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"I think so often the things that hold us back ... some of the things that hold us back are external constraints but a lot of the time they're constraints that we've set up for ourselves, that we aren't even aware we're deploying. We don't even know we're holding ourselves back. But I think often that's the biggest problem that we have." - Novelist Claire Messud Books & Arts Daily May 2013 |
Resources & samplesPodcastsDan Siegel interview
"Acknowledge that you're actually not the writer, you're more like the transcriber..." The full interview - where author and brain expert Dr Dan Siegel discusses the links between healthy brain function and creativity - is available below. He also discusses how close he was to abandoning his 2104 book, Brainstorm, during a difficult phase of the writing. Yet within a month of its release, Brainstorm hit the New York Times bestseller list! Click below to listen to a sample of what Dan Siegel has to say. In the full interview below, Dan Siegel discusses his central concept - that of the important relationship between brain integration and emotional health. He speaks of the distributed nature of the brain - of neural networks that link areas in our body with the structure in the skull that we commonly think of as the brain - and the important role for creativity, of integration between the brain's many parts. The full interview between Dr Dan Siegel and Alison Manning.
Charlotte Wood
"Somehow, even after I've written five books, there's a part of me that thinks it's not a real job." Alison & Charlotte's seven-part Mind of One's Own Conversation series about the writing life is available now. See Podcasts for more details, or visit the store to buy a single conversation or the full series. |
Publications
Interview Dread No More
A step by step guide to help you stop worrying about the wrong things and start doing the right things to prepare for excellent media interviews. Available in the store (free download) In A Nutshell - Flourish
Flourish is the latest of Martin Seligman's numerous books on topics relating to psychological health, happiness and well-being. Seligman is a renowned American psychologist, formerly President of the American Psychological Society. Alison's summary of Flourish is available now. Available in the store (free download) In A Nutshell - Mindsight
This book, by Daniel Seigel, explains in a respectful, intelligent and accessible style how the different parts of the brain function and why they don’t always work together well. It examines why, for example, we fly off the handle in the face of certain triggers, or live with excessive anxiety; and why it is that some of us are very rigid in our approach to life, some chaotic, and why others seem to experience emotional equilibrium. Alison's summary of Mindsight is available now. Available in the store (free download) |