gleaner May 2012 - Health

Breaking Free from Persistent Fatigue

Lucie Montpetit

Singing Dragon, PB, 9781848191013

Many factors of twenty first century life are impacting negatively on our quality of sleep and self-restorative functions. The pressure for increased productivity, less than ideal diet, constant technological changes, environmental pollution and unrealistic self expectations mean that a growing number of people are suffering from debilitating and persistent fatigue. This book explains the body-mind balance and how it can be ... More/Buy

Flourish: A new understanding of Life's Greatest Goals- and what it takes to reach them

Martin Seligman

William Heinemann, PB, 9781864712988

In this groundbreaking book, one of the world's foremost academic psychologists- and founder of the Positive Psychology movement- offers a new theory on what makes people Flourish and how to truly get the most out of life. Eight years have passed since the publication of Dr Seligman's internationally bestselling Authentic Happiness. As a highly esteemed psychologist, Dr Seligman has been on ... More/Buy

Little Book Of Anxiety: Confessions From A Worried Life

Kerri Sackville

Ebury Press, PB, 9781742755366

he Little Book Of Anxiety is for anyone who has experienced anxiety - which is pretty much everyone. It is a funny book about a serious subject: the ways in which anxiety can impact on your life and the lives of those around you. With humour, insight and searing honesty, Kerri Sackville opens up about the trials and sheer absurdities of ... More/Buy

The Thing You Think You Cannot Do: Thirty Truths about Fear and Courage

Gordon Livingston

Hodder, PB, 9780733628726

How are we to find the courage to live, and live well despite the constant threat of fear? Dr Livingston identifies fear as the central issue of our time, that has become a corrosive influence in modern life, eroding our ability to think clearly. Overcoming our fears constitutes the biggest struggle in our lives. As a psychiatrist, Livingston knows how reliant ... More/Buy