Triggers - How We Can Stop Reacting and Start Healing by David Richo
$29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Psychotherapist David Richo examines the science of triggers and our reactions of fear, anger, and sadness. He helps us understand why our bodies respond before our minds have a chance to make sense of a situation. By looking deeply at the roots of what provokes us--the words, actions, and even sensory ...Show more
Trying Not to Try by Edward Slingerland
$22.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Why is it hard to fall asleep the night before an important meeting? Or be charming and relaxed on a first date? What is it about a comedian whose jokes fall flat or an athlete who chokes? What if, contrary to what we have long been told, spontaneity - not striving - is the answer to success? Through st ...Show more
Untypical: How the World Isn't Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About It by Pete Wharmby
$29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
It's time to remake the world - the ground-breaking book on what steps we should all be taking for the autistic people in our lives.The modern world is built for neurotypicals: needless noise, bright flashing lights, small talk, phone calls, unspoken assumptions and unwritten rules - it can be a nightma ...Show more
Wanting by Luke Burgis
$29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires. Gravity affects every aspect of our physical being, but there's a psychological force just as powerful - yet almost nobody has heard of it. It's responsible for bringing group ...Show more
What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey, Dr Bruce Perry
$34.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain development and trauma expert, Dr. Bruce Perry, discuss the impact of trauma and adverse experiences and how healing must begin with a shift to asking, "what happened to you?" rather than "what's wrong with you?" Through wide-ranging, and often deeply personal conversat ...Show more
What We Really Do All Day by Jonathan Gershuny and Oriel Sullivan
$22.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: Pelican Bks.
Are we spending more time at work than we would have 50 years ago? Are we sleeping less? How has the Internet affected the way we use our spare time? Everything we do happens in time and it feels like our lives are busier than ever before. Yet a detailed look at our daily activities reveals some surpris ...Show more
What Women Want by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
$35.00 AUD
Category: Psychology
From a leading psychotherapist comes an electrifying examination into female desire told through the stories of seven very different women. After thirty years of research, Sigmund Freud still felt the great unanswered question was: 'What does a woman want?' Fifteen years into her own journey as a psych ...Show more
What's Your Type? - The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing by Merve Emre
$22.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 'History that reads like biography that reads like a novel - a fluid narrative that defies expectations and plays against type' New York Timesn'Brilliant and savage' Philip Hensher. An unprecedented history of the personality test conceived a century ago by a mother and her ...Show more
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S Kushner
$19.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
The #1 bestselling inspirational classic from the internationally known spiritual leader; a source of solace and hope for over 4 million readers.Since its original publication in 1981, When Bad Things Happen to Good People has brought solace and hope to millions. In the preface to this edition, Rabbi Ku ...Show more
When Life is Not Peachy - Real-life lessons in recovery from heartache, grief and tough times by Pip Lincolne
$32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
An exquisitely illustrated, gentle guide to navigating tough times that makes the ideal gift for a friend in need. A warm hug in book form. 'Warm, wise and brilliantly practical. Pip Lincolne is exactly the woman you want in your corner when your chips are down.' - Clare Bowditch When life has taken a d ...Show more
When We Become Strangers: How Loneliness Leaks into Our Lives, and What We Can Do about It by Maggie Hamilton
$32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
We're more connected, yet lonelier than ever - practical ways to combat the alarming rise of loneliness by bestselling author and social researcher, Maggie Hamilton. Practical solutions to combat social isolation in our families and communities.