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| Considering the many ways people seek emotional pleasure, relaxation or escape in self-harmful ways - from excessive alcohol use and drug abuse to smoking, overeating, compulsive gambling, out-of-control spending and even lesser behaviors like habitual nail-biting - there are few of us who do not have, or know someone close who has, an addiction or habit they (or we) wish they (or we) could break. The problem common to all, says author Dr. Angela Browne-Miller, is that psychological reactions to....[more] |
2007
| When Cathy and John married 20 years ago, the relationship seemed almost charmed. But over the years as John's career became more established and Cathy raised the family of three children that were born, things changed. First angry fights developed, followed by verbal and gestured threats of violence, later actual physical attacks and injuries. Cathy several times called police but when they arrived, fearing the social stigma as well as John's retribution, she would explain her injuries as dealt....[more] |
2010
| Will You Still Need Me? is a poignant book organized around interviews with individuals of various ages who have responded to questions about ageing. The interviewees offer their unguarded thoughts about ageing with a significant other ? or alone. They reveal their self perceptions, their feelings about the future, their self-image as it relates to ageing, and their expectations and impressions of ageing itself. They also share their concerns that with ageing comes not only possible loneliness, ....[more] |
2009
| This book brings the newest thinking in mental development with the author's own time tested theories on the development of the metacognition to enhance the learning and thinking abilities of children and teens. Adding to all this, the author talks about what is involved in guiding the mental and moral development of our young people (as well as of ourselves). A must read for everyone of any age. |
2009
| Only the very rare among us are completely unscathed by the effects of addiction - our own, that of a family member, friend, or coworker. Even the addictions of strangers - from the drunk driver or drug addict, to gambling, food, spending, or violence-addicted people - may subject us to dangers, threaten our well-being, and drain money from our pockets. Recent national estimates in just the US show that substance abuse and addiction alone cost taxpayers a total of nearly500 billion a year. In t....[more] |
2010
| Will You Still Need Me? is a poignant book organized around interviews with individuals of various ages who have responded to questions about ageing. The interviewees offer their unguarded thoughts about ageing with a significant other ? or alone. They reveal their self perceptions, their feelings about the future, their self-image as it relates to ageing, and their expectations and impressions of ageing itself. They also share their concerns that with ageing comes not only possible loneliness, ....[more] |
1993
| This volume sheds new light on addiction and other ailments, detailing a recipe for transcendence. The author describes "pattern addiction" as the root of a variety of psychologicl and physical afflictions including what is traditionally called "addiction." Drug addiction offers one of the most tangible examples of patterning and some of the most tangible evidence that addiction to a pattern can be transcended. Pattern addiction is part of the human condition. It frequently manifests itself in ....[more] |
1989
| This volume explores the addition-focused group therapy sessions led by Dr. Richard Miller, revealing the way he directs and works with collections of shifting feelings and energies. Many traditionalists have struggled with and even refuted the notion that psychotherapy can be valuable in addiction treatment. They have argued that psychotherapy is too general, that addicted people need more addiction- specific treatment. Dr. Miller has responded that psychotherapy is an immensely powerful tool ....[more] |
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