Popular psychology Books

Book SynopsisOverthinking isn't a personality trait. It's the sneakiest form of fear. It steals time, creativity, and goals. It's the most expensive, least productive thing companies invest in without even knowing it. And it's an epidemic. When New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff changed his life by transforming his overthinking, he wondered if other people might benefit from what he discovered. He commissioned a research study to ask 10,000 people if they struggle with overthinking too, and 99.5 percent said, "Yes!" The good news is that in Soundtracks, Acuff offers a proven plan to change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower. When we don't control our thoughts, our thoughts control us. If our days are full of broken soundtracks, thoughts are our worst enemy, holding us back from the things we really want. But the solution to overthinking isn't to stop thinking. The solution is running our brains with better soundtracks. Once we learn how to choose our soundtracks, thoughts become our best friend, propelling us toward our goals. If you want to tap into the surprising power of overthinking and give your dreams more time and creativity, learn how to DJ the soundtracks that define you. If you can worry, you can wonder. If you can doubt, you can dominate. If you can spin, you can soar.

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Book SynopsisIn his New York Times bestseller Happier, positive psychology expert Tal Ben-Shahar taught us how to become happier through simple exercises.Now, in CHOOSE THE LIFE YOU WANT, he has a new, life-changing lesson to share: Drawing on the latest psychological research, Ben-Shahar shows how making the right choices - not the big, once-in-a-lifetime choices, but the countless small choices we make every day almost without noticing - has a direct, long-lasting impact on our happiness.Every single moment is an opportunity to make a conscious choice for a happy and fulfilled life. CHOOSE THE LIFE YOU WANT covers 101 such choices, complete with real-life stories, to help you identify and act on opportunities large and small.

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Book SynopsisOrnamented Lives is a theoretical synthesis of cultural psychology, aesthetics, and philosophy of meaning construction. It is an extension of the author’s theory of Semiotic Dynamics (Culture in Minds and Societies, 2007) to the field of ornaments. Ornaments are not merely “decorations” but play the important role of guiding the affective depths of the human minds. This is done by capturing the whole fields of perceivable peripheral spaces and filling them with highly recursive forms. The book concentrates on the visual ornaments of various kinds, indicating in them the tensions between basic forms—linear and curvilinear. This tension is present in human construction of environments—natural growth involves curvilinear forms while human constructions introduce linearity. The basic tension between linear and curvilinear infinities is expressed in the use of spiral forms in art and architecture. The book builds a theoretical account of human beings constantly creating sublime life occasions that give them affective charge for dramatizations of ordinary living. Episodically the sublime acquires new quality— becomes aesthetic. The coverage in this book links the aesthetic, the sublime, and the mundane into one theoretical scheme within cultural psychology.Table of Contents Preface Part I: Roots Of Beauty Chapter 1: Philosophies of the Sublime, and of the Beautiful Chapter 2: From Point and Line to Spiral: Dialogues Within Wholes Chapter 3: Flowers in Frames: Directionality in the Field Part II: Looking Far To See Near: Windows Into Ourselves Chapter 4: Landscapes: The Feeling of Awe Chapter 5: Iconic Fields: Plurifunctionality of the Image Chapter 6: Architectural Forms: Silent Guidance for Human Feeling Part III: Embodiment Of Affective Fields Chapter 7: Schematization and Pleromatization Chapter 8: Beyond the Fall: The Psyche on the Body Chapter 9: A Glimpse Into the Interior of the Psyche Chapter 10: General Conclusions: Affective Forms in Human Lives References About the Author

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Book SynopsisOrnamented Lives is a theoretical synthesis of cultural psychology, aesthetics, and philosophy of meaning construction. It is an extension of the author’s theory of Semiotic Dynamics (Culture in Minds and Societies, 2007) to the field of ornaments. Ornaments are not merely “decorations” but play the important role of guiding the affective depths of the human minds. This is done by capturing the whole fields of perceivable peripheral spaces and filling them with highly recursive forms. The book concentrates on the visual ornaments of various kinds, indicating in them the tensions between basic forms—linear and curvilinear. This tension is present in human construction of environments—natural growth involves curvilinear forms while human constructions introduce linearity. The basic tension between linear and curvilinear infinities is expressed in the use of spiral forms in art and architecture. The book builds a theoretical account of human beings constantly creating sublime life occasions that give them affective charge for dramatizations of ordinary living. Episodically the sublime acquires new quality— becomes aesthetic. The coverage in this book links the aesthetic, the sublime, and the mundane into one theoretical scheme within cultural psychology.Table of Contents Preface Part I: Roots Of Beauty Chapter 1: Philosophies of the Sublime, and of the Beautiful Chapter 2: From Point and Line to Spiral: Dialogues Within Wholes Chapter 3: Flowers in Frames: Directionality in the Field Part II: Looking Far To See Near: Windows Into Ourselves Chapter 4: Landscapes: The Feeling of Awe Chapter 5: Iconic Fields: Plurifunctionality of the Image Chapter 6: Architectural Forms: Silent Guidance for Human Feeling Part III: Embodiment Of Affective Fields Chapter 7: Schematization and Pleromatization Chapter 8: Beyond the Fall: The Psyche on the Body Chapter 9: A Glimpse Into the Interior of the Psyche Chapter 10: General Conclusions: Affective Forms in Human Lives References About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis volume aims at further articulating and developing the cultural psychological interest in community. It focuses on the processes through which individuals constitute communities and the processes that restrain or enable moving forward with others. This interest is necessary especially now that the world is on the move. Economic crises, political crises and ecological crises have led to reinforced migration patterns, a rise in authoritarianism and xenophobia, and have become a threat to the survival of the world as we know it, particularly to minorities and indigenous communities. At the same time, we are witnessing the birth of new networks, dialogues and actions, generated by people within, between and among communities. Therefore, this volume collects interdisciplinary theoretical, empirical and applied contributions enabling engagement with communities in cultural psychology. This involves both reflections on meaning-making processes and projections on how they feed into social transformation, in exchange with community psychology, anthropology and sociology. People vitally depend on community to effectively negotiate or resist in complex intercultural or intergroup settings. In the wake of human rights violations or to prevent further damage to the environment a community is needed to undertake action. From feminist movements and disability activism to the otherwise marginalized: how do people constitute communities? How do they resist as a community? How can cultural psychology contribute not only to understand meaning-making processes, but also connect them to processes of social transformation? Migration, moving through and connecting to different communities can affect meaning making in significant ways. People consider themselves as members of one or another community, but they also increasingly enter into new settings of social practice with new means for action. How might creative meaning-making build bridges between communities? How might new community arise in between or with others? How can cultural psychology deal with intercultural processes without reifying different cultures? These are the central questions that the, mostly emerging, scholars from many corners of the world address in this book. Their research addresses different institutional settings that are resisted and transformed from within, in dialogue with others. From social work, NGOs and municipal activity to university talent mobility and art projects for youth. Other settings are newly inhabited, from the public square and the social media to a foreign city and neighborhood church. Thus, more communities appear on the map of cultural psychology.Table of Contents Series Editors’ Preface—Creating Cultural Psychology of Community: What Is Needed? Acknowledgments. Introduction: The Tensions and Transformations of Moving in Communities SECTION I: RESISTANCE OR TRANSFORMATION WITHIN, TOWARDS AND FROM COMMUNITIES. Constituting Childbirth Activism in Argentina: A Study of Place, Identity, and Emotions The Performative Momentum of the Hashtag: An Examination of the #MeToo Movement Meaning Making Processes in a Professional Community of Social Workers Making Meaningof Disability in Residents’ Meetings for Municipal Welfare Policy Maneuvering Around Conflicts Between International Development NGOs and Local Communities Toward Poverty Alleviation in Ghana Restoration of Purpose: A Goal-Focused Approach to Cultural Transformation and Well-Being Promotion Among Marginalized Communities Commentary—Experiencing Change: Interrelations Between Individual and Social Transformations SECTION II: MEANING MAKING IN BETWEEN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. Recognition as a Catalyst for Agency: Experiences From an Intercultural Art Project for Young People The Migration Project: Studying the Narrative Construction of Migrant Mobility in a Nonlinear Way Exploring the Tensions and Possible Transformations in Talent Mobility to Estonian Universities Self-Expansion Through Proculturation: Semiotic Movement Toward Curvilinear Development “Apart From Being Taught, You Teach Yourself”: Appropriation and Religious Trajectories Among Children and Youth in a Toba/Qom Neighborhood of Buenos Aires Commentary— Cultural Psychology, Communities, and the Construction of Excluding Spaces: The Production of Foreigners About the Contributors.

