Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing

Drawing on oral history interviews conducted nationwide with abortion-providing doctors, nurses, counsellors and managers, women's health workers, academics and community activists, Baird brings a critical feminist analysis to create a sophisticated historical narrative of abortion provision over...

Discover the keys to a life of success, fulfilment, wholeness and plenty. We live in a time of fear and insecurity, wrapped up in a mindset of lack, scarcity and limitation. Too often we focus on the things we don't have and allow our egos to drive our thoughts, actions and reactions, preventing ...

Yoga practice has so much to offer us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. It is truly a practice for all-- you do not need to be young, slim, and flexible to practice it. Heyman breaks down poses, breathing practices, meditation techniques and yoga teachings into practical tools t...

An entertaining and enlightening look at the discovery of twenty-five medical breakthroughs that changed the world--unintentionally.

THE ACT OF LIVING treats psychotherapy as a single, cohesive philosophical tradition. It synthesises the thinking of the principal figures in the history of psychotherapy (e.g. Freud, Jung, Adler, Frankl, Rogers, Fromm, Ellis and Laing) with a view to providing the reader with an accessible and p...

A thousand Instagram likes don't equal the wellness boost of one friendly hug. In our fast-paced world of glamourised busyness, social media fixation and convenience without human contact, there's nothing like putting down our devices and turning to those few special people who fill our cups, lig...

"An experienced healer and Five Elements acupuncturist offers the opportunity to discover the power of using essential oils with ancient acupressure techniques in this engaging self-care guide for healing 24 common ailments. Fast, easy, and fun, Acupressure with Essential Oils empowers you to tak...

A comprehensive reference for parents and educators explains the origins of substance abuse while offering advice for how to identify risk factors and take steps to prevent vulnerable teens from developing an addiction disorder.

Now, most people have heard of ADHD and know someone who may have it. But lost in the discussion of both childhood and adult diagnosis of ADHD is the potential upside- Many hugely successful entrepreneurs and highly creative people attribute their achievements to ADHD. Also unknown to most are th...

Are you highly driven, creative, fearless, questioning, flexible, stubborn and enterprising? Are you able to think outside the box and shrug off almost every adversity? Seeing all these positive qualities lined up, you might be surprised to learn that they are traits typical to people with ADHD. ...