Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
by Julie Smith
★ Top 25 book of 2022 · #15 on Best Books of 2022
A clinical psychologist shares practical lessons from her therapy sessions in short, easy-to-dip-into entries. Readers can jump straight to the topic they need, from anxiety and criticism to confidence, motivation and self-forgiveness.
Best for: Anyone wanting quick, practical tools for everyday mental health challenges
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? is #15 on BookWard's Best Books of 2022, out of 61 2022 books that cleared our data bar.
What Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? is about
Dr Julie Smith is a British clinical psychologist, and this is her first book. She wrote it for anyone who has wondered why nobody ever explained how to handle the hard parts of being a person. Drawing on her years of clinical work, she gathers simple advice, practical strategies and coping techniques meant to help readers stay positive and resilient.
The entries are short and written in a warm, informal voice, so there is no need to read from the first page to the last. You can turn straight to the section that fits what you are facing, whether that is anxiety, criticism, low mood, shaky confidence, a lack of motivation or the difficulty of forgiving yourself. It will suit readers who want calm, usable guidance rather than theory.
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? on the Best Books of 2022
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? came out in 2022. Of the 61 books first published in 2022 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #15 on our Best Books of 2022 list.
Why it made the list: 855 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.5 out of 5 (16 ratings); 25 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2022 list
- Lightlark Alex Aster, #13
- The Final Gambit Jennifer Lynn Barnes, #14
- Every Summer After Carley Fortune, #16
- Babel R. F. Kuang, #17
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 817 want to read it, 25 are reading it now and 13 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.5 out of 5 from 16 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 87 | 55% |
| Reader love | 7 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 77 | 20% |
Questions about Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
When was Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? published?
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith was first published in 2022.
Was Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? one of the best books of 2022?
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? is #15 on BookWard's Best Books of 2022, out of 61 2022 books that cleared our data bar. 855 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.5 out of 5 (16 ratings); 25 are reading it right now.
Why is Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? on the Best Books of 2022 list?
855 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.5 out of 5 (16 ratings); 25 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2022
- I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy, #1
- King of Wrath Ana Huang, #2
- I Fell in Love with Hope Lancali, #3
- It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover, #4
- Things We Never Got over Lucy Score, #5
- Stellarlune Shannon Messenger, #6
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How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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