A Path through the Jungle: A Psychological Health and Wellbeing Programme to Develop Robustness and Resilience
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I read it in 2 days and it’s now in my top 3 most valued books EVER” – STEVEN BARTLETT: DIARY OF A CEO HOST & Dragons Den
“20+ years in professional football, you get to meet some incredible people!! I was lucky enough to spend time with Prof Peters with England. If you’ve not read ‘A Path through the Jungle’ I’d highly recommend it!” BEN FOSTER: EX ENGLAND GOALKEEPER
Ever wanted to succeed but not sacrifice your health, relationships and values to get there? This is possibly the most important book you will ever read!!! Professor Michael Coleman, Professor of Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
Professor Steve Peters is a Consultant Psychiatrist and author of the bestselling self-help book, The Chimp Paradox. He has years of experience as a clinician, an educator and has worked with some of the world’s most successful athletes.
His new book ‘A Path through the Jungle’ will help you to become robust and resilient. Professor Peters explains complex neuroscience in straightforward terms with his Chimp Management Mind Model
Robust: Becoming robust means having plans in place to manage your own mind and whatever situations you meet in life.
Resilient: is being able to bounce back and manage the challenges of life. Resilience is a skill.
A Path through the Jungle offers a structured programme with exercises and practical real-life examples. This book will help you to improve in areas such as:
- Managing stress and anxiety
- Improved relationships
- Emotional management
- Grief and loss
- Self-confidence
- Peace of mind
- Happiness
- Managing stress
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by jason stone
Great book
by noel cardona
Steve Peter does a tremendous job explaining how our minds work. Numerous applications can be derived from the lessons in this book.
by Matthew myers
One of the best books I’ve ever read. Definitely needs to reach more people
by Starmaker2001
I have read a lot of books, many even in the self-help space. This is completely different from every other book you will ever read and with this you can make real changes. Even psychologists who I know have said the same. The key reasons are:
– Unlike other books it is grounded in science and written by an actual renowned practitioner in the field. There are literally hundreds of scientific references for practically every statement in the book
– It does the one thing that most people struggle with: explain why we do the things we do rather than the things we wish we did, by explaining how the human mind – ALL our minds – really works
– it provides a systematic and structured step-by-step approach to making personal improvements, based on real understanding of what can – and what cannot- be achieved.
In all honesty, despite being a pretty successful person, this is the first time in my life I have truly understood myself and better understood others.
Put every other personal development book aside until you have read and implemented the requisite parts of this one, because in this approach you will finally be able to master and understand the most important thing you need to manage – your own mind.
by Mike H
I had extremely high expectations of this book. They were more than met. All were based on my having read the Chimp Paradox five years ago and learning a great deal about myself. The Silent Guides and My Hidden Chimp built on that by increasing my understanding of the Chimp Model and how I could apply it.
I think that this takes the best of the other books and combines them to great effect. I am only part way into it and I am already hooked.
I would describe this book as having all of the detail of the Chimp Paradox set out in the easily accessible style of the later books. For example, the core of the model is covered in chapter 1. Simple, evocative terms such as the human, chimp and computer make it easy to understand which parts of our brain act in particular ways and the reasons why. Understanding that can be extremely powerful in lots of ways, albeit time, effort and patience needs to be applied!
For people like myself who like to explore the science there are details on specific areas of the brain and how they interrelate. References to academic sources are included making it easy to follow up if you wish. Equally, doing so is optional allowing readers to choose their own path.
Diagrams and examples help bring the concepts to life and are likely to support a range of preferences and learning styles.
My view on how this fits with the other books is as follows:
The Chimp Paradox was the basis for everything else. It takes some quite complex science and turns it into something relatively easy to understand. It covers quite a lot of breadth and goes into enough depth to make it really useful. I believe that it is the best-selling self-help book of all time and having spoken to others at Chimp Management conferences and events I can understand why. The model allows people to understand themselves much better and to make positive changes.
The reason that I am such a fan is that it has worked for me. That has taken time and effort and I would not claim to be the finished article by a long way! I am not sure that it would suit everyone, but for those it fits with it appears to be extremely effective. Sometimes change seems to occur quickly, sometimes it’s slower but buy in and effort seem to pay off.
The Silent Guides is a great distillation of the Chimp Paradox. It focuses on ways of thinking that can provide a great start point or be enough on their own. It would always have been my likely recommendation as a start point before the latest book was released.
My Hidden Chimp is aimed at a young audience and uses images and stories to make the ideas readily accessible to even quite young children. I know of parents and professionals who use the book to work with children to build their knowledge and skills to good effect. The apparent simplicity may be a drawback for some, it is a powerful model portrayed in a deliberately simple manner.
The new book takes the very best of the previous books and combines them. It has all the power of the Chimp Paradox with the simple structure of The Silent Guides and the graphics of My Hidden Chimp. The result is a brilliantly clear explanation of the model that takes you on a journey of discovery and learning. Being so accessible it is likely to appeal to people who may have been put off the Chimp Paradox or struggled to get all the way through.
There are numerous approaches that readers could take. For example the science is explained in designated areas which I really enjoy, others might pick and choose which to read. The chapters and sections seem to be designed to build on one another meaning that there are common threads tying the whole book together. With luck, users will notice themselves gaining as they work through the book (as I have so far) and will benefit from the insights they could gain.
Finally, I was really pleased to learn that the Audible version was available. I am finding that listening to Steve Peters narrate it helps me pick up some of the nuances and subtleties. e.g.in his tone of voice.
In summary, I was expecting a lot and this book looks set to deliver. I am really grateful because I want my journey to continue along with the gains I have made so far (and hope to continue).
by Reviewy McReviewface
I’d read The Chimp Paradox 5 or so years ago and I’d forgotten how impactful it had been to me until I came across an interview with the author on The Diary Of A CEO. This interview reminded me of the wisdom of Prof Steve Peters and alerted me to this book.
It takes the content of Chimp Paradox and adds a bunch of science and deeper explanation to deliver an 8 step programme that gives you all the tools you need to manage your mind effectively.
The writing style is super clear and the pages are laid out with helpful illustration and judicious use of colour, making the process of learning that much easier.
Application of the knowledge in this book will change your life, the question is will you apply it..
by Pammie
Very helpful read
by Amazon Customer
This is a potentially life changing book. I say potentially life changing, as like many books in this genre, you can’t just read them and expect your world to change. To get the most from them, you need to put the time and effort in to practice the tools and techniques shared.
Having said that, I can honestly say that it has left me feeling a whole lot calmer, and with a much clearer picture of what I need to do daily, and also forward thinking. I think the calmer aspect is down to the content forming autopilots that I didn’t have before and my chimp staying settled!
I would recommend reading the Chimp Paradox first to gain an understanding of the Chimp model. This book then goes into a lot more detail, with examples in each chapter which supports the learning.
The exercises at the end of each chapter are also very good and I recommend taking the time to do them.
I read a lot of neuroscience based books, but after reading this I’m not sure where I go next, as it has everything that I need to improve my mental wellbeing and keep it on track.
This will truly become my go to reference book!