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<b>Your brain is the most remarkable thing in the known universe.</b><br> <br> <b>'Fun, but still deeply, rigorously researched.' - Professor Neil Shyminsky<br> <br> 'A true masterpiece. Rachel Barr has done a phenomenal job breaking down the complexities of the human mind.' - Jeffrey Meltzer, LMHC<br> <br> 'Insightful and relatable psychoeducation that demystifies the brain . . . it's a resource I'll proudly keep on my shelf as a therapist.' - Joshua Fletcher, anxiety therapist<br></b><br> Always trying to mend itself, and always trying to protect you, it's in a constant state of flux -- adapting, reconfiguring, finding new pathways . . . And it has an astonishing capacity for recovery.<br> <br> Only it doesn't always get it right.<br> <br> Rachel Barr struggled through years of devastating loss, heartache, and uncertainty until neuroscience gave her the first spark of self-belief she had felt in her adult life -- and proof that, because of the brain's near-infinite potential for neuroplastic change, it's never too late to carve out neural pathways to form new habits, new skills, and new ways of thinking.<br> <br> Whether you want to nerd-out on Neuroscientific acronyms, finally understand what's going on in your head, or take refuge in a book that's like a warm hug for your mind, <i>How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend</i> is a delight-filled, evidence-based guide to taking better care of your brain -- so it, in turn, will take better care of you.