Do you sabotage your own happiness and success? Are you struggling to make sense of yourself? Do your emotions sometimes dictate your life?

The Chimp Paradox is an incredibly powerful mind management model that can help you become a happy, confident, healthier and more successful person. Prof Steve Peters explains the struggle that takes place within your mind and then shows how to apply this understanding to every area of your life so you can:

- Recognise how your mind is working
- Understand and manage your emotions and thoughts
- Manage yourself and become the person you would like to be

The Chimp Mind Management Model is based on scientific facts and principles, which have been simplified into a workable model for easy use. It will help you to develop yourself and give you the skills, for example, to remove anxiety, have confidence and choose your emotions. The book will do this by giving you an understanding of the way in which your mind works and how you can manage it. It will also help you to identify what is holding you back or preventing you from having a happier and more successful life.

Each chapter explains different aspects of how you function and highlights key facts for you to understand. There are also exercises for you to work with. By undertaking these exercises you will see immediate improvements in your daily living and, over time, you will develop emotional skills and practical habits that will help you to become the person that you want to be, and live the life that you want to live.

Professor Steve Peters is a Consultant Psychiatrist and author of million copy bestseller, The Chimp Paradox. He has now created a structured self-development programme to help you to become robust and resilient. This practical handbook with exercises will help you attain good psychological health and wellbeing. Areas covered include:

* Improved relationships
* Emotional management
* Self-confidence
* Peace of mind
* Happiness
* Managing stress.

All of us face challenges, rough patches and struggles in life. During these times we are often our own worst enemy, experiencing unwelcome emotions, thinking and behaviours. The one thing that has stood out to Professor Steve Peters in his years of supporting people as a Consultant Psychiatrist is that no matter what you may be facing in life, if you have the skills to be in a good place emotionally then you can cope, thrive and present the real you to the world.

Professor Peters explains complex neuroscience in straightforward terms with his Chimp Management Mind Model. The 8 stages of the book will help you to focus on yourself, empower you and leads you along a path to robustness and resilience.

If we could have perfect management of our mind, and be robust and resilient, life would be so much easier; so why can't we?

This book will:
* Explain why and how to manage the struggle within the mind
* Help to put you into a good place within yourself
* Take you along a path leading to robustness and resilience
* Offer you a practical structured programme
* Demonstrate how to acquire the skill of mind management.

Professor Peters: "I sincerely hope that you will find the book helpful, and that the jungle of life will become much more manageable, as you find your own inner strength."

Por que tantas vezes sentimos que estamos nos sabotando, agimos de forma irracional ou nos deixamos levar pela emoção? E por que em geral, quando isso acontece, a sensação é de que não estamos no controle do nosso cérebro? A resposta é: porque de fato não estamos.

Embora sejamos dotados de um cérebro humano, lógico, que pondera antes de cada decisão, também temos um cérebro primitivo, animal, que age independentemente de nós, que está preocupado apenas com a nossa sobrevivência e que reage às situações sempre de maneira emocional. Esse cérebro é o Chimpanzé. Ele não é bom nem mau – é só um Chimpanzé.

Em O paradoxo do Chimpanzé o psiquiatra, consultor e professor Steve Peters apresenta um programa de gerenciamento mental que nos permite entender e gerenciar nosso cérebro emocional, de modo a tirar proveito de sua força quando ele trabalha a nosso favor e a neutralizá-lo quando não faz. Por meio de exemplos claros, diagramas e desenhos lúdicos e exercícios práticos, somos levados a conhecer o funcionamento de cada parte de nossa mente e a desenvolver as habilidades emocionais e os hábitos que permitirão alcançar uma vida mais feliz e bem-sucedida.