Breaking Free of Picky Eating
A practical, empathetic guide to help parents of picky eaters expand their child's eating flexibility. Severe picky eating and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) can turn every meal into a stressful battlefield and negatively impact a child's growth and health, social and emotional development, and family relationships and functioning. Breaking Free of Picky Eating provides parents and caregivers with essential information to help them better understand and support their picky eater. It explains how restrictive eating accommodations, borne out of love and concern, can inadvertently maintain food restrictions. The book introduces SPACE-ARFID, a parent-based psychotherapeutic approach to eating problems in children, which is itself an adaptation of the evidence-based SPACE treatment, designed to empower parents to help their child. In this practical step-by-step guide to the SPACE-ARFID process, parents will learn to identify and change restrictive eating accommodations, restore structure to mealtimes, and cope with challenges, all while making no demands of their child. Packed with real-life case examples, practical worksheets, and exercises, parents will learn how to respond to restrictive eating supportively, involve their child appropriately, and celebrate every step of progress.
Raising a Child with Complex PTSD
Your child is safe now. So why does everything still feel like a crisis? You changed the environment. You provided the stable home, the warm meals, the consistent bedtime. You did everything the books and the caseworkers told you to do. And your child still rages. Still shuts down. Still pushes you away at the exact moment they need you most. The parenting strategies that work for other families have failed in yours, and no one seems able to explain why. The answer is Complex PTSD, a condition recognized by the World Health Organization that develops when a child endures prolonged, repeated trauma during the years their brain is still forming. It rewires the nervous system, distorts the child's sense of self, and turns the very relationships meant to heal them into sources of fear. A guide built for the parents no one prepared This book translates the neuroscience of developmental trauma into language parents can use at the kitchen table, in the school meeting, and during the 2 a.m. meltdown. It explains why your child's brain responds to safety as though it were danger, why traditional discipline makes the behavior worse, and what to do instead. Every chapter is grounded in peer-reviewed research and illustrated with composite case studies drawn from real family experiences. Practical tools for every stage of the journey Inside you will find a complete breakdown of trauma-informed parenting strategies including the PACE model, co-regulation techniques, and felt safety interventions organized by age group. The book provides scripts for the ten most common daily flashpoints, a step-by-step guide to navigating IEPs, 504 Plans, and school advocacy, and a parent-friendly decoder for the most common CPTSD behaviors including rage, dissociation, fawning, food hoarding, lying, and regression. Therapy, medication, and systems navigation demystified A full section covers evidence-based treatments (TF-CBT, EMDR, ARC Framework, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, DBT for teens), how to evaluate therapists, when medication helps and when it harms, and how to fight insurance denials. Additional chapters address crisis response and safety planning, sibling impact, co-parenting alignment, child welfare navigation, and caregiver burnout prevention. Appendices include ready-to-use templates Trigger mapping worksheets, a family crisis safety plan, a therapist screening checklist, an IEP accommodation request letter, a photocopiable letter to your child's teacher, a caregiver stress self-assessment, and a curated directory of organizations, hotlines, and therapeutic provider directories are all included. This is the book for the parent who has been told their child just needs firmer boundaries, the parent sitting in the school parking lot after another call from the principal, and the parent who loves fiercely and still feels like they are failing. The science says your child's brain can change. This book shows you how to be the reason it does.
Uncertain
A Next Big Idea Club Top 25 Non-Fiction Book of 2024​! "Maggie Jackson's incisive and timely book is a provocative exploration of the surprising benefits of not knowing. . . and shows how this state of mind can jolt us from intellectual complacency and foster creativity, resilience, and mutual understanding. Uncertain is a triumphant ode to the wisdom of being unsure." - Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Power of Regret, Drive, and When "With cutting-edge science and insights both surprising and practical, Uncertain shows how cultivating an open and unsettled mindset can help us to spark curiosity, compassion, and creativity." - Gretchen Rubin, New York Times-bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Life in Five Senses "...remarkable and persuasive..." --Library Journal "A Can't Miss, Must-Read." --Next Big Idea Club A revolutionary guide to flourishing in times of flux and angst by harnessing the overlooked power of our uncertainty. In an era of terrifying unpredictability, we race to address complex crises with quick, sure algorithms, bullet points, and tweets. How could we find the clarity and vision so urgently needed today by being unsure? Uncertain is about the triumph of doing just that. A scientific adventure tale set on the front lines of a volatile era, this epiphany of a book by award-winning author Maggie Jackson shows us how to skillfully confront the unexpected and the unknown, and how to harness not-knowing in the service of wisdom, invention, mutual understanding, and resilience. Long neglected as a topic of study and widely treated as a shameful flaw, uncertainty is revealed to be a crucial gadfly of the mind, jolting us from the routine and the assumed into a space for exploring unseen meaning. Far from luring us into inertia, uncertainty is the mindset most needed in times of flux and a remarkable antidote to the narrow-mindedness of our day. In laboratories, political campaigns, and on the frontiers of artificial intelligence, Jackson meets the pioneers decoding the surprising gifts of being unsure. Each chapter examines a mode of uncertainty-in-action, from creative reverie to the dissent that spurs team success. Step by step, the art and science of uncertainty reveal being unsure as a skill set for incisive thinking and day-to-day flourishing.
