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In this illuminating book, Dr. Albert Ellis provides a lively and insightful explanation of the differences between self-esteem (which may be considered a sickness!) and self-acceptance. He describes emphatically the importance and benefits of developing and maintaining unconditional acceptance of ourselves, of others, and of life itself when things don’t go the ways we think they “should” go!

It's Time to Conquer Sexual Attraction Unlock the Secrets! It doesn't matter who you are, love and romance can be confusing. All across the world, men and women struggle to get what they want. For some of us, human sexuality is beyond baffling. But it doesn't have to be this way. Understanding body language and sexual chemistry is easy, if you know the facts. Even the most helpless singles can make the changes they've been seeking. Men and women, if you struggle with love and romance, you are not alone. You are merely uninformed. So get informed! Learn how to supercharge your sexual ...

Mari A. Lee is the founder of Growth Counseling Services, a counseling and recovery center in Southern California specializing in working with sex and porn addicts, and partner and spouse betrayal trauma. With over 10 years of clinical experience, Mari has written Healing Betrayal for the partner or spouse who has just learned that their significant other may be dealing with sex and/or porn addiction. Having had her own personal journey as a former partner, Mari knows how heartbreaking and emotionally draining it is to be in relationship with a person who is sexually deceptive.

Father Hunger is the emptiness experienced by women whose fathers were physically or emotionally absent—a void that leads to unrealistic body image, yo-yo dieting, food fears, and disordered eating patterns.

Defenses are mental operations that restore or maintain psychic equilibrium when people feel that they cannot manage emotions that stem from conflict; they remove components of unpleasant emotions from conscious awareness. In this audiobook, Blackman catalogs 101 defenses - the most ever compiled - with descriptions practical for use in everyday assessment and treatment of psychopathology.

If your ex's behavior left you scratching your head and questioning your sanity, then this book is your therapy session (minus the hefty price tag).

An essential guide to recognizing negative relationship patterns, embracing healthy love and attachments, and how to co-create a corrective new love experience, from bestselling author and therapist John Kim What are the markers of a healthy relationship? How do you know if you are in love? When...

More than just an introduction to Carl Jung - a guide to understanding the hidden forces that shape our lives At three years old, Carl Jung had a dream so disturbing his parents forbade him from speaking of it. The vision of an underground phallus would haunt him for decades, yet it also opened a doorway into territories of the mind that psychology had never dared explore. Jung's revolutionary discovery that we share a collective unconscious - a hidden realm of universal symbols and ancestral memories - emerged from his own brush with madness. After his explosive break with Freud in 1913, ...

A Jungian analyst, Dr. Bolen introduces our inner patterns in the guise of eight archetypal gods. From the authoritarian, power-seeking gods (Zeus, Poseidon) to the gods of creativity (Apollo, Hephaestus) to the sensual Dionysus, Dr. Bolen shows men how to identify their ruling gods, how to decide which to cultivate and which to overcome, and how to tap the power of these enduring archetypes in order to enrich and strengthen their lives. In Gods in Everyman, Dr. Bolen presents us with a compassionate and lucid male psychology that will help all men and women.

Constructive Living combines two of the most popular forms of therapy in Japan into one profoundly effective approach that will not only enhance your productivity, but also bring a flexible, responsive mind—a Zen-like tranquility—a to your personal and professional life. Discover the...

MAN UP or BREAK DOWN Let's cut to the chase: too many men are blowing it. They're going through life unsuccessful and unhappy, failing to achieve their dreams and failing to become the men they imagine. Instead of unlocking their powers and supercharging their lives, they settle. Excuse after convenient excuse. They tell themselves they're not good enough, smart enough, strong enough, talented enough. They allow others to push them around; weak, needy and forever beta. They're scared of women, scared of success, and painfully scared of Life at large. Enough is Enough No real man wants to be...

Narrative therapy has the potential to help clients understand their challenges as separate from their selves, shifting the focus to their inner strengths when managing a problem. Narrative Practices and Emotions provides a fresh perspective for new and experienced practitioners alike on how to combine classic narrative therapy with the latest scholarship on the mind-body connection.

CBT is a treatment modality that is used to help individuals change their maladaptive thinking patterns. The premise of this technique is that when a person changes his maladaptive thinking patterns that it leads to changes in emotion and behavior as well. This process requires a significant amount of self-awareness because participants not only work to adjust their mindsets but they have to make extensive changes in their behavioral patterns, as well.

Five years in the making—the powerful follow-up to Maslow Before Bloom: Basic Human Needs Before Academics. What if school wasn’t just about achievement… but about becoming? In Maslow Before Bloom… Then Gardner, Jung & Goleman: Educating the Whole Child With Needs, Strengths, Meaning & Emotional Intelligence, Dr. Bryan Pearlman invites educators, counselors, and leaders to reimagine what it truly means to help students thrive. Building on the truth that kids can’t learn if they don’t feel safe, seen, or supported, this book goes beyond Maslow to explore how we help students grow...

If you struggle with overwhelming thoughts, emotional stress, or unhelpful habits, you're not alone. CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is a proven method to transform how you think, feel, and act—helping you build emotional strength and lasting well-being. Whether you're new to CBT or want to deepen your understanding, this audiobook will give you the tools for meaningful, lasting change.

Strong: A Relationship Field Guide for the Modern Man distills the existing research on mental health and relationship science into the six essential green flags a modern woman is looking for in a man.

If you’re a survivor of sexual harm, recovering your sexuality is possible. You are worthy of good care. The toxic effects of sexual trauma and abuse can be devastating and lasting. Victims’ ability to experience healthy sexuality, even if they free themselves from the abuse, is often shattered. If sexual abuse, violence, or coercive control is part of your story, certified sex addiction therapist (CSAT) and trauma specialist Tabitha Westbrook wants you to know: you are not alone, and healing is possible.

Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder is designed to be practical and useful. It is made particularly for the therapist new to dissociative identity disorder (DID) who needs brief, to-the-point guidance on how to begin working with someone with DID. The audiobook includes many therapist-client dialogues that illustrate the techniques and strategies Dr. Ross has learned over the years.

Are you exhausted from the challenges of ADHD parenting? Wondering how to help your child thrive—without constant emotional outbursts, frustration, or struggles with focus? This two-in-one workbook is the breakthrough you’ve been searching for!

Learn How To Help An Alcoholic Alcoholism affects everybody. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do, if you know an alcoholic, your life will change. Interpersonal relationships will suffer, recovery will stagnate, and families will crumble. Coping with an alcoholic can be the most trying thing in the world, damaging us emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and even physically. Alcoholism and the family can never go hand-in-hand. But it can be treated. Alcohol addiction recovery is possible. Whether coping with an alcoholic spouse, living in an alcoholic family, struggling with an ...