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Book SynopsisAfter more than twenty years as a professional horsewoman, and applying what she had learned to a half-wild husky dog, Ren Hurst decided to take a deep look into the nature of domestication and humanity’s relationship to other animals. She found that our own domestication--and our resultant disconnection from nature--is the root trauma for much of the human experience, perpetuated by our domestication of others. She then reverse-engineered the conditioning process that leads to domestication and discovered a practical roadmap for deprogramming and undomesticating yourself in order to heal trauma, restore connection, and reclaim the innate wisdom of wildness within. Sharing enlightening moments from her journey of taking in and connecting with her husky, Denali, the author explains how their growing relationship was testing her to her limits. Yet when she embraced the principles of unconditional love, she found the instinct and intuition necessary so she and the dog could understand one another and find their rightful places within the power dynamics of guardian and dependent. The author shows how, when there is emotional awareness and authentic leadership that links in with your own wild parts, an authentic relationship between human and animal--or between one’s self and another person--is possible. Looking at the domestication of humanity, the author explains the nature of trauma and disconnection from the perspective of emotional development. She unveils 13 principles of unconditional love for deprogramming yourself, healing the trauma of domestication, and restoring deep connection to inner guidance, your wild soul, and, ultimately, freedom. She also offers experiential practices to help you cultivate authentic, undomesticated relationships free of exploitation and codependency, whether with human or animal companions. Helping you reclaim the innate wildness within, Ren Hurst explores how to rewild your heart, receive guidance from your wild soul, and approach your life path with authenticity and emotional maturity.Trade Review“Transformation has a sound, and it’s the voice of Ren Hurst weaving words of wisdom back into the wild flute of our collective spine. Through gorgeous storytelling, Ren explores the devastation of domestication through rewilding experiences with animals. The Wisdom of Wildness reanimates deep inner passion for freedom, creation, and the embodied miracle of undomesticated life. This book is an invitation to feel it all AND cultivate lives of sanctuary!” * Amy Tuttle, wilderness and threshold guide, council facilitator, and arts and healing practitioner *“A brave and inspiring story that urges us to reclaim the innate wildness within. Ren’s 13 principles reflect her dedication to unconditional love and are a foundation for a new, wild, and true relationship not just with the animals we care for but with our authentic animal human selves.” * Fay Johnstone, shamanic herbalist, Reiki teacher, and author of Plant Spirit Reiki and Plants That S *“The Wisdom of Wildness is a brilliant journey of self-discovery. The magic in applying Sanctuary13 principles takes one deeper than imagined to be the conduit of light for oneself while interacting with all of creation, particularly being a conscious human walking the earth. Ren has an uncanny ability to invite the reader into their own infinite and innate wisdom if they are willing to embrace not only the divinity of who they are but the humanness as well. The magical words within this book will invite you to that place of what true self-love is.” * Franny Harcey, HTCP, Healing Touch certified practitioner and intuitive *“Who do we really want to be in this precious lifetime? Wanting is the first step; getting there amid the many pressures of modern life also takes know-how. Through her many years of experience and experiment to reveal what gets in the way of her own relationships with humans and animals, Ren is now able to offer us a pathway of 13 principles of intention and attention as an essential guide for transformation--what has been for her can now be available for each person willing to commit to such a journey of connection--a connection with oneself and with one another. The Wisdom of Wildness is an invitation to embark on a journey inward. For this life quest, these pages become a manual of guidance, as an elder companion would--being there alongside to help prepare, inspire, and support the call to journey deeper than before. Let these become your 13 agreements toward a life well lived. And in so doing, your life as a human being on this earth will meet your soul’s birthright.” * Krystyna Jurzykowski, council carrier, wilderness guide, cofounder of Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, an *“Ren Hurst has to be one of the most influential and visionary humans I’ve had the pleasure of encountering. Our conversations have continued to blow my crown chakra right open--and anyone who reads her books are bound to have their belief systems rattled in the most beautiful way. Ren delicately walks our egos through a complete transformation with her ideas on domestication, and those seeking to walk a path toward enlightenment will surely find that within her words.” * Brittany Quagan, M.S., LPC, licensed professional counselor and spiritual healer *Table of ContentsForeword by Sarah Byrden Introduction PART ONE: SEEK TRUTH1 Original Sin 2 The Wisdom of the Wild3 Goddess of Death 4 The Root of Separation5 Instinct 6 The Guardian Contract 7 Intuition 8 The Hidden Cost of DomesticationPART TWO: BE LOVE9 Inspiration 10 Rewild Your Heart 11 Initiation 12 Undomesticate Your Life 13 Incubation 14 Sanctuary 13First, Do No HarmControl Only What Is Yours to Control Expect NothingLove Is Not a Transaction Speak Only with Reverence Always Create a Space of InvitationHonor Every No Your Boundaries Are Your Responsibility Everyone Is Always Right Be Willing to Meet Your Own Needs Remember to Play Drop the Story Feel It All Recap15 Incursion 16 Restoring the Connection PART THREE: HAVE COURAGE 17 Integration 18 Reclamation 19 Infinite 20 The Wild Unknown Afterword by Jaye MarollaAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness—and the transformative power of tears.When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The reasons that we cry—and the circumstances in which we shed a tear—are often surprising and beautiful. Sad Happens is a collective, multi-faceted archive of tears that captures the complexity and variety of these circumstances. We hear from Mike Birbiglia on the role that grief and pain have in comedy; Jia Tolentino on how motherhood made her cry in both hormonal joy and fervent rage; and Hanif Abdurraqib on the intimacy of crying on planes. We hear from Phoebe Bridgers on poignant moments of departure and JP Brammer on the strange disappointments of success; Matt Berninger on becoming a crybaby in his adulthood and Hua Hsu on crying during a moment of public uncertainty. We also hear from everyday people in a range of professions: an actor on the tips she learned from drag queens about preserving a full face of makeup while crying; a zookeeper on mourning the animals who have died during her tenure; a bartender on crying in the walk-in; and a TV critic on the shows that have moved her. Brimming with humanity, this anthology is confirmation that sad happens—but so does joy, love, a sense of community, and a host of other emotions. By turns moving and affirming, Sad Happens is an emotional balm and visual delight.

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Book SynopsisEmbrace empathy as your superpower for transformative personal healing, deeper relationships, and more potent work in the world.Empathy is no weakness?it holds transformative power to heal ourselves, strengthen our relationships, and amplify our purpose. Dr. Judith Orloff, known for landmark works like The Empath's Survival Guide, shares an essential new resource for cultivating empathy as a daily healing practice and a form of emotional intelligence. With The Genius of Empathy, Dr. Orloff presents a potent guide not only for highly sensitive people but for anyone with the desire to develop the gifts of empathy that we all possess.Drawing on insights from neuroscience, psychology, and energy medicine, Dr. Orloff teaches powerful lessons, including: Your empathic styletools for discovering and nurturing your unique sensitivities Self-care for empathspractices to soothe your nervous system to prevent empathy overwhelm Setting health

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Book SynopsisYour teenage years are some of the most stressful of your life. With pressure about grades at school, parents who just don't seem to get it, dating, and friends who drive you crazy, it's no wonder. But here's the good news! If you learn a few strategies for getting stress under control now, you'll have the skills you need to deal with problems and difficult feelings that life sends your way - in high school and beyond.The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens is a collection of simple workbook activities that will teach you to reduce your worries using a technique called mindfulness. Mindfulness is a way to be aware of your thoughts and feelings in the present moment. You can use mindfulness when you start to feel as though things are spinning out of control, so you can stop worrying about what might happen and focus instead on what's happening now.If you're like many people, you find it easy to look at your negative qualities or feel there is no way to fix your problems or stress. This book is about building on the resources, skills, and positive qualities that you might not even realize you have. It is a way to move from "I'm powerless" thinking to "I can do it!" thinking.Hundreds of teens in mindfulness-based stress reduction classes have used activities like the ones in this book, and here is what some of them have said:"I have learned to let things go and move on from bad experiences.""I felt that the coping skills learned are easy enough and effective enough to be used when I need. I now feel at the very least that I have the ability to reduce my stress.""I learned new and different ways to stay relaxed and how to deal with stress and now I don't worry much."If they can do it, so can you! By practicing the skills outlined in this workbook, you'll be well on your way to developing lasting resilience and a new kind of strength - one that comes from within. Why not get started today?