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Book SynopsisThis volume aims at further articulating and developing the cultural psychological interest in community. It focuses on the processes through which individuals constitute communities and the processes that restrain or enable moving forward with others. This interest is necessary especially now that the world is on the move. Economic crises, political crises and ecological crises have led to reinforced migration patterns, a rise in authoritarianism and xenophobia, and have become a threat to the survival of the world as we know it, particularly to minorities and indigenous communities. At the same time, we are witnessing the birth of new networks, dialogues and actions, generated by people within, between and among communities. Therefore, this volume collects interdisciplinary theoretical, empirical and applied contributions enabling engagement with communities in cultural psychology. This involves both reflections on meaning-making processes and projections on how they feed into social transformation, in exchange with community psychology, anthropology and sociology. People vitally depend on community to effectively negotiate or resist in complex intercultural or intergroup settings. In the wake of human rights violations or to prevent further damage to the environment a community is needed to undertake action. From feminist movements and disability activism to the otherwise marginalized: how do people constitute communities? How do they resist as a community? How can cultural psychology contribute not only to understand meaning-making processes, but also connect them to processes of social transformation? Migration, moving through and connecting to different communities can affect meaning making in significant ways. People consider themselves as members of one or another community, but they also increasingly enter into new settings of social practice with new means for action. How might creative meaning-making build bridges between communities? How might new community arise in between or with others? How can cultural psychology deal with intercultural processes without reifying different cultures? These are the central questions that the, mostly emerging, scholars from many corners of the world address in this book. Their research addresses different institutional settings that are resisted and transformed from within, in dialogue with others. From social work, NGOs and municipal activity to university talent mobility and art projects for youth. Other settings are newly inhabited, from the public square and the social media to a foreign city and neighborhood church. Thus, more communities appear on the map of cultural psychology.Table of Contents Series Editors’ Preface—Creating Cultural Psychology of Community: What Is Needed? Acknowledgments. Introduction: The Tensions and Transformations of Moving in Communities SECTION I: RESISTANCE OR TRANSFORMATION WITHIN, TOWARDS AND FROM COMMUNITIES. Constituting Childbirth Activism in Argentina: A Study of Place, Identity, and Emotions The Performative Momentum of the Hashtag: An Examination of the #MeToo Movement Meaning Making Processes in a Professional Community of Social Workers Making Meaningof Disability in Residents’ Meetings for Municipal Welfare Policy Maneuvering Around Conflicts Between International Development NGOs and Local Communities Toward Poverty Alleviation in Ghana Restoration of Purpose: A Goal-Focused Approach to Cultural Transformation and Well-Being Promotion Among Marginalized Communities Commentary—Experiencing Change: Interrelations Between Individual and Social Transformations SECTION II: MEANING MAKING IN BETWEEN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. Recognition as a Catalyst for Agency: Experiences From an Intercultural Art Project for Young People The Migration Project: Studying the Narrative Construction of Migrant Mobility in a Nonlinear Way Exploring the Tensions and Possible Transformations in Talent Mobility to Estonian Universities Self-Expansion Through Proculturation: Semiotic Movement Toward Curvilinear Development “Apart From Being Taught, You Teach Yourself”: Appropriation and Religious Trajectories Among Children and Youth in a Toba/Qom Neighborhood of Buenos Aires Commentary— Cultural Psychology, Communities, and the Construction of Excluding Spaces: The Production of Foreigners About the Contributors.

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Book SynopsisSwitch On presents a brilliant new process for unleashing limitless creativity, enabling you to break through any issue and transform any emotion, whether you feel 'stuck' at work or in relationships; or are dealing with a major life crisis or business challenge. Exploring the emerging field of 'Breakthrough Biodynamics' - an unprecedented integration of the latest neuroscience and consciousness research with priceless teachings from the great wisdom traditions - this groundbreaking book offers both a life philosophy for how to use creativity to thrive as individuals (no matter what life throws at us); and an explicit call to connect personal growth with social change, so that our world flourishes too. At the heart of the text is the Breakthrough Curve, a 10-stage process for optimising creativity to break through anything and then sustain the shift long-term, even in the face of old habits and mindsets. Along the Curve, we ride through (1) Problems, (2) Patterns, (3) Pain, (4) Presence, (5) Peace, (6) Purpose, (7) Possibility, (8) Power, (9) Play and (10) Proactivity. And during the journey, the surprising truth about creativity is revealed; as well as how to use it to banish stress, master moods, rewrite limiting beliefs, develop mindfulness, decipher complex emotions, heal emotional pain, find our purpose, come up with big ideas, make them happen, boost confidence and empowerment, and unlock the secrets of enlightenment. Innovation expert, wisdom teacher and Cambridge-educated philosopher and medic, Nick Seneca Jankel provides the reader with a powerful set of tools that have been used by tens of thousands of everyday people and entrepreneurs across the world, taught to organisations like Intel, Nike and Oxfam, and featured on BBC TV and MTV. The ideas and insights have emerged from the author's work at the forefront of the creative, leadership and social change professions; from his lifelong study of wisdom traditions like Taoism (e.g the Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu), Sufism (e.g. Rumi, Hafiz), Stoicism (e.g. Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus), Kabbalah (e.g. the Zohar), Advaita Vedanta (e.g. Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads), Zen Buddhism and the work of Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi; as well as from his own journey of radical self-healing and transformation from chronic stress, entrepreneurial burn-out, clinical depression, fibromyalgia and obesity. With a mission to turn enlightenment and empowerment into action, the Switch On experience is as much for those who are interested in changing their companies and communities as it is those wanting to change their own lives. Reconnect your heart. Rewire your brain. Remix your world.Trade Review"Want to boost your creativity and make changes in your life or business? Read this book" --Timothy Ryan, Former senior vice president EMI Music and Brand Director, AOL "(A) glam spiritual activist" --The Sunday Times"You are empowered to change, to turn your resiliency dial on to “high” and successfully face whatever comes your way. With genuine humor and insight, author Nick Seneca Jankel effortlessly guides you to a-ha moments, helping you to break through doubt and pain, and embrace the unstoppable you. Switch On is a must-read primer for living a creative and fulfilling life." --Vicky Thompson, editor of New Connexion"Nick Jankel uses his unique voice and powerful insights to inspire wonder in work, play and life. As an innovation guru, his ideas are relevant to the newest startup or oldest public company, so its impressive to see his talent applied to the art of mindfulness and thriving." --Jonathan Greenblatt, Special Assistant to the President of the United States & Director, White House Office of Social Innovation"Switch On: Unleash Your Creativity and Thrive with the New Science & Spirit of Breakthrough is all about connections between head, heart and spirituality, but adds a healthy dose of scientific reasoning into the mix as it considers social issues, communities, and how everyone thrives. That's a lot to pack under one cover: that Jankel achieves all this with a delicate dance between self-help, spiritual examination and case histories that examine and personalize the process makes for a powerful showcase not for the lighthearted, but perfect for the new age thinker who wants something more concrete and reasoned than ideals alone." --Diane Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review"I'm really enjoying your book – it's having a powerful effect on me." --Matthew Taylor, chief executive of RSA

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Book SynopsisHave you ever wondered why: You can't manage to get any sense out of your spouse? Tension remains in your team, despite your having tried everything? Your son goes glassy eyed when you try to help with his school work? Well, you are not alone. Even with the best of intentions, we can badly miscommunicate. We don't really understand how to talk to each other, often with dire consequences - at work, at home, at school, in community.But, here is the secret of successful communication and effective learning: We are all wired differently! And fish can't climb trees.In your hands is everything you need in order to improve your learning and help you communicate with anyone. The Mercury Model(TM) reveals how each of us, at any age, handles information in our own way.Use the Mercury Model to: uncover & claim your possibly hidden but authentic mental strengths. learn to converse with other people instead of just talking to yourself. resolve tensions and heal difficult relationships.While Learning Without Tears was written for parents about their children's minds, Fish Can't Climb Trees applies the Mercury Model to all ages. Read dozens of collected Stories & Studies, Tips, Quotes.They tell of profound success.

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Book SynopsisAre you in need of a little self-love? Do you want to let someone else know how special you think they are? If so then this perfect little 'pick me up' book is just what you need. The simple A - Z format provides inspiring and encouraging single words of wisdom. Little words with big meanings.The words have been chosen to encourage self-love and acceptance, each one has been selected to be a friend and companion to help you to believe in who YOU ARE. Experience each word, practice using it and believe. You don't need lots of words to express who you are, or how you feel, sometimes ONE is perfect.Small, simple, powerful.The I Am side of the book is an affirmation on our internal journey, who we are to ourselves, the You Are side is a statement of intention to the world on your external journey, how we would like the world to see us - they mirror each other in perfect symmetry - inner and outer meeting as one.

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Book SynopsisHow do you take control of your own life, happiness and health when you dont know where to begin? Anna shares with you her own personal experience, from a life with many health and mental well being setbacks from severe depression, suicidal episodes, and chronic fatigue, all brought on by toxic exposure and an unhappy childhood. This guide will give you deeply inspiring tips to take charge of your health and of those around you. From the way we parent and educate our children, how we need to improve our relationships with one another, what you eat and drink, how we can heal and detox ourselves naturally, finding our own happiness and higher purpose as well as appreciating nature and using the healing powers of the Sun. You will find out how you can make a great impact for yourself and your loved ones by making simple choices, as well as having a new respect for the Earth. Anna shares logical and powerful advice on where we are going wrong in the world with our health and happiness and how we can fix it.

