Self Help Psychology

The search for hope is most urgent at the patient's bedside. The Anatomy of Hope takes us there, bringing us into the lives of people at pivotal moments when they reach for and find hope, or when it eludes their grasp. Through these intimate portraits, we learn how to distinguish true hope from false, why some people feel they are undeserving of it, and whether we should ever abandon our search.

Are you addicted to instant gratification? From same-day delivery to fast food and endless streaming, convenience is the heartbeat of modern life—but at what cost? In The Hidden Cost of Convenience: How Instant Gratification Is Killing Our Future, J. Rogan delivers a gripping wake-up call, revealing how our obsession with speed is destroying the planet, fraying our mental health, exploiting workers, and eroding our self-discipline. Blending cutting-edge science, personal stories, and bold cultural critique, this book uncovers the hidden toll of convenience culture. You’ll discover: ...

Let’s Take The Crap Out of Psychotherapy (Paperback – March 3, 2025) by Yildiz Sethi is a groundbreaking guide that challenges the current state of the mental health industry. Drawing on over 25 years of experience in psychotherapy, education, and counselling, Yildiz exposes the myths and misinformation that have kept people trapped in ineffective systems of care for decades. This powerful modern therapy book uncovers practical methods for healing, new Healing Methods the deep-rooted alliance between the mental health profession and the pharmaceutical industry—a partnership that often...

CELEBRATE YOUR EXISTENCE! Learn the philosophy that's changing the world for the better. Discover a new, sensible approach to loving life and experiencing fulfillment. Deeply understand life's meaning and your deepest reasons for choosing to live. Experience calm as you awaken to the triumph of being alive. "Life Savor helps life glisten and sparkle again, guiding you to see life anew as the wonder-filled chance to exist that it truly is." - Tanya V "Life Savor deftly combines philosophy, psychology and even a bit of poetry to offer an inspiring and grateful view of human life. I’ll keep ...

If you struggle with addiction, seeking treatment is a powerful, positive first step toward eventual recovery. But gaining an understanding of the causes of addiction—such as feelings of helplessness or loss of control—is also crucial for recovery. In this book, addiction expert Suzette Glasner-Edwards offers evidence-based techniques fusing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based relapse prevention to help you move past your addictive behaviors.

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 ...

Offering a frank and funny critique of the cultural forces that are driving us mad, Caroline Dooner examines how treating ourselves like never ending self-improvement projects is a recipe for burnout. We have become unknowingly complicit in perpetuating our own exhaustion because we are treating ourselves like machines. But even phones need to f--king recharge.

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 ...

Several years ago, Patrick J. Kennedy shared the story of his personal and family challenges with mental illness and addiction—and the nation’s—in his bestselling memoir, A Common Struggle. Now, he and his Common Struggle coauthor, award-winning healthcare journalist Stephen Fried, have crafted this powerful new book sharing the untold stories of others—a special group who agreed to talk about their illnesses, treatments, and struggles for the first time.

Short, sassy, and bold, Mean Genes reveals that our struggles for self-improvement are, in fact, battles against our own genes - genes that helped our distant ancestors flourish, but are selfish and out of place in the modern world.

Thriving Beyond Cancer validates each women's feelings as she finishes her treatment of this deadly disease. It helps her process deep emotions she encountered during her journey from diagnosis through her lifesaving medical treatments and the recovery progress. Sharon has taken the spirit of her successful life coaching workshop by the same name and has created a resource to reach women all around the world struggling with the same concerns. Sharon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and uses her experience to demonstrate compassion, thoughtfulness and caring for those whose lives ...

"The Psychology of Financial Freedom" by Mike Feng Zheng is a captivating exploration of the complex relationship between money, mindset, and the path to financial independence. This book goes beyond conventional financial advice, blending a diverse range of strategies, stories, and insights to shed light on the journey toward financial freedom. Mike takes readers on a thought-provoking journey, urging them to reconsider their connection with money and the beliefs that shape their financial behaviors. The book is organized into insightful chapters, each exploring an essential aspect of ...

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...

What if the key to overcoming depression isn't changing how you feel, but changing how you see? Depression creates a vicious cycle that feels impossible to escape. One problem leads to another, motivation disappears, and everything seems to go wrong at once. Traditional therapy and medication can help, but they often miss the hidden engine driving this cycle: distorted perception. Dr. [Author Name], who uniquely combines seven years of monastic training with psychiatric expertise, reveals why depression is so stubborn—and how to break free using a revolutionary approach that addresses the...

It all starts with your brain: How you think, how you feel, how you interact with others, and how well you succeed in realizing your goals and dreams. When your brain works right, so do you. When it’s out of balance, you feel frustrated, or worse. Yet amid all the advice that bombards us daily about how to keep the rest of our body strong and healthy, we hear very little about how to keep the most complex and magnificent organ of all - the human brain - in top working order.

Do you struggle with a nagging feeling of not being enough? Or that you don't have enough, whether of money, time, friends, and so on? Do you find that your life feels small or meager or lacking in some way? Would you like to experience greater richness and abundance in your life? In this book, you will discover how you can work with your feelings of lack and not enough, and how you can turn them around to your benefit. Habitual mental/emotional patterns such as defensiveness, low self-esteem, and fear of failure, which can bring about great distress for ourselves and others are also ...

Your brain can fool you and change itself in miraculous ways. Knowing how can make a difference in your life. You'll learn about: Bias and emotion-driven risk assessments Inaccurate pattern recognition, memory, and value perceptions Neuroplasticity, neurogenesis, and epigenetics Mind-body connection and meditation In Brain Buzzed, Dr. Marlin Cluts offers 39 intentionally brief insights in fun, bite-sized chapters. Specifically writing for the lay person, Cluts combines a curiosity of learning (a doctorate in Human Performance Technology), with the brevity of the business world (a retired ...

Letters of dissatisfaction to a lover, trying to make sense of the deterioration of a relationship. There are love and hate poems and correspondences, as this woman is caught betwixt how she feels, and how she thinks. It is one thing to know what is right, it is a whole other to apply that knowledge. There are even journal entries to herself, as she tries to convince herself to let go. A perfect example of how the heart and soul and mind intertwine, so that nothing is purely black nor white. Rationalization, coaxing, reminisces, this book covers a journey of discovery.

Each woman suffers from different situations that often make them question if they are living a full life or if they find themselves repressed under many situations in which their feelings cannot flourish according to their lives. This often has no distinction between age or the current situation in which you live or work. All women have reached a time when they question these situations, and above all, it makes them go through a roller coaster of emotions in the ones where their self-esteem and confidence go through ups and downs and usually stay at low levels.

We are consumed by fear at every moment in our life, and peace is the detachment of fear from our conscious reality. Many would argue that this is awareness, but in fact, we live in a constant state of fear that drives all behavior and the rapidity of decisions that lead to our actions. Sometimes, these are thought to be instinctual reactions, and other times, these are believed to be well-calculated decisions. Our subconscious is dealing with constant fear of our environments, futures, and much more at all times, so every decision that we make has the foundation of being a deliberate ...