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Conquer overwhelming anxiety, one manageable step at a time.

How to Eat an Elephant

The Life-Changing Power of Managing Anxiety, One Bite at a Time

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    320 pages

  • Release Date

    18 September 2026

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Summary

The life-changing power of managing anxiety, one bite at a time.

Anxiety doesn’t discriminate. It can strike anyone, at any time of life, no matter how things look from the outside.

In 2019 successful journalist India Sturgis was admitted to the Priory with anxiety so severe she was considered a risk to herself. What followed was a long, determined journey back to herself, trying everything from medication and therapy to cold-water swimming, neurofeedback, die…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008658915
ISBN-10:0008658919
Author:India Sturgis
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:Thorsons
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:18 September 2026
Weight:400g
Dimensions:28mm x 153mm x 234mm
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Critics Review

‘I loved it. I truly mean every word of this quote! Categorically the most useful book I have ever read about how to navigate, manage and make friends with your anxiety. Fascinating, packed with research, and a complete salve. Has already become a really important book in my life. (I wish I’d had it ten years ago!).’ Pandora Sykes, Author, journalist & broadcaster
‘How to Eat and Elephant is the best book on anxiety I know. India Sturgis captures the nature and lived experience of clinical anxiety in all its forms, and does so with warmth, intelligence and balance. Her book doesn’t merely inform but also offers practical hope, bringing the confusing jumble of available treatments and self-help techniques into sharper focus. Sturgis’s emphasis on simplifying, slowing down and patiently finding out what works for the individual is excellent. Elephant should be on the menu for anyone who struggles with anxiety or knows someone living that struggle. The book will change lives.’ Prof Nick Haslam, Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
‘This will be of enormous help to those who suffer from anxiety, insomnia and mental wellbeing difficulties. A truly needed book that de-stigmatises fear, worry and panic, and is both compelling and very well researched.’ Dr Stephen Pereira MD, FRCPsych, DPM, MSc, MBBS, Consultant psychiatrist and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Specialist
‘A very approachable read and more importantly, a strong message about hope.’ Dr Shruthi Guruswamy Mb Bch BAO MSc MRCPsych
‘Aimed not only at people suffering from anxiety but at their loved ones.’- The Times

About The Author

India Sturgis

India Sturgis is a journalist who worked at The Times, The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph, before going freelance. How To Eat An Elephant is her first book.

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