Reinventing Your Life by Jeffrey E. Young and Janet S. Klosko - Self Help - Paperback

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781912854356
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Age Range: Adult (Self Help / Psychology)

Overview
Reinventing Your Life is the bestselling self-help classic from psychologists Jeffrey E. Young and Janet S. Klosko, offering a compassionate, evidence-based programme to break free of the destructive patterns — or "lifetraps" — that keep people stuck in unhappy relationships, careers, and self-image. Grounded in cognitive therapy and refined over decades of clinical practice, this paperback edition gives readers a clear, practical route to lasting emotional change without medication or years of traditional therapy.

About the Book
Do you put others' needs above your own, panic when someone you love pulls away, or feel a persistent sense of failure no matter what you achieve? Young and Klosko call these recurring, self-defeating patterns "lifetraps," and in Reinventing Your Life they identify eleven of the most common: abandonment, mistrust, dependence, vulnerability, emotional deprivation, social exclusion, defectiveness, failure, subjugation, unrelenting standards, and entitlement. Each chapter opens with a diagnostic questionnaire so readers can identify which lifetraps apply to them, followed by real-world case studies drawn from decades of clinical work at the Cognitive Therapy Center of New York. From there, the authors set out a structured, step-by-step programme — combining cognitive techniques, behavioural exercises, and reflective writing tasks — designed to loosen the grip of these patterns and replace them with healthier habits and beliefs. First published in the United States and now available in this UK paperback edition from Scribe, the book has remained a trusted resource for both general readers and mental health professionals since its original release, prized for translating serious clinical theory — schema therapy, which Young went on to found — into warm, accessible, practical guidance. It is equally suited to solitary self-reflection, book club discussion, or use alongside professional therapy.

• Eleven lifetraps explained: Clear descriptions of the most common negative behaviour patterns.
• Diagnostic tests: Practical questionnaires to identify which lifetraps affect you.
• Step-by-step programme: Cognitive and behavioural exercises to weaken each lifetrap.
• Real case studies: Illustrative examples from the authors' clinical practice.
• Drug-free, evidence-based approach: Rooted in established cognitive therapy principles.
• Accessible, compassionate tone: Written to empower rather than shame the reader.

About the Author
Jeffrey E. Young, PhD, is the founder of schema therapy and director of both the Cognitive Therapy Center of New York and the Schema Therapy Institute; he trained under Aaron T. Beck, the founder of cognitive therapy. Janet S. Klosko, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has worked extensively alongside Young in developing and applying these therapeutic approaches. Together they have written several influential self-help and clinical texts, with Reinventing Your Life remaining their most widely read work for the general public.

Why You'll Love This Self-Help Guide
Practical, warm, and grounded in real clinical experience, Reinventing Your Life gives readers genuine tools — not vague reassurance — to understand themselves and start making lasting change from the very first chapter.

Please Note: Cover design may vary slightly; this is the current UK paperback edition with the ISBN as shown.