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Book SynopsisGo! Smell the Flowers will appeal for people looking to make a change in their lives; from CEOs to secretaries and armchair travellers. From the Winelands of South Africa to the markets of France; a Machu Picchu proposal, a detox spa and a Buddhist blessing on a Thai beach, it is a journey of discoveries with a surprising and unexpected end.Trade ReviewAllan GO! Smell the flowers is both thought-provoking and entertaining whilst capturing the zest for life these remarkable people have. Whether you are successful or floating around like a ship without a rudder GO! Smell the flowers will provide help you with the inspiration to make it happen. Barbara GO! Smell the flowers is a well-timed breath of fresh air in a time when countless people are questioning their own existence. It has been a wonderful experience being Jim & Emma's long-distance mentors as they inspire countless others around the world. Look no further and as Jim & Emma say "GO! Smell the flowers, while you still can!" -Allan and Barbara Pease, best-selling authors and life coaches -

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Book SynopsisWhy do we make the same mistakes over and over? Why do people make crazy choices? Can we change and grow up or are we like the proverbial leopard with his spots? In these nine short stories you'll meet Tim, who's deeply into how things work; Grace, who really needs to be needed; Graham, whose priority is his image and a whole cast of others who find out - eventually - that it is possible to change and grow. Each of the main characters is a different Enneagram type - if you know nothing about the Enneagram it doesn't matter; but you'll probably become fascinated by how true to life and helpful it is.The Bible, the Church and God come into the picture quite a lot - not always with good results. Organised religion may sometimes be more of a problem than a solution. Nine Lives is all about understanding what makes people tick, developing a spiritual life and being truly alive to each moment.

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Book SynopsisExercise Your Demons: A Mindful Journal offers a devilishly creative solution. It does not demand that you kill your demons, but instead suggests you get to know them. It does not show you how to exorcise your demons, but instead demonstrates how to exercise them: visualising them, understanding them, accepting them, and ultimately perhaps changing them into more manageable creatures that roll over, show you their bellies and purr. Filled with creative exercises and projects, along with positive meditations and metaphors, this is the most fun guide to tapping into your creativity and bringing mindfulness into your everyday existence. Personalize it with your own thoughts and stories, lists and scribbles, doodles and drawings, and you will discover how to name and tame those inner demons and put a new spin on your world. AUTHOR: Lucy Irving is an artist and illustrator living and working in Brighton, England, who is best known for her bold and graphic work in digital and sculptural form. She has a playful and mindful interest in the world around her – especially the juxtaposition of nature and technology – that encourages her artistic pursuits. Her previous books include the Creative Space Journal (Ammonite). SALES POINTS: . Encourages the reader to visualise, understand and tame their demons . Filled with creative projects and exercises . With space to personalise with your own thoughts, scribbles, doodles Full colour throughout with illustrations

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Book SynopsisOften we ask, is the way we live really the way we want to live? But do we stop to question whether our lives reflect who we are deep inside? Many sense, at a subconscious level, that they don't. How can they, when we live in a time of such faithless, fearful economic systems? Yet what do we do about it? Peter Strothers explores these questions by confronting the psychological schism and alienation of our times. He goes directly into our homes and work places; our collective mindsets and everyday addictions, our personal identities and personal relationships. Spiritual Beings or Economic Tools seeks to guide us in empowering and daring directions using original, diverse approaches, finally re-connecting us to the spiritual source of who we are.

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when you seem to have it all - enough money, health and success - but happiness remains elusive? The Upside Down Mountain forsakes the summit for the journey downhill, penetrating the hidden depths of darkness and discomfort most people live to avoid. It reveals how to navigate troubled times and create a new story for ourselves and the world: inspiring us to become the change we seek.

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Book SynopsisGrief is a normal, instinctive response to loss or impending loss. Grief changes whoever it touches without discrimination. Embracing the change is key for healing and positive transformation. Introspection or reflection can be a useful, perhaps therapeutic, process when you are grieving. Indeed, silence, reflection, love and humility are the most precious offerings on the sacred altar of the soul. Soul Comfort is the first book to examine grief holistically through concise insights into the related concepts of consciousness, death and love for healing and positive transformation. Death does not extinguish consciousness. Death transforms and distils consciousness. And the grief you feel for someone is proportionate to the love you feel for them - the deeper your love, the deeper your grief. Uplifting, unique and thought-provoking insights from the author of The Audible Life Stream: Ancient Secret of Dying While Living will offer comfort to your soul and may profoundly change your perceptions of grief, death, consciousness, love and transformation. If your perceptions are changed, you will know that your own transformative journey has begun.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the Power of You is for individuals who have a desire to better understand their own personality. People who may aspire to become great leaders in their field, regardless of their current business level. And more specifically, for anyone looking to raise their own self-awareness, confidence and understanding, in order to cultivate positive changes in their culture.

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Book SynopsisEvery great creation starts with an idea, but where does that special spark come from? What do you do when your mind goes blank? And how do you recognise the ideas that are worth taking further?This is a book about how to have ideas - on your own, or with other people - and how to nurture them.Packed with tips, mind games and practical techniques, Rob Eastaway provides down-to-earth insights on how to think creatively and solve problems in your professional and personal life.Find out how to: * solve problems more effectively* evaluate and build on ideas* brainstorm successfully* overcome "idea killers"* turn ideas into actions

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Book SynopsisWhat is it that makes some of us better - or worse - than others at committing to a choice? What are the forces that hold us back, and how can we successfully overcome them?Every facet of our lives depends on the decisions we make. Yet, how often do we pause to reflect on our ability to make the best and smartest choices? The key is how we confront and refine thedecision making process.Joseph Bikart explores the intricacies of decision making, challenging us to understand why we make the choices we do. He explores how the true power of decisions, especially the toughest among them, help us to face our fears and may in turn change how we think aboutourselves.The book is broken into four clear parts and punctuated with short practical essays Bikart presents a lively and compelling exploration of the process of decision making covering;Indecision, indecision - what makes us indecisive? What holds us back and why? Where Art Thou? How and where we get stuck and the importance of relaxing one's grip. The Momentum of Decisiveness - Keeping our focus and proactivity. The Deciding Mind - making our smartest choices. Drawing from such different fields as philosophy, psychology, neurology, literature, art historyand theology, we are taken on a journey from the depths of procrastination to the elation of decision making. Presenting a fresh perspective on what to do at the proverbial fork in the road, Bikart's unique philosophy is insightful, thought provoking, and potentially life-changing.Trade Review" With both wit and erudition ... Bikart's The Art of Decision Making leads the reader to greater understanding, greater accountability, and greater facility in cutting through the nettlesome thicket of life to a place of resolve." "Navigating the complex world of how we decide or more urgently, how we avoid decision, is for many ofus, a stormy sea. Bikart steers a brilliant course through these difficult waters and delivers his reader to new and clear-blue depths, encompassing the philosophy, psychology and cartography of every dimension of decision making."

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Book SynopsisNotes on the Art of Life is Haim Shapira's version of Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book – a discursive and intensely personal collection of thoughts on life; a tribute to the importance of the here and now; the value of the moment and of paying attention to it. This is a personal, cheerful and idiosyncratic tour through the thoughts and experiences of philosophers, artists and academics, finding a path through the contradictions of philosophy and the intractable challenges of life (both existential and mundane). Content includes: Exploring a wide range of philosophies, from Aristotle to Zhuang Zhu and Epicurus to Socrates Tour the arts and thoughts of Abd al-Rahman III to Tolstoy, via Chekhov and Goethe Examine a myriad of essential topics, from silence and regret to happiness and other small things of absolute importance. And arriving finally at love. This book is like having a chatty and quite excitable friend guide you round a library of good books and different schools of thought. A companion who aims to comfort and reassure you about the complexities and challenges of life and of thinking about life.

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Book SynopsisYou are a masterpiece - an unfolding work of art, beautiful in the moment and growing every day. The Art of You invites you to answer your call; it presents the perception-shifting vision that both you and your life are creative acts and shows you how to see the exquisite masterpiece you came here to be. Vanessa Tucker harnesses the alchemy of her therapeutic and spiritual practise, her intuitive gift as a teacher, and her dark and illuminating personal experiences, and distils them into tools you can use to rediscover yourself. Packed with narrative paintings, inspiring stories, and practical exercises, she presents five innovative ways of looking at yourself and guides you through an empowering creation process that enables you to: step into your feminine wisdom, connect with your cosmic power and reclaim your beauty, leading you into an empowering space of love and wholeness. Are you ready to answer your creative calling?

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Book SynopsisHave you ever imagined that fabulous qualities could be hidden behind the moody exterior of the French? No? Then you have not discovered their full beauty. It will be revealed to you in this highly entertaining yet informative book. The author, a French national, gives you the vital tools and tips on how to interact with her compatriots, should some situations turn a little... tense - as they well might. The only risk is that, after reading this book, you will not only appreciate culture, food, wines, and landscapes of France, but you will never again mutter shame about the French. Instead, you will be proclaiming: Vive la Différence!

