Stephanie Dowrick – författare

'I love this book. It's full of exactly the kind of soulful wisdom the world is crying out for right now.' - Magda Szubanski'Compassionate, honest, fearless . . . Stephanie Dowrick's writing amazes me.' - The Hon Kristina KeneallyThe quality of your personal relationships has never mattered more. It isn't enough to have lots of friends on social media. Or to give 'everything' to work hoping that will validate your existence.When familiar certainties are dissolving, we need to give and receive closeness and understanding to feel fully alive. But how do we open to others in a world that can seem harsh, indifferent - and unpredictable in the extreme?Intimacy and Solitude starts with the most fundamental relationship of all: how you understand and care for your own self - knowing this will inevitably be reflected in your most essential relationships.Using her exceptional gifts as a storyteller, as well as decades of work with people of all ages, orientations and cultures, Dr Stephanie Dowrick brings to life profound and persuasive insights to transform self-trust - and your life with others. This edition includes a new introduction to bring the book up to date.

Winner of the COVR Award (USA) Best Self-Help Book of the Year'This gift of a book unlocked parts of me I didn't know existed' Donna M Cameron'I have yearned for this insight and this how-to. It's changing everything.' Susana Lei'ataua'Nourishment for the soul. Stephanie Dowrick is a marvellous writing mentor...these lessons helped unlock my writing life' Juliette O'Brien OAMJournal writing is an unrivalled way to understand and appreciate your 'one precious life'.Dr Stephanie Dowrick is an award-winning writer with a unique breadth of psychological insight and creative writing experience. Here she takes journal writing to a new level, sharing the gifts creative journal writing invariably gives:Clarity, trust and self-understandingA depth of self-encouragement impossible to achieve another wayAccess to both sides of your brain for problem solvingInner acceptance and calmCreativity across your whole lifeUnderstanding what motivates and drives youSharper focusA chance to heal at your own paceThrough immediately rewarding prompts, Creative Journal Writing works for journal writers of all kinds and stages. As journal writer Oprah Winfrey says, 'Keeping a journal will absolutely change your life in ways you've never imagined.'