Full of honest and practical advice from Gemma Cairney and a whole host of trained professionals and real people, Open Your Heart is a best friend in a book. From heartbreak and heartache to body image and everything in between, this book will help you learn to love your body, your friends and your family, and tell you what to do if things go wrong.

Includes chapters on:
Family
Friendship
Bullying
Love
Heartbreak
Death, grief and loss
Periods
Body image
Exercise
Food
Sex
Gender and sexuality
Sexual health
and more!

The only guide you'll ever need on how to love your life and love yourself

About the Author
After a brief time at drama school and a stint working in fashion in her early twenties, Gemma Cairney is now a BBC broadcaster, magpie and life enthusiast who has won awards for making documentaries on subjects such as young people in violent relationships. She presented The Surgery on BBC Radio 1 and co-produced and presented internet entertainment show The Fox Problem. Gemma has presented shows and one-offs for BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, 2, 3, 4, 4 Extra, 6 Music and BBC World Service. She is also founder of boutique production company Boom Shakalaka Productions. She likes to write, explore the planet, trek mountains and DJ garage classics.

Reviews
A guide to help young people navigate love, friendships, health and other aspects of growing up. * Observer *
A valuable resource, full of reassurance for teenagers that they are not alone, whatever they feel. * Guardian *
Informative, touching & inspiring... laced throughout with a sense of humour and true passion. * Metro *
This heartfelt handbook for young adults by an inspirational presenter and producer is the literary embodiment of a big sister's shoulder and a best friend's ear * LoveReading4Kids.com *



Book Information
ISBN 9781509876990
Author Gemma Cairney
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Macmillan Children's Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 434g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 170mm * 15mm