‘Exhilarating… Wise and compassionate’ New StatesmanAn expert, empathetic guide to the science, psychology and physiology of breaking, from the acclaimed author of How We AreWhat happens when our minds and bodies are pushed beyond their limits? Vincent Deary is a health psychologist who has spent years helping his patients cope with whatever life has thrown at them. In How We Break, he has written a book for all o...

We live in small worlds.An astonishing literary debut and the first book in the monumental How To Live trilogy, How We Are explores the power of habit and the difficulty of change. A story told in three parts, this profound and ambitious trilogy gets right to the heart of what it means to be human: how we work, how we break, and how we mend.As Vincent Deary shows us, we live most of our lives automatically, in small worlds of more or less comforta...

Drawing on cutting-edge science and intimate personal stories, an essential and paradigm-shifting book for readers struggling with fatigue, burnout, stress, and trauma—and for all of us who sometimes feel like we have been pushed past our breaking point.In How We Are, the health psychologist and author Vincent Deary explored the process of habit and change in everyday life. In How We Break, a deeply compassionate and illuminating exploration of su...

The first book in a major new trilogy, How to Live: How We Are, How We Break, and How We MendWe live in small worlds.How We Are is an astonishing debut and the first part of the monumental How to Live trilogy, a profound and ambitious work that gets to the heart of what it means to be human: how we are, how we break, and how we mend.In Book One, How We Are, we explore the power of ...

Mit dem erfahrenen Blick des Psychotherapeuten analysiert Vincent Deary unsere Verhaltensmuster. Seinen Befund fasst er in eindringliche Bilder: Wir leben in kleinen Welten, in einem Geflecht alltäglicher Routinen, das uns Sicherheit verleiht. Nur mit Hingabe, Willenskraft und dem Glauben an eine bessere Zukunft werden wir den Automatikmodus aufgeben und aus uns selbst heraus handeln. Nie zuvor ist die menschliche Lebenskonstellation zwischen Gewohnheit und Veränderung so klarsichtig und g...

Brought to you by Penguin.An expert, empathetic guide to the science, psychology and physiology of breaking, from the acclaimed author of How We AreWhat happens when our minds and bodies are pushed beyond their limits? Vincent Deary is a health psychologist who has spent years helping his patients cope with whatever life has thrown at them. In How We Break, he has written a book for all of us who sometimes feel we have reac...

Brought to you by Penguin.We are creatures of habit, living most of our lives automatically, in small worlds of more or less comfortable routine. But sometimes outside forces compel us to adjust, and sometimes we must make changes ourselves. What happens when change disrupts our lives? This book is the first in a trilogy which offers an insight unlike any other into the human mind and heart: how we are, how we break, and how we mend. It is about all of us, humbly f...