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Left unchecked, anxiety can wreak havoc on relationships. From constantly checking on your partner to being afraid they will leave you, insecurity and jealousy can easily ruin even a good relationship. And if you let your emotions run wild, conflict resolution becomes impossible. Luckily, there’s a way to prevent this from happening. In this book, you will find practical and actionable psychological advice. It will help you overcome your issues and finally enjoy the relationships you have!

Julie Colwell, PhD, wrote a handbook for relationships, The Relationship Ride; now she enriches the offering by adding an audio guide, kind of like having Julie in your pocket to help you through the what might be sticky places in each chapter. Julie gives you the tools and exercises to create a long-term relationship of growth and mutual joy.

Negotiation is not a zero-sum game. It’s an essential skill for your career that can also improve your closest relationships and your everyday life. Still, people often shy away from it, feeling defeated before they’ve even started. In this groundbreaking new book on negotiation, Alexandra Carter - Columbia law professor and mediation expert who has helped students, business professionals, the United Nations, and more - offers a straightforward accessible approach anyone can use to ask for and receive more.

Harvard professor (and negotiation advisor to organizations around the world) Deepak Malhotra shows how to defuse even the most potentially explosive situations and to find success when things seem impossible. Malhotra illustrates key lessons using behind-the-scenes stories of fascinating real-life negotiations, including drafting the US Constitution, resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis, ending bitter disputes in the NFL and NHL, and beating the odds in complex business situations.

Many of us have a deep desire to make the world around us a better place. But often our good intentions are undermined by the fear that we are so insignificant in the big scheme of things that nothing we can do will actually help feed the world’s hungry, fix the damage of a Hurricane Katrina, or even get a healthy lunch program up and running in the local school. But extraordinary leaders such as Gandhi and even unlikely social activists such as Bob Geldof most often see themselves as harnessing the forces around them, rather than singlehandedly setting those forces in motion.

Over the last 20 years, Dr. Charles Sophy has been a staple on The Dr. Phil Show, where he has guided and coached millions of people begging for assistance with parenting their children. From conflict resolution to substance dependence, Dr. Sophy is the one with the answers. Now, in Family Values, Dr. Sophy has written a guide to rebuilding parent/child relationships to be stronger than ever.

When your kid is stressed or anxious, rituals like these can help them relax, but you already know that the respite is only short, and they'll have to repeat the process when they're feeling uneasy again. This loop might make them feel trapped, yet breaking it may seem impossible or even terrifying. Parenting Teens with OCD includes simple cognitive behavioral therapy ideas to help you overcome your kids’ symptoms and live a life of freedom and flexibility. Your kid will be able to finally halt compulsive ideas in their tracks and prevent them from returning.

In order to transform our world, we must unite behind a new kind of civility. In a world that is more divided than ever, it will take a radical act to transform our discourse, our lives, and our world. International civility consultant and keynote speaker Shola Richards believes that unifying our world around the power of civility is that radical act, and it’s not for the faint of heart. Do we want a safer world to live in? Do we want less toxicity in our politics? Do we want a world free of hate and discrimination? Do we want to work in organizations that allow us to do our best work?

In Overcoming Passive-Aggression, Dr. Tim Murphy and Loriann Hoff Oberlin provide an in-depth look at a topic we've all faced but haven't always recognized: Hidden anger. When people don't express their views and feel compelled to conceal their true beliefs and emotions, behaving in ways that don't match what they honestly think, there can be serious physical and psychological results for everyone involved.

Most couples - because they watch so many of their peers divorce and are themselves the products of failed marriages - don't have many successful long-term-relationship role models. Parenting and communication issues are perennial, while some challenges, like increasingly 24-7 work lives and economic hardships, mark the current decade. Despite all this, psychotherapist and clinical social worker Marcia Naomi Berger asserts that most couples can make love last - they just need to learn how.

In our default state, our brains constantly get in the way of effective communication. They are lazy, angry, immature, and distracted. They can make a difficult conversation impossible. But Andrew Newberg, M.D., and Mark Waldman have discovered a powerful strategy called Compassionate Communication that allows two brains to work together as one.

Why is this relationship so hard? It is so invigorating to know that we don't have to stay stuck. Even if we're not the one struggling with narcissism, we can change the way we relate to the people who do. Find out if the stress in your relationships with family, friends, or at work is unknowingly caused from narcissism in yourself or others... Narcissism is actually much more common than we may think and, in reality, most of us have some of these characteristics.

Ho‘oponopono is the ancient Hawaiian method for transforming personal problems, resolving interpersonal conflicts, and healing the past through the power of forgiveness. At the core of Ho‘oponopono are four magical sentences: I am sorry, Please forgive me, I love you, Thank you. A deceptively simple yet enormously effective practice, Ho‘oponopono is centered on the concept that we are all deeply connected and that small acts of forgiveness and reconciliation can ripple outward to help and heal others.

In this invaluable audiobook, Amy McCready, founder of the popular online parenting course Positive Parenting Solutions, presents a nag-and-scream-free program for compassionately yet effectively, correcting your children's bad behavior. McCready draws on Adlerian psychology and Positive Discipline, which focuses on the central idea that every human being has a basic need to feel connected and empowered - children being no exception to the rule.

Here’s handbook you never knew you needed but can't live without. In a world where common sense seems as rare as a unicorn sighting, this book is your survival guide. It's packed with witty insights, practical strategies, and a healthy dose of humor to help you navigate the sometimes absurd world of human interactions. Ever found yourself banging your head against the wall after talking to a conspiracy theorist or a stubborn relative? Or maybe you've been at a loss for words dealing with a know-it-all colleague?

Detachment isn't about not caring or losing interest. Instead, it helps us focus on the journey rather than just the end result. By embracing detachment, we can see things from new angles, solve problems in creative ways, and find peace even when things are uncertain. In this book, we'll explore how detachment can be a powerful tool for achieving success and happiness. We'll use ideas from psychology, philosophy, and practical tips to show how detachment makes us more flexible, improves our decision-making, and helps us achieve anything we set our minds to.

Love is probably the most powerful emotion possible. It's not unusual for it to profoundly impact your relationship and quality of life when you begin experiencing anxiety over that love. Relationship anxiety is confusing, meaning different things to different people, but there's no denying that once you've got it, you'll do anything you can to stop it.

Depuis sa première édition, le Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens est devenu plus qu'un ouvrage de référence. Avec beaucoup d'humour, Olivier Prémel et Marcha Van Boven donne vie à ce best‑seller en psychologie sociale, en management et en sciences humaines. Sans doute vous arrive‑t‑il fréquemment de vouloir obtenir quelque chose d'autrui.

Forgiveness can often be perceived as saccharine and overtly religious, something just for the spiritually superior or mentally strong. But really it is a gritty, risky concept that is so often relevant to our ordinary everyday lives. Forgiveness explores the subject from every angle, coming from a place of enquiry rather than persuasion, presenting it as an offering, never a prescription. Marina Cantacuzino seeks to investigate, unpick and debate the limits and possibilities of forgiveness.

Great leaders understand that their team is only as strong as its weakest link. And healthy, nurtured relationships are key in making your team operate as a well-oiled machine. In Relationships 101, John Maxwell offers time-tested principles for connecting with people and building positive working relationships within an organization. The unique, pocket-size format puts straightforward, practical information at your fingertips.