Self-help

A courageous, compassionate, and rigorous every-persons guide (Christina Bethell, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) that shows the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult illnesses such as heart disease, autoimmune disease, and cancerChildhood Disrupted also explains how to cope and heal from these emotional traumas.Your biography becomes your biology. The emotional trauma we suffer as children not only shapes our emotional lives as adults, but it also affects our physical health, longevity, and overall wellbeing. Scientists now know on a bio-chemical level exactly how parents chronic fights, divorce, death in the family, being bullied or hazed, and growing up with a hypercritical, alcoholic, or mentally ill parent can leave permanent, physical fingerprints on our brains. When children encounter sudden or chronic adversity, stress hormones cause powerful changes in the body, altering the bodys chemistry. The developing immune system and brain react to this chemical barrage by permanently resetting childrens stress response to high, which in turn can have a devastating impact on their mental and physical health as they grow up. Donna Jackson Nakazawa shares stories from people who have recognized and overcome their adverse experiences, shows why some children are more immune to stress than others, and explains why women are at particular risk. Groundbreaking (Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance) in its research, inspiring in its clarity, Childhood Disrupted explains how you can reset your biologyand help your loved ones find ways to heal. A truly important gift of understandingilluminates the heartbreaking costs of childhood trauma and like good medicine offers the promising science of healing and prevention (Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With Heart).

A clear and practical guide to learning meditation techniquesMany people are turning to meditation as an effective way to relax and find inner peace. Regular meditation can help you to combat stress, improve your general health, increase your awareness and boost your capacity to think clearly and creatively. Teach Yourself to Meditate is the ideal guide for everyone who wants to learn this powerful technique. This excellent book explains what meditation is, why it works and how to do it, as well as the 10 core meditation practices which work best for everyone. Throughout the book there are also easy-to-follow exercises and enjoyable 'spot meditations' which you can do any time, anywhere. By investing just a few minutes a day, you will learn a skill that will greatly improve the quality of your life.

Do you overthink before taking action? Are you prone to making negative predictions? Do you worry about the worst that could happen? Do you take negative feedback very hard? Are you self-critical? Does anything less than perfect performance feel like failure?If any of these issues resonate with you, you're probably suffering from some degree of anxiety, and you're not alone. The good news: while reducing your anxiety level to zero isn't possible or useful (anxiety can actually be helpful!), you can learn to successfully manage symptoms - such as excessive rumination, hesitation, fear of criticism and paralysing perfection.In The Anxiety Toolkit, Dr Alice Boyes translates powerful, evidence-based tools used in therapy clinics into tips and tricks you can employ in everyday life. Whether you have an anxiety disorder, or are just anxiety-prone by nature, you'll discover how anxiety works, strategies to help you cope with common anxiety 'stuck' points and a confidence that - anxious or not - you have all the tools you need to succeed in life and work.

In these difficult and challenging times we are asking more from our relationships than ever before. To build strong, lasting relationships, we need a new set of skills. Falling in Love, Staying in Love is a powerful and moving examination of relationships and how to make them work. Using real-life examples, it explores love's uncharted territory in order to help us find our way into successful intimate relationships. Learn how to: Express your emotions; Improve your self-esteem; Develop your sexuality; Manage and resolve conflict; Live with passion and integrity; Use relationships as a tool for transformation and growth.

'The noises were fuzzy in the darkness. Like hearing a domestic dispute through an apartment wall. As a cop, it was a scenario I'd experienced many times as I'd approached a stranger's front door. But this was different. This time I wasn't going anywhere. I wasn't moving at all. Couldn't move at all.'In May 2009 Napa cop Richard Marsh suffered a severe stroke that submerged him in the terrifying world of a Locked-in sufferer. Brain activity remains but sufferers have no way of communicating with the outside world. In fact, 90 percent of sufferers die within four months of onset. Locked In follows Richard's extraordinary race against time. First, to prove his existence to the medical team and then to beat the odds of surviving Locked-in syndrome. Written with the intensity of a thriller, we witness astonishing moments in his journey, such as Richard finally hearing a neurosurgeon say, 'I think there's someone in here'. Now fully recovered, Richard's story is one of triumph that will captivate and inspire.

