Personal Myth

Black women face a hidden mental health crisis of anxiety and depression. To be a Black woman in America is to know that you cannot protect your children or guarantee their safety, that your value is consistently questioned, and that even being "twice as good" is often not good enough. Consequently, Black women disproportionately experience anxiety and depression. Studies now conclusively connect racism and mental health - and physical health. Time to take care of your emotional health. Because you deserve to be emotionally healthy for yourself and those you love.

With its practical advice and compassionate tone, The Myth of Laziness shows parents how to nurture their child's strengths and improve their classroom productivity. Most important, it shows how correcting these problems in childhood will help children live a fulfilling and productive adult life.

Simone Biles quit the Olympics. Harry and Meghan quit The Firm. Millions of people have quit their jobs, seeking happiness and defining success on their own terms. Is it a mistake? As Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Julia Keller found out, it’s not. And, in fact, it might even save your life. Diving into the neuroscience of nope and the cultural messages that drive our reluctance to throw in the towel, Keller dismantles the myth of perseverance once and for all. Because grit isn't always great. Sticking it out doesn't always pay off. And quitting can be an unexpected act of self-love.

In The Motivation Myth and the Power of Self-Discipline, the allure of motivation is shattered to reveal its fleeting nature and its inadequacy as a foundation for lasting success. Instead, the book champions self-discipline as the ultimate driver of achievement. Society glorifies motivation, painting it as the magical force behind success. From #MondayMotivation posts to charismatic speakers, we are conditioned to wait for inspiration to strike. But as this book deftly argues, motivation is unreliable, unpredictable, and far too dependent on external factors.

You’ve probably heard the grim facts: Half of all marriages end in divorce. The divorce rate inside the church is the same as outside. And, most marriages are just holding on. But what if these “facts” are actually myths? For too long, our confidence in marriage has been undermined by persistent misunderstandings and imperfect data. This landmark audio book will radically change how we think and talk about marriage - and what we can dare to hope from it.

Practising Buddhist and master storyteller Dharmachari Nagaraja weaves a thrilling narrative spell while at the same time conveying basic life lessons that will help children to develop their personality, deal with their anxieties, and find peace and confidence as they grow up. The stories explore themes from the Eightfold Path, which is Buddhism's practical route to a happy life.

The Passive Income Myth is your opportunity to cut through the BS and scams to see how to make money in four passive income strategies. Over more than two decades as an investor and an investment analyst, I have made money in each of the four investing strategies. Knowing what I have picked up over the last 20 years will save you years of time and will keep you from making the biggest mistakes in passive income investments.

All mothers experience a massive identity shift, but as a culture, we’ve lost touch with the myths, stories, and ancestral knowledge that once guided us through this ego explosion. As a depth psychotherapist and new mom, Vanessa Bennett has spent countless hours with female clients, couples, and herself experiencing the struggle and dissolution of Self that comes through the initiation into motherhood. By applying the principles of depth psychology, she’s found the key to disrupting the “getting through” mentality of motherhood.

Are we too clean, not clean enough… or just making it all up as we go? You brush, rinse, scrub, shave, exfoliate, moisturize, pluck, dab, blot, and maybe—just maybe—wonder if it’s all a bit much. Spoiler: It might be. In "To Wash or Not to Wash" - Clean, Dirty, or Just Confused? The Hygiene & Beauty Dilemma You Didn’t Know You Had, author Andreas Baku takes a hilariously honest, sometimes uncomfortable, and oddly enlightening journey through modern hygiene and beauty habits. With entertaining humor and sharp insight, he unpacks everything from deodorant dilemmas to skin-care scams...

Welcome to "Funky Stuff that will Tickle your Brain," a captivating collection of 30 explanations and essays that will ignite your curiosity and expand your knowledge. This book is part of an epic 50-volume series, "Get Smarter One Book at a Time," which covers a wide range of topics from science and philosophy to creativity and adventure. Together, these books aim to nurture a lifelong love of learning and exploration. In this particular volume, you'll embark on a fascinating journey through a diverse array of subjects. From the intricacies of asphalt production and the history of fences ...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Happy Ever After, written and read by Paul Dolan. Get a good education, be successful, get married, have kids and look after your health. This is what we're told will make us happy. But what if these stories are doing more harm than good? In Happy Ever After, best-selling happiness expert Professor Paul Dolan draws on groundbreaking research and data to bust the common myths about happiness and show that the path to fulfilment is actually far more unexpected than we thought.

If you're like most modern women, you feel beat down by and fed up with the ads, marketing, and well-meaning people promoting the message of musts. "You must have the perfect body, make lots of money, and have a college degree. Must, must, must!" Debra Fox's Finding Your Moxie is a refreshing eye-opener for women trying to thrive in life but struggling to keep up with the myths, lies, and half truths surrounding success that women have to face head-on every day.

Overcome the myths that hold others back from real estate success. A selection from the best-selling ABCs of Real Estate Investing.

Written and narrated by Max Maxwell, a serial-entrepreneur and investor, Money Myths: The Millionaire Mindset is a book and guide to help you move your mindset toward the side of abundance. Your mind is a powerful thing, and the way you think or were taught to think may be the reason behind any financial worries you may have in your life. This is the guide to changing your mindset, the first step in your journey to success.

Happily Ever After...and 39 Other Myths About Love provides you with communication guidelines and tools that will enhance and strengthen your ability to avoid many of the pitfalls that so many couples experience when they mistakenly accept widely held opinions that are masking as "truths".

For decades, typical financial planning has sold itself on perpetuating a fundamental lie—that you can reach prosperity through its methods. But truly prosperous individuals don’t follow typical financial planning. They know that most mainstream money advice is not intended to make you wealthy; it is intended to keep you from being poor. Big difference. And like any advice for the masses, it is geared toward the lowest common denominator.

An empowering guide to imagining (and living) better relationships, Radical Relating pushes back on the monogamy mandate. Author, somatic educator, and relationship coach Mel Cassidy explodes the often-unquestioned mainstream myths about the nuclear family structure: those that tell us your soulmate must be your sole mate. That sex is the only yardstick of relational success. That self-sacrifice and self-denial are necessary trade-offs for security and partnership. That we need to ride the relationship escalator all the way up, or we’ll die alone.

Journey once more into the captivating essence of New Orleans with "67 Days of NOLA Poetic Exploration Between Here And There: Week 4 - The Experimental Certainty of Exploration Through Social Distance." Each page of this week is a new revelation, revealing layers of the city’s soul and the depths of our spirits in these unique times. Week 4 amplifies the poetic exploration, delving into the heart of New Orleans' supernatural allure, from its haunted histories to the mysterious allure of creatures like the Rougarou. As the world around us maintains its distance, this collection weaves a ...

The Wealth Creation Myth is the third audiobook from author and wealth management veteran Ed Moldaver. This guide explores the wealth creation and preservation landscape in a way that no other audiobook has. Ed's multi decade career provides the foundation to understand the three basic pillars of the wealth management industry, what works, what doesn't, and why.

My grandmother used to say, "You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a lawyer." The same can be said of financial advisors today. If you're a wealthy business owner or an ultra-high-net-worth individual, this book is your wake-up call. For too long, the wealth management industry has failed to deliver the comprehensive, coordinated services that successful entrepreneurs and their families truly need.