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The Irritable Male Syndrome: Understanding and Managing the 4 Key Causes of Depression and Aggression
by Jed DiamondFrom the bestselling author of Male Menopause comes another life-transforming book for men—and the women who love them—on overcoming the mood and behavior changes caused by fluctuating male hormones. Jed Diamond presents the most up-to-date research from around the globe to reveal why so many normally loving husbands, fathers, and sons suddenly become irritable, angry, and withdrawn. He identifies the four common triggers of Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS)—fluctuating testosterone levels, biochemical imbalances, loss of masculine identity, and stress—and then shows how best to treat this condition that, research shows, affects up to 30 percent of males, especially those in adolescence and midlife.Just as PMS is now acknowledged to be a problem in women, IMS is gaining recognition as an affliction among men. By revolutionizing the detection, understanding, and treatment of this condition, The Irritable Male Syndrome is bringing relief and happiness back to the lives of millions.
Fake Christianity: 10 Traps of an Inauthentic Faith (and How to Avoid Them)
by Jed CoppengerWe are the problem. But Jesus can save us from ourselves.Fake Christianity is deceptive and deadly. And, unfortunately, it's very much alive today. We can easily recognize problems and hypocrisy around us. But it takes humility and courage to face the error and deception within us. With a pastoral heart, Jed Coppenger shows us how unnoticed hypocrisy, like prayerlessness, neglect of the Bible, gossip, bitterness, and every form of ungodliness, compromise our heart and weaken our Christian witness.In Fake Christianity, Coppenger looks to the teachings of Jesus that address a culture remarkably like our own. He exposes ten traps of inauthentic faith and provides a gospel-centric response. The best way to tell a fake thing is to look at the real thing. That's true when looking at gems. It's also true of the Christian life. If we want to understand what's true and good, we must look to Jesus. And we must listen to Him.I'm praying that God would use this book to help Christians hear Jesus' words more clearly. I hope every reader will be better equipped to join Jesus as He pushes back the darkness of hypocrisy with the light of the gospel.
Married to Me
by Dayanara Torres Jeannette Torres-AlvarezFormer Miss Universe Dayanara Torres shares her secrets for a happy, fulfilling life after divorce. After her divorce from superstar singer Marc Anthony, Dayanara Torres learned firsthand how to handle the challenges of starting over and creating a healthy environment for her two sons and herself. The most important lesson she learned is that the commitment a woman makes to herself is just as important as the commitment she makes to her spouse on their wedding day. Dayanara vowed to honor and respect herself, and in Married to Me she helps other women do the same. Dayanara walks women through the critical stages of redefining life after a marriage ends: accepting, rebuilding, and rediscovering happiness and the self. With compassion and encouragement, she offers honest advice, personal mantras, and insightful tips on family, lifestyle, beauty, and health—so that women can move beyond the pain, set a new family dynamic, discover new passions, and build new relationships. Like Dayanara, readers will discover a life after divorce that is beyond their wildest dreams. .
Ser mamá: Cómo encontrar el balance...sin perder la cabeza!
by Jeannette Torres¿Qué mamá no ha deseado que los días tengan 27 horas y las semanas 9 días? Entre ser mamá, esposa, hija, profesional y, sí, también persona, las horas no dan. La psicóloga y columnista Jeannette Torres, experta en relaciones de familia y madre de dos hijos, ha vivido en carne propia los malabares que la mujer moderna debe hacer para mantener el balance ¡sin perder la cabeza! Tan pronto como Jeannette fue madre, nacieron muchas preguntas: ¿Estaré haciendo un buen trabajo como mamá? ¿Estaré tomando las decisiones correctas para el desarrollo de mis hijos? ¿Estaré haciendo bien en dejarlos e irme a trabajar? Así fue como Jeannette descubrió que no importa qué profesión tenga una mujer, ni cuán preparada esté: ¡nadie la prepara para ser mamá! Y para terminar de complicar las cosas, la mujer del siglo XXI vive una cantidad de retos que sus madres y abuelas jamás imaginaron que existirían. A partir de sus propias experiencias, Jeannette aconseja enfrentar los retos de ser mamá desde cinco frentes: Tiempo: Cómo sacar tiempo para ti, la familia, el amor, el trabajo# y no tener sentimiento de culpa. Disciplina: Cómo ponerles límites a tus hijos, tener una comunicación fluida y enseñarles responsabilidad e independencia. Hogar: Cómo sostener conversaciones difíciles con tus hijos, fortalecer su autoestima, evitar que sean víctimas de agresividad e inculcarles el orgullo de quiénes somos y de dónde venimos. El nuevo "normal": Cómo lidiar con internet, el celular, los selfies y el aburrimiento cuando no están conectados. La educación: Cómo inculcar el respeto, ofrecerles una buena alimentación enseñarles a valorar el dinero y administrar el tiempo. Al final de cada uno de los temas que componen esos cincopilares, Jeannette ofrece consejos prácticos para que puedas aplicarlos en tu propia vida. "Este libro te ayudará a ver que no estás sola. Que no importa tu edad, cuántos hijos tengas, tu estado civil, o qué haces diariamente: encontrar el balance es una búsqueda constante y vivir en armonía con nosotras mismas es posible". -Jeannette Torres
