Washoe County Library System

«¿Estoy perdiendo la cabeza?». Las personas con trastorno límite de la personalidad experimentan cambios de humor tan extremos e incontrolables que a menudo dudan de su cordura. Pueden pasar de la euforia a la desesperación en cuestión de segundos y presentan síntomas muy similares: un sentido de la identidad inestable; repentinos arrebatos violentos; hipersensibilidad al rechazo real o imaginario; relaciones amorosas breves y tormentosas;...

"Profound essays that cut through the messiness of life to help you get the good from the bad—by famed therapist Phil Stutz, the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Tools and subject of the Netflix documentary Stutz “Is there another way? Can you live life with its conflicts, uncertainties, and disappointments and somehow feel good about yourself? You can. But it requires a completely new orientation.” There are issues, and there...

"Timeless lessons about the things that stay the same in a world that never stops changing"-- "From the author of the international blockbuster, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY, a powerful new tool to unlock one of life’s most challenging puzzles. Every investment plan under the sun is, at best, an informed speculation of what may happen in the future, based on a systematic extrapolation from the known past. Same as Ever reverses the process, inviting...

"El Eneagrama se ha consolidado como la herramienta más eficaz para iniciar el viaje del autoconocimiento porque va a la raíz de nuestros conflictos emocionales y existenciales. Porque es muy fácil de poner en práctica. Porque es apta para escépticos. Y sobre todo porque funciona. Enseguida aporta resultados beneficiosos tangibles. Se trata de un manual de instrucciones bastante preciso de la condición humana. Describe a grandes rasgos los nueve...

"Éste es un libro de autoayuda para la crianza, dado el ingente número de progenitores que sintonizan con sus hijas e hijos; que reflexionan detenidamente en cada uno de los asuntos que les afectan; que sienten profundas emociones, tanto positivas como negativas, durante la crianza; y que encuentran la crianza mucho más estresante que aquellos progenitores que no son altamente sensibles. Éste es un libro que se ha construido alrededor de más...

"Ten relatable emotions are each followed by a centering exercise and a positive affirmation to be recited, as a practice in mindfulness. Young readers are encouraged to find their inner strength by recognizing and addressing their emotions, instilling asense of power and self-confidence"-- "Ten relatable emotions are each followed by a centering exercise and a positive affirmation to be recited, as a practice in mindfulness. Young readers are encouraged...

''It's been years since Nova Evans last saw Sam. She was too young then to understand why he had to move away - and what it had to do with the cuts and bruises he got from home and never wanted to talk about. All she knew is that they promised to find each other when they were older, something she thought was impossible thanks to her and her mom moving around constantly. Until she bumps into Sam in her new school, and realizes he has clearly forgotten...

"Once, as the winter ended, a little bird emerged to find the world had gone quiet. The streets were empty and the playgrounds still. Puzzled but determined, the bird explores the town in search of a suitable place to nest. The residents of an apartment building notice her resting in a tree outside and take comfort in her song. Watching through their windows, they look beyond their lives and pause to appreciate the wonders of nature. The bird chooses...

"Lab Girl meets Brain on Fire in this provocative and poignant memoir delving into a woman's formative experiences as a veritable "lab rat" in a lifelong psychological study, and her pursuit to reclaim autonomy and her identity as a adult. What if your parents turn you into a human lab rat when you’re a child? Will that change the story of your life? Will that change who you are? When Susannah Breslin is a toddler, her parents enroll her...

"With empathy, compassion, and practical tools, a developmental psychologist and sufferer of Sensory Defensive Disorder (SD) sheds light on a little known but common affliction in which sufferers react to harmless stimuli as irritating, distracting, or dangerous We all know what it feels like to be irritated by loud music, accosted by lights that are too bright, or overwhelmed by a world that moves too quickly. But millions of people suffer from...