Dark Psychology and Manipulation Techniques
Dark Psychology and Manipulation Techniques examines the psychological principles behind influence, persuasion, and interpersonal control, exploring how cognitive biases, emotional triggers, and personality traits can shape human behavior. The book analyzes concepts such as the Dark Triad-Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy-along with manipulation strategies including gaslighting, priming, reciprocity, scarcity, social proof, authority, and anchoring. It provides a structured overview of how persuasion operates in media, advertising, politics, and personal relationships, while distinguishing between ethical influence and deceptive tactics. Combining theoretical explanation with practical examples, the text presents descriptive breakdowns of common influence methods, communication patterns, and behavioral techniques used to shape beliefs and decisions. Case-based illustrations and scenario analyses clarify how tactics such as leading questions, framing, emotional leverage, and strategic rapport-building function in real-world interactions. The book adopts an analytical and instructional approach, focusing on awareness of psychological mechanisms rather than clinical diagnosis or academic research methodology. This guide is intended for adult readers interested in behavioral psychology, social influence, negotiation, communication strategies, and interpersonal dynamics. It is suited for individuals seeking to better understand persuasion techniques in professional, social, or media environments, as well as those who want to recognize manipulative behaviors and psychological influence patterns in everyday life.
Mating in Captivity
With a New Preface by the Author"The world's best-known relationship expert."- The New York Times "Makes fewer promises and raises thornier questions than any other how-to-improve -your-relationship book. . . which is exactly why you should read this one." --ELLEA special twentieth-anniversary edition of the internationally bestselling and culturally groundbreaking book that cemented Esther Perel as the iconic relationship psychotherapist for today.In the twenty years since Mating in Captivity was published in 2006, it has become a global phenomenon, as has its author, Esther Perel. As a psychotherapist and thought leader, Perel is widely considered one of the world's most original and respected voices on erotic intelligence.Drawing on decades of clinical experience, Mating in Captivity examines the obstacles and anxieties that arise when our quest for secure love conflicts with our pursuit for freedom and passion. It illuminates the complexities of sustaining desire in long-term relationships and shows how more playful, adventurous, and even poetic sex is possible. Wise, witty, and as revelatory as it is practical, Perel's bold and provocative take on intimacy is ever more relevant today, asking: Why does great sex so often fade for couples who claim to love each other as much as ever? Why doesn't good intimacy guarantee good sex?Can we want what we already have?Why does the transition to parenthood so often spell erotic disaster?In a new preface, Perel reveals the personal origin story behind the book and reflects upon the many cultural shifts since its publication. This twentieth-anniversary edition invites us to reconsider the timeless paradoxical union of domesticity and desire--and offers a guide to bringing lust home."For twenty years, Mating in Captivity has stood as one of the most honest explorations of modern love... In a world obsessed with image and performance, Esther keeps bringing us back to the truth of what it means to connect, to want, and to be seen."- Trevor Noah, comedian and author of New York Times bestseller Born a Crime"Esther embodies the exact qualities that make relationships strong - love, tenacity, honesty, and a ton of grace. Her embrace of our humanity - the beautiful and the disastrous - is why I turn to her work." - Bren矇 Brown, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of Strong Ground
What to Do When Your Partner Is Depressed
What do you do when the person you love seems replaced by a stranger? Renowned researcher and cognitive-behavioral therapist David J. A. Dozois walks readers through everything they need to know about depression and how to help a partner recover in this compassionate, evidence-based guide. Depression is a heavy burden not just for sufferers, but for relationships, too. The good news is there are a range of treatments that work. Vivid stories illustrate practical strategies and "dos and don'ts" for communicating sensitively with a depressed partner, helping them find the right treatment, encouraging them to reengage with activities they enjoy, and challenging negative thinking. Readers also get tools and tips for taking good care of themselves. For couples seeking to keep their bond strong and overcome depression together, this book offers a grounded, hopeful path forward.
