Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Psychology & Mental Health

The Aesthetic Brain takes the listener on a wide-ranging journey through the world of beauty, pleasure, and art. Chatterjee uses neuroscience to probe how an aesthetic sense is etched in our minds and evolutionary psychology to explain why aesthetic concerns feature centrally in our lives. Along the way, Chatterjee addresses fundamental questions: What is beauty? Is beauty universal? How is beauty related to pleasure? What is art? Should art be beautiful? Do we have an instinct for art?

Soul Machine takes us back to the origins of modernity, a time when a crisis in religious authority and the scientific revolution led to searching questions about the nature of human inner life. This is the story of how a new concept - the mind - emerged as a potential solution, one that was part soul and part machine but fully neither.

In Prodependence, Weiss presents a research-based social and psychological understanding of human interdependence, accepting and even celebrating human interdependency in ways that are healthy and life-affirming for each person.

From his working class roots in New Jersey to the “tune in, turn on, drop out” cliffs of Big Sur and the pinnacles of the human potential movement; from launching his company Age Wave and coming to terms with his own aging process, Ken Dychtwald’s Radical Curiosity makes sense of his first 70 years of life, offering invaluable life lessons through the lens of a man constantly seeking truth and self-discovery - giving listeners a glimpse into a visionary's extraordinary world, and a guide for claiming a powerful vision of one’s own.

Es läuft nicht immer alles rund in der Beziehung, im Job oder bei den Kindern - Alltag, das heißt oft genug auch Ärger, Enttäuschung, schlechte Laune. Dagegen gibt es ein wirksames Rezept, weiß der Philosophie-Berater Albert Kitzler. Es hilft uns dabei, wieder in die Spur zu kommen und die eigene Glücksbilanz zu verbessern.

The Mature Mind delivers good news for those in the second half of life, with an extraordinary account of cutting-edge neuroscience, groundbreaking psychology, fascinating vignettes from history and case studies, and practical advice for personal growth strategies. Gene Cohen, a renowned psychiatrist and gerontologist, draws from more than thirty years of research to show that surprising positive changes in our brains have the powerful potential to enhance, not diminish, our lives after fifty.

Psychologists Dr Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm explore the human ambition for personal change and its possible illusions, with a focus on yoga and meditation. They examine the psychological and biological evidence, from early research on transcendental meditation to recent brain-imaging studies on mindfulness. They also include personal accounts from practitioners, as well as recounting their own experiences of testing the effects of meditation and yoga on incarcerated criminals.

In Distracted, journalist Maggie Jackson ponders our increasingly cyber-centric world and fears we're entering a dark age of interruption that will render us unable to think critically, work creatively or cultivate meaningful relationships.

What do you do when the unthinkable happens? Elle Wright had an admittedly easy pregnancy - her scans went well, she and her baby were healthy throughout, and in May 2016, she and her husband welcomed their son, Teddy, into the world. Just a few hours after giving birth, they woke to find a nurse holding a cold and unresponsive Teddy, who had stopped breathing during the night. The happiest day of Elle's life had turned into every parent's worst nightmare, and she had to let her beautiful baby boy go.

ブレない人、正しい人と言われたい、他人に認められたい……集団の中で、人は常に承認欲求と無縁ではいられない。

Segundo o autor, o audiolivro é "uma investigação sobre as formas de amor, sobre suas interveniências políticas, sobre a possibilidade de ficar junto e separado". Esse é o pano de fundo para um cuidadoso trabalho de reflexão psicanalítica sobre a experiência de sofrimento própria da vida contemporânea.

Un'allieva, un professore, un incontro che segna l'inizio di un lungo e appassionato confronto. Charlotte Casiraghi e Robert Maggiori dialogano a tutto campo, guidati dalla curiosità e da un'immediata intesa intellettuale, ma un tema si impone naturalmente sugli altri: le emozioni che ci influenzano, i confini veri o presunti tra i sentimenti, la loro logica a volte evidente a volte tortuosa.

For generations, classic wisdom literature has taught that a healthy perspective can replenish our thirst for a meaningful and rewarding life. From its inception clinical psychology has followed suit, revealing that how we see ourselves and the world is more important than what we see or have-in essence, that a healthy perspective is tantamount to possessing the psychological "pearl of great price".

Manual para hacer frente a los trastornos alimenticios y carencias emocionales que conducen a ellos Esclavos de la comida (Narración en Castellano)

Sure to become a favorite of readers who love Chicken Soup for its stories of overcoming life’s obstacles, challenges, heartbreaks, and pain, this book emphasizes triumph in the face of overwhelming odds. A timeless testament to the indomitable human spirit, this collection is sure to encourage, support, comfort, and, most of all, inspire all readers for years to come.

Paris Adieu is a coming-of-age tale of life lessons, romance, and self-empowerment all wrapped in the sights, sounds, and smells of Paris. The first time Ava Fodor visits Paris as a 19-year old au pair, she has no idea who she is. Paris introduces Ava to the type of woman she'd like to become. Her French boyfriend introduces her to the concept of being comfortable in her own skin. She's intrigued. If only she knew how...

Suicide rates among Army soldiers increased 80 percent between 2004 and 2008, according to a recent report published in Injury Prevention. In the last several years, the number of soldiers returning from the Middle East with mental and physical wounds has continued to climb. According to Dr. Simon Rego, a supervising psychologist at Montefiore Medical Center, "Unlike any other time in history, U.S. military suicide rates now appear to have surpassed those among comparable civilian populations. It is therefore critical that we address this emerging public-health problem."

Brandjam, the follow-up to the groundbreaking best-seller Emotional Branding, presents a powerful new concept from renowned designer and business guru Mark Gobe. The Brandjam concept is about innovation, intuition, and risk. Gobe explains how design is the "instrument" companies can use for jazzing up a brand - how design puts the face on the brand and creates an irresistible message that connects buyers to the product in a visceral way.

O cérebro — órgão mais complexo do corpo humano – é o foco de estudo da neurociência, que, embora seja um campo recente, tem raízes milenares. Com as descobertas das estruturas cerebrais nos últimos séculos, essa ciência tem o desafio de desvendar a complexidade do sistema nervoso e dos comportamentos humanos. Com o propósito de informar e, com isso, proporcionar um maior equilíbrio do corpo com a psique, este audiolivro apresenta as bases atuais da neurociência, quais são suas teorias para explicar o funcionamento do cérebro, suas disfunções e os impactos desse campo de estudo na vida humana.

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