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In this groundbreaking book, the bestselling author of Parenting
from the Inside Out and The Whole-Brain Child shows parents how to
turn one of the most challenging developmental periods in their
children's lives into one of the most rewarding. Between the ages
of 12 and 24, the brain changes in important and often maddening
ways. It's no wonder that many parents approach their child's
adolescence with fear and trepidation. According to renowned
neuropsychiatrist Daniel Siegel, however, if parents and teens can
work together to form a deeper understanding of the brain science
behind all the tumult, they will be able to turn conflict into
connection and form a deeper understanding of one another. In
Brainstorm, Siegel illuminates how brain development affects
teenagers' behaviour and relationships. Drawing on important new
research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology, he explores
exciting ways in which understanding how the teenage brain
functions can help parents make what is in fact an incredibly
positive period of growth, change, and experimentation in their
children's lives less lonely and distressing on both sides of the
generational divide.
An updated edition of the parenting classic Have you ever thought:
'I can't believe I just said to my child the very thing my parents
used to say to me! Am I destined to repeat the mistakes of my
parents?' In Parenting from the Inside Out, child psychiatrist
Daniel J. Siegel and early-childhood expert Mary Hartzell explore
how our childhood experiences shape the way we parent. Drawing on
stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they
explain how interpersonal relationships affect the development of
the brain, and offer a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper
understanding of our life stories, which will help us raise
compassionate and resilient children. Combining Siegel's
cutting-edge neuroscience research with Hartzell's 30 years of
experience as a child-development specialist and parent educator,
Parenting from the Inside Out guides us through creating the
necessary foundations for secure and loving relationships with our
children. This tenth-anniversary edition includes a new preface by
the authors and incorporates the latest research from the field.
Parenting isn’t easy. Showing up is. Your greatest impact begins right
where you are. Now the bestselling authors of The Whole-Brain Child and
No-Drama Discipline explain what this means over the course of
childhood.
“There is parenting magic in this book.”—Michael Thompson, Ph.D.,
co-author of the New York Times bestselling classic Raising Cain
One of the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns
out—in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership skills, and
meaningful relationships—is whether at least one adult in their life
has consistently shown up for them. In an age of scheduling demands and
digital distractions, showing up for your child might sound like a tall
order. But as bestselling authors Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
reassuringly explain, it doesn’t take a lot of time, energy, or money.
Instead, showing up means offering a quality of presence. And it’s
simple to provide once you understand the four building blocks of a
child’s healthy development. Every child needs to feel what Siegel and
Bryson call the Four S’s:
• Safe: We can’t always insulate a child from injury or avoid doing
something that leads to hurt feelings. But when we give a child a sense
of safe harbor, she will be able to take the needed risks for growth
and change.
• Seen: Truly seeing a child means we pay attention to his
emotions—both positive and negative—and strive to attune to what’s
happening in his mind beneath his behavior.
• Soothed: Soothing isn’t about providing a life of ease; it’s about
teaching your child how to cope when life gets hard, and showing him
that you’ll be there with him along the way. A soothed child knows that
he’ll never have to suffer alone.
• Secure: When a child knows she can count on you, time and again, to
show up—when you reliably provide safety, focus on seeing her, and
soothe her in times of need, she will trust in a feeling of secure
attachment. And thrive!
Based on the latest brain and attachment research, The Power of Showing
Up shares stories, scripts, simple strategies, illustrations, and tips
for honoring the Four S’s effectively in all kinds of situations—when
our kids are struggling or when they are enjoying success; when we are
consoling, disciplining, or arguing with them; and even when we are
apologizing for the times we don’t show up for them. Demonstrating that
mistakes and missteps are repairable and that it’s never too late to
mend broken trust, this book is a powerful guide to cultivating your
child’s healthy emotional landscape.
A hands-on user's guide that takes readers step-by-step on a 21-day
journey to discover what it means to be truly present and aware in
our daily lives. In today's increasingly fast-paced world it can be
difficult to find moments to catch your breath, regain inner
balance, and just ... be. This simple yet profound guide shows
readers how to strengthen their minds by learning to focus
attention, open awareness, and develop a positive state of mind -
the three pillars of mindfulness practice that research shows lead
to greater physical and mental well-being. Packed with guided
meditation instructions, practical exercises, and everyday tools
and techniques, Becoming Aware offers a simple program to enhance
our inner sense of clarity and even our interpersonal well-being.
Both a personal and general meditation on identity and belonging,
Daniel J. Siegel's book combines personal reflections with
scientific discussions of how the mind, brain and our relationships
shape who we are. Weaving the internal and external, the subjective
and objective, IntraConnected reveals how our culture may give us a
message of separation as a solo, isolated self, but a wider
perspective unveils that who we are may be something more-broader
than the brain, bigger even than the body-and fundamental to social
systems and the natural world. Our body-based self-the origin of a
Me-is not only connected to others but connected within our
relational worlds themselves-a WE-forming the essence of how we
belong and our identity. If the pandemic has taught us nothing
else, it has taught us that we are all connected. IntraConnected
discusses that bond, as well as other realities of our
intraconnected lives.
