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The power of kindness : why empathy is essential in everyday life / by Goldman, Brian,1956-author.;
As a veteran emergency room physician, Dr. Brian Goldman has a successful career setting broken bones, curing pneumonia, and otherwise pulling people back from the brink of medical emergency. He always believed that caring came naturally to physicians. But time, stress, errors, and heavy expectations left him wondering if he might not be the same caring doctor he thought he was at the beginning of his career. He wondered what kindness truly looks like--in himself and in others. In The Power of Kindness, Goldman leaves the comfortable, familiar surroundings of the hospital in search of his own lost compassion. A top neuroscientist performs an MRI scan of his brain to see if he is hard-wired for empathy. A researcher at Western University in Ontario tests his personality and makes a startling discovery. Goldman then circles the planet in search of the most empathic people alive, to hear their stories and learn their secrets. He visits a boulevard in São Paulo, Brazil, where he meets a woman who calls a homeless poet her soulmate and reunited him with his family; a research lab in Kyoto, Japan, where he meets a lifelike, empathetic android; and a nursing home in rural Pennsylvania, where he meets a therapist at a nursing home who has an uncanny knack of knowing what's inside the hearts and minds of people with dementia, as well as her protege, a woman who talked a gun-wielding robber into walking away from his crime. Powerful and engaging, The Power of Kindness takes us far from the theatre of medicine and into the world at large, and investigates why kindness is so vital to our existence.
Subjects: Kindness.; Empathy.; Conduct of life.;
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You and I, as mothers : a raw and honest guide to motherhood / by Prepon, Laura,1980-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Actress, director, and New York Times bestselling author Laura Prepon's raw and honest guide to navigating motherhood. When Laura Prepon first became a mother, she barely recognized herself. As someone who always loved being prepared, Prepon felt raw, full of stress, and blindsided. She sought out resources to help navigate this huge life transition, but only found books about childcare with almost nothing on the shelves about momcare. So, Laura decided to write the book she was looking for. You and I, as Mothers: A Raw and Honest Guide to Motherhood is part memoir, part handbook, as Laura digs into her own unconventional upbringing and investigates how it shaped her as a person and as a mother, with intimate stories and never-before-shared anecdotes brought forth in an effort to understand our collective experience as mothers. The book is packed with practical tips for moms of any age, at any stage of motherhood, such as stress reduction techniques, self-care, protecting one's partnership, asking for help, and getting a global perspective on maternity, and includes a selection of easy and delicious recipes, from ideas for kids-friendly food, to romantic dinner dates, and batch-cooking favorites that will help any parent feed their family. Laura also interweaves insights and interviews from her"Mom Squad": an eclectic group of mothers of all ages and professional backgrounds, including a world-renowned survival expert, a top neuroscientist, creator of Orange Is the NewBlack Jenji Kohan, actress Mila Kunis, author and activist Amber Tamblyn, and chef Daphne Oz--among other inspiring moms who lend their voices to the much needed conversation of what it means to be a mother.
Subjects: Recipes.; Prepon, Laura, 1980-; Motherhood.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Alicia y la barriga maravillosa : un cuento para entender cómo se alimentan tus emociones / by Castellanos, Nazareth.; Lag, Luna.;
Through this wonderfully illustrated second book, neuroscientist Nazareth Castellanos explains to the little ones how the belly works, and how things we eat affect our emotions. The belly is like a second brain. Did you know that millions of little bugs called bacteria live in our intestines? Some have thousands of legs, others very long mustaches, others have thirty-five eyes, but all of them are tiny, almost invisible. They live there because they help us get the energy out of our food. But they also help us be smarter, better, and happier. Discover all this and much more by tagging along with Alicia on her journey to the center of her belly, because it is from there that we make many decisions, and it is also a great nerve center of emotions, learning, and moods. In this second book, Alicia meets Mr. Zanco Panza at his Happy Not-Birthday party, and together with Mrs. Cajal they will discover how the different foods we eat affect our emotions.
Subjects: Picture books.; Food; Emotions; Digestion; Mind and body; Spanish language materials.; Birthday parties;
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Alicia y el corazón maravilloso : un cuento para aprender a respetar todos los corazones / by Castellanos, Nazareth.; Lag, Luna.;
¿Sabías que cada vez que el corazón late envía señales a nuestro cerebro? Juntos trabajan para ayudarnos a expresar nuestras emociones, comprender a los demás e interpretar lo que nos rodea. Acompaña a Alicia y la coneja Cajal en un fantástico viaje al interior del corazón y descubre por qué cada persona ve las cosas según sus sentimientos. A través de sencillas metáforas y coloridas ilustraciones,la neurocientífica Nazareth Castellanos nos explica la implicación del cerebro y el corazón en nuestras emociones y nos muestra el camino para aprender a respetar todos los corazones. Incluye una actividad de teatro para trabajar la empatía, que es un mecanismo básico y fundamental del comportamiento social que nos caracteriza. = Did you know that every time the heart beats, it sends signals to our brain? They work together to help us express our emotions, understand others, and interpret our surroundings. Join Alicia and Cajal the rabbit on a fantastic journey inside the heart and discover why each person sees things based on their feelings. Through simple metaphors and colorful illustrations, neuroscientist Nazareth Castellanos explains the parts the brain and the heart play in our emotions and shows us how to learn to respect all hearts. It includes an activity of a play to work on our empathy, which is a basic and fundamental mechanism of social behavior that characterizes us.
Subjects: Picture books.; Heart; Emotions; Brain; Spanish language materials.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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