Live the good life and be a better person.
Moral philosophy has a long and distinguished history, but what use is it to your everyday life? Why might you even want to be a good person?
This Practical Guide explores how you can use different ethical philosophies when dealing with everyday decisions and moral conundrums – from being a good friend to raising children, considering your environmental impact or re-evaluating your beliefs on marriage.
Jargon-free and full of straightforward advice, this is the perfect concise introduction to using ethics to make better decisions.
Effectively understand yourself and others, to achieve a happier, healthier life.
Improve your personal and professional relationships by learning a range of mental skills that can help you to successfully manage both yourself and the demands of working with others.
Teaching you to stay in control, interpret body language and cope with negativity, this Practical Guide will help you to become aware of your own feelings and those of others, understand them and manage their impact.
Filled with exercises, case studies and useful tips, Emotional Intelligence will help you to get smart about emotions and improve both your physical and psychological well-being.
Embrace the ups and downs of parenting.
Guided by experts in children’s development, explore new approaches to parenting, understand how they can benefit your family and learn how to put them into practice straight away.
Accepting that every child is unique, and that parenting is a continuous learning process, educational psychologist and parenting expert Dr Kairen Cullen explains how best to understand your child and respond to their needs.
Maximize your happiness in the workplace.
Stop negative thinking and tackle your problems at work using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Learn to control anger and frustration, reduce workplace anxiety and take control of your work-life balance by introducing CBT’s insights into your working day.
Full of real-life examples and useful exercises, this Practical Guide will help you to replace feelings of inadequacy and a lack of motivation with new ways of thinking, to help you work better with others, and make you happier and more effective in the workplace.
This book believes that you’re worth looking after — even when you don’t.
101 Tiny Changes to Brighten Your Day is a friendly book of tips on how to look after yourself and your mental health, in an age where we too often forget to pause and take a breath.
For anyone with anxiety issues, those who struggle to prioritise their own mental health over catching up on emails and social media, or those looking for a bit of encouragement, these small tips will help you shine again.
With small actions, you can make a big improvement to your well-being – whether it’s making your phone a source of positivity instead of stress, engaging in habits that make you feel healthier and more positive, or preparing for darker days.
Ailbhe Malone’s simple tips combine with witty illustrations from Naoise Dolan to create a resource you’ll dip into whenever you need a helping hand. A totem for your bedside table, backpack, or to give to a friend in need, this book believes that you’re worth looking after, even when you don’t.
Asked to name a great physicist, most people would mention Newton or Einstein, Feynman or Hawking. But ask a physicist and there’s no doubt that James Clerk Maxwell will be near the top of the list. Maxwell, an unassuming Victorian Scotsman, explained how we perceive colour. He uncovered the way gases behave. And, most significantly, he transformed the way physics was undertaken in his explanation of the interaction of electricity and magnetism, revealing the nature of light and laying the groundwork for everything from Einstein’s special relativity to modern electronics. Along the way, he set up one of the most enduring challenges in physics, one that has taxed the best minds ever since. ‘Maxwell’s demon’ is a tiny but thoroughly disruptive thought experiment that suggests the second law of thermodynamics, the law that governs the flow of time itself, can be broken. This is the story of a groundbreaking scientist, a great contributor to our understanding of the way the world works, and his duplicitous demon.
Invest in yourself and discover happiness.
Be pro-active in the quest to maximize your potential and secure your own positive well-being.
Become more energized by adopting quality sleep patterns, optimize mental and physical health by harnessing your natural ability to heal, and achieve calm by learning to manage your stress levels.
Full of expert, practical advice, case studies and tips, this Practical Guide by psychologist and accredited practitioner Patricia Furness-Smith will enable you to achieve positive well-being – a vital component of a contented and fulfilled life.
Identify your dreams. Achieve your goals. Enjoy the process.
A Practical Guide to the Psychology of Success will help you to identify your personal vision of success, building goals around what you really want and what you have the potential to achieve.
With the benefit of expert insights, real-life case studies and powerful techniques, you’ll build day-to-day strategies to help define your goals, overcome obstacles and reach your full potential – whether it’s making a personal change, achieving a sporting goal, or putting a business plan into practice.
Not your typical sex advice guide…
This friendly guide takes a radical approach: it puts your experience at the heart of the book, and invites you to explore what might be enjoyable to you.
Written in an engaging and thoughtful style, it challenges the messages we receive about ‘normal’ sex; looks at how to understand and care for yourself; delves into ideas of pleasure for different bodies, ages and tastes; explores relationships; and tackles the tricky topics of communication and consent.
So, throw out the rule book and learn to listen to your own desires.
Start looking on the bright side.
With expert encouragement and guidance, you will set out your own positive psychology experiment to discover your strengths, overcome negative attitudes, focus on what gives you purpose, and take control of your life choices.
From savouring positive emotions to building better relationships and developing resilience, you will gain the tools to boost your mental and physical well-being and to find fulfilment in everyday life. This is the perfect concise start to making your life better.
