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Whether the narcissist in your life is a boss, coworker, relative, or romantic partner, the exercises and advice in Unmasking Narcissism will help you set healthy boundaries and make sense of this complex and often painful issue. In this groundbreaking guide from clinical psychologist Mark Ettensohn, PsyD., you will gain insight into narcissistic behaviors, symptoms, and relationship dynamics. Dr. Ettensohn provides exercises designed to help you clarify your own values and goals for the relationship, whether that means immediate separation or long-term relationship management.

The Immunity Fix is a comprehensive guide to how the immune system works, how different viruses and infections affect our health, and offers strategies that have been shown to enhance the immune system. It includes the most up-to-date scientific information about the most important factors related to staying healthy during viral outbreaks as well as in everyday life. There’s also practical tips and tools that improve stress resilience, speed of recovery, metabolic health, cardiovascular function, and quality of life.

One big secret to growing older with confidence, dignity, and style is hidden in two words: Chair Yoga. Yoga has a host of health benefits that improve the quality of life of older adults. There are forms of yoga that are very gentle on your body and easy to do, and you only need a chair to do it.

Esteemed Yale professor Dr Becca Levy is the world's leading expert and pioneer in the field of ageing. Now she shares the secrets to a healthy and vibrant long life in this powerful and authoritative book. Part polemic, part practical, Breaking the Age Code offers offers stunning revelations and scientifically proven advice on how to age well and live longer. First revealing the surprising impact our biases around ageing have on the ageing process, Dr Levy then sets out what we can do as individuals to help ourselves age well using her simple ABC method.

This shining collection brings you inspiration and comfort in special chapters on marriage, motherhood, aging, bridging the generations, attitude, self-esteem and higher wisdom. Stories honor the strength and reveal the beauty of the feminine spirit.

Samantha Bee wants to talk about menopause. Okay, she actually doesn’t want to, but she must. Half of the world’s population will spend one third of their lives in it, yet it’s been completely shrouded in secrecy—until now. The Emmy Award-winning host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee shares everything she has learned in her new one-woman show, How to Survive Menopause. Because everyone needs that one best friend who will keep it real for them—like, really real.

In a world where 'busyness' is the norm, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed out. But proactively paying attention to how we feel and understanding how to respond to our emotions, is the key to looking after our own mental health and well-being. In this audiobook, clinical psychologist Dr Emma Hepburn (a.k.a. @ThePsychologyMum) uses her warm and witty illustrations to introduce practical tools for your day-to-day mental well-being.

Living Well Through the Menopause is based on a wealth of psychological research, including randomised controlled trials of the MENOS CBT intervention with over 1000 women, that has demonstrated the effectiveness of this approach hot flushes, night sweats, low mood, insomnia and their impact on daily life.

Do you struggle with Autism, PTSD, or worse? Have you been looking for relief to no avail? By listening and following the lessons in this audiobook, you will learn how powerful your body is. No longer will you be a victim of your mental illnesses. By using the powerful techniques found in this audiobook to stimulate and activate your Vagus Nerve at will, you will be on the fast track for longer, happier life.

Neste manifesto inovador, Attia revela como a sua jornada pessoal o fez repensar a abordagem da medicina com a qual ele e tantos outros colegas e pacientes estavam acostumados. Afinal, apesar de todos os seus sucessos, a medicina tradicional parece ter falhado no que diz respeito às doenças relacionadas ao envelhecimento.

Caring for someone with dementia is challenging, especially when it comes time to think about other living arrangements. What do you need to know about dementia, including its different stages? Gerontologist and dementia care consultant Rachael Wonderlin has written a compassionate book to help friends and family members of those living with dementia answer the tough questions. In practical, down-to-earth language, The Caregiver's Guide to Memory Care and Dementia Communities walks the listener through key points about dementia care.

Written directly for burnt-out millennials disillusioned with the search for meaning through career success, a beautiful life and a beautiful Instagram account, The Sunny Nihilist explains why achievement has not made us happy. Looking anew at a philosophy usually associated with grumpy pessimists, writer Wendy Syfret examines how meaning pervades our modern experience of work, love, religion and wider society, and asks whether a touch of upbeat nihilism could actually lighten our loads.

Progesterone: The Ultimate Women's Feel Good Hormone answers why you're having those miserable hot flashes, why you're having those horrible night/day/all the dang time sweats. Educates you on the real reasons you're having "hormonal" migraines (and it's not a Lortab deficiency as most physicians think). Sleep better, feel sexier, and wake up happier. Reduce your risk of breast cancer, heart attacks and strokes, and feel great doing it.

Perimenopause - one of women's most deterred words. It's quite understandable, though, as experiencing perimenopause will bring a lot of changes to a woman's body. Some women are lucky not to have those symptoms meddle with their lives, but some aren't so fortunate; their loved ones also have to adapt to the changes - especially about those mood swings - that they face. But it does not have to be this way.

With her characteristic optimism and forward-thinking, 'rules are meant to be broken' philosophy, Lyn Slater teaches us How to Be Old in a youth-obsessed world. Slater offers the possibility that - even with all its challenges - being old is just like any other new beginning in your life. Not only can it be done successfully, but it can be the best and most fun of any new life chapter. Including advice on everything from fashion to social life, work and where to live, How to be Old will empower you.

Christine Bryden was a top civil servant and single mother of three children when she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 46. Since then she has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype of people with dementia. This is a vivid account of the author's experiences of living with dementia, exploring the effects of memory problems, loss of independence, difficulties in communication and the exhaustion of coping with simple tasks. She describes how, with the support of her husband, Paul, she continues to lead an active life and explains how professionals and carers can help.

As we age, our memory naturally declines - but there are scientifically proven ways to enhance brain and memory function. This book, grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience, will help you get started. The Neuroscience of Memory offers a seven-step memory-improvement program based on the latest research. You'll find powerful tools to optimize your brain and memory function, increase neural connections, and stay mentally sharp both now and in the long run.

Many of us have an unhealthy relationship with food. Perhaps you’ve been trying to diet for years, or only feel in control if you’re restricting your food intake or following strict diet rules. Perhaps you binge or comfort eat when you’re feeling low. Your relationship with food feels far from healthy, but it’s been like that for so long that you don’t know how to change it. With clear steps and practical advice, this book will help you sustain positive changes to overcome your issues around food and repair unhealthy eating habits and mindsets.

Live Well Live Long explores the wonderful Chinese tradition of nourishing life (yangsheng). Continuously developed over more than 25 centuries, it serves as a workshop manual for the care of the human body, mind, and spirit. Its teachings can help us improve our health and lengthen our lives through cultivating our mind, emotions, diet, exercise, sleep, sexual behaviour, and much more. And as this book reveals, these teachings are comprehensively backed up by the findings of modern lifestyle research.

In Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, world-renowned medical expert Dr. Robert C. Atkins shows you how to lose weight and keep it off, eating the foods you like without being hungry. Now he presents a revolutionary program to give you a longer, better, healthier life.