Each of us gets lost out there in the world at times, caught in our own forgetting. We get distracted and lose touch with what is important. At these times, we need to turn around and find our way back to ourselves. We need to ‘follow ourselves home’. 

Word Remedies give us the vocabulary to start unfamiliar conversations with ourselves and others. Thoughts, insights, inspirations, reckonings, opinions and musings that put words to; the messiness of our inner life, our often tangled relationships, our wonder and worry about the world around us.

When we are world weary, at crossroads, in the middle of change. When our hearts hurt and we feel discouraged and alone. When we need some breathing space to rest and remember. 

Dipping into this book offers a reminder, that what we may need is actually right here – in our smallest pocket.

 In Your Smallest Pocket puts into words the messiness of our inner lives, the tangled confusion of our relationships, and our wonder and worry about the world around us. 

It gives us a vocabulary to start unfamiliar conversations with ourselves and with others.

Word Remedies help us to hear ourselves above the chatter and bustle of our daily lives. These words help to make sense of our messy inner landscapes, help to untangle the complexities of our relationships, and they reflect both our wonder at the world around us and our worry about what is happening to it.

With Word Remedies, we can begin unfamiliar and sometimes overdue conversations with ourselves and with others.

Word Remedies are soothing, provocative, and healing.

This book is a collection of 259 word remedies. 85 are included in my first book Follow Yourself Home, 110 are in my second book In Your Smallest Pocket, and the last 64 haven’t been published before.

First edition

Emotional first aid.

I still have a few copies of the 1st edition which I am happy to post to you. They are only available from me.