Centre Stage: Lessons from Actors on the Art of Charisma
by Jeannette NelsonHow the world’s best actors communicate with gravitas – and how you can, too.‘The theatre stars’ voice guru’ Daily MailActing is all about charisma. Whether you’re an A-list star or an extra, when you’re on stage you need to perform in a way that makes your audience listen.That stage presence is something we can all learn from. Every time you speak up in a meeting, recount an anecdote, or tell a joke, it’s essential to communicate with gravitas.Jeannette Nelson knows a thing or two about gravitas. As Head of Voice at the National Theatre, she has spent three decades working with the world’s leading actors – from Al Pacino to Benedict Cumberbatch to Juliette Binoche – teaching them to speak clearly and move confidently.Now, Nelson pulls back the curtain on the tricks that professional performers use to own the room. Starting with clear speech and good posture, before moving on to the art of rhetoric and overcoming stage fright, she outlines a holistic three-stage method to communicating with authority, authenticity and eloquence. Throughout, she peppers the book with stories of how world-renowned actors learnt to make themselves heard – and how you can, too.The result is a fascinating and eminently practical guide to the art of performance. If all the world’s a stage, then this book will turn you into its lead actor.
Dreaming Culture
by Jeannette Marie MageoDreams seem the most private territory of experience. Yet "Dreaming Culture" argues they are a space in which we practice, consider, question, and adapt cultural models of the self, gender, sexuality, relationships, and agency. Through an innovative "dream ethnography" from college students in the northwestern U. S. , this book contributes to recent research on dreaming and the brain in psychology and continuing research on dreaming and the self in clinical psychology and psychological anthropology. "Dreaming Culture" uses critical theory to understand power relations embedded in cultural models, a perspective often lacking in cognitive anthropology and in psychological studies of self and mind.
Too Perfect
by Allan Mallinger Jeannette DewyzeFor many of us, perfectionism can bring life's most desired rewards. But when the obsessive need for perfection and control gets in the way of our professional and emotional lives, the cost becomes too high. Although many of us appear cool and confident on the outside, inside we are in emotional turmoil, trying to satisfy everyone, attempting to direct the future, and feeling that we are failing.In TOO PERFECT, Dr. Allan Mallinger draws on twenty years of research and observations from his private practice to show how perfectionism can sap energy, complicate even the simplest decisions, and take the enjoyment out of life. For workaholics or neat freaks, for anyone who fears change or making mistakes, needs rigid rules, is excessively frugal or obstinate, TOO PERFECT offers revealing self-tests, fascinating case histories, and practical strategies to help us overcome obsessiveness and reclaim our right to happiness.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Too Perfect: When Being in Control Gets Out of Control
by Allan E. Mallinger Jeannette De Wyze[From The Front Flap.] The rewards of perfectionism are obvious: success, financial security, the respect of friends and colleagues. But, inevitably, perfection comes at a price- too often, the loss of intimacy, emotional authenticity, and self-esteem. The tendency toward perfectionism and a host of related behaviors are hallmarks of the obsessive, a personality style that contributes to an outward appearance of poise, confidence, and strength but inwardly can cause anguish, suffering, and turmoil. The result of more than ten years of clinical research and observations from Dr. Allan Mallinger's private practice, Too Perfect helps identify the destructive patterns obsessives can unwittingly fall into, as well as the enormous emotional toll such behavior exacts on the obsessive and on friends and loved ones. From the compulsive worrier to the endlessly orderly "neat freak" and the driven workaholic, Dr. Mallinger shows how a disproportionate need for control-and an overwhelming fear of the uncertainty that exists in uncontrolled situations-can lead obsessives to adopt paralyzingly rigid roles almost like armor against life's uncertainties. But in ruling out the unexpected, these protective roles too often end up depriving the obsessive of emotional closeness, leisure time, an overall feeling of well-being-the very things the obsessive strives to ensure by virtue of his or her "flawless" performance in life. Fortunately, assures Dr. Mallinger, change is possible for even the most stubbornly resistant obsessive. Through both extensive case histories and specific suggestions for behavior modification, Too Perfect illustrates the road to change and offers hope to people who have sacrificed their right to happiness to their need to be right-and those who love them.
