María Jesús Álava is a psychologist who was born in Madrid in 1954, graduated in Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid and with Three decades of professional experience behind himwas chosen as one of the TOP 100 Women Leaders of Spain 2012, 2017 and 2020.
Although her area of specialization is psychotherapy, she has also worked in areas such as clinical psychology, psychopedagogy and has taught at numerous universities. In addition, she has been awarded the prize for the best work of Dissemination of Psychology 2017
In 2002 he founded his own company and currently presides over it. Apertia Consultingwhich is focused on operational efficiency through improved management and development of people and communication. He also leads the Maria Jesus Alava Reyes Foundationwhere psychology and medicine professionals work.
Before starting his companies, he held various positions of responsibility in different organisations such as the Ministry of Public Works.
Throughout three decades of activity in the world of psychology, María Jesús Álava has delved into specific topics such as emotional intelligence and self-knowledge.
In addition, she is a magnificent communicator and collaborates with various programs in the press, radio and television, such as 20 Minutes, I give you my word from Wave Zero or in Public Mirror from Antena 3.
Author of numerous books, she has written one of the best-selling non-fiction works in Spain, Portugal and Argentina: The futility of suffering with more than 500,000 copies sold. He has also published other great books such as The 3 keys to happiness, Learning to be happy, Work without suffering, Love without sufferingeither NO also helps to grow.
The books of Maria Jesus Alava
NO also helps to grow
Through this book, María Jesús Álava proposes a clear and simple method to understand how children think and feel, a work to know what their internal conflicts are and learn to address them in a constructive way.
Every child is unique and has their own characteristics, but they all need limits and rules that help them to be calm and stable. This book offers you practical cases with which you will find the answers you are looking for.
The futility of suffering
Have you ever stopped to think about how much time we waste when we suffer over things we cannot control? Although many people regret the mistakes they made over and over again, the truth is that it is totally counterproductive.
María Jesús Álava offers you the necessary tools to change your mentality and stop being anchored in suffering. Through practical exercises and real testimonies, this psychologist offers the keys to not understanding life as a tragedy.
The psychology that helps us live
This is the definitive work for learning how to deal with relationship problems, sleep disorders, or fears and phobias.
It is, in short, an encyclopedia that will help you overcome the difficulties of everyday life and move forward.
Neither men are impossible, nor women incomprehensible.
Under this premise, María Jesús Álava gives us the keys to understanding why it is worth fighting for many relationships and how to learn to understand our partner.
This book gives us the necessary tools to control the emotions and thoughts that harm us, and to overcome those difficult moments that prevent us from moving forward.
For many people, work is a problem in their lives, but psychology can be a good tool to overcome difficulties at work, which is what María Jesús Álava tries to convey through this book.
If you don't know how to improve your relationship with your coworkers or how to act in front of your boss, this book can help you improve and increase your capabilities.
After the success achieved with his book The futility of sufferingMaria Jesus Alava published Recover the illusion.
This is a practical work in which the renowned psychologist relies on real cases to offer exercises so that those readers who seek to change can achieve it.
This is a book in which María Jesús Álava and Isabel Gemio offer the keys necessary to learn to be happy.
Through real testimonies from listeners of the radio program I give you my wordin which Álava collaborates, you will learn to manage your emotions and resolve those conflicts that prevent you from moving forward and being happy.
The 3 keys to happiness
Everyone wants to be happy, but not all of us know the keys to achieving it. Her experience as a psychologist has allowed María Jesús Álava to find the keys or tools necessary to achieve it through forgiveness and acceptance.
The author highlights the importance of forgiveness, especially forgiving ourselves in order to love ourselves and achieve happiness.
Through the pages of this book, María Jesús Álava makes us reflect on our lies and their origin.
We resort to lies in love, at work and in other aspects of our lives, but why do we do it? Do we resort to them to protect ourselves? As María Jesús highlights in this book, it is important to discover why we lie and why we sometimes resort to lies as a defense mechanism.
The best thing in your life is you
Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy and let our emotions dominate us, but as María Jesús Álava explains in this book, it is important to learn to master them in order to take control of our lives.
You will only achieve your goals if you trust in yourself, reconcile with your inner self and you will discover that the best thing in your life is you.
In this book, María Jesús Álava offers various reflections and advice on different topics.
The author highlights the importance of not letting everyday problems stop us from living.
Don't let them abuse you, because that is not love.
Loneliness is not always synonymous with pain. The psychologist delves into this and other reflections so that you can learn to manage your life and make the most of it.
Sometimes psychology books are not enough to overcome emotional problems and you may need to turn to therapy to end the pain.
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