Mad Woman Binge Eating. Menopause. OCD: How to Survive a World That Thinks You’re the Problem

In this brave and essential follow-up to her Sunday Times bestselling Mad Girl, Bryony Gordon invites us into the messy, honest truth of navigating midlife in a world that often feels designed to break us.

Ten years after first sharing her mental health journey, Gordon returns with hard-won wisdom about binge eating disorder (the UK’s most common eating disorder), sobriety, perimenopause, and OCD. This isn’t just another memoir about surviving—it’s a radical rethinking of what mental wellness actually means. Writing with her signature blend of compassion, humor, and unflinching honesty, Gordon questions everything she thought she knew: What if our struggles aren’t signs of personal failure, but our brains telling us something isn’t right?

What makes this book special:

• Raw, relatable exploration of perimenopause, parenting an almost-teen, and the daily work of staying sober
• Challenges conventional thinking about mental health and happiness
• Written by the founder of Mental Health Mates, a thriving mental health community
• Perfect for anyone feeling burned out by our culture of constant crisis

As The Telegraph notes, Gordon’s writing is “visceral and honest,” while fellow author Matt Haig praises her “entertaining and brazen candour about mental illness.” This is a book that meets you where you are—in the chaos, the confusion, the hormonal fog—and reminds you that you’re not the problem. The world is.

A deeply reassuring read for anyone who’s ever felt like they’re barely holding it together.

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