Matt Haig released the Sunday Times bestseller Reasons To Stay Alive, back in 2015. Though Matt had written several successful novels prior to this release, 16 years after suffering a breakdown at the age of 24, Matt started writing about his own experiences with his mental health and how he has learned to enjoy life again since. It has sold over two million copies in the UK and been translated to over 40 languages, saving lives all over the world. Matt has continued to release best selling novels since and his most recent is The Midnight Library, the story of Nora, who is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Matt and Katie discuss the strength that comes from getting past a difficult chapter of life and how to use it to your advantage. The pair also chat Winnie the Pooh and hairdressing!

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