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When it comes to anxiety in women, there is a very broad spectrum for what is normal. However, it is sometimes hard to know if your worry is healthy, or if it might be working against you and could one day make you physically sick. Based on nearly 30 years of clinical practice, pioneering anxiety specialist Jerilyn Ross has identified four archetypal female coping styles.

You know the feeling. You meet someone new - at a party or at work - and you just hit it off. There is an instant sense of camaraderie. In a word, you “click”. From the best-selling authors of Sway, Click is a fascinating psychological investigation of the forces behind what makes us click with certain people, or become fully immersed in whatever activity or situation we’re involved in. After all, when you’re in the “zone”, you’re happier and more productive. Why is it that we click in certain situations and with certain people, but not with others?

After all, life is a series of popularity contests. The choices other people make about you determine your health, wealth, and happiness. And decades of research prove that people choose who they like. They vote for them, they buy from them, they marry them, and they spend precious time with them. The good news is that you can arm yourself for the contest and win life’s battles for preference. How? By being likeable. T

Look deeply into your own heart. Are you happy? Is there something you think needs to happen before you can be happy? Are you sure that if that something occurred, you would truly be happy then? Would it be enough? Real Moments is about the moments that make life matter, and how to have more of them. It is about experiencing fulfillment and meaning in your life now, not when you have more money, or find the right partner, or achieve your perfect weight, but in this and every moment.

The Ape in the Corner Office connects with the day-to-day of the workplace because it helps explain what people are really concerned about: How come he got the wing chair with the gold trim? How can I survive as that big ape's subordinate without becoming a spineless yes-man? Why does being a lone wolf mean being a loser? And, yes, why is it that jerks seem to prosper, at least in the short run?

The Ape in the Corner Office connects with the day-to-day of the workplace because it helps explain what people are really concerned about: How come he got the wing chair with the gold trim? How can I survive as that big ape's subordinate without becoming a spineless yes-man? Why does being a lone wolf mean being a loser? And, yes, why is it that jerks seem to prosper, at least in the short run?

Here is a liberating vision of love that offers couples powerful new ways of using words and touch to create levels of intimacy they have never reached before. Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., reveals how partners can experience deeper sexual and emotional connections as she helps them become better lovers in--and out of--the bedroom. Interweaving the sensual and the spiritual, Real Moments for Lovers offers inspiration for finding profound meaning in our most intimate relationships.

In The Progress Paradox, Gregg Easterbrook draws upon three decades of wide-ranging research and thinking to make the persuasive assertion that almost all aspects of Western life have vastly improved in the past century—and yet today, most men and women feel less happy than in previous generations. Why this is so and what we should do about it is the subject of this book.

Unser Denken ist ein machtvolles Instrument, mit dessen Hilfe wir die Realität beeinflussen und unser Leben verändern können. Erstmals liefert die Neurowissenschaftlerin Dr. Tara Swart den wissenschaftlichen Beweis dafür, dass Bücher wie Rhonda Byrnes „The Secret” oder Joseph Murphys „Die Macht des positiven Denkens” eine tiefe Wahrheit enthalten. Basierend auf den neuesten Erkenntnissen der Hirnforschung schildert Dr. Swart überzeugend, wie unser Gehirn und die reale Welt miteinander verbunden sind und wie wir positives Denken und Manifestation nutzen können, um Glück und Erfolg in unser Leben zu holen.

In Bless This Mess, listeners will gain constructive tools as they learn how to talk to their children about social justice, money, God, ethics, bullying, disabilities, sexuality, and their bodies. Parents will also glean insights on how to serve others with joy, give generously and gratefully, and - perhaps most important - learn how to stop being so afraid all the damn time, even while raising kids in an increasingly chaotic and often scary world.

We are living in a new social era: The Powder Keg Era. These days almost every subject leads straight to politics, and the conversation goes straight to hell. Every day the tensions among us seem to be rising; the ever-widening ideological chasm is hurting our ability to communicate. So, how can we learn how to converse with people who are on the “other side” - without anyone getting hurt? With an insightful and down-to-earth sensibility, best-selling author Jeanne Martinet offers a practical and encouraging guide to navigating conversations in our current social climate.