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Book SynopsisLearn how to manage your emotions and improve your people skills with this book, which is bursting with advice on emotional intelligence and how to harness itEmotional intelligence (or EQ) is the ability to perceive, use, understand, manage and handle emotions - and it is becoming an increasingly valued skill set in our personal and professional lives. How to Grow Your Emotional Intelligence is a practical guide filled with tips to help you hone your skills in the four key areas of emotional intelligence. In its pages you will find out how to:- Develop self-awareness - you will be able to recognize and manage your emotions, objectively evaluate yourself, and understand how others perceive you- Master self-regulation - you will learn how to control your emotions and channel them appropriately- Be more socially aware - you will discover how to be more empathetic and a better listener - Build healthy relationships - you will fin

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Book Synopsis'Admirable and exciting' -Sunday Times'His most personal and boldest book so far' -Nature'This book will help you flourish.' With this promise, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins Flourish, the first book to present his dynamic new concept of what well-being really is. Traditionally, the goal of psychology has been to relieve human suffering, but the goal of the Positive Psychology movement, which Dr Seligman has led for 15 years, is different - it's about actually raising the bar for the human condition. Flourish builds on Dr Seligman's game-changing work on optimism, motivation and character to show how to get the most out of life.Trade ReviewMartin Seligman is the inventor of positive psychology and a major figure in the well-being movement. This makes him a significant figure in world culture. A happier society requires us to attend much more to the quality of our inner life, and to proven methods for improving it. This is important stuff. * Observer *I was immediately chamred. Seligman's intentions are admirable and exciting. He is consumed by his mission, which is to take psychology on from its traditional role in alleviating misery, and broaden it into positive psychology - the entirely different art of teaching us how to be wiser, stronger, more generous to others, more self-disciplined, and more capable of dealing with difficulty and rejection. The book is full of nuggets about why positive approaches work. Admirable and exciting. * Sunday Times *Since Martin Seligman launched the positive psychology movement more than a decade ago, his methods have attracted a global following, including David Cameron... The rise of 'positive psychology' has been all but unstoppable, with Seligman's book Authentic Happiness its key text... Now, in his book Flourish, happiness is out and well-being, or 'flourishing', is in. -- Matthew Kirk, British Ambassador to Finland * Psychologies *A wealth of insights and stories. * Nature *Seligman describes several exercises that are easy to do and result in a significant and lasting effect on people's self-reported sense of well-being. (For example, each night, write down three things that went well that day and why.) Coming up with these exercises is high art - the description of their effect is compelling and left me promising myself to do them... readers who persevere will remember many of the points that Seligman made in this book - and will act on at least some of them... Some of his insights could really lead to greater well-being for society as a whole. -- Professor Richard Layard * Huffington Post *Martin Seligman did the world a service by focusing his profession's attention away from correcting negatives and towards promoting positives...flourishing is to be welcomed. * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisIn this life-changing book, writer and spiritual coach Neal Allen, teaches us a stunning new method for quieting the inner critic.“Better Days will help you get to know your inner critic, and quiet its yammering, and in so doing, get to know the person you were born to be.” - Anne Lamott, Author of Dusk Night Dawn, Bird by Bird and others What if your superego has it wrong?That snarky little bully in your head…you know the one.You’ve lived under its weight for decades.I’m a fraud, I’m lazyI need to work harderI need to be tougher, funnier, calmer…I need to stay quiet, look pretty, stop showing offI need to put others before me, I need to put myself firstI need to be perfectI need to hide who I really amSound familiar?You know that its scolding voice is harmful to you, but you can't will it away. You accept a life with short periods of peace and long stretches of stress and anxiety. But you don't have to.In this revolutionary new book, Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic, writer and spiritual coach, Neal Allen, examines a critical aspect of the human psyche that often gets ignored - the superego.Building on Freud’s idea that the superego necessarily forms a person’s moral conscience, Neal explains how this voice in your head develops in childhood as a survival mechanism, but when no longer needed for protection, camps out in your mind like a personal parasite. A parasite that doesn’t belong.Through simple and engaging exercises and explorations, Neal leads you into meeting, confronting, and ultimately quieting your own inner critic.By shedding off the burden of the superego, you can overcome tired patterns of reward and punishment, reduce the self-talk that harms you, and ultimately clear an open space for the life you deserve, one that is gentler and more peaceful.Just imagine…if all that nasty, negative chatter in your head just evaporated ... what would you do next?Better days are just ahead.Trade Review“No other system has ever so efficiently broken through my lifelong sense of isolation as the work you are about to encounter, and at the same time, been so welcoming and even fun. Better Days will help you get to know your inner critic, and quiet its yammering, and in so doing, get to know the person you were born to be.” - Anne Lamott, author of Dusk Night Dawn, Bird by Bird and others"In Neal Allen’s book, you’ll find a tool to help meet one of the most daunting challenges to a better life: That voice that has taken up residence inside you and berates, cajoles, warns you every step of the way. The tool can help you sleep better, work better, help you find a sense of ease in your life."- Jeff Greenfield, Politico writer and veteran TV network political analyst“What if love is just the way things are when I’m not separated from things?” Neal Allen asks us at the end of this luminous jewel of a book. With penetrating clarity and lightheartedness, the author walks us through a remarkably accessible and effective method for dismantling the critical voice that has convinced almost all of us that we are separate and doomed. The spaciousness and ease that flow into the space that bossy little “gremlin” used to take up transform daily life from an anxious trudge into a tender adventure. Highly recommended.” - Mirabai Starr, author of Caravan of No Despair and Wild Mercy“I happened to read Better Days on a day that was not one of my best and found such help in Allen's simple, direct, and above all, useful insights. Reading this book feels like having a wise and keenly observant uncle tell you everything they've learned about how to not be miserable. If you're ready to stop being an asshole to yourself and need more than fluffy affirmations, this book is for you.” - Nadia Bolz-Weber, podcast host of The Confessional, author of Shameless“There are great tools here to step out of the clutches of the critical inner voices that undermine your true spirit. Tame the critic and open the gate to inner well-being. Neal takes you by the hand and leads you out of the thicket and brambles of self-criticism to the meadow of well-being. Let him guide you.” - Jack Kornfield, Author of A Path With Heart"A playful and compassionate book about confronting the mental chatter that keeps us from mental peace and quiet. Neal Allen writes as a friend and guide ready to put an arm around you and say, “Let’s see if we can get the neighbors to pipe down a bit.” – Kate Bowler, author of No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear)and Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved)"This book is an invitation to separate the helpful parts of what we call our ego from the defensive, self-righteous, and sullen parts of it that no longer serve us. Allen shows readers that there is a more joyful, honest, and peaceful way to exist once the harsh critic within is understood and transformed." - Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Life"In Better Days, the mean, soul-crushing voice we all endure is addressed by Neal Allen with grace and wisdom born of direct experience. His kind voice models all that he is teaching so that as we read, we are steeped in kindness itself. Beautiful.- Geneen Roth, bestselling author of Women Food and God "A novel and well-articulated approach to intentionality." - Kirkus ReviewsTable of ContentsChapter 1 - Hello, ParasiteChapter 2 - First Grade: Paradise LostChapter 3 - Meet Your Inner CriticChapter 4 - Confront Your Inner CriticChapter 5- Take ChargeChapter 6 - Grow Up and RelaxChapter 7 - Tame the ParasiteChapter 8 - Follow Your Nose to FreedomChapter 9 - Civilization and Its Discontents Chapter 10 - What Me Worry?Chapter 11 - Enjoy Being OrdinaryChapter 12 - I See You, SuperegoChapter 13 - Repeating QuestionsChapter 14 - Identify Your DefensesChapter 15 - Waste Your TimeChapter 16 - God and ReligionChapter 17 - LoveChapter 18 - Better DaysAppendix: Reading Group Guide

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Book SynopsisA soothing gallery of artworks and photography to guide us on a journeytowards calm.

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Book SynopsisThis book is about emotions and reflexivity when doing field research in health and social care settings. Health and social care students often undertake field research in their own area of practice using observation and interviews. All contributing authors have a dual identity as researchers and health or social care professionals. Their chapters draw on research carried out in a number of fields including HIV related infertility and adoption, primary care in Africa, cancer and palliative care, infertility and excluded young people to explore issues relevant to emotions and reflexivity from the perspective of the researcher and research participants. The book was born of the two editors, who are experienced research supervisors, observing that many PhD students struggle to manage the emotions elicited in the field when researching. They identify three main causes - health and social care deals with painful topics; observation and interviews bring student into contact with powerful feelings which need processing; there is very little advice and discussion of how a PhD student manages emotions in the field and students therefore frequently struggle on their own. This insightful volume will be of great interest to scholars and students in all areas of academic study, but particularly to those who chose to study health and social care whether they are professionals or not.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction; Helen Allan and Anne Arber.- Chapter 2. Using a Research Diary for Reflexivity; Sarah Li.- Chapter 3. Emotions in the Field: Research in the Infertility Clinic; Helen Allan.- Chapter 4. Managing the Dual Identity: Practitioner and Researcher.- Chapter 5. Fieldwork in Other Cultures; Nicola Ayers.- Chapter 6. Fieldwork with Vulnerable Young People; Kit Tapson.- Chapter 7. Researching People Living with HIV-related Infertility; Tam Cane.- Chapter 8. Emotion Work in Ethnography; Ginny Mounce.- Chapter 9. Pulling it Together; Helen Allan and Anne Arber.

