Social Media Health

Otis and Meg were inseparable until her family abruptly moved away after the terrible accident that left Otis' little brother dead. Since then, it's been three years of radio silence, during which time Otis has become the unlikely protégé of 18-year-old Dara - part drill sergeant, part friend - who's hell-bent on transforming Otis into the Olympic swimmer she can no longer be.

Research has increasingly shown that nonverbal communication prowess is absolutely essential in seemingly unrelated areas of our lives (investment decisions, salary levels, etc.). However, as our society becomes more modernized and we incorporate new forms of technology into our daily interactions, we are becoming less and less capable of understanding one another as well as we should be. In The Art of Social Excellence, Henrik Fexeus combines his own expert knowledge as a mentalist with psychology studies to create a complete guide to social interaction.

Written by leading non-duality author Greg Goode, After Awareness offers an insider's look at the Direct Path - a set of liberating spiritual teachings inspired by Shri Atmananda (Krishna Menon). This book shares secrets of the Direct Path that are rarely revealed. It examines topics hardly ever mentioned in non-duality discussions, such as the importance of ethics, the language of non-duality, the role of the guru, and the provisional nature of the Direct Path itself.

Whatever new challenges your daughter might be facing, these are common occurrences that all of us Girls (especially us Black Girls) have been through. In her debut book, Angelica Brown — 3x time Mother to 2 teenage girls & one son — expertly guides the next generation through 100+ things that every black girl should know & do.

Que se passe-t-il donc dans la tête d’un Homo sapiens lorsqu’une passion amoureuse l’entraîne dans la déraison et les extravagances? Ou bien lorsqu’une animosité en lui se transforme en sentiment de haine ? Les neurosciences nous éclairent maintenant très bien sur ces deux pulsions – amour, haine – qui sont, l’une et l’autre, des rouages essentiels à notre survie. Elles constituent des processus neuronaux ancestraux encore sollicités et restés très actifs.

In the US, there is a wide-ranging network of at least 370 food banks, and more than 60,000 hunger-relief organizations such as food pantries and meal programs. And yet hunger still affects one in nine Americans. What are we doing wrong? In Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries, Katie Martin argues that if handing out more and more food was the answer, we would have solved the problem of hunger decades ago. Martin instead presents a new model for charitable food, one where success is measured not by pounds of food distributed but by lives changed.

The Family Therapy Workbook provides psychoeducation across a range of diverse topics to help all families foster healthy communication, a deeper understanding of one another, and a stronger and more loving connection. With therapists and clients in mind, Mates-Youngman has developed guided conversations, strategies, and homework assignments to help families achieve healthy, long-term goals.

Offering an in-depth psychological and political portrait of what makes Donald Trump tick, Dangerous Charisma combines psychoanalysis with an investigation into the personality of the current American president. This narrative not only examines the life and psychology of Donald Trump but also provides an analysis of the charismatic psychological tie between Trump and his supporters. In this new book, the psychiatrist who once served under five American presidents applies his expertise to profiling the current resident in the White House with surprising and revelatory results.

They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen’s Gambit in this “stunning…unforgettable” (Publishers Weekly) thriller set in the world of competitive Scrabble, where a teen girl is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic...

This advisory calls attention to the growing concerns about the effects of social media on youth mental health. It explores and describes the current evidence on the positive and negative impacts of social media on children and adolescents, some of the primary areas for mental health and well-being concerns, and opportunities for additional research to help understand the full scope and scale of social media’s impact.

In this hilarious and life-affirming memoir, Rob explores what it will take for him to become a little less Bear (Pooh) and a little bit more Bear (Grylls) and how mild-mannered, anxious rule-followers can get their own share of (gentle) adventure from time to time.

A bold and timely investigation into how it feels to grow up in a world where every anxiety of girlhood has been commodified GIRLS is what girls have become in the modern world. We are ornaments on display, filtered and Facetuned. We are objects, shopped for on dating apps. We are brands...

You know how you cannot stay away from that social media buzz for too long? Checking your phone every so often on what's trending or streaming? Quickly breezing through for anything eye-popping, perhaps a video? Taking a sneaky peek at someone's latest post, the latest game, a reality celeb's profile, or the latest gossip news headline? Getting involved in a heated debate in a forum? In this book, you will discover numerous proven ways on how to curb or quit social media and acquire fresh alternatives, plus more. Take charge and get your life back!

Hast du dir schon mal überlegt, wie sehr Social Media unseren Alltag prägt? Sicherlich, es ist ein Ort, an dem wir uns vernetzen, unsere Meinungen teilen und die Welt aus unseren Augen betrachten können. Aber was, wenn diese Plattformen mehr als nur unsere Gedanken einfangen?

"A special book that will make you laugh through your tears with its heartfelt take on happiness and friendship." Amy E. Reichert, author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake

A deeply moving, wildly uplifting tale of two strangers with nothing to lose...