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Sane new world : a user's guide to the normal-crazy mind
Title:
Sane new world : a user's guide to the normal-crazy mind
Author:
Wax, Ruby, 1953-
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Perigee Trade, 2014.
Physical Description:
247 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Summary:
" The #1 bestseller that presents a funny, honest, and engaging look at the craziness of modern life, explaining why we're all just a little bit out of our minds. In Sane New World, Ruby Wax - comedian, writer and mental health advocate - shows us just how our minds can send us mad as our internal critics play on a permanent loop tape. 'Don't do that.. why you... you didn't... should have... but you didn't...'. Ruby knows those voices well. She has been on a tough but ultimately enlightening journey that has taken her from battling depression to achieving a Masters Degree from Oxford University in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy. In Sane New World, Ruby helps us all understand why we sabotage our sanity, how our brains work and how we can rewire our thinking - often through simple mindfulness techniques - to find calm in a frenetic world. "--
Language:
English
Contents:
What's wrong with us? For the normal-mad -- What's wrong with us? For the mad-mad -- What's in your brain/what's on your mind? -- Mindfulness: taming your mind -- Alternative suggestions for peace of mind.
ISBN:
9780399170607
Format :
Book