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A groundbreaking new treatment for bipolar disorder, the story of the Australian couple who pioneered it, and the scientific evidence underpinning it.

This is a hands-on, self-helpguide to gaining long-lasting confidence and overcoming fear using mindfulness-based therapy.This is a hands-on, self-helpguide to gaining long-lasting confidence and overcoming fear using mindfulness-based therapy. The author explains how many of us are playing the 'confidence game' using the wrong rules, and guides the reader through clear, simple exercises designed to help you manage difficult emotions such as anxiety and build genuine confidence. The Confidence Gap has a gentler, more thoughtful approach to teaching confidence than the typically aggressive/peppy self-help approach. It is instructive, reassuring and gentle in tone, which will appeal to women as well as men and the business market.

From the new pocket book series, featuring key ideas from The School of Life exploring relationships.

From the new pocket book series, featuring key ideas from The School of Life exploring self-knowledge.

From the new pocket book series, featuring key ideas from The School of Life exploring serenity.

Healing Through Words is a guided tour on the journey back to the self, a cathartic and mindful exploration through writing. This carefully curated collection of exercises asks only that you be vulnerable and honest, both with yourself and the page. You don’t need to be a writer to take this walk; you just need to write – that’s all.

Million-copy bestselling psychologist Dr Julie is back with the book that will carry you through life's difficult momentsThis is a book for when you feel overwhelmed - whether you're facing grief, fear, self-doubt, relationship issues, difficult decisions, burnout, regrets or don't know how to ask for help.Each chapter begins with a letter from Dr Julie to the reader offering comfort and perspective. She then follows with her trademark simple and straightforward advice to help you see clearly how best to respond and act.Showing you how to re-frame life's complex problems, Open When . . . will help you navigate any crisis or tough moment and return to a place of calmness, strength and positivity.

Leading neurologist Masud Husain shares seven fascinating and surprising cases of brain disorders from across his career - and what they can teach us about our own brains

Life-affirming true stories about the power of the ocean for transformation and healing and why it's so important for us to protect it.

Talk A Harvard professor shows how we can become better talkers - and why effective conversation will help us all thriveConversation is at the heart of our relationships and our decision-making. From meeting a colleague to saying goodnight to our loved ones, our days are filled with verbal communication -- but the science of everyday conversation is little known. We may spend time thinking about difficult exchanges, but research shows that there's room to improve seemingly easy interactions too.In Talk, Harvard professor Alison Wood Brooks shows how simple changes in how we communicate can enhance our relationships, our performance at work and our lives; who we talk to affects our happiness; and how to talk across differences. Her original research, based on thousands of conversations from sales calls to speed dating, provides fascinating insights - for instance, the way that certain questions affect dating success, and the role of jokes in reaching leadership positions.Learning to converse even a little more effectively can make a big difference. Through her original TALK framework - Topics, Asking, Levity and Kindness - Wood Brooks will give you the tools that her MBA students say transforms their lives. Bringing together psychology, linguistics, sociology and neuroscience, Talk will show how we can use science to help us enrich our lives, one conversation at a time.

A powerful argument for reclaiming childhood - and all human relationships - from the online world, from the influential social psychologist and international bestselling authorJonathan Haidt has spent his career speaking truth and wisdom in some of the most difficult spaces - communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the mental health emergency hitting teenagers today in many countries around the world.In The Anxious Generation, Haidt shows how, between 2010 and 2015, childhood and adolescence got rewired. As teens traded in their flip phones for smartphones packed with social media apps, time online soared, including time spent comparing oneself to a vast pool of others. Time engaging face-to-face with friends and family plummeted, and so did mental health.But this is not just a story about technology; this profound shift took place against a backdrop of declining childhood freedom and free-play, as parents over-supervised every aspect of their children's lives offline, depriving them of the experiences they most need to become strong and self-governing adults.In this book, Haidt makes a compelling argument that the loss of play-based childhood and its replacement with a phone-based childhood that is not suitable for human development is the source of increased mental distress among teenagers. The Anxious Generation delves into the latest psychological and biological research to show the four fundamental ways in which a phone-based childhood disrupts development - sleep deprivation, social deprivation, cognitive fragmentation and addiction. Haidt offers separate in-depth analyses of what has happened to girls, and what has happened to boys, offering practical advice for parents, schools, governments, and teens themselves. Drawing on ancient wisdom and cutting-edge research, this eye-opening book is a life raft and a powerful call-to-arms.

<p><strong>The bestselling, practical and inclusive guide to life from Instagram's favourite psychologist Chris Cheers.</strong></p><p><strong>Shortlisted for the 2024 Australian Book Design Awards Best Designed Non-Fiction Cover</strong></p> <p> Take a moment and check in with how you've been feeling lately. Maybe a little tired, stressed or burnt out? All the recent upheaval and uncertainty has left many of us not only feeling exhausted, but also questioning who we are and what we want from life. Yet instead of taking the necessary time to process and answer these important questions, many of us are feeling pressured to just get back to 'normal'. But what if we want better than normal? The world has changed - <em>we</em> have changed - so when it comes to caring for our wellbeing, it's clear we need new rules.</p><p><em>The New Rulebook</em> is a practical, game-changing guide to embracing that uncertainty. It compassionately asks you to re-examine five key areas: self-care, emotions, work, body and love (all the big stuff!), and then offers radical, evidence-based solutions to improve your wellbeing. Led not by expectation, but by what you <em>need</em>. The rulebook for life has been thrown out the window over the last few years. Rather than picking it back up, let's write a new one.</p><p><strong>PRAISE FOR <em>THE NEW RULEBOOK</em></strong></p><p>'A must-read for anyone who's overwhelmed by the increasing uncertainty of the world.' <strong>Osher Günsberg</strong></p><p>'Chris Cheers has a way of explaining the world and how we live that will make real changes to our future.' <strong>Jacinta Parsons, ABC Radio Melbourne</strong></p><p>'This is a book you'll want to return to - again and again - every time things get tough.' <strong>Benjamin Law</strong></p><p>'This psychology book is like no other. The author challenges core beliefs, whilst being affirming and refreshingly open about himself. It punches. Read it.' <strong>Dr Mark Cross, psychiatrist and bestselling author of <em>Anxiety</em></strong></p><p>'The practical tips he provides leave the reader with no excuse but to set those boundaries and start living in alignment.' <strong>Jessica Sanders, social worker and bestselling author of <em>Me Time</em></strong></p><p>'Chris Cheers' words have been so comforting throughout the pandemic. This book is a practical and kind resource for anyone looking for mental-health coping strategies.' <strong>Carly Findlay OAM</strong></p><p>'At a time of great upheaval and uncertainty, <em>The New Rulebook</em> is the anchor we need to pull us back to shore and live a calmer, more meaningful life.' <strong>Jill Stark, mental health advocate and bestselling author of <em>High Sobriety</em></strong></p><p>'This book held me at the edge of feeling both challenged and safe. I read it in one sitting - but I will keep it close by for the powerful reminders, interventions and ideas it offers. Cheers shows us the potential of rewriting the script in a way that is so validating, humanising and aware.' <strong>Georgia Grace, certified Australian sex coach</strong></p><p>'In this book, Chris provides a new way of being - one which is centred on good care for self, good care for others and good care for the world.' <strong>Dr Ahona Guha, clinical and forensic psychologist, and author</strong></p>

A guide to confronting modern social situations with confidence and grace.