{"title":"Books by Maureen Gaffney","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780241257746","title":"Flourishing","description":"\u003cb\u003e'A realistic approach to positive thinking' Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo you want to be better at pursuing goals, grasping opportunities and facing set-backs?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDo you want to FLOURISH?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePsychologist Maureen Gaffney believes that in an increasingly uncertain world it is not only possible for us to flourish but essential that we take steps to do so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFlourishing\u003c\/i\u003e she shows you how to: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Achieve a deeper sense of well-being, meaning and purpose\u003cbr\u003e- Use adversity as a positive turning point\u003cbr\u003e- Train your mind to pay attention \u003cbr\u003e- Master your motions and focus on your goals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis gripping, stimulating and inspiring book will help you change your life for the better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet ready to flourish!\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201523679410,"sku":"9780241257746","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241257746.jpg?v=1786012757"},{"product_id":"9780241988770","title":"Your One Wild and Precious Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE AUDIENCE CHOICE IRISH BOOK AWARD 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce you've got a few decades on the clock, life can seem sort of cross-roadsy. Once you're no longer thinking of yourself as 'young', you may be looking back, thinking \u003ci\u003e'How did I get here?'\u003c\/i\u003e And also looking ahead, wondering: \u003ci\u003e'What do I do now?'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis realization that neither time nor choices are limitless is both daunting and exciting. This is the moment to take stock and figure out how to make the best of every precious moment of the rest of your life. And to develop the tools to be able to do so again and again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour One Wild and Precious Life\u003c\/i\u003e is an eye-opening account of this surprisingly liberating process. Using the latest ground-breaking research, leading psychologist Maureen Gaffney has written an inspiring and practical guide for getting to grips with time. Taking the key stages of our life - from infancy to old age - she explores what we learn at each stage. And, crucially, she explains how, no matter what has happened in the past, and what age you are, you can find a better route forward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour One Wild and Precious Life \u003c\/i\u003eis both profound and reassuring. It will transform your thinking, connect you with who you truly are and help you to reclaim control over your life. 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Dr Maureen Gaffney has long been admired for her ability to combine rigorous psychological insight with clarity and real-world understanding. Now, in About Life, she has distilled the key insights of her career into an urgent book for the times we are living through.   In About Life, Dr Gaffney brings together research, a lifetime of observation and her own personal experience to explore the question that matters most in uncertain times: how do we stay resilient, purposeful and fully engaged with life when the world feels increasingly unstable?From relationships, stress and happiness to identity, purpose, ageing and human connection, she examines the habits of mind that help us navigate change, recover from setbacks and build and sustain lives of meaning and substance.   Written with her characteristic intelligence, honesty and empathy, About Life is a wise and essential guide to living well in unsettled times.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57510171541877,"sku":"9781844886920","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-maureen-gaffney.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}