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"An antidote to emotional overwhelm—a powerful way to discover how useful your emotions can be in guiding you towards your best life." —Marci Shimoff, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Happy for No Reason Award-winning author, producer, and founder of Project Happiness, Randy Taran knows that every emotion, feeling, and mental state has the power to bring us back to our true essence. Emotional Advantage is your guide to getting there. We've learned a lot about the science of happiness and positive psychology, but what about the full range of human emotions, all of which factor into the human experience? What do we do when happiness eludes us—when life does not go as planned? It...
Ideas to celebrate your loved ones—from activities that take just a minute, to love letters, joy jars, tribute videos, surprise parties, and more. We never know how much time we have left with our loved ones. If there’s someone you care about deeply—a parent, grandparent, child, friend, colleague, teacher, or neighbor—don’t wait to express how you feel. Say It Now offers inspiring stories and ways to write those first love notes and share couples gifts that you’ll treasure for years. Whether it’s words of affection, thoughtful actions, handmade love gifts, or just your time and attention, Say It Now has ways for you to express your love in your own way. Start with these thirty-...
Help your clients and students use their strengths to build resilience Evidence-based Strengths-based Skills that clients can integrate into daily life Clearly structured modules More about the book In a world full of stress and uncertainty, educators and clinicians are pivotal in fostering resilience—the capacity to thrive amid life's challenges. Strengths-Based Resilience: A Practitioner's Manual for the SBR Program offers more than mere knowledge; it is a practical guide for embarking on a transformative journey. This book empowers readers to teach resilience skills that help people grow and flourish. Integrating scientific insights with the art of applied practice, this manual draws fr...
Learn how to build resilience by using your strengths A tried and tested 14-module positive psychology program Learn skills you can integrate into daily life Clearly structured Full of resources and activities More about the book In a world full of stress and uncertainty, pursuing resilience becomes increasingly important. The Strengths-Based Resilience Workbook shows you how to tap into your natural capacity to navigate life's challenges and thrive. The Strengths-Based Resilience program, rooted in rigorous science and enriched by the practical insights of positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness, comprises 14 meticulously designed modules that steer a course towar...
This volume discusses 14 different types of disasters and their implications on the social, emotional and academic development of young children, from birth through age eight. It focuses on human-related crises and disasters such as community violence exposure; war and terrorism; life in military families; child trafficking; parent migration; radiation disasters; HIV/AIDS; and poverty. The environment-related disasters addressed in this book include hunger; hurricanes; earthquakes; frostbites; wildfires; and tornadoes. The volume includes suggestions for interventions, such as using picture books with young children in coping with natural disasters and human crises. In addition, each chapter...
How significant relationship rifts affect people in therapy, and how therapists can help. Scratch the surface of almost any family and you will undoubtedly find a significant cutoff. Nearly everyone has someone in their lives with whom they stopped speaking for one reason or another, or someone who abruptly cut them off. Often these severed ties are forever unresolved, and the emotional strain and upset they cause—even if seemingly in the background of one’s life—never go away. Here, Elena Lesser Bruun and Suzanne Michael have gathered many stories about emotional cutoffs from psychotherapists, and personal stories from a host of laypeople they encountered in the course of writing this...
In an age flooded with gizmos and gadgets, where technology rules the roost, with Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram getting the better of all of us, where everyone seems to have less connect with people and themselves, where people lead more stressful and anxious lives – in short, a world fueling unhappiness, there is this growing need to pause and think – to realize the beauty of life and its true meaning, to experience happiness. Students these days face undue stress, be it exam pressure, peer pressure, depression or other psychological factors. Adults too need to meet deadlines and work pressure seems to be taking its toll. Happy Morphosis is the author’s attempt to take you...
This book addresses the rise in bullying incidents and the need for civility in schools, universities, and workplaces. It offers hands-on exercises to develop critical thinking, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence. The goal is to create respectful individuals and positive environments.
If you’ve ever aspired to uncover the art of healthy and natural living, then Healthy, Ever After is the definitive read for you. This book isn’t just another health manual; it’s a lucid, practical, and all-encompassing guide to holistic well-being. Drawing inspiration from age-old principles that have stood the test of time and ingeniously adapting them to our contemporary milieu, this empowering book charts a course toward physical, psychological, spiritual, and social vibrancy and vitality. It offers not merely theoretical guidance but practical counsel and actionable steps for seamlessly incorporating natural living into your everyday routine. If you are commencing your journey to improved health or even endeavouring to rekindle your connection with wellness, Healthy, Ever After will enable you to harness the keys to long-lasting health and a happier life.
Exploring the many facets of our common longing for peace, The Missing Peace showcases contemporary art that celebrates and incorporates the spirit of the Dalai Lama. As the artists interpret the Dalai Lama's life, each in his or her own way, each unique work is a meditation; an opportunity to contemplate the values of kindness, patience, courage, nonviolence, responsibility, and restraint. These extraordinary images from around the world demonstrate that no matter how difficult the road to peace may seem, we have the capacity to travel it with creativity, wisdom, and compassion. The Missing Peace is both a traveling exhibition; featuring the work of Richard Avedon, Laurie Anderson, Sabastiao Salgado, Christo, Jenny Holzer, and this magnificent art book, with additional contributions from Robert Thurman, Orville Schell, Arun Gandhi, Pico Iyer, and Julia Butterfly Hill.