How To Hug A Porcupine: 101 Ways to Love Difficult People in Your Life

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Everyone knows someone who always seems to cause problems, irritate others and incite conflict. But in truth, many did not ask to be this way - this guide offers new approaches to deal with people who are harder to love. With 100 simple ways and easy solutions for readers to make peace with difficult individuals, the book covers strategies that are easy to implement yet remarkably effective. Written with a strong dose of humour, this is a fun read and a must-have guide for dealing with porcupines in today's modern world.

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Dr. Debbie Joffe Ellis is a licensed psychologist in Australia and mental health counselor in New York. She is affiliated with several major psychological associations and societies including being a Member of the Australian Psychological Society, and an International Affiliate Member of the American Psychological Association. For several years, she worked with her husband, Dr. Albert Ellis, giving public presentations and professional trainings in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), as well as collaborating on writing and research projects, until his death in 2007. She now continues to present, practice and write about his groundbreaking psychotherapeutic approach of REBT. She has also co-authored several forthcoming books with Dr. Albert Ellis. She currently has a private practice in New York City, and also delivers lectures, workshops and seminars throughout the U.S.A. and across the globe.