Psychology / Self-Help
The Myth of Normal: Illness, health & healing in a toxic culture
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Filled with stories of people in the grip of illness or in the triumphant wake of recovery, this life-affirming book shows how true health is possible – if we are willing to embrace authenticity above social expectations. The Myth of Normal is Gabor Maté’s most ambitious, compassionate and urgent book yet.
Everyone’s a Critic: How we can learn to be kind to ourselves
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In Everyone’s a Critic, psychotherapist Julia Bueno shares seven case studies, inspired by her practice.
Self-ish: When Bubble Baths, Wine, and Positive Affirmations Aren’t Cutting It
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In Self-ish, clinical psychologist Sunita Osborn challenges what we think we know about selfishness. With radical candor and bold humor, she dispels the myths and distortions that surround the fundamental psychological concepts of self-care, self-trust, self-love, and self-discipline, explaining how these terms have become empty badges of honor because of social media, societal norms, and our upbringings.
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Compassion for Couples: Building the Skills of Loving Connection
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Confronting Shame: How to Understand Your Shame and Gain Inner Freedom
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The Bullied Brain: Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health
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Foreword by Dr. Michael Merzenich, “the father of neuroplasticity,” and he also contributes his knowledge, insights, and research in The Bullied Brain to help show you how to empower your brain to fulfill its power and potential.
The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness
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This Too Shall Pass
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Illuminated by the latest social and psychological research, these 19 powerful, unforgettable and deeply intimate stories about everyday people will inform our understanding of our own unique response to change and improve the way we approach challenges at every stage of life.
Conversations with a Blank Canvas: From Nowhere to Somewhere
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As an author, therapist and artist, Isa L Levy, shares an honest, detailed and thought provoking self-assessment of her life journey. The book is reflective in so many ways which invite the reader to engage more consciously with their own personal journey. Using clear and apt word painting, the words are poetic in that they evoke a reaction of all our senses.
Living Beautifully: With Uncertainty and Change
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Best-selling author and spiritual teacher Pema Chödrön shares life-changing practices for living with wisdom, confidence, and integrity amidst confusing situations and uncertain times.
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
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Drawing on deep scientific research and Dr Gabor Maté’s acclaimed clinical work, When the Body Says No provides the answers to critical questions about the mind-body link – and the role that stress and our emotional makeup play in an array of common diseases.
Change for the Better: Self-help through practical psychotherapy (5th Edition)
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The Compassion Book: Teachings for Awakening the Heart
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The Good Life: Wellbeing and the new science of altruism, selfishness and immorality
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This book explores some of the dilemmas at the heart of being human. Integrating cutting edge studies with in-depth clinical experience, Graham Music synthesizes a wealth of fascinating research into an explanation of altruism, cooperation and generosity and shows how we are primed to turn off the ‘better angels of our nature’ in the face of stress, anxiety and fear. Take a look at Dr Music’s own website for details of his great on-line courses – https://nurturingnatures.co.uk/
Mindsight: Transform Your Brain with the New Science of Kindness
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With warmth and humour, he shows us how to observe the working of our minds, allowing us to understand why we think, feel, and act the way we do, and how, by following the proper steps, we can literally change the wiring and architecture of our brains.
Nothing to Lose: Psychotherapy, Buddhism and Living Life
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The two authors of this book, psychotherapists who are also involved in training, describe how their work has evolved towards a pluralism that equally values the psychological perspectives of Western depth psychology and Buddhist mindfulness meditation.