Women's Moods: What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones, the Brain, and Emotional Health
by Deborah Sichel Jeanne Watson DriscollDiscusses the ways menstruation and pregnancy affect mood disorders in women.
Fearless Authenticity: Lead Better, Sell More & Speak Sensationally
by Jeanne SparrowWhat is the secret to success? Expressing your unique, individual value with fearless authenticity. How we communicate—the words we say and how we say them—has the profound power to change lives, form connections, and create communities. But many of us struggle to translate our ideas, values, and dreams into words. In Fearless Authenticity: Lead Better, Sell More, and Speak Sensationally, speaker, TV personality, and radio host Jeanne Sparrow provides a roadmap to unlock your unique value, gain the courage and confidence to connect authentically and fearlessly with your audience. The process begins with the mantra: Be Brave, Be Free, Be You. With strategic advice and instructional &“authenticity actions&” informed by Sparrow&’s extensive media experience, you&’ll learn how to identify the unique parts of your perspective, opinion, and experience, and how to step into your individual power that will transform your professional and personal life. Whether you&’re looking to move forward in your career or make better connections in your life, Fearless Authenticity is an honest conversation about success and personal power—an easy-to-follow guide whenever there&’s a team to lead, a sale to close, a speech to deliver. This book is for anyone who wants to stand out, speak up, and be heard.
Feeling Loved: The Science of Nurturing Meaningful Connections and Building Lasting Happiness (Feeling Loved Ser.)
by Jeanne SegalDo your connections with friends, family, or romantic partners leave you feeling empty, dissatisfied, or out of sync? What you may be missing is the close bond that's only experienced with people who make us feel secure and valued—the experience of feeling loved. Feeling Loved reframes the way we view love and connection and provides a new roadmap for getting the love we need. The book begins with a description of what we unwittingly do that hijacks our ability to feel loved and goes on to offer powerful researched-based tools to transform your relationships. A clinical psychologist of more than thirty years and cofounder of Helpguide.org, author Jeanne Segal, PhD, is a pioneer in the psychology of connection. Her engaging and practical approach guides readers in developing new ways of thinking, feeling, and acting in order to make life-altering social and emotional changes. In Feeling Loved, you will learn how to: - Grasp the difference between being loved and feeling loved - Identify the challenges that keep you from experiencing love and making others feel loved - Use proven techniques to reduce stress and regulate out-of-control emotions - Develop new ways of thinking, feeling, and acting to create emotional connections - Transform your relationships with everyone in your life, from family and friends to coworkers Segal makes new inroads into the science of relationships and explores the transformative power of nonverbal, face-to-face exchanges. Filled with inspirational, real-life stories, Feeling Loved provides a blueprint for getting the love and happiness we need.
Raising Your Emotional Intelligence: A Practical Guide—A Hands-on Program for Harnessing the Power of Your Instincts and Emotions
by Jeanne SegalEmploying exercises, self-tests, case studies, and step-by-step instructions, Segal shows readers how to listen to their intuition and their body's messages, make those signals part of their decision-making process, and thus realize the full benefit of their emotional resources."Unlike so many parenting books full of generalizations, this title includes specific ideas for games, projects, and even computer games. Highly recommended for all parenting collections." - Library Journal
Beyond Motherhood: Choosing a Life Without Children
by Jeanne SaferThe candid and inspiring stories in BEYOND MOTHERHOOD provide validation for women who have chosen to forgo motherhood as well as guidance for those who are making decisions about it. WOULD MOTHERHOOD SUIT YOU? If you are currently trying to decide whether or not to have a baby, don't postpone asking yourself this question. Really think about it, starting now. It's important to know as much as possible about your feelings, your conflicts, your fantasies, and your needs. Talk to your mate, talk to your friends, but most importantly, talk to yourself-and listen carefully, with an open mind, to what you have to say. How do you really feel about children? If you feel uncomfortable, is your reaction based mostly on inexperience-or are there other reasons? Do you think that some problem in your life-such as an unhappy marriage, depression, or poor selfesteem-will be solved by having a child? Remember that the only thing having a baby can solve is the longing for a baby. Think about your own childhood. What was good that you would want to repeat, and what was bad that you want to repair? Are you ready to confront your past in order to be a good parent? Is someone trying to talk you into pregnancy even though your heart is really not in it? Do you find yourself repeatedly making excuses not to have a baby, such as "we can't afford it right now"? Maybe you are trying to tell yourself something. As Jeanne Safer writes, "No carefully considered decision, responsive to your real feelings, born of honest self-examination, will be the wrong one."
