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Getting Old without Getting Anxious: A Book for Seniors, Loved Ones, and Caregivers - Paperback

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by Peter Rabins (Author), Lynn Lauber (Author)Informative and full of hope, Getting Old Without GettingAnxious assists older people and their caregivers in overcoming one of the more crippling and misunderstood human afflictions: anxiety. Geriatric psychiatrist and bestselling author of The 36-Hour Day Dr. Peter V. Rabins explains how the many changes that occur as a person ages can trigger severe andlife-altering anxiety, often destroying lives. This valuable guide will help readers to: - learn how late-life anxiety differs from anxiety in younger people;- identify the disorder a loved one may have and its causes; and- treat the affliction with the best remedy or combination of options a...

The New Love and Sex After 60: Completely Revised and Updated - Paperback

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by Robert N. Butler (Author), Myrna I. Lewis (Author)LIFE CAN BE RICH AND FULL--AT ANY AGE You may be getting older but love and sex are still a vital part of your life. Here is the book that speaks to your concerns about sex beyond the middle years. Two leading experts have completely updated and revised the classic guide on the subject to address the needs of our changing world in the new millennium. Inside you'll find: - The truth about aging and how it affects sexual desire and lovemaking- A thorough guide to common medical problems--and solutions- New drugs that can improve and enhance sexuality--including the latest on Viagra- Research on post-menopausal changes- A detailed look at ...

Accelerated Learning: Discover How The Mind Learns, Improve Memory, Productivity and Sharpen Your Focus to Learn Any Skill Quicker - Paperback

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by Frank Coles (Author)Embark on a transforming journey of intellectual empowerment with Accelerated Learning, a thorough guide to unleashing your mind's maximum potential.Since day one, our whole life has revolved around learning. Whether that be learning to read or learning to walk, we have all been subjected to learning new skills and absorbing new information on a daily basis. However, why do some people seem to "get" quicker than others? Are their brains configured differently, or am I not "as clever"? If you are anything like me, these questions were a daily thought. From memory enhancement techniques to cognitive strategies, this book digs into the science of accelerated learning,...

Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human Nature - Paperback

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by Federico Faggin (Author)Federico Faggin is one of the greatest luminaries of high technology alive today. A physicist by education, he is the inventor of the microprocessor and the MOS silicon gate technology, both of which underlie the modern world's entire information technology. With the knowledge and experience of a lifetime in cutting-edge fields, Federico now turns his attention to consciousness and the nature of reality, sharing with us his profound insights on the classical and quantum worlds, artificial intelligence, life and the human mind. In this book, he elaborates on an idealist model of reality, produced after years of careful thought and direct experience, according to ...

Are You Being Bullied at Work?: How to Recover From, Prevent and Cope with a Toxic Workplace - Paperback

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by Aryanne Oade (Author)"A brilliant, insightful guide ... essential reading for everyone." - Professor Donal MacIntyre, investigative journalist and broadcasterWorkplace bullying is a toxic experience. It can deflate your self-esteem, destroy your self-confidence and impair your ability to perform. In Are You Being Bullied at Work?, chartered psychologist and executive coach Aryanne Oade provides insights, tools, strategies and tactics that anyone can use to deal with any bullying situation at work.Practical and empathetic, Oade's invaluable guide is positive and progressive throughout, encouraging you to learn new skills, and internalize new ways of thinking about yourself and the bully...

Critical Thinking Skills for Dummies - Paperback

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by Martin Cohen (Author)Learn how to argue points effectively, analyze information, and make sound judgments The ability to think clearly and critically is a lifelong benefit that you can apply in any situation that calls for reflection, analysis, and planning. Being able to think systematically and solve problems is also a great career asset. Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies helps you hone your thinking abilities and become a better communicator. You'll find hands-on, active instruction and exercises that you can put to work today as you navigate social media and news websites, chat with AI, fact-check your own and others' views, and more. Become a thinking machine, with this Dummies...

