Scott Peck, a psychiatrist, suggests ways in which facing our difficulties - and suffering through the changes - can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding. Hugely influential, it has now sold over ten million copies - and has changed many people's lives round the globe.

From the new pocket book series, featuring key ideas from The School of Life exploring serenity.

Exploring human nature takes the reader deep into the human experience of being in nature. Our current ecological predicament highlights the need to change people's nature awareness and behaviour. This pioneering mixed methods study investigates a method to do this through facilitated Solo time in the wilderness. Solo time is an ancient, ritualised and pan-cultural practice of spending time alone in nature, that has been reintroduced into our current time and culture.The study focuses on the ...

Even if you have managed to escape the web of a narcissist, you can still be exposed to his manipulation.

He will never leave you alone. If there is no one left at his podium cheering, he will find you.

How do you protect yourself against this and what can you do to prevent yourself from becoming the victim of the next narcissist in a different package?

In this book I hope to be able to help you a little on your way, because your experiences are mine.

As a physician you have a responsible job with a high workload. You are deeply committed and work hard to provide good care. But how well do you take care of yourself? How do you keep yourself from burning out?

This book shows why doctors struggle and what the consequences are, both for the doctor and the patient. It shows, underpinned by scientific research, why self-compassion is the perfect antidote to the stress that doctors experience every day. And it teaches you to work with self-compa...

Provides an introduction to the field of psychology, from its origins to the present, and shows the contribution of psychology to understanding human behaviour and experience. This book introduces students to the five core conceptual frameworks (or approaches) to psychology: biological; behaviourist; cognitive; psychodynamic; and humanistic.

'Must the tyranny of the group rule us from cradle to grave? Absolutely not, says Todd Rose in a subversive and readable introduction to what has been called the new science of the individual ... Readers will be moved' Abigail Zuger, The New York Times'Groundbreaking ... The man who can teach you how not to be average' Anna Hart, Daily Telegraph'Fascinating, engaging, and practical.

The End of Average will help everyone - and I mean everyone - live up to their potential' Amy Cuddy, author of ...