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Book SynopsisThis elegantly designed workbook by psychotherapist April Snow, LMFT, offers you a series of exercises that will help you overcome the obstacles and harness the benefits of your empathetic gifts. If you often feel anxious, burned out, and overstimulated, you’re not alone. Some people are born highly sensitive to the emotions of others and to their surroundings, but this can be a source of great strength if you learn simple methods to care for yourself and to enable yourself to thrive. With this workbook, you can find strength and healing as you: Explore and honor your innate sensitivity Create a lifestyle that supports your needs Learn how to navigate relationships and create healthy boundaries Discover methods to help you thrive at work Turn your sensitive nature into a force for good in your life and in the world Journaling and writing prompts will deepen your awareness of your unique needs and experiences, while stories and metaphors will help you understand how HSP characteristics show up in real life. Exercises include helpful scripts to kickstart conversations to easily explain your sensitivity in your personal and professional life. This supportive, enjoyable workbook is an insightful, educational guide that's straightforward and easily accessible for anyone coping with overwhelm and anxiety. The Wellness Workbooks series from Wellfleet Press offers guidance on a wide range of self-help and mental health topics. Each book presents a thoughtful, evidence-based collection of straightforward exercises in an accessible, enjoyable format that will keep you engaged and inspired. With a distinctive design and full-color illustrations throughout, these workbooks deliver a practical path to personal growth in a beautiful package. Table of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction NURTURE YOUR SENSITIVITY Honor Your Sensitive Needs Recharge with Daily Downtime Journaling Reflections Stress-Relief Toolbox Feeling Misunderstood Embrace Your Big Feelings Self-Compassion Practice Quiet the Inner Critic Soothe Anxiety + Depression Follow Your Own Timeline Make Decisions with Ease Calm an Overthinking Mind Chapter Summary CREATE A SUPPORTIVE LIFESTYLE Life on Your Own Terms Find a Consistent Routine Identify Recurring Stress Take Time Off Design a Soothing Home Create a Cozy Sleep Space Soothe Your Sensitive Nervous System Soften Morning Dread Sugar, Caffeine, and Alcohol Meaningful Self-Care Joy of Doing Less Mindful Media Consumption Chapter Summary NAVIGATE RELATION SHIPS Less Small Talk, More Connection Manage Empathy Share Your Sensitivity Connect with an HSP Express Needs Directly Romantic Partnerships Building Boundaries Cancel Plans with Grace Understand Social Overwhelm Social Survival Strategy Recharge after Socializing Work with Criticism Chapter Summary FIND BALANCE AT WORK Calm in the Chaos Choose a Career Reduce Overstimulation Being Observed The Extrovert Ideal Set Boundaries at Work Learn to Self-Soothe Seek Work-Life Balance Minimize Performance Pressure Advocate for Your Needs Start and End with Self-Care Sunday Blues Chapter Summary EXPLORE YOUR INNER WORLD Out of the Darkness Moment of Discovery Intersection of Sensitivity Reframe Narratives Overcome Self-Doubt Healing Grief and Shame Mindfulness Practice Through an HSP Lens Trust Your Intuition Explore Dreams Sources of Inspiration Sensitive Strengths Chapter Summary Conclusion Resources References Acknowledgments About the Author

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Book SynopsisAs climate change and development pressures overwhelm the environment, our emotional relationships with Earth are also in crisis. Pessimism and distress are overwhelming people the world over. In this maelstrom of emotion, solastalgia, the homesickness you have when you are still at home, has become, writes Glenn A. Albrecht, one of the defining emotions of the twenty-first century. Earth Emotions examines our positive and negative Earth emotions. It explains the author''s concept of solastalgia and other well-known eco-emotions such as biophilia and topophilia. Albrecht introduces us to the many new words needed to describe the full range of our emotional responses to the emergent state of the world. We need this creation of a hopeful vocabulary of positive emotions, argues Albrecht, so that we can extract ourselves out of environmental desolation and reignite our millennia-old biophilia—love of life—for our home planet. To do so, he proTrade ReviewAlbrecht offers a framework within which to understand and acknowledge the dissociation of humans from the living world. With a new language and means of expression, a wider array of stories from diverse voices can hopefully be heard. * The Independent *In Earth Emotions, Albrecht seeks to provide a new lexicon of emotional terms. The purpose of these terms is twofold: first, to allow people make better sense of themselves and of their relationship with the planet; second, to encourage development of a more meaningful and optimistic outlook toward the planet. * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Sumbiography: A Summation of My Green Past 2. Solastalgia: The Homesickness You Have at Home 3. The Psychoterratic in the Anthropocene: Negative Earth Emotions 4. The Psychoterratic in the Symbiocene: Positive Earth Emotions 5. Gaia and the Ghedeist: Secular Spirituality 6. Generation Symbiocene: Creating the New World Conclusion Glossary of Psychoterratic Terms Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisJoin the global movement that's making corporations more people-centric to achieve great results.The world is facing a global leadership crisis. Seventy-seven percent of leaders think they do a good job of engaging their people, yet 88 percent of employees say their leaders don't engage enough. There is also a high level of suffering in the workplace: 35 percent of employees would forgo a pay raise to see their leaders fired.This is an enormous waste of human talent--despite the fact that $46 billion is spent each year on leadership development.Based on extensive research, including assessments of more than 35,000 leaders and interviews with 250 C-level executives, The Mind of the Leader concludes that organizations and leaders aren't meeting employees' basic human needs of finding meaning, purpose, connection, and genuine happiness in their work.But more than a description of the problem, The Mind of the Leader offers a radical, yet practical, solution. To solve the leadership crisis, organizations need to put people at the center of their strategy. They need to develop managers and executives who lead with three core mental qualities: mindfulness, selflessness, and compassion.Using real-world inspirational examples from Marriott, Accenture, McKinsey & Company, LinkedIn, and many more, The Mind of the Leader shows how this new kind of leadership turns conventional leadership thinking upside down. It represents a radical redefinition of what it takes to be an effective leader--and a practical, hard-nosed solution to every organization's engagement and execution problems.Trade Review"An excellent how-to with exercises and coaching on presence, awareness, and focus." -- Associations Now"lays out succinctly and in clear language a three-part approach to leadership…Books like this should be required reading in business schools everywhere." -- Mindful magazineAdvance Praise for The Mind of the Leader:Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company--"The Mind of the Leader has captured some of the essentials of leadership in the twenty-first century: being mindful, selfless, and compassionate. With these, we are better able to engage our people and we bring more value to our clients."Kathleen Hogan, Chief People Officer, Microsoft--"A forward and practical guide for companies wanting to evolve their leadership capabilities to engage both the minds and the hearts of today's workforce."Francine Katsoudas, SVP and Chief People Officer, Cisco--"How leaders communicate, engage, and show up to their teams has never been more important. Creating a world-class team and environment where people can do their best work is the number-one job of a leader, and more than ever leaders are being asked to elevate team performance through innovative leadership. The Mind of the Leader shares important insights and perspectives and lays a path for how you make this happen."Loren I. Shuster, Chief People Officer, the LEGO Group--"The Mind of the Leader goes beyond the hyperbole associated with mindfulness today and provides real-world examples from leading executives that can not only provide inspiration to the reader but outline a path toward the cultivation of such critical leadership qualities as selflessness and compassion. Creating the context for others to find meaning, purpose, and a sense of connectedness has become the hallmark of a productive and engaged organization."Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO, Thrive Global--"In The Mind of the Leader, Hougaard and Carter draw on years of research to show that the traditional, top-down style of leadership doesn't work anymore. The successful leaders of the future will be human-centered, focused as much on growth and the bottom line as on creating a flourishing and sustainable culture. This book is a manual of success for leaders in any industry."