FROM THE BESTSELLING PARENTING EXPERTS BEHIND THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD
COMES A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PLAN FOR HELPING YOUR CHILD BECOME MORE
INDEPENDENT AND RESILIENT. 'This unique book shows us how to help
our children embrace life with all of its challenges. It's a
treasure chest of parenting insights and techniques' CAROL DWECK,
bestselling author of Mindset Children can often act out or shut
down when faced with a setback or a tricky issue like homework,
food or screen time. This is what acclaimed parenting experts Dr
Siegel and Dr Bryson call the 'No Brain' response. But you can help
your child develop the ability to cope, solve their own problems
and thrive by nurturing their 'Yes Brain'. Drawing on their
successful work with thousands of parents and children from all
backgrounds, Dr Siegel and Dr Bryson provide the advice, tools and
activities to help parents with children of all ages. This is what
the 'Yes Brain' approach looks like in action: *A 5-year-old boy
thinks about his first day at school and says, 'I'm nervous but
I'll give it a try.' *An 8 year-old girl says, 'I'd like to join
the football team, even though none of my friends like football.'
*A 14 year-old boy looks at a test he's earned a D- for and says,
'That's not the mark I wanted but it's not the end of the world.
I'll ask the teacher how I can improve.'
Here, Daniel J. Siegel and Marion F. Solomon have gathered leading
writers to discuss such topics as: attention, resilience and
mindfulness; neuroplasticity-how the brain changes its function and
structure in response to experience; "loving awareness" as the
foundation for mindful living; how mindfulness training can help
build empathy and compassion in clinicians; self-compassion;
addictions; using breath practice to cultivate well-being; tools
for clients who feel disconnected; "therapeutic presence"-how we
show up for our clients, how we embody being aware and receptive.
The latest entry in the acclaimed Norton Series on Interpersonal
Neurobiology, this book brings fresh voices to the all-important
topics of meditation, mental training and consciousness. Mind,
Consciousness, and Well-Being offers a unique window into the
science and art of taking our understanding of the mind and
consciousness and applying it to cultivating well-being in our
personal lives and our professional work.
Psychotherapists who have been trained in models of psychodynamic,
psychoanalytic, or cognitive therapeutic approaches are skilled at
listening to the language and affect of the client. They track the
clients' associations, fantasies, and signs of psychic conflict,
distress, and defenses. Yet while the majority of therapists are
trained to notice the appearance and even the movements of the
client's body, thoughtful engagement with the client's embodied
experience has remained peripheral to traditional therapeutic
interventions. Trauma and the Body is a detailed review of research
in neuroscience, trauma, dissociation, and attachment theory that
points to the need for an integrative mind-body approach to trauma.
The premise of this book is that, by adding body-oriented
interventions to their repertoire, traditionally trained therapists
can increase the depth and efficacy of their clinical work.
Sensorimotor psychotherapy is an approach that builds on
traditional psychotherapeutic understanding but includes the body
as central in the therapeutic field of awareness, using
observational skills, theories, and interventions not usually
practiced in psychodynamic psychotherapy. By synthesizing bottom-up
and top down interventions, the authors combine the best of both
worlds to help chronically traumatized clients find resolution and
meaning in their lives and develop a new, somatically integrated
sense of self. Topics addressed include: Cognitive, emotional, and
sensorimotor dimensions of information processing * modulating
arousal * dyadic regulation and the body * the orienting response *
defensive subsystems * adaptation and action systems * treatment
principles * skills for working with the body in present time *
developing somatic resources for stabilization * processing
A wide range of distinguished scientists and clinicians discuss the
nature of change in the therapeutic process. Jaak Panksepp, Ian
McGilchrist, Ruth Lanius, Francine Shapiro, and other luminaries
offer readers a powerful journey through mindful awareness, neural
integration, affective neuroscience, and therapeutic presence to
reveal the transformational nature of therapy. Healing Moments in
Psychotherapy dives deep into the art and science of healing from
the perspective of a variety of clinical approaches and scientific
viewpoints, including interpersonal neurobiology. Through the
voices of a dozen clinicians and scientists presenting their
combined experiences and wisdom, it serves as a window into the
process of healing. Practical examples and empowering research data
support the ways in which therapeutic relationships can help
catalyze health and restore wellness within psychotherapy.
Many fields have explored the nature of mental life from psychology
to psychiatry, literature to linguistics. Yet no common "framework"
where each of these important perspectives can be honored and
integrated with one another has been created in which a person
seeking their collective wisdom can find answers to some basic
questions, such as, What is the purpose of life? Why are we here?
How do we know things, how are we conscious of ourselves? What is
the mind? What makes a mind healthy or unwell? And, perhaps most
importantly: What is the connection among the mind, the brain, and
our relationships with one another? Our mental lives are profoundly
relational. The interactions we have with one another shape our
mental world. Yet as any neuroscientist will tell you, the mind is
shaped by the firing patterns in the brain. And so how can we
reconcile this tension-that the mind is both embodied and
relational? Interpersonal Neurobiology is a way of thinking across
this apparent conceptual divide. This Pocket Guide to Interpersonal
Neurobiology is designed to aid in your personal and professional
application of the interpersonal neurobiology approach to
developing a healthy mind, an integrated brain, and empathic
relationships. It is also designed to assist you in seeing the
intricate foundations of interpersonal neurobiology as you read
other books in the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology.
Praise for Daniel J. Siegel's books: "Siegel is a must-read author
for anyone interested in the science of the mind." -Daniel Goleman,
author of Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human
Relationships "[S]tands out for its skillful weaving together of
the interpersonal, the inner world, the latest science, and
practical applications." -Jack Kornfield, PhD, founding teacher of
the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Center, and author
of A Path With Heart "Siegel has both a meticulous understanding of
the roles of different parts of the brain and an intimate
relationship with mindfulness . . . [A]n exciting glimpse of an
uncharted territory of neuroscience." -Scientific American Mind
"Dr. Daniel Siegel is one of the most thoughtful, eloquent,
scientifically solid and reputable exponents of mind/body/brain
integration in the world today." -Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, author of
Wherever You Go, There You Are, Full Catastrophe Living, and Coming
to Our Senses
This is the landmark presentation of the widely acclaimed
programme, increasingly adopted worldwide, that fosters empathy in
children with the goal of creating a more civil society, one child
at a time. "Roots of Empathy" constitutes a radical new look at
what's important in childhood development. Violence, anti-social
behaviour, bullying, and aggression among young children continue
to escalate everywhere. But Mary Gordon, an educator who has worked
for more than two decades with children from all kinds of
backgrounds, has discovered that the solution to bullying and other
anti-social behaviour lies within each child's innate sense of
caring and compassion. In "Roots of Empathy", Gordon lays out her
belief in and program for infusing children with empathy, the
ability to understand another person's point of view and respect
their feelings. "The Roots of Empathy" programme creates a rich,
rewarding classroom experience that fosters empathy within every
child by bringing babies and children together to create a
symbiotic loving environment that reduces aggression in children
while increasing tolerance and emotional literacy. An interactive
experience for parents, teachers, and children, the "Roots of
Empathy" programme aims to create a more civil society and thereby
to change the world, one child at a time. It will speak
particularly to the approximately 1.5 million elementary school
teachers nationwide.
An integrated state of mindful awareness is crucial to achieving
mental health. Daniel J. Siegel, an internationally recognized
expert on mindfulness and therapy, reveals practical techniques
that enable readers to harness their energies to promote healthy
minds within themselves and their clients. He charts the nine
integrative functions that emerge from the profoundly
interconnecting circuits of the brain, including bodily regulation,
attunement, emotional balance, response flexibility, fear
extinction, insight, empathy, morality, and intuition. A practical,
direct-immersion, high-emotion, low-techno-speak book, The Mindful
Therapist engages readers in a personal and professional journey
into the ideas and process of mindful integration that lie at the
heart of health and nurturing relationships.
An intimate glimpse inside a silent epidemic that is harming teens,
and a pathway for parents to help them reclaim the restorative
power of sleep. If you could protect your child from unnecessary
anxiety, depression, and chronic stress, and foster a greater sense
of happiness and well-being in their lives, wouldn't you? In this
book, the authors of The Happy Sleeper, the classic book on helping
babies and young children develop healthy sleep habits, uncover one
of the greatest threats to our teenagers' physical and mental
health: sleep deprivation. Caught in a perfect storm of omnipresent
screens, academic overload, and unnecessarily early school-start
times, our children are operating in a constant state of sleep debt
while struggling to meet the demands of adolescence. In this
essential book, Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright draw on the latest
scientific research to reveal that today's teenagers are, in fact,
the most sleep-deprived population in human history. In fact, at a
critical phase of development, many teens need more sleep than
their younger siblings - but they're getting drastically less.
Generation Sleepless guides families in building healthy habits
around sleep by: * establishing family agreements around sleep
habits; * altering family practices around phones, social media,
and screen time; * regaining overall equilibrium in the home; and *
remaking bedtime routines Packed with years of research and
in-depth reporting, Generation Sleepless is a wake-up call for
parents that equips them with the right tools to start a family
conversation about sleep and to ultimately regain connection with
their tweens and teens.
From a pioneer in the field of mental health comes a groundbreaking
book on the healing power of "mindsight," the potent skill that is
the basis for both emotional and social intelligence. Mindsight
allows you to make positive changes in your brain and in your life.
Is there a memory that torments you, or an irrational fear you can'
t shake? Do you sometimes become unreasonably angry or upset and
find it hard to calm down? Do you ever wonder why you can't stop
behaving the way you do, no matter how hard you try? Are you and
your child (or parent, partner, or boss) locked in a seemingly
inevitable pattern of conflict? What if you could escape traps like
these and live a fuller, richer, happier life? This isn't mere
speculation but the result of twenty-five years of careful hands-on
clinical work by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. A Harvard-trained
physician, Dr. Siegel is one of the revolutionary global innovators
in the integration of brain science into the practice of
psychotherapy. Using case histories from his practice, he shows
how, by following the proper steps, nearly everyone can learn how
to focus their attention on the internal world of the mind in a way
that will literally change the wiring and architecture of their
brain. Through his synthesis of a broad range of scientific
research with applications to everyday life, Dr. Siegel has
developed novel approaches that have helped hundreds of patients
heal themselves from painful events in the past and liberate
themselves from obstacles blocking their happiness in the present.
And now he has written the first book that will help all of us
understand the potential we have to create our own lives. Showing
us mindsight in action, Dr. Siegel describes a sixteen-year-old boy
with bipolar disorder who uses meditation and other techniques
instead of drugs to calm the emotional storms that made him
suicidal a woman paralyzed by anxiety, who uses mindsight to
discover, in an unconscious
Children and families burdened with attachment disruption,
emotional distress or psychological disorders need effective and
immediate assistance. They do not have the time to wait for
long-term interventions or developmental changes to improve the
parent-child relationship. Here, psychologists Elizabeth A.
Sylvester and Kat Scherer provide the most effective approach in
such situations: interventions that impact the entire family at
relational, emotional and cognitive-behavioural levels, and that
give parents agency to have rapid therapeutic impact on their
children's lives and well-being. This addition to the celebrated
Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology integrates four
distinct areas of psychology: neurobiology, attachment theory,
emotion and relationship-based discipline. This integration
produces a clear point of entry for therapists working with
struggling families and provides interventions that are logical,
doable and highly effective.
How People Change explores the complexities of attachment, the
brain, mind and body as they aid change during psychotherapy.
Research is presented about the properties of healing relationships
and communication strategies that facilitate change in the social
brain. Contributors include Irving Yalom, Peter Levine, Bruce
Perry, Jessica Benjamin and others.
Today s greatest health challenges, the so-called diseases of
civilization depression, trauma, obesity, cancer are now known in
large part to reflect our inability to tame stress reflexes gone
wild and to empower instead the peaceful, healing and sociable part
of our nature that adapts us to civilized life. The same can be
said of the economic challenges posed by the stress-reactive cycles
of boom and bust, driven by addictive greed and compulsive panic.
As current research opens up new horizons of stress-cessation,
empathic intelligence, peak performance, and shared happiness, it
has also encountered Asian methods of self-healing and
interdependence more effective and teachable than any known in the
West. Sustainable Happiness is the first book to make Asia s most
rigorous and complete system of contemplative living, hidden for
centuries in Tibet, accessible to help us all on our shared journey
towards sustainable well-being, altruism, inspiration and
happiness.
Books in the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology have
collectively sold close to one million copies and contributed to a
revolution in cutting-edge mental health care. An interpersonal
neurobiology of human development enables us to understand that the
structure and function of the mind and brain are shaped by
experiences; especially those involving emotional relationships.
Here, the three series editors have enlisted some of the most
widely read IPNB authors to reflect on the impact of IPNB on their
clinical practice and offer words of wisdom to the hundreds of
thousands of IPNB-informed clinicians around the world. Topics
include: Dan Hill on dysregulation and impaired states of
consciousness; Deb Dana on the polyvagal perspective; Bonnie
Badenoch on therapeutic presence and Kathy Steele on motivational
systems in complex trauma.
Neuroscience studies the brain. A full examination of what we mean
by the term “mind” has traditionally been the province of
philosophers but here Daniel Siegel explores what neuroscience can
teach us about it—how the mind differs from consciousness and how
we know who we really are. In Mind, Siegel, The New York Times
best-selling author, brings his characteristic sensitivity and
interdisciplinary background to this most perplexing of topics. He
explores the nature of the who, how, what, why and when of your
mind—of your self—from the perspective of neuroscience. Mind
captures the essence of our true nature, our deepest sense of being
alive, here, right now, in this moment. How science explains it is
one of the most exciting journeys into knowledge we can take.
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