Psychotherapy helps thousands of people every day: they feel happier, achieve more success and enjoy better relationships. But not everyone can be – or wants to be – in therapy. Prominent psychotherapist Derek Draper has chosen to share his tips and tools from the therapy room to help exactly those people. In this groundbreaking book he explores 40 key issues that impact almost everyone's lives, uses examples drawn from real life to help you gain a better understanding of why things happen...

We're used to feeling stressed, rushed and overwhelmed. At work and at home there are endless calls on our attention and time. We're constantly playing catch-up. But if we want to perform optimally and reach our full potential, we must learn to pause and create space in even the busiest day. Informed by over a decade of hands-on experience at the most senior levels of business, this audiobook shows how to push back against the tide and create space in your life to think, relate and act on ...

From experienced family therapist Dr. Karyl McBride, Will I Ever Be Good Enough? is an essential guide to recovery for women with selfish, emotionally abusive, and toxic mothers—designed to help daughters reclaim their lives.The first book for daughters who have suffered the abuse of narcissistic, self-involved mothers, Will I Ever Be Good Enough? provides the expert assistance you need in order to overcome this debilitating history and reclaim yo...

This is the first self-help book for women that details the earliest signs of manipulative and abusive behaviour. It is designed to help women identify the dangers before they become emotionally entangled in a destructive relationship. This is not your normal self-help book. In fact, it is different from anything you have ever read. The information is not dressed up to be pretty or nice, but it may change your life. Most advice for women about bad relationships starts too late . This book ...

It is estimated that as many as 34 million people grew up in alcoholic homes. But what about the rest of us? What about families that had no alcoholism, but did have perfectionism, workaholism, compulsive overeating, intimacy problems, depression, problems in expressing feelings, plus all the other personality traits that can produce a family system much like an alcoholic one?Countless millions of us struggle with these kinds of dysfunctions every day, and until very recently we st...

Would you like to; be confident; be able to say 'no' and feel OK about it; be aware of the choices available; be solution focussed calm and controlled; And learn some great skills to pass on to your kids? If so this book is definitely for YOU.

Happiness is a loaded term that means different things to different people. To some, it might mean life satisfaction, to others, a fleeting moment of joy. Rather than seeking to be happy, Oliver James encourages us to cultivate our emotional health. Outlining the five elements of good emotional health - insightfulness, a strong sense of self, fluid relationships, authenticity and playfulness in our approach to life - he offers strategies for optimizing each characteristic to live more fulf...

Evan Katz, affectionately known as The Anger Guy, has a unique ability to identify and connect with the underlying causes of anger in men. By telling his own story, Evan leads the way through the angry man's mind, shining light on why angry men really act the way they do. His disarming delivery, open-hearted humor and penetrating wisdom bring enlightenment to the mysteries of a man's rage and expose the path to the personal freedom and respect he longs for. If you're an angry man, or if yo...

Facing difficult situations is part of our everyday lives, but we can easily feel overwhelmed and become drawn into a depressive state. However, this book illustrates that, by using a range of self-counselling techniques to explore our inner world of thoughts and feelings, it is possible to overcome our problems and move on.Through a logical sequence of chapters, each containing a series of tasks, role-playing examples, illuminative illustrations, challenging questions and useful self-help...

""How You Can Talk To Anyone"" will change the life of any reader who finds themselves scared and shy in social situations - and it will have a pretty amazing effect on those who just need a bit of a confidence boost!

Too often mothers make it impossible for a daughter to grow into her own person. These daughters never feel 'good enough' about themselves. They live with guilt and fear.Psychiatrist and social worker Abbey Strauss explores the nature of these complex and painful relationships; he also provides an approach on how to manage or psychologically remove oneself from these relationships when all other corrective efforts fail.

So often we find ourselves blocked in our lives, unhappy but at the same time anxious and fearful about making real and lasting change and uncertain what direction to take. In this book psychologist Dr Freddy Jackson Brown reveals that many of our difficulties are self-imposed. By following the principles of a breakthrough approach, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, he shows that we can all live a happier, less fearful and more purposeful life. The book explains the key principles of ACT ...