Self Help Mental Health

Suffering from writer's block? Wish you were more inventive? Perhaps, like most of us, you were taught to think vertically - to solve problems by going from one logical step to the next. In this international best seller, Dr. de Bono shows how lateral thinking can free your creative mind. Learn to hone your thinking skills and discover powerful yet simple techniques to help you generate idea after idea.

For over four decades as a nurse, I have witnessed the most extraordinary human encounters imaginable. The lessons learned from illness, tragedy, miraculous recovery, laughter, love, and letting go, needed to be told. In this book I share ten of the most enduring and emotionally stirring ones from a lifetime of caring. Lessons Include: - The body is resilient, but the spirit is even stronger—Why am I still here? - Kindness unexpected is powerful medicine---Gestures that burn with lifelong impact. - Laughter heals in ways the scientific method can’t explain—Humor-as-tonic, especially ...

A pioneering music educator reveals how music can supercharge early childhood development - and how parents and educators can harness its power.

Jessa Zimmerman takes on the heart-wrenching questions that naturally arise when couples are struggling with sex. Once sex becomes synonymous with disappointment, avoidance sets in and creates pressure in the bedroom. In this straightforward and practical book, Zimmerman guides us to understand the cycle that develops when sex is difficult, to shift our mindset when it comes to sexual intimacy, and to transform our sexual experience with our partner using a nine-phase experiential process.

How do we pick the course of our lives? How do we know where to put our efforts? What will make the most significant contribution to society and personal success? “Every moment of one’s existence, one is growing into more or retreating into less.” ―Norman Mailer Personal Development leads to self-actualization, becoming who you were meant to become. It's cultivating the seed to become the mighty oak. What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Get some answers and direction in this great new book. Praise for John Cousins Once he starts speaking, you feel the ...

If you struggle with negative thoughts and emotions, you should know that your pain is real. No one should try to diminish it. Sometimes stuff really does suck and we have to acknowledge it. Worry, sadness, loneliness, anger, and shame are big and important, but they can also get in the way of what really matters. What if, instead of fighting your pain, you realized what really matters to you—and put those things first in life? Stuff That Sucks offers a compassionate and validating guide to accepting emotions, rather than struggling against them.

Most people only ever rely on their conventional intelligence (IQ) to get them through life, or worse, believe it to be the best indicator for success. For years this was thought to be the case, that IQ was the most accurate predictor of a person's potential, whether it's getting a leg up in your career or simply building better relationships in business/family life. However that is no longer the case. It's now commonly known that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) has the biggest impact here.

Simple Ideas to Overcome Depression ~ I’ve noticed something else in my travels. At times, the recollection of what happened to us to cause our depression can be skewed. It can build up in our minds as being much worse than what really occurred. It is only human to want to “pay back” others for what we think they did and for the grief that they caused. If someone was really mean spirited toward you and caused you nothing but grief, I repeat, the best way to “get even” is to “get better”. Remove your invisible “kick me” sign and don’t allow anyone to get the better of you...

Combining six decades of clinical experience with cutting-edge research, two acclaimed leaders in the field of psychology have developed a revolutionary approach to happiness - one that's accessible and practical enough to apply at home, yet powerful enough to create a profoundly positive transformation in our lives.

Self-compassion isn’t an option, it's a must. It's the starting point of all psychological tendencies and subsequent behavioral traits. It’s not a “maybe” if you want to lead a happy and harmonious life, it's mandatory. Far too many of us have forgotten this in recent times, which is why its critical to rediscover how to put yourself first once again. In this insightful and functional audiobook, Chambers gives listeners a firsthand look into the overriding concepts of self-compassion.

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." – Anaïs Nin You’ve promised yourself you’d start—start taking better care of your mind, your heart, your soul. But life gets in the way. The plans fade, the journal stays blank, and self-care feels like just another chore. Sound familiar? Your Imbolc Kit: Rituals, Reflection, and Renewal by a Mental Health Therapist is here to change that. This isn’t just a book—it’s your step-by-step guide to turning intentions into actions and finally making self-care work for you. ...

Susan’s life was beyond broken; it was over. There was nothing left but the hollowed out empty spot she used to call her family. She and her husband Dick were estranged, and her beloved son Declan was in jail. All Susan ever wanted in life was to have a happy family. What happened to them? Her days were spent in misery, wondering why? Restless in spirit, bitter and resentful, the loneliness was unbearable. Her only relief came in the form of one tiny little tablet.Miranda met the love of her life. Declan. He was gorgeous, sweet, and charming. His smile lit up the room and stole her heart....

Redefine what it means to be a strong man in today’s world—by mastering the one skill most men were never taught: emotional intelligence. Do you ever feel like you're expected to “man up,” but no one ever showed you how to deal with what’s really going on inside? Strong Enough to Feel It is a bold, practical, and deeply empowering guide for men who are ready to break through emotional numbness, connect more deeply in their relationships, and reclaim true mental strength—on their own terms. This isn’t about becoming soft. It’s about becoming whole. It’s about learning to ...

Years of working as a psychotherapist showed Philippa Perry what approaches produced positive change in her clients and how best to maintain good mental health. In How to Stay Sane, she has taken these principles and applied them to self-help. Using ideas from neuroscience and sound psychological theory, she shows us how to better understand ourselves. Her idea is that if we know how our minds form and develop, we are less at the mercy of unknown unconscious processes. In this way, we can learn to be the master of our feelings and not their slave.

You finally have the power to unlock an inner sense of peace, to take full control of your emotions once and for all. We cut through all of the jargon and complexities to get you to a new level of peace, serenity, and bliss, within all aspects of your life. Unlike other untested and questionable techniques on managing your emotions. This audiobook guide will be your guide to a new, streamlined and uncomplicated approach to emotional management by offering step-by-step instructions and beginner-friendly guide, which you can use to begin to transform your life today.

Sentimentul împlinirii şi al succesului se instalează ca o constantă în viaţa noastră atunci când reuşim să reunim toate aspectele şi episoadele vieţii cotidiene. Ajungem să trăim o experienţă integratoare ce armonizează profesia, relaţiile interumane şi trăirile interioare. Fluxul abundenţei devine astfel un câmp de energie ce ne înconjoară, ne protejează şi ne conectează la marele act al creaţiei universale. Descoperim aici o perspectivă inovatoare ce îmbină psihologia modernă cu spiritul holistic oriental.

You know the feeling: You thought you said exactly what you wanted to, but somehow a different message comes across. You end up feeling misunderstood...and the relationship that you're building -- at home, on the job, on a date, or in an interview -- slips a little further out of your control.

Almost every person will suffer from issues relating to negative thinking patterns at some stage in their life, it's unavoidable. Whether it's facing phobias, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, or full-scale anxiety or depression. It's much more prevalent than you think. But most people aren't equipped with the right mental tools to identify the underlying reasons for their problems, or spot the triggers which set them off. This is where Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help.

Millions of adults and children are discovering that the reason they can't seem to get organized, stop procrastinating, sit still, pay attention, and finish what they started is not a lack of self-discipline but, rather, an inborn neurological condition: Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD.

Self-discipline sounds tempting, but do you feel like it's not for you? Do you want to have only good and useful habits, but for some reason, only the bad ones "stick" with you? Do you lack the strength and self-confidence to improve yourself and become successful? Are you looking for the easy way? Don’t worry—you’re perfectly normal! Book It's easy! The Habits of a Successful Person will destroy your fears about the difficulty of the road to success. Author Trevor Garrett encourages you to become successful by staying happy. He says everyone can become successful and effective by ...