'This will change how you see everything'Linda Swidenbank; Publishing Director, Time Inc (UK) 'Reveals the vital difference between how we really think and how we think we think'Rory Sutherland; Vice Chairman, Ogilvy & Mather This book will change how you think about what drives you to succeed. Groundbreaking new research reveals how your state of mind holds the key to your motivation, success and happiness. Compelling evidence combined with inspiring stories and insights will unlock a powerful new mindset that will instantly boost your performance and open your eyes to what it really takes to excel. 'If you want to power-up your performance, read this book'Shaa Wasmund, author of Stop Talking, Start Doing 'Genuinely transformational'Josh Krichefski, COO MediaCom 'Compelling'David Pugh-Jones, Global Creative Director, Microsoft 'Life-changing!'Sophie Hearsey, Editor, that's life! 'Highly recommended!'Karl Marsden, Managing Director, Shortlist Media Ltd 'Deceptively powerful'Stuart Taylor, CEO Kinetic Worldwide

For introductory psychology courses at two year or four year institutions. Also for specialty classes throughout the discipline that focus on critical thinking, science vs. pseudoscience, and discrimating valid research in the field. Keith Stanovich's widely used and highly acclaimed book helps students become more discriminating consumers of psychological information, helping them recognize pseudoscience and be able to distinguish it from true psychological research. Stanovich helps instructors teach critical thinking skills within the rich context of psychology. It is the leading text of its kind. How to Think Straight About Psychology says about the discipline of psychology what many instructors would like to say but haven't found a way to. That is one reason adopters have called it an instructor's dream text and often comment I wish I had written it. It tells my students just what I want them to hear about psychology.

Bringing Psychological Research to Life Psychology and Life, 20th edition provides the perfect balance of science and accessibility so that students can understand research and its application to daily life. Richard Gerrig combines classic and cutting-edge research studies with an engaging and student friendly writing style. When paired with the new Pearson Experiments Tool and MyPsychLab, this new edition truly brings psychological research to life. A better teaching and learning experienceThis program will provide a better teaching and learning experience - for you and your students. Here's how: Personalize Learning - The new MyPsychLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking - Critical thinking questions integrated throughout the text, and end-of-chapter review materials help readers move from memorizing to applying concepts and building critical thinking skills. Engage Students - The new design of the 20th edition creates a fresh look while integrating relevant experiments so that students can get hands on with psychology. Explore Research - Richard Gerrig features over a hundred classic and cutting-edge research studies throughout the text, one third of which are new to this edition. Support Instructors - This program provide instructors with unbeatable resources, including state-of-the art Interactive PowerPoints embedded with videos, the New MyPsychLab Video Series, an easy to use Instructor's Manual, a class tested Test Bank with item analysis data, an online test generator (MyTest) and the new MyPsychLab.

With clear and comprehensive coverage of the subject, Introduction to Forensic Criminal Psychology remains the authoritative, must-have text in what is a rapidly changing field. This student-friendly and accessible title is brim full of up-to-date research and valuable pedagogic featuresan engaging resource whose high praise is well deserved.

Barry Long's groundbreaking book about the difference between love and sex. What are the real secrets of love-making? What mistakes does everyone make before learning the truth about love? What can men do to avoid sexual failure? What do women need to know before they can discover a real and fulfilling love? These revolutionary tantric teachings have inspired, challenged and profoundly changed the love-lives of many thousands of couples and are surely needed today more than ever.

