Reading this entertaining travel memoir, you'll discover how one man's journey, prompted by a personal loss, has changed his life forever and inspired countless others.A grandfather of seven, Chris Herrmann left his home and family in Australia and embarked on an unlikely and at times hilarious 365-day solo backpacking adventure around the world. Chris set out to live every day as an unknown adventure. He wasn't trying to escape from life or to find himself. Instead he wanted to be...

Basic researchers unlock the secrets of nature; applied researchers unlock the means by which those secrets of nature can change people's lives. Neither basic nor applied research has an independent impact. These volumes examine the convergence of basic and applied research in the field of memory. Volume 1: Theory and Context, focuses on the methods for understanding and applying basic memory theory, while Volume 2: Practical Applications, expands the understanding of pra...

Alchemists sought to transform lead into gold. In the same way, says Tara Bennett-Goleman, we all have the natural ability to turn our moments of confusion or emotional pain into insightful clarity.Emotional Alchemy maps the mind and shows how, according to recent advances in cognitive therapy, most of what troubles us falls into ten basic emotional patterns, including fear of abandonment, social exclusion (the feeling we don't belong), and vulnerability (the feeling that ...

When we think of psychology, we think of a field dedicated to understanding and curing the dark side of life--addictions, phobias, compulsions, anxieties, and on and on. But there is a field of psychology that looks at the bright side, that considers seriously these questions: What makes life most worth living? And how can we pursue a good life? That field is called, not surprisingly, positive psychology. In Pursuing the Good Life, one of the founders of positive psychology, Chris...

**The author of the classic In a Different Voice offers a brilliant, provocative book about love that has powerful implications for the way we live and love today.“Compelling ... A thrilling new paradigm.” —The Times Literary Supplement**Carol Gilligan, whose In a Different Voice revolutionized the study of human psychology, now asks: Why is love so often associated with tragedy? Why are our experiences of pleasure so often shadowed by loss? And c...

We live in an age in which unhappiness, depression, stress and anxiety are everywhere. We struggle with things like bad relationships, work pressure, low self-esteem, worry and helplessness. The list is endless, because everyone is unhappy for different reasons. Whatever the causes of your unhappiness, this book will lay out a way of looking at yourself that can transform your psychology and behaviour. Presenting the 'why', 'what' and 'how' of happiness, Colm O'Connor will inspire you to t...

Dementia affects more than 700,000 people in the UK; Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, affecting around 417,000 people in the UK and some four million in the USA. While dementia affects mostly older people, some 17,000 young people also have dementia in the UK. There are treatments, but no cure.Caring for people with dementia is a well-recognized burden, but recently there have been moves to represent this in a more positive light, emphasising people with dementia a...

If you can recognize your guilt, you can use it for self-improvementAsk yourself:Do you want to learn how to forgive yourself?Do you want to correct mistakes instead of hiding them?Do you become angry very quickly? (over-reacting)Do you get caught up in blaming and assigning guilt?Do you often ask yourself "Why did I do that?"Are you afraid that if you don't do everything your partner asks then he/she will leave you?

In recent decades there has been a shift in focus from psychological and social problems-what might be called the "dark side" of humanity-to human well-being and flourishing. The Positive Psychology movement, along with changes in attitudes toward organisational and societal health, has generated a surge of interest in human happiness. The Oxford Handbook of Happiness is the definitive text for researchers and practitioners interested in human happiness. Its editors and chapter contributor...

The Four Moments After Death are reflections of the stages one may go through upon losing a loved one. regardless of who they may be. The events in this short book are seen through the eyes of the author as he experiences life after death of his wife. Having been a college instructor of psychology and death and dying courses the author is able to address both the clinical and personal aspects of grieving and surviving.Other Books:New book depicts life as a ...

What turns an apparently 'normal' individual into a killer?Many people who commit "rage type" murders have no history of violence. Using psychoanalytic theory and a number of case studies, this book isolates key psychological factors that appear to help explain why such acts of extreme violence occur.Starting from a psychoanalytic standpoint, Psychoanalysis, Violence and Rage-Type Murder argues for a pluralistic approach to understanding aggression, and claims that t...

Shadows of The Heart Series. Vol 2The Mermaid’s Garden depicts the love shared between a couple as they fight cancer together. One is the support for the one who is stricken. Both feel the grief, the pain and suffering. As the bond of love grows stronger, the will to continue the fight grows stronger. This collection of poetry is written with the darkness of goth, the love of two hearts, and the will to live.