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All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot is a funny, provocative retrospective on the last thirty years of Western beauty standards. From the Pussycat Dolls to Victoria’s Secret, The Girls of the Playboy Mansion to Lara Bingle, the media of the 2000s was littered with high profile examples of hotness as the highest form of social currency. Is it any wonder a girl growing up in that era might believe “good looks” were as integral to womanhood as having a pulse?

In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children—and outlines the path to recovery How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? Child...

Based on seven years of ground-breaking research and hundreds of interviews, I Thought It Was Just Me shines a long-overdue light on an important truth: Our imperfections are what connect us to each other and to our humanity. Our vulnerabilities are not weaknesses; they are powerful reminders to keep our hearts and minds open to the reality that we're all in this together.

When Jesus ascended to heaven after His resurrection—victorious, glorified, and seated in authority over all creation—He could have left us with any gift. He had conquered sin, death, and fear. He knew every pain, every worry, every tear we would ever shed. And in that moment of divine farewell, He chose to leave us with one precious gift above all others.

Rejected by her mother and excluded by her school, Flip is a little girl desperate to be loved. ‘Am I ugly, Mummy?’ are the first words that little Phillipa says to Mike and Casey as she stomps into their lives on a hot August afternoon. She has a Barbie doll in one hand and a pink vanity...

Sharing the stories of highly successful people with ADHD, Dr. Archer offers a vitally important and inspiring new way to recognize ADHD traits in oneself or in one's loved ones, and then leverage them to great advantage - without drugs. As someone who not only has ADHD himself but also has never used medication to treat it, Dr. Archer understands the condition from a unique standpoint.

Of course you have a drinking problem. Alcohol dependence is a totally normal adaptation to living in a bat-shit crazy world that rewards narcissism, dishonesty, violence, and self-obsession. No mystery here. But what if a drinking problem isn't a problem or a mistake, but a biological messenger trying to nudge—then force—us onto a healthier path. That is, if we listen. Those who heal from addiction often emerge fully transformed.

A heartbreakingly honest, endearing memoir of incredible weight loss by a young food blogger who battles body image issues and overcomes food addiction to find self-acceptance. All her life, Andie Mitchell had eaten lustily and mindlessly. Food was her babysitter, her best friend, her...

As an 18-year-old on a gap year in Canberra, Liz Cameron was approached at a shopping centre by a woman who, unbeknownst to her, was a recruiting agent for Providence, a Christian cult that originated in South Korea and currently operates in 72 countries. As a new adult, Cameron was struggling to navigate the world and her identity, and as cults do so skilfully, they took advantage of her vulnerability.

Warum fühlen wir uns leer, obwohl wir ständig beschäftigt sind? Warum scheint alles schneller zu gehen – aber nichts wirklich voranzukommen? Dieses Buch ist keine klassische Gesellschaftsanalyse. Es ist ein literarisch verdichteter Weckruf für alle, die spüren, dass etwas grundlegend nicht mehr stimmt – in uns, um uns und zwischen uns. In zehn kraftvollen Kapiteln wird sichtbar, wie Individualisierung, Beschleunigung, digitaler Reiz-Overload und kulturelle Sprachlosigkeit eine Gesellschaft hervorbringen, die zwar alles hat – aber sich selbst verliert.

Hören Sie auf, sich vom Lärm manipulieren zu lassen – Lernen Sie, in einem Zeitalter der Desinformation selbst zu denken“ Haben Sie manchmal das Gefühl, dass Sie gar nicht mehr wissen, was wahr ist? Spüren Sie, dass etwas – oder jemand – heimlich beeinflusst, was Sie glauben? Sind Sie es leid, sich von Streit, Propaganda und dem Chaos im Internet emotional auslaugen zu lassen? Wir leben in der lautesten Epoche der Menschheitsgeschichte, in der Schlagzeilen, Influencer und Algorithmen um unsere Aufmerksamkeit konkurrieren.

Having conducted over 100 hours of interviews with 60 British women aged 16-25, Nancy Tucker - the author of The Time In Between, an ‘astonishingly good’ (Sunday Times) memoir of a life consumed by eating disorders – explores what it’s like to suffer from serious mental illness as a young woman. With raw honesty, sensitivity and humour, That Was When People Started to Worry examines real experiences of anxiety, self-harm, borderline personality disorder, OCD, binge eating disorder, PTSD and dissociative identity disorder. Giving a voice to those like Abby who can’t speak out themselves, Tucker presents a unique window into the day-to-day trials of living with an unwell mind.

