Self Communication

When Nancy Friday began her research for My Mother/My Self in the early 1970s no work existed that explored the unique interaction between mother and daughter. Today psychotherapists throughout the world acknowledge that if women are to be able to love without possessing, to find work that fulfills them, and to discover their full sexuality, they must first acknowledge their identity as separate from their mother’s. Nancy Friday’s book played a major role in that acceptance.

I believe fulfillment is a right and not a privilege. We are all entitled to wake up in the morning inspired to go to work, feel safe when we’re there and return home fulfilled at the end of the day. Achieving that fulfillment starts with understanding exactly WHY we do what we do. As Start With Why has spread around the world, countless readers have asked me the same question: How can I apply Start With Why to my career, team, company or nonprofit? Along with two of my colleagues, Peter Docker and David Mead, I created this hands-on, step-by-step guide to help you find your WHY.

Stressed out, burned out, or struggling to connect with others? You don’t need therapy—you need the right kind of play. 100 Therapy Games is a screen-free, research-backed toolkit designed to help you calm anxiety, spark joy, and rebuild emotional connection—no special training or materials required. Whether you're a parent with an overwhelmed teen, a therapist running out of ideas, or simply someone who needs a break from stress, this book gives you the practical, approachable tools you've been looking for. Who It’s For: Parents and caregivers who want to reconnect with their kids ...

Unlock Deeper Desire With the Most Powerful Tool You Already Possess—Your Voice What if your words could ignite your husband’s desire, deepen your connection, and transform your intimacy—without feeling fake, forced, or out of character? Talk Dirty to Your Husband is a bold, practical, and empowering guide for married women ready to reclaim their sexual voice. Whether you’re shy, uncertain, or simply unsure where to begin, Lydia Blake shows you exactly how to unlock the power of erotic communication in a way that feels completely you. This isn’t about scripts or memorising dirty ...

As America's number-one crisis-management expert, Judy Smith has been asked to help overcome the obstacles faced by some of the most well-known companies, celebrities, and politicians of our time. In the process she has discovered that, whether or not one is a household name, there are universal character flaws, trouble spots, and weaknesses that exist in everyone. Over the years, Smith has been able to identify these high-risk traits that often lead to marital, financial, professional, or personal imprudence.

Our noisy world has trained us to think that those who get in the last word win, when in fact it’s those who know how to stay silent who really hold the power. STFU is a book that unlocks this power and will change your life, freeing you to focus on what matters. Lyons combines leading behavioral science with actionable advice on how to communicate with intent, think critically, and open your mind and ears to the world around you. Talk less, get more. That’s what STFU is all about.

In Speak with Confidence: Overcome Self-Doubt, Communicate Clearly, and Inspire Your Audience, keynote speaker, author, and executive communication coach Mike Acker delivers a practical and hands-on playbook to building the confidence you need to nail your next presentation, speech, virtual talk, or social media post. In this proven pathway to becoming a capable and confident speaker, you'll discover how to combine your identity, message, and skills into one persuasive package.

All too often, introverts get passed over for job offers and promotions while their more extroverted colleagues get all of the recognition. But it doesn't have to be this way. In Self-Promotion for Introverts®, business communication coach and intrepid introvert Nancy Ancowitz helps introverts tap into their quiet strengths, articulate their accomplishments, and launch an action plan for gaining career advancement.

David Bradford and Carole Robin taught interpersonal skills to MBA candidates for a combined 75 years in their legendary Stanford Graduate School of Business course Interpersonal Dynamics (affectionately known to generations of students as "Touchy-Feely") and have coached and consulted hundreds of executives for decades. In Connect, they show listeners how to take their relationships from shallow to exceptional by cultivating authenticity, vulnerability, and honesty, while being willing to ask for and offer help, share a commitment to growth, and deal productively with conflict.

Perhaps you find it difficult to address issues or excess workload with your manager, leading to working yourself to your limits before suffering burnout. Or maybe you have a member of your team or a friend that is struggling with burnout at work, and you want to learn how you can help them.