Forgiving & Not Forgiving: Why Sometimes It's Better Not to Forgive
by Jeanne SaferIn our culture the belief that "To err is human, to forgive divine," is so prevalent that few of us question its wisdom. But do we ever completely forgive those who have betrayed us? Aren't some actions unforgivable? Can we achieve closure and healing without forgiving? Drawing on more than two decades of work as a practicing psychotherapist, more than fifty indepth interviews, and sterling research into the concept of forgiveness in our society, Dr. Jeanne Safer challenges popular opinion with her own searching answers to these and other questions. The result is a penetrating look at what is often a lonely, and perhaps unnecessary, struggle to forgive those who have hurt us the most and an illuminating examination of how to determine whether forgiveness is, indeed, the best path to take--and why, often, it is not.
The Normal One: Life with a Difficult or Damaged Sibling
by Jeanne SaferIn the first book of its kind, renowned psychotherapist Jeanne Safer examines the hidden trauma of growing up with an emotionally troubled or physically disabled sibling, and helps adult "normal" siblings resolve their childhood pain.For too long the therapeutic community has focused on the parent-child relationship as the primary relationship in a child's life. In The Normal One, Dr. Safer shows that sisters and brothers are just as important as parents, and she illuminates for the first time the experience of being "the normal one."Drawing on more than sixty interviews with normal, or intact, siblings, Safer explores the daunting challenges they face, and probes the complex feelings that can strain families and damage lives. A &“normal&” sibling herself, Safer chronicles her own life-shaping experiences with her troubled brother. She examines the double-edged reality of normal ones: how they both compensate for their siblings&’ abnormality and feel guilty for their own health and success. With both wisdom and empathy, she delineates the &“Caliban Syndrome,&” a set of personality traits characteristic of higher-functioning siblings: premature maturity, compulsion to achieve, survivor guilt, and fear of contagion.Essential reading for normal ones and those who love them, this landmark work offers readers insight, compassion, and tools to help resolve childhood pain. It is a profound and eye-opening examination of a subject that has too long been shrouded in darkness.
The Biology of Beating Stress: How Changing Your Environment, Your Body, and Your Brain Can Help You Find Balance and Peace
by Jeanne RicksAn enlightening guide to how stress wears us down—and what we can do to protect ourselves. Stress doesn&’t discriminate—it can have a negative impact on us regardless of race, creed, socioeconomic status, or political party. But with a health issue that&’s so universal—and a flood of not-always-accurate information about it—how can we separate fact from fiction and get a grip on harmful stress? The Biology of Beating Stress is a powerful book that summarizes major points about stress in a quick and easily digestible way. It explains: breathing and relaxation techniqueshow to not just manage stress, but actually use it to your advantagehow understanding epigenetics can give you more control over your healththe amazing benefits of brain wave entrainment for drug-free stress relieffoods that help support the bodyhow consistent cortisol reduction techniques create a clear path to a happier, healthier, more productive, and stress-free life From a holistic health practitioner, this guide puts the focus on the connection between our minds and bodies, and reveals the changes that can reduce the impact of stress on both.
Artful Dodging: Painless Techniques for Avoiding Anyone Anytime
by Jeanne MartinetA lighthearted and indispensable guide to gracefully side-stepping anyone, by the author of The Art of MinglingWhether you're dodging an overbearing boss, the chatty guy next to you on an overcrowded flight, your least favorite client, your least favorite parent, or anyone else, this lighthearted, indispensable guide will show you how to make a seamless, effective escape.The perfect guide for our over-committed, hectic times, Artful Dodging puts an end to all those feeble excuses no one ever believes. It banishes, once and for all, the notion of an invitation you can't refuse. In an almost Kryptonite-like fashion, it helps to break the vice of social obligation that has so many of us in its grip. Yes, it's true: Artful Dodging can set you free.Topics include: the pros and cons of using a Classic Excuse * mastering the Duck and Cover * using voice mail, Call Waiting, and other telephone techniques * emergency escape tactics * flattery, melodrama, and other dodging diversions * vanishing into thin air * and much more.For everyone who's mastered the art of making friends and now needs to improve at shaking them, Artful Dodging comes to the rescue, with humor, smarts, and a great exit line.
