After decades studying how people think, behave and deal with what life throws at them, Dr Maureen Gaffney brings together her most important insights in her most personal and accessible book to date.

About Life is an eye-opening guide to how we navigate uncertainty, recover from setbacks and build lives of meaning and resilience. Combining deep psychological wisdom with warmth, clarity and real-world understanding, Dr Gaffney explores the forces that shape us — from family, love, work and friendship to happiness, purpose and ageing.

Dr Gaffney's key insight is that resilience is not an abstract concept but a practical life skill – an essential skill in unstable times and one we can develop and strengthen in how we respond to challenge over time.

About Life is a perceptive and important guide to living well in unsettled times from one of Ireland’s most respected psychologists and commentators.

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