The bestselling author of "The Pleasure Prescription" shows why pop psychology's most beloved bromides are wrong, and offers heartening, scientific strategies for coping through healthy denial, repression, and pessimism.

Filled with groundbreaking research and inspiring stories from Dr Pearsall's clinical practice, The Last Self-Help Book You'll Ever Need offers a powerful antidote to the mindless mental languishing that characterizes so much of modern life. The solution is not just to "get in touch and suck it up". Instead, Pearsall offers powerful in counter-intuitive strategies. By abandoning the mandate to "stay hopeful", for example, we can begin to savour today rather than focus desperately on tomorrow. By allowing ourselves the natural process of grieving instead of relentlessly treating grief as a disease, we can recover from tragedy. With Pearsall's lively and informative roadmap to psychological health, we can say "goodbye" to our inner child and "hello" to a better life.