Self-Help : Happiness

A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You WantDESCRIPTION: You can change your personal capacity for happiness. Research psychologistSonja Lyubomirsky's pioneering concept of the 40% solution shows you how. more...

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For all of the forty-plus Bridget Joneses—a refreshingly funny guide to middle-aging with grace. After marrying the man of her dreams while in her midforties, Shane Watson took a trip to her local beauty salon and found herself mobbed by fellow patrons eager to know how she did it. The experience opened the journalist’s eyes to just how terrified millions of single middle-aged women are of never finding love—and of aging itself. Written in a conversational tone laced with frank and funny insights, How to Meet a Man After Forty answers critical questions such as: “Should I wax my mustache?” and “Am I having the right amount of sex?” Shane also ruminates on the importance of the right kind of friendships and offers tips on how a woman can look young and fit without raiding her twenty-year-old- niece’s wardrobe or blowing her 401(k) on plastic surgery. From a spokeswoman for a generation that wanted to find itself before getting married and now may find that it’s too late, this is a delightfully acerbic guide to aging with style and individuality—and with the faith that it’s never too late for love. more...

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Also called predepression, hurried woman syndrome affects 30 million women annually in the United States. HWS is most commonly found in mothers who live with the chronic stress of trying to fulfill many roles for many people and is characterized by a set of chronic physical, emotional, and psychological symptoms that can include fatigue, weight gain, moodiness, sleep problems, and low libido. Torn between the demands of managing children's school and activities, keeping up a home, work (paid or volunteer), social obligations, and more, hurried women feel as if they are on an endless emotional roller-coaster ride. Unfortunately, most HWS sufferers are unaware that they have a clinically identified and treatable problem. With proper guidance, most sufferers can quickly reverse the symptoms of HWS and regain their energy and love of life. Without it, they are in serious danger of developing full-blown clinical depression. Based on Dr. Brent W. Bost's experiences treating his patients, The Hurried Woman Syndrome offers the first integrated program for overcoming the symptoms that make up the syndrome. An indispensable survival guide for busy women who feel stressed, tired, and dissatisfied, it features:.:.; A mood assessment test to help determine if they have HWS, or more serious depression.; A complete, seven-step program for managing stress and overcoming HWS symptoms.; Expert guidance on how to manage weight, set priorities, get adequate exercise, create firm limits, talk with doctors about antidepressants, rekindle the romance in their relationships, and more. more...

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The Monks of New Skete believe human beings were created to be happy, and that the elements of a monk's life--self-discipline, prayer, acts of love and forgiveness--are the pathways anyone can follow to achieve true happiness. Taking us inside a contemporary American monastic community, In the Spirit of Happiness shares the monks' continuing quest for spritual fulfillment and offers fresh insights into improving relationships with other people as well as new ways of connecting to the divine. more...

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What if there were a land where people lived longer than anywhere else on earth, the obesity rate was the lowest in the developed world, and women in their forties still looked like they were in their twenties? Wouldn't you want to know their extraordinary secret? Japanese-born Naomi Moriyama reveals the secret to her own high-energy, successful lifestyle–and the key to the enduring health and beauty of Japanese women–in this exciting new book. more...

Price: $13.00