Arriving Late: The Lived Experience of Women Receiving a Late Autism Diagnosis - Paperback

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by Jodi Lamanna (Author)"The stories within this book tell of the journey women take to late autism diagnosis: stories of discovery, strength, self-awareness and belonging." An honest and eye-opening collection of stories from the lives of late diagnosed autistic women across the world, brought together with thoughtful observations from neurodivergent advocate, Jodi Lamanna. Exploring life before and after diagnosis and covering topics such as masking, social interaction, parenting and employment, this book provides much-needed insight into the challenges and successes of late diagnosed women. With chances for reflection on your own experiences, informative diagnosis tips and guidance on ...

Love & Grief: Find Healing, Meaning, and Purpose in Life After Loss - Hardcover

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by Emily P. Bingham (Author)Learn to embrace grief, manage it, and identify coping strategies with this practical, comforting, and inspirational guide. Every grief journey is different, but we all need reminders, comfort, and inspiration to come to terms with making necessary changes after a loss, recognizing what we can and can't control, and taking back the power when life creates circumstances where we feel powerless. Love & Grief helps to soften the pain of losing a person in the physical world so that you Remember them with more love than pain Access gratitude alongside the grief Honor their legacy Maintain a lifelong connection while still moving on with your life The...

Conscious Grieving: A Transformative Approach to Healing from Loss - Paperback

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by Claire Bidwell Smith (Author)From one of the leading grief therapists, this compassionate and accessible guide to grieving offers a new framework for understanding and navigating loss. An intimate guide to grieving that offers hope and healing within loss from one of the nation's top grief therapists. Conscious Grieving is a book for anyone seeking guidance and support after loss. Renowned grief therapist Claire Bidwell Smith combines her deeply personal experience of loss with her long career spent working with thousands of people to introduce a new approach to grief, one that promotes hope and even transformation. What does it mean to grieve consciously? Most of the time, when we ...

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness - Hardcover

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by Jonathan Haidt (Author)THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health--and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. "Erudite, engaging, combative, crusading." --New York Times Book Review "Words that chill the parental heart... thanks to Mr. Haidt, we can glimpse the true horror of what happened not only in the U.S. but also elsewhere in the English-speaking world... lucid, memorable... galvanizing." --Wall Street Journal "[An] important new book...The shift in kids' energy and attention from the physic...

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents: How to Heal, Cultivate Emotional Resilience, and Build the Life and Love You Deserve - Paperback

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by Sherrie Campbell (Author)Heal the pain of growing up with emotionally abusive parents, and take the first steps toward the life--and the love--you deserve. Few things in the world have a more profound effect on your life than the parents who raised you. When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words. You may experience anxiety, depression, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), low self-esteem, addiction, or other mental health conditions as an adult. And you may even feel like it was somehow all your fault. But it was not your fault, and there are tools you can use to...

Releasing the Mother Load: How to Carry Less and Enjoy Motherhood More - Hardcover

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by Erica Djossa (Author)"If you've ever felt like you're the only one struggling with motherhood, this book is for you." --Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play From a maternal mental health specialist comes an empowering guide to help reshape your internalized expectations and beliefs around motherhood. Every mom wants to be a good parent--but if you've found yourself burned out and overwhelmed trying to be "the perfect mom," you're not alone. "We get handed a rulebook of motherhood without realizing it," says Erica Djossa. "That rulebook comes with an invisible load--a world of mental and physical tasks that keeps us pushing toward perfection while barely being able...

Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD: A Comprehensive Therapist Manual - Paperback

$74.88

by Patricia A. Resick (Author), Candice M. Monson (Author), Kathleen M. Chard (Author)The authoritative presentation of cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now in a revised and updated second edition, with an easier-to-use format and a new chapter on conceptualizing treatment. From CPT's developers, the manual includes session-by-session implementation guidelines and extensive sample dialogues. Shaded index tabs in the margins help clinicians quickly navigate to each session. The authors explain the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of CPT and discuss ways to work effectively with specific populations, such as combat veterans, sexual assaul...