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Book SynopsisWhen little things have big impacts. This book is for anyone who feels that they're sleepwalking through life, looking for answers to challenging emotions and the practical tools to begin living the life they want.How are you really feeling? A bit blah, meh or simply I don't actually know'. If this is your honest, knot-in-the-throat response, take a moment breathe and let me reassure you that it's not you, it's what's happened to you over the years. You can't quite put your finger on it, but somehow you just don't feel like you're thriving or truly participating in your own life.This is the result of a build-up of life's scrapes, papercuts and bruises that have left you feeling simply not ok'. Emotional illiteracy, microaggressions, challenging familial relationships, toxic positivity and gaslighting are some examples of what I call Tiny T' trauma the impact of which often leads to problems such as high-functioning anxiety, languishing, perfectionism, comfort eating and sleep disturTrade Review"This book will come as a real relief to many people. If you have been […] struggling mentally and emotionally, this book is for you." Dr Helen McCarthy, Psychologist & Author “Tiny Traumas holds the answers to the questions so many of us have locked away about why we feel the way we do." Sharon Lawton, Personal Development Coach “This is a truly transformative book. Tiny Traumas helps us navigate current difficulties by returning us to the 'tiny' traumas that have created emotional scar tissue.” Gemma Malley, Author “This is THE must-read book on mental health that we all need to read.” Barbara and Allan Pease, Authors "We don't all need coaching or counselling, but we may all benefit from this book!" Dr Audrey Tang, Psychologist & Author “This book is full of guidance and techniques […] encouraging the reader to develop their own self-insights and take up opportunities for reflection and discovery.” Dr Siobhain O’Riordan, Psychologist “This book […] helps us to understand some of the smallest moments which may have had the biggest impacts on our lives. Dr Meg connects the dots to make sense of our experiences and what lies behind them.” Cath Bishop “Authentic, meaningful and truthful. There isn’t anyone who won’t benefit from reading this ground-breaking book.” Sam Rice, Writer "An insightful and timely guide to 21st century life. Not only will this book serve those of us dealing with hidden traumas, but it’ll help those wanting to learn more about the human condition, grow up and reach our potential.” Dan Roberts, Coach “Dr Meg talks us through how the things that we feel we should shrug off, can in fact grow to be a burden. She helps us acknowledge this, manage it and make it better.” Faye Barker “If you are looking to improve your mental health you must read this book. Identifying my tiny ts was a revelation and the issue of sleep revenge procrastination resonated very clearly with me. A really great book.” Rob Hobson, Author

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Book SynopsisThe loss of a loved one can be very painful, with the mourner losing an important source of safety, connection, and life balance. Even when uncomplicated, bereavement can have a significant impact on the mourner. Traumatic circumstances can intensify the grief and complicate the mourning process. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy, an evidenced based treatment for trauma, can help process the trauma of the loss and the obstacles that interfere with the grief and mourning process. In this book, Roger M. Solomon guides the EDMR therapist through the treatment process by understanding grief reactions and the mourning process, providing an overall model of EMDR treatment for grief and mourning, and highlighting how EMDR can help a mourner experience a positive sense of connection through heartfelt, meaningful memories.The author presents an integrative model for EMDR therapy treatment based on the Adaptive Information Processing Model (AIP), which guides EMDR therapy. Several models of grief and mourning that inform EMDR treatment and a discussion of the eight phases and three prongs (past, present, and future) of EMDR therapy are presented, with many case examples including transcripts of sessions, to illustrate treatment principles and clinical teaching points.A scripted protocol summary to assist the clinician in applying the therapeutic framework presented in this text is available at www.oup.co.uk/companion/Solomon .Table of ContentsForeword My Journey with EMDR Therapy Introduction Section 1: EMDR Therapy, and Grief and Mourning 1: EMDR Therapy with Grief and Mourning 2: Grief and Mourning 3: Impact of Loss: Internal and Interpersonal Changes 4: Traumatic Bereavement 5: Complicated Grief and Mourning Section 2 Grief and Mourning Frameworks 6: Attachment Theory 7: Models of Grief: Continuing Bonds Theory 8: The Dual Process Model of Grief 9: The "R" Processes of Mourning Section 3 EMDR Therapy Integrative Treatment Model 10: Comprehensive Model for EMDR Therapy with Grief and Mourning 11: Three-Pronged Protocol: First Prong - Past Memories 12: Three-Pronged Protocol: Second and Third Prong - Present Triggers and Future Template Section 4 Eight Phases of EMDR Therapy 13: Phase 1: History Taking and Treatment Planning 14: Phase 2: Preparation and Stabilization 15: Introduction to Reprocessing Phases 16: Phase 3: Target Assessment 17: Phase 4: Desensitzation 18: Phases 5-8: Installation, Body Scan, Closure, and Reevaluation 19: Roger Solomon, Onno van der Hart, and Kathy Martin: Grief and Mourning with Complex Trauma and Trauma-Generated Dissociation of the Personality 20: Closing Thoughts Appendix 1: EMDR Therapy Treatment of Grief and Mourning with Death Due to COVID-19 Appendix 2: Transcripts of Sessions Appendix 3: Psychological First Aid Appendix 4: EMDR PROTOCOL FOR RECENT CRITICAL INCIDENTS AND ONGOING TRAUMATIC STRESS (EMDR-PRECI) AND EMDR RECENT EVENT PROTOCOL (R-TEP) Appendix 5: Additional Resources

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Book SynopsisIt can be remarkably hard to tell other people how we really feel; it may even be tricky for us to get clear about our own moods. Mostly, if people ask how we are, we’ll just say, ‘Fine’ - knowing that we’ve provided only a sharp abbreviation of what is actually going on in our minds. This is a tool to help us overcome our vagueness: cards that offer definitions of twenty moods that we can all recognise but that can be hard to pin down and explain. Here are descriptions of - among many other things - the sense of feeling weepy, nostalgic, anxious, and dreamy. These cards help us reach a clearer understanding of our inner emotional weather. They can also be passed on to friends and colleagues (or simply displayed on our desk) so that the world can better know what’s going on inside us, without our needing to explain too much. Quotes From The Cards: ‘Everyone is more anxious than they are inclined to tell us. Even the tycoon and the couple in love are suffering. We’ve collectively failed to admit to ourselves how much it is customary to panic. But we can at least hold out our arms to our similarly tortured, fractured, and above all else, anxious neighbours, as if to say, in the kindest way possible: ‘I know...’ - On Feeling Anxious ‘We should enjoy our obsessive moods. To obsess well is to realise that the lovely person we sketch in our heads is our creation: a creation that says more about us than it does about them. We may not really be getting to know another person properly, but we are growing our insight into who we really are.’- On Feeling Obsessive

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Book SynopsisA novel approach to understanding personality, based on evidence that we share more than we realise with other mammals.Trade Review"Jaak Panksepp left an important legacy of work on behaviour, mind, and brain." -- Antonio Damasio

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Book SynopsisOverworked? Exhausted? Powering between career, family and friends and frazzled and libido-less as a result? No wonder you're moody! But as New York psychiatrist Julie Holland explains in her radical and eye-opening new book, the first step to overcoming the lows is to accept that being testy is in our nature we were made to be Moody Bitches.Being a successful modern woman is hard, and for so many of us the constant flux in our hormones and the dip and dives our mood swings take makes it that much harder. For over 17 years, women have visited celebrated psychopharmacologist Dr Julie Holland looking for the miracle cure to eradicate these feelings. Now, in her illuminating and honest Moody Bitches, she details the invaluable advice she shares with her patients, revealing how suppressing our natural emotions is actually damaging. Instead she offers tried and tested alternatives to help keep the moods under control, making exhaustion and low sex-drive a thing of the past.From the meds yo

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Book SynopsisThe modern world is richer, safer and more connected than ever before but it is – arguably – also a far less loving world than we need or want: impatience, self-righteousness, moralism and viciousness are rife, while forgiveness, tolerance and sympathetic good humour can be in short supply. This is a book that rallies us to remember how much we all long for, and depend on love: how much we need people to forgive us for our errors, how much everyone deserves to be treated with consideration and imagination and how being truly civilised means extending patience and kindness to all those we have to deal with, even, and especially, those who don’t naturally appeal to us. With the right encouragement, all of us are capable of immense kindness. But without it, we can also quickly descend into something far darker. This book reminds us of our better natures and mobilises us to fight for the kinder, more loving world we essentially long for at heart. Throughout, it frames love not as a romantic, idealistic fantasy, but as a hugely serious and dignified force that can save us from meanness and strife, defend us against chaos – and usher in hope and courage.

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Book SynopsisYou can overcome worry and anxiety today. It is possible to feel better fastand to make it last.Many people, mental health professionals included, think therapy needs to be long, hard, and painfula lifelong commitment. And while some people will need help longer than others, it is often possible for people to start feeling better right now. If you engage in the right behaviors and strategies, you'll optimize your brain healthand see the benefits in your everyday life.In Conquer Worry and Anxiety, renowned psychiatrist Dr. Daniel G. Amen will guide you to lasting change, teaching you how to make decisions that serve your brain's health and set you on a path to a happier, healthier life. Each of us can make small changes that, over time, create amazing results.

