検索キーワード： 社会科学者・心理学者

Homeless, running from a violent partner, and battling suicidal depression, she found herself sitting by a river holding a bottle of pills in one hand and a bottle of red wine to wash them down in the other. Out of the twilight sky a majestic blue heron circled and landed just a few feet away. Something in the heron's piercing eyes caused her to stop swallowing the pills. In that moment, she realized that there was just too much beauty and magic in the world to give up. Thus began a decades-long quest to understand how wondrous encounters can spark healing from trauma and grief.

From the bestselling and award-winning author of ‘An English Affair’, a dazzlingly original thematic biography which throws fresh light on the greatest economist of the twentieth century. John Maynard Keynes saved Britain from financial crisis twice over the course of two World Wars, and...

From the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying comes an inspiring account of a life well-lived with compassion and service. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD, is the woman who has transformed the way the world thinks about death and dying. Beginning with the groundbreaking publication of...

The story of the young sociologist who studied a Chicago crack-dealing gang from the inside captured the world's attention when it was first described in Freakonomics. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh managed to gain entrée into the gang, what he...

Letters for My Father explores grieving and making sense of a relationship between a father and son while also being so much more. Written by the influential existential psychologist Louis Hoffman, who has worked extensively with grieving throughout his career as a psychotherapist, this is also a book of love, self-exploration, relational depth, and the world and realities that shaped his relationship with his father. As Hoffman journeys into grieving, he journeys into himself and into existence.

The journey of healing from painful experiences is truly an “inside job”, yet one that is absolutely worth it, and this how a seasoned, 30 year veteran in the field of Mental Health was able to do this for themselves. This memoir and skill building guide is an honest, real-life story of an empath and healer of embarking upon this very journey, and how they have led countless others through theirs’. A funny, poignant and enjoyable story and a well-constructed guide to skills and tools to help people recover from trauma.

Bestselling author Nigel Latta's simple psychological toolkit for life's ups and downs. What do you do when you're told you only have months to live? If you're like Nigel Latta, first, you're going to eat a lot of ice cream. Then, you're going to assemble a mental toolbox to deal with every...

John Bowlby is one of the most influential yet underappreciated figures in psychology, often overshadowed by the likes of Freud, Jung, and other giants. In Searching for Bowlby, author C.V. Wooster takes listeners on an immersive journey through the life, work, and legacy of the man who forever changed our understanding of human connection. This groundbreaking biography is the first to present Bowlby’s story as a richly detailed narrative, moving beyond the academic texts that have previously defined his work.

From an author with a psychology background, a candid memoir about the interior of her own psychotic episode. After the culture shock of moving from a small Wisconsin town to the tumult of Los Angeles in 1967, Linda’s family disintegrates: her parents decide to divorce, and she and her younger brother, Brian, suddenly must fend for themselves. While she finds a foothold in academic pursuits, Brian spirals downward into schizophrenia and, finally, commits an irrevocable act.

Gennem hypnose og det, han kalder for positiv manipulation, fandt Hellesøe nøglen til at ændre sin egen virkelighed og skabe dybt personlige transformationer i livet. Tænk ikke på en lyserød elefant er en personlig fortælling om vejen fra genert dreng i Sønderborg til mental manipulator og hele Danmarks hjerne-hacker – men det er også en praktisk guide til dig, der vil lære, hvordan små mentale skift kan føre til store og varige forandringer i livet. Vi er alle hypnotiserbare. Spørgsmålet er bare: Hvem har fjernbetjeningen til din hjerne?

Bogen fortæller en kritisk historie om transnational adoption og har været med til at ændre måden, vi tænker om adoption på i Danmark. Med vreden som omdrejningspunkt og en befriende, underspillet humor tegner Maja Lee Langvad et portræt af en adopteret – eller flere – og af et adoptionskritisk miljø i Sydkorea. Det er en dybt personlig og politisk bog om slægtskab, race, køn og global ulighed.

Gary Young lebte ein außergewöhnliches Leben, das ihn nach einem schweren Schicksalsschlag den Weg zur Erschaffung der YOUNG LIVING-Essenzen einschlagen ließ. Ein Weg voller Abenteuer und faszinierender Erlebnisse und Begegnungen. Maria Schasteen, die große Expertin für Duftmedizin, beschreibt in dieser mit viel Empathie verfassten Biographie das Leben dieses besonderen Menschen, der die alternativen Heilweisen des 21. Jahrhunderts maßgeblich beeinflussen sollte.

Der Autor lässt Erfahrungen sprechen, die er während seiner Arbeit als Alltagshelfer gesammelt hat. Dabei entstanden Geschichten, die nicht beschönigen und nicht urteilen, sondern in ihrer Ehrlichkeit berühren. Sie zeigen die Realität des Alters und die ungeschminkten Folgen von Krankheit, Verlust und Abhängigkeit. Doch zwischen all dem findet sich auch Wärme, Humor, Dankbarkeit und die Kraft kleiner Gesten. Jedes Kapitel offenbart einen Moment aus dem Leben eines Menschen, der gehört werden möchte.

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.

Joan K. Peters’s story lays bare the inner workings of this complex treatment, which takes place behind closed doors, is rarely spoken about, and is largely unknown outside of professional circles. A polished, poetic, and often funny writer, Peters's willingness to expose her own demons brings psychoanalysis to life, from the intense strife to the fierce love that can develop between patient and analyst.

The Road I Never Meant to Take is a memoir like no other—a poignant and transformative collection of 52 letters that guide listeners through the descent into addiction and the soul-lifting climb toward recovery. Each letter is its own chapter—a standalone reflection that can be listened to daily, weekly, or at the listener's own pace.

Told through 52 heartfelt letters, The Road I Never Meant to Take is a brave and compassionate memoir about one woman’s unexpected descent into addiction—and the gritty, beautiful journey back. Through the voice of “L,” a fictionalized character based on lived experience, author and therapist Alanna Bell explores the emotional wreckage, the neurological science, and the spiritual reckoning behind substance use disorder.

El objeto de este libro es mostrar quién fue, qué pensó y cual es el sentido, para nosotros, del pensamiento de Abu al-Ualíd Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ruxd, en adelante Averroes, nombre que deriva de la latinización del apelativo Ibn Ruxd, nacido en Córdoba en 1126 y muerto en Marrakex en 1181. Su impronta en la cultura de su tiempo le hizo figurar nada menos que entre el auténtico canon onomástico de la teología y la filosofía medievales que supuso La Divina Comedia de Dante, o en el parnaso de la filosofía de Rafael en "La escuela de Atenas".

¿Recuerdas cuando en el año 1938 se pudo ver una aurora boreal en el cielo de Barcelona? ¿Recuerdas cuando las tropas franquistas entraron en la ciudad catalana desfilando por Diagonal, mientras cientos de republicanos huían? Muy probablemente no puedas acordarte, bien porque no estuviste allí o bien porque ni siquiera vivías cuando eso sucedió. En cambio, Ramon Bayés, uno de los grandes referentes de la psicología de nuestro país, nacido en 1930, sí estuvo allí. Y Ramón, con lucidez, con brillantez, recuerda.

La vida es, esencialmente, variabilidad y cambio; nuestra biografía –el viaje- se va construyendo sin mapa, brújula ni itinerario previo, momento a momento, a lo largo de una insistente búsqueda de felicidad y plenitud, por selváticos senderos, superpobladas ciudades y, a veces –demasiadas veces-, por desoladas carreteras. Esta es la historia de un viaje. El viaje a través de la vida de un psicólogo en busca de la serenidad.