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Guided Journal: Your Space to Heal, Reflect, and Reconnect with Your True Self - Paperback

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by Lindsay C. Gibson (Author)From the author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents comes the guided journal, with self-reflective writing practices to help you heal from the past, set intentions for healthier relationships, and reconnect with your true self. If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met or dismissed--and you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, and abandonment as a result. As an adult, you have likely fought hard to establish your own sense of self, and heal the invisible wounds caused by your parent. Now, let this compassionate ...

Social Emotional Learning Activities for Kids: 50+ Practical Activities for Emotional Regulation, Social Skills Building, Self-Management, Critical Th - Paperback

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by Floriana S (Author) Are you interested in finding some activities that can help your students in becoming more proficient in handling social and emotional situations? Do you need some help in implementing social-emotional learning in your classroom? "Social-Emotional Learning Activities for Kids" has brought you 50+ activities to use in your classrooms to interact with kids and foster emotional intelligence in them. These activities are best for: Enhancing Emotional Regulation Refining Social Skills Nurturing Self-Management Skill Kindling Critical Thinking Fortifying Decision-Making Abilities These skills are best learning in this growing age where kids are most flexible and able to ...

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by Spencer A. Rathus (Author)Learn about psychology YOUR Way with Rathus' PSYCH, 7th edition, which combines the best of print and online resources PSYCH's easy-reference textbook presents course content through visually engaging chapters. With the textbook or on its own, PSYCH MindTap allows you to learn on your terms. Read or listen to textbooks and study with the aid of instructor notifications, flashcards and practice quizzes. Track your scores and stay motivated toward your goals. Whether you have more work to do or are ahead of the curve, you'll know where you need to focus your efforts. And the MindTap Green Dot will charge your confidence along the way. When it's time to study, e...

What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World - Hardcover

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by Prentis Hemphill (Author)From one of the most prominent voices in the trauma conversation comes a groundbreaking new way to heal on a personal and a collective level. "I love this book."--Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score "In a time when so many of us are being trained in cynicism, this book stands in necessary defiance."--Cole Arthur Riley, author of Black Liturgies and This Here Flesh As we emerge from the past few years of collective upheaval, are we ready to face the complexities of our time with joy, authenticity, and connection? Now more than ever, we must learn to heal ourselves, connect with one another, and embody our values. In this revolutionary book, P...

The Self-Permission Method. How to succeed in life without using self-discipline - Paperback

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by Jaemin Frazer (Author)"The most important personal development book written in the last 20 years". Are you tired of constantly fighting against yourself to do all the things you SHOULD be doing when it comes to exercise, diet, work, finances, and relationships?Are you afraid that if you don't manage yourself, you'll end up further from your goals?Is your whole success strategy based on 'pushing through' and 'just getting it done' whether you feel like it or not.Do you constantly judge yourself for not trying harder, being better, or doing more? SELF-DISCIPLINE IS MASSIVELY OVERRATED AND HIGHLY DANGEROUSAlthough self-discipline is culturally celebrated as best practice for high perform...

Health Food Junkies: Orthorexia Nervosa: Overcoming the Obsession with Healthful Eating - Paperback

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by Steven Bratman (Author), David Knight (Author)Front JacketThe first book to identify the eating disorder orthorexia nervosa-an obsession with eating healthfully-and offer expert advice on how to treat it. As Americans become better informed about health, more and more people have turned to diet as a way to lose weight and keep themselves in peak condition. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa-disorders in which the sufferer focuses on the quantity of food eaten-have been highly documented over the past decade. But as Dr. Steven Bratman asserts in this breakthrough book, for many people, eating "correctly" has become an equally harmful obsession, one that causes them to adopt progressiv...

