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How to respond to the hardest things youβve ever been through
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The book you need by your side during the hardest moments in life. Something awful is going to happen to you. Or maybe something already has. A death. A diagnosis. A breakup. A job that vanishes overnight. A thought so dark you're too ashamed to say...
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The book you need by your side during the hardest moments in life.
Something awful is going to happen to you. Or maybe something already has. A death. A diagnosis. A breakup. A job that vanishes overnight. A thought so dark you're too ashamed to say it out loud. Nick Arnold calls these moments shitstorms, and he's weathered a fair few of his own.
Shitstorms isn't about preventing hard things from happening, because you can't. Instead, it's about what you can do once they have. That's what shapes how much they get to impact your life - and it's the bit nobody ever teaches you.
Nick isn't a therapist or a psychologist, and he hasn't cracked some secret code to a pain-free life. He's just someone who's been through enough - and interviewed enough people - to develop the 'Now What?' Response: a way to not only survive what's happened, but to stare it in the face, understand it and deal with it as well as you realistically can, so you don't suffer a day longer than you need to.
Honest, darkly funny and refreshingly free of inspirational tea-towel wisdom, this is the book you'll wish someone had handed you sooner. Because the worst thing that's ever happened to you doesn't have to ruin the rest of your life too.
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ISBN: 9780733344237
Publisher: ABC Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 March 2027
Country: Australia
Imprint: ABC Books
Audience: General / adult
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Weight: 0g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Nick Arnold has worked across media for more than 14 years, beginning in the UK's entertainment television industry before moving into journalism and relocating to Australia. Over the course of his career, he has worked with the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, BuzzFeed, The Daily Aus and Junkee Media, where he most recently served as Head of Production. His work spans multiple formats - including editorial, video, podcasts and photography - and covers a wide range of subjects, from culture, mental health and sexuality to lifestyle, news and travel. He lives in Sydney.
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