How to Fix a Broken Heart by Guy Winch Phd

How to Fix a Broken Heart by Guy Winch Phd

Imagine if we treated broken hearts with the same respect and concern we have for broken arms? Psychologist Guy Winch urges us to rethink the way we deal with emotional pain, offering warm, wise, and witty self-help advice for the broken-hearted.

Real heartbreak is unmistakable. We think of nothing else. We feel nothing else. We care about nothing else. Yet while we wouldn't expect someone to return to daily activities immediately after suffering a broken limb, heartbroken people are expected to function normally in their lives, despite the emotional pain they feel. Now psychologist Guy Winch imagines how different things would be if we paid more attention to this unique emotion--if only we can understand the psychology of love and loss, we can begin to fix it.

Through compelling research and new scientific studies, Winch reveals how and why heartbreak impacts our brain and our behavior in dramatic and unexpected ways, regardless of our age. Emotional pain lowers our ability to reason, to think creatively, to problem solve, and to function at our best. In How to Fix a Broken Heart he focuses on two types of emotional pain--romantic heartbreak and the heartbreak that results from the loss of a cherished pet. These experiences are both accompanied by severe grief responses, yet they are not deemed as important as, for example, a formal divorce or the loss of a close relative. As a result, we are often deprived of the recognition, support, and compassion afforded to those whose heartbreak is considered more significant.

Our heart might be broken, but we do not have to break with it. Winch reveals that recovering from heartbreak always starts with a decision, a determination to move on when our mind is fighting to keep us stuck. We can take control of our lives and our minds and put ourselves on the path to emotional healing and rebuilding self-worth after loss. Winch offers a toolkit rooted in mindfulness and coping skills to help you handle a broken heart and how to, eventually, move on.

Guy Winch, Ph.D., has been using complaints as a therapeutic tool in his psychotherapy practice for more than a decade. He earned his PhD in clinical psychology from New York University and completed a postdoctoral study in family and relationship therapy. He's also a stand-up comedian. His debut novel is The Squeaky Wheel.

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ISBN 13	9781501120121
ISBN 10	1501120123
Title	How to Fix a Broken Heart
Author	Guy Winch Phd
Series	Ted Books
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster/ Ted
Year published	2018-02-13
Number of pages	128
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