The best self-help books for making 2018 your best year yet
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With a new year just around the corner, most of us are starting to think about which resolutions to set for 2018.

While it’s likely we won’t get past the first week (or, let’s be honest, the first day – healthy eating and a New Year’s Day hangover don’t mix well) a self-help book can make our goals a little easier to achieve.

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Whether you’re planning on working on your health, your confidence or your productivity, we’ve got everything covered.

Here’s our guide to the self-help books to make 2018 your best year yet.

1. The one to help you conquer anxiety

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Anxiety, be gone! (Picture: Penguin Books)

The Anxiety Solution by Chloe Brotheridge is a practical toolkit for managing your anxiety.

Brotheridge is both a hypnotherapist and anxiety expert, and she shares her personal experience with anxiety as well as lots of tips to get it under control.

2. The one to improve your 9-5 

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Gone for Lunch by Laura Archer is full of useful ideas to make the most of your lunch hour.

From getting your cultural fix to enjoying some fresh air, it’s the perfect way to achieve a new year’s revolution for every week of the year.

It’s stocked at the Museum of London, where Archer currently works.

3. The one to help you get to grips with your gut

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Eat your way to good health (Picture: Liz Earle Wellbeing)

If 2018 is the year that you finally work on your health, then improving your digestion is a great place to start.

Liz Earle’s Good Gut Guide is a bible on all things digestion, which includes everything from practical tutorials to simple recipes and a guide to exactly what might be going on with your gut.

4. The one to harmonise your hormones

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The Balance Plan by Angelique Panagos explains how to figure out what’s up with your hormones and make the changes to bring them into balance.

Through a simple 28-day plan, nutritional therapist Angelique provides tons of recipes, advice and shares her own relatable story.

5. The one to help you get happy

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If you find mindfulness a bit vanilla then Happiness by Andy Cope is definitely worth a read.

It explores life’s big questions with lots of humour along the way, swapping mantras for simple steps to becoming happier and more content.

6. The one for motivation

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Full of activities and guided questions, Motivate by Andro Donovan will help you get to the bottom of what is holding you back – and live the life you really want.

7. The one to make you quit dieting – for good

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With The Goddess Revolution, Mel Wells wants women to finally start loving themselves without any dieting.

It’s a brilliant guide that focuses on self-love and encourages readers to ditch the scales and start working on embracing themselves instead.

8. The one to unleash your creativity 

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Big Magic comes from author Elizabeth Gilbert who also wrote the multi-million-copy-selling Eat, Pray, Love.

It is the perfect read for anyone who is set on making 2018 their year of creativity.

9. The one to help you be kind to yourself

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Psychologist Suzy Reading has created a self-care bible.

The Self-Care Revolution is full of targeted tips to up your happiness and health.

10. The one to boost your energy

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Out on the January 4, Recharge by Julie Montagu is a month-by-month guide to getting your mind and body back on track.

Each month focuses on a different aspect of self-care, and covers topics such as digital detox, mindful eating and self-esteem.

11. The one for obsessive list-makers 

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Why buy a straightforward diary when you can buy The Happiness Planner?

This binder is a must for any goal setters: it’s set in a page-per-day format and allows you to record your schedule, to-do lists, meal plans and exercise, and reflect on the positives of your day.

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