Wellmania

Extreme Misadventures in the Search for Wellness

Brigid Delaney

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Greystone Books
13 March 2018

Popular medicine & health; Self-help & personal development; Complementary therapies, healing & health; Humour

"THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE HIT NETFLIX SERIES

""I laughed so hard I choked on a donut reading this book.""—Jen Mann, NYT-bestselling author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat

Tired of late-night parties and all-day hangovers, thirty-something-year-old journalist Brigid Delaney decides to test the things that are supposed to make us healthy and whole, looking (with skepticism) to the trillion dollar wellness industry as her guide. She begins with a controversial and brutal 101-day fast, which leaves her glowing and ""giddy,"" but also unemployed, bed-ridden, and strangely stinky. Next, she tries yoga classes, meditation, CBT, Balinese healing, silent retreats, group psychotherapy, and more, sorting through the fads and expensive hype to find out what works, while asking, ""What does all this say about us?""

With refreshing honesty and biting wit, Wellmania is an all too relatable book about the lengths we go to achieve optimal health--and whether it's really worth it. As The Cut's Katey Heaney said: ""Reading about all these impossible, expensive, scientifically unsupported self-improvement projects piled end on end, I wanted to shake Delaney, as I might shake myself, were I brave enough to tally all the money I've spent on green juice and witchy crap.""

According to comedian Judith Lucy, the result of Delaney's harrowing wellness journey is ""a bloody entertaining read that leaves you wondering whether you want to do yoga or get mindlessly drunk and despair at the state of the world."""

By: Brigid Delaney
Imprint: Greystone Books
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781771643702
ISBN 10: 1771643706
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 13 March 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Brigid Delaney is a senior writer for the Guardian and the author of two previous books in her native Australia. As a travel journalist, she has written about wellness trends from all over the world, and her work has been featured in Vogue, ABC online, CNN, Condé Nast Traveller, and many other outlets

Reviews for Wellmania: Extreme Misadventures in the Search for Wellness

"""I laughed so hard, I choked on a doughnut reading this book. I'm so glad Brigid Delaney tried all of this crazy stuff so I never have to.""--Jen Mann, New York Times bestselling author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat ""Illuminating, thought-provoking, and hilariously honest. You'll never look at fasting, yoga, or meditation the same way again."" --Robyn Harding, author of The Party"