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Emotional intelligence is now embedded in our public discourse: an idea so pervasive and important in our work, culture, politics and society that leaders such as Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, and New York City mayor Eric Adams have placed it at the heart of what they do.
Daniel Goleman’s bestselling book Emotional Intelligence was the first to coin this idea and bring it to a mass audience. Now, more than a quarter of a century after it was first published, he and Rutgers professor of psychology Cary Cherniss take a fresh look at how emotional intelligence has evolved over the past few decades, reframing its importance in this definitive book.
Beginning with a dissection of what makes for individual success, Goleman and Cherniss then set out how high performance can be cultivated at every level, scaling up the concept to top team performance and outstanding organisations. Building on attributes such as self-awareness, a sense of meaning and emotional balance, high concentration and ‘flow’ states, they demonstrate that it is in our optimal moments that our mental clarity shines.
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Nursing in Prison
This Textbook addresses a gap in the market, as currently there are no contemporary books exploring nursing within a prison setting. The main focus is the provision of healthcare in the Prison Service of England and Wales, although examples will also be drawn from the United States of America and Australia. Healthcare within prison settings has changed remarkably to address the needs of the changing prison populations. Thus, this text is clearly structured to support student nurses to understand the role of the nurse within prison and how the different specialities of nursing are applied in this unique setting. This textbook provides an overview of the context of prison, prisoners, and healthcare, as well as the experiences of nurse specialists who work in this field, including adult, mental health, and learning disability nurses across primary care, mental health services, substance misuse and end-of-life care.
This volume is informative for both undergraduate student nurses and for qualified nurses and dispels many myths regarding working as a nurse in a prison. Each chapter is written by experts within the field, including nurses who have worked or still working within the prison setting. An important objective of this work is to inform student nurses of the possibility and opportunity of a nursing career within a prison setting.
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The Erotic History of Advertising
Victoria”s Secret and Calvin Klein are brand names practically synonymous with sexually suggestive advertising. Considering their high public profile and huge profits, anyone can see that sex sells. Despite polls indicating that the public would like to see less sex in advertising, Americans don”t mean what they say. They continue to respond to the lure of provocative marketing and, most important to business, they buy. Knowing this, more and more advertisers are testing the limits of public taste in the highly competitive battle to capture the consumer”s attention.All of this is well documented in Tom Reichert”s profusely illustrated book, The Erotic History of Advertising. As Reichert amply demonstrates, the use of sex in advertising is far from being a recent fad. As long ago as the 1880s, Duke Cigarettes enclosed in their packs not baseball cards but similar small cards showing scantily clad “women of the stage,” which encouraged purchasers to keep buying to complete the whole set. In the 1920s Woodbury soap became the market leader largely through ads with images of romantic situations and claims that Woodbury soap made a woman”s skin irresistible to the touch. In the 1930s White Owl cigars had great success in marketing through ads showing attractive couples locked in a passionate kiss, suggesting that only White Owls left the breath smelling pleasant. Warner Lambert capitalized on the same kind of imagery for decades to connect Listerine mouthwash with romantic success.With numerous illustrations showing many erotic ads–some campy, some esthetically elegant, some homoerotic–that push the boundaries of sexuality and taste from over a century of product marketing, Reichert not only tracks the history of sex in advertising but also explores the many factors that make the link between sex and our consumer culture so successful. Among other things, he considers the range of salacious imagery, from mildly suggestive to the use of outright nudity; the emotional impact of sexy ads; the influence of sex on brand recognition; what works and what doesn”t; the differences between male and female responses; and the possible harms of using sex in advertising, especially in regard to young audiences and the perpetuation of female stereotypes.This thoughtful, enjoyable, and fascinating look into the world of advertising–from the late 1800s to the most erotic ads of today–will appeal to both media-savvy consumers and aficionados of pop culture.Read more
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Body Measurements Tracker Log book: Body Measurement Tracker, Notebook, Log Book, Journal, Planner, Weekly Weight Loss Goals Journal, Weight Loss Chart, Weight Body Shape and…
The body Measurement Log book, Book is perfect for recording your daily Body Measurement. It can be used to track any type of measurement, such as Weight, percentage, and waist sizes.
Size 6″ x 9″ inches great addition to any range bag.
110 total pages
Perfect gift for women, girls, and men on a healthy path.Read more
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Brain Gym: The Ultimate Puzzle Collection for Adults: Boost Your Mental Fitness with Sudoku, Word Search, Mazes, Crosswords, and Nonogram Puzzles for Cognitive Training and…
Immerse yourself in a mind-bending journey with the “Brain Gym: The Ultimate Puzzle Collection for Adults”! This mammoth collection of diverse puzzles is guaranteed to challenge, entertain, and stimulate your brain, irrespective of your mood or time of day.