Tut eine Brustverkleinerung eigentlich sehr weh? Was kommt bei einer Schönheits-OP auf mich zu? Wie finde ich den richtigen Beauty-Doc? Mit diesen und vielen weiteren Fragen sah sich die Autorin konfrontiert, als sie darüber nachdachte, Brust und Bauch straffen zu lassen. Doch war das nicht vielleicht eine völlig verrückte Idee? Schließlich greifen nur Promis oder Menschen mit Eitelkeitsproblemen zum Skalpell – oder etwa nicht?

Shame is one of the most destructive of human emotions. If you suffered childhood physical or sexual abuse, you may experience such intense feelings of shame that it almost seems to define you as a person. In order to begin healing, it's important for you to know that it wasn't your fault. In this gentle guide, therapist and childhood abuse expert Beverly Engel presents a mindfulness and compassion-based therapeutic approach to help you overcome the debilitating shame that keeps you tied to the past.

Sarah Kurchak is autistic. She hasn’t let that get in the way of pursuing her dream to become a writer, or to find love, but she has let it get in the way of being in the same room with someone chewing food loudly and of cleaning her bathroom sink. In I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder, Kurchak examines the Byzantine steps she took to become “an autistic success story”, how the process almost ruined her life, and how she is now trying to recover.

Als Kind hast du gefragt, ohne Angst vor der Antwort. Du hast gebaut, zerstört, neu angefangen. Du hast gespielt, gestritten, Frieden geschlossen – ohne Groll. Alles, was du fürs Leben brauchst, hast du damals schon gelernt. Doch dann kam das Erwachsenwerden. Plötzlich hast du dich gefragt: „Was, wenn ich nicht gut genug bin?" Leistung zählte plötzlich mehr als Neugier. Fehler wurden peinlich. Überlegen wichtiger als Erleben. Und so hast du verlernt, was für dich einst selbstverständlich war.

This collection of true narratives reflects the dynamism and diversity of nurses who provide the first vital line of patient care. Here, nurses remember their first "sticks", first births, and first deaths and reflect on what gets them though long, demanding shifts and keeps them in the profession.

Kann ein Mensch buchstäblich an Einsamkeit sterben? Gibt es einen Zusammenhang zwischen der Fähigkeit, Gefühle auszudrücken, und Alzheimer? Gibt es so etwas wie eine "Krebspersönlichkeit“? Mit viel Wärme, Mitgefühl und Empathie macht sich Gabor Maté auf tiefe wissenschaftliche Forschungsreise und stützt sich auf die jahrzehntelange Erfahrung als praktizierender Arzt. Das Hörbuch gibt Antworten auf diese und andere wichtige Fragen zur Bedeutung der Körper-Geist-Seele-Einheit in Bezug auf Krankheit und Gesundheit sowie auf die Rolle, die Stress, Stressbewältigung und die individuelle emotionale Verfassung bei vielen häufig vorkommenden Krankheiten spielen.

The story of Dr. Mary T. Newport's discovery and use of medium-chain fatty acids, which act like alternative fuel in the Alzheimer's brain, to aid her beloved husband, Steve, created such a stir when the first edition was published in 2011 that a second edition was needed to reflect the most recent developments. Dr. Newport brings the story of Steve's progress up to date and details the most recent research on a variety of topics, including possible causes of Alzheimer's and how infection, inflammation, and genetic makeup may affect an individual's response to fatty acid therapy.

Ein Baby zu bekommen ist aufregend und schön. Viele neue Fragen wollen beantwortet werden: Was braucht unser Kind für eine gesunde Entwicklung? Wie erkennen wir seine Bedürfnisse? Was brauchen wir Eltern? Und vor allem: Was brauchen wir nicht? "Baby.leicht" zeigt einen gelassenen und feinfühligen Weg für die ersten 12 Monate. Liebevoll und sachkundig begleiten die beiden erfahrenen Hebammen Kareen Dannhauer und Anja Constance Gaca frisch gebackene Eltern und sorgen durch Konzentration auf das Wesentliche für mehr Zeit und Gelassenheit.