64 Results with the "Self-help" genre


    • Chapter 7: Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 7 explores the critical role of attachment in shaping a child's emotional and psychological development. The research conducted at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center focused on children who had experienced severe neglect and abuse. These children, although exhibiting various disruptive behaviors, such as aggression, emotional numbness, and withdrawal, were also deeply in need of affection. The behavioral patterns observed in the clinic revealed how trauma had altered their ability to form…
    • Chapter 13: The Gospel of Stability: Relearning How to Move to Prevent Injury Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 13 delves into the essential role of maintaining physical fitness as we grow older, with a particular focus on injury prevention through stability training. A significant factor contributing to the decline in physical activity in later years is the presence of injuries that were never fully rehabilitated. These lingering injuries often disrupt exercise routines, leading to chronic pain, limited mobility, and a general decline in physical capabilities. The author emphasizes how injuries, whether…
    • Chapter II — The Desire to Exceed One’s Programme Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter II introduces the reader to an idea that feels both familiar and frustrating—the sense that there’s never quite enough time to do what one truly wants. The author starts by acknowledging a hypothetical figure who seems perfectly content with how they use their twenty-four hours. This person supposedly balances work, leisure, and self-development without struggle. If such individuals exist, they are rare. Most people, the author argues, feel a nagging sense of dissatisfaction, even when life…
    • Chapter 18: Filling in the Holes: Creating Structures Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 18: Filling in the Holes: Creating Structures. Addressing trauma is more than just remembering the past—it involves confronting the deep voids left by feelings of neglect, fear, and abandonment. Growing up without affection, in a world where your pain went unseen, often leaves a person struggling to feel loved or wanted. The emotional scars from such experiences can distort one's sense of self-worth and agency, creating a lifelong challenge in forming a healthy identity. Research by Judy Herman…
    • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk explores how trauma impacts both the brain and body, offering insights into healing through therapies like mindfulness and yoga. A powerful, essential read for understanding and overcoming trauma.
    • Always Do Your Best Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin THE FOURTH AGREEMENT Always Do Your Best THERE IS JUST ONE MORE AGREEMENT, BUT IT’S the one that allows the other three to become deeply ingrained habits. The fourth agreement is about the action of the first three: Always do your best. Under any circumstance, always do your best, no more and no less. But keep in mind that your best is never going to be the same from one moment to the next. Everything is alive and changing all the time, so your best will sometimes be high quality, and other times it…
    • Chapter 8: Trapped in Relationships: The Cost of Abuse and Neglect Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 8 dives deeply into the challenges faced by survivors of abuse and neglect, particularly through the lens of Marilyn's experience. She was a woman who, despite her professional success and outward composure, found herself ensnared in cycles of terror and numbness. Marilyn’s story sheds light on how childhood trauma can manifest in adult life, leading to overwhelming feelings of alienation, rage, and self-destructive behavior. These emotional scars often go unnoticed, even by the individuals…
    • Chapter 14: Nutrition 3.0: You Say Potato, I Say “Nutritional Biochemistry” Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 14 explores the complexity and confusion surrounding nutrition, emphasizing the misinformation that has pervaded dietary discussions. The author draws on both personal experiences and professional insights to critique the divisive nature of popular diets and the shortcomings of traditional nutritional science. The chapter reflects on the author's journey from adhering strictly to a ketogenic diet to adopting a more flexible and scientifically informed approach, which he refers to as "Nutritional…
    • Chapter III — Precautions Before Beginning Cover
      by LovelyMay Chapter III opens by confronting a common frustration: the feeling that life is too tightly packed to make room for anything truly fulfilling. Many people say they want to read more, learn a new skill, or simply spend time reflecting, but they postpone these goals indefinitely. It’s not because time is lacking—it’s because we believe, incorrectly, that more time will somehow appear. The truth is stark and unchanging: every person, no matter their wealth, job, or status, receives the same twenty-four…
    • Chapter 19: Rewiring the Brain: Neurofeedback Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 19: Rewiring the Brain: Neurofeedback. The summer following my first year of medical school, I found myself working as a part-time research assistant in a sleep lab at Boston State Hospital. My responsibilities involved preparing and monitoring study participants while analyzing their EEG, or electroencephalogram, readings. Subjects would come in, I’d attach electrodes to their scalps and around their eyes, and set up machines to record brain activity throughout the night, all while analyzing the…
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