Most Popular Books by Julie Smith

Over 1 million copies sold worldwide! International Bestseller “Smart, insightful, and warm. Dr. Julie is both the expert and wise friend we all need.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and co-host of the Dear Therapists podcast Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith provides the skills you need to navigate common life challenges and take charge of your emotional and mental health in her debut book. Filled with secrets from a therapist''s toolkit, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before teaches you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the most trying of times. Dr Julie Smith’s expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient, whether you want to manage anxiety, deal with criticism, cope with depression, build self-confidence, find motivation, or learn to forgive yourself. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before tackles everyday issues and offers practical solutions in bite-sized, easy-to-digest entries which make it easy to quickly find specific information and guidance. Your mental well-being is just as important as your physical well-being. Packed with proven strategies, Dr. Julie’s empathetic guide offers a deeper understanding of how your mind works and gives you the insights and help you need to nurture your mental health every day. Wise and practical, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before might just change your life.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Julie Smith (@drjulie) returns with this highly anticipated handbook full of “break in case of emergency” advice for dealing with mental health challenges in the moment they occur. In this essential guide, Dr. Julie teaches her millions of readers and clients how to navigate life’s toughest occurrences while they’re happening, rather than moments or years after the fact. What if we can learn to harness our emotions and stay present so we can process and choose how to respond to a situation? Picking up where Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? leaves off, Dr. Julie shares the research-backed concepts and powerful skills we can use to weather our most vulnerable moments. Learn how to move through any situation with grace, including: When it’s hard to be with yourself: facing vulnerability alone, dealing with your inner critic, and handling imposter syndrome. When it’s hard to be with other people: dealing with betrayal and knowing what to do when you (or your parents) got it wrong. When it’s hard to be with your feelings: coping with loneliness, fear, and hopelessness When you’re healing from the past: getting out of a trauma response and learning how to stop ruminating about old events. When you’re looking to the future: preventing making the same mistakes, tackling uncertainty, and finding your path. Open When teaches each of us to find and listen to the positive voice within when we need it most, and to care for our future selves and our mental health.

Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Julie Smith (@drjulie) returns with this highly anticipated handbook full of "break in case of emergency" advice for dealing with mental health challenges in the moment they occur. In this essential guide, Dr. Julie teaches her millions of readers and clients how to navigate life''s toughest occurrences while they''re happening, rather than moments or years after the fact. What if we can learn to harness our emotions and stay present so we can process and choose how to respond to a situation? Picking up where Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? leaves off, Dr. Julie shares the research-backed concepts and powerful skills we can use to weather our most vulnerable moments. Learn how to move through any situation with grace, including: When it''s hard to be with yourself: facing vulnerability alone, dealing with your inner critic, and handling imposter syndrome. When it''s hard to be with other people: dealing with betrayal and knowing what to do when you (or your parents) got it wrong. When it''s hard to be with your feelings: coping with loneliness, fear, and hopelessness When you''re healing from the past: getting out of a trauma response and learning how to stop ruminating about old events. When you''re looking to the future: preventing making the same mistakes, tackling uncertainty, and finding your path. Open When teaches each of us to find and listen to the positive voice within when we need it most, and to care for our future selves and our mental health.

When the smiling King of Carnival is killed at Mardi Gras, policewoman Skip Langdon is on the case. She knows the upper-crust family of the victim and that it hides more than its share of glittering skeletons. But nothing could prepare her for the tangled web of clues and ancient secrets that would mean danger for her--and doom for the St. Amants.... "Smith is a gifted writer." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

Covering print, photography, film, radio, television, and new media, this textbook instructs readers on how to take a critical approach to media and interpret the information overload that is disseminated via mass communication. This fourth edition of Keys to Interpreting Media Messages supplies a critical and qualitative approach to media literacy analysis. Now updated with conceptual changes, current examples, updated references, and coverage of new developments in media— particularly in digital, interactive forms—this book addresses all forms of information disseminated via mass communication. Organized into three sections, the book first presents a theoretical framework for the critical analysis of media text that covers the definition of media literacy as well as fundamental principles and concepts. Part II focuses on the application of this methodological framework to the analysis of advertising, journalism, American political communications, and interactive media. Part III considers specific mass media issues, such as violence in the media, media and children, and global communications, and discusses outcomes of having a media-literate population.