Come-Ons, Comebacks, and Kiss-Offs
by Jeanne MartinetWhoever said "First comes love, then comes marriage" was forgetting a slice of living hell we call dating. Happily, women everywhere can now rely on Jeanne Martinet, the mingling maven who's already helped transform hordes of ungainly souls into social swans.In this uniquely useful and funny book, she delivers anecdotes, dead-on insights, and men-tested, ready-to-use lines for every dating situation, no matter how awkward, exciting, unusual, or just plain mortifying.
The Art of Mingling: Proven Techniques for Mastering Any Room
by Jeanne Martinet- Opening lines that really work- Tips and tricks for the tongue-tied- The etiquette of escape- Mastering the fine points of eye contact, small talk, introductions, and more- Feel terrific at any party -- business or socialDoes the idea of talking to a lot of people you don't know make you weak in the knees? You may be suffering from mingle-phobia -- a secret fear of parties. The Art of Mingling will show you how to overcome your fears, meet new people with charm and confidence, and acheive social success at every kind of party -- business or pleasure. Filled with dozens of simple techniques, tricks, lines and maneuvers, The Art of Mingling will help you:- Develop the right mindset for entering a room full of strangers- Choose your first mingling target- Deliver opening lines that really work- Keep the conversation alive and interesting- Master the etiquette of escape- Circulate with grace and style- Use advanced mingling techniques such as body language, accents, props, toasts, and name tags for maximum effect- Recover from faux pas -- everything from spills and memory lapses to wrong attire- Negotiate tough rooms (too crowded, too empty, too "too")- Feel completely at ease at any kind of party
Con los pies en el cielo: El Tíbet en los años más duros de represión china: un paraíso que puede converti
by Jeanne M. PetersonTíbet, 1954. Un hombre llamado Dorje entra en su casa y se recuesta contra la puerta, mientras su corazón aporrea la madera. Las palabras de despedida del soldado chino todavía resuenan en sus oídos: «Sabemos que eres medio chino. Hemos venido a traer el comunismo a los tibetanos y tú nos vas a ayudar». Emma y Gerald Kittredge son dos cuáqueros que han atravesado el Himalaya a pie y que, imbuidos por la tradición del pacifismo cuáquero, deciden quedarse a vivir en una sociedad que lleva siglos abrazando la no violencia y se instalan al lado de la casa de Dorje. A pesar de que Dorje sabe que es peligroso acercarse a dos occidentales a quienes los chinos llaman «demonios extranjeros», su exotismo y su afabilidad despiertan su curiosidad y terminan entablando una profunda amistad. Con los pies en el cielo es un relato a tres voces sobre la dura represión a la que fueron sometidos los tibetanos por parte de Mao, pero también una historia que reflexiona sobre la amistad, la lucha, las decisiones y el valor de no renunciar a la libertad por el miedo. Opinión:«En este relato angustioso de extranjeros atrapados durante la ocupación china del Tíbet, Jeanne Peterson captura la amargura mientras conserva el contacto con una tristeza más espiritual y un pulso de esperanza. Los sentidos se inundan con los sabores, olores y sonidos que traen a la vida un mundo y una época lejanos».Jonathan Falle, autor de Blue poppies
FLAWD: How to Stop Hating on Yourself, Others, and the Things That Make You Who You Are
by Emily-Anne Rigal Jeanne DemersWhen you look in the mirror and only see your flaws, it can be hard to be your best self. FLAWD is your new cheerleader--an energetic guide to seeing your flaws as the doorway to something more.<P><P>Through dynamic stories and advice from teens and celebrities around the world, FLAWD will help you to: · <P> SEE yourself as perfectly imperfect. · <P>TREAT life as playfully as possible. · <P>THINK about what really matters. · <P> EMBRACE all that makes you, YOU. · <P> UNDERSTAND influence and how to use it. · <P> KNOW you can be part of a flawd and powerful transformation. <P> Even though we exist in a culture that thrives on bullying us into believing we're never good enough as we are, FLAWD affirms that you are good enough, ready enough and important enough to be a flawd light in the world. Are you ready to become fearless with your flaws and change the world by being yourself? Then FLAWD is the book for you."Not only does Emily-Anne have strong convictions and a beautiful soul, but she has taken action against bullying. Her actions have had such an immediate and enormous impact on the world already." --Lady GagaFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
The Reality of Being: The Fourth Way of Gurdjieff
