{"title":"Paul Pearsall","description":"\u003cp\u003ePAUL KA'IKENA PEARSALL, PH.D., is a bestselling clinical psychologist specializing in psychoneuroimmunology—the study of interactions between the brain, mind, body, and immune system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePearsall holds a doctorate and works as a clinical education psychologist, lecturer, and consultant, appearing regularly on national television and radio talk shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Pearsall gives presentations throughout the world, bringing his work in psychoneuroimmunology to broad public audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul lives in Michigan and Hawaii with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Pearsall’s books are published by Hunter House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-pleasure-prescription","title":"The Pleasure Prescription: To Love, to Work, to Play — Life in the Balance","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre you stressed and unhappy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAre you feeling burned out? anxious? unmotivated? Do you feel you have too much to do in too little time? You are not alone. More and more people struggle with a lack of pleasure in their daily lives and the illnesses that go along with stress. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTake a Pleasure Prescription!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePsychologist and author Paul Pearsall is an expert on the relationship between pleasure,  stress, and the immune system. According to him, it \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eisn't \u003c\/span\u003etoo much stress but too \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003elittle \u003c\/span\u003ejoy that is killing people. \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"We \u003c\/span\u003ehave no time to enjoy the moments of our life,\" he says. \"We need to counteract our 'delight deficiency' and \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e'toxic \u003c\/span\u003esuccess syndrome' with some balanced, healthy pleasure. We need a prescription to slow down, rediscover the joy in daily living, and reconnect with people.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCombines Ancient Polynesian Wisdom with Breakthrough Scientific Research\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDr. Pearsall shows how the latest research in physical and emotional health validates the Oceanic Way—the principles and practices of ancient Polynesian cultures. The five key components of this Way are \u003cem\u003epatience, connection, pleasantness, modesty,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003etenderness\u003c\/em\u003e. Dr. Pearsall gives simple tests to find areas of particular stress and unhappiness in our lives, and offers practical suggestions for dealing with our real, everyday challenges: in relationships, on the job, as parents, and in caring for our community and planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWe know more than we think we know, Dr. Pearsall reassures us, about what is good and healthy for us. He invites us to embrace a new contentment, and his compelling lessons gleaned from science and an age-old wisdom light the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlready read this? Check out the follow-up title: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Write Your Own Pleasure Prescription\" href=\"https:\/\/turnerbookstore.com\/products\/write-your-own-pleasure-prescription?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWrite Your Own Pleasure Prescription\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0897932072\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780897932073\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Paul Pearsall, Ph.D.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43215026225368,"sku":"9780897932073","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43215026258136,"sku":"9781684422029","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780897932073_FC_mockup_v2_1661531839_72dfe432-1a82-4fbd-ae0d-7bbb73ab4221.jpg?v=1791004306"},{"product_id":"write-your-own-pleasure-prescription","title":"Write Your Own Pleasure Prescription: 60 Ways to Create Balance and Joy in Your Life","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller, \u003cem\u003eThe Pleasure Prescription\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAre You a Pleasure?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWould those who know you best say you are a total pleasure to live, love, work and play with?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew Ways to a Joyfully Balanced Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this follow-up to \u003cem\u003eThe Pleasure Prescription,\u003c\/em\u003e the best-selling guide to slowing down and enjoying the small pleasures, author and psychologist Dr. Paul Pearsall gives 60 new ideas for bringing balance back into your life. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCombining wisdom from Polynesian culture with proven scientific research, Dr. Pearsall describes the five keys to a happy and fulfilling life: \u003cem\u003epatience, connection, pleasantness, modesty,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003etenderness.\u003c\/em\u003e These simple principles form the basis of every prescription in this book.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrescribe Your Own Healthy Pleasures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWrite Your own Pleasure Prescription,\u003c\/em\u003e Dr. Pearsall shows you how to bring these principles into daily practice with pleasurable ways to enjoy yourself and connect deeply with others. From learning how to \"go with how it goes\" at work (pleasure prescription #18) to \"just say maybe\" (pleasure prescription #26) these fun, profound and caring suggestions give us the ability to shift our lives so that we feel the joy that can be part of each day. After offering dozens of ideas, Dr. Pearsall then describes how everyone can write their own pleasure prescriptions, perfectly suited to their lives.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCheck out the book that started it all: \u003ca title=\"The Pleasure Prescription\" href=\"https:\/\/turnerbookstore.com\/products\/the-pleasure-prescription?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pleasure Prescription \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0897932293\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780897932295\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Paul Pearsall, Ph.D.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43215026553048,"sku":"9780897932295","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780897932295_FC_1_mockup_v2_1661533165_1aebbc54-bcce-42d9-be01-5aff7c8de46e.jpg?v=1791004425"},{"product_id":"partners-in-pleasure","title":"Partners in Pleasure: Sharing Success, Creating Joy, Fulfilling Dreams—Together","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearning to look at life with four eyes and two hearts joined into one soul\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eContinuing his transmission of 2,000-year-old Polynesian wisdom that began with \u003cem\u003eThe Pleasure Prescription, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePaul \u003c\/span\u003ePearsall introduces in this new book what be calls \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003enaupaka \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003elove\" or\u003cem\u003e aloha kakou—\u003c\/em\u003elove shared, profound companionship, surrendering to a relationship in all its dimensions and embracing it as a lifelong mission of discovery and mutual pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOur society tells us that individual success and self-fulfillment are the keys to happiness. This book asks, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIf \u003c\/span\u003ethat is true, why do so many of us—even those who are in a relationship—feel unhappy and alone? And it answers that there \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e no joy if there is no one to share it with. As a poet said long ago, \u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\"No \u003c\/span\u003eman is an island \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e.... \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA uniquely warm combination of oral wisdom and current research, \u003cem\u003ePartners in Pleasure\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eis \u003c\/span\u003enothing less than \u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003ea \u003c\/span\u003ere-visioning of marriage. It offers eight lessons in \u003cem\u003emahele\u003c\/em\u003e (sharing)—eight pleasure prescriptions for partners, from dreaming die same dream to becoming one body. Woven throughout are partnering tests; relationship lessons from Hawai`i's foremost \u003cem\u003ekupuna\u003c\/em\u003e (elders) and \u003cem\u003ekahuna\u003c\/em\u003e (healers or priests); and insights from Dr. Pearsall's own work and seminars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePartners in Pleasure\u003c\/em\u003e shows couples how they can come together to face the challenges of life—conflict, sexual compatibility, child-rearing, career setbacks and getting old—and grow ever stronger together, united in heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0897933230\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780897933230\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Paul Pearsall, Ph.D.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43215028584664,"sku":"9780897933230","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780897933230_FC_mockup_v2_1661547200_9999eadd-659c-468d-9ad0-168543914b01.jpg?v=1791005402"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-paul-pearsall.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}