An absorbing, insightful story from Robin Sharma, bestselling author and internationally-renowned life coach, which unfolds the secrets to living a loving, successful and fulfilled life.Catherine, a top businesswoman with a young family, is the sister of Julian Mantle, the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. After being involved in a life-threatening accident, Catherine realises that, regardless of how high she has risen in the business world - and of her achievements and accolades - her family is the most important thing in her life.Through a series of conversations with her brother, Catherine learns how to reset the focus of her life onto her family - and how living with that culture engenders business success too.Catherine's story takes us on a journey towards being an individual who leads a meaningful life; a stable, reliable and a loving centre around which family and friends revolve. Through her eyes, you'll learn:* The importance of setting goals in life for ourselves and our children* How to form bonds of trust with our loved ones* The value of truly nourishing our relationships* How to slow down in life and value our time* How to live positively and truthfully every dayThis is a charming and inspiring tale about the positive effect that one individual can have on the lives of everyone around them.

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year He just knocked, that was all, knocked at the front door and waited, like the fourteen years since the night I'd killed my mother hadn't happened at all...A"e; Crushed by an impossible shame, Jinx's life has been little more than a shell; estranged from her husband, she is even relieved when he takes her young son with him. When Lemon, an old friend of her mother's, turns up on her doorstep, Jinx is forced to confront her past, and with the pain of remembrance comes the possibility of redemption. But Lemon has his own secrets to share, and together they unravel an unforgettable family drama, stoked with violence and passion. Rich with voices from East London and the West Indies, Edwards's narrative is delivered with a unique and uncompromising bite that announces a new talent in British fiction.

Shows in simple terms what it takes to be a successful husband and father and to bless those closest to you--your wife and children.

The man who listens to horses talks to people.'Monty Roberts will make you marvel. The Man Who Listens to Horses will first break, then mend your heart.' New York TimesAlready famous for his way with horses, Monty Roberts now wants to revolutionise the way we communicate with each other. His principles of trust and non-violence, about which he speaks so passionately and lucidly in his public demonstrations, made corporations from all over the world send their managers to watch his work with horses. They saw that Monty's techniques could be applied to business leadership and training.People of all kinds all over the world write and talk to Monty Roberts everywhere, because his passion for understanding, for gentleness, for fairness, reaches all of his audiences. They respond to his ideas of how we can make the world in which we live and work a better place.'The demonstration by Monty Roberts taught us some valuable lessons in peoplemanship. Each of us learned something we could bring back to our daily lives.' Richard H Frank, Chairman, Walt Disney CommunicationsWe can't all meet him, so in response to the almost universal demand to Monty to make his life-changing thinking available to everyone, he wrote this book.

We are the product of our evolutionary history and this history colours our everyday lives - from why we kiss to how religious we are. In How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Robin Dunbar explains how the distant past underpins our current behaviour, through the groundbreaking experiments that have changed the thinking of evolutionary biologists forever. He explains phenomena such as why 'Dunbar's Number' (150) is the maximum number of acquaintances you can have, why all babies are born premature and the science behind lonely hearts columns. Stimulating, provocative and highly enjoyable, this fascinating book is essential for understanding why humans behave as they do - what it is to be human.

Each of us has but one life to live on this earth. What we do with it is our choice. Are we drifting through it as spectators, reacting to our circumstances when necessary and wondering just how we got to this point anyway? Or are we directing it, maximizing the joy and potential of every day, living with a purpose or mission in mind?Too many of us are doing the former--and our lives are slipping away one day at a time. But what if we treated life like the gift that it is? What if we lived each day as though it were part of a bigger picture, a plan? That's what New York Times bestselling author Michael Hyatt and executive coach Daniel Harkavy show us how to do: to design a life with the end in mind, determining in advance the outcomes we desire and path to get there. In this step-by-step guide, they share proven principles that help readers create a simple but effective life plan so that they can get from where they are now to where they really want to be--in every area of life.

