Emotional Science

Whether you're the one with a fear of intimacy, or whether it's your partner who has the intimacy issues, the good news is there are things that can be done to overcome this relationship-crippling problem. Thanks to more and more scientific research, psychologists are beginning to understand more about the disorder and how people can get beyond the barriers they have placed in their own relationships. This audiobook will share many useful tips on how you and your partner can deal with the fear of intimacy and create a long-lasting and meaningful relationship for many years to come.

Egal ob bei Debatten über die Klimakrise, über Identitätspolitik oder das Weltgeschehen: Politik ist nichts anderes als ein Aushandlungsprozess über unterschiedliche Gefühle. In ihrem Debattenbuch fordert die Neurowissenschaftlerin und Bestsellerautorin Maren Urner, unser rationales Politikverständnis zu überdenken: Angesichts fortschreitender Krisen müssen wir endlich aufhören, Verstand und Emotionen voneinander zu trennen. Nur, wenn wir beides zusammendenken und danach handeln, können wir konstruktiv Politik gestalten.

Diving into the world of Complex PTSD healing feels like battling through a storm, where each step is uncertain, and the past's shadows loom large. You need more than guidance—you need a faithful ally! Navigating Complex PTSD steps in just like a trusted friend. Ready to share the load, offer a listening ear, and guide you with compassion and empathy through the twists and turns from darkness to light. We understand that Complex PTSD is more than just a diagnosis; it can feel like a life sentence.

Are you battling negative self-talk, harsh self-criticism, or body discomfort? You're not alone. Many people struggle with these challenges, making self-love seem unreachable. But it doesn't have to be this way. Self-love is essential for building healthy self-esteem and confidence. Now you can create a personalized plan of self-love activities, where you can discover your true self, balance your emotions, and achieve inner peace. Introducing a life-changing toolkit for women seeking unconditional self-love.

Stoicism is a practical philosophy whose edicts seek to teach us how to live its principles every day. So how can we uncover the principles and practices that can help us live more wisely? This book intends to enable a beginner to learn about the history of the Stoic philosophy as well as the major historical figures whose writings have shaped Stoic thought. It also covers the major principles of Stoicism and ends with specific and practical advice on “learning how to live.”

The 2024 Elections are over. Large portions of the population are shocked, saddened, and trepidatious. Large portions of the country are excited for Trump's second term, while being perplexed or dismissive towards his detractors. Now is the time to talk and listen—about how we got here and what we can do going forward.

Wonderfully wide-ranging, original, and enjoyable, The Emotional Embodiment of Stars contains 27 award-winning short stories like "Mortimer", in which an unwanted guest secretly follows a family through their heartbreaking sorrows, and "Crossroads", in which a budding writer is finally preparing to meet the man she happens to exchange greetings with every morning on the way to her office.

Cory is the child of two worlds: when his birth-people come, they will break his mother's heart...but they may also be this world's only salvation. Molly and Gene Myers rescued Cory and kept him safe from those who wanted to use his remarkable knowledge and power for their own ends...and in doing so, they rediscovered themselves and fell in love with a remarkable child. In this gripping sequel to Our Child of the Stars, Cory and his new family are having to deal with the consequences of fame - but Molly is more concerned about the future, for Cory's people are on their way.

What songs have made up your life's soundtrack? Which have captured your every mood and deepest sentiments? Pop music, like no other form of entertainment or art, is capable of articulating our feelings, desires, joy, and pain. In a few soul-grabbing minutes, artists from every genre - from Little Richard to Lou Reed, Willie Nelson to Wu-Tang Clan, Sly and the Family Stone to the Rolling Stones - can help us understand our place in our own lives.

In a series of fun stories, innovator, inventor, social entrepreneur, and upstanding digital citizen Trisha Prabhu goes through the hows, the whats, and the whys of digital citizenship, showing readers how to lead with kindness and stop internet hate. For people who are just getting their first phone to others who have been scrolling, swiping, clicking and posting for years, this book makes us all consider what our role is in the digital world and how, together, we can make it a force for good.

While America's new reality appears to be a deeply divided body politic, many are wondering how we can or should move forward from here. Can political or social divisiveness be healed? Is empathy among people with very little ideological common ground possible? In A Decent Meal, Michael Carolan finds answers to these fundamental questions in a series of unexpected places: around our dinner tables, along the aisles of our supermarkets, and in the fields growing our fruits and vegetables. What is more common, after all, than the simple fact that we all need to eat?

Karma Moon is a firm believer in everything "woo-woo", as her dad calls it. So when she asked her trusty Crystal Mystic if the call asking her dad to create a ghost-hunting docuseries was her dad's big break, it delivered: "No doubt about it." Because the universe never gets it wrong. Only people do.

Caregiving can be a positive experience if families better understand aging, understand the disease their loved one has, learn how to improve family communication, and have an aging plan. The Invisible Patient provides inspiration, encouragement, and step-by-step guidance to ease the caregiving journey. The author leaves no stone unturned, providing personal anecdotes and scenarios about the caregiving process, and includes numerous references and resources in this guide to caring for the caregiver.

Sofía es una niña muy distinta a las demás. Odia enfrentarse todos los días al ejército de monjas bigotonas y regañonas que tiene como profesoras. Además, siente que su madre la subestima: «Si repruebas de año, te rapo y te meto de criada». ¿Por qué sus compañeras parecen tan contentas? ¿Sus madres no las atosigan con el mismo sermón? Sofía odia el mundo real, sobre todo el de los adultos, por ello a veces recurre a unos polvos mágicos que le sirven para hacerse invisible y aislarse en un mundo sin enojos ni reclamos.

Rosalinda Fitzroy has been asleep for 62 years when she is woken by a kiss. Locked away in the chemically induced slumber of a stasis tube in a forgotten subbasement, 16-year-old Rose slept straight through the Dark Times that killed millions and utterly changed the world she knew. Now her parents and her first love are long dead, and Rose -  hailed upon her awakening as the long-lost heir to an interplanetary empire - is thrust alone into a future in which she is viewed as either a freak or a threat. Rose must face the ghosts of her past with open eyes....

In The Candidate’s 7 Deadly Sins, Dr. Peter A. Wish teaches tested strategies that gain candidates the critical advantage over their opponents. He outlines the sins to avoid - being pessimistic, canned, tentative, reactive, cerebral, partisan, and arrogant - and provides a road map for turning each sin into a winning virtue. Dr. Wish draws on past and current case studies of political winners and losers, cutting-edge neuroscience, and his experience working with candidates and campaign teams.

Francis Spufford's Unapologetic is a wonderfully pugnacious defense of Christianity. Refuting critics such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the "new atheist" crowd, Spufford, a former atheist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, argues that Christianity is recognizable, drawing on the deep and deeply ordinary vocabulary of human feeling, satisfying those who believe in it by offering a ruthlessly realistic account of the grown-up dignity of Christian experience.