Titres dans Spécialistes en sciences sociales et psychologues

Seit sich Fränzi erinnern kann, verbringt ihre Mutter die meiste Zeit weinend im Bett. Zeitlebens nimmt die Krankheit mehr Raum ein als Fränzis Sorgen oder Wünsche – schon als Kindergartenkind kocht Fränzi für ihre Mutter und tröstet sie. Franziska Hohmann erzählt schonungslos und zugleich liebevoll, wie sie ihr Leben lang versucht, ihrer kranken Mutter eine Stütze zu sein, wie sie dabei selbst gnadenlos untergeht und alkoholkrank wird – und warum sie ihre Mutter trotz allem liebt.

Beginning in the 1950s, William Masters and Virginia Johnson convinced hundreds of people to shed their clothes and copulate—in the name of science. For more than 40 years, the pair served as the nation's top experts on love, sex, and intimacy. In this eye-opening work, critically acclaimed biographer Thomas Maier presents an unprecedented look at the research team of Masters and Johnson, their pioneering studies of intimacy, and their lasting impact on the love lives of men and women. Masters of Sex offers a titillating portrait of the team's real-life story.

Philipp Ruland hat ein bewegtes Leben hinter sich: Als Kind und Jugendlicher erlebte er Gewalt, Missbrauch und ein transgenerationales Trauma. Erst als er seine Ängste nicht mehr mit Alkohol unterdrücken kann, beginnt er eine Therapie. In jahrelanger Arbeit lernt er, mit seinen Traumata umzugehen, sie zu heilen und wird nach seiner Tätigkeit als Rechtsanwalt, selbst Psychotherapeut. Mittlerweile schöpft er aus seinen eigenen Erfahrungen, um seinen Patient:innen Mut zur Heilung zu geben.

In this piece of heartbreaking – and heart-mending – narrative non-fiction, Sarah pulls readers into her incredible story of triumph over addiction. What happens when you sink to a suffocating rock bottom and lose everything? Can you ever make it back to the surface again? Sarah's story has already garnered Film & TV interest because of its unique happy ending, one people rarely believe is true. But twenty years on, the happily ever after is still in place. Sarah rebuilt her life from the inside out.

One of the most important psychologists alive today tells the story of the transformation of modern psychology through the lens of his own career and change of heart. Martin E. P. Seligman is one of the most decorated and popular psychologists of his generation. When he first encountered the...

For readers of Room and The Glass Castle, an astonishing memoir of one woman's rise above an unimaginable childhood. Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor -- raising her in isolation, tyrannizing her childhood and...

Neste livro, Cleber Santiago compartilha uma jornada real de queda, consciência e reconstrução. Unindo fé, neurociência, inteligência emocional e experiências vividas, o autor revela como pensamentos, sentimentos e escolhas moldam não apenas a mente, mas também o corpo, os relacionamentos e o destino. Um chamado para quem sente que nasceu para algo maior, mas ainda não sabe como acessar isso.

Like Sarah Bakewell's How to Live and Andrea Wulf's Magnificent Rebels, Mortal Secrets is a lively and accessible portrait of a major figure - Sigmund Freud - and the unprecedented era of creativity that shaped his ideas Some cities are like stars. When the conditions are right, they ignite, and...

A disarmingly honest memoir about giving advice when you're not sure what you're doing yourself, by the woman behind The Boston Globe's Love Letters column. Every day, Boston Globe advice columnist Meredith Goldstein takes on the relationship problems of thousands of dedicated readers. They look...

In this painfully moving memoir, take a firsthand look at anorexia through the eyes of a young girl. Even in kindergarten, Rachel Richards knows something isn't right. By leading us through her distorted thoughts, she shines a light on the experience and mystery of mental illness. As she grows up, unable to comprehend or communicate her inner trauma, Rachel lashes out, hurting herself, running away from home, and fighting her family. Restricting food gives her the control she craves. But after being hospitalized and force-fed, Rachel only retreats further into herself.