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Book SynopsisThis is a book that celebrates the most neglected but valuable emotion we can feel: melancholy. Melancholy isn’t depression or anger or bitterness, it’s a serene, accepting, gentle, wise and kindly response to the difficulties and occasional misery of being alive. It steers an ideal mid-way course between despair on the one hand and naïve optimism on the other. But melancholy is a well-kept secret. Those who feel the pull of melancholy moods tend to stay quiet about their tastes. We don’t often hear melancholy being celebrated or accorded the respect that it deserves. Melancholy languishes unexplored in a hyper-competitive, noisy, frantic age. And yet the emotion heartily deserves exploration, it is one that leads to reflection and thoughtfulness. This book carefully collects and interprets a selection of the most universally recognisable melancholy states of mind, and thereby renders us less confused by our precious yet elusive feelings. We hear, among other things, about the melancholy of Sunday evenings and the melancholy of adolescence, the melancholy of high summer and the melancholy of crushes. This book offers a varied portrait of melancholy and it’s range of emotions, leading the reader to both insight and self compassion.

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Book SynopsisA NEW SCIENTIST BOOK OF THE YEAROur lives are ruled by one particular group of chemicals. These are the hormones and neurotransmitters that regulate and drive our brains. Overloaded looks at the roles these chemicals play in all aspects of our life experiences, from how we make decisions, who we love and what we remember to basic survival drives such as hunger, fear and sleep. Author Ginny Smith explores what these tiny molecules do, meeting scientists at the cutting-edge of brain chemistry research who are uncovering unexpected connections between these crucial chemicals. What roles do cortisol and adrenaline play in memory formation? What does dopamine do? And how do hormones affect the trajectory of our romantic relationships? In this eye-opening exploration of the remarkable world of neurotransmitters, Overloaded unveils the chemicals inside each of us that touch every facet of our lives.Trade ReviewGinny Smith brings clarity with aplomb, revealing the chemistry behind how we sleep, what we fear, who we love and even what we remember. * New Scientist *This mind-bending, eye-opening book looks at the role played by hormones and neurotransmitters in every aspect of our lives, from what we remember, how we make decisions and who we love to basic survival drives such as hunger, fear and sleep. * Your Healthy Living *A mind-blowing exploration into how brain chemical affect every area of your life. * Women's Health *There's so much more to the way our brains work than we can be aware of on a day-to-day basis, and it's fascinating to discover more about it ... the writing is engaging, so you don't need a science degree to understand it. * Top Santé *A delightfully fascinating and useful guide suitable for anyone who has been wondering what their brain is up to. * Robin Ince *Overloaded explains the breathtaking complexity and versatility of the chemicals that make us what we are, in a warm, engaging, and informative way. An impressive feat indeed. * Dean Burnett, neuroscientist and author of The Happy Brain *Table of Contents1: The Chemical Brain 2: Thanks for the Memories 3: Getting Motivated 4: Mood Swings and Scary Things 5: Sleep, the Brain's Greatest Mystery? 6: Food for Thought 7: Logic, Emotion or Chemicals? 8: You've Got the Love 9: A Pain in the Brain Conclusion Glossary Diagram of the brain Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisA look at the science behind temptation - and how to overcome it.''Entertaining and enlightening ... offers ways to temper our anti-social tendencies.'' Dr Michael Mosley, science journalist and TV presenterIt can often seem that we are utterly surrounded by temptation, from the ease of online shopping and the stream of targeted advertising encouraging us to greedily acquire yet more stuff, to the coffee, cake and fast-food shops that line our streets, beckoning us in to over-indulge in all the wrong things. It can feel like a constant battle to stay away from the temptations we know we shouldn't give in to. Where exactly do these urges come from? If we know we shouldn't do something, for the sake of our health, our pockets or our reputation, why is it often so very hard to do the right thing? Anyone who has ever wondered why they never seem to be able to stick to their diet, anyone to whom the world seems more vain and self-obsessed than ever, anyone who can''t unTrade ReviewRaises some interesting questions about the brain's role in bad behaviour. * Sunday Times Culture *Offers entertaining and enlightening insights into the neurobiology behind some of our favourite sins. It combines fascinating contemporary and historical stories with cutting edge science and offers ways to temper our anti-social tendencies. -- Dr Michael Mosley, science journalist and TV presenterThis book is a rollercoaster ride through the brain in search of what actually causes the dark side of human nature. It brings together science, religion and philosophy in a way that casts light on everyone’s battle with temptation. -- Johnny Ball, TV personality and author of Wonders Beyond NumbersWriting with breadth, clarity and wisdom, Jack Lewis takes us through the religious antecedents. Each ‘sin’ is treated in the same careful and systematic way; highlighting their glory and their devastating consequences, their origins and what it means to commit them – or not. The way that difficult issues are underwritten by deeply informed neuroscience lends the book a reassuring authority. * Karl Friston FRS, Professor of Neuroscience, University College London, UK *The neurological circuits responsible [for our sins] are named and shamed. * Strong Words Magazine *Table of ContentsChapter 1: In the Beginning Chapter 2: Pride Chapter 3: Gluttony Chapter 4: Lust Chapter 5: Sloth Chapter 6: Greed Chapter 7: Envy Chapter 8: Wrath Chapter 9: Save Our Souls Chapter 10: Beyond Temptation Appendix 1: Desiderata by Max Ehrman Appendix 2: Online Resources Glossary Select References Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisThis book presents principles and methods for working with emotion in psychotherapy to address the core maladaptive processes that cause anxiety, depression, and other common clinical disorders.Trade ReviewConceptually brilliant, clinically bold, and empirically persuasive, this book is pure Greenberg—perhaps today’s most well-rounded and accomplished scholar, researcher, practitioner, and trainer in psychotherapy. -- Louis G. Castonguay, PhD, Liberal Arts Professor of Psychology, Penn State University, University Park, PAIn this book, Leslie Greenberg, one of the world’s leading experts, presents a deep and insightful view of how to work with emotion in psychotherapy. This is a book for all practicing therapists, as well as for those who teach psychotherapy and those who do research on psychotherapy. The author presents a unique, research-based model of how working with emotion creates change. I particularly liked the chapters that dealt with therapist skills. It gives a sophisticated and insightful view of the roles of therapist empathy and self disclosure. It also includes important sections on dealing with culture and systemic racism. It will be useful to therapists of all persuasions. I plan to use it in my classes. -- Arthur C. Bohart, PhD, Professor Emeritus, California State University Dominguez HillsLeslie Greenberg has long been a source of some of the most important and generative ideas in our field. At a time when psychotherapy is sometimes reduced to an arid overemphasis on cognition, Greenberg points our attention to experience and emotion. This book is rigorously grounded in research and amply filled with rich nuggets for the clinician. -- Paul L. Wachtel, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology, City College of CUNY, New York, NYTable of ContentsIntroduction: Working With Emotion in Psychotherapy Part I: Understanding the Fundamentals Chapter 1. Emotion Theory Chapter 2. Research on Emotional Change Chapter 3. Changing Emotion Wth Emotion Chapter 4. Essential Therapist Skills for Practicing Emotion-Based Approaches Part II: Arriving at Emotion Chapter 5. Empathic Attunement to Affect Chapter 6. Focusing on Bodily Feelings: When Words Are Not Enough Chapter 7. Blocks to Emotion Chapter 8. Unblocking Emotion Part III: Leaving Emotion Chapter 9. Working With Needs Chapter 10. Reexperiencing the Past in the Present Chapter 11. Emotion Regulation Chapter 12. Narrative and Emotion Looking Ahead: A Unified Approach to Psychotherapy References About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis highly original book is both a study of emotional discourse in the Early Middle Ages and a contribution to the debates among historians and social scientists about the nature of human emotions.Trade Review"This is a landmark book, not only for the early middle ages but also for the emerging field of the history of emotions. Barbara H. Rosenwein evaluates with superb intelligence the strengths and weaknesses of the various methods that have been applied in this field, and fashions an approach of her own that will serve as a useful model for many other researchers. Using this carefully constructed method, she is able to bring to life for us, as no other scholar has, the emotional communities whose existence is implied in the scattered texts and epigraphs of the sixth, seventh, and eighth centuries. A real tour de force." -- William M. Reddy, William T. Laprade Professor of History and Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Duke University"Thoroughly discrediting the view of many scholars that medieval people, in contrast to modern ones, were 'emotionally childish, impulsive, and unrestrained,' Barbara H. Rosenwein ably develops and deploys the concept of 'emotional communities' to investigate several groups in early Medieval Europe whose members adhered to 'the same norms of emotional expression and valued—or devalued—the same or related emotions.'." -- Stephen D. White, Candler Professor of Medieval History, Emory University"What did people 1400 years ago mean when they told a woman that they 'were moved by her tears,' or found an event 'hell raising'? Historians have always been puzzled by medieval descriptions of emotions. They interpreted them in simplistic terms, or at best explained displays of emotion as ritual performances quite unconnected to what people really felt. Barbara H. Rosenwein, using recent psychological theory, opens doors to a completely new understanding of past emotions. Instead of a general and necessarily blurred picture of a 'typical' medieval set of emotions, she subtly reconstructs feelings and attitudes,'emotives' and passions shared by specific 'emotional communities.' Various languages of emotion connected stereotypes and metaphors with inner feelings. The book opens fascinating new ways of access to a 'dark age,' and should be read not only by medieval historians but also by anyone interested in the study of emotions past or present." -- Walter Pohl, Professor of Medieval History, University of Vienna, and Director, Institute for Medieval Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences"With her original book, Emotional Communities in the Early Middle Ages, Barbara H. Rosenwein opens new perspectives on the history of emotions. This includes a persuasive critique of Norbert Elias's influential notion of the civilizing process. Proposing that people lived (and live) in emotional communities, each having its own particular norms and emotional expressions, Rosenwein has written a groundbreaking book that is highly important to historians as well as to social scientists working on the history of emotions." -- Ingrid Kasten, Freie Universitët Berlin"With this book Barbara Rosenwein has made the emotions an essential component of our approach to the changing social history." -- Jacques Le GoffTable of ContentsIntroduction1. The Ancient Legacy2. Confronting Death3. Passions and Power4. The Poet and the Bishop5. Courtly Discipline6. Reveling in RancorConclusionSelected BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisHow does a work of music stir the senses, creating feelings of joy, sadness, elation, or nostalgia? This title details the array of stylistic devices and techniques used to represent or convey sentiment. It traces the use of radically changing intensities in the Romantic works of the nineteenth century.Trade Review"'What is astonishing, given the rigour of the analysis and the apparent technicality of the approach, is how moving the book is.' (Simon Callow, The Guardian) 'These lectures, bristling with musical examples and detailed analysis, tackle the tricky question of how music expresses emotion.' (Adam Lively, The Sunday Times) 'the number of composers about whom he has illuminating things to say, even if only in passing, is remarkable.' (Michael Tanner, Literary Review) 'Rosen continuously reveals and explains the fantastic, largely unglimpsed, subtlety of music's expressive vocabulary... This book could be a revelation even to the musically illiterate.' (Jeremy Siepmann, BBC Music Magazine) 'This book is definitely worth reading, and taking to heart.' (Brian Morton, The Tablet) 'Rosen offers a compelling examination of the 'power' that the great composers have exerted on our sensibilities.' (New Statesman)"