Kaleidoscope Mind
If you've ever been told to "finally pick one thing," this book is your turning point.Kaleidoscope Mind is a practical guide for curious, multi-passionate people who struggle to choose one path-and have secretly feared that something about them is broken. Instead of forcing focus or battling guilt over unfinished projects, Mareike Mutzberg introduces a new language to understand the mind behind those patterns: the Kaleidoscope Mind(TM).A Kaleidoscope Mind is cyclical. It thrives on variety, synthesis, reinvention, and deep bursts of enthusiasm. And when understood properly, it becomes an advantage in a world shaped by complexity, creativity, and AI.In this compassionate, research-informed, evidence-based guide, you'll learn: ✔ The KM Phase Cycle-how "Spark, Action, Dip, Integration, and Legacy" explain why you start fast, slow down, and move on✔ How to recognize your Personal Reward Point (PRP) so you know when you've reached your inner click of 'enough' (your natural tipping point)✔ Micro-habits, rituals, and operating rhythms that match your actual mental design✔ How to stop apologizing for unfinished work and start closing chapters intentionally✔ Why generalists are more-not less-needed in the future of workAlong the way, you'll rethink impostor syndrome, perfectionism, and identity through warm storytelling, everyday examples, and tiny steps you can use immediately. You'll learn how to translate your range into repeatable rhythms - habits, cadences, and tiny systems that match how your mind naturally works.This book is for you if: You love learning but feel guilty for switching interestsYou start bold, then lose steam-and assume that means you lack disciplineYou crave variety but have been told that makes you unreliableYou want a life that fits your curiosity instead of shrinking itThe goal is not to become someone else. The goal is to work with your reality.Instead of narrowing your potential, Kaleidoscope Mind shows you how to design a life where your breadth becomes tangible outcomes, projects finished with intention, decisions made with clarity, and a self-image rooted in legitimacy rather than doubt.You don't lack focus-you have a Kaleidoscope Mind.Once you understand it, nothing is wasted.
Mating in Captivity
With a New Preface by the Author"The world's best-known relationship expert."- The New York Times "Makes fewer promises and raises thornier questions than any other how-to-improve -your-relationship book. . . which is exactly why you should read this one." --ELLEA special twentieth-anniversary edition of the internationally bestselling and culturally groundbreaking book that cemented Esther Perel as the iconic relationship psychotherapist for today.In the twenty years since Mating in Captivity was published in 2006, it has become a global phenomenon, as has its author, Esther Perel. As a psychotherapist and thought leader, Perel is widely considered one of the world's most original and respected voices on erotic intelligence.Drawing on decades of clinical experience, Mating in Captivity examines the obstacles and anxieties that arise when our quest for secure love conflicts with our pursuit for freedom and passion. It illuminates the complexities of sustaining desire in long-term relationships and shows how more playful, adventurous, and even poetic sex is possible. Wise, witty, and as revelatory as it is practical, Perel's bold and provocative take on intimacy is ever more relevant today, asking: Why does great sex so often fade for couples who claim to love each other as much as ever? Why doesn't good intimacy guarantee good sex?Can we want what we already have?Why does the transition to parenthood so often spell erotic disaster?In a new preface, Perel reveals the personal origin story behind the book and reflects upon the many cultural shifts since its publication. This twentieth-anniversary edition invites us to reconsider the timeless paradoxical union of domesticity and desire--and offers a guide to bringing lust home."For twenty years, Mating in Captivity has stood as one of the most honest explorations of modern love... In a world obsessed with image and performance, Esther keeps bringing us back to the truth of what it means to connect, to want, and to be seen."- Trevor Noah, comedian and author of New York Times bestseller Born a Crime"Esther embodies the exact qualities that make relationships strong - love, tenacity, honesty, and a ton of grace. Her embrace of our humanity - the beautiful and the disastrous - is why I turn to her work." - Bren矇 Brown, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of Strong Ground
An essay towards a theory of apparitions
A candle flickers in a shadowed study, and a rational mind confronts the unexplainable. In an age when the line between science and superstition was fiercely contested, this remarkable eighteenth century essay delves into the psychology of apparitions with a clarity and scepticism that still feels startlingly modern. Rather than succumbing to ghostly tales, the author dissects supernatural phenomena analysis with the steady hand of Enlightenment reasoning, inviting readers to question not only the existence of spirits, but the very nature of belief itself. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Enlightenment era England, this work offers a rare window into the intellectual ferment that shaped the history of science and the evolution of supernatural belief history. Its pages trace the tangled roots of historical ghost theory, exploring how rational explanation ghosts emerged in a world still haunted by the unknown. Both a product of its time and a challenge to it, the essay engages with contemporary thinkers-echoing the influence of David Hume philosophy-while anticipating debates that still animate academic researchers and history of science students today. Long out of print and nearly lost to the ages, this book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations, allowing a new audience to appreciate its keen intellect and literary grace. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure, offering not only insight into eighteenth century literature but also a testament to the enduring human fascination with the boundaries between reason and the supernatural. Whether you approach it as a classic to be cherished or a source of scholarly inspiration, its relevance and resonance remain undiminished.