Even Rebecca Schwartz is nonplussed when she learns that Chris Nicholson, her law partner and best friend, is a suspect in a murder case. Chris says she has an alibi, but she won''t say what it is. Rebecca has to wonder what could be so shameful that she can''t even tell her best friend. She''s amazed when she learns that her partner has a secret life as did the victim. One thing is certain: if Rebecca doesn''t shake some skeletons from closets - and fast - Chris is going to prison.

Police detective Skip Langdon tries to track down Errol Jacomine, a corrupt evangelical preacher who wants to become president of the United States.

Talba Wallis--African American poet, leader of New Orleans'' café society, and fledgling private detective--is hired by veteran sleuth Eddie Valentino to find a dangerous lothario who seduces teenage black girls who then mysteriously vanish.

A Talba Wallis Novel By night the glamorous Baroness de Pontalba, by day New Orleans’ hippest P.I., Talba Wallis is dumbfounded when she can’t do a simple background check on an old friend—Babalu Maya just doesn’t seem to exist on paper. Four days later, she doesn’t exist at all. As Talba threads her way backward through Babalu’s short, difficult life, she finds an intricate pattern of violence and fear, and a shadowy Mr. Big with homicidal intent. Talba butts right into everybody’s business in Clayton, Louisiana, a small town with a big, ugly secret, where being black, mouthy, and smart are the three qualities most likely to get her killed. As she uncovers dark truths, events and people spiral into nasty motion in a story that has more twists and turns than the Mississippi River.

By analysing developments in the foundations of the EU, in its main institutions, and in selected policy domains, this volume offers a comprehensive assessment of the EU and its capacity to forge democracy across borders, while identifying the areas where this potential remains unfulfilled.

In her new book, Keto Your Way, Julie Smith shows you how to create a customized plan for adopting a ketogenic lifestyle tailored to your specific needs, taste buds, and budget. With so many ways to approach keto, this book provides you with the information and tools you need to find the approach that matches your lifestyle and to make informed food choices that satisfy your unique nutritional needs. Julie also teaches you how to eat intuitively and to listen to your body in a way that takes the “diet” out of keto and makes it about living a life that is sustainable for you. With a keto template and Julie’s guidance, you can lose weight and become your healthiest you! As a busy mother of four, Julie knows the value of time and the realities of needing to stick to a budget. In Keto Your Way, she presents more than 140 simple and easy family-friendly recipes made with budget-friendly ingredients that can be found in just about any grocery store. She also offers tips and tricks for overcoming hurdles to achieve lasting success. Leave behind the one-size-fits-all approach and embrace keto—your way.

Open... is dé onmisbare aanvulling op Dr. Julie Smiths internationale bestseller Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? (Waarom heeft niemand mij dit eerder verteld?), waarin ze vaardigheden om je geestelijke gezondheid te versterken uiteenzette. Open... is het boek waarbij je terechtkunt als je je in het oog van de storm bevindt. Aan de hand van een serie brieven van Dr. Julie leer je te navigeren door momenten van overweldiging, verwarring of zelftwijfel. Elke persoonlijke brief wordt gevolgd door realtimetools die je helpen om de situatie opnieuw te kaderen en je volgende stap te bepalen. Elk hoofdstuk behandelt een nieuw scenario; universele problemen waar ieder van ons waarschijnlijk weleens mee te maken krijgt. Dus of je nu last hebt van stress, druk om te presteren, omgaan met moeilijke mensen, proberen erbij te horen, het nemen van grote beslissingen, of grote emoties die angst veroorzaken, Open... brengt de woorden die je moet horen om weer op de been te komen en je klaar te voelen om alles aan te kunnen wat het leven je voor de voeten werpt. Dr. Julie Smith is een verademing. Enorm deskundig, maar ook enorm eigentijds. Als geen ander weet zij op een luchtige, simpele en grappige manier zware themas te bespreken en zo een groot publiek te boeien. Iedereen krijgt in het leven uitdagingen op zn pad en Julie heeft altijd een gouden tip en de tools om ermee om te gaan.

"Blues in New Orlean" wurde als bester Kriminalroman des Jahres mit dem Edgar-Allan-Po-Preis ausgezeichnet. Die junge Skip Langdon, einzige Frau bei der Polizei von New Orleans und erst seit kurzer Zeit im Dienst, soll wegen ihrer privaten Verbindungen zur lokalen High Society an der Aufklärung eines aufsehenerregenden Falles mitwirken: Während der großen Karnevalsparade ist ein stadtbekannter Banker erschossen worden. Spannend, witzig, kultig: ein Krimi aus Julie Smiths preisgekrönter New-Orleans-Serie um die unkonventionelle junge Polizistin Skip Langdon!