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Book SynopsisA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POPULAR SCIENCEAN iNEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2022A TELEGRAPH BIG IDEAS BOOK 2022How we interpret emotions and act on them has been heavily gendered, as far back as Ancient Greek and Roman times, and - despite improvements in societal equality - continues to be today. In Hysterical, Dr Pragya Agarwal delves into history and science to determine the truth about our notions of innate differences between the male and female experience of emotions. She examines the impact this has on men and women - especially the role it has played in the subjugation of women throughout history - and imagines how a future where emotions are ungendered might look.Trade ReviewIn her latest fascinating book, Agarwal investigates the gendering of human emotions . . . The result is an impassioned and highly convincing book * * Observer * *Agarwal debunks well-worn myths in this fascinating account of gendered emotions -- The Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 * * i * *Are women really more emotional than men? Pragya Agarwal answer[s] precisely that question in almost all the ways it could be answered. Fun . . . Persuasive * * The Times * *Analytical and wide-ranging . . . Agarwal reaches back to the medieval era to show how entrenched gender ideologies are in our society * * New Statesman * *Fascinating and ambitious . . . Will resonate with many * * Daily Telegraph * *Enlightening . . . [Agarwal] makes her point clearly [and] is at her best when relating the impact of gendered emotion on her personal life (something that comes up time and time again as the mother of twin girls), and making insightful pop culture references * * Independent * *Any time Dr Pragya Agarwal writes something, I want to read it. Her words illuminate the hidden patterns of bias and therefore injustice that impact us. This book will make you question everything you thought you knew about emotions and make you want to reclaim your emotions as an integral part of your full humanity -- LAYLA F. SAAD, author of Me and White SupremacyA necessary, thought-provoking book that demands we urgently rethink the terms of the debate on gender and emotion -- DR TIFFANY WATT SMITH, author of The Book of EmotionsHugely readable and meticulously researched, Hysterical unpicks the myths, stereotypes and double standards that warp our judgments about the way men and women feel -- MARY ANN SIEGHARTHysterical is absolutely fascinating. Like all of Pragya's work, this book is both robustly researched and deeply moving. In a whistle stop tour, she traces our gendered and misogynistic assumptions about male and female brains back thousands of years. She demonstrates how these stereotypes have been used throughout history both to create and to maintain a power imbalance. This book is brave, unapologetic and at times rightly furious . . . All emotions for which women have been labelled hysterical. Read this book and feel furious, uplifted and galvanised to take its findings out into the world and fight for change -- LAURA BATES, author of Men Who Hate Women

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Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge textbook offers a layered approach to the study of cognitive neuroscience and psychology. It embraces exciting and influential theoretical approaches such as embodied cognition and predictive coding, and explaining new topics such as motor cognition, cognitive control, consciousness, and social cognition.Trade ReviewAlthough there exist very many introductory textbooks on psychology, this book stands out. This is the single best introduction to psychological science in existence. The author enlivens the text with concrete examples, interesting anecdotes, and historical excursions. All of this radiates a love for the field and a love for science. - Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, Department of Psychological Methods, University of Amsterdam, AmsterdamThis is a hefty volume. It has to be — it is nothing less than a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute review of research in cognitive psychology. Talsma combines breadth of coverage and approachable style with nuance, depth of knowledge and historical context to satisfy newcomers to the field and the most demanding expert. This will become an instant classic and an indispensable resource for everyone interested in human cognition. - Paul M. Corballis, PhD, Professor, School of Psychology, University of Auckland, New ZealandTable of ContentsForewordPart 1: IntroductionChapter 1. Cognitive psychology – history and development of a disciplineChapter 2. The BrainPart 2: ControlChapter 3. Action and action control Chapter 4. Consciousness and AttentionChapter 5. Cognitive ControlPart 3: PerceptionChapter 6. Visual perceptionChapter 7. Auditory perceptionChapter 8. Mechanical perceptionPart 4. IntegrationChapter 9. Multisensory integrationChapter 10. Perception-action integrationPart 5. Emotion and motivationChapter 11. Motivation and rewardChapter 12. Emotion and cognitionChapter 14. The dynamics of our memoryChapter 15. Everyday memoryPart 7. The Psychology of LanguageChapter 16. Language FunctionsChapter 17. Language perception and understandingChapter 18. Language ProductionPart 8. Higher cognitionChapter 19. Mental representations and reasoning skillsChapter 20. Numbers and CategoriesChapter 21. Judgement and Decision makingChapter 22. Problem solving and development of expertisePart 9. A broader perspectiveChapter 23. Social CognitionChapter 24. To err is human: the role of errors in human cognitionAppendix: Bayesian inferenceGlossaryReferences

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Book SynopsisWhy do we feel shame? Given how painful and destructive shame can be, it’s easy to see this emotion as a flaw in the human makeup that turns our own mind against us. But every aspect of our psyche has both a light and shadow side - and that includes shame. “While toxic shame can keep us stuck in a self-defeating vortex,” say Bret Lyon and Sheila Rubin, “there is a healthy expression of shame designed to protect us, help us change, and actually build our self-esteem.” With Embracing Shame, these expert teachers share an invaluable guide to an emotion so volatile that most of us - including therapists - avoid talking about it. Here they explore the dynamics of shame, the reasons it arises, how it disguises itself as other emotions, and why it causes such harm. Through case studies, creative tools, and body-based practices, they show you how to break the cycle of toxic shame and access the messages, insights, and surprising gifts that become available as you access inner reservoirs of positive energy. No amount of self-talk, personal success, or therapy can eradicate shame. Yet as these authors have proven through decades of successful teaching, we can transform shame into the supportive force it was meant to be. Embracing Shame offers an achievable path for reclaiming the true potential of this vital emotion to help you grow, connect, and become the person you want to be.