The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions - Paperback

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by Jonathan Rosen (Author)Named a Top 10 Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Slate, and People One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 "Brave and nuanced . . . an act of tremendous compassion and a literary triumph." --The New York Times "Immensely emotional and unforgettably haunting." --The Wall Street JournalAcclaimed author Jonathan Rosen's haunting investigation of the forces that led his closest childhood friend, Michael Laudor, from the heights of brilliant promise to the forensic psychiatric hospital where he has lived since killing the woman he loved. A story about friendship, love, and the price of self-delusion, The Best Mind...

Self Help and Mental Health: Tough Path to Wellness (Our Story) - Paperback

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by Nicholas Licausi (Author)This book was written to help people understand that once you have gone crazy once or are diagnosed with Schizophrenia, it is reversible. Remission involves a patient becoming functionally independent, productive, with a high sense of empowerment, and overcome without negative feelings and internalized stigma.This book describes my journey from Remission to Recovery which involves being settled and secured in my community and with my support system and how I had to get it back and what I had to do to have a support system. Number of Pages: 88 Dimensions: 0.21 x 9 x 6 IN

Near the Borderline: Coming of age (and then some) on the northern frontier - Paperback

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by David Inglehart (Author)Geography is destiny in more ways in than one in this evocative memoir about growing up along the U.S.- Canadian border only to discover a darker identification with one's personal origins. An early devotee of the sport of hang-gliding introduces ski-flying at a mountain resort in Maine and goes on to compete in the first world hang-gliding championships in the Austrian Alps. After making a gliding tour of the western states, he returns east to spend a dark winter of the soul in an isolated cabin in the Thousand Islands, where a brother's abusive history eventually evokes a near-fatal response. As clinical research of his sibling's malady comes to light, the nar...

When Panic Happens: Short-Circuit Anxiety and Fear in the Moment Using Neuroscience and Polyvagal Theory - Paperback

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by Charles Schaeffer (Author)Powerful, fast-acting relief to help you put an end to panic--anytime, anywhere. If you struggle with panic attacks, it can feel as if the world is closing in on you. Your heart races, your hands or feet may go numb, and you might even have trouble speaking. Even if you know it's all in your head, you can't shake the feeling that something terrible is about to happen. That's why you need quick, in-the-moment strategies to help you feel better fast. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and polyvagal theory, When Panic Happens provides quick and lasting relief from panic attacks, just when you need it the most. Wit...

Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewußten - Paperback

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by Sigmund Freud (Author)Der Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewu ten ist der Titel einer Studie, in welcher der Psychoanalytiker Sigmund Freud 1905 die Funktionsweise und Bedeutung des Witzes untersuchte. Freud pr sentiert fr here Untersuchungen, um dann an konkreten Beispielen spezifische Merkmale des Witzes mit seiner Theorie der Psychodynamik zu verbinden. Die Studie gilt als Schl sselwerk der Psychoanalyse und Witzforschung. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) war ein sterreichischer Neurologe, Tiefenpsychologe, Kulturtheoretiker und Religionskritiker. Er war der Begr nder der Psychoanalyse und gilt als einer der einflussreichsten Denker des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine Theorien und Methoden werden...

Declaration of Independence for The New Earth - Paperback

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by Anna Rebecca R. Quinn (Author) These days the war drums beat with frightening urgency as another world war looms deadly on the horizon. At the same time, another worldwide call for peace is rising passionately across the threshold of our collective mind. Peace movements always surface when we're on the brink of global conflict, for It's in our nature as humans, to resist the mass destruction of war. I can imagine the technologically advanced people of Atlantis, perceiving their end times much the same way I see our civilization today. In the story of Atlantis, we see a mirror of our current situation, where like theirs, our technology has also outpaced our level of mass consciousness. ...

