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Why have friends? Research shows that having great friendships means people are healthier, happier and live longer than those who are socially isolated. Friendship - The Joy of Connection shows you how important friends are for a fulfilled and happy life. Anthony Gunn gives tips and suggestions on how to improve your social relationships, how to become more confident in social situations, how to avoid traps that jeopardise friendships, and how to recognise unhealthy friendships and identify behavioural patterns that prevent you from making the most of your social connections. He inspires you to step out of your comfort zone to invest time in friendship, make new friends, improve existing friendships and challenge yourself to overcome habits that negatively impact on your friends, family and yourself.
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Dr Anthony Gunn is a psychologist specializing in treating fears and phobias. He became a psychologist to treat his own phobia of medical procedures. The phobia occurred due to an incident that happened as a teenager after Anthony underwent an emergency operation without anesthetic for a collapsed lung and was hospitalised for six weeks while on a student exchange program in Central America's Spanish-speaking country, Honduras - a life changing experience. Anthony claims that since treating his phobia, he can visit hospitals, under-go medical procedures, and no longer has the embarrassing experience of passing-out when having a needle.
Anthony is an internationally published author of 8 books. Anthony features regularly on television and radio, helping to take the mystery out of anxiety and increase their happiness. He also gives talks to sporting and social clubs, schools and professional institutions about fear. Anthony lives in Australia with his wife, 2 children, his 3 pythons named Percy, Gus and Ernie, and his bird eating spider named Flossy.
