NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this completely revised and updated edition, neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen includes effective "brain prescriptions" that can help heal your brain and change your life.
"Perfection in combining leading-edge brain science technology with a proven, user-friendly, definitive, and actionable road map to safeg
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this completely revised and updated edition, neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen includes effective "brain prescriptions" that can help heal your brain and change your life.
"Perfection in combining leading-edge brain science technology with a proven, user-friendly, definitive, and actionable road map to safeguard and enhance brain health and functionality."--David Perlmutter, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain
In Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, renowned neuropsychiatrist Daniel Amen, M.D., includes new, cutting-edge research gleaned from more than 100,000 SPECT brain scans over the last quarter century and scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures work in your brain. Dr. Amen's "brain prescriptions" will help you:
- To quell anxiety and panic Use simple breathing techniques to immediately calm inner turmoil
- To fight depression Learn how to kill ANTs (automatic negative thoughts) and use supplements targeted to your brain type
- To curb anger Follow the Amen anti-anger diet and learn the nutrients that calm rage
- To boost memory Learn the specific steps and habits to decrease your risk for Alzheimer's disease that can help you today
- To conquer impulsiveness and learn to focus Develop total focus with the One-Page Miracle
- To stop obsessive worrying Follow the "get unstuck" writing exercise and learn other problem-solving exercises
You're not stuck with the brain you're born with.
The go-to guide for dealing with the narcissist in your life―now fully revised and updated based on reader feedback!Do you know someone who is overly arrogant, shows an extreme lack of empathy, or exhibits an inflated sense of entitlement? Do they exploit others, or engage in deluded thinking? These are all traits of narcissistic personal
The go-to guide for dealing with the narcissist in your life―now fully revised and updated based on reader feedback!Do you know someone who is overly arrogant, shows an extreme lack of empathy, or exhibits an inflated sense of entitlement? Do they exploit others, or engage in deluded thinking? These are all traits of narcissistic personality disorder, and when it comes to dealing with narcissists, it can be difficult to get your point across. So, how do you handle the narcissistic people in your life? You might interact with them in social or professional settings, and you might even love one―so ignoring them isn’t really a practical solution. They're frustrating, and maybe even intimidating, but ultimately, you need to find a way of communicating effectively with them.Now a self-help classic, Disarming the Narcissist is a practical, step-by-step communication guide to help you cope with and confront the narcissist in your life. Based on reader feedback, this fully revised and updated third edition features new information on shame, hypersexuality, and infidelity in narcissism; legal information to help you if you are divorcing a narcissist; and the impact of narcissism on children.With this how-to guide, you’ll learn how to separate yourself from a narcissist's traps, and gain the respect and validation you deserve―while side-stepping unproductive power struggles and senseless arguments with someone who is at the center of his or her own universe. Finally, you’ll learn how to set limits with your narcissist and when it's time to draw the line on unacceptable behavior.
The comprehensive workbook for radically transforming your life-now in a fully revised and updated 40th anniversary edition!If you are depressed, anxious, angry, worried, confused, frustrated, upset, or ashamed, please remember that you are not alone in your struggle with painful feelings and experiences. Everybody experiences emotional d
The comprehensive workbook for radically transforming your life-now in a fully revised and updated 40th anniversary edition!If you are depressed, anxious, angry, worried, confused, frustrated, upset, or ashamed, please remember that you are not alone in your struggle with painful feelings and experiences. Everybody experiences emotional distress sometimes. It's normal. But when the pain becomes too strong and too enduring, it's time to take that important first step toward feeling better.This fully revised and updated fifth edition of Thoughts and Feelings outlines twenty evidence-based techniques you can mix and match to create your own personal treatment plan for overcoming a range of mental health concerns-including worry, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, anger, and emotional and behavioral challenges of any kind. Customize your plan to address multiple concerns at once, or troubleshoot the thoughts and feelings that bother you most.Used and recommended by the most renowned and respected therapists, this comprehensive mental health workbook offers all of the best psychological tools for quickly regaining mastery over your moods and emotions. It has already helped thousands of readers: *Challenge self-sabotaging patterns of thinking *Practice relaxation techniques to maintain self-control in stressful situations *Change the core beliefs that drive painful emotions *Identify and prioritize values for a more focused, fulfilling life Using proven-effective methods based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and mindfulness, habit reversal, self-compassion, and more, this book will help you balance your emotions and start feeling better-about yourself, and about the world around you. It's time, finally, to feel fully alive.
As a child, Sarah always felt like she was on her own. Her parents were busy with work and rarely gave her the attention she craved. She learned to rely on herself and kept her emotions hidden deep inside.
But as she grew older and entered into romantic relationships, she couldn't help but feel a sense of overwhelming anxiety and fear of a
As a child, Sarah always felt like she was on her own. Her parents were busy with work and rarely gave her the attention she craved. She learned to rely on herself and kept her emotions hidden deep inside.
But as she grew older and entered into romantic relationships, she couldn't help but feel a sense of overwhelming anxiety and fear of abandonment.
Sarah struggled to understand why she always felt this way. Learning about anxious attachment and the impact it can have on our relationships and sense of self. Sarah felt a sense of relief knowing that she wasn't alone in her struggles.
The book provided practical tips and techniques for healing anxious attachment and developing a secure attachment style. Sarah started implementing these strategies in her daily life, and slowly but surely, she began to feel a sense of peace and security she never thought was possible.
You too can learn how to heal from anxious attachment and cultivate a healthy, secure attachment style.
A groundbreaking, practical program for transforming troubled relationships into positive ones
From the country's foremost relationship expert and New York Times bestselling author Dr. John M. Gottman comes a powerful, simple five-step program, based on twenty years of innovative research, for greatly improving all of the relationships in
A groundbreaking, practical program for transforming troubled relationships into positive ones
From the country's foremost relationship expert and New York Times bestselling author Dr. John M. Gottman comes a powerful, simple five-step program, based on twenty years of innovative research, for greatly improving all of the relationships in your life-with spouses and lovers, children, siblings, and even your colleagues at work.
Gottman provides the tools you need to make your relationships thrive. In The Relationship Cure, Dr. Gottman-
- Reveals the key elements of healthy relationships, emphasizing the importance of what he calls "emotional connection"
- Introduces the powerful new concept of the emotional "bid," the fundamental unit of emotional connection
- Provides remarkably empowering tools for improving the way you bid for emotional connection and how you respond to others' bids
- And more!
Packed with fascinating questionnaires and exercises developed in his therapy, The Relationship Cure offers a simple but profound program that will fundamentally transform the quality of all of the relationships in your life.