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Book SynopsisWhen Rebecca Stephens first formed her goal of climbing Everest she was a young journalist with hardly any climbing experience, but with a strong vision and limitless determination to achieve her dream. It was a highly ambitious goal for such an inexperienced climber. Yet only four years on, she became the first British woman to climb the highest mountain in the world. That achievement led directly to her second great ambition: to be the first British woman to climb the Seven Summits, the tallest peak on each of the world's seven continents. In this inspiring book, Rebecca Stephens and management guru Robert Heller join forces to explore the mental skills, practical abilities and psychological powers that enabled her to achieve her dream. Whatever your personal ambition may be, the lessons of this unique book will lead you to identify, master and scale your own individual heights.Trade Review"...a fascinating, and informative, guide for any entrepreneurs or startup businesses that may need some advice." (www.startups.co.uk.April 2005) "Stephens' achievement can genuinely be used as an allegory for success in the workplace and in business" EasyJet Inflight, April 2005 "...beautifully written chapters read like a novel..." (Accounting Technician, July 05) "...a new insight into management training...well worth the read." (Credit Control Journal, vol 26, no 7, 2005)Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1. THE SUMMITS. INTRODUCTION 2. THE MOUNTAINS. THE VISION. DEFINING THE DREAM 1. DEFINING THE DREAM 2. DEFINING THE DREAM 3. KILIMANJARO, AFRICA. SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY 1. SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY 2. DENALI, NORTH AMERICA. DEVELOPING THE SKILLS 1. DEVELOPING THE SKILLS 2. EVEREST, ASIA. TRUSTING TO TEAMWORK 1. TRUSTING TO TEAMWORK 2. MOUNT ELBRUS, EUROPE. FINDING TRUE LEADERSHIP 1. FINDING TRUE LEADERSHIP 2. FINDING TRUE LEADERSHIP 3. CARSTENSZ PYRAMID, AUSTRALASIA. TAPPING THE TALENT 1. TAPPING THE TALENT 2. GOING FOR IT. UPPING THE BAR. ACONCAGUA, SOUTH AMERICA. COMPETING TO WIN 1. COMPETING TO WIN 2. VINSON MASSIF, ANTARCTICA. NEVER LETTING UP 1. NEVER LETTING UP 2. EPILOGUE. PLAYING THE ENCORE.

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Book SynopsisFollowing the success of Drop the Pink Elephant, Bill McFarlan and leading psychiatrist Dr Alex Yellowlees from The Priory, offer explanations about what affects confidence and practical advice to build confidence to become a happy, well-rounded individual. Whether you are leading a high powered corporate lifestyle, at home raising a family, studying at university or unemployed Are You Good Enough? will help to create confidence and boost it so that you reach your goals, banish low self- esteem and eliminate self-doubt, explained in terms that all can understand. Imagine being able to replace negatives with positives, having clarity and being able to pay and accept compliments with sincerity. Think about how good it would be to be direct with your manager about being overworked on your project and not being able to make a deadline without feeling anxiety and stress. Gain knowledge in pruning friendships from unhealthy “all take” and “no give “ to healthy balanced friendships. Learn how to boost your own confidence and pass your awareness of self-esteem onto your children, encouraging them to thrive and be confident adults. It is not possible to alter the past and your own set of circumstances that had detrimental consequences on your mindset but it is within your grasp to learn how to change your attitude and outlook to become that contented, confident person you would like to be. Let Are You Good Enough? based on real life experiences, triumphs and tragedies and solutions to deep-seated problems, show you how.Table of ContentsImportant! Dedication. Acknowledgements. Foreword. Preface. About the authors. 1. Are you hungry for love? 2. Are you good enough? 3. Is your emotional bank balance in the red? 4. Who are the bullies in your life? 5. Who are you pruning back to promote healthy growth? 6. Have you lost your bearings? 7. Are you heading north-east? 8. Who are your role models? 9. Who are you parenting? 10. How are you coping with change? 11. What do your words say about you? 12. How are you at solving problems? 13. Are you acting 'as if'? 14. Does your mind work for you? 15. Good Enough! Index.

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Book SynopsisThe acclaimed authors of The Book of Luck are back with some brilliant ideas for bringing more happiness into your life. The Book of Happiness is more than just a practical guide to improving your happiness levels. It's a complete makeover, aimed at putting a spring in your step, and a permanent lift to your spirits. We all know happiness is a state of mind, but few of us know how to improve our share of it. Many people think that happiness just comes out of nowhere. Not so. The reality is you can create your own happiness by choosing what you do, what you say, where you go, what you remember, who and what you surround yourself with, what you think and what you listen to. The Book of Happiness kicks off with a Happiness Questionnaire to give you an instant snapshot of your current state of mind. Once you have scored yourself, you will learn the areas you need to focus on. There is a workbook to complete at each key stage, as well as stirring anecdotes, tips and happy thoughts to keep you going. Just remember: it only takes 21 days to get rid of an unwanted habit and to acquire a new one. Isn't it about time you got the happiness habit?Trade Review"...really make sense...." (Sunday Life, June 2006) "A book that's full of wisdom and common-sense ideas." (Prima, July 2006) "It's full of tips to lift your spirits and ensure you have a happy New Year." (Slimming Worlds, December 2006)Table of ContentsAbout the Authors. Acknowledgements. Introduction: What is happiness and how to develop the Happiness Habit. 1 The Happiness Questionnaire. 2 The Stairway of Happiness. 3 Surroundings. Creating an environment that will increase your happiness. What we mean by Surroundings. How your Surroundings affect your happiness. Brilliant Ideas for improving your Surroundings and growing the Happiness Habit. Workbook – practical actions you can take to increase the amount of happiness in your Surroundings. Take the Happiness Challenge! 4 Behaviour. Changing what you do to create the Happiness Habit. What we mean by Behaviour. How your Behaviour affects your happiness. Brilliant Ideas for improving your Behaviour and growing the Happiness Habit. Workbook – practical actions to increase the amount of happiness that results from the things you do. Take the Happiness Challenge! 5 Skills and Capabilities. Making the most of your talents and using them to develop new happiness skills. What we mean by Skills and Capabilities. How your Skills and Capabilities affect your happiness. Brilliant Ideas for improving your Skills and Capabilities to grow the Happiness Habit. Workbook – practical actions you can take to make the most of your Skills and Competencies and therefore increase your happiness. Take the Happiness Challenge! 6 Values and Beliefs. Being true to what you value and believe so that it adds to the happiness in your life. What we mean by Values and Beliefs. How Values and Beliefs affect your happiness. Brilliant Ideas for living your life according to your true Values and Beliefs – and therefore increasing your happiness. Workbook – practical actions you can take to make the most of the Values and Beliefs that work for you and which will result in happiness. Take the Happiness Challenge! 7 Identity – Be Yourself. Being yourself – seeing yourself for who you are and using this knowledge to get the happiness you truly deserve. What we mean by Identity. How your Identity affects your happiness. Brilliant Ideas for getting to know who you are and to be happy within yourself. Workbook – practical actions you can take to increase the amount of happiness resulting from being true to yourself. Take the Happiness Challenge! 8 Purpose. Being more than yourself – finding the path to the Purpose and meaning in your life. What we mean by Purpose. How your Purpose affects your happiness. Brilliant Ideas for fi nding your Purpose in life and feeling happy about why you are here. Workbook – practical actions you can take to set a course for happiness in your life. Take the Happiness Challenge! Appendix 1: Happiness and Work – Questionnaire. Appendix 2: Lancaster University Research Findings. Index.

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Book SynopsisFor those battle-scarred veterans of self-help books, psychologist Dr Gary Wood has answers that actually work. He argues that for real changes in the life of real people we need real psychology. In Don't Wait for Your Ship to Come In, Swim Out to Meet It, he presents an end to 'yo-yo self helping. This is a complete step-by-step program for personal development, based on the life-coaching techniques and evidence-based psychology that have made him immensely popular on British radio, TV and magazines. Written in his trademark, fun, conversational Dr Wood offers a wealth of tools and techniques for positive lasting change illustrated with exercises, quizzes and anecdotes. It covers everything from relaxation, to self-talk, to creative visualization, to goal setting. It also contains tools for enhancing anyone's creative capacity for change and overcoming self-sabotage. Throughout, the book focuses on personal strengths and solutions and contains tools for conducting a complete life review. Dr Gary Wood offers the challenge 'It's your life so take it personally'. This comprehensive, practical guide is a must for anyone who is truly serious about personal growth, empowerment and change.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. The Intro. Part One: From Insight to Ownership. Chapter One: New Eyes: New Landscapes. You, the viewing and the doing. Chapter Two: Swimming Lessons. Feedback not failure. Chapter Three: Ducking and Diving. You are what you value. Chapter Four: SOS! Support our strengths. Part Two: From Ownership to Action. Chapter Five: Lucidity and Stillness. The opposite of stress. Chapter Six: Getting in the Flow of Things. Ready, steady, goal! Chapter Seven: All That You Ever Imagined It Would Be... Creative visualization, imagery and mental rehearsal. Chapter Eight: Water Wings or Concrete Galoshes? The power of self-talk. Part Three: Less Distraction, More Action. Chapter Nine: Don’t Rock the Boat! Overcoming self-sabotage. Chapter Ten: A Drop in the Ocean. The power of contribution. The Outro. Further Reading and Resources. Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhy is there never enough time in the day to do all the stuff you want to? Why does your in-tray just keep growing? Is it alive? Written for the time-starved and terminally untidy, Detox Your Desk is the perfect antidote to pressure cooker of the modern office. It's flat out but you still fell like you're not getting anything done. And no wonder. It's hard to do anything meaningful when you're swamped by piles of paperwork and endless 'to do' lists. Detox Your Desk helps you fight back by purging your system office toxins, so you can take control of the everyday stuff and calmly field whatever lands in your in-tray. It starts with the physical clearing out of all the rubbish that litters your life and then gives you practical tips to help free up your thinking. Detox Your Desk puts you on a ten-day programme that'll result in a tidy workspace and a clear head. All of the changes are easy. Stick with them over the long term and you'll change the way you work forever, giving you more time and a greater choice in every area of you life. This you big chance to get on top of your workload and start to enjoy work and life again. You'll soon be the most efficient and effective person you know!Trade Review"[The book contains] ... a practical 10 day programme which will result in a tidy workspace and clear mind." (Start Your Business, January 2008) “If you’re terminally untidy and starved of time…do yourself a huge favour and read this book!” (Personal Success, March 2008)Table of ContentsIntroduction. SECTION ONE: ANALYSIS. Chapter one: Our generation and the way we live today. Chapter two: The context of your working life. Chapter three: How we fill our time. Chapter four: All about you! Chapter five: Guilt and other problems. Chapter six: The importance of de-cluttering your mind. SECTION TWO - METHOD. Chapter seven: 4 stages of preparation. Chapter eight: Tools and tips for detoxing. Chapter nine? Good detox behaviours. Chapter ten: Being tidy. Chapter eleven: Final detox thoughts. Chapter twelve: Ready, steady, go! SECTION THREE: THE DETOX PROGRAMME. Chapter thirteen: Day 1. Chapter fourteen: Day 2. Chapter fifteen: Day 3. Chapter sixteen: Day 4. Chapter seventeen: Day 5. Chapter eighteen: Day 6. Chapter nineteen: Day 7. Chapter twenty: Day 8. Chapter twenty one: Day 9. Chapter twenty two: Day 10. Chapter twenty three: Post detox. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a journey; an exploration into those areas of life which both fascinate and repel us. Through the weaving together of an account of a group of young people, fine grained analysis of the emotional and ethical basis of guilt, and illustration draw from a variety of life circumstances, the reader is drawn into the complexity of a subject which troubles many people in the modern world. The book deals sensitively with some of the most challenging areas of human experience, confronting the reader with situations in which there are no easy answers. Yet the writing retains a joy in life. At times both humorous and emotive, it reveals the beauty of the everyday and the pathos of the ordinary. A book that crosses boundaries, this is one of the few books on the topic which will have you reading into the small hours of the morning, eager to discover the secret worlds of the characters whose lives illustrate its themes.Trade ReviewI shall surely never see guilt in the same way again, and I will listen with even more compassion to those so suffering from its stings." Dr Gay Barfield, educator, author & person-centred marriage and family psychotherapist, and former founder and co-director with Carl Rogers of the Carl Rogers Institute for Peace; Center For Studies of the Person

