What happens to our brain at night? Are we really fully asleep? And if so, how is it that some individuals end up doing what they do? Or can it be the case that perhaps the brain never fully goes to sleep and that in some individuals there is a disconnect between the sleeping part of their brain and the active part of their brain so that the two become confused? Does this happen to all of us in varying degrees, and can the reverse be the case, too - so that some individuals are actually asleep during the day while appearing to be awake?! 

It's well known that if we want to keep our bodies fit, we must go for a run from time to time. But why do so few of us take the time to develop our mental fitness, too? Enter The Mind Workout: a home exercise programme for improving your mental health and fitness. Developed from Mark Freeman's own recovery from several mental illnesses, The Mind Workout combines mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to outline a groundbreaking health-first approach.

Most self-help books encourage you to think differently, to think yourself thin, imagine a richer self or visualize the perfect you. This is difficult, time consuming and often doesn’t work. Drawing on a dazzling array of scientific evidence, psychologist Richard Wiseman presents a radical new insight that turns conventional self-help on its head: simple physical actions represent the quickest, easiest and most powerful way to instantly change how you think and feel.

Proper rest is so vital for us that we spend around a third of our lives asleep, recharging our batteries so that we are ready to face the day ahead. For children, it is a crucial part of growing and developing, but for adults it is no less important. We have all suffered from the effects of a lack of sleep, not functioning at our full capacity and making mistakes as a result.

On an unlikely backpacking trip, Rhik and his mother find themselves speaking openly for the first time in years. Afterwards, the depression that has weighed down on Rhik begins to loosen its grip for a moment - so he seizes the opportunity: to own it, to understand it and to find out where it came from. Through this begins a journey of investigation, healing and recovery. Along the way Rhik learns some shocking truths about his family and realises that, in turn, he will need to confront the secrets he has long buried.

Do you have a tough time falling asleep at night? Do the cares and worries of your life make it more challenging for you to find peace of mind? Are you struggling to feel grounded, centered, and connected to your deeper truth? If you want to practice helping yourself find tranquility, peace, relaxation, and relief so that you can live a stress-free life, then this selection of bedtime stories is just for you!

The audiobook you’ve chosen, The Best Guided Sleep Meditation for Insomnia: Fall Asleep Fast and Get a Full Night’s Rest with Deep Relaxation Techniques, by Peace Found Now, is an in-depth, guided meditation designed to help anyone having trouble getting to sleep, staying asleep, or other symptoms of insomnia get the deep, refreshing sleep that we all need. This helpful audiobook features relaxation techniques, an extended guided meditation, and a dream sequence with a soothing voice and peaceful music.

Penguin Sleep Tales are 10 specially designed descriptive audio tales to help you wind down and relax before you drift off. Developed with The Sleep Council, each track will transport you to a different location, encouraging you to visualise calming settings and landscapes to ease away the day's anxiety or worry and get you in the right frame of mind for sleep.  

Fleeing her picture-perfect life among the privileged set and the wreckage of a failed marriage, Lily Parkins moves to the only place that still holds happy memories: her grandmother's farmhouse, now a converted B&B on the enchanting Madrona Island. After learning her grandmother has passed away, Lily is left with only an old guestbook as her guide - a curious book full of letters, recipes, and glimpses into her family history. She is determined to embrace her newfound independence and recreate herself, one page at a time.

Has this ever happened to you? You lie awake at night, staring at the ceiling. You know you need to get to sleep. But there you are, tossing and turning, trying to force yourself to get to sleep. If this sounds like you, you will find sweet relief in this audiobook of short stories. Remember when you were little, and your parents read bedtime stories to you? They did that because bedtime stories work. The slow-moving, no-stress tales will relieve your stress, create calming visual images, calm your soul, and lull you to a blissful, rejuvenating sleep.

Do you have hard time falling asleep at night? Are you tired after a long stressful day and can't take your mind off racing thoughts? Do you wish you could find a better way to deal with stress and negative emotions? Then, this manuscript is for you! Choose from a collection of upbeat and relatable narratives or guided meditation practices to enhance your precious downtime and become a more positive, productive person in your daily life.  

This book, Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults contains how to sleep better; tips that will improve your sleeping habits; natural remedies for a good night's sleep; the importance of eating properly; sleep meditation; spiritual stories for adults; relaxing novels. Not just a book of stories to help you nod off, Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults also teaches the art of self-hypnosis that will help you to reach a state of deep sleep calmly and quickly. 

Our lives are filled with hidden stressors, especially now. There is no greater investment than your own peace of mind. Within this audiobook, you will find an exciting new (and old) way to take control of your racing thoughts. Learn all about the methods that have been used since the beginning of mankind. Our body’s nature is regenerative; this means that we have everything we need inside to heal ourselves.

Anyone who suffers from insomnia will know the struggle of existing in a world where you are expected to perform better every day. No amount of coffee or spiked adrenaline will keep you motivated during the day if you haven’t had a good night’s sleep. And like other good habits, such as healthy eating and enough physical activity, having an ample amount of sleep is necessary for sound functioning of mind and body.

Elle, an accomplished baker, has a recipe for every event in her life. But when she discovers her husband’s infidelity, she doesn’t know what to make of it. Jam, maybe? Definitely jam. Fed up with the stale crumbs of her marriage, Elle revisits past recipes and the events that inspired them. A recipe for scones reminds her of her father’s death, cinnamon rolls signify the problematic courtship with her husband, and a batch of chocolate cookies casts Elle in a less-than-flattering light. Looking back, Elle soon realizes that some ingredients were missing all along.