"Very good show" FringeReview.co.uk
Mischievous, subversive, fun and fizzing with wisdom, How to Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World with a piano! is an invitation to stand back and laugh at a world that is quite clearly bonkers, and take a timeout to realise a better way of dealing with it.
Liberating happiness and wellbeing, one audience at a time!
Bridges the silly and
the serious brilliantly!
Those songs are going
to be in my head all night!
Brilliant! An engaging and enjoyable way to learn how to take the first step to improving your wellbeing. Thoroughly entertaining and useful!
The comedy, the music, the cerebral massage - it was like watching Bill Bailey, if he’d been split into two...
Join award-winning psychologist & songwriter Steve Bonham, along with ace composer and musician Chris 'The Bishop' Lydon, for our interactive, wellbeing, musical show thingy!
With humour, storytelling, great songs and gentle audience participation, discover the "Five Rules of the Road" for a better existence.
Don't miss this unforgettable experience!
What are audiences saying?
We always feel better when we collectively get together to share the same space whether it be laughter, reflection or empathy. This show looks to be the perfect tonic for people to come together, be entertained and put a sense of perspective in their lives that they can go forward in the knowledge they are not alone. We have all felt the effects of the pressures on society these last few years in particular and how important it is to not only get out and put yourself into new environments but also to be a part of something that unites us. This will be fun. Go and see for yourself!
As seen on BBC’s Holby City, Casualty, Waterloo Road and Strictly Come Dancing
Liberate your natural resilience
When the world seems mad, don’t shrink. Don’t just survive. Live — wholeheartedly, wildly, and on your own brave terms.
In this regenerated second edition of his much-loved book, psychologist, adventurer, and vagabond philosopher Steve Bonham offers more than a survival guide — he offers a bold, soulful invitation to rethink what it means to thrive in uncertain times.
Rather than clinging to the old maps, Steve encourages you to rewild your spirit, reclaim your natural resilience, and embrace your own innate resourcefulness and psychodiversity — the rich, layered ways in which you make sense of the world, and your place in it.
Through vivid stories, mischievous insight, and practical tools, How to Survive and Thrive in an Impossible World shows how to meet chaos not with fear, but with curiosity, courage, and joy. It’s not about fixing the world — it’s about reimagining how you live within it, freely and fully.
This expanded edition introduces powerful new ideas:
- The Rewilded Self – the untamed, resilient part of you that still knows how to adapt
- Psychodiversity – the many minds and modes that make you who you are
- Natural Resilience – not toughness, but a deep, instinctive capacity to bounce back
- The Mindful Gap – a space to pause, reflect, and respond with intention
- The Mischief Zone – where irreverence meets empowerment
- The Creative Space – where new possibilities take root
If you've ever felt that the old ways of being no longer serve you — that there must be a braver, freer way to live — this book is for you.
The world may be wild — but so are you.
Let’s stop waiting for permission. Let’s start living like we mean it.
“Warm, wise and very funny!”
- Cilian Fennell, award-winning TV producer and consultant
“Engaging, thought provoking and fun”
- Laura Burchill, The Psychologist