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I’m Emma McAdam, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and my mission is to make mental health resources more easy to access. I take therapy skills and psychological research and condense them down into bite-sized nuggets of help. I’m here to spread the message that while mental illness is real, it’s common, it’s debilitating, it’s also treatable. There are dozens of research-backed approaches to treating depression, anxiety, and other mental illness. Change, growth, and healing are possible. Please keep courage! Try one little thing every day to improve your life and health and ...

In his book, Ray Dalio shares the unconventional principles he's developed, refined, and used over the past 40 years to create unique results in both life and business - and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve his or her goals. This audiobook summary allows you to skip to the nuggets of wisdom and actionable content in a very easily absorbed way, including key takeaways at the end of each chapter.

If you aren't a fan of the "fluff" that comes along with most books and would much rather skip to the nuggets of wisdom and actionable content in a very easily absorbed and understood way including key takeaways - then I believe this summary of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is for you.

Summary: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson: An Antidote to Chaos (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.) Called “one of the most important thinkers to emerge on the world stage for many years,” by The Spectator, Jordan B. Peterson's 12 Rules for Life is a truly thought-provoking read. How should we live in the modern world? Peterson aims to answer this question using his unique blend of ancient traditions, religion and scientific research.

Narcissistic Parents by In A Nutshell is written to show you how to end your lifelong struggle with parental narcissistic abuse and recover your self-esteem. Within this book, you’ll discover how to deal with the impacts of narcissistic abuse, heal from emotional abuse, and know how to move forward beyond self-doubt and fear to create a life of meaningful purpose.

Listen to this audio summary with key takeaways of Grit by Angela Duckworth.

In this audio summary of Factfulness, discover new habits you can adopt that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the challenges and the opportunities of the future.

If you’re looking for ways to fully maximize your potential, then listen to this collection of audiobooks. It presents the key wisdom from four of the best personal development guides out there. Better You Box Set: Summaries is a collection of four summaries from some of the most insightful and powerful personal development guides ever published: Grit, by Angela Duckworth; Smarter Faster Better, by Charles Duhigg; Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman; and 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R Covey.

If you would prefer to skip to the nuggets of wisdom and actionable content in a very easily absorbed and understood way including key takeaways, then I believe this summary of Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive is for you.

If, like me, you aren't a fan of the "fluff" that comes along with most books and would much rather skip to the nuggets of wisdom and actionable content in a very easily absorbed and easy-listening way including key takeaways, then I believe this audio summary is for you.

Though most people will experience mental illness in some variation throughout their lives, it can be difficult to understand what is going on inside of a person’s head when they stray from what is considered to be the norm. Mental illness can look differently on everyone. It can vary in severity, and the symptoms are known to shift depending on the individual and certain surrounding factors. Some mental illnesses are caused by traumatic events while others can be genetic or caused by alterations in brain chemistry.

Bipolar is a term that is often referenced colloquially to describe someone with mood swings in any given setting, but the clinical reality of this disorder is something quite different altogether. While it has become commonplace to use terms describing mental illness in a way that only aims to align them with one notable trait, the diagnoses themselves are often expansive in a way that is not always easy for a person who has not experienced them to understand.

What are the reasons for the recurring struggles in our relationships? How is it that traumatic events--such as physical injury, emotional threat, the separation from a loved one, or some other life crisis--can trigger or increase our feelings of fear, anger, isolation, or helplessness so readily and so intensely? When we are young, we develop attachment styles that carry over throughout our life, from intimate relationships with people to relationships with our children to career opportunities.

There is nothing worse than meeting the most amazing woman and then not being able to seal the deal. What if there was a manual that could reveal to you all of the deepest, darkest secrets to a woman's heart? Well, this is it.

Book summary: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle. If you aren't a fan of the "fluff" that comes along with most books and would much rather skip to the nuggets of wisdom and actionable content in a very easily absorbed way including key takeaways - then I believe this is the audiobook for you.

Are humans rational beings? What is the thought process that goes into every decision we make? This audio summary explains the answers to these questions and so much more. Learn how to control your mind, and you will have much more control over your life.

Life is hard, but reading emotions on a stranger's face doesn't have to be. With this concise and informative guide, you will learn how to determine someone's intentions just from the look on their face, which is by all accounts a superpower.

Discover how to achieve lasting happiness in a changing world in this audio summary of The Book of Joy.

The Better You Box Set: Summaries contains two concise and informative summaries of 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari and Factfulness by Hans Rosling. Drawing from two highly-appraised books that examine current global trends and the way they affect us, this box set of summaries presents new findings and perspectives of our world that go against the masses.

The reality is that bipolar disorder, much like any condition, is not a flaw in a person, but rather a peculiarity in the human system that can be addressed and worked with in order to manage it in a way that helps them to best interact with the systems already in place. The reality simply is that understanding and accommodation are the keys to mitigating the potential downsides of disorders like this, and as time continues to pass, scientists and doctors are only getting better at understanding the tools that people with bipolar disorder might need to live better lives.