Author, kinesiologist and business alignment coach Cassie Mendoza-Jones fearlessly leads ambitious women on the path to self-discovery, success and happiness - in business and life. With practical tools, spiritual insights, coaching prompts and empowering exercises, she explains how to nurture the inner self and design a creative life aligned to who we are inside.

Rooted in multimodal conversation analysis and based on video recordings of naturally occurring social interactions, this book presents a novel analytical perspective for the study of touch. This is key reading for all researchers and scholars working in conversation analysis, multimodality and related areas.

A brilliant guide to living a happier life (even if it's not so perfect)Bestselling author Tal Ben-Shahar has done it again. In Being Happy (originally published in hardcover as The Pursuit of Perfect, 978-0-07160882-4), he gives you not only you the theory but also the tools to help you learn how to accept life as it actually is instead of what you think it should be. By using the science of positive psychology along with acceptance, Ben-Shahar shows you how to escape the rat race and begin living a life of serenity, happiness, and fulfillment. With the same technique that made Happier such a great success, Being Happy shows you how to let go of unrealistic expectations and truly accept your emotions for a more serene life. Praise for Ben-Shahar:"[Tal Ben-Shahar has] a rare brand of good sense that is embedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness." -- Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness"Ben-Shahar teaches that happiness isn't as elusive as people think." -- Publishers Weekly"One of the most popular teachers in Harvard's recent history." -- Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist Tal Ben-Shahar is the New York Times bestselling author of Happier. He consults and lectures around the world to executives in multinational corporations, the general public, and at-risk populations. For more information, visit www.talbenshahar.com

By highlighting the work of innovative EMDR therapists and play and expressive art therapists and their pioneering clinical work, this book provides a fully integrated approach to using EMDR in a play therapy context while being faithful to both play therapy principles and the eight phases of the EMDR standard protocol.

"The author's ability to connect with the those grieving the loss of a parent is so evident. Readers will see themselves on almost every page and find the comfort they need in Gary's compassionate empathy and counsel." - Paul Casale, Licensed Professional Counselor/Marriage and Family TherapistThe loss of a parent is painful.The loss of a mother or father can be traumatic. Oblivious to our suffering, the world around us speeds on as if nothing happened. Stunned, shocked, sad, confused, and angry, we blink in disbelief. Our hearts are broken. We've known them all our lives. How could they be gone?We look for comfort. Our broken, grieving hearts need it to survive.Multiple award-winning author, hospice chaplain, and grief counselor Gary Roe is a trusted voice who has been helping wounded, grieving hearts find hope and healing for more than three decades. Written with heartfelt compassion, this warm, easy-to-read, and practical book reads like a caring conversation with a friend and will become a comforting companion as you navigate the turbulent waters of grief.Gary's desire is to meet you in your grief and walk with you there. Composed of brief chapters, Comfort for the Grieving Adult Child's Heart is designed to be read one chapter per day, giving you bite-sized bits of comfort, encouragement, and healing over a period of time. You do not have to read it this way, of course. We all grieve differently. Read in the way that is most natural for you. In Comfort for the Grieving Adult Child's Heart, you will discover how to... Process complicated grief emotions (sadness, anger, guilt, confusion, guilt, anxiety, depression, feeling overwhelmed, etc). Navigate all the relational changes - feeling alone, misunderstood, isolated, and even rejected by those around you. Handle the increased stress and uncertainty that this heavy loss can bring. Deal with physical and mental health issues, illnesses, and new symptoms that often arise. Take care of yourself through diet, hydration, fitness, and rest. Deal with a myriad of practical issues (financial challenges, parenting, family activities), Handle the intense sense of being orphaned that comes with this loss.You will also find hope in how to... Think through the challenging spiritual and faith questions that frequently surface. Relate well to the people around you - those who are helpful and those who aren't. Overcome the tendency to run from emotional pain with unhealthy habits or compulsive behaviors. Deal well with triggers and the grief bursts that will come. Find the support you need for survival, recovery, and healing (safe people, fellow grievers, counseling, etc.). Develop a simple, realistic plan for birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays. Use your grief for good - for yourself, your family, and others. Allow this loss to give you greater perspective and motivate you to live more effectively than ever before. Make your life count, one day, one moment at a time.Please don't grieve alone. Let Comfort for the Adult Child's Heart join you on this arduous, tasking journey. Be kind to yourself. Take your heart seriously. Death has invaded, but it doesn't have to win. Read on. Comfort awaits you in these pages of this book.

