Self Help Psychology

From the creator of the wildly popular blog Wait but Why, a fun and fascinating deep dive into what the hell is going on in our strange, unprecedented modern times.

People with BPD are like people with third-degree burns over 90% of their bodies. Lacking emotional skin, they feel agony at the slightest touch or movement - Marsha Linehan Having Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is also like having a broken brain. Because people can’t see it from the outside, they expect you to be able to run the race of life with no extra help or effort. Because of this, you end up being misunderstood, judged, and alienated, leading to broken relationships, lost jobs, and feeling isolated and alone… No one seems to understand what you’re going through, not ...

Is your life running smoothly, always filled with success and happiness? Or do you sometimes face disruptions and periods of chaos? If this is the case, you need the lessons contained in this book: How industrialist Savva Mamontov could have prevented disruptions from destroying his life. Why Albert Schweitzer only grew happy and famous after turning his life upside down. The disruptive strategy that enabled Joseph Paxton, a simple gardener, to become wealthy. How it is possible that the all-powerful Knights Templar were wiped out overnight. The method conceived by Abbot Suger in the ...

The consumer appetite for books and teachings on spirituality and self-help is constant. But with so much information, does the average person ever feel any happier, less stressed or more at peace? Are we ever going to simply learn to get along better with each other? How can we build more authentic and loving relationships with our spouses, partners and co-workers? Why is it so hard? Ego Free Living believes the answer lies in simplifying complex and literal theory to focus on the most essential practices at the heart of spiritual living: dissolving the destructive power of the ego, living...

Living is hard. Living is complicated. But, this book can help you make sense of everything important in the life of (almost any) individual, along with a pinch of humor and a lot of pop-culture references. Written by a practicing counseling psychologist with over 10 years of therapeutic experience - who’s also a game design teacher - this book aims to cover it all. It does the same through simple and clear language, steering clear of complex psychological notions and statistics of any kind. There’s no hard data in this book and the author takes pride in that fact. But, it’s full of ...

THE HAPPY LIFE HANDBOOK This book will help you live better. Here’s why: it’s an inspiring collection of life advice gathered during a decade and a half of conversations with psychologists and other experts, packaged into one practical guide. Witty, wise and daringly direct, this handbook is dedicated to you and the fulfilling life you secretly wish for. Waiting doesn’t work. The time to start creating your own happiness is now! DISCOVER HOW TO…Accept yourself 100%, date smart, discover the meaning of (your) life, act despite your fears, handle your first day at a new job, make ...

Transform Your Life in 10 Weeks: The Ultimate Path to Self-Actualization. Feeling trapped in old patterns? Sensing there's more to life than your current experience? You're right – and there's a proven path forward. "Self-Actualization: A 10-Week Program" breaks through standard self-help platitudes to deliver a structured, transformative journey. Based on decades of psychological research, this guide converts profound insights into practical weekly actions. What makes this program unique? Research-backed strategies that create real change Progressive weekly exercises that build lasting ...

Divorce is the dirty little secret in churches across America. It is not supposed to happen in Christian marriages, but the unfortunate reality is that it does happen to God's children. And when it does, it is traumatic in so many ways. Often, those hit hardest by divorce never dream it could happen to them. The future is so uncertain. Ideally, divorce would not happen at all. But wanting something does not make it a reality. When divorce rages through a Christian’s life, it leaves a tsunami of devastation on every level, from the believers themselves to their children, extended family, ...

Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes - from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming - and the transforming impact of precise diagnosis and treatment.

Back with another kick-ass book! This is the highly anticipated second installment of the bestselling "50 Things to Realize Before It's Too Late." I want to express my deepest gratitude for your incredible support. Your overwhelming messages and requests inspired me to write this follow-up. Life, after all, is a beautiful journey filled with lessons, and during this journey, I've captured some of the most impactful insights from my teachers, mentors, customers, and even family. Whether profound or absurd, these lessons are all worth sharing with you. You will: Learn to recognize and embrace...

