{"product_id":"how-to-stay-sane-9781250030634","title":"How to Stay Sane","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE SCHOOL OF LIFE IS DEDICATED TO EXPLORING LIFE'S BIG QUESTIONS IN HIGHLY-PORTABLE PAPERBACKS, FEATURING FRENCH FLAPS AND DECKLE EDGES, THAT THE NEW YORK TIMES CALLS \"DAMNABLY CUTE.\" WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT WE WILL DIRECT YOU TOWARDS A VARIETY OF USEFUL IDEAS THAT ARE GUARANTEED TO STIMULATE, PROVOKE, AND CONSOLE. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn\u003ci\u003e Economist\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone accepts the importance of physical health; isn't it just as important to aim for the mental equivalent? Philippa Perry has come to the rescue with \u003ci\u003eHow to Stay Sane\u003c\/i\u003e -- a maintenance manual for the mind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears of working as a psychotherapist showed Philippa Perry what approaches produced positive change in her clients and how best to maintain good mental health. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Stay Sane\u003c\/i\u003e, she has taken these principles and applied them to self-help. Using ideas from neuroscience and sound psychological theory, she shows us how to better understand ourselves. Her idea is that if we know how our minds form and develop, we are less at the mercy of unknown unconscious processes. In this way, we can learn to be the master of our feelings and not their slave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a smart, pithy, readable book that everyone with even a passing interest in their psychological health will find useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250030634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.01h x 4.78w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2012 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/11\/2013 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philippa Perry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648508063900,"sku":"9781250030634","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_84b79bcd-6753-4249-990f-b1bc8dda4201.jpg?v=1603870234","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-to-stay-sane-9781250030634","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}