To many in the age of Obama, America had succeeded in "going beyond race", putting the divisions of the past behind us. And then 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot by a wannabe cop in Florida; and then 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri; and then Baltimore blew up; and then gunfire shattered a prayer meeting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. Suddenly the entire country awakened to a stark fact: Young Black men are an endangered species.

In The Wheel of Life, when Kübler-Ross was 71 years old and facing her own death, this world-renowned healer told the story of her extraordinary life. Having taught the world how to die well, she offered a lesson on how to live well. The Wheel of Life is an adventure of the heart - powerful, controversial, inspirational - a fitting legacy of a powerful life.

An instant New York Times bestseller, in a sweeping narrative the author of the esteemed A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single person on the planet. Grand Pursuit is the epic story of the making of modern...

This comprehensive biography delves into the life of the "Father of the Atomic Bomb" and his profound impact on science, ethics, and nuclear physics. Discover Oppenheimer's journey from a precocious child in New York City to his groundbreaking role in the Manhattan Project during World War II. Uncover the evolution of his intellect and character with meticulous research and engaging storytelling. But this biography goes beyond the atomic bomb. Delve into Oppenheimer's post-war years and his enduring legacy in the fields of nuclear physics and theoretical science.

A rare glimpse into the fascinating, sometimes terrifying, sometimes hilarious world of a modern ceremonial magician. Hailed by critics as the most entertaining author and one of the most widely respected members of the magick community, Lon Milo DuQuette provides a beacon for aspiring magicians everywhere.

In 1966, two columnists joined Newsweek magazine. Their assignment: Debate the world of business and economics. Paul Samuelson was a towering figure in Keynesian economics. Milton Friedman championed "monetarism" and insisted the Federal Reserve maintain tight control over the amount of money circulating in the economy.

La psiquiatra Kim Hye-nam, con más de 30 años de experiencia clínica, había vivido siempre al pie del cañón: como doctora, esposa, madre e hija, su vida transcurría cumpliendo con todas y cada una de sus responsabilidades sin fallar. A los 43 años, justo al inaugurar su propia consulta, recibió el diagnóstico de párkinson. Tras un mes de depresión en la cama se dio cuenta de que darse por vencida no la iba a ayudar porque renunciaría a lo que la vida todavía podía ofrecerle. Así, recuperó fuerzas y volvió a experimentar el placer de vivir.

Volume III of Dick Russell’s monumental biography, The Life and Ideas of James Hillman, takes up the final decades of the pioneering depth psychologist’s explorations of “Soul in the World.” Hillman’s twenty-three-year relationship and ultimately marriage to visual artist Margot McLean provides the backdrop for the diversity of his wide-ranging pursuits—where the aesthetic and the imagination become central motifs for the founder of archetypal psychology.

Gabriele Mönnig alias Anaya Satya erzählt in eindrucksvollen Worten von familiären Prägungen, innerem Aufbruch und dem Mut, den eigenen Weg zu gehen – jenseits gesellschaftlicher Erwartungen. Die Hörer*innen begleiten sie durch bewegende Lebensphasen, spirituelle Erkenntnisse und heilende Prozesse, die nicht nur sie selbst, sondern auch ihr Umfeld transformieren. Ergänzt durch Bonusmaterial (Meditation & Kapitel) ist dieses Hörbuch ein Seelenkompass für alle, die spüren, dass auch in ihnen etwas Neues erwachen möchte.

Ein starker Erfahrungsbericht über das Leben mit Borderline, der aufklärt und Mut macht Schon als Jugendliche spürt Joelle, dass sie ihre Gefühle anders wahrnimmt: Ihre Traurigkeit ist unendlich tief, die empfundene Hoffnungslosigkeit grenzenlos, ihre Freude übersprudelnd und allumfassend. Sich in ihrer Verletzlichkeit zeigen, das traut sie sich nicht, läuft lange mit einer Maske durchs Leben, bricht die Schule ab, reist alleine um die Welt und erlebt immer wieder Zusammen- und Beziehungsabbrüche. Erst als junge Erwachsene erhält sie die Diagnose: Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung.