Research proves that happy families are good for health, longevity, peace of mind, productivity, and success. In The Secrets of Happy Families, Scott Haltzman offers an original approach to building family contentment that works for families of all ethnicities and make-ups: two-parent, single-parent, blended, childless, or same-sex couple. He provides a "positive psychology" way of solving family problems through strategy and leadership, including knowing and accepting who you are, taking a leadership role in loving and united relationships, building a network of support in extended families and communities, and making quality time for fun, adventures, holidays, and rituals.
Today it is commonplace to hear therapists speak of experiences of demoralisation, burden, fatigue and despair. Narratives of Therapists Lives proposes that this is significantly an outcome of how therapy is conceived of and practised, and draws out alternative conceptions and practices of therapy, supervision and training that provide a powerful antidote to despair. Readers will be provided with options for taking narrative practices into their own lives - options that will reinvigorate and renew. More info
"There's a new boy at school called Louis. Louis sits next to me and I look out for him. He's not quite like the rest of us. Sometimes I wonder what he's thinking about. He often just sits and stares at the wall. If I ask him what he's looking at, he says, 'Looking at,' and keeps on looking." Louis has autism, but through imagination, kindness, and a special game of soccer, his classmates find a way to join him in his world. Then they can include... More info
The Big Book of Happy Sadness tells the beautiful story of George, a lonely boy with a great big space inside, he lives with his sad, old grandmother. Each Friday, in an attempt to visit something even lonelier than he is, George goes to visit the dogs at the dog shelter. He meets the lonely, sad and doomed three-legged Jeremy, who seems to share a special connection with George and together with Granny they make a new family. A touching and evocative story of finding hope in the darkest... More info
