Lto fear, a primary emotion, directly connected to survival, it is a natural endowment that we must perceive as a friend. Without fear there is only unconsciousness, and those who know how to train it can only benefit from it.
But what happens when fear, from a healthy reaction, becomes pathological, in an escalation that sees it transform into anxiety, panic, phobia, making the person’s life a real hell?
Throughout history, each age has believed it has more knowledge than the previous one.
The Renaissance humanists saw the Middle Ages as a period of darkness.
The Enlightenment tried to sweep away superstition with reason; In today’s interconnected world, it seems that an unlimited amount of information can be accessed on demand.
But what happened to the knowledge lost over the centuries?
You can find out with the 4 books to read of the week.
1/ Books to read. The book you would like the people you love to read
Why read it
Every relationship is the result of commitment and effort, because no human being is identical to another. Knowing how to set up a system of healthy relationships, through conscious work on ourselves, is the prerequisite for a happy life.
The aspect that matters most in our lives are relationships with others and the quality of these relationships. With family, with partners, with friends and, fundamentally, with ourselves. If we can tune in to others in a functional and balanced way, then all the complex challenges that life presents us become easier to manage.
But sometimes it happens, inevitably, that we encounter large and small difficulties in our relationships. In these moments, too often we worry about why things don’t go the way we want:
“Why did my partner leave me?”
Or: “Why is my child behaving badly?”
“Why do I feel so unhappy?”
We are focused on finding an explanation. in reality what matters, as Philippa Perry explains in this enlightening book, is always the how.
How we love, how we argue, how we manage to feel satisfied and, above all, how we know how to change, adapting to the ups and downs of life and the mutability of human relationships.
We are responsible for how we react and what Philippa Perry teaches us is precisely how to take care of relationships with others, working on ourselves, because it is always together with others that we find the serenity and joy of living.
Info. Philippa Perry. The book you would like the people you love to read. Corbaccio. 18.60 euros
2/ Books to read. The book of phobias (and their cure)
Why read it
Fear, a primary emotion, directly connected to survival, is a natural endowment that we must perceive as a friend. Without fear there is only unconsciousness, and those who know how to train it can only benefit from it.
But what happens when fear, from a healthy reaction, becomes pathological, in an escalation that sees it transform into anxiety, panic, phobia, making the person’s life a real hell?
In this volume, after having listed the different forms in which the phobic disorder manifests itself and explaining the fundamental mechanisms, Giorgio Nardone proposes a series of cases taken from the therapeutic experience conducted at the Strategic Therapy Center he directs.
From social phobias to the fear of diseases, from monophobias to phobias without panic, up to phobic delusions, it is once again demonstrated that only the patient, appropriately guided by the therapist, can find within himself the resources to solve a problem.
Which most of the time arises from a dysfunctional response, a mechanism that can be defused thanks to apparently magical measures, but which actually arise from a deep understanding of the way we all function.
Info. Giorgio Nardone. The book of phobias and their cure. Ponte alle Grazie. 15 euros.
3/ Books to read. Ignorance
Why read it
Throughout history, each age has believed it has more knowledge than the previous one.
Renaissance humanists saw the Middle Ages as a time of darkness.
The Enlightenment tried to sweep away superstition with reason; In today’s interconnected world, it seems that an unlimited amount of information can be accessed on demand.
But what happened to the knowledge lost over the centuries?
How can we explain climate change deniers? Are we really less ignorant than our ancestors?
In this text, Peter Burke – emeritus professor of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge – examines the long history of humanity’s ignorance through religion and science, wars and catastrophes, business and politics, and reveals extraordinary stories of the promoters and opponents of ignorance, from the politicians who arbitrarily redrawn Europe’s borders in 1919 to those who today report wrongdoings in the general interest.
The result is a vivid exploration of human knowledge across the ages and the importance of recognizing its limits.
Info. Peter Burke. Ignorance. Raffaello Cortina publisher. 25 euros.
4/ Books to read. Unleash your potential
Why read it
Unleash your potential: Discover the causes of your discomfort, connect to your feminine and recover your most authentic essence to live in balance.
«Our body, as naturopath Linda Togni states, speaks if we listen to it, and she leads us by the hand this journey in listening to ourselves, helping us connect to our authentic essence.”
The book is interactive, experiential, full of videos, guided practices accessible thanks to QR codes, equipped with a rich information section, the workbook is a precious operational guide for women who wish to start or continue a path of personal growth and who want to make a decisive step towards your well-being, discovering what blocks hinder free self-expression, identifying your personal goals and achieving them.
Info. Linda Togni. Unleash your potential.
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