Love Letters is an intimate audio journey exploring the various facets of love through handwritten letters to different aspects of human emotion and connection. Host Ashish Bagrecha, drawing from his experiences as a poet and storyteller, crafts deeply personal narratives that resonate with anyone who has ever loved, lost or yearned for connection. Each episode is a carefully penned letter, blending poetry with raw emotion, examining everything from first love to familial bonds, from heartbreak to healing.

First published in 2006, this updated edition describes new findings on the origins of DDD, the brain science supporting the diagnosis, and cutting-edge treatment approaches. DDD is examined from medical and psychiatric perspectives, but as the authors reveal, it also emerges in literary, philosophical, and spiritual investigations. Feeling Unreal thoroughly explores these different aspects in a fascinating and essential resource that is accessible to medical professionals and general listeners alike.

HARNESS THE POWER OF YOUR HEART TO TRANSFORM THE WAY YOU LIVE, LOVE, AND LEAD Leaders are tired and don’t know what to do about it. For far too long, they’ve built their lives and work around some version of the same message, “Get up, get out there, and deliver results.” No matter how hard they try, it is never enough — they are never enough. It’s exhausting, but what if it doesn’t have to be? Fighting for Heart shows leaders how to harness the power of their hearts to transform the way they live, love, and lead. Drawing on his extensive research and experience working with ...

This precious little book will help you in translating the simple, elegant principles of Logosynthesis into daily practice. It contains a series of concrete examples from daily practice, addressing a wide variety of clients' issues. Each chapter has been written immediately after a live session and was posted in the Logosynthesis Facebook group, to widen and deepen the skills and insights of professionals using Logosynthesis, as coaches, counselors, and psychotherapists.

Author of the bestselling books "55 Questions to Ask Yourself" and "50 Things to Realize Before It's Too Late." Are you tired of feeling stuck, stressed, or uncertain about money? Do you catch yourself thinking, “Money is the root of all evil,” or “I’ll never be wealthy”? These hidden beliefs, your money blocks, may be the very things holding you back from achieving financial freedom. In 33 Money Blocks in Your Head, discover how to uncover and overcome the limiting beliefs that keep you stuck in scarcity. Written by a trained NLP coach and trainer with over 10 years of experience...

We always look to thought to solve our problems but has anyone ever thought that thought is the cause of our problems and not the solution to them? If thought was the solution to the problems of the world which have all been created by thought, thought would have solved all the problems by now. We have been fixing the problems that our thoughts cause us with our thoughts which means that the criminal is dressing up in the garb of the policeman. Are we ever going to see through this charade or are we always going to be thinking that thinking can fix thinking? To fix thinking is the wrong way...

We've all had the desire to travel through time and see what our lives will be like later in life. While we want the best possible future for ourselves, we often fail to make decisions that would truly make that a reality. Why are so many of us so disconnected from our future selves? Based on over a decade of groundbreaking research, Your Future Self explains that, in our minds, our future selves often look like strangers.

The Kabbalah Café is a collection of essays which trace the relevance of Jewish mystical concepts to contemporary life, exploring themes that pervade our daily existence, providing a mystical perspective on area that are commonly considered the domain of psychology, philosophy or medicine. Topics include the nature of self-esteem and identity, insights into psycho-physical phenomena such as anger, sadness, fear, worry, laughter, pain and pleasure, and ideas about our various sensory modalities and the structure of the body. According to the mystics, the latter two realms reveal higher ...

Thinking is at the root of what everyone does. Thinking is what everyone spends most or all of their life doing and yet thinking is something which people understand very little about. The single most empowering thing anyone can do is learn about the function and operation of thought. What are the thoughts that are the guiding forces in our lives and why are so many people caught up in a way of thinking that is just so repetitive and mechanical? There is only one way to be ahead of your head and that's to understand the function and operation of what makes you the person that you are and ...

When you are showered with attention, it can feel incredibly romantic and can blind you to hints of problems ahead. But what happens when attentiveness becomes domination? In some relationships, the desire to control leads to jealousy, gaslighting, threats, micromanaging - even physical violence. If you or someone you care about are trapped in a web of coercive control, this audiobook provides answers, hope, and a way out.