Aging Psychology

In this groundbreaking new book, a Harvard-trained neurologist shows how you can attain lifelong mental fitness. Utilizing the latest breakthroughs in research, Dr. Jeff Victoroff has developed a definitive, life-changing plan that provides you with the powerful, scientifically based methods you need to protect your brain from aging and memory loss. Starting today, you too can save your brain.

Et si l’extrême intelligence créait une sensibilité exacerbée ? Et si elle pouvait aussi fragiliser et parfois faire souffrir ? Être surdoué est une richesse. Mais c’est aussi une différence qui peut susciter un sentiment de décalage, une impression de ne jamais être vraiment à sa place. Comment savoir si on est surdoué ? Comment alors mieux réussir sa vie ? Comment aller au bout de ses ressources ? Ce livre permet de mieux comprendre et de réapprivoiser sa personnalité. Pour se sentir mieux avec soi et avec les autres, pour se réaliser enfin.

Liberate yourself from the shackles of traditional health care and empower yourself to create a life of vitality and fulfillment Our current healthcare system is not designed to create vitality for us. The foundation and principles are focused on keeping us alive and making sure we survive. Although it has proven to be capable of keeping us alive, it does so at a high price, both financially and by creating dependency on it. The solutions offered by our current medical model are focused on symptoms and mostly result in surgeries, medications, or some type of never-ending therapy. Health to ...

Achieve peace of mind with improved balance in weeks, even if you've faced challenges for decades. Do you fear the consequences of a fall that could threaten your independence, mobility, or life? Are your concerns about balance preventing you from enjoying freedom in your golden years? Have you tried remedies that didn't hold up, leaving you feeling more overwhelmed or disheartened than before? If you've ever wished for a solution that empowers you to regain control and confidence, you are not alone. Losing balance and fearing falls can become a daunting issue for many seniors. But the good...

On acclaimed writer Susan Gubar’s 70th birthday, she receives a beautiful ring from her husband. As she contemplates their sustaining relationship, she begins to consider how older lovers differ from their youthful counterparts - and from ageist stereotypes - and realizes that age cannot wither love. A memoir proving that the heart’s passions have no expiration date, Late-Life Love rejoices in second chances.

In this compassionate and powerful healing guide, Dr. Bernie Siegel, the author of the triumphant best sellers Love, Medicine & Miracles and Peace, Love & Healing, provides listeners with healthy ways to respond to life's adversities.

Hey, here’s a riddle: Why are you reading these words? I'll give you the answer: Because you have a b*tch of a problem in your life that you still can't fix. So you can continue to fight with the means at hand, you can even rehash your past, hypothesize about your future. Okay, it’s your decision. But if you decide to change, then you will have to master your emotions. Are you emotional? That's a good thing, everyone is. You, me, the next guy, everyone is. But if you don't discipline your emotions, if you don't master your emotions, then they will toy with you.

Though it's her husband, Dr. Phil, who has his own nationally-syndicated talk show, Robin McGraw's appearances on the show draw thousands of questions from viewers of all ages who want to know how she looks and feels so fabulous at the age of 55. In What's Age Got to Do with It?, Robin shares her journey, including the ups and downs, and the secrets for staying healthy and in shape. She also provides insider information from a panel of top experts in the areas of fitness, nutrition, skin care, menopause, hair, makeup, and fashion.

The new science of embodiment tells us that “body sense,” or interoceptive awareness, is a crucial factor for our wellbeing across the span of our lives. In this eye-opening and wide-ranging book, body image expert Dr. Susan Sands unpacks the research to make a bold call to aging women to find safe harbor from the ravages of age right where they strike the deepest—in the body.

Do you find it increasingly difficult to step out of your comfort zone or think outside of the box? Do you constantly question your decision making? Or do you want to become more flexible and open-minded in all areas of your life? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, this guide will change your life for the better.

Turning 27, Maggy had the worst mental health experience of her life so far. She ended a three-year relationship. She drank too much and went to ER over 12 times. But that's not the end of her story. How Not to Fall Apart shares the author's hard-won lessons about what helps and what hurts on the road to self-awareness and better mental health. This is an audiobook about what it's like to live with anxiety and depression, panic attacks, self-harm and self-loathing - and it's also a hopeful roadmap written by someone who's been there and is still finding her way.

Travel with one heartbroken family as they struggle to find help for their son, face unspeakable tragedy, receive unexpected forgiveness, and deal with the aftermath of a child whose mental health issues ended in calamity...and transformation. Discover the confidence that buoys author Joan Becker and her family as they push for reform in the broken mental health system before more lives are ruined. Their story offers hope, help, and heart-felt compassion.

Mari A. Lee is the founder of Growth Counseling Services, a counseling and recovery center in Southern California specializing in working with sex and porn addicts, and partner and spouse betrayal trauma. With over 10 years of clinical experience, Mari has written Healing Betrayal for the partner or spouse who has just learned that their significant other may be dealing with sex and/or porn addiction. Having had her own personal journey as a former partner, Mari knows how heartbreaking and emotionally draining it is to be in relationship with a person who is sexually deceptive.

In this groundbreaking new book, leading expert Professor James Goodwin explains how simple strategies concerning exercise, diet, social life, and sleep can transform your brain health paradigm, and shows how you can keep your brain youthful and stay sharp across your life. Combining the latest scientific research with insightful storytelling and practical advice, Supercharge Your Brain reveals everything you need to know about how your brain functions and what you can do to keep it in peak condition.

A candid and beautifully written wrinkles-and-all meditation on the middle years, with all their dilemmas and challenges.... In a society obsessed with living longer and looking younger, what does middle age nowadays mean? How should a 50-something be in a world ceaselessly redefining ageing, youth and experience? The Middlepause offers hope and heart. Cutting through society's clamorous demands to work longer and stay young, it delivers a clear-eyed account of midlife's challenges.

Facing the Challenges of Aging with Knowledge and Compassion.

The story of our health is more in our control than we might think, according to clinical psychologist, Jungian analyst, and shamanic practitioner Carl Greer, PhD, PsyD. We can, not only reframe our experiences, but actually experience less stress, greater well-being, and even better physical health than it might appear if we are willing to identify our health story and begin rewriting it.

The traditional “check list” of becoming an adult has existed for decades. Sociologists have long identified these markers of adulthood as: completing school, leaving home, establishing a career/becoming financially independent, getting married, and having children. But the signifiers of being in our thirties today are not the same - repeated economic upheaval, rising debt, decreasing marriage rates, fertility treatments, and a more open-minded society have all led to a shifting definition of adulthood.

Are You Constantly Battling Stress, Anxiety or Trauma? Do You Feel Trapped in an Endless Cycle of Worry, Fatigue or Emotional Turmoil? It’s time to break free! Science Backed Somatic Exercises is your 5 books in 1, step-by-step guide to unlocking the healing power of your nervous system using proven techniques that take just 10 minutes a day.

A strong memory and healthy brain aren't as difficult to maintain as one might think; combining the latest neuroscience research with age-old wisdom about resilience, mindfulness, and stress reduction, Drs. Henry Emmons and David Alter show that vibrant aging is within reach.