The Last Human Skill
When everyone has the same tools, sameness spreads. The challenge is not producing more output; it is finding the few ideas that feel inevitable only after you make them. This book is a practical field guide to deliberate originality. You will learn to protect attention, build creative thinking rituals, and adopt a design mindset that turns fuzzy problems into testable options. Clear frameworks show how to pair ai assisted creativity with human judgment, reframe challenges with problem framing, and move quickly using prototyping ideas. Along the way you will strengthen innovation skills, practise ideation tools, and develop neuroplasticity habits that widen inputs without drowning in noise. The approach works for solo makers and teams, across roles and industries. If you want work that feels more yours and less average, this guide helps you build a portable system: sense widely, frame sharply, generate boldly, edit with taste, and ship. It is for anyone determined to keep the human in the loop while creating value algorithms cannot anticipate, and for leaders who want originality at scale, not just activity.
The Law of Psychic Phenomena; A working hypothesis for the systematic study of hypnotism, spiritism, mental therapeutics, etc.
A flicker of candlelight, a breath held in suspense-the Victorian parlour becomes a stage for unseen forces, where the boundaries of mind and matter blur. In an era gripped by both scientific fervour and spiritual longing, this remarkable volume delves into the heart of psychic phenomena study, inviting readers to explore the mysteries that captivated nineteenth century science. Hypnosis and mesmerism, spiritualism and occultism, and the nascent field of parapsychology research all find their place within these pages, as the author weaves together rigorous observation and daring speculation. Scholars of psychology and students of metaphysics alike will be drawn to the meticulous reasoning and lucid prose that illuminate the era's most perplexing questions about consciousness exploration and mind healing techniques. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions, offering modern readers a rare glimpse into the intellectual currents that shaped the foundations of contemporary psychological thought. Its influence echoes through the pioneering work of figures such as William James and Frederic Myers, whose own inquiries into the subconscious and the supernatural were shaped by the debates captured here. More than a historical curiosity, this edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure, painstakingly restored for today's and future generations. The text stands as both an invitation and a challenge: to reconsider the limits of human perception, the nature of belief, and the enduring allure of the unknown. Whether you are a casual reader entranced by the occult or a classic-collection buyer seeking a cornerstone of Victorian era studies, this restored work offers a unique vantage point on the age-old dance between reason and wonder. Its pages pulse with the energy of discovery, making it an essential addition to any library devoted to the mysteries of the mind and the history of ideas.
Spirituality, Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth
Counseling trauma and facilitating posttraumatic growth (PTG) requires a spiritually intelligent approach as a best practice. Recognition of the interconnectedness of trauma, resilience, spirituality, and PTG is emerging. This reprint provides resources for practitioners, researchers, and educators interested in spiritual competency and diverse solutions for spiritually sensitive practice. This Special Issue reprint features contributions that promote spiritual resilience and PTG within spiritually sensitive practices across various disciplines.
The Sylvatica Moment
Most people believe failure breaks them. Antonio Garrido Caballero argues something more precise: success does.The Sylvatica Moment names the experience many high-functioning people quietly live through - when everything appears to be working, yet something essential feels off.This is not burnout. It is not weakness. It is not a lack of discipline.It is saturation.Drawing from biological interruption patterns - including the survival mechanism of the wood frog (Rana sylvatica) - Garrido introduces a structural framework for understanding why systems collapse only after they have worked too well for too long.A Sylvatica Moment is not the beginning of failure. It is the signal that coherence is asking to be restored.For professionals, leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, and anyone who senses misalignment beneath apparent success, this book offers a language for what has been difficult to name - and a way to interpret interruption as intelligent motion rather than defeat.Before collapse makes the decision for you, understand the moment correctly.
