Switchcraft

Switchcraft is a fascinating book, packed full of practical advice on how to help you survive and thrive in an uncertain world. Written by a leading academic, it offers real insights in how to cope with the stresses and strains of a post-covid world. – Michael MosleyThe only thing we can rely on in this world is uncertainty. This books tells you how to duck and dive when the unexpected surprises are incoming fast and hard. – Ruby WaxFor me, having the mental strength when I was competing on the track was key to my success and still is today. This book provides straightforward valuable tools and processes for people who have their own hurdles to overcome. – Sally Gunnell OBE, Olympic Gold Medalist

A book full of important insights. In clear and accessible language, Elaine Fox shows how psychological science can help you to be agile in meeting challenges and to be flexible when things change. Drawing on personal experience and years of applying her research in coaching elite performance, she shows how adopting a few key skills can transform your life in profound ways.

Elaine Fox is Professor and Head of the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Prior to moving to Australia she spent almost ten years at the University of Oxford where she founded and directed a world-leading research centre exploring the nature of resilience and mental wellbeing. A cognitive psychologist by training, she is a leading mental health researcher combining genetics, psychology and neuroscience in her work. Elaine also runs a consultancy, Oxford Elite Performance, bringing cutting-edge science and psychology to those at the top levels of sport, business and the military. She was born and brought up in Dublin, Ireland and has held academic positions in Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and Australia. Her first book Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain was published in 2012.

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