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Brisez l'isolement social et tissez des amitiés authentiques, peu importe votre statut amoureux ou votre célibat. Ce guide de psychologie sociale déconstruit avec bienveillance la norme du duo pour vous aider à trouver votre véritable place. Fini le sentiment de décalage inconfortable lors...

Lass die ständige Partnersuche hinter dir und gestalte mit diesem Ratgeber ein selbstbestimmtes, erfülltes Single-Leben. Wenn gut gemeinte Fragen auf Familienfeiern oder beim Date-Smalltalk nerven, bietet dir dieser empowernde Begleiter echte Gelassenheit. Statt im Wartezimmer der Liebe...

Comprenez comment les normes sociales façonnent notre sexualité pour enfin réinventer votre rapport à l'intimité. Loin des manuels cliniques, cette exploration immersive décrypte les mécanismes invisibles qui régissent nos attachements et nos vulnérabilités. C'est un voyage fascinant...

Finde innere Klarheit bei der Lebensentscheidung für ein kinderfreies Leben und löse dich von gesellschaftlichem Druck. Diese bestärkende psychologische Reise hilft dir, fremde Erwartungen von deiner eigenen Stimme zu trennen. In Momenten des Zweifels oder bei familiären Nachfragen bietet...

The definitive investigation into why – across continents, classes, cultures and religions – we’re having fewer children, by an award-winning journalist In Britain, one in five couples have no children, and almost half of all families have only one. The populations of China, Japan, Russia...

A provocative, trauma-informed guide to post-monogamy—how to build liberated relationships rooted in empowerment, equity, and authenticity With practical somatic exercises, reflection prompts and a relational toolkit—also includes a glossary of polyamory, non-monogamy, and alternative...

Mona Chollet, galardonada ensayista y autora de Reinventar el amor, centra su atención en las dinámicas sociales imperantes para descubrirnos cómo estas moldean nuestro diálogo interior y generan un sentimiento de culpa que envenena nuestras vidas. Desde el pecado original hasta el día de...

After her traditional engagement to her high school sweetheart falls apart, Liza Monroy faced the prospect of another devastating loss: the deportation of her best friend Emir. Desperate to stay in America, Emir tried every legal recourse to obtain a green card knowing that his return to the Middle East where gay men are often beaten and sometimes killed was too dangerous. So Liza proposes to Emir in efforts to keep him safe and by her side. After a fast wedding in Las Vegas, the couple faces new adventures and obstacles in both L.A. and New York City as they dodge the INS.

In this fascinating and insightful book, feminist curator Rachael Lennon provides an intimate and intersectional examination of the history of marriage around the world. In this fascinating feminist history, Rachael Lennon tells a remarkable story of how this institution has developed from the...

Fighting for Your Marriage is based on the widely acclaimed PREP approach (Prevention and Relationship Education Program). Research has found that couples who use these strategies can handle conflict more constructively, protect their happiness, and reduce the odds of breaking up. Based on more than forty years of evidence, this book shows couples how to talk more and fight less, protect their friendship, and keep the fun alive.

A provocative and deeply important study of women’s lives, women’s choices—and an ‘unspoken taboo’—that questions the societal pressures forcing women into motherhood Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we...

Actualizado para un uso práctico en el mundo de hoy, el clásico libro de autoayuda Cómo ganar amigos e influir sobre las personas, que ha transformado la vida profesional y personal de millones, está ahora listo para inspirar a toda una nueva generación de oyentes. Uno de los libros de autoayuda más conocidos de la historia, Cómo ganar amigos e influir sobre las personas ha vendido decenas de millones de copias, ha sido traducido a casi todos los idiomas y ha ayudado a innumerables personas a tener éxito en los negocios y en la vida.

“One of the best-kept secrets of the last thirty years is that big business, government, and the wider culture have waged a silent war against parents, undermining the work that they do…parents have been left twisting in the wind by a society intent on other agendas.”—from the book In...

How do we make sense of our relationships - successes and failures, preferences and challenges, past and present? And after we make sense of them all, what do we do to increase the successes that we are striving to attain? Annette Kussin provides us with a guide to navigating this important aspect of our lives. In It’s Attachment! Kussin offers us a comprehensive overview of this dominant theory of human development and relationships in a way that gives us both understanding and practical ideas for constructive changes.

The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by the English philosopher and political economist John Stuart Mill, based on ideas he developed jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill. At the time of its publication, the essay's argument for equality between the sexes was an affront to conventional norms regarding the status of men and women. Mill contended that the emancipation and education of women would have positive benefits for all people; the companionship of equally educated persons would result in the greater intellectual development of all.

Chekhov’s masterpiece in a full-cast performance starring Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Sarah Zimmerman and Jon Hamm. Meet Olga, Masha, and Irina, warm and cultured young sisters who were reared in the exciting hubbub of Moscow, but have been living in the dull, gossipy backwaters of Russia for far too long.

Characterized by petty rivalries, self-indulgence and lack of responsibility, our actions fail to fulfill what Robert Bly describes as our true soul longing. With characteristic irreverence and storytelling from various cultures, Bly tells us what we should be doing about green-haired adolescents and idle elders, not to mention televisions and computers. His insightful focus illuminates the truths and possibilities of a culture caught in an adolescent phase of development.

Heterosexuality is in crisis. Reports of sexual harassment, misconduct, and rape saturate the news in the era of #MeToo. Straight men and women spend thousands of dollars every day on relationship coaches, seduction boot camps, and couples' therapy in a search for happiness. In The Tragedy of Heterosexuality, Jane Ward smartly explores what, exactly, is wrong with heterosexuality in the 21st century, and what straight people can do to fix it for good. 

Maternal Optimism: Forging Positive Paths Through Work and Motherhood aims to provide listeners with stories and research that support the notion of women owning and feeling confident in the choices they make as they navigate a complex series of work and family transitions. This book challenges the impulse to reduce work/life challenges to a single point in time, such as the decision to return to work after the birth of a child; instead, it recognizes that work and family decisions are anything but stagnant.  

Ett livsviktigt och personligt bonusmaterial för alla lyssnare som tagit Frida Boisens bok Berätta aldrig det här till sina hjärtan. Boken bjuder in lyssnarna på en svindlande resa i tre delar och inleds med att Frida Boisen berättar om bakgrunden till sin gripande historia och mottagandet...