This week’s recommendation is another of my favourite books: BEING HAPPY! A Handbook to Greater Confidence & Security by Andrew Matthews. First published 30 years ago, this is a book about understanding yourself, being able to laugh at yourself, becoming more prosperous and being able to forgive yourself. It’s a great read! I like particularly the part […]
Author Archives: Anna M Stapleton
I prefer Mental Wellbeing Day to Mental Health Day. To my mind the latter definition has an inherent disempowering connotation because it often has negative associations. I am very interested in Mental Wellbeing because of the years I suffered unnecessarily because of how I felt. I’m sure at some stage we have all had the thought: […]
I must have had this book as part of my “wish list” because the boys gave it to me for my birthday as far back as March 1998 (that is over 20 years ago – time flies!). Time Shifting by Stephan Rechtschaffen is “A revolutionary new approach to creating more time for your life” With this […]
What caught my attention about the book I am sharing this week, “Why Am I Afraid To Love?” by John Powell, was the phrase “Overcoming Rejection and Indifference”. At the time my working life was rather challenging mainly because I felt that my boss was “Indifferent” to my needs as an employee and as a member of […]
One of the activities I enjoy very much is being a Mentor. I have had the privilege of mentoring secondary school and post-graduate students. For several years I also coached specifically youngsters and parents. The coaching and mentoring have also enabled me to remind myself of what it was like to be a young person. […]
With the summer holiday coming to an end and the need to reorganise our daily life, the level of stress may be higher than normal. For this Friday Reading, I have chosen a great book which I have read more than once and consult when I feel emotionally challenged. The Honeymoon Effect by Bruce H. […]
“FOR THINGS TO CHANGE, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE, FOR THINGS TO GET BETTER, YOU HAVE TO GET BETTER”. I heard these words in the early 1990’s! At the time I had to face a few things I was not really proud of. When I heard them, I was among thousands of people, but it felt as […]
It’s never too late to reconnect February 2018 I am so happy about having written a book in English and then translated into my native language, Italian. The experience following the publication of English version was great. However, the Italian version has had a greater and profound impact, something I was not expecting. The book, Defining […]
Interview with Anna M. Stapleton by Altogether Better as part of the Practice Health Champion initiative. Anna Stapleton is a Mental and Emotional Freedom Coach and recently published a self- help book. Previously, Anna spent eight years working in the Acute Care Services of the mental health services in Barnet. This experience has shaped her and the […]
Losing the cows, a shortage of cash and moving to London, are some of the key moments that a life coach has identified as having defined her life. Anna M Stapleton, from North Finchley, opens up about her own experiences in her first book Defining Moments: Reclaim Your Power and Live The Life You Love, […]