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Book SynopsisIn The Apocalypse of the Mind, the author identifies practical elements that support the shift from enduring states of consciousness to stillness of mind. Grounded in Jungian theory and Eastern thought the book draws on the author's personal experience and other scenarios as well as themes from popular culture to illustrate the process the ego encounters as it undergoes consciousness transformation. The book offers readers reflective exercises to incorporate an understanding of their unconscious material, and deep rooted solutions to address genuine transformation.Trade ReviewMelissa Lowe unravels the mystery of the ego, teaching us the importance of shining light onto our own personal darkness to be whole once again. Revealing her own tragedies and triumphs, she gently guides us through the techniques that bring alignment with our authentic higher self. The simplicity is brilliant. Anyone who reads this book will learn how to become their own best friend, capable of expressing their greatest gifts and talents to the world. (Karen Keller PhD co-author, Stepping Stones to Success: Experts Share Strategies for Mastering Business, Life and Relationships) The Apocalypse of the Mind provides deep insights for students of consciousness as well as some interesting challenges to the standard paradigms of the mental health profession. (J D Townsend, journalist and author of The Assassin's Dream)

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Book SynopsisSuccessful life coach and NLP practioner Melanie Chan draws on her experience and expertise to inspire you to make positive changes in your life. With real examples from clients who have changed their lives for the better this book provides you with the tools and techniques to help you achieve a more joyful and fulfilling life. In this friendly and practical book you will find out how your thoughts, feelings and behaviours attract experiences to you. After reading the book you will have further insight into how the law of attraction happens and how you can harness this to support your best interests. This book is for those who want to: Move beyond their current limitations Transform negative beliefs into positive beliefs Express their full potential Clarity about their direction in life Improved career prospects Better time management Improved communication and relationships Greater ability to adapt to change More fulfilment and enjoyment Develop new supportive ways of thinking, feeling and behaving thereby bringing more joy into your life

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensively written book shows us how to use our unconscious mind to re-connect with our powerful inner resources of guidance and wisdom. Through a simple step by step process the book teaches each reader how to rewrite the programmes of the unconscious mind to create powerful and lasting change at any level of our being. At a time when overall levels of happiness seem to be falling, this book moves innovatively away from the tired notions of trying hard to resist negative thinking patterns and shows how anyone can easily and quickly change the programmes of their unconscious mind to effortlessly create greater overall happiness and the life we really want. Influenced by ground breaking discoveries in Mind/Body research each chapter provides simple and practical skills with which to harness the untapped power of our mind and live happier healthier lives.

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Book SynopsisThis day book is a resource that will enrich your life every day of the year. It offers 365 short but profound spiritual thoughts, one to inspire each day of the year. The quotations of the day have been gathered from people who have devoted their lives to the spiritual path and specially chosen to provoke thought and encourage inner development. But they are far from esoteric or difficult to understand. The quotations address the issues we all struggle with daily: stress and negativity, how we organize our lives and make the best decisions, the joys and difficulties of connecting with others and the nature of love. Organized as one day per page, each day's thought is followed by a short contemplation, practice or project, with space to write your own thoughts and chart your inner journey through the year. The beauty of wisdom is that it is timeless and simple; there is no calendar element to the book and so you can start using it at any point in the year. Whether you need to cool the mind or warm the heart, let this inspired collection of wisdom and insight be your guide through the year.

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Book SynopsisDesigned for all those who, due to health or financial reasons, wish to cut down on their drinking. Useful advice to enable people to change their drinking patterns, a drinking diary and tips for drinking less are included.Trade ReviewReview of first edition: 'General practitioners can recommend this book with confidence to patients who need to reduce but not give up their drinking.' Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Table of Contents1. Towards healthier drinking. 2. Why should I cut down?. 3. How does alcohol affect me?. 4. Alcohol and your health. 5. Women and alcohol. 6. Why do I drink?. 7. Alternatives to drinking.

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Book SynopsisFrom Persephone to Sylvia Plath the mother-daughter relationship has been central to every woman's life. Using her wide experience as a psychotherapist, Nini Herman traces the struggle of mothers and daughters to free themselves from each other - to recognise each other as separate. Where they succeed, their relationship can be a source of enduring strength; when they fail, it can lead to frustration, madness and even suicide.Table of ContentsPart One. Tribute to Freud. An Approach to Winnicott. Part Two. Sister Mary Tells Her Story. Part Three. The Paintings. Comments On The paintings By Sister Mary. Comments On The Paintings by Nini Herman. Nini Herman - Reflections.

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Book SynopsisThe dictionary provides an accessible guide to terms commonly used in various fields concerned with personal development, including counselling and psychotherapy, organisational consultancy and management training, adult education, professional development, and group leadership. There is much cross-pollination of vocabulary, and while the authors' approach is humanistic, the dictionary is deliberately not discipline-based or profession-based. The dictionary is primarily for practicioners, students and trainees, and will also be of interest to informed participants or clients. It aims to give a reliable guide to the origins, meanings and usage of terms as well as being a point of departure to a myriad of fields and topics concerned with human experience and development.Table of ContentsPreface. Disclaimer. Abouth the authors. Acknowledgements. Dedication. Dictionary. Resources. References.

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Book SynopsisManaging Low Self Esteem charts Windy Dryden's work in running brief, structured, educationally-orientated, self-acceptance groups. The book is based on the principles of Rational Emotive Behaviour - an approach to counselling and psychotherapy. This approach has a philosophical position in the self which stresses a person's uniqueness, humanity, complexity and fallibility. In this way, it advocates self-acceptance rather than self-esteem. It also argues that this position can be taught and learned in a short peiod of time. Through detailed session reviews, the book shows how unconditional self-acceptance can be taught not only to psychotherapy clients, but to members of the general public.Table of ContentsPart 1 Principles and preparing the ground: the situational ABCDE model of REBT; low self-esteem and the REBT view of unconditional self-acceptance; running self-acceptance groups - the role of the REBT therapist; setting up a self-acceptance group. Part 2 The therapeutic curriculum in self-acceptance groups: why self-acceptance and not self-esteem?; specifying target problems and setting goals; teaching group members; how to assess specific examples of their target problems; questioning group members; how to assess specific examples of their target problems; questioning demands, self-depreciating beliefs and their healthy alternatives; explaining the process of belief change and teaching the rational portfolio method; teaching the zig zag technique; three emotive techniques to facilitate change; the conjoint use of cognitive and behavioural techniques; more cognitive-behavioural tasks and shame-attacking exercises; distorted inferences - how to challenge these products of irrational beliefs; ending, evaluation and beyond.

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Book SynopsisWe all want to be happy. But how? Do we even know what we want, what it means? Thoughtful and spiritual, this short book covers what the philosophers and religious leaders have said about the question of happiness down the ages. But mostly, it focuses on what it means to us today, and how we can find true happiness in our own lives. Suffering, money, relationships, marriage, sex, art, forgiveness, healing, and society - they all affect our happiness, and how we view them can help us decide whether we are really going to enjoy happiness or not. Brian Mountford here provides a practical, personal, accessible and wise guide to the best advice on happiness available to us today.

