The Balancing Act: Rediscovering Your Feelings

Is your life spinning out of control? Do you feel numb and flat? Do things get worse the more you try to get them under control? Are you looking at life anxiously? Are you obsessed with work and your image?

If you answered yes to many of these questions you've probably lost the balance we all need in our lives. The balance between feeling and thinking, between our personal and professional lives, is a precarious one. Too often we lose touch with the feeling side of ourselves and fall into destructive patterns of behavior and thinking. We value rational ideas and analytic thought above sensitivity, harmony and personal intimacy.

In the Balancing Act, Dr. Barbara Killinger helps you look at how this loss of balance occurs and where it comes from - society, childhood, family. In examining the devastating effects of workaholism, narcissism and reactive depression, Dr. Killinger explains how they lead to the loss of feelings. Most importantly, she show you how to work through your problems and regain a sense of balance in your life - how to start enjoying your family, friends and everyday life again.

Dr. Barbara Killinger is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Toronto. In addition to her extensive research on workaholism and narcissism, she has written many studies on the use of humour in psychotherapy. Her previous book with Key Porter, Workaholics: The Respectable Addicts, was a best seller around the world.