50 Hikes in the Sierra Nevada charts the thousands of miles of trails crisscrossing the Sierras’ pine clad slopes and stark, treeless mountaintops, that make this region a hiker’s paradise. Including the perfect mix of classic Sierra treks and lesser-known routes, the author has focused on the most scenic destinations. The guide provides comprehensive, step-by-step directions for each hike and offers a glimpse into the natural and human history of the area. In addition, each chapter includes an up-to-date topographic map, directions to the trailhead, distance and elevation data, hike difficulty rating, and pertinent contact information.

THE NEW BOOK FROM BESTSELLING CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND TIKTOK SENSATION DR JULIE, AUTHOR OF WHY HAS NOBODY TOLD ME THIS BEFORE? Feeling overwhelmed? Open when... stress takes over. Facing self-doubt? Open when... imposter syndrome strikes. Lost your direction? Open when... you need fresh motivation. -- This is the book for life''s twists and turns, when being human starts to get complicated. A must-have companion to Dr Julie''s international bestseller Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, which taught us the skills to strengthen our future mental health, Open When... is the book to turn to when you find yourself in the eye of the storm. Within this book are a series of Open When style letters from Dr Julie to help navigate the moments of overwhelm, confusion or self-doubt that we all face when life gets messy. Offering calm, clarity and a laser focus on the best way forward, each personal letter is followed by real-time tools that will help you re-frame the situation and decide on your next move. Every chapter covers a new scenario; universal problems that each of us will likely face at some point. So, whether you’re experiencing: Stress Pressure to perform Dealing with difficult people Trying to fit in Making big decisions Arguments with your partner Big emotions causing anxiety Open When... brings the words you need to hear to get back on the front foot, feeling ready to take on everything life throws your way. -- Praise for Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? ''Sound wisdom, easy to gulp down. I''m sure this book is already helping lots of people.'' MATT HAIG, bestselling author of REASONS TO STAY ALIVE ''A toolkit of deceptively simple strategies for life''s troubles. Everyone could benefit from the wisdom of Dr Smith'' i ''BEST NON-FICTION BOOKS OF 2022'' ''Julie Smith is the psychology teacher you wish you''d had at school'' EVENING STANDARD ''This book is a goldmine. I truly treat it like a handbook now'' STYLIST ''It''s real, it''s authentic . . . Very practical and very, very helpful'' LORRAINE KELLY ''I''m blown away by her ability to communicate difficult ideas with ease, simplicity and practicality. Amazing. Go and buy it now!'' Jay Shetty ''If you want to feel like you have a therapist sitting across from you, empowering you with how to be your best self, this book is for you!'' Nicole LePera, New York Times bestselling author of How to Do the Work ''Full of sound, helpful advice with life skills, from building confidence to managing stress'' Sunday Times Instant No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, January 2025

This book is a unique blend of practical and applicable Bible studies, one for women and one for men, and a fictional story voicing a cautionary tale where a princess attempts to find visibility and worth in all the wrong ways. Like all humans, she experiences loneliness and the need to be seen and valued. Life is hard, even for a princess! After messing up royally again, she does things differently when given another chance. With the help of a newfound friend and perspective, she figures out that when you surrender everything to God, He can do anything!

''An invaluable survey of the origins and development of the European Parliament, and of its uncertain role in narrowing the gap between European institutions and voters. Julie Smith traces the rising influence of the European Parliament over EU policy-making in the 20 years since it was first elected, the extension if its authority through successive Inter-governmental Conferences, and the ambiguities which nevertheless persist over its legitimacy as representing ''the people'' in its dialogue with the Commission and Council.'' WILLIAM WALLACE ''Julie Smith places the fifth direct elections to the European Parliament in the broader context of the EU''s development. She examines the arguments and debates which surrounded the creation and evolution of a unique institution, considers the effects which direct elections have had - not always those expected - and the growing relations between EP political groups and national parties. She argues that national politicians should more openly acknowledge the shift in the balance of powers which European integration has caused.'' MARTIN WESTLAKE This title is published in conjunction with UACES, the University Association for Contemporary European Studies. UACES web site can be found at www.uaces.org

Rebecca Schwartz is a fairly normal Bay-area attorney. But when she almost gets busted for playing piano in a bordello, and Kandi, a part-time student-prostitute is killed in her home, and then the killer stalks Rebecca, it''s time to take action--which is just what she does....