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When Sane People Do Insane Things: A Prescription for Health and Wellbeing
Do you suffer from an embarrassing addiction or nasty habit?
Have you ever caused pain to your loved ones, recklessly ripping through situations with no thought of later consequences? Why is it so hard to put on the brakes, even when we desperately want to stop ourselves
"In an animated and revealing dialogue with her readers, Dr. Ellie Katz steers us towards self-examination... This is a book that, in my opinion, presents a substantive path to mental health in the twenty-first century."
- Professor Amia Lieblich, Hebrew University
Nobody is perfect. Most of us have things, big or small, that we'd like to change about our ✓losing ten pounds
✓landing a better job
✓fixing a crack in a relationshipAnd yet, change is one of the most difficult things for a person to achieve.
We make promises to ourselves and then fail to keep them. Sometimes, we know what's holding us back, and yet we can't seem to overcome it. Other times, we know we're unhappy, but we can't figure out why. Feeling stuck, we seek out diversions and outlets for relief without ever really learning how to live well.
How bad does it have to get before you're ready to try something different?
When Sane People Do Insane Things is the culmination of four decades of professional therapeutic experience. Through years of successful work, Dr. Ellie Katz has identified Six Hazards that prevent personal growth as well as their the Six Essentials for health and wellbeing. She demonstrates these qualities with true clinical tales from her practice, bringing each Hazard and its consequences to life before offering a peaceful, persuasive alternative.
Dr. Katz follows this with a chapter detailing several commonly held beliefs and ways of thinking that are detrimental to mental health. The mind, she warns, can be a dangerous place.
WSPDIT covers the importance of flexibility, the problem with holding grudges, the dange
Have you ever caused pain to your loved ones, recklessly ripping through situations with no thought of later consequences? Why is it so hard to put on the brakes, even when we desperately want to stop ourselves
"In an animated and revealing dialogue with her readers, Dr. Ellie Katz steers us towards self-examination... This is a book that, in my opinion, presents a substantive path to mental health in the twenty-first century."
- Professor Amia Lieblich, Hebrew University
Nobody is perfect. Most of us have things, big or small, that we'd like to change about our ✓losing ten pounds
✓landing a better job
✓fixing a crack in a relationshipAnd yet, change is one of the most difficult things for a person to achieve.
We make promises to ourselves and then fail to keep them. Sometimes, we know what's holding us back, and yet we can't seem to overcome it. Other times, we know we're unhappy, but we can't figure out why. Feeling stuck, we seek out diversions and outlets for relief without ever really learning how to live well.
How bad does it have to get before you're ready to try something different?
When Sane People Do Insane Things is the culmination of four decades of professional therapeutic experience. Through years of successful work, Dr. Ellie Katz has identified Six Hazards that prevent personal growth as well as their the Six Essentials for health and wellbeing. She demonstrates these qualities with true clinical tales from her practice, bringing each Hazard and its consequences to life before offering a peaceful, persuasive alternative.
Dr. Katz follows this with a chapter detailing several commonly held beliefs and ways of thinking that are detrimental to mental health. The mind, she warns, can be a dangerous place.
WSPDIT covers the importance of flexibility, the problem with holding grudges, the dange
180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 17, 2017
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