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A therapist creates moving portraits of four of her most memorable patients, men and women she considers psychological heroes. Catherine Gildiner is a bestselling memoirist, a novelist, and a psychologist in private practice for twenty-five years. In Good Morning, Monster, she focuses on four...

Martine Laurier, une ancienne policière, a tenté de se suicider il y a plusieurs années, avec son arme de service. Heureusement, deux collègues l’ont empêchée de commettre l’irréparable et, aujourd’hui, consciente de la chance qu’elle a eue, elle consacre une partie de sa vie à aider ceux et celles qui se retrouvent au bord du gouffre.

A chronic sense of unease. Nagging what-ifs. Worry about what other people think. Paralyzing phobias. Full-blown panic attacks. Anxiety shows up in a lot of different ways and can permeate every aspect of your life. The good news is that although it can feel confusing and overwhelming—as if things will never get better—it is possible to retrain your brain and put yourself back in the driver's seat.

In this practical yet powerful guide, psychologist and neuroscience expert Catherine Pittman—author of Rewire Your Anxious Brain—introduces fifty new ways to work with your brain's neural connections to find lasting, effective relief from your worst anxiety symptoms. The chapters of this book can be used in any order, as needed, to give you the information you need to act now, whether you're at home or on the go. Also included are quick skills to help you soothe an anxious or stressed-out brain through physical movement, identifying what you care about, and banishing toxic thinking.

Misunderstood your whole life, ashamed, lost, lonely and struggling to cope? Exhausted from trying, but never quite managing, to fit in? Welcome to the Late Discovered Club, home to thousands of late discovered autistic women. Late discovery can be life-changing - a lifetime of mysteries finally...

When I had a Little Sister by Catherine Simpson is a searingly honest and heartbreaking account of growing up in a farming family, and of Catherine’s search for understanding into what led her younger sister to kill herself at 46. It’s a story of sisters and sacrifice, grief and reclamation...

Catherine Cook-Cottone provides tools for clinicians working with clients to restore their healthy selves and use their bodies as a positive resource for healing and long-term health. The book goes beyond traditional treatments to talk about mindful self-care, mindful eating, yoga, and other practices designed to support self-regulation. 

What can science teach us about good and evil? When are people responsible for their actions? What impact do genetics and upbringing have on moral choices? You will explore these and many other questions in Catherine A. Sanderson’s 15-lecture audio course. Professor Sanderson’s clear explanations of the best research from psychology, biology, and neuroscience will equip you with frameworks for understanding human behavior. Early on, you’ll clear an inevitable hurdle: understanding how scientists define the notions of “evil” or “good.”

When Catherine left London for the US with her husband, James, to introduce her family to their newborn son, she could not have envisaged how that trip would end. Catherine would find herself in an involuntary psych ward in New Jersey, separated from her husband and child, unable to understand who she was, and how she had got there.

Psychiatrist Dr Steve Ellen and comedian Catherine Deveny combine forces to demystify the world of mental health. Providing an insider perspective, they share their personal experiences of mental illness and unpack the current knowledge about conditions and treatments. Punctuated with anecdotes, real-life stories and reflections on the cultural and historical context, Mental is an irreverent and entertaining guide to the full spectrum of mental health issues - from depression and anxiety to schizophrenia, personality disorders and substance abuse.

" Je ne pensais pas que recevoir le diagnostic du TDAH me serait à ce point salvateur. " Plus de 3 millions de personnes en France ont un trouble de l’attention. À 35 ans, Catherine Testa a découvert qu’elle était atteinte d’un trouble de l’attention, le fameux TDAH. Les particularités ? Une incapacité à se concentrer sur certaines tâches plus de quelques minutes, une hypersensibilité aux interférences, une impulsivité, des difficultés d’organisation, une tendance à la procrastination.

Break the cycle of anxious thinking and rumination that are at the root of insomnia. In this much-needed guide, a trained mindfulness expert teams up with a behavioral sleep specialist to present evidence-based meditations in an innovative four-week protocol clinically demonstrated to address the emotional stresses and anxieties that lie at the root of sleep issues. Following this guide, listeners will learn to unwind their mind, relax their body, feel less tense, and finally get the sleep they need.

This compassionate and insightful guide will demystify mental health issues and help anyone concerned about themselves or loved ones. Leading psychiatrist Dr Mark Cross, from the acclaimed ABC TV series Changing Minds, feels strongly that everyone should have easy access to information they can trust about common mental health problems, whether for themselves or to help family or friends. The result is this empowering guide.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Lasă-mă să-ţi aud glasul este povestea unei mame care a luptat şi a învins autismul. O carte memorabilă, pe cât de precis documentată, pe atât de bine scrisă. În lupta lor disperată pentru a-şi salva fiica, soţii Maurice pătrund în hăţişul termenilor medicali şi înfruntă coşmarul speranţelor false, al "vindecărilor miraculoase“ şi al acuzaţiilor supărătoare potrivit cărora ei sunt singurii vinovaţi de autismul lui Anne-Marie. În cele din urmă, salvarea fetiţei va veni din aplicarea unei terapii de modificare comportamentală.

Severe anxiety affects a huge number of women in pregnancy and the postnatal period, making a challenging time even more difficult. You may be suffering from uncontrollable worries about pregnancy and birth, distressing intrusive thoughts of accidental or deliberate harm to the baby, or fears connected to traumatic experiences. This practical self-help guide provides an active route out of feeling anxious. Step-by-step, the book teaches you to apply cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) techniques in the particular context of pregnancy and becoming a new parent.

Nous sommes souvent témoins de situations de mal-être dans notre sphère privée comme professionnelle. Un ami qui nous confie son anxiété, un collègue près du burn out, un parent évoquant une tristesse qui perdure... la détresse psychologique revêt de nombreux visages. Ce livre est une référence pour toutes les personnes qui souhaitent en savoir plus sur la santé mentale et acquérir les bases de la relation d'aide.

An essential resource that addresses the unique experiences of trauma, healing, and mental health in Asian and Asian American communities. Coauthors Soo Jin Lee and Linda Yoon are professional therapists who witnessed firsthand how mental health issues often went unaddressed not only in their...

Corps rebelle est tissé de textes ayant été publiés sur le populaire blogue militant anti-grossophobie Dix Octobre et de pièces inédites. Il traite avec aplomb, humour et vulnérabilité de la vie dans la peau d’une grosse et de la quête du bonheur de celles et ceux dont le corps, à la fois invisible et trop visible, est perçu comme l’ennemi public numéro un.

Including a preface read by the author, Gina Rippon. 'A compelling exploration. Rippon is easily the most engaging communicator of neuroscience research working today. A truly fascinating must-read' – Elinor Cleghorn, bestselling author of Unwell Women 'Powerful and well-researched. The Lost...