Interpersonal Relations category: 1443 books
Black Woman Redefined
Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
It’s time for a REDEFINITION among black women in America.
In its 2011 hardcover release, Black Woman Redefined was a top-selling book and took home a 2011 Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award from the African American Literary Awards. Author Sophia A. Nelson won the 2012 Champions of...
How We Choose to Be Happy
The 9 Choices of Extremely Happy People--Their Secrets, Their Stories
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Now featuring new research and the most current information on the science of happiness, this book presents an outline of the nine choices happy people consistently make.
Also included are tools for self-assessment to allow readers to measure happiness-and to find out what might be holding...
How to Have That Difficult Conversation
Gaining the Skills for Honest and Meaningful Communication
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Full of practical tips and how-tos, this book will help you make your relationships better, deepen your intimacy with people you care for, and cultivate more love, understanding, and respect between you and others.
Successful people confront well. They know that setting healthy boundaries improves...
Being Human at Work
Bringing Somatic Intelligence Into Your Professional Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
This anthology of interdisciplinary writings looks at the integration of mind, body, and spirit as it plays out in the workplace—whether in birth coaching, teaching parents, assisting the terminally ill, or working in the military, the classroom, or the corporation. These essays reveal what gets...
The Good, the Bad & the Difference
How to Tell the Right From Wrong in Everyday Situations
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2002
The man behind the New York Times Magazine’s immensely popular column “The Ethicist”–syndicated in newspapers across the United States and Canada as “Everyday Ethics”–casts an eye on today’s manners and mores with a provocative, thematic collection of advice on how to be good in the...
by Jonathan Chester, Patrick Regan
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Anyone who's ever been in love knows that this supreme emotion changes everything. When love is real, it sometimes feels like gravity itself doesn't quite apply. In To Love Is to Fly, this magical and powerful journey is told through photographer Jonathan Chester's stunning photography of penguins,...
Metaphors of Healing
Playful Language in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Metaphors of Healing features hundreds of metaphors Harish Malhotra has created for use with his patients in therapy, which have yielded positive results. Through his metaphors, Malhotra has passed down a successful open-ended interview technique to medical students who are encountering patients for...
by Dr Stephen McKenzie & Dr Craig Hassed
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2012
Described simply, mindfulness is the art of directing our attention to what is (reality) rather than what isnt (our ideas of reality). With a little practice, anyone can do it, and the benefits are profound, leading to: an increased sense of happiness and wellbeing; increased clarity of mind; increased...
Girl Talk
What Science Can Tell Us About Female Friendship
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
A veteran science reporter's investigation into the fascinating and distinctive nature of women's friendships
In Girl Talk, New York Times science reporter Jacqueline Mroz takes on the science of female friendship--a phenomenon that's as culturally powerful as it is individually mysterious....
Anti-Semitism
A Disease of the Mind
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2011
As a psychiatrist, Dr. Rubin learned that Anti-Semitism and other deep-seated prejudices are non-organic diseases of the mind: malignant emotional illnesses that can be treated by only first understanding the unique psychodynamics involved. Little has been written about this aspect of bigotry. "Anti-Semitism"...
How to Fall in Love with Anyone
A Memoir in Essays
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
“A beautifully written and well-researched cultural criticism as well as an honest memoir” (Los Angeles Review of Books) from the author of the popular New York Times essay, “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This,” explores the romantic myths we create and explains how they limit our ability...
Best Friends
The Pleasures and Perils of Girls' and Women's Friendships
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2010
Best Friends provides the missing link to understanding and recognizing the impact of some of the most important relationships in girls' and women's lives.
Every woman remembers the sting of betrayal of a girlfriend, and every parent of a daughter has seen her come home from school in tears...
by A. P. Filosa
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2012
The "Must Be Read Guide" to find your perfect mate, written by a licensed clinical psychologist. It’s been called "concise", "funny", "appealing", and "user friendly". Simple guidance for adults and teens as they think through this major life choice.
How You Can Survive When They're Depressed
Living and Coping with Depression Fallout
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
Each year more than 17 million Americans suffer from a depressive illness, yet few suffer in solitude. How You Can Survive When They're Depressed explores depression from the perspective of those who are closest to the sufferers of this prevalent disorder--spouses, parents, children, and lovers--and...