Based on exhaustive interviews with a diverse group of forty-five women, The Seasons of a Woman's Life completes and substantiates Levinson's thesis: that all human beings go right on developing throughout their lives in a pattern of amazing inevitability. Firmly grounded in original scientific research, The Seasons of a Woman's Life is unusual in being not only vividly readable but a rich source of insights and consolation.
It speaks with uncanny directness to the dreams, inexplicable feelings, social conflicts, emotional crises, and psychological upheavals that mark each woman's life course. Levinson wrote the groundbreaking classic, The Seasons of a Man's Life, which became the stimulus for a revolution in thinking about life passages, helping thousands of men make sense of their own lives.
. Now it is womens' turn. A highly nuanced portrait, in every shade of gray, of individual women negotiating the transitions of what Levinson calls early adulthood *ages 18 to 45. The new york times book ReviewNearly twenty years ago, esteemed Yale psychologist Daniel J.
The Seasons of a Man's Life: The Groundbreaking 10-Year Study That Was the Basis for Passages!
A pioneering and radical theory of adult development. Chicago tribune.
The Life Cycle Completed Extended Version
. Erikson's concept of the stages of human development has deeply influenced the field of contemporary psychology.
Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life
The forlorn 40s -- dangerous years when the dreams of youth demand reassessment, sexual panic is common, men and women switch characteristics, but the greatest opportunity for self-discovery awaits. Gail sheehy's brilliant road map of adult life shows the inevitable personality and sexual changes we go through in our 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond.
. The trying 20s -- the safety of home left behind, we begin trying on life's uniforms and possible partners in search of the perfect fit. W w norton Company.
New Passages: Mapping Your Life Across Time
The new york times Book Review W w norton Company. Imagine the day you turn forty-five as the infancy of another life. Instead of declining, men and women who embrace a Second Adulthood are progressing through entirely new passages into lives of deeper meaning, renewed playfulness, and creativity--beyond both male and female menopause.
. This groundbreaking work is certain to awaken and permanently alter the way we think about ourselves. Sheehy clearly states ideas about life that have never before been as clearly stated. Los angeles times book review"an optimistic analysis of adult development IN PESSIMISTIC TIMES. Through hundreds of personal and group interviews, national surveys of professionals and working-class people, and fresh findings extracted from fifty years of U.
S. Census reports, Sheehy vividly dramatizes these newly developing stages.
SEASONS OF A MAN'S LIFE
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls
In the engaging, untangled, anecdotal style and reassuring tone that won over thousands of readers of her first book, Damour starts by addressing the facts about psychological pressure. She knew this had to be the topic of her new book. When we emphasize the benefits of stress and anxiety, we can help our daughters take them in stride.
New york times bestseller • an urgently needed guide to the alarming increase in anxiety and stress experienced by girls from elementary school through college, author of The Confidence Code and The Confidence Code for Girls Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, works with girls, or cares about girls—for everyone!”—Claire Shipman, from the author of Untangled“An invaluable read for anyone who has girls, studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls.
As a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls, Lisa Damour, Ph. D. In private practice, has witnessed this rising tide of stress and anxiety in her own research, and in the all-girls’ school where she consults. Readers who know damour from untangled or the new York Times, or from her regular appearances on CBS News, will be drawn to this important new contribution to understanding and supporting today’s girls.
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
You will also find updated information compatible with the DSM-V, nutrition, exposure therapy, mindfulness training, as well as current information on medications and treatment, and the latest research in neurobiology. Whether you suffer from anxiety and phobias yourself, or are a professional working with this population, this book will provide the latest treatment solutions for overcoming the fears that stand in the way of living a full, happy life.
Now in its sixth edition and recommended by therapists worldwide, The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook has been the unparalleled, essential resource for people struggling with anxiety and phobias for almost thirty years. Packed with the most effective skills for assessing and treating anxiety, this evidence-based workbook contains the latest clinical research.
. Living with anxiety, panic disorders, or phobias can make you feel like you aren’t in control of your life.
Understanding Men's Passages: Discovering the New Map of Men's Lives
Hundreds of bold, imaginative men--celebrities as well as everyday heroes--share here their most intimate desires, deepest fears, and most fervent cravings for renewal. Now gail sheehy guides contemporary men through the turbulent challenges and surprising pleasures that begin at forty. Decade by decade, " surviving job change, sheehy uncovers the real issues facing men today: finding new passion and purpose to invigorate the second half of their lives, defeating depression, enjoying post-nesting zest, dealing with "manopause, and learning what keeps a man young.
Informative and inspiring, grounded in fact and full of fascinating life stories, Understanding Men's Passages is a landmark that will take its place beside Gail Sheehy's epoch-making Passages and New Passages. As a man crosses that threshold, issues of power, marital and family stress, he is bound to ask midlife's most troubling question: Now what? Work anxieties, concerns over sexual potency, all take on new urgency as men contemplate the decades ahead.
. Under pressure: confronting the epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls Hardcover - February 12, 2019. W w norton Company.