Anxiety among mothers is a growing but largely unrecognized crisis. In the transition to mother­hood and the years that follow, countless women suffer from overwhelming feelings of fear, grief, and obsession that do not fit neatly within the outmoded category of “postpartum depression.” These women soon discover that there is precious little support or time for their care, even as expectations about what mothers should do and be continue to rise.

Step into Your Moxie is a soul-stirring call to action to speak up for yourself and the ideas and issues that matter most to you. Dubbed a "Moxie Maven" by President Obama's White House Office of Public Engagement for her potent approach to women's empowerment, Alexia Vernon has helped thousands of women (and men) slay diminishing self-talk and cultivate confidence. She has created a timely, refreshingly playful guide for women to communicate with candor, clarity, compassion, and ease every time they open their mouths to speak - in their careers, communities, and homes.

An upcoming book to be published by Penguin Random House.

You know what it feels like to be at odds with someone. Sometimes it seems like you are speaking completely different languages. Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Dawna Markova and communication expert Angie McArthur have spent years developing and implementing tools to help people find common ground. In Reconcilable Differences, they provide the strategies you need to bridge the gap at the heart of your differences with others.

In Spellbound, historian Molly Worthen argues that we will understand our present moment if we learn the story of charisma in America. From the Puritans and Andrew Jackson to Black nationalists and Donald Trump, the saga of American charisma, Worthen argues, stars figures who possess a dangerous and alluring power to move crowds. They invite followers into a cosmic drama where hopes are fulfilled and grievances are put right—and these charismatic leaders insist that they alone plot the way.

Although this behavior is ancient and seems inevitable, by understanding retaliation and violence as an addictive brain-biological process, we can control deadly revenge cravings and save lives. In The Science of Revenge, Yale violence researcher and psychiatry lecturer James Kimmel, Jr., JD, uncovers the truth behind why we want to hurt the people who hurt us, what happens when it gets out of hand, and how to stop it.

Mit der Mind-Body-Medizin gegen die Angst. Die Bedrohungen, die wir empfinden, sind real und wir können sie nicht einfach wegdiskutieren. Wir können aber widerstandsfähiger werden – psychisch wie auch körperlich. Der Pionier der Mind-Body-Medizin Prof. Dr. Gustav Dobos vermittelt leicht verständlich Fachwissen und beantwortet alle wichtigen Fragen zum Thema Angst. Seine medizinischen Erfahrungen bündelt er in einem 6-Wochen-Programm, das den Hörer zu mehr emotionaler Gelassenheit, psychischer Stärke und einer dickeren Haut verhilft – ohne viel Aufwand.

Der praktische Erste-Hilfe-Kasten für die Seele: 111 Psychohacks gegen den Alltagswahnsinn. Wo Menschen zusammenleben, knirscht es. Missverständnisse, Missstimmungen, Missmut – kurz: Psychokram. Dass es dabei um Krankheiten wie Ängste oder Depressionen geht, ist trotz steigender Zahlen eher die Ausnahme. Die meisten Psycho-Probleme im Alltag kann man ohne lange Ursachenforschung, Couch und Therapie lösen. Mit Rolf Schmiels Psychohacks geht es oft schneller und besser.

Gelassenheit ist wie ein Fels in der Brandung, auf dem wir inmitten von Erfolg und Misserfolg, von Glück und Schmerz, von Angst und Hoffnung Zuflucht und Ruhe finden und die Welt um uns mit mehr Heiterkeit betrachten. Jessica Wilker zeigt, wie wir diesen Felsen entdecken und erklimmen können. Sind wir nicht oft unsere eigenen gnadenlosen Richter, begegnen wir nicht anderen mit weit mehr Akzeptanz als uns selbst? Die Psychotherapeutin Jessica Wilker zeigt auf humorvolle und persönliche Weise, wie wir einen freundschaftlicheren Umgang mit uns selbst entwickeln und tagtäglich pflegen können.