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Book SynopsisConfront your shadows with Rev. Dr. Michelle Wadleigh's newest book, Shadow Work: A Spiritual Path to Healing and Integration. Readers will learn to recognize their inner darkness and embrace the lessons that their shadows can teach them, ultimately turning these shadows into superpowers. Journaling spaces and exercises will help readers live Michelle's lessons, and the book closes with a set of ongoing practices to allow readers to carry the book's wisdom through the rest of their lives.Based on her own experiences with early childhood trauma, Shadow Work is the culmination of Michelle''s hard-earned knowledge of self-love and forgiveness to achieve a life filled with creativity, love, and abundance. For anyone ready to explore and embrace the darkest parts of themselves, Shadow Work offers an easy-to-follow path to transcendence, self-compassion, and healing.

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Book SynopsisTheories of Emotion is a philosophical introduction to the most influential theories of emotion of the past 60 years in philosophy, psychology, and biology. This multi-disciplinary approach provides the reader with a one-stop shop for encountering the key debates and cutting-edge ideas in what is becoming a central focus of contemporary thought.An introductory chapter on definitions of emotion is followed by three main sections on the way emotions are expressed, subjectively experienced, and related to action and motivation. This accessible but probing approach integrates philosophical analysis with innovative research in psychology and cognitive science, contextualizing current debates in the history of ideas from Darwin to pragmatism. Each section is introduced by a detailed illustration of a foundational thinker's work on emotion (Charles Darwin, William James, and John Dewey, respectively), showing how their insights and discoveries have shaped current views and suggesting wTrade ReviewCampeggiani’s book offers an overview of theories of emotions which combines philosophical depth, empirical grounding, and historical foundations. A rare combination of virtues. It would be an excellent companion for a graduate class on emotions, because of the balance it strikes between covering theoretical basics and mapping the contours of the very latest debates in philosophy and the affective sciences. * Andrea Scarantino, Professor of Philosophy, Georgia State University, USA *This is the best introduction to the philosophy of emotion I have read. It covers an impressive amount of topics and debates in an accessible and engaging manner. It is historically accurate and conceptually precise, while also addressing very recent developments in emotion theory. A must read for any student of emotion! * Giovanna Colombetti, Professor of Philosophy, University of Exeter, UK *Table of ContentsAbout this book Acknowledgments Introduction: Defining Emotions Part I: 1. Expression 2. Alternatives and Criticism: Biology or Culture? 3. Debate I: The Emotions of Others Part II: 4. Experience 5. Alternatives and Criticism: Emotions and Values 6. Debate II: Sense and Sensibility in Decision-Making Part III: 7. Action 8. Debate III: Emotions Towards Fictional Characters Further Readings Notes References Index of names

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Book Synopsis''Pain is bad, right? In this fascinating book, Brock Bastian will convince you otherwise. Drawing on both vivid everyday examples and surprising laboratory findings, he shows how pain, suffering, and struggle give us pleasure, make us kinder, focus our thoughts, and give our life meaning'' Paul Bloom, author of Against EmpathyIn today''s culture, happiness has become the new marker of success, while hardships are viewed as personal weaknesses, or problems to be fixed. We increasingly try to eradicate pain through medication and by insulating ourselves from risk and offence, despite being the safest generation to have ever lived. Yet in his research, renowned social psychologist Brock Bastian has found that suffering and sadness are neither antithetical to happiness nor incidental to it: they are a necessary ingredient for emotional well-being.Drawing on psychology, neuroscience and internationally acclaimed findings from Bastian''s own laTrade ReviewPain is bad, right? In this fascinating book, Brock Bastian will convince you otherwise. Drawing on both vivid everyday examples and surprising laboratory findings, he shows how pain, suffering, and struggle give us pleasure, make us kinder, focus our thoughts, and give our life meaning. Bastian is a brilliant researcher and deep thinker and THE OTHER SIDE OF HAPPINESS is a delight to read -- Paul Bloom, author of AGAINST EMPATHYBrock Bastian skilfully shatters the zeitgeist of positive thinking, showing how struggle and suffering are vital elements of a life well lived -- Adam Grant, author of ORIGINALS and OPTION B with Sheryl SandbergThis is a marvellous, thought-provoking challenge to how we think about and go about the pursuit of happiness. If you're tired of all the simple minded books telling you to just cheer up and be happy, this is the book for you! -- Roy F. Baumeister, author of WILLPOWER: REDISCOVERING THE GREATEST HUMAN STRENGTHExplains why hardship sometimes yields richer lives that are laden with meaning, deep social connections, and unexpected bliss. A beautifully written and important book that should be required reading for anyone who's ever wondered why well-being so often flourishes in unexpected places -- Adam Alter, author of DRUNK TANK PINK

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Book SynopsisMany children with mental health problems do not receive support and there are often extensive waiting lists for Children and Young People''s Mental Health Services, which are increasingly overstretched. Unfortunately, a large proportion of children with mental health disorders do not access evidence-based treatment. Low-intensity psychological interventions are now recommended by a number of national guidelines and in the UK, are being implemented by a new workforce of Child Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs).The Oxford Guide to Brief and Low Intensity Interventions for Children and Young People provides a comprehensive resource for therapists, services and training providers regarding the use, delivery, and implementation of brief and low intensity psychological interventions within a child and adolescent context. It includes concise, focused chapters from leading experts in the field, combining the most up-to-date research with practical considerations regarding the delivery of low intensity interventions. The first of its kind, this book will be an indispensable resource for practitioners, services, and training courses internationally.Table of ContentsAn Overview 1: Pamela Myles-Hooten & Jessica Schleider: Definitions and Applications 2: Lauran O'Neill: A parent's perspective 3: Sophie Bennett: The evidence for children and young people 4: Jenna Sung & Jessica L. Schleider: prevention and early intervention in children and young people 5: Martin Knapp & Gloria Wong: Low intensity psychological interventions for children and young people: the economic case thus far 6: Alexander Rozental: Negative effects of low intensity interventions in children and young people Applications 7: Hannah Vickery: Low Intensity Assessment 8: Duncan Law: ools to make low intensity intervention with children and youth more effective: The value of using feedback and outcome tools or routine outcome measures (ROMs) 9: Margaret E. Crane, Colleen A. Maxwell, Jonathan C. Rabner, Zuzanna K. Wojcieszak, Lindsay B. Myerberg, Philip C. Kendall: Form and Function when Treating Anxiety in Youth: Maintaining Flexibility within Fidelity in Low Intensity Interventions 10: Cathy Creswell, Chloe Chessell, Claire Hill, Polly Waite: Low intensity interventions for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents 11: Julia Felton, Morgan Anvari, Jessica Magidson, & Carl Lejuez: Brief Behavioural Activation for Treating Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents 12: Anna Coughtrey: low intensity interventions for behavioural difficulties 13: Dimitri Gavriloff, Felicity Waite, Colin Espie: Low intensity interventions for sleep problems in children and adolescents 14: Georgina Krebs & Angela Lewis: Low intensity interventions for OCD in children and adolescents 15: Erin J. Libsack, Morgan L. McNair, Joseph Giacomantonio, Peter Felsman, & Matthew D. Lerner: Low Intensity Interventions for Autistic Children and Young People 16: Charlotte Sanderson, Charlotte Hall and Tara Murphy: Low intensity interventions in children with Tourette syndrome and Tic Disorders 17: Sophie & Matteo Catanzano: Brief and low intensity mental health interventions for children and young people with chronic physical illness 18: Terence V. McCann & Dan I. Lubman: A problem-solving self-help approach for family and friends of young people with first-episode psychosis Implementation and service organisation 19: Vicki Curry & Lesley French: Supervision and case management 20: Simone Schriger and Rinad Beidas: Practical Applications of Implementation Science to Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Interventions 21: Lauren F. McLellan, Carolyn Schniering, Viviana Wuthrich: Stepped care 22: Jonathan Parker and Catherine Gallop: An overview of implementation and training considerations Brief and low intensity interventions for the 21st Century 23: Isaac Ahuvia & Jessica L. Schleider: New ideas: single sessions 24: Playing anxiety and depression away: Serious games for mental health problems in children and adolescents: Playing anxiety and depression away: Serious games for mental health problems in children and adolescents 25: Windy Dryden: One-At-A-Time Therapy 26: Sophie Bennett, Lauren Croucher, Ann Hagel, Elif Mertan, Wendy Minihinnett & Roz Shafran: The power of internet peer support 27: Paul Stallard: Apps for mental health problems in children and young people 28: Olivia Fitzpatrick, Abby Bailin, Katherine Venturo-Conerly, Melissa Wei, & John Weisz: Transdiagnostic interventions: FIRST: An efficient intervention for youths with multiple mental health problems