Essential Dating Advice For MenIn an effort to give men everything they need to know about dating, relationships and seduction I've decided to release this 3 book bundle. Including: Day Game Dating Advice, Discover Where To Meet Women, How To Approach Women & Attract Women During The Day The Simple Strategy to Attract Women, Know What Women Want & Seduction Advice For Night Clubs, Bars, Events, Pick Up & Night Game Master Online Dating, Discover What Women Want, Get Dates, Relationships, Elite Dating Tips, Seduction Advice & MoreInside you will find proven and tested ways to approach women, start conversations and attract them. No longer will you have to struggle to make conversations or feel awkward. Even if your going out alone or if you haven't been out in a while.And if nightclubs or bars are not your thing then I will show you how to approach and attract women in everyday situations. Maybe it's at the grocery store or at the local gas station picking up a coffee. Only a handful of men approach women during the day and my advice here gives you a huge advantage.To complete your dating chances I will reveal the best dating sites and apps to use, regardless of the type of relationship your looking for. Whether that is just for "some fun" or to "find your soulmate".You'll learn how to create a compelling profile that makes her want to send you the first message. My methods will show her that you are a high status man. Whatever your goal is, this book will show you how. Here is just a tiny fraction of what you will discover: Easily start conversations in different environments (e.g. in a coffee shop, shopping mall, on the street, etc) Dating Pictures that get Matches Why most guys get rejected and how to avoid it Turn your numbers into romantic and passionate dates Raise Your Social Power & Become The Guy Women Choose (even if you live a boring life) Best online dating apps of 2020 - Free & Paid recommendations How To Never Run Out Of Things To Say Use This UFC Fighter Trick To Control Your Emotions Like A Boss Crush Your Approach Anxiety and Talk to Any Woman How to Avoid The "Friend Zone" How to DM a woman on Instagram or Facebook Why Women Have Sex & The Triggers That Make Her Want YouAnd much, much more...No more wasting time with unproductive efforts! Don't be one of those guys who gets lost in information and never takes action. Find out everything you need to know about dating, relationships and seduction In This Book.

The first comprehensive treatment of the body in Jewish spiritual practice. With meditations, physical exercises, visualizations and sacred texts you will learn how to experience the presence of the Divine in and through your body, uniting body and spirit.

You Only Fall in Love Three Times is an enchanting novel penned by the talented Kate (Kate Rose) Rose. Published in the year 2020, this book is a captivating exploration of love and the human heart's resilience. The book delves deep into the complexities of love and relationships, making it a must-read for those who enjoy introspective literature. The narrative is skillfully crafted, taking readers on a journey of self-discovery and emotional growth. The author's insightful writing style and profound understanding of human emotions make this book a standout in its genre. Published by the renowned Penguin Putnam Inc, You Only Fall in Love Three Times is a testament to Kate Rose's storytelling prowess and a valuable addition to any bookshelf.

In Teams That Work, Scott Tannenbaum and Eduardo Salas present the seven drivers of team effectiveness and the clearest recommendations on what really makes teams great. Readers will find actionable, evidence-based tips for being an effective team leader, a great team member, a supportive senior leader, or an impactful consultant.

Features memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelley, completed in the three-and-a-half months between his diagnosis with brain cancer and his death in September 2005. This title reminds us to embrace the fragile, fleeting moments of our lives - the brief time we have with our family, our friends, and even ourselves.