A compassionate, practical, and science-based guide to finding friends for life Psychiatrist Paul Dobransky, author of The Secret Psychology of How We Fall in Love, once again looks to the brain, this time to examine the full range of female friendships. A recent study has shown that women have fewer friends than they used to. In the years after college and before children (and even after that), many women find that they have fewer f...
Blunt, shocking, and sometimes profane, this exciting audiobook blasts self-help and feel-good remedies to expose the lies with which we imprison ourselves. It talks straight, hard, and true to the heart of the human condition, pulling no punches. It gives us simple yet revolutionary tools to break out of our minds and into a direct and immediate perception of exactly where we are - then shows us how we can together create a world th...
Qu'il repose sur un abandon réel ou fantasmé, le sentiment d'abandon est une souffrance quand il se manifeste, une fois adulte, à l'occasion d'évènements impliquant un deuil : décès d'un proche, rupture amoureuse, perte d'un emploi ou simple déménagement. Ce livre fait le point sur un sentiment partagé par beaucoup : de quelles façons se manifeste-t-il (incapacité à rester seul, difficulté à se séparer, peur de l'attachement)? D'où v...
This revision of an important and path-breaking work holds to its central argument that troubled young people can develop self-worth, significance, dignity, and responsibility only through commitment to the positive values of helping and caring for others. An enlarged and revised edition of the authors' pioneering work on building positive youth culture, Positive Peer Culture retains the practical orientation that made the original a...
Help your child cultivate real, lasting confidence! In Kid Confidence, a licensed clinical psychologist and parenting expert offers practical, evidence-based parenting strategies to help kids foster satisfying relationships, develop competence, and make choices that fit who they are and want to become. As parents, it’s heartbreaking to hear children say negative things about themselves. But as children grow older and begin thinking a...
Therapeutic parenting is a deeply nurturing parenting style, and is especially effective for children with attachment difficulties, or who experienced childhood trauma. This book provides everything you need to know in order to be able to effectively therapeutically parent. Providing a model of intervention, The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting gives parents or caregivers an easy to follow process to use when responding to issues with th...
He never saw it coming. It was the night of Dave and Ann’s tenth wedding anniversary and if asked how their marriage was doing, Dave would have said a 9.8 out of 10 and he even guaranteed Ann would say the same. But instead of giving a celebratory kiss, Ann whispered, “I’ve lost my feelings for you.” Divorce seemed inevitable. But starting that night, God began to reveal to Dave and Ann the most overlooked secret of getting the marri...
Il n'est pas aisé de se dire que nous avons besoin d'un livre pour nous ouvrir les yeux lorsqu'au bout de plusieurs décennies, nous sommes bien obligés de réaliser que nous ne l'avons pas fait jusque là. Et pourtant, ce livre est de ceux qui vous ouvrent de nouvelles portes, et vous donnent des clés que vous êtes libre, ou non, de saisir pour ouvrir les prochaines portes de votre vie. Un immense merci à son auteur!
This book was incredibly helpful to read and learn more about the field of child life. It is definitely a great resource for those looking to become a CCLS or work with children in a medical setting!
"Although the title might suggest a relatively narrow target audience of family therapists, I feel certain that the fascinating ideas addressed here, coupled with the accessible style, would also speak to the experienced therapist, the trainee and the lay reader alike. By focusing on what is actually said in spousal, sibling and parental relationships, the authors invite the reader to reflect on the powerful and often destructive myt...