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Our brains do their best to help us out, but every so often they can be real assholes - having meltdowns, getting addicted to things, or shutting down completely at the worst possible moments. Your brain knows it's not good to do these things, but it can't help it sometimes - especially if it's obsessing about trauma it can't overcome. That's where this life-changing book comes in. With humor, patience, science, and lots of good-ole swearing, Dr. Faith explains what's going on in your skull, and talks you through the process of retraining your brain to respond appropriately....

Dr. Faith G. Harper explains the emerging science of the gut-brain connection and the vagus nerve so that everyone can understand what’s going on in your body and how to make friends with it again, especially if you’ve experienced trauma or chronic stress. Filled with straight talk and practical exercises so you can reconnect with your physical needs and reactions, work through body shame, manage illness and disability, and implement small changes that make a huge difference in how you feel every day. You are a whole person, and it’s time to reconnect with yourself!

An original audio series featuring brand new content from decluttering expert Dana K. White. Do you wish a decluttering expert could come alongside you to help tackle specific roadblocks that always derail your decluttering journey? Dana K. White, self-proclaimed recovering slob and author of...

Discovering that a partner has been unfaithful hits you like an earthquake. Long after the first jolt, emotional aftershocks can make it difficult to be there for your family, manage your daily life, and think clearly about your options. Whether you want to end the relationship or piece things back together, Getting Past the Affair guides you through the initial trauma so you can understand what happened and why before deciding how to move forward.

Society and life can be confusing—which keeps in perpetual anxiety with an unhealthy addiction and worrying about things that don’t matter! In this book, you will learn how to care about the important things and set yourself free from the things that don’t matter. You will discover how choosing to care about the right things will liberate you and make you a happier, lighter, and more mindful person! Don't Give Two Sh*ts will help you figure out what matters and what's just noise!

As long as you have entrenched anxiety about insomnia, you will struggle to improve your sleep in a lasting way. To end insomnia, you need to calm the anxiety that drives it. Rather than trying to make sleep happen, your focus must be on reducing your anxiety about insomnia and its consequences. As we’ll explore in the audiobook, when you’re stuck in a loop of anxiety about your sleep, your nervous system makes it very hard to sleep.

You-Turn is your guide to discovering practical tools that empower you to take control of your life. This unique approach places happiness within your reach, even in difficult times. It’s striking how much of our lives we spend in school and work without learning the most vital life lessons for reducing stress and increasing love and joy. You-Turn will transform your life with a powerful and ancient breathing technique you employ throughout your day. It is available without cost or technology.

Move beyond conventional advice. This audiobook offers a neuroscience-backed exploration of the ADHD brain, helping you design a life aligned with your innate wiring—not fighting against it. It’s a complete transformation system—progressing from deep understanding to practical mastery. Each chapter builds upon the last, creating layered competencies for sustainable success.

Most people have spiritual and paranormal abilities and these cause experiences which can overwhelm some people to make them fit the diagnosis of them having mental illnesses. Certainly there are a lot of legitimate mental illnesses which cause the need for treatments by mental health professionals. But what happens when persons having these experiences may be normal and stable in their other behaviors but these experiences are so far beyond the norms of society that others think they are “crazy” and therefore treat them as such?

When everyone else leaves, Jesus stays. When all fails, Jesus remains. Rejection is inevitable. Yet we spend little time considering the significant impact it makes on an individual's whole self. When we do, we swaddle it in quippy statements and shallow encouragement--meaningful for just a...

What if I told you the true love we’re seeking is often sabotaged by our own unconscious Shadow? In this brief, “easy-to-digest” book, you see Carl Jung’s theory of human darkness—the Shadow—in action. You learn how the Shadow causes heartbreak. Healing the Shadow is transformative. Now, with this fast-paced “practical roadmap,” you can stop the Shadow from interfering with love.

It is important to approach this topic of Ritalin with caution. Ritalin is not a cure-all solution for every challenge students, parents, and teachers face. Its impact on society must be analyzed through a multifaceted lens. One concern is the potential for misuse and abuse. As students, parents, and educators become increasingly reliant on Ritalin, there is a risk of overmedication and the normalization of drug dependence.

Finally someone is addressing the needs of the other 15% of majorly depressed patients !! Those who are the most in need of help beyond what benefits the larger (other 85%) population.

This book is an attempt to motivate the listener to climb onto the path of mental wellness and, subsequently, a happier and more fulfilled life. It aims to help those who simply do not know where to start when it comes to improving the quality of their lives, and at the same time, it aims to familiarize those who are unaware of the intricacies of mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety, with the factors involved in both, and what they can do to limit their symptoms.

This book is part memoir and part guidebook that would be helpful to anyone considering bariatric weight loss surgery. Jamie gives a brutally honest account of the year after her weight loss surgery where she lost 143 lbs. Filled with tips, advice, and emotion, this book is a must for anyone considering a gastric bypass, gastric sleeve or a SADI-S (single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve) procedure.

Reclaiming Sanity: Top 10 Myths About Mental Illness Debunked by Ezra Thorne is a powerful and compassionate guide that challenges the most persistent and damaging myths surrounding mental health. In a world where misinformation and stigma still shape how we understand emotional and psychological wellbeing, this book serves as both a corrective and a call to action. Through clear explanations, evidence-based insights, and a deep sense of empathy, Thorne dismantles ten widespread misconceptions that keep people suffering in silence.

A lot of food-related struggles stem from how people look at food…and themselves. In a study conducted by UCLA, it was found that 83 percent of people end up gaining more weight than they lost two years after dieting.

Do you constantly judge and fixate on your actions and decisions? Do your thoughts make you increasingly anxious? Are you always a glass half empty type of person? If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions, then you may have what psychologists call a "toxic mindset" - resulting in anxiety, depression, lower self-esteem, and poor quality of life. According to the National Science Foundation, the average person can have anywhere between 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day, and about 80 percent of those are negative.

For individuals with S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder)., specialized light therapy offers a beacon of hope during the dark winter months. By mimicking natural sunlight, these therapy sessions can help regulate mood, improve sleep patterns, and boost overall well-being. As we look towards the future, it is exciting to see how this therapy will continue to evolve and improve.

Seeking Help: The importance of seeking support and therapy for women with ADHD who struggle with emotional withdrawal. Seeking Help: The importance of seeking support and therapy for women with ADHD who struggle with emotional withdrawal Women with ADHD who experience emotional withdrawal face unique challenges that can impact every aspect of their lives, from relationships to work to mental health. It's crucial for these women to recognize the signs of emotional withdrawal and seek help in the form of support and therapy.