{"product_id":"the-young-persons-guide-to-health-and-wellness-keep-fit-think-smart-get-the-most-from-your-life-9781510784567","title":"The Young Person's Guide to Health and Wellness: Keep Fit, Think Smart, Get the Most from Your Life","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA practical guide setting young people on a path to greater wellbeing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Young Person's Guide to Health and Wellness grew out of Dr. Friedberg's hands-on role in creating a holistic health, wellness, and athletic program at the Portledge School in Locust Valley, N.Y. Under his continued guidance, the program helps students pursue the best version of themselves in every dimension of their lives. It enables them to develop strong habits that will anchor them as they grow towards maturity. The program is based on ten principles, beliefs: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e You live in your body, so take care of it. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Good nutrition is essential for health \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Healthy habits strengthen you. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Self-reflection helps you find your way. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Core moral values improve your sense of self. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Healthy relationships are integral to your well-being. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Empathy is essential to caring about each other. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Building community helps you grow personally. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nurturing a sound mind is important to physical health. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Making the most of good choices leads to a fulfilling life. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Young Person's Guide to Health and Wellness\u003c\/i\u003e elaborates on these tenets, demonstrating how young people can apply them in their own lives. \"What is 'good' nutrition for someone with my body type and energy expenditure?\" \"How do I build community in my neighborhood?\" The \u003ci\u003eGuide \u003c\/i\u003eis designed so that young people can approach the tenets through reading and reflection, augmented by discussion in classrooms or team meetings. Each chapter, explaining a particular tenet, will include questions for reflection and discussion. Ultimately, the \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e encourages young people not to leave health and wellness to luck or chance, but to take responsibility for their psychological and physical wellbeing. By developing an awareness of health and wellness, and making it the basis of sound habits, young people can better prepare for whatever comes next. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAhron Friedberg, M.D. \u003c\/b\u003eis a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and served twice as past president of the American Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians. He is editor of American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis \u003ci\u003eAcademy Forum \u003c\/i\u003eand book editor of \u003ci\u003ePsychodynamic Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of five books with Sandra Sherman, including \u003ci\u003eThrough a Screen Darkly: Psychoanalytic Reflections During the Pandemic\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 2021 Gradiva Award) and \u003ci\u003eLife Studies in Psychoanalysis: Faces of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEveryday Leadership: Taking Charge in the Real World\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandra Sherman, J.D., Ph.D. \u003c\/b\u003ewas a Senior Attorney in the U.S. government and a professor of English at two major universities. In addition to the five books she has co-authored with Dr. Friedberg, she is the author of four books and over 60 peer-reviewed articles on 18th century literature and culture. In collaboration with Professor Donald Pfaff of Rockefeller University, she is co-author of several books on neuroscience, including \u003ci\u003eLaws of Human Behavior: Steps Toward Hard Science\u003c\/i\u003e. Currently, she is an officer of Childsplay International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the benefits of play to vulnerable children around the world.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862082257170,"sku":"9781510784567","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0729479e-4a8d-4aa1-8594-b99b9f534bf3.jpg?v=1767784309","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-young-persons-guide-to-health-and-wellness-keep-fit-think-smart-get-the-most-from-your-life-9781510784567","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}