The Gifts of Winter reveals the warmth, comfort and healing that lies undiscovered in our coldest season.
Winter is a captivating and truly gorgeous season, but we refuse to engage with it. We block it out. We turn the heating up against the cold and draw curtains against the darkness. However, as Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald explains, in ignoring the spectacular beauty of winter we miss out on an opportunity no other season presents. The winter we experience doesn't need to be harsh and barren. Gifts of Winter draws the reader into the miracles that occur in nature during winter, as our gardens and the world around us are most definitely not asleep. This book has the reader follow the energy of winter, which isn't hibernation, but an energising warming of the soul, as we lay foundations and build ambitions for the year ahead.
Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald is a chartered clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. She is also a keynote speaker and the author of four previous books, including Reworked: Putting health and happiness at the centre of your career, and workbooks on anxiety and OCD.
Dr Fitzgerald has worked in mental health for two decades, including 10 years for the NHS, before moving to private practice to coach individuals who feel burnt out, overwhelmed, stressed and anxious. She has provided professional wellbeing support to companies across varying industries including Rail, Aerospace, Civil Engineering and Premier League Football.
Having herself suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), her upcoming book The Gifts of Winter draws on her own experience and clinical expertise to redefine our relationship with the winter months, providing insight on how to navigate the darkest and most emotionally challenging period of the year.
