Product Description
Each week day morning the Trisha show consistently brings in the highest audience rating for its time slot. The magic ingredients are regular people with everyday family troubles and Trisha's no-nonsense, common sense approach to how her guests might take positive steps to help themselves. This book takes you through all the challenges, choices and changes that are faced within the family and includes:--Losing and choosing a partner - are you making the same mistakes over and over?--Being a parent - what kind of parent do you really want to be?--Step-families - and how to deal with them--Fighting fair - can you deal calmly and effectively with conflict? Trisha is no stranger to the trials and tribulations of family life. Her sister committed suicide and she also went through a time of very serious depression herself. She has learnt the hard way how to put her family first and contributes much of her own fascinating personal story to this very positive and helpful book, alongside her husband Peter Gianfrancesco, who is chief executive for the mental health charity MIND, and many other real-life success stories which highlight the issues throughout. The book also includes expert help and advice from psychologist Dr Terri Van Leeson. There are lots of exercises and quizzes throughout. It is full of Trisha's humour and is as direct as she is to her guests. This is the book that helps you focus not just on yourself but also those around you.
From the Publisher
From talk show phenomenon, Trisha - a book that will change your family life for the better, forever
From the Author
`I’m a passionate believer in getting people to challenge the status quo… That’s the philosophy behind my show `Trisha’ but I guess it’s also been the driving force of my life. `
About the Author
Trisha Goddard is the presenter of her own chat show, Trisha. She is the agony aunt for TV Quick and writes a weekly column for the Eastern Daily Press Magazine. She was the first black presenter on Australian TV and for ten years was a mental health advisor for the Australian government. She is currently a supporter of the charity MINS and patron for Home Start in Norwich, which, in conjunction with Social Services, assists with parenting skills and aims to prevent family break-up.
