Self Help Psychology

When children "push our buttons", we find ourselves reacting in ways that are far from our principles, often further inflaming a situation. When our children are at their worst, they need us to be at our best - or as close to it as we can be. Educator and family counselor Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting, offers techniques that simply and directly shift these damaging patterns in communication and parental behavior.

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.

Happiness is a state of mind that everyone seeks to attain and maintain each and every day of their life. All of our daily behavior serves the purpose of acquiring that happiness. We have certain basic genetic psychological needs and in order to achieve happiness, we are hard-wired to seek to have these needs met. If not achieved, a person will develop any number of creative behaviors in an attempt to get these needs met or to compensate for their absence. It could be stated that the struggle for happiness is the driving force behind what may be considered to be normal, as well as abnormal,...

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 ...

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.

Discover key Cognitive Behavioral Therapy principles that will enable you to become a happier, more fulfilled, more effective, and more content person. This guide teaches simple clear techniques that will enable you to start living life to the fullest.

What if your best mate could be the one? What if the friend zone isn’t a life sentence, but a challenge you can outsmart? Welcome to “From Buddy to Bae: The Psychology of Turning Friendship into Love”—the ultimate self-help book for women ready to rewrite their relationship story. If you’ve ever sat across from a guy, laughed at his jokes, listened to his rants, and secretly wondered “Why hasn’t he noticed me yet?”, this book is your answer. Packed with psychology-backed insights and practical tips, this book reveals the hidden emotional triggers that make men fall for women...

We all know we tell stories about ourselves. But as psychiatrist and neuroscientist Gregory Berns argues in The Self Delusion, we don’t just tell stories; we are the stories. Our self-identities are fleeting phenomena, continually reborn as our conscious minds receive, filter, or act on incoming information from the world and our memories.

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...

In the aftermath of stress, disappointment, and trauma, people often fall into survival mode, even while a part of them longs for more. Juggling multiple demands and responsibilities keeps them busy, but not healed. As a survivor of sexual assault, racism, and evacuation from a civil war in Liberia, Dr. Thema Bryant knows intimately the work involved in healing. Having made the journey herself, in addition to guiding others as a clinical psychologist and ordained minister, Dr. Thema shows you how to reconnect with your authentic self and reclaim your time, your voice, your life.

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...

It’s easy to see how science has advanced over the years, discovering truths and laws that unite people from all over the world. Yet religion remains simplistic and divisive. Religion is supposed to be the branch of knowledge that explains God and life's purpose. It’s supposed to be as insightful as biology, geology, or physics. Yet religious affiliation is declining because the old and new age religions fail to offer valuable insights. The Puzzle of Religion isn't another compilation of spiritual anecdotes and clichés, nor is it another history lesson on religion. Instead, Douglas ...

WINNER OF THE 2024 BRONZE GLOBAL PUBLISHING AWARD for the Category Psychology & Counseling Written by a former stress head who knows first-hand how to navigate the maze of overthinking and emerge victorious, this revolutionary book presents hard-won practical advice from Nikki Goldstein, an AWARD WINNING ex-Vogue and Elle health journalist who coined the term "underthinking" (a clever, easy, Zen-like mental health hack) to re-engineer her overthinking. Underthinking is the exact opposite of overthinking. Goldstein has distilled tried-and-tested therapeutic tools, such as Cognitive Behavior ...

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 ...

Are there any techniques that will take you through the door to transcendence, enlightenment and the mystical mind? Are there any roads or paths or rules that will take you there? If there were wouldn't we all be enlightened by now? The door to mysticism is within you and only you can open that door. Only you can open the door to transcendence, enlightenment and the mystical mind. Meditation is to purify the human mind of all self-conflict and it is only in meditation that the mind is completely still, and it is only in stillness there is a possibility of that which is eternal, timeless, ...

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.

Learn How to Break Your Fixation on Love and Find the Right Partner. Are you tired of constantly thinking about your ex and wondering how to move on? Do you feel alone and upset with yourself for trusting too easily? It's time to break free from the pain and find happiness again. Benefits: - Finally let go of your ex and move on with your life - Gain clarity on your wants and needs in a partner Bullet point list: - Discover the root of your fixation on love and how to break it - Learn how to let go of the past and release emotional weight - Develop a secure attachment style and become a ...

Another extraordinary business fable from the New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni. This new book in the popular Lencioni series shows what it takes to gain a real and lasting competitive edge.

Are you feeling stuck in a routine that no longer serves you? Do you crave a sense of renewal but don't know where to start? Are you looking for practical steps to transform your life? Welcome to a path of growth and transformation! Discover how simple, daily interventions can lead to profound change. Learn how to untangle the knots of your past and create new possibilities. Find practical exercises and journaling prompts to guide your journey to emotional well-being and personal success. You can download a Workbook with 42 exercise templates to develop your personal work. Embark on a ...