Digital Madness
From the author of the provocative and influential Glow Kids, Digital Madness explores how we've become mad for our devices as our devices are driving us mad, as revolutionary research reveals technology's damaging effect on mental illness and suicide rates--and offers a way out. Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is at the forefront of psychologists sounding the alarm about the impact of excessive technology on younger brains. In Glow Kids, he described what screen time does to children, calling it "digital heroin". Now, in Digital Madness, Dr. Kardaras turns his attention to our teens and young adults and looks at the mental health impact of tech addiction and corrosive social media. In Digital Madness, Dr. Kardaras answers the question of why young people's mental health is deteriorating as we become a more technologically advanced society. While enthralled with shiny devices and immersed in Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat, our young people are struggling with record rates of depression, loneliness, anxiety, overdoses and suicide. What's driving this mental health epidemic? Our immersion in toxic social media has created polarizing extremes of emotion and addictive dependency, while also acting as a toxic "digital social contagion", spreading a variety of psychiatric disorders. The algorithm-fueled polarity of social media also shapes the brain's architecture into inherently pathological and reactive "black and white" thinking--toxic for politics and society, but also symptomatic of several mental disorders. Digital Madness also examines how the profit-driven titans of Big Tech have created our unhealthy tech-dependent lifestyle: sedentary, screen-staring, addicted, depressed, isolated and empty--all in the pursuit of increased engagement, data mining and monetization. But there is a solution. Dr. Kardaras offers a path out of our crisis, using examples from classical philosophy that encourage resilience, critical thinking and the pursuit of sanity-sustaining purpose in people's lives. Digital Madness is a crucial book for parents, educators, therapists, public health professionals, and policymakers who are searching for ways to restore our young people's mental and physical health.
ADHD Workbook for Women 5-in-1
Psychologist-Approved Guide to Beating Overwhelm, Emotional Chaos, and ADHD BurnoutIf you've spent years wondering why life feels harder for you than it does for everyone else, you're not imagining it. Women with ADHD often go undiagnosed or misunderstood, leading to chronic overwhelm, emotional intensity, inconsistent focus, and a painful belief that you're always "behind."But what if the real problem isn't a lack of discipline? What if your brain simply needs a psychologist-approved system built specifically for women living with ADHD, hormonal fluctuations, and a lifetime of masking?- A workbook that finally makes your ADHD symptoms make sense - Most resources ignore the unique challenges women face: late diagnosis, cycle-triggered symptom spikes, emotional caregiving loads, and years of internalized shame. This guide unpacks everything with clarity, compassion, and science. - Tools grounded in real psychology (CBT, DBT, EF, and emotional regulation) - You won't get random tips. You get structured, evidence-based methods that help you organize your life, calm your mind, and build momentum - even if follow-through has always been hard. - A holistic approach that addresses both your brain and your hormones - Understand how estrogen shifts influence focus, motivation, and emotional stability - and learn how to anticipate symptom flare-ups instead of being blindsided by them. - A blueprint for moving from chaos to clarity - Build stability, regulate emotions, strengthen relationships, sharpen focus, and finally live with confidence instead of self-doubt.If you're tired of feeling misunderstood, exhausted, or "too much," this workbook gives you the roadmap you always needed - and never received.Inside, You Will Learn How To: - Break free from task paralysis and overwhelm using a simple yet powerful planning framework designed for ADHD minds that have struggled with traditional methods. - Sharpen your focus and overcome time blindness with a technique that finally helps you feel time and use it effectively without burnout. - Work with your hormones instead of against them by uncovering the pattern that reveals your personal symptom spike window - and how to prepare for it. - Calm emotional storms and regain control quickly through a method that brings your brain and body back into alignment when everything feels "too much." - Silence the inner critic and reduce shame using a psychological reframing process that changes how you interpret setbacks and reactions. - Strengthen your relationships through a communication approach that dissolves misunderstanding and helps the people you love understand your needs. - And much more, all designed to support your strengths and give you tools that work in everyday life.This Isn't About Becoming "More Disciplined"This is about building a system that supports your brain - so you can think clearly, feel grounded, and finally experience life without chronic chaos.Stop fighting your brain. Start leading your life.
ADHD Workbook for Women 5-in-1
Psychologist-Approved Guide to Beating Overwhelm, Emotional Chaos, and ADHD BurnoutIf you've spent years wondering why life feels harder for you than it does for everyone else, you're not imagining it. Women with ADHD often go undiagnosed or misunderstood, leading to chronic overwhelm, emotional intensity, inconsistent focus, and a painful belief that you're always "behind."But what if the real problem isn't a lack of discipline? What if your brain simply needs a psychologist-approved system built specifically for women living with ADHD, hormonal fluctuations, and a lifetime of masking?- A workbook that finally makes your ADHD symptoms make sense - Most resources ignore the unique challenges women face: late diagnosis, cycle-triggered symptom spikes, emotional caregiving loads, and years of internalized shame. This guide unpacks everything with clarity, compassion, and science. - Tools grounded in real psychology (CBT, DBT, EF, and emotional regulation) - You won't get random tips. You get structured, evidence-based methods that help you organize your life, calm your mind, and build momentum - even if follