs and accompanying texts were captured and rec

Bold Truths is a collection of wise statements immortalised as art: 20 philosophical prints encapsulating the most important lessons The School of Lif

A selection of unique and beautiful destinations around the world, which offer powerful new perspectives on life.

This dictionary is a tool to help us convey our true intentions with economy and precision. The School of Life – an organisation dedicated to making s

A thought-provoking book that explores how the best aspects of religion can have a place in our modern day lives.

When trying to deal with our current troubles and anxieties, it can be deeply irritating to be asked to consider our childhoods. They happened so long

This book is designed to help us create a psychological portrait of ourselves with the use of some far more unusual, oblique, entertaining and playful

A guide to our anxious minds; offering a route to calm, self-compassion and mental well-being Far more than we tend to realise, we’re all – in private

We often stay stuck with the level of confidence we have because we implicitly regard being confident as a matter of slightly freakish and unrepeatabl

A book to inspire closeness and connection, helping people not only to find love but to make it last.

A guide to developing the art of finding serenity by understanding the sources of our anxiety and frustrations.

Filled with wise, therapeutic advice, brought to life through musical language and beautiful illustrations, An Emotional Menagerie is an imaginative a

An illustrated guide to emotions that helps children identify and articulate how they are really feeling.

It’s impossible for a child to spend too long around adults without one of them coming up and asking, as if it were the most normal thing in the worl

A book to encourage compassion and forgiveness, showing us how we can work towards a better and kinder world.

The Book of Me is a guided journal of self-discovery. It takes readers on a journey inside themselves, helping them explore their mind, their moods, t

A fresh approach to modern working life, giving advice for how we may face the many challenges of work.

This collection of essays proposes that we don’t need perfection to be happy. So long as we enter our relationships in the right spirit, we have every