Born to be Mild: Adventures for the Anxious

A funny, life-affirming memoir from the creator of @soverybritish, about how to start again when everything's gone wrong

By the time Rob Temple hit his thirties, he had become so afraid of the world that he couldn't leave the house. Depressed and anxious, he found himself drifting deeper into solitude.

So Rob decided to make a plan - to embark on fifty 'mild' adventures, to be a little less Pooh Bear and a little more Bear Grylls. On a gentle journey that takes him bee-keeping, bowling, and to a service station just off the M25, Rob starts to settle on a better balance - and soon discovers the joys of a life well lived.

In this raw and honest memoir, Rob shares his year of gentle adventure and the lessons learnt along the way. Quiet and comforting, with a generous helping of British humour, Born to be Mild is a guide to living life unencumbered by mental illness, and a reminder to slow down and embrace your mild side.

'Temple is a humourist in the classic British mode ... he has a genuine comic gift' Daily Mail

'Temple's easy style and self-deprecating wit light up the page' Sunday Business Post