Cognitive Health

*A New York Times Critics' Best Book of 2018* *An Economist Best Book of 2018* *A Spectator Best Book of 2018* *A Mental Floss Best Book of 2018* An unprecedented history of the personality test conceived a century ago by a mother and her daughter--fiction writers with no formal training in...

An illuminating look at the surprising upside of ambiguity—and how, properly harnessed, it can inspire learning, creativity, even empathy Life today feels more overwhelming and chaotic than ever. Whether it’s a confounding work problem or a faltering relationship or an unclear medical...

AlphaBrain is the investor's guide to achieving more, doing better, and reaching higher. At its core, the magnitude of your success is based on the quality of your decisions. The problem is that human beings are poor decision-makers; we tend to approach problems after they arise instead of planning for them in advance. This book offers a way to understand and plan for the human mind's usual tendencies to help you make smarter investment decisions.

As you make your way through your own personal journey in the world, it’s natural to come up against things that you struggle with. And while there’s never any shame in admitting you need help or a break, ignoring these types of feelings will only send you further backwards deep down within yourself.

A deep dive into a national catastrophe that examines how and why suicide happens so that we can prevent it Suicide has reached epidemic proportions in America, claiming over 45,000 lives each year—more than car accidents or homicides. For every person who dies there are about 10 unsuccessful...

Discover the life-changing results of listening to "The No-Nonsense Anxious Attachment Book." This guide offers practical techniques and personalized strategies for conquering anxiously attached behaviors and fostering emotional resilience. Don't let anxious attachment hold you back any longer - embark on a journey towards a secure and balanced life with this indispensable resource.

"Challenging and readable...will help mothers understand the implications of pushing boys out of the family before they're ready to go."—The Los Angeles Times Book Review...

Written with authority and compassion, this is the essential resource for individuals and families seeking expert guidance on diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, featuring inspiring, true stories from real people in their own words. Millions of people in the United States are affected by mental...

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a scientifically proven technique that helps you to adjust your thinking and behaviors so that you can break out of negative loops and move forward in a much more positive manner. It teaches you how you can adjust your thinking and helps you to differentiate between negative thoughts that are helpful and those that are not.

Reduce stress in your life with practical, action-oriented, and mindfulness tools to quickly build positive emotions in your life.

Eric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, is one of the pioneers of modern brain science. His work continues to shape our understanding of how learning and memory work and to break down age-old barriers between the sciences and the arts. In his seminal new audiobook, The Disordered Mind, Kandel draws on a lifetime of pathbreaking research and the work of many other leading neuroscientists to take us on an unusual tour of the brain. He confronts one of the most difficult questions we face: How does our mind, our individual sense of self, emerge from the physical matter of the brain?

In The Dolphin Parent, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, expert in human motivation, and mother of three Dr. Shimi Kang provides a guide to the art and science of inspiring children to develop their own internal drive and lifelong personal aspirations. Drawing on the latest neuroscience and...

This audiobook has been put together in order to unveil two of the most successful ways of treating mental illnesses and different conditions. These treatments - known as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy - have become a hit around the world because of how many people they've helped.

Have you ever walked away from an argument and suddenly thought of all the brilliant things you wish you'd said? Do you avoid certain family members and colleagues because of bitter, festering tension that you can't figure out how to address? Now, finally, there's a solution: a new framework...

How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures' brains? Is the human brain still evolving? In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research, and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind.

Еще в подростковом возрасте — журналист и писатель, автор множества колонок в New York Times и Washington Post — начал составлять список "вещей, которые он не будет делать, когда состарится" — в основном список всего того, что, по его мнению, его родители делали неправильно. Давайте признаем, мы не хотим стареть так, как это делали предыдущие поколения. Не хотим отказываться от одежды "не по возрасту", толкаться в общественном транспорте или превращаться в вечно недовольного и раздражительного старика, находящегося в конфликте. с молодежью, модой и — о боже мой — технологиями.

In each chapter of You're Going to Be Okay, author Madeline Popelka shares an insight that she gained along her healing journey that shifted her perspective, brought her comfort, reduced her shame, or helped her feel less alone. She weaves in her own personal stories throughout the book...

"The road in life forks in every moment, with one path leading toward confusion, separateness, and entanglement, and the other toward clarity, connection, and mental freedom. With mind whispering, the choice can be ours." Why sometimes do even the smallest events send us into a downward spiral?...

Embark on a transformative odyssey with Transforming Lives with Dialectical Behavior Therapy. This is not just a book, it's a gateway to a rejuvenating mental, emotional, and interpersonal metamorphosis. It's your roadmap to a healthier, more balanced life, brimming with enriched relationships, heightened mindfulness, and emotional stability. With the guidance provided in this book, you'll find DBT isn't merely a therapeutic approach—it's a transformative lifestyle that brings about lasting change.

We avoid boredom at all costs. It makes us feel restless and agitated. Desperate for something to do, we play games on our phones, retie our shoes, or even count ceiling tiles. And if we escape it this time, eventually it will strike again. But what if we listened to boredom instead of banishing it? Psychologists James Danckert and John Eastwood contend that boredom isn't bad for us. It's just that we do a bad job of heeding its guidance.