Change: What Really Leads to Lasting Personal Transformation

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Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D. (Professor, Professor, California State University - Fullerton, Huntington Beach, USA)

Change

What Really Leads to Lasting Personal Transformation

Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph.D. (Professor, Professor, California State University - Fullerton, Huntington Beach, USA)

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Oxford University Press Inc
19 April 2018

Psychotherapy; Popular psychology

Change is often a mystery, one that baffles doctors, therapists, teachers, coaches, parents--and especially those of us who struggle to alter our own bad habits or make lasting improvements in our lives. Why do we suddenly change for the better after years of failed efforts? Why do some of us never escape our self-destructive behaviours, even when we desperately want to? What is it that most reliably and effectively produces growth, learning, and development that persist over time?

In this vividly written volume, psychotherapist Jeffrey Kottler weaves together inspiring stories and the latest research, taking the reader on a fascinating exploration of human behaviour while highlighting what does--and does not--lead to lasting change. Kottler illuminates our many efforts to change--to stop taking drugs, reduce dependencies, leave a destructive relationship, find new and more meaningful work, or adjust to a devastating accident or trauma. Readers are invited to explore key triggers such as hitting bottom, moments of clarity, the power of altruism and service, travel to new surroundings, reading or listening to stories, religious conversion, and much more. Kottler also explores why most changes don't last and what we can do to prevent relapses.

Throughout the book, Kottler recounts stories of colleagues and patients--and even recalls episodes from his own life-often moving tales of remarkable, unexpected, and lasting transformation. He looks, for instance, at a young black basketball star, confined to a wheelchair for life after being shot four times, who turned his life around, becoming a scholar and a PhD. An intriguing glimpse into the complexity of the human psyche, Change will engage anyone who has ever struggled to alter a habit, enrich relationships, recover from disappointment or failure, strive for more meaningful and productive work, deal with anxiety, loneliness, fears, stress, and depression, or transform their lives in any kind of significant way.

By: Jeffrey A. Kottler Ph.D. (Professor Professor California State University - Fullerton Huntington Beach USA)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 160mm, Width: 239mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780190866853
ISBN 10: 0190866853
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 19 April 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey A. Kottler is one of the foremost authorities and prolific writers in the fields of counselling, psychology, and education. He is the best-selling author of more than 80 nonfiction books that deal with a wide range of subjects, including a variety of contemporary issues related to helping and healing, truth and lies, creativity, transformative travel, and stress management. He is Professor of Counseling at California State University, Fullerton, and President of Empower Nepali Girls, an organisation that provides scholarships for at-risk children in Nepal.

Reviews for Change: What Really Leads to Lasting Personal Transformation

Kottler helps us honor the reality that openness to change is at the heart of the pilgrimage to a life of greater freedom, fulfillment, and compassion. With his usual combination of insight and practical guidance, he helps us prepare the psychological soil for what is new, necessary, and potentially transformative. He deftly accomplishes this by providing compelling stories, relevant research, and applicable clinical vignettes on: avoiding the emotional cul-de-sac of discouragement, uncovering sometimes hidden self-defeating patterns, discovering and honoring the power of 'secondary gain,' carefully documenting what promotes change, and describing such helpful paradoxes as 'the importance of being lost.' Arguably Kottler's best book since his early classic work. -Robert J. Wicks, PsyD, Author, Bounce: Living the Resilient Life; Perspective: The Calm within the Storm; and Night Call: Embracing Compassion and Hope in a Troubled World