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Brilliant Retirement
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Brilliant Retirement

by Nic Peeling
July 2012
Intermediate to advanced
145 pages
2h 37m
English
Pearson Education
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This book contains two sorts of information: firstly, there are hard facts, analysis and advice about practical subjects (money, health, maintaining your independence, etc.); secondly there are more psychological issues, such as your state of mind and relationships, and these are often the hardest ones to handle.

The $64,000 question is ‘Can I control my state of mind?’ The simple answer is, ‘Yes you can – within limits’. This is exactly what professional counsellors and psychiatrists help their patients to do. As an example, therapy has at least as successful a track record in treating depression as modern anti-depressants do – indeed most ...

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