by Jeanne De SalzmannAs the closest pupil of the charismatic spiritual master G. I. Gurdjieff (1866-1949), Jeanne de Salzmann was charged with carrying on his teachings of spiritual transformation. Known as the Fourth Way or "the Work," Gurdjieff's system was based on teachings of the East that he adapted for modern life in the West. Now, some twenty years after de Salzmann's death, the notebooks that she filled with her insights over a forty-year period (and intended to publish) have been translated and edited by a small group of her family and followers. The result is this long-awaited guide to Gurdjieff's teaching, describing the routes to be traveled and the landmarks encountered along the way. Organized according to themes, the chapters touch on all the important concepts and practices of the Work, including:awakening from the sleep of identification with the ordinary level of beingself-observation and self-rememberingconscious effort and voluntary sufferingunderstanding symbolic concepts like the Enneagramthe Gurdjieff Movements, bodily exercises that provide training in Presence and the awareness of subtle energiesthe necessity of a "school," meaning the collective practice of the teaching in a groupMadame de Salzmann brings to the Work her own strong, direct language and personal journey in learning to live that knowledge of a higher level of being, which, she insists, "you have to see for yourself" on a level beyond theory and concept. De Salzmann consistently refused to discuss the teaching in terms of ideas, for this Fourth Way is to be experienced, not simply thought or believed.
Change of Heart: Justice, Mercy, and Making Peace with My Sister’s Killer
by Jeanne BishopThis powerful, true story of faith and forgiveness shows that all of us are capable of experiencing the healing and renewal that comes with truly forgiving another. Change of Heart follows the transformative journey undertaken by Jeanne Bishop after the murders of her sister and brother-in-law, a journey that challenged Jeanne's belief in the message of Jesus on the cross and eventually moved her beyond simple forgiveness to the deeper waters of redemption and grace. Jeanne's authentic story will guide readers past the temptation of anger and revenge, and help them navigate the path of truly forgiving someone whose actions have hardened their heart. From once wishing that her sister's killer languished in a cell for the rest of his life, Jeanne now visits him regularly in prison and publicly advocates for his release. "It's not okay what you did, but I am not going to hate you. I am not going to wish evil on you," writes Bishop of the murderer. "I am going to wish the opposite. I am going to wish that you will be redeemed. " "The criminal justice system in the United States, which deems some people unworthy of redemption--even children who commit serious crimes--urgently needs to hear voices that speak for mercy and restoration. Jeanne Bishop's is such a voice" writes Sr. Helen Prejean, activist and author of Dead Man Walking. Change of Heart confronts these serious and pressing issues of restorative justice, juvenile life sentences, and incarceration in the criminal justice system. Ultimately, Jeanne is writing more than a memoir of finding faith through extraordinary obstacles. Her compelling story offers a better understanding of what it truly means to be a person of faith. It is a call to action that is a "must-read for pastors, social workers, caregivers, and all who seek to build community with people relegated to the margins" (Greg Ellison, Emory University).
A Soul's Journey
by Jeanne AveryThe Holocaust of Nazi Germany created a karmic wound that still affects us today. Regression therapist Jeanne Avery finds that many of her clients struggle with past-life memories of this horrific time. In "A Soul's Journey," Avery shares these stories and their impact on us individually and collectively.
Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet
by Jeanine M. CantyUsing the lens of ecopsychology, Returning the Self to Nature shows that the pervasive and extreme forms of narcissism we find in many modern societies are fundamentally the result of alienation from the natural world. But it doesn't have to be that way.Returning the Self to Nature is written for the person who no longer wishes to function in a world that revolves around selfish, disconnected identity models and yearns to step into healthy relationships with one&’s self, one&’s community, and our planet. Seeing the suffering of the planet and that of humans as inseparably linked—the ecological crisis as psychological crisis, and vice versa—opens the door to a mutuality of healing between people and nature. At the heart of both chronic and acute forms of narcissism is a socially constructed false self—an isolated, damaged ego in a delusional cycle of selfishness. Through unflinching analysis and meditation practices that encourage visualizing and embodying the wild naturalness of being human, the reader will gain skills to begin experiencing a courageous, pluralistic, and ecological self. This book is an invitation to wake up from the dream of the false self and join the movement toward social and planetary healing.