Catherine Gray

Catherine Gray is a British author and journalist whose 'Unexpected Joy' series has established her as one of the leading voices in the quit-lit and mindful living movement. She is an award-winning writer and editor whose work has appeared in the Guardian, the Telegraph, Grazia, The Lancet Psychiatry, Women's Health, and BBC Earth. Her debut book The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober became a Sunday Times top ten bestseller within a fortnight of publication and helped countless readers rethink their relationship with alcohol. She followed it with The Unexpected Joy of Being Single and The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary. Her latest book, Little Addictions, examines the micro-compulsions of modern life — from smartphone scrolling to online shopping to people-pleasing — and offers practical guidance on freeing yourself from their grip without requiring total abstinence. Gray writes with honesty, warmth, and humour about subjects that can feel shameful or isolating. Her audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers empowering, extensively researched guides to breaking free from the habits that quietly erode our wellbeing, delivered in her characteristic compelling style.