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Book SynopsisWhat is depression? What is bipolar disorder? How are they diagnosed and how are they treated? Can a small child be diagnosed with depression and treated with antidepressants - and should they be?Covering depression, manic depression, and bipolar disorder, this Very Short Introduction gives a brief account of the history of these concepts, before focussing on the descriptions and understanding of these disorders today. Jan Scott and Mary Jane Tacchi look at the introduction of modern treatments for people suffering from depression, recounting the stories behind the development and introduction of antidepressants and mood stabilizers. They examine the symptoms and signs of the different disorders, as well as the association between physical disorders and depression. Exploring the importance of depression and bipolar disorder in society, they also look at the link between creativity and mood disorders. Scott and Tacchi conclude by discussing treatments and the future for those with depression.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewIts biggest strengths are its clear writing-style, succinct delivery, and scope. The authors have endeavored to capture the broad range of issues surrounding depression within a little over 100 pages, and have arguably succeeded, without much loss of depth or accuracy. * Daniel J. Dunleavy, Metapsychology *Table of ContentsPREFACE; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING; INDEX

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Book SynopsisTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''Anna''s wise, uplifting and refreshingly honest words are what every woman needs to read right now'' Fearne CottonYour worth never changed. Your awareness of it did.A strong understanding of self-worth is crucial to living an authentic and fulfilling life, yet so many of us have lost that sense of who we truly are and what we are worthy of. On the surface, this may look like low confidence, imposter syndrome, chronic busy-ness, exhaustion, overwhelm, fear or anxiety, but at the core, it''s low self-worth.In her second book, Sunday Times bestselling author and psychotherapist Anna Mathur will set you on a journey towards greater self-worth. Anna will use her personal and professional insight to guide you to a place of balance that will allow you to recognise and appreciate your self-worth, build your self-esteem, grow in confidence and worry less about what oth

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Book SynopsisIf only I could get some closure... If you''ve found yourself saying these words, you''re not alone. When you''ve lost a relationship, a job, or a loved one, closure can seem as elusive as it is necessary. Psychotherapist and relationship coach Gary McClain says it''s one of the most common - and important - issues his clients bring up.In this empathetic and insightful guide, Dr McClain explains why the promise of closure is so appealing - and why it''s not always all it''s cracked up to be. He walks readers through what closure is (and isn''t), the reasons we want it, how to seek it in healthy and productive ways, and ways to move forward when we don''t get the closure we''re looking for. Learn how to find peace and leave regret behind when you can''t stop obsessing about a fight with a friend, when your world has been turned upside down by a breakup, or when a loved one has died. Whether you''re dealing with the pain of loss or are simply feeling the need to tie up a loose

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Book SynopsisA reader-friendly exploration of the science of emotion.Trade Review"In a comprehensive and accessible book, Drs. Johnston and Olson successfully weave together the diverse threads of emotion research. The result is a rich tapestry that conveys something profound: a more complete picture of what it means to feel. This book not only expanded my knowledge of emotion research. It changed how I teach affective neuroscience, but also, my awareness of those around me, particularly those with whom I share an emotional bond. " -- Dr. Nathan Spreng, Asst. Professor of Human Develo "In The Feeling Brain, Elizabeth Johnston and Leah Olson provide a well-written, engaging, and informative synthesis of one of the most exciting research areas in modern psychology and neuroscience. This timely volume will be essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the relationship between emotion and the brain. " -- Daniel L. Schacter, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professo

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Book SynopsisWhen life feels frightening or uncertain . . . Just Ask Spirit! Readers interested in wellness, mindfulness, and developing their own intuitive gifts will discover the profound relationship between mental health and spirituality, and how emotions and Spirit, working together, offer infinite resources for connecting them to higher wisdom, healing, clarity, love, direction, purpose, and more. Emotions and Spirit are inextricably linked. When we block, control, or constrict our emotions, we also block the innate wisdom of Spirit to help and heal us. Instead, imagine a mindful practice, one that could allow us to receive healing, guidance, wisdom, clarity, and reassurance anytime we need it. Imagine that this guidance came from pure source energy, untarnished by restrictive, limited beliefs, judgment, thoughts, or attitudes. Sherianna Boyle, bestselling author of Emotional Detox and host of the popular podcast Just Ask Spirit, knows this is what is possible when we unify emotions and spirit. Just Ask Spirit does what few books can—it humanizes the mystical. It offers gifts that are accessible to all of us—like receiving spiritual direction and communicating with our guides and angels—while showing how this process interconnects with psychology and the science of our emotions, giving readers tools and techniques to apply to all aspects of their lives. Using practices backed by both science and ancient wisdom, Just Ask Spirit, provides an inner roadmap for building resiliency and overcoming obstacles, for developing intuition, spirit connection, and understanding what it means to ask.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shame and Its Sisters will have a major impact on the study of culture in the coming years, and on several fronts. It is a significant contribution to the current rethinking of emotion and affect that promises to explore the limits of Freudian and dialectical models of the self, its pleasures, desires, and projects."—W. J. T. Mitchell, Editor, Critical Inquiry"A fascinating, timely, and richly ‘awry’ contribution to recent work on problems of agency, affect, and the nature/culture debate generally. The introduction is superb, exact, and incisive. Shame and Its Sisters will be of real interest to a wide range of readers in the humanities, including history, literature, psychoanalytic theory, work on the problem of the body and the ‘subject,’ systems theory, and more."—Mark Seltzer, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsShame in the Cybernetic Fold: Reading Silvan Tomkins / Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick and Adam Frank 1 A Note on the Text 29 1 What Are Affects? 33 2 Interest-Excitement 75 3 Enjoyment-Joy 81 4 Surprise-Startle 107 5 Distress-Anguish 109 6 Shame-Humiliation and Contempt-Disgust 133 7 Script Theory and Nuclear Scripts 179 8 Anger 197 9 Fear-Terror 235 10 Perception: The Body Image and Phantom Limbs 241 Silvan S. Tomkins: A Biographical Sketch / Irving E. Alexander 251 Index 265

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Book SynopsisIf you have ever felt at a disadvantage when joining in a conversation on a subject that you aren''t confident about, this new series is for you. Each book features definitions of two hundred words frequently used to describe and discuss a smart subject. Psychology can be baffling, as well as fascinating, to the best of us. Let Michael Britt guide you through gestalt theory, the placebo effect, prejudice, critical thinking and so much more.

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Book SynopsisFor students, lay readers and experts, this book features a careful reconstruction and critical reconsideration of The Interpretation of Dreams, which Freud construed as the cornerstone of his oeuvre. Sugarman identifies foundational weaknesses that call such characterization into question and assesses their implication for Freud's larger project.Trade Review'Sugarman throws into relief the basic argumentative lines of the Interpretation of Dreams in particular and of Freud's theory as a whole, and the result of her analysis is a novel view of what this theory achieves. Her masterly presentation, clear throughout, knowledgeable and yet concise, gives us a new Freud, one critically examined, but no less fertile in understanding the human mind.' Rüdiger Bittner, Universität Bielefeld, Germany'Susan Sugarman is puzzled by Freud's claim that dreams must provide a wish fulfillment in order to materialize. This takes her to a fascinating voyage in Freud's Interpretation of Dreams in the course of which she arrives with unexpected yet exacting truths. When a great Freud scholar like Sugarman probes into the most famous of Freud's books, you can be certain that you will be rewarded with a masterpiece in psychoanalytic scholarship and a new way of thinking about Freud's theory.' Aner Govrin, Bar-Ilan University, IsraelTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Interpretation of Dreams (1900): A note on Freud's text; 1. The interpretation of dreams chapters 1-4: background, method, and the hypothesis of wish-fulfillment; 2. The interpretation of dreams chapters 5-6: if dreams fulfill wishes with what material, and how might they form?; 3. The interpretation of dreams chapter 7: the psychology of dream processes; 4. The interpretation of dreams: a preliminary appraisal; Part II. Freud's Other Works; 5. The analysis of psychoneuroses: Elisabeth von R and the 'Wolf Man'; 6. Phenomena of ordinary waking life; 7. Speculative works; 8. Freud on dreams.

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Book SynopsisDark Emotions is a book about a range of emotional experiences that are often regarded or characterized as negative', disturbing' or dark' as contrasted with emotions that are positive', pleasant' or light'.Each chapter in the book is devoted to introducing different dark emotions' such as disappointment, betrayal, worry, regret, resentment and alienation and seeks to show through conceptual, theoretical and empirical examples how these emotions influence peoples' lives and their relations to self, others and society. The book thus provides an overview of some dark emotions that are recognizable in our everyday lives and culture. It contains accessible introductions and relevant theoretical and empirical research on 12 different kinds of dark emotions'. The chapters are highly useful for teaching sessions and research contexts. Additionally, they provide extensive lists of references for further reading.The book will be particularly useful for students or sc

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