The Happiness Formula: A Scientific, Groundbreaking Approach to Happiness and Personal Fulfillment - Paperback

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by Alphonsus Obayuwana (Author)A scientific, groundbreaking approach to happiness and personal fulfillment. In 1979, Dr. Alphonsus Obayuwana was awarded a national research grant and Smith-Kline Medical Perspective Fellowship to develop an instrument for measuring human hope, with the purpose of detecting hopelessness early enough in troubled human individuals so assistance could be offered in time to prevent suicide. The Hope Index Scale (HIS) that resulted from this grant became very popular with Fortune 500 companies and other institutions both in the US and in other countries. This led to the foundation of decades of research that ultimately resulted in this cutting-edge book, The Hap...

Do I Know You?: A Faceblind Reporter's Journey Into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination - Hardcover

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by Sadie Dingfelder (Author)An award-winning science writer discovers she's faceblind and investigates the neuroscience of sight, memory, and imagination--while solving some long-running mysteries about her own life. Science writer Sadie Dingfelder has always known that she's a little quirky. But while she's made some strange mistakes over the years, it's not until she accosts a stranger in a grocery store (whom she thinks is her husband) that she realizes something is amiss. With a mixture of curiosity and dread, Dingfelder starts contacting neuroscientists and lands herself in scores of studies. In the course of her nerdy midlife crisis, she discovers that she is emphatically not neur...

Unveiling 11 Relationship Styles: Reinventing Dating and Friendship Apps: Insights from Evolution, Science and Psychology - Paperback

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by Ahmad Aljazeeri (Author)Awarded the prestigious 5-star seal from Readers' Favorite, with professional reviewer Keith Mbuya remarking, "Ahmad Aljazeeri's Unveiling 11 Relationship Styles is a must-read for anyone looking to get into or already in a relationship, whether platonic or romantic. I've read many books about relationships and love, but this engaging and insightful read is nothing like any of them."Booklife rated it as 'A' and stated, "Aljazeeri's analysis of platonic and romantic relationships offers a well-researched, comprehensive overhaul of human connection that incorporates the physical, emotional, philosophical, and scientific components of humanity's bonding systems." ...

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by Jonathan K. Okinaga (Author)Since Benjamin Rush first introduced the disease of wills as the cause of alcoholism, a steady and slow infiltration of the disease model has infected how the church treats those who struggle with addictions. The first organization that truly sought to remove the soul care of addicts from the church was Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), through their bestselling The Big Book of AA and the introduction of the 12 Steps. AA's influence on how the church confronts addiction still reverberates today, with many of the ministries that address addiction firmly rooted in what can be found in AA literature. Addictions were once viewed as an issue caused by sin and best addre...

Murder On Family Grounds: A Mary Wandwalker Mystery - Paperback

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by Susan Rowland (Author)Who is killing off members of the Falconer family and why? Such is the challenge confronting highly skilled, extraordinarily intuitive Mary Wandwalker when she finds herself single, sixty and jobless. Long ago as an Oxford student with an unplanned pregnancy, Mary knew the Falconers as the family who refused to help when her fiancé, David Falconer died in a car crash. Now the baby boy she gave up for adoption is a policeman, George Jones, and he wants to meet her. Can Mary bring herself to confront her past? She must, for lost in her memory is a clue that could save her son's life. Back in 1979, Mary wrote to the Falconers and was rejected. Now forty years later, ...

Mindful Menstruation: a Practical Guide to Menstrual Cycles and Mental Health - Paperback

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by Joanna Greenbaum (Author)Mindful Menstruation is the 101 introduction to menstrual cycles that you never got in school. This guide was created to help people better understand the intersection of menstrual impacts on mental health and to help individuals build a better relationship with their period. The book is divided into two parts, the first is an accessible introduction to the menstrual cycle's impact on mental health and the second is a cycle tracker gear towards better understanding ebbs and flows of one's mental health. Mindful Menstruation is written from a mental health perspective and presents information in an accessible format that makes a difficult topic easy to connect t...

Murder On Family Grounds: A Mary Wandwalker Mystery - Hardcover

$47.36