A Sense of Self: Memory, the Brain, and Who We Are Cookbook_Gift_Guide arguing that only by accepting

arguing that only by accepting yourself--and the flaws that make you who you are--can you have compassionate and fulfilling relationships with your partner

Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy

These clumsy attempts to maintain calmness are usually futile and sometimes emotionally draining

· A turtle’s bumpy shell

until his flight becomes a frantic odyssey across Germany

A Sense of Self: Memory, the Brain, and Who We Are Cookbook_Gift_Guide arguing that only by acceptingHow do our brains store and then conjure up past experiences to make us who we are? A twinge of sadness, a rush of love, a knot of loss, a whiff of regret. Memories have the power to move us, often when we least expect it, a sign of the complex neural process that continues in the background of our everyday lives. This process shapes us: filtering the world around us, informing our behavior and feeding our imagination. Psychiatrist Veronica O'Keane