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Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE
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Author | Speaker: Leadership & Resilience | Wounded veteran | Mental Fitness campaigner | Ex-TeamGB | Musician | Artist | Gurkha | Pilot | IG/FB/X: @ashalexcooper
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Some more 5* reviews of #mindfulsoldier from its first week of sales. Please do keep rating and reviewing, to help others find the book.

Order here today: geni.us/MindfulSoldier

#resilience #selfhelp #determination
January 31, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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‘Wear the old coat and buy the new book.’
- Austin Phelps

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Muslim Europe Mindful Soldier Nightfaring
January 31, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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Thanks to @TRETalkRadio for inviting me to chat about #mindfulsoldier earlier this week: youtu.be/394IPxt5FNs?...

Order book here: geni.us/MindfulSoldier
Talk Radio Europe - 28 January 2028
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January 30, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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‘A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.’
- Albert Einstein

New year, new set of challenges.

Books to help and inspire you to get up, get out and get on.

We are all in this world together 🌏📖
Books to help and inspire
January 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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With today marking one week since UK release of #mindfulsoldier (and two days for rest of world), it has been wonderful to watch the early reviews drop. Please do keep them coming, as this helps others find the book.

Order here for anyone you think might enjoy or benefit: geni.us/MindfulSoldier
January 29, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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It was good to catch up with @bfbs.com's Richard Hatch yesterday to talk all things #mindfulsoldier. You can catch the full interview here:
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BFBS Radio - 27 January 2026
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January 28, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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On the day #mindfulsoldier is released in the USA and around the world, I am grateful to the @thecipherbrief.bsky.social and Tim Willasey-Wilsey for the comprehensive book review. Onwards!

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#resilience #trauma #selfhelp #veterans #service #conflict #hope
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January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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A discrete #mindfulsoldier book signing today with the lovely team at @hatchards.bsky.social, Piccadilly. Don’t delay if you’d like a personalised copy. Onwards!

#selfhelp #smartthinking #resilience #wellness #community
January 27, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Thanks to James Cameron (CEO) and the wider Mission Motorsport team for all they do to support the military community and changing the narrative about #veterans. I hope very much to collaborate a lot in 2026. Onwards!

Order #mindfulsoldier today (now available worldwide): geni.us/MindfulSoldier
January 27, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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A dark, wet, cold, grim weather day, but a brilliant book day with #mindfulsoldier now available worldwide! 🌍 📖 🎉

Order today: geni.us/MindfulSoldier

Please do keep sharing your pictures out in the wild and leave a review, as it helps others find the book. Onwards!

#selfhelp #books #wellness
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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We’re going global baby!!

#mindfulsoldier is available globally from 27 January 2026. Order your copy today: geni.us/MindfulSoldier
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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@RBVECharity does incredible work supporting thousands of ex-servicemen and women rebuild their lives. They empower veterans and people with disabilities by creating meaningful jobs, providing homes, and building inclusive communities. Onwards!

Order #mindfulsoldier today: geni.us/MindfulSoldier
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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As @thetimes.com' brilliant journalist Ant Lloyd says, "People should be reading this book; anybody who wants to know more about the real experience of war and what its legacy is". Onwards!

Order #mindfulsoldier here: geni.us/MindfulSoldier

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January 25, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Thanks for inviting me onto your @gbnewsonline.bsky.social show Nana to talk about #mindfulsoldier and the importance of resilience. Given the complex challenges we all face in life, I hope very much that this will be a useful book for everyone.

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January 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Late post of a chat yesterday with Ian Collins on TalkTV about #mindfulsoldier and the ongoing fallout from ill-considered and disrespectful comments about international losses in Afghanistan: www.youtube.com/live/kNTAc1U...
Ian Collins | 23-Jan-26
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January 24, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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See below the link to Part 2 of my discussion about #resilience with the brilliant @telegraph.co.uk 'Ukraine the Latest' podcast team - @DomNicholls , @venetiarainey and @FrancisDearnley:
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US joins Russia and Ukraine in first trilateral talks of the war & Trump under fire for claiming NATO allies ‘avoided’ Afghanistan frontline
Podcast Episode · Ukraine: The Latest · 23/01/2026 · 55m
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January 24, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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ABSOLUTELY LOVE seeing #mindfulsoldier out in the wild, so please do keep sharing your pics of where you’re going to be reading from your comfy chair at home, on the train or on a plane! And don’t forget to review as this will help others find it. Onwards!
January 24, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Wise words from a highly respected leader, on mental health and mental fitness: "You need to work at it, and you need to understand it, rather than just give into your fears". Onwards!

Order your copy #mindfulsoldier here*: geni.us/MindfulSoldier
January 24, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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SOLD OUT! Sorry if you’ve tried to buy #mindfulsoldier from @waterstones but they’ve already sold out. I am told that they have made another order, which should fulfil on Monday. However, if you can’t wait, you can always purchase from Amazon here (link also in bio): geni.us/MindfulSoldier
January 23, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Al Howard (CEO of The Gurkha Welfare Trust) says all that's needed: "It's for anybody and everybody... relatable to anybody in any walk of life."

Order #mindfulsoldier here*: geni.us/MindfulSoldier

*100% of author profits going to international veterans charities, including the GWT.
January 23, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Thank you to everyone who has reached out to share their feedback about #mindfulsoldier. To hear such deeply personal messages, is extremely humbling and rewarding. Please keep them coming and review on Amazon (lnkd.in/dStqJidR) and Goodreads (lnkd.in/dJzhgH_T).

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January 23, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Without Dr Jess' wisdom, which she shares so brilliantly in #mindfulsoldier - helping everyone better understand how the brain works and how to build resilience - it would not have been born. As Jess articulates, this is a book for everyone. Onwards!

Order here: geni.us/MindfulSoldier
January 23, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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Great chat today on the @telegraph.co.uk Ukraine: the Latest podcast where they discuss Trump's speech yesterday, Zelensky's dash to Davos, the latest on the peace talks and my new book on resilience #mindfulsoldier. Tune in 5pm (UK), 6pm (CET) and 12pm (EST)

Order book here: geni.us/MindfulSoldier
January 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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🚨 MINDFUL SOLDIER PUBLICATION DAY! 🚨

We thought we'd never get here, but we did and #mindfulsoldier is now out in the wild, so order here*: geni.us/Mindf…

*With every purchase you'll be supporting charities doing incredible work, including RBVE and @gurkhawelfaretrust.bsky.social.

Onwards!
January 22, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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January 21, 2026 at 6:34 PM