The “Brain Gym: The Ultimate Puzzle Collection for Adults” offers an exciting medley of mind games that cater to every puzzle enthusiast. Delve into the numerical labyrinth of Sudoku, search high and low for solutions in Word Search, navigate through complex pathways with Mazes, decode linguistic enigmas with Crosswords, and unveil hidden images through Nonogram puzzles. Each puzzle type has been carefully curated to bring a new level of complexity that suits beginners and seasoned solvers alike.
Why choose just one type of puzzle when you can have them all in one book? Our book encourages cognitive diversity, ensuring that different areas of your brain are exercised, sparking new connections and pathways. Keep your brain active and healthy, as research suggests that regular brain activity can potentially delay cognitive decline and improve overall brain function.
But it’s not just about the challenge; it’s about the fun, too! The “Brain Gym: The Ultimate Puzzle Collection for Adults” ensures that each puzzle is an enjoyable brain teaser that provides a rewarding and satisfying experience. Whether you’re filling up your leisure time, or seeking a moment of solace, this book provides an engaging and gratifying escape from the daily hustle and bustle.
This book is a great investment in your mental health and well-being. It makes for an ideal gift for family, friends, or for yourself! Stay mentally fit and enjoy countless hours of entertainment with the “Brain Gym: The Ultimate Puzzle Collection for Adults”. This isn’t just a book—it’s a gym for your mind, a party for your intellect, and a joy for your spirit. Happy puzzling!
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Research Methods in Psychology For Dummies
Your hands-on introduction to research methods in psychologyLooking for an easily accessible overview of research methods in psychology? This is the book for you! Whether you need to get ahead in class, you’re pressed for time, or you just want a take on a topic that’s not covered in your textbook, Research Methods in Psychology For Dummies has you covered.
Written in plain English and packed with easy-to-follow instruction, this friendly guide takes the intimidation out of the subject and tackles the fundamentals of psychology research in a way that makes it approachable and comprehensible, no matter your background. Inside, you’ll find expert coverage of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including surveys, case studies, laboratory observations, tests and experiments―and much more.
- Serves as an excellent supplement to course textbooks
- Provides a clear introduction to the scientific method
- Presents the methodologies and techniques used in psychology research
- Written by the authors of Psychology Statistics For Dummies
If you’re a first or second year psychology student and want to supplement your doorstop-sized psychology textbook―and boost your chances of scoring higher at exam time―this hands-on guide breaks down the subject into easily digestible bits and propels you towards success.
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Hypnotherapy For Dummies
An easy-to-follow, reassuring and responsible guide that shows how you can use hypnotherapy to identify and overcome unhealthy modes of thinking, deal with emotional issues, improve performance, and banish bad habits. Whether you’re seeking to overcome anxiety or depression, improve your performance professionally or personally, lose weight or beat an addiction, hypnotherapy can help you make the changes you want.Read more
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Psychology Statistics For Dummies
The introduction to statistics that psychology students can’t afford to be withoutUnderstanding statistics is a requirement for obtaining and making the most of a degree in psychology, a fact of life that often takes first year psychology students by surprise. Filled with jargon-free explanations and real-life examples, Psychology Statistics For Dummies makes the often-confusing world of statistics a lot less baffling, and provides you with the step-by-step instructions necessary for carrying out data analysis.
Psychology Statistics For Dummies:
- Serves as an easily accessible supplement to doorstop-sized psychology textbooks
- Provides psychology students with psychology-specific statistics instruction
- Includes clear explanations and instruction on performing statistical analysis
- Teaches students how to analyze their data with SPSS, the most widely used statistical packages among students
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Psychology For Dummies, 3rd Edition
Find out what makes you―and everyone else―tick
Psychology For Dummies takes you on the challenging and thrilling adventure into the astonishing science of why we do the things we do. Along the way you’ll find out how psychology helps us improve our relationships, make better decisions, be more effective in our careers, and avoid stress and mental illness in difficult times.
In a friendly, jargon-free style, clinical psychologist and teacher Adam Cash uses practical examples to delve deep into the maze of the human mind: from the basic hardware, software, and “wetware” of our brains to the mysteries of consciousness and the murkier reaches of abnormal behavior. He also provides profound insights into our wants and needs, the differences between psychological approaches, and how positive psychology can help you lead the “good life” that fulfills you most.
- Gain insights into identity and the self
- Cope with stress and illness
- Maintain psychological health
- Make informed choices when seeking counseling
Whether you’re new to the unconscious or an established devotee of Freud and pharmacology, Psychology For Dummies is your essential guide to the examined life―and what can make it even more worth living!
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10 Voyages Through the Human Mind: Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution (The RI Lectures)
The third in a series of books in association with the Royal Institution on their world-renowned Christmas Lectures, this time exploring the intriguing pathways of the human brain and the complexities of the mind – with a foreword by Robin Ince.
Following on from the success of 13 Journeys Through Space and Time and 11 Explorations into Life on Earth, this third book in the series takes a look at the staggering capabilities of the human brain through ten of the most revealing Christmas Lectures on the subject given at the RI over the last two centuries.