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Book SynopsisIn today's secular society, many people struggle with terms like love and happiness. Few consider that these vital concepts are connected with worshipping God, but we know equally that they have little to do with how much we earn and possess. Maybe the answer lies in relationships, but these can be changeable and troublesome. Is there a larger story we can be part of again? A framework within which our lives can make sense? Where can we get good advice? In the style of "The Road Less Travelled", Larry Culliford tells stories of his work as a psychiatrist. Through these, he shows us how to face adversity, protect ourselves and others from self-destructive acts and temptations, and grow in maturity. We have more than our own resources to draw on. Bringing together East and West, ancient and contemporary traditions, he sees his patients using their "wisdom mind" to reach wholeness. This intuitive faculty connects us again with the universe, which science and materialism have rendered remote and uncaring. This is the route to a new sense of belonging and a meaningful life. It is our path to emotional health, happiness and maturity. Much more than self help is involved. Larry shows how, following this path, we will also be helping the world.Trade ReviewThis will become a classic book on spirituality. It is immensely practical and grounded. We can learn from other people's experiences, dip into philosophy and psychiatry and, above all, feed our own 'wisdom mind'. It's a nourishing book that mirrors the author's compassion and lays the foundation for a higher understanding of human suffering and hope. Reinhard Kowalski Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Registered Psychotherapist, author of The Only Way Out Is In. This is a wonderful book for those who are searching for 'life in all its fullness'. It draws on secular and religious wisdom to speak to men and women who are looking for a spirituality that meets them where they are. Rt Rev Dominic Walker, Bishop of Monmouth. Larry Culliford is a born story-teller, and the stories told in this book capture the essence of what it is to be human; to be mentally and physically vulnerable and yet through the pain of adversity, to grow in wisdom and stature. This is a book of practical spirituality and one not to be missed. Dr Andrew Powell Founding Chair of the "Spirituality and Psychiatry" Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London Dr. Larry Culliford's book is an unputdownable read. He is a marvellous writer, a born story-teller. His book is saying vitally important things about our need for a deep, spiritual life. In the tradition of Robert Coles' work of marrying psychology and story, this is a wisely "wholeminded" book, and readers will be spiritually refreshed if not transformed. Robert Waldron English Literature and Language at Boston Latin School, and prize-winning author of books including "Thomas Merton in Search of His Soul" Larry Culliford's "Love, Healing and Happiness" will be a real boon to a world of health and social care. We have largely forgotten how to manifest love in 'human' services. Dr Culliford reminds of its importance and how to make it real, in a work of remarkable insights through narrative and reflection. Professor Peter Gilbert, Staffordshire University It makes a considerable contribution to our understanding of the human condition, and the many and varied ways in which people make sense of their everyday lives. Professor Peter Nolan Staffordshire University This is a book of modern wisdom. Not that wisdom has a sell-by-date, but it does have to be refreshed and brought into modern situations. This is exactly what Larry Culliford does. He tells us stories about healing, from his practice as a psychiatrist. Like all good teachers, he encourages us to find meanings in the stories but does not leave us alone with disconnected thoughts, but offers a structure within which we can build our own understandings. In the final chapters he encourages us to develop further. Professor Dr David Aldridge A remarkably comprehensive and intriguing guide to psychological and spiritual development, always clear, often moving and most relevant to our current cultural predicament. Along the way, Larry illustrates the practice of modern psychiatry at its best, inspired as it should be by spiritual as well as psychological and biological awareness. Dr. Julian Candy Retired psychiatrist, Hampshire, UK In this renaissance of spirituality, Larry Culliford's personal and scholarly contribution - representing East and West, ancient and contemporary - is readable, reassuring, and reinvigorating. He offers an explanation of how to grow beyond our everyday mind to our wisdom mind, which brings wholeness. Sister Monica Weis SSJ, Professor of English, Nazareth College, Rochester NY, USA, and past vice president of the International Thomas Merton Society Larry Culliford has drawn together insights from his professional training and pastoral care interactions plus his own personal explorations and journey, and has woven the different threads together beautifully. It holds together most effectively and, as a result, has the possibility of touching on the thoughts, emotions and spiritual yearnings of those who read it. Rev. Dr. Stuart Johnson Anglican Priest and senior NHS Chaplain. This is a book about spiritual and emotional well being - challenging and accessible for all who search for life's meaning. Larry Culliford's storytelling is steeped in a wisdom inspired by psychological insight and spiritual traditions, yet grounded in real life and everyday experience. Fiona Gardner Psychotherapist and author; currently Chair of The Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland. There are many self-help books which will teach you techniques to make yourself happy. Dr. Larry Culliford, on the other hand, takes the trouble to explain the roots of happiness, opening up the possibility that we can be happy. It is partly about getting to grips with our place in the universe, and here Larry is not afraid to use the kind of spiritual language that is appropriate for what he calls a "post-secular" age. Above all, he knows what he is talking about. Kenneth Wilson Priest and Director of Soul of India Tours Very beautifully written, weaving together personal stories with both theory and practice. It is definitely a book to challenge and support people who are able to acknowledge and value the spiritual life on their spiritual journey. Rev Peter Wells Senior Chaplain, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK This will be a very useful and inspiring sourcebook for anyone seeking pointers on the way in their journey on the spiritual path, whether from within one of the major religions or outside the mainstream. Tony Pannett. Anglican priest, meditation teacher and Christian/Buddhist retreat leader This is a rare book. It teaches us about the art of living a fulfilling life through the emotional maturity that we can allow to unfold if we listen deeply enough to the events and experiences in both our inner and outer lives. The author is genuinely involved with the people he treats, seeing himself as essentially on the same journey. Today there are many books claiming to teach the art of 'happiness'. This inspiring and encouraging book does much more than that. I would recommend it not only to patients who were exploring what it may mean to live a truly meaningful life, but also to everyone I love. Dr Anna Mandeville, Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist, specialising in Physical Health and Illness at University College London Hospitals This book is like a treasure chest - brimming with rich and beautiful insights on every page. Dr Robert Holden Director of The Happiness Project and author of 'Success Intelligence'

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Book SynopsisFeeling flat, bored, uninspired, lacking motivation? Chances are you've lost your mojo. Mojo is that spark which, if you have it, is the difference between having just a good day and a great day. If you lose your mojo you're not firing on all cylinders. We all lose our mojo from time to time. This book tells you how to find your lost mojo, and to keep it. Who Stole My Mojo? provides a common sense approach for anyone who needs a kick start in their life. Whether it's lifestyle, diet, exercise, relationships, work challenges or the ability to get out of bed a half hour earlier in the morning, Who Stole My Mojo is about the thinking required to put the zest back into your life.Trade Review"...packed with fresh insight any eye-opening ideas...sure to be a well-thumbed bedside companion." (4Men Magazine, April 2009)

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Book SynopsisMany people are stuck, or think they are. They feel frozen. Marooned. Trapped on treadmills. They say they're stuck in the wrong relationships, the wrong careers, the wrong places at the wrong times. They're stuck in bad habits and can't quit. They're stuck the past and can't let go. They're stuck in the present and can't plan for the future. And in many cases, they're looking for someone or something to blame.How did we get here? Consumer culture certainly has a hand in it, training us from infancy onward to seek instant gratification via various forms of brand loyalty: doing the same things with the same products in the same ways over and over again. But other factors play other key roles, notably fear of change. Stuck is a work of social commentary that delivers a long-awaited diagnosis for our day and age. For some, there's a light at the end of the tunnel; this book includes stories of people who managed to become unstuck and of others who, after much reflection, decided that they're already exactly where they're meant to be. Chapter 1 – ONCE UPON A TIME: Stuck in the Past Chapter 2 – SEMIAUTOMATIC: Stuck in the Present Chapter 3 – OOPS! I DID IT AGAIN: Stuck on Habits Chapter 4 – THE HORROR, THE HORROR: Stuck on Trauma Chapter 5 – PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPLE: Stuck on Others Chapter 6 – TAKE THIS JOB AND….: Stuck on Work Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 1. Once Upon A Time: Stuck in the Past 7 2. Semiautomatic: Stuck in the Present 54 3. Oops! I Did It Again: Stuck on Habits 95 4. The Horror, The Horror: Stuck on Trauma 161 5. People Who Need People: Stuck on Others 219 6. Take This Job And . . . Stuck on Work 268 Epilogue 311 Notes 319

