Overview

Human beings are 'hard-wired' to adapt to their worlds; to survive and, ideally thrive; to act upon the world with ideas and actions. This is an enduring challenge for us all. Surviving and thriving takes energy and psychologists have been exploring the unique ways within which each of us manifests our energy for over 100 years. Most of us know what it is like to feel 'truly alive', those moments of thriving. We all know when we have energy and when we don't, but how have we learned to channel our energy in the ways that we do and are these the most effective ways? This book aims to help you to understand how you channel your energy in day-to-day life; how it works for you and may, potentially, hinder you. The fifteen contributors to this book will explore how energy is manifest in relationships, families, groups and education. They will also give us some unique insights into how neurodiverse energy is manifest. These talented and insightful contributors come from diverse professional worlds encompassing psychology, music, family therapy, education, academia, business, coaching and consultancy. This is the second book in this series. In Book 1 - The Psychology and Dynamics of Human Energy - How Aligning Energy for Impact can Transform the Workplace - the focus is upon how human beings shape their Energy for Impact to survive and thrive at work.

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Author:   Dr John Mervyn-Smith ,  Nathan Ott
Publisher:   The Choir Press
Imprint:   The Choir Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.515kg
ISBN:  

9781789635645

ISBN 10:   1789635640
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   02 January 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Section 1: Understanding Energy for Impact; Chapter 1 A Psychological Perspective on the Expression of Human Energy from Freud to the Present Day; Chapter 2 The GC Index and Energy for Impact; Section 2: ‘Why do you make me feel like that?’: How Energy for Impact Shapes our Relationships; Chapter 3 Making our Special Relationships Work; Chapter 4 How Differences in Energy for Impact Shape Family Dynamics 50; Chapter 5 The Entrepreneurial Couple; Chapter 6 Keeping the Band Together; Chapter 7 Leading People Through Change: ‘What’s Love got to do with It?’; Section 3: Recognising the Power and Potential of Neuroenergy; Chapter 8 Understanding Neurodivergence Through the Lens of The GC Index; Appendex 1; Appendex 2; Appendex 3; Appendex 4; Appendex 5; Chapter 9 ADHD and The GC Index – is there a Link?; Chapter 10 Helping Game-Changing Children to Thrive in the World of Education; Section 4: Personal Journeys from Surviving to Thriving: Under-standing the Relationship Between Energy and Well-being; Chapter 11 What Happens when we ‘Freeze’?: A Journey of Healing from the Depths of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; Chapter 12 The Wild and Freeing Journey of Connection and Thriving

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Author Website:   http://https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-john-mervyn-smith-7337116/details/experience/

Dr John Mervyn-Smith is one of the country's leading psychologists with a comprehensive portfolio of experience working as an academic, clinical psychologist and consultant to corporate CEOs. As a serial entrepreneur he has co-created profiling tools that include The Relationship Q and The GC Index. His clinical work led him to become part of the counselling and support teams for both the London Underground and Sharm El Sheikh bombings of 2005. He has profiled many candidates for reality TV and has supported celebrities negotiating this world. He is a broadcaster and keynote speaker who has also published many articles and his book 'Coaching Me, Coaching You' is in an invaluable guide to creative coaching.

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Author Website:   http://https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-john-mervyn-smith-7337116/details/experience/

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