Undoubtedly the most complex material in the universe, the human brain makes us who we are, but how it works and why has long been a mystery. Through this series of fascinating lectures, spanning over a hundred years, experts in the fields of psychology, neurology and biology examine the workings of our most important organ, revealing a hidden and complex world.
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The Signs of a Savant: Language Against the Odds
Every once in a while nature gives us insight into the human condition by providing us with a unique case whose special properties illuminate the species as a whole. Christopher is such an example. Despite disabilities which mean that everyday tasks are burdensome chores, Christopher is a linguistic wonder who can read, write, speak, understand and translate more than twenty languages. On some tests he shows a severely low IQ, hinting at ineducability, yet his English language ability indicates an IQ in excess of 120 (a level more than sufficient to enter university). Christopher is a savant, someone with an island of startling talent in a sea of inability. This book documents his learning of British Sign Language, casting light on the modularity of cognition, the modality neutrality of the language faculty, the structure of memory, the grammar of signed language and the nature of the human mind.Read more
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Stuff I Need To Do So I Don’t Get Fired: Funny Journal Humor Notebook New Job Gift Funny Coworker Gift Employee Gift To Do List Office
Funny Journal Humor Notebook New Job Gift Funny Coworker Gift Employee Gift To Do List Office Stuff I Need To Do So I Don’t Get FiredRead more
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A F*cking 2024 Wall Calendar: Get Your Sh*t Together This Year – Includes Stickers! (Calendars & Gifts to Swear By)
Time to get your sh*t together. It’s a f*cking 2024 calendar!
Packed with hilarious profanity and lots of swearing stickers, this sarcastic and humorous adult wall calendar says it like it is while keeping you organized. Funny, practical, and relatable, this swearing calendar will help you let it out, cut the crap, and (maybe) swearing will help! The perfect hanging wall calendar for your kitchen or home office, and an incredible white elephant gift or gag gift for adults!
Features:
12-month wall calendar (January-December 2024) with vibrant, full-color designs
Environmentally responsible, FSC certified and smudge-free paper
12″ x 12″ trim size with sturdy hole for easy hanging
Over 200 hilarious and practical stickers for adults
Ample writing space each day to stay organized and jot down important reminders, tasks, and appointments
Plus funny, motivational reminders and plenty of space to write your own to-do lists each month
Holidays and observances
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Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words
Do you want to connect with readers on a deeper level?
Do you want your books to stand out in a sea of content by being authentic and personal in your writing whatever the genre?
Are you interested in creative self-development?
If yes, Writing the Shadow is for you.
This is a book of my heart and it contains many personal stories – but this book is really about helping you reach readers with your words – and move to the next level in your writing.
Because we all long to write boldly, without filters or fear.
To spin stories that capture the messy beauty of what it means to be human. Tales that lay bare the truth of living – darkness and all.
But something holds us back.
Whispers of “Who do you think you are?” and “You don’t have permission to write that.” Our own self-censorship and the judgment of others keep us from writing freely – and sometimes, from living fully.
But all great art taps into darkness, and your most compelling work emerges when you embrace your full humanity-both light and Shadow.
In Writing the Shadow, I’ll guide you on an intimate journey to explore the darkness and discover the gold lying hidden in its depths. Gold that may be the source of your best creative work in the years ahead.
The Shadow is calling. It’s time to turn your inner darkness into words.
What’s in the book?
Part 1 goes into the various ways you can tap into your Shadow. Since it lies in the unconscious, you cannot approach it directly. You need tools to help reveal it in different ways.
You will find ideas here – ranging from personality assessments and identifying Shadow personas to mining your own writing and exploring your true curiosity – as well as ways to protect yourself so you don’t get lost in the dark.
Part 2 explores how the Shadow manifests in various aspects of our lives. I discuss the creative wound and how it may still be holding you back in your writing life, as well as aspects of traditional and self-publishing, then expand into work and money, family and relationships, religion and culture, the physical body and aging, death and dying.
Part 3 explores ways that you can find the gold in your Shadow, and turn your inner darkness into words through self-acceptance, letting go of self-censorship, deepening character and theme in your work, and opening the doors to new parts of yourself.
While the book is designed to be read in order, you can also skip directly to the sections that resonate the most.
There are Resources and Questions at the end of every chapter that will help you reflect along the way. You can answer them in your own journal or use the Companion Workbook if you prefer to write in a more structured way.
The Shadow is calling. It’s time to turn your inner darkness into words.
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Coming home to Self: The Adopted Child Grows Up
Coming Home to Self is a book about becoming aware. It is written for all members of the adoption triad: adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents as well as those who are in relationship with them, including professionals. It explains the influence imprinted upon the nuerological system and, thus, on future functioning. It explains how false beliefs create fear and perpetuate being ruled by the wounded child. It is a book which will help adoptees discover their authentic selves after living without seeing themselves reflected back all their lives.