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Book SynopsisDiagnosed with autism at age fifty, Anita Lesko always knew something about her was different—but she never let that stop her. In her incredible story, she shares with you how she went from an uncoordinated “misfit” kid to the successful and thriving adult she is today! Lesko shares all her secrets to success, including:- Horse therapy to teach coordination and social skills- Visualization and neuroplasticity to “rewire” the brain for success- Hard work and childhood jobs to build skills.- And most importantly: patience and perseverance.Some of the highlights of Anita’s life story include graduating college and going on to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist, getting married to her husband in an all-autism wedding, excelling as equestrian and jumping fences up to six feet tall, and even flying in an F-15 fighter jet! Through the framework of her impressive life, Lesko proves that you can do anything you set your mind to—and teaches you how to do it yourself.Trade ReviewAnita--as a successful nurse anesthetist with autism--is uniquely qualified to write about how health care professionals can make medical procedures more comfortable for children and adults on the autism spectrum."—Dr. Temple Grandin, author ofThe Way I See It and The Autistic Brain"Temple Grandin has been a wonderful trailblazer for everyone impacted by autism. Anita Lesko's book on Temple is a must-read for people who want to understand and accept those with autism. Anita's writings and daily work make her an ideal author for this important book."—Scott Badesch, President/CEO, Autism Society of America, Bethesda, MD"Loaded with practical tips and new ways of thinking about familiar situations, this book is a must-read for parents, teachers, therapists, autistic people, and anyone on the front lines of health care."—Steve Silberman, New York Times bestselling author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity"In 2010, TIME magazine included Temple in its list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World." Reading these stories that Anita Lesko has put together so well, you can see why. And you can certainly sense that awe, too."—Mick Jackson, Emmy Award winning director of the HBO Movie Temple Grandin"Anita has identified a real need, and come up with real answers."—John Donvan and Caren Zucker, authors of In a Different Key: The Story of Autism, the Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestseller "Anita Lesko has given us a rare inside view of what makes our hero, Temple Grandin, tick. A must-read!"—Joanne Lara, Author of Autism Movement Therapy and Autism Works NowTable of Contents Chapter 1: The Power of a Horse Chapter 2: The Uncoordinated Misfit Kid Chapter 3 - Hippotherapy, Therapeutic Riding, Equine Facilitated Learning and Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy Chapter 4: All Horses Have Asperger’s Chapter 5: Neuroplasticity & Visualization Chapter 6: Learn How to Use the Power of Visualization in these Easy Steps: It Works for the Most Elite Olympic Athletes in the World Chapter 7: How I learned to use Visualization Chapter 8: How to Stop Anxiety with Visualization Chapter 9: The Human and Animal Connection Chapter 10: Visualizing Through the Darkness Chapter: Horse Therapy/ Hippotherapy Centers

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Book Synopsis1 Einleitung.- Beim Denken in Form sein.- Lösungen für nicht existierende Probleme.- Konzeptionelle Blockaden.- 2 Wahrnehmungsblockaden.- Eins: Sehen, was man zu sehen erwartet Denken in Stereotypen.- Zwei: Die Schwierigkeit, ein Problem zu isolieren.- Drei: Die Tendenz, den Problembereich zu eng zu sehen.- Vier: Die Unfähigkeit, Probleme von verschiedenen Standpunkten aus zu betrachten.- Fünf: Reizüberflutung.- Sechs: Das Unvermögen, alle zur Verfügung stehenden Sinnesreize zu nutzen.- 3 Gefühlsbedingte Blockaden.- Freud.- Die Humanistischen Psychologen.- Die Furcht vor dem Risiko.- Angst vor dem Chaos.- Ideen lieber beurteilen als hervorbringen.- Die Unfähigkeit, etwas auszubrüten.- Mangel an Herausforderung und übermäßiger Eifer.- Phantasie und Wirklichkeit.- 4 Kultur- und umweltbedingte Blockaden.- Tabus.- Humor beim Lösen von Problemen.- Vernunft und Intuition.- Rechts- und linkshändiges Denken.- Primäre und sekundäre Kreativität.- Tradition und Wandel.- Das Aufbrechen kultureller Blockaden.- Umweltbedingte Blockaden.- Förderliche Umgebung.- Das Akzeptieren und Verarbeiten von Kritik.- Autokratische Vorgesetzte.- Mangelnde Unterstützung.- 5 Blockaden des Intellekts und der Ausdrucksfähigkeit.- Die Suche nach der problemgemäßen Ausdrucksform.- Flexibilität beim Anwenden von Denkstrategien.- Die Bedeutung korrekter Informationen.- Blockaden der Ausdrucksfähigkeit.- 6 Einige geistige Vorgehensweisen.- Visuelles Denken.- Andere Sinneswahrnehmungen.- 7 Verschiedene Blockadebrecher.- Wissensdurst.- Schnelligkeit und Beweglichkeit des Denkens.- Denkhilfen.- Kontrolliste für neue Ideen.- Unbewußtes Aufbrechen von Blockaden.- Maslow.- Barron.- Weitere Wege zur Befreiung des Unbewußten.- 8 Gruppen und Organisationen.- KleineGruppen: Zugehörigkeitsbedürfnisse.- Ichbezogene Bedürfnisse.- Brainstorming.- Synektik.- Große Organisationen: Wurzeln der Bürokratie.- Die Berücksichtigung menschlicher Aspekte.- Kreativität in der Bürokratie.- Bildquellenverzeichnis.- Textquellenverzeichnis.Table of Contents1 Einleitung.- Beim Denken „in Form“ sein.- Lösungen für nicht existierende Probleme.- Konzeptionelle Blockaden.- 2 Wahrnehmungsblockaden.- Eins: Sehen, was man zu sehen erwartet — Denken in Stereotypen.- Zwei: Die Schwierigkeit, ein Problem zu isolieren.- Drei: Die Tendenz, den Problembereich zu eng zu sehen.- Vier: Die Unfähigkeit, Probleme von verschiedenen Standpunkten aus zu betrachten.- Fünf: Reizüberflutung.- Sechs: Das Unvermögen, alle zur Verfügung stehenden Sinnesreize zu nutzen.- 3 Gefühlsbedingte Blockaden.- Freud.- Die Humanistischen Psychologen.- Die Furcht vor dem Risiko.- Angst vor dem Chaos.- Ideen lieber beurteilen als hervorbringen.- Die Unfähigkeit, etwas auszubrüten.- Mangel an Herausforderung und übermäßiger Eifer.- Phantasie und Wirklichkeit.- 4 Kultur- und umweltbedingte Blockaden.- Tabus.- Humor beim Lösen von Problemen.- Vernunft und Intuition.- „Rechts- und linkshändiges“ Denken.- Primäre und sekundäre Kreativität.- Tradition und Wandel.- Das Aufbrechen kultureller Blockaden.- Umweltbedingte Blockaden.- Förderliche Umgebung.- Das Akzeptieren und Verarbeiten von Kritik.- Autokratische Vorgesetzte.- Mangelnde Unterstützung.- 5 Blockaden des Intellekts und der Ausdrucksfähigkeit.- Die Suche nach der problemgemäßen Ausdrucksform.- Flexibilität beim Anwenden von Denkstrategien.- Die Bedeutung korrekter Informationen.- Blockaden der Ausdrucksfähigkeit.- 6 Einige geistige Vorgehensweisen.- Visuelles Denken.- Andere Sinneswahrnehmungen.- 7 Verschiedene Blockadebrecher.- Wissensdurst.- Schnelligkeit und Beweglichkeit des Denkens.- Denkhilfen.- Kontrolliste für neue Ideen.- Unbewußtes Aufbrechen von Blockaden.- Maslow.- Barron.- Weitere Wege zur Befreiung des Unbewußten.- 8 Gruppen und Organisationen.- Kleine Gruppen: Zugehörigkeitsbedürfnisse.- Ichbezogene Bedürfnisse.- Brainstorming.- Synektik.- Große Organisationen: Wurzeln der Bürokratie.- Die Berücksichtigung menschlicher Aspekte.- Kreativität in der Bürokratie.- Bildquellenverzeichnis.- Textquellenverzeichnis.