Confidence has been scientifically proven to directly affect our happiness. As pressures from society increase, low self-esteem, and social anxiety have become all too common for many amazing people. This phenomenon shows itself in a loss of words, public shyness or an inability to connect with others. Thankfully, confidence is a skill that almost anyone can learn.

What if your most powerful transformation isn’t about what you're not? What if it’s all about reclaiming your dismissed self? The Accelerated Self: Powerful Source Guidance to Engage Your Higher Self, Fast-track Your Potential, and Walk the Path of Greatness is not just a self-help book it’s a powerful transmission from Universal Consciousness (Source) designed to reawaken the truth of your unseen self, which dwells beyond memory, muscle, and manifest. IT'S SOUL-EXPANDING GUIDANCE THAT: Connects you to your Higher Self Purges the wounded identity shaped by experiences Develops your ...

Are Your Emotions Controlling You? Do You Wish You Could Respond with Calm and Confidence, Even in Life's Most Challenging Moments? Imagine a life where stress doesn't overwhelm you, where conflicts transform into opportunities for deeper connection, and where your words build bridges instead of walls. What if you could navigate difficult conversations with grace, maintain your composure under pressure, and truly understand what drives both yourself and others? For too long, we’ve been told that emotional mastery is an innate gift, reserved for a select few. But what if I told you it’s ...

In his classic guide to understanding the opposite sex, Dr. John Gray provides a practical and proven way for men and women to improve their communication and relationships by acknowledging the differences between them. Once upon a time Martians and Venusians met, fell in love, and had happy relationships together because they respected and accepted their differences. Then they came to Earth and amnesia set in: They forgot they were from different planets.

Do you break out in a sweat just thinking about small talk? Is your dream social event one that mysteriously gets "canceled"? Have you ever dodged a phone call like it owed you money? If so—hi, you might have social anxiety. Welcome to the club! In Help, They Said "Hi!", you'll find a lighthearted, relatable guide to navigating social anxiety one awkward moment at a time. With humor, science, and plenty of "me too" moments, this book will help you: ✅ Understand why your brain treats small talk like a threat ✅ Survive triggers like office parties, group chats, and surprise ...

If you’ve ever played small to make others comfortable, stayed quiet when you had something important to say, or stayed in a bad relationship or job too long because you didn’t think you could do better, this book is for you. It's your guide to becoming a Woman of Value™. Through 30 exercises, you'll discover the 3 PILLARS OF CORE CONFIDENCE™: Show Up, Stand Up, Speak Up. Each step will bring you closer to living a life you love!

Do you worry that people will leave if you show your true self? Your heart races when someone takes too long to text back. You analyze conversations for hidden meanings. You feel an urgent need to fix things when relationships feel uncertain. Your reactions come from anxious attachment, not personal flaws. Your sensitivity to relationships actually developed to help you stay connected to those who matter most. This book is for you if: You check your phone repeatedly when waiting for responses You often worry about what others think of you You find it hard to trust that relationships will ...

Have you never had luck with relationships? Do you always seem to end in toxic relationships? Are you worried that you do not know how to control your emotions? Are you scared of and scarred by the mistakes you have made in the past? Do you want to know the best ways to love? Love is amazing! Love is awesome! Yet, too many people seem to suffer from being loved wrongly and being in the wrong relationships. Statistics show that approximately half of all marriages will end in a separation or divorce. Since love is the primary bedrock upon which marriages are built, there is surely a problem ...

Have you ever felt lonely in your marriage as a Christian wife? Or have you ever wondered why you got married in the first place? Many Christian women feel overwhelmed, lonely, disappointed, and even angry because their expectations of marriage have not been met. They feel cheated out of life because when they see other women who look happily married, they feel like they’re missing something. Then when they try to talk to their husbands about their hurts, concerns, and unmet expectations they feel like they are beating their heads against a brick wall because their husbands don’t seem ...

In today’s work environment, the lines between our professional and personal lives are blurred more than ever before. Whatever is happening to us outside of our workplace - whether stressful, painful, or joyful - follows us into work as well. We may think we have to keep these realities under wraps and act as if we “have it all together”. But as Mike Robbins explains, we can work better, lead better, and be more engaged and fulfilled if - instead of trying to hide who we are- we show up fully and authentically.