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The Emotional Experience of Adoption: A Psychoanalytic Perspective
Adoption is an extremely complex and emotionally demanding process for all those involved. This book explores the emotional experience of adoption from a psychoanalytic perspective, and demonstrates how psychoanalytic understanding and treatment can contribute to thinking about and working with adopted children and their families.
Drawing on psychoanalytic, attachment and child development theory, and detailed in-depth clinical case discussion, The Emotional Experience of Adoption explores issues such as:
- the emotional experience of children placed for adoption, and how this both shapes and is shaped by unconscious processes in the child’s inner world
- how psychoanalytic child psychotherapy can help as a distinctive source of understanding and as a treatment for children who are either in the process of being adopted or already adopted
- how such understanding can inform planning and decision making amongst professionals and carers.
The Emotional Experience of Adoption explains and accounts for the emotional and psychological complexities involved for child, parents and professionals in adoption. It will be of interest and relevance to anyone involved at a personal level in the adoption process or professionals working in the fields of adoption, social work, child mental health, foster care and family support.
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Facilitating Meaningful Contact in Adoption and Fostering: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Planning, Assessing and Good Practice
Most children who are fostered or adopted have some level of contact with their birth family — whether face-to-face or by letter — yet most of the time the psychological impact of contact on the child isn’t considered.
This book explores what attachment, neuroscience and trauma tell us about how contact affects children, and shows how poorly executed contact can be unhelpful or even harmful to the child. Assessment frameworks are provided which take the child’s developmental needs into account. The authors also outline a model for managing and planning contact to make it more purposeful and increase its potential for therapeutic benefit. The book covers the challenges presented by the internet for managing contact, unique issues for children in kinship care, problems that arise when adoptive parents separate and many other key issues for practice.
Brimming with practical advice and creative solutions, this is an indispensable tool for social workers, contact centre workers, and other professionals involved in contact arrangements or the therapeutic support of fostered and adopted children.
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TRAUMA AND ADOPTION
Adopting a child is a highly emotional experience that is characterized by a deep desire by a couple to become parents. It is important to consider that the child they desire to adopt has gone through abandonment trauma. Trauma can have a devastating effect as well as a significant impact on the development, behavior, relationships, and emotional regulation of a person. This book ventures into the world of adoption, through scientific research surrounding trauma, emphasizing the various stages that characterize the life experiences of both the adopted child and the adoptive parents. It can be compared to a trip on a plane. The point of departure is represented by the ideation of the project of adoption by a couple and the stopovers are experienced in the various crucial moments of the journey. Bureaucracy and its emotional impact, the first meeting with the child, the initial adaptations, attachment, ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), integration in the school context, represent some of the topics addressed in this book. Every stopover offers the reader an opportunity to delve into the experiences and testimonies of people who have lived through specific moments, accompanied by a scientific study and understanding. We hope that the arrival/landing will offer rich and varied discoveries and captivating reflections.Read more
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Voices of the Lost Children of Greece: Oral Histories of Cold War International Adoption
Voices of the Lost Children of Greece is a collection of essays from Greek-born adoptees in the 1950s after two consecutive wars that ravaged the country. Their stories will strike home the experience of international adoption, whose impact has been lifelong, but has not been properly measured, let alone acknowledged.
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Attachment Handbook for Foster Care and Adoption
This comprehensive and authoritative book, aimed at all those involved in adoption and fostering, provides an accessible account of attachment concepts.Attachment is at the heart of family life and at the heart of foster care and adoption. Attachment theory and research provide a vital developmental framework for making sense of the behaviour and relationship strengths and difficulties that children bring from their complex backgrounds. It also offers a valuable resource for understanding the kind of caregiving in foster care and adoptive families that can enable children to feel more trusting, confident, competent and secure.
This book traces the pathways of secure and insecure patterns from birth to adulthood, exploring the impact of past experiences of abuse, neglect and separation on children s behaviour in foster and adoptive families. It then explains, from an attachment perspective, the dimensions of parenting that are associated with helping children to feel more secure and to fulfil their potential in the family, with peers, at school and in the community. Finally, it tackles the key role which keeping attachment in mind can play in a range of areas of family placement practice, including contact.
Vivid case examples are used to make connections with the reality, both the challenges and the rewards, of daily life in foster and adoptive families.
This book is an indispensable resource for practitioners, foster carers, adoptive parents and all those seeking to ensure that children in need of family care get the very best experience possible and that foster carers and adoptive parents get the support they need and deserve.
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A Family Torn Apart: Three sisters and a dark secret that threatens to separate them for ever
Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass. Their older half-sister Ashleigh has accused their father of something horrible, and the two young sisters have been removed from home to keep them safe.
Cathy tries to comfort the girls, but they are inconsolable. They just want their mummy and daddy, whom they love dearly.
The girls appear to have been well looked after, but as they settle and start to talk of life at home, it becomes clear something is badly wrong. Then a chance remark sets in motion a chain of events that eventually changes everything.