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Book SynopsisDas Gehirn ist die Zuversicht in Person Wie erzeugt unser Gehirn Hoffnung? Wie bringt es uns dazu, positiv in die Zukunft zu blicken? Was geschieht, wenn ihm das nicht gelingt? Wie unterscheiden sich die Gehirne von Optimisten und Pessimisten? Warum ist für die einen das Glas halbvoll, für die anderen halbleer? Tali Sharots These: Optimismus ist so überlebenswichtig für uns, dass er in unserem kompliziertesten Organ, dem Gehirn, fest verankert ist. „Wir haben die rosarote Brille auf, als Acht- wie als Achtzigjährige … Dabei sind wir uns unserer Neigung zum Optimismus oft gar nicht bewusst. Im Grunde ist der unrealistische Optimismus gerade deshalb so machtvoll, weil er – wie viele andere Illusionen – gar nicht vollständig unserer bewussten Entscheidung zugänglich ist.“ Faszinierend … Selbst wenn Sie ein eingefleischter Zyniker sind, werden Sie überrascht sein zu erfahren, dass Ihr Gehirn eine rosarote Brille aufhat, ob Sie das nun mögen oder nicht. National Public Radio Sharot beschreibt ihre Forschung in packenden Geschichten und macht dabei die komplizierte Wissenschaft leicht zugänglich. Ein Buch für alle, die jene biologischen Prozesse verstehen wollen, die unsere Sicht auf die Welt bestimmen. Positive Psychology News Daily Ein intelligent geschriebener Bericht über die Neigung der meisten Menschen, das Leben optimistisch zu sehen. New York Journal of Books ____Die Neurowissenschaftlerin Tali Sharot erkundet in diesem Buch unsere Neigung zum Optimismus, die auf neuronaler Ebene in unserem Gehirn festgeschrieben ist und entscheidend darüber mitbestimmt, wie wir unser Leben leben. Die meisten Menschen besitzen, wie die Psychologie schon lange weiß, eine unverbesserlich positive Weltsicht – auch wenn es ihnen selbst gar nicht bewusst ist. Vielleicht ist Optimismus sogar entscheidend für unsere Existenz. Tali Sharots Untersuchungen und Experimente auf dem Gebiet der Kognitionswissenschaft gewähren uns tiefe Einblicke in die biologischen Grundlagen des positiven Denkens. In ihrem leicht lesbaren Sachbuch zum Thema geht sie vielen spannenden Fragen auf den Grund: warum wir mit unseren Vermutungen darüber, was uns glücklich machen wird, so oft danebenliegen, welche Wirkung es hat, wenn wir Ereignisse vorwegnehmen oder fürchten, wie unser Gehirn Gefühle der Zuversicht und Hoffnung erzeugt und was passiert, wenn es sich irrt, wie sich die Gehirne von Optimisten und Pessimisten unterscheiden, wie Emotionen unser Erinnerungsvermögen beeinflussen oder wie unser unrealistischer Optimismus unsere finanziellen, beruflichen und emotionalen Entscheidungen prägt. Das optimistische Gehirn ist eine wissenschaftlich anspruchsvolle und gleichzeitig unterhaltsame Lektüre, die uns einen neuen Blick auf die Funktionsweise des Gehirns vermittelt.Trade Review“... Wissenschaftlich anspruchsvolle und komplexe Themen werden von der Autorin in einem interessanten Taschenbuch mit unterhaltsamen Geschichten und Experimenten dargestellt. ... Ein wissenschaftlich fundiertes Buch der anderen Art.” (Sandra Fuchs, in: Psychologie FoxBlog, sanfuchs1979.wordpress.com, 30. April 2016)“... gibt es in diesem empfehlenswerten Taschenbuch eine Fülle spannender Informationen und die Lektüre führt dazu, das eigene Denken und Handeln besser zu verstehen.“ (Karl Schäfer, in: Amazon.de, 2.November.2015)Faszinierend … Selbst wenn Sie ein eingefleischter Zyniker sind, werden Sie überrascht sein zu erfahren, dass Ihr Gehirn eine rosarote Brille aufhat, ob Sie das nun mögen oder nicht. National Public Radio Sharot beschreibt ihre Forschung in packenden Geschichten und macht dabei die komplizierte Wissenschaft leicht zugänglich. Ein Buch für alle, die jene biologischen Prozesse verstehen wollen, die unsere Sicht auf die Welt bestimmen. Positive Psychology News Daily Ein intelligent geschriebener Bericht über die Neigung der meisten Menschen, das Leben optimistisch zu sehen. New York Journal of Books Liefert evolutionäre, neurowissenschaftliche und sogar fast philosophische Gründe für Optimismus … Ein Buch, das ich jedem empfehlen kann. ForbesEin faszinierendes Lesevergnügen ... gewährt einen hervorragenden Einblick in [Sharots] oft geniale Experimente. BBC Focus Magazine Ein einsichtsreiches, an Oliver Sacks erinnerndes Erstlingswerk. The Village VoiceWas für ein Genuss. Ein charmantes, anregendes und leicht verständliches Buch einer Wissenschaftlerin, die zu erzählen versteht. Richard Thaler. Autor von Nudge. Wie man kluge Entscheidungen anstößt Weitere Stimmen zur englischen Ausgabe “Very enjoyable, highly original and packed with eye-opening insight, this is a beautifully written book that really brings psychology alive.” —Simon Baron-Cohen, author of The Science of Evil “If you read her story, you’ll get a better grip on how we function in it. I’m optimistic about that.” —Richard Stengel, Time “Once I started reading The Optimism Bias, I could not put it down.” —Louisa Jewell, Positive Psychology News Daily “With rare talent Sharot takes us on an unforgettable tour of the hopes, traps and tricks of our brains. . . . A must-read.” —David Eagleman, author of Incognito “A fascinating yet accessible exploration of how and why our brains construct a positive outlook on life.” —BrainPickings.org “Lively, conversational. . . . A well-told, heartening report from neuroscience’s front lines.” —Kirkus Reviews “Most readers will turn to the last page not only buoyed by hope but also aware of the sources and benefits of that hope.” —BooklistTable of ContentsProlog: Ist das Glas immer halbvoll? - Wo ist oben? - Sind Tiere Gefangene des Augenblicks? - Ist Optimismus eine selbsterfüllende Prophezeiung? - Was haben Barack Obama und Shirley Temple gemeinsam? - Wissen Sie im Voraus, was Sie glücklich machen wird? - Krokusse, die durch den Schnee brechen? - Warum sind Freitage besser als Sonntage? - Warum sehen Dinge besser aus, nachdem wir uns für sie entschieden haben? - Sind unsere Erinnerungen an den 11. September so exakt, wie wir denken? - Warum ist es besser, den Krebs zu besiegen, als die Tour de France zu gewinnen? - Hat der Optimismus eine Schattenseite? - Epilog: Eine hübsche Mademoiselle oder eine traurige Alte? – Danksagung.- Anmerkungen.- Index.

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Book SynopsisDie Neuerzählung des Klassikers der Weltliteratur aus der Feder eines namhaften Psychiaters – mit dem Ziel, Ur-Themen der menschlichen Psyche und deren Bewältigungsstrategien als aktuelles Epos in rezitierender Form neu verständlich und zugänglich zu machen. So beginnt das erste literarische Werk des Abendlandes mit dem Wort Zorn. Diesem Wort folgen zahlreiche weitere Beschreibungen psychologischer Zustände und psychischer Strategien, die modernen Fachleuten als psychische Mechanismen und Bewältigungsstrategien vertraut sind. Der Autor bedient sich des Kunstgriffs, Homer selbst seine Ilias neu erzählen zu lassen. Die „Seele“ sekundiert Homer bei seiner Rezitation. So entsteht eine spannende Erzählung – von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite.Table of ContentsDer Kampf der Narzissten, Arroganz des Übels Wurzel, Zorn und Rache.- Dankbarkeit und Ehekrach, Lernen durch Leiden.- Die Geburt der Humanität und die der Rationalität.- Odysseus als Vater der Massenpsychologie, Verführung und Verführbarkeit, Suggestion und Suggestibilität.- Die Ermordung der Scham.- Von Barmherzigkeit und Grausamkeit, Freundschaft und Solidarität.- Der Täuschung listige Wege, der Götter Verletzbarkeit.- Die Hölle ist die Sinnlosigkeit, das verblendete Wunschdenken.

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Book SynopsisDieser humorvolle Ratgeber für Singles auf Partnersuche beschreibt die verblüffenden Parallelen zwischen Kundengewinnung und Flirt-Methoden. Denn: Partnersuche ist … wie Verkaufen – mit dem minimalen Unterschied, dass man als Single selber das Produkt ist. So das Credo der Autoren. Singles wie auch Verkäufer sprechen jemanden an, finden heraus, was ihr Gegenüber interessiert, präsentieren ihr „Produkt“, kämpfen mit Einwänden, kommen zum Abschluss. Damit Singles beim Kennenlernen das Richtige, richtig oft und richtig gut tun, haben Jens Löser und Stefan Wirkus fünf Bausteine des Vertriebserfolgs in diesem Buch auf die Situation von Menschen auf Partnersuche übertragen und führen den Leser Schritt für Schritt durch die einzelnen Phasen der „Sozialakquise“.Ein amüsantes, unterhaltsames Buch für Singles auf Partner- und Verkäufer auf Kundensuche gleichermaßen – mit direkt umsetzbaren Tipps und einprägsamen Cartoons. Aha-Erlebnisse garantiert! Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisDieses Buch wird Ihnen helfen, schneller und klarer zu erkennen, wie Sie Verantwortung für Ihr Leben übernehmen. Das Buch ist ein Kompass und Ratgeber, damit Selbststeuerung und Gelassenheit gelingt. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Unterscheidungsfähigkeit: Was kann ich als Mensch beeinflussen (sogenannter „Ich-Bereich“)? Was liegt außerhalb meiner Macht („Nicht-Bereich“)? Dazu gehört sowohl die Möglichkeiten des Handelns beherzt in Angriff zu nehmen wie die Grenzen des Tuns zu erkennen, um entsprechend auch loslassen zu können. Mit Beispielen und Hintergrundwissen aus der Psychologie und Beratungspraxis – sowie zielführenden Fragen zur Selbstreflexion am Ende eines jeden Kapitels.Table of ContentsWas ist der Ich-Bereich?.- Was ist der Nicht-Bereich?.- BALSAM für die Seele: Die 6 Wirkfaktoren.- Das A-B-C des Mitgefühls.- Trauer und Sinngebung.- Neue Möglichkeiten.

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Book SynopsisEin Buch, das Mut macht, das Alleinsein, zumindest „auf Zeit“, zu wagen. Es zeigt, wie Rückzug und Ruhe, als Reifephasen genutzt, das innere Wachstum des Menschen befördern. Von 2 Autoren geschrieben, zeigen die Texte, wie vielschichtig das Thema ist. Jeder Dritte ist allein – diese Tatsache ist Ausgangspunkt von Betrachtungen und Erkenntnissen, die von der Psychologie, aber auch Literatur Anregungen erhalten. Und das von der Lebenserfahrung des inzwischen verstorbenen Autors Ulrich Beer – wie von dem frischen Blick des jungen Autors Malte Güth profitiert. So ist das Buch anregende Lektüre und Ratgeber des Alleinseins, das Einsichten in moderne psychologische und fachübergreifende Forschung einschließt, kompakt und verständlich geschrieben.Table of ContentsDer weite Weg der Einsamkeit.- Klausur und Kloster auf Zeit.- Gesichter des Rückzugs.- Gründe und Abgründe der Einsamkeit. - Zuwendung und Verfehlung des Ich.- Wege nach Innen.- Schöpferische Pause und Kreativität.

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