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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Change can begin right now. Learn to bring about dynamic personal growth using five uniquely effective tools—from psychotherapist Barry Michels and psychiatrist Phil Stutz, subject of the Netflix documentary Stutz. “These tools are emotional game changers. They...

Attention is not just receptive, but actively creative of the world we inhabit. How we attend makes all the difference to the world we experience. And nowadays in the West we generally attend in a rather unusual way: governed by the narrowly focused, target-driven left hemisphere of the brain.

This indispensable guide explores the key role that your brain plays in processing pain and how small, simple actions can make profound changes in how you experience chronic pain. Chronic Pain Reset will help you evaluate your pain and its triggers, offering straightforward and often fun strategies to improve it. Using the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy, you'll try one new evidence-based strategy each day for thirty days, from paced breathing and healthy sleep hacks to mindful walking and acts of kindness.

Do you feel like love is random? Like everyone else has a “manual” and you’re stuck guessing? What if you could approach attraction the same way a scientist approaches an experiment — with repeatable, measurable results? In The Attraction Algorithm, Ryan Cox-Bedsworth breaks down the hidden science of human desire into a step-by-step system that anyone can follow. This isn’t a gimmick, pick-up guide, or cheesy “tricks” manual. It’s a real, actionable framework built on psychology, biology, and social dynamics.

Heavily influenced by Frantz Fanon and critically engaging the theories of decoloniality and liberatory psychoanalysis, Lara Sheehi and Stephen Sheehi platform the lives, perspectives, and insights of psychoanalytically inflected Palestinian psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals, centering the stories that nonclinical Palestinians have entrusted to them over four years of community engagement with clinicians throughout historic Palestine.

A child's concept of race is quite different from that of an adult. Young children perceive skin color as magical - even changeable - and are incapable of understanding adult prejudices. Just as children learn to walk and talk, they likewise come to understand race in a series of predictable stages. Based on Marguerite A. Wright's research and clinical experience, I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla teaches us that the color-blindness of early childhood can, and must, be taken advantage of in order to guide the positive development of a child's self-esteem. 

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Michael Pennington, one of the founders of the English Shakespeare Company, known for his stage work with the RSC, and who played Carl Jung in the BBC drama, Freud. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Mark Cousins...

Those who struggle with disordered eating often find themselves in an unrelenting cycle of harsh self-judgment, painful emotions, and harmful behaviors. Seeing the body as an adversary, these patterns can lead many people to become withdrawn or isolated. Ann Saffi Biasetti’s powerful holistic approach to liberating people from disordered eating focuses on growing self-compassion and embodiment. This insight, informed by yoga and mindfulness meditation, views the body not just as something to be healed or restored but as a source of great wisdom and knowledge.

Constelaciones Familiares y Movimientos del Alma es una terapia sistémica basada en el enfoque fenomenológico que ha sido creada por el filósofo alemán Bert Hellinger. El objetivo de este trabajo terapéutico es el de resolver aquellas tensiones o eliminar aquellos bloqueos que dificultan el desarrollo pleno del ser humano en todos los órdenes de la vida. Este Manual para el Facilitador es una guía para todos aquellos que desean formarse como terapeutas de Constelaciones Familiares, prestando especial atención a los aspectos teóricos y prácticos de este método. A través de esta ...

Feel like you don’t belong? You’re not alone. The world has never been more connected, yet people are lonelier than ever. Whether we feel unworthy, alienated, or anxious about our place in the world, the absence of belonging is the great silent wound of our times. Most people think of belonging as a mythical place, and they spend a lifetime searching for it in vain. But what if belonging isn’t a place at all? What if it’s a skill that has been lost or forgotten? With her signature depth and eloquence, Toko-pa maps a path to belonging from the inside out.

The book Politico calls “Moneyball for politics” shows how cutting-edge social science and analytics are reshaping the modern political campaign. Renegade thinkers are crashing the gates of a venerable American institution, shoving aside its so-called wise men and replacing them with a...

Much has been written about trauma and neglect and the damage they do to the developing brain. But little has been written or researched about the potential to heal these attachment wounds and address the damage sustained from neglect or poor parenting in early childhood. This book presents a therapy that focuses on precisely these areas. Laurel Parnell, leader and innovator in the field of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), offers us a way to embrace two often separate worlds of knowing.

In a world that constantly demands conformity, validation, and approval, Let Them offers a liberating perspective on how to embrace your true self and find inner peace. Celeste Nova Whitmore takes listeners on a transformative journey of letting go of the need to control others' opinions, expectations, and behaviours, and instead empowers them to focus on what truly matters: their own peace, authenticity, and well-being.

A personal narrative and guide to the safe, responsible use of MDMA for personal healing and social transformation Details the author’s 50 years of responsible experimentation with mind-altering substances and how Ecstasy has helped him become a better therapist Explains how he and his...

This classic guide has helped tens of thousands of therapists integrate play therapy and family therapy techniques in clinical practice.

Unlock the true potential of your mind and transform your life with "Change Your Mindset: Beyond Positive Thinking." This groundbreaking guide transcends traditional positive thinking approaches, offering a comprehensive strategy for transforming your life and enhancing your mental health. This book provides a roadmap to harnessing the incredible power of your subconscious mind, breaking through limiting beliefs, and reshaping your reality from the inside out. Why is this book essential? Because your mindset—the collection of beliefs and thought patterns that shape your perception of the ...

Healing Together: Embracing Our Inner Child Wounds—A Couples' Guide to Cultivate a Healthy Relationship is your roadmap to breaking free from toxic patterns and fostering deep emotional intimacy. Whether you’ve been together for a short time or years, this book helps you uncover what’s holding you back and shows you how to build a thriving partnership.

A somatic counselor offers tools for developing a deeper, more awakened relationship with your body through sensation, breath, and movement.

Often regarded as the “Father of American Hypnotherapy”, Milton H. Erickson, MD, contributed to the field by merging his concepts of naturalistic psychotherapy with complex linguistic techniques, which were used to affect change in his patients. He style was marked by indirect or permissive hypnosis technique and the use of metaphors and stories.

Drawn from Dr. Bob Wendorf's 36-year career as a clinical psychologist, the book examines the lives of some of his most troubled patients in a project that aims to both educate and fascinate the listener. Clinical syndromes are described and dramatized by real-life case examples (altered only as necessary to protect patient confidentiality).