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Nurturing Adoptions: Creating Resilience after Neglect and Trauma
Adopted children who have suffered trauma and neglect have structural brain change, as well as specific developmental and emotional needs. They need particular care to build attachment and overcome trauma. This book provides professionals with the knowledge and advice they need to help adoptive families build positive relationships and help children heal. It explains how neglect, trauma and prenatal exposure to drugs or alcohol affect brain and emotional development, and explains how to recognise these effects and attachment issues in children. It also provides ways to help children settle into new families and home and school approaches that encourage children to flourish. The book also includes practical resources such as checklists, questionnaires, assessments and tools for professionals including social workers, child welfare workers and mental health workers. This book will be an invaluable resource for professionals working with adoptive families and will support them in nurturing positive family relationships and resilient, happy children. It is ideal as a child welfare text or reference book and will also be of interest to parents.Read more
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Toddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft Revised Edition
“Toddler Adoption” looks at the unique joys and challenges of adopting and parenting a toddler. When a child aged is adopted between the ages of 12 to 36 months, they often show signs of cognitive and emotional immaturity, which can cause behavioral and relational issues. This book offers support and practical tools to help parents prepare for and support the toddler’s transition between the familiar environment of their biological parent’s home or foster home to a new and unfamiliar one, and considers the issues that arise at different developmental stages. It highlights the challenges that parents are likely to encounter, but also gives positive guidance on how to overcome them. Written by a specialist in children’s development who is also an adoptive parent herself, this fully revised and updated edition of the go-to-source on adopting toddlers is essential reading for both parents and professionals working with adoptive families.Read more
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Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents
Attaching in Adoption is a comprehensive guide for prospective and actual adoptive parents on how to understand and care for their adopted child and promote healthy attachment. This classic text provides practical parenting strategies designed to enhance children’s happiness and emotional health. It explains what attachment is, how grief and trauma can affect children’s emotional development, and how to improve attachment, respect, cooperation and trust. Parenting techniques are matched to children’s emotional needs and stages, and checklists are included to help parents assess how their child is doing at each developmental stage. The book covers a wide range of issues including international adoption, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and learning disabilities, and combines sound theory and direct advice with case examples throughout. This book is a must read for anyone interested in adoption and for all adoptive families. It will also be a valuable resource for adoption professionals.Read more
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Little Girl Lost: Amelia just wants a home she feels safe in…
The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson
Six-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder. After Kelly attempts to burn down their family house, it becomes clear that her daughter is in grave danger. Amelie is quickly taken into care.
When she arrives with foster carer Casey Watson, Amelie acts much younger than her age. Casey must get to the root of Amelie’s behaviour, while doing what she can to keep the family together.
Will Amelie ever find the safety of home?
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Adoption Therapy: Perspectives from Clients and Clinicians on Processing and Healing Post-Adoption Issues
A much-needed anthology addressing a variety of potential psychological and physiological concerns, Adoption Therapy, Perspectives from Clients and Clinicians on Processing and Healing Post-Adoption Issues is a must-read for adoptees, adoptive parents, first families, and vitally, mental health professionals.
With writing by adoptees, adoptive parents, and clinicians, Adoption Therapy is a first-of-its-kind and wholly unique reference book, providing insight, advice, and personal stories which highlight the specific nature of the adoptee experience.
Topics Include:
•The psychological dangers in leaving trauma and grief buried and unaddressed
•The importance of community in healing the wounds of separation
•Understanding the physical and psychological effects of transracial adoption
•Attachment—including the inability to attach, inappropriate attachment, and the myth of Reactive Attachment Disorder
•Conception by rape: an adoptee speaks out
•Co-dependency, intimacy, and creating closeness
•The life-long effects of pre- and perinatal trauma
•Processing complex trauma, complex grief, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
•Specific concerns for Late Discovery Adoptees
•The relationship among trauma, anger and rage, and substance abuse
•For adoptive parents and adoptees: red flags when working with a therapistRead more
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Lost Child: The True Story of a Girl who Couldn’t Ask for Help
From Torey Hayden, the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of One Child comes Lost Girl, a poignant and deeply moving account of a lost little girl and an extraordinary educational psychologist’s courage and determination.
Jessie is nine years old and looks like the perfect little girl, with red hair, green eyes and a beguiling smile. She even has a talent for drawing gorgeous and intricate pictures. But Jessie also knows how to get her own way and will lie, scream, shout and hurt to get just exactly what she wants.
Her parents say they can’t take her back, and her social workers struggle to deal with her destructive behaviour and wild mood swings. After her chaotic passage through numerous foster placements, Jessie has finally received a diagnosis of an attachment disorder. Attachment disorders arise when children are deprived of the all-important close bonds with trustworthy adults that allow them to develop emotionally and thrive.
Finally educational psychologist Torey Hayden is called in to help. Torey agrees to weekly meetings with Jessie to try and uncover why she is acting out. Torey’s gentle care and attention reveal shocking truths behind Jessie’s lies. Can Torey and the other social workers help to provide the consistent loving care that has so far been missing in Jessie’s life, or will she push them away too?
