R e w i r e
Yo u r B r a i n
J o h n B. A r d e n,
P h . D .
T H I N K
Y O U R
W A Y
T O
A
B E T T E R
L I F E
John B
.
Arden
,
Ph.D.
Rewire Y
our
Brain
THINK
YOUR
WA
Y
TO
A
BETTER
LIFE
$15.95 USA / $18.95 CAN
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Self-help
If you want to change your life,
you need to change your brain.
“Dr. Arden paved the way for brain-based therapy and what the brain can do.
It’s refreshing, practical, and innovative.”
—Kit S. Ng, Ph.D.,
Director, Asia Institute of Professional Psychology, Singapore
“
Rewire Your Brain
translates fascinating developments in neuroscience into a
powerful and practical guide to lasting change in our lives.”
—Liz Sheean, Editor,
Psychotherapy in Australia
Once thought to be “hard-wired,” the brain is actually “soft-wired” by experience—mean-
ing it is possible to rewire parts of your brain to improve everything from your mood and
your memory to your relationships, sleeping habits, and more.
Rewire Your Brain
guides
you through
this breakthrough process, revealing how to minimize your anxiety and
enhance your brain’s longevity in order to live a vibrant life free of self-imposed limitations.
Written by Dr. John Arden, a leader in the fi eld of brain-based therapy, this accessible
guide addresses the recent advances in neuroscience and explains
exactly how to apply
them to specifi c areas of your daily life. You’ll discover how to:
• Develop mental connections that promote good habits and shut off those that
support bad habits
• Quiet your brain, conquer fear, and
approach life courageously
•
Become calm, energized, and focused by making new connections between
your neurons
• Improve and expand your relationships
JOHN B. ARDEN,
P
H
.D.,
is the author or
coauthor of eleven other books, including
Brain-
Based Therapy with Adults
and
Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents
(with
Lloyd Linford),
Improving Your Memory For Dummies
,
Conquering Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder
(with Victoria Beckner),
Consciousness, Dreams, and Self: A Transdisciplinary
Approach
, and
The Heal Your Anxiety Workbook
. He is Director of Training in Mental
Health for Kaiser Permanente in Northern California where he oversees training in twenty-
four
medical centers, and where over a hundred postdoctoral residents and interns are
trained each year.
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