Alan Downs è uno psicologo clinico la cui opera si addentra nei temi profondi della crescita e dell'identità. Basandosi su quindici anni di esperienza nel trattamento di clienti in tutta la cultura americana, la sua scrittura esplora i dolori e le sfide legati al confronto con le aspettative della società. Downs si concentra sui temi dell'autoaccettazione e del superamento dei conflitti interiori, offrendo ai lettori una comprensione più profonda della psiche umana. I suoi libri mirano a fornire conforto e guida a coloro che affrontano difficoltà simili.
Offers advice on how gay men can overcome their deep-seated feelings of shame, which is often associated with their earliest childhood experiences and the ambivalent relationship they have with their own father.
Finally, help for the millions of people suffering from low-grade depression, also known as dysthymia or chronic discontent. Frustrated. Irritable. Discouraged. Fed up. These are among the feelings experienced by millions of people suffering from low-grade depression. Often erroneaously attributed to a negative attitude or laziness, this common condition saps feelings of happiness, contentment, and passion, and frequently goes undiagnosed. The Half-Empty Heart is a powerful and practical book that explains how the condition takes hold--and presents simple yet profound ways to overcome it for good. Using anecdotes from his private practice as well as quizzes, checklists, exercises, and a complete five-week plan for achieving lasting results, clinical psychologist Alan Downs, Ph.D., shines light into the dark corners of this isolating and debilitating condition. You can feel good again. The Half-Empty Heart shows the way.