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The Simple Guide to Attachment Difficulties in Children: What They Are and How to Help (Simple Guides)
· What are attachment difficulties? · How do they affect children? · How can you help? This book provides clear and concise answers to these important questions – and more. Much more than just a simple introduction to the subject of attachment, the book is also full of advice and practical ideas you can try. It tackles some challenging questions, such as ‘what is the difference between trauma and attachment?’, and explains how having an understanding of attachment is only part of the overall picture when it comes to caring for traumatized children. It is an essential read for any adult parenting or caring for a child who has experienced attachment difficulties. Author’s bio: Betsy de Thierry is a mum of four brilliant boys, a practising psychotherapist, a qualified primary school teacher, and founder of two organisations that offer therapy and therapeutic education in many cities in the UK. She lives in Bath.Read more
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The Primal Wound: Understanding the adopted child
Since its original publication in 1993, The Primal Wound has become a classic in adoption literature and is considered the adoptee’s bible. It is a must read for adopted people, adoptive families, birth parents and adoption professionals. CoramBAAF worked with the author to produce the first British edition of this classic title.The Primal Wound has revolutionised how we think about adoption. Over the years, thousands have read this classic and found in it profound insights and revelations on what being adopted means to adopted people.In this book, Nancy Verrier, a psychotherapist and adoptive mother, elaborates on what she calls the primal wound the wound that results when a child is separated from his or her mother and the trauma that it causes. She examines the life-long consequences this can have for adopted people, as they are growing up and into adulthood, underpinning this with information about pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding, and the effects of loss.
This is a demanding book. It can be a difficult and painful read because of the emotions it evokes in all members of the adoption triad. But it can also bring relief as it can be a great help in acknowledging, understanding, and validating the wounds created by the trauma of separation between mother and child. This understanding can help adopted people, adoptive parents and birth parents. It can provide validation for the experiences and feelings of adoptees, who have often felt misunderstood; it can bring solace to birth mothers, who have long been denied the truth of their loss; and it can be a source of information for adoptive parents, so that they can better understand and respond to their children.
The Primal Wound offers adopted people validation for their feelings, explanations for their behaviour, and a context in which to situate and make sense of their experiences. It is a must for anyone struggling with unexplained feelings and insecurities caused by adoption, and has been described as life changing , a light bulb experience , a revelation and a journey of discovery.
The insights which it brings to the experiences of abandonment and loss will contribute not only to the healing of adoptees, adoptive families, and birth parents, but will bring understanding and encouragement to anyone who has ever felt abandoned. This is essential reading for anyone involved in adoption.
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A for Adoption: An Exploration of the Adoption Experience for Families and Professionals (Tavistock Clinic Series)
The experience of adoption―both adopting and being adopted―can stir up deep emotional pain, often related to loss and early trauma. A for Adoption provides insight and support to those families and individuals facing these complex processes and challenges.
Drawing on both a psychoanalytic, theoretical framework and first-hand accounts of adopters, adoptees, and professionals within the adoption process, Alison Roy responds to the need for further and consistent support for adoptive parents and children, to help inform and understand the reality of their everyday lives. This book explores both the current and historical context of adoption, as well as its depiction within literature, before addressing issues such as conflict in relationships, the impact of significant trauma and loss, attachment and the importance of early relationships, and contact with birth families.
Uniquely, this book addresses the experiences of, and provides support for, both adoptive professionals and families. It focuses on understanding rather than apportioning blame, and responds to a plea from a parent who requested “a book to help me understand my child better”.
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When You Lose It: Two voices. One true story. A mother and daughter on the edge. ‘A very important subject’ – ITV’s This Morning
‘An extraordinary and important book. Read it immediately’ Claudia Winkleman
‘Superbly written, this deeply moving book underlines how truly precious mother-daughter relationships are, and never more so than in those teenage years’ Gloria Hunniford
‘Read this book. Then talk to your sons. It is essential reading’ Jamie Theakston
A gripping memoir of two battling narratives and a mother-daughter relationship stretched to its absolute limits.
Roxy was 13 years old when she was coerced then blackmailed into sending explicit photos, which were spread around her school. The shame led to self-loathing. The blame led to a psychotic breakdown. Roxy started hearing voices. Then she started seeing things…
What happens when your teenager starts to lose it, and then you lose each other? What happens when you can’t tell your mother you desperately need help? And how can a family move past a devastating mental health crisis?
When You Lose It is a brutally honest true story, written from two perspectives, of consent, coercion and shattering consequences.
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Therapist Coloring Book For Adults: Therapist Gifts Mental Health | A Funny & Inspirational Therapist Adult Coloring Book for Stress Relief & Relaxation
Perfect Gift Idea For The Therapist in your Life!more than 50 Funny, super cute and easy to Color inspirational, funny and motivating Designs For Hours of entertainment and relaxation.
Coloring Book Features:
- 8.5″x11″
- Matte Cover Design.
- White pages to make your own background color.
- Very helpful for Stress relief.
- Perfect size to easily fit in your purse or backpack.
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The Daily Journal For Men: 5 minute daily overthinking journal for him
Take control of your anxiety and overwhelm with this 5 minute journal designed for men who are struggling with overthinking and anxiety. Find a way to bring peace to a busy mind by taking this small step every day.
This is an overthinking journal for him and is designed to be simple and quick to complete. Dwelling on negative emotions can create a feeling of unrest. Addressing and dealing with feelings effectively can bring great relief. This is not a quick fix for men suffering with anxiety but more of a simple step to help ease the overwhelm.
The Daily Journal For Men – 5 minute daily journal
- 120 pages of a simple daily tracker
- Daily anxiety log to monitor your stress levels throughout the day
- Affirmation statement to reinforce your personal beliefs and goals
- Mood statement for noting the day’s overall mood
- Thoughts section to record specific negative and positive moments throughout the day
- Daily highlight box to celebrate the best thing that happened today
- Look ahead to tomorrow with a positive wish for the day
- Daily rank to grade the day
THIS WILL HELP YOU TO
- Get your thoughts out of your mind and onto paper (a proven stress reduce tactic)
- To help you to remember that good things happened today not just the bad (we tend to focus on the bad)
- Track if there are times of the day when your anxiety peaks, allowing you to spot patterns in order to understand how best to manage your day
- Record your progress at a quick glance as you take control of your overthinking and anxiety
- End the day with a positive mindset and something to look forward to tomorrow
THIS JOURNAL IS FOR MEN WHO ARE
- Overwhelmed due to busy lives
- Stressed and struggling to manage their thoughts
- Overthinkers who process every thought in their mind
- Ready to take control of their anxiety with this small first step
This very simple daily journal is a small part of dealing with all the thoughts in your mind but it is a great first step into taking control. It can be overwhelming to start this process but it is important to take good care of yourself. Men need self love too.
We are not psychologists but we are men who have found great comfort in writing out our thoughts.
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A Quiet Mind to Suffer With – Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ
Publishers Weekly starred review
“This is a stunning book, so rare and so beautiful. I cannot recommend it highly enough.” –Matthew A. LaPine
Suffering has been made holy by Christ’s proximity to it.
This is the story of Christ’s nearness to my own suffering–my mental breakdown, my journey to the psych ward, my long, slow, painful recovery–and how Christ will use even our agony and despair to turn us into servants and guests of the mercy offered in his gospel.
We cannot answer suffering. And yet suffering demands an answer. If Jesus is the answer to suffering, what kind of answer is Jesus? Everything that could be taken from a person was taken from him. The worst things a person could be made to see and feel were seen and felt by Christ. All of this came to a point in the nails driven into his hands and became a word that cannot be unspoken–his body broken and his blood poured out for us. Suffering has been made holy by Christ’s proximity to it.
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ADHD Planner & Gratitude Journal: Manifesting Better Self Care & Mental Health
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and scattered by the demands of daily life? Look no further – we present the transformative ADHD Planner and Gratitude Journal, designed to guide you toward a life of focus and positivity.
Imagine a world where chaos is replaced with structure, where your goals are within reach, and where gratitude becomes a daily habit. Our meticulously crafted planner offers a holistic solution for those navigating the challenges of ADHD.
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Strategic Planning: Embrace the power of structured planning tailored for ADHD minds. Break down tasks into manageable steps, prioritize effectively, and stay on track without feeling bogged down.
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Flexibility and Adaptability: Life with ADHD is dynamic, and so is our planner. With daily, weekly, and monthly sections, you can adapt your plans to match your energy levels and seize the moment when inspiration strikes.
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Goal-Oriented: Set your intentions and see them flourish. Dedicated spaces to articulate your short-term and long-term goals empower you to visualize success and make steady progress.
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Gratitude Journaling: Elevate your well-being by embracing gratitude. Cultivate a positive outlook as you record daily moments of appreciation – a proven method to enhance mental health and build resilience.
Envision the relief of having a planner that understands your ADHD brain, one that empowers rather than overwhelms. Picture yourself feeling in control, achieving milestones, and finding joy in the smallest of moments.
Take charge of your life and embark on a journey toward clarity and joy. With the ADHD Planner and Gratitude Journal as your trusted companion, you’re equipped to face each day with intention, gratitude, and a renewed sense of purpose. Your journey to clarity and joy starts now.
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It’s OK to Talk: A Practical Guide to Mental Health for Men
A supportive guide filled with actionable tips and advice to open up the conversation around men’s mental health
The most powerful thing we can do to support our mental health is to talk about it
For all of us, our mental health is just as important as our physical health – so why do we feel so ashamed to talk about it? It’s time to end the stigma and the silence around mental health, and this clear, approachable guide is here to show you how.
From tips on navigating mental-health issues to advice on reaching out to others, this book is packed with guidance on how to look out for your well-being – as well as how you can help those around you.
Topics covered include:
– Anxiety, stress and depression
– Suicidal thoughts
– Self-care and mindfulness methods
– How to open up and communicate
– Where to seek further adviceWith practical tips and valuable insights, this book will improve your awareness of mental health, offer tools and techniques to enable you to manage it better, and empower you to live a happier, healthier life.
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Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It: The positive self-help phenomenon
The bestselling self-published phenomenon addressing our urgent need for self-love in the world today.
Now expanded with new reader oriented lessons, and a powerful and transformative personal story of the practice in action.
Kamal Ravikant knows misery well. In 2011, the company Kamal had spent the last ten years of his life nurturing and growing, suddenly and embarrassingly went under. He experienced a profound depression, the kind that made him physically ill and bedridden. The only source of light in this darkest moment was a meditation, a chant that came to him and provided the only source of comfort he could muster: I love myself.
Kamal began his transformational journey by repeating this over and over to himself. I love myself. I love myself. I love myself. Even when he didn’t believe it (especially when he didn’t believe it). This meditation grew in the form of a system of tools for keeping him positive, balanced, and moving forward. Kamal’s spiritual healing changed his physical and emotional states, and his entire person shifted for the better.
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It is the powerful story of Kamal’s radical self-growth journey and his specific practice for readers. Dynamic, vulnerable, page-turning and ultimately lifechanging, these pages hold a universal appeal for anyone who has ever struggled to get out of bed in the morning or smile through profound sadness.
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¿Puedo hablar de mi salud mental! (Spanish Edition)
Dos personas cucú te explican que ir al psicólogo no es ninguna locura.
Desde su exitoso pódcast, ¿Puedo hablar!, Enrique Aparicio (Esnórquel) y Beatriz Cepeda (Perra de Satán) rompen tabúes y tratan con naturalidad cuestiones como la ansiedad, la depresión, los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria o la ideación suicida. El libro ¿Puedo hablar de mi salud mental! es el puente que quieren tender a todas las personas que intuyen que hay algo en su vida que falla, pero no se atreven a pedir ayuda. Su ejemplo, el de dos personas para las que la terapia ha sido fundamental, puede servir de impulso para quienes saben que deben arreglar algo en su cabeza, aunque no sepan bien lo que es.
«Durante mucho tiempo creí que el sufrimiento era intrínseco a la vida, una consecuencia natural de hacerse mayor. En terapia empecé a deshacer el precario castillo de naipes sobre el que había construido mi visión del mundo: descubrí que ser gay y gordo no solo eran dos simpáticas circunstancias, sino partes de mi identidad que me habían expuesto a una serie de violencias que me condicionaban. La ayuda profesional me dado herramientas fundamentales. Por eso quiero que, si crees que la necesitas, acudas a ella cuanto antes».
Enrique Aparicio, Esnórquel«Cuando empecé a engordar mi vida cambió por completo. Pasé de ser una niña sin problemas a una con un problema muy gordo. Nuestra sociedad hace creer a las niñas que engordar es algo muy grave contra lo que deben luchar. Cuando iba al médico y me quejaba de los nervios, ya que no sabía lo que era la ansiedad, le explicaba que sufría ataques, doloresde cabeza muy frecuentes y otros síntomas. La única respuesta que recibía era: Tienes que adelgazar, haz deporte y come menos. Acabé desarrollando un trastorno de la conducta alimentaria. Si he contado mi historia y he escrito este libro es para ponérselo más fácil a otras personas».
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Mood Tracker Journal For Teenagers: Emotions & Feelings Mental Health Wellbeing Diary Log Book For Teenage Girls, Boys and Tweens
MOOD TRACKER JOURNAL FOR TEENAGERS
This mood tracker journal has been created for tweens and teenagers to help reduce anxiety and frustration and help to share feelings. Each log has two pages to track mood for morning, afternoon and evening by the use of faces. Hydration is important and being hydrated can help to increase mood to ensure the body has the water it needs for basic functions. The water log helps to identify days when it needed to be improved and can help to focus on water intake for future days. Exercise and diet are also very important factors in general mental health and wellbeing. There are sections to fill in food eaten and exercise taken, again to help identify and track correlations between low mood and poor diet etc.
The second page for each log prompts your child to identify positive impacts on their day as well as goals and things to aim for, to make the next day better. Finally finishing with space to write down things that they are grateful for and a positive affirmation to end on a positive note.
Writing down thoughts and feelings helps to recognise that they are just feelings and whilst they are part of you, they are not the whole you. They come and go and recognising them and writing them down can help with reflecting and letting go of them.
★ Track mood for morning, afternoon and evening
★ Log and track sleep each day
★ Log diet, hydration and exercise
★ Identify and log feelings and emotions felt that day
★ Identify and log positive things that happened
★ Log ideas for improvements for the next day
★ Practise gratitude
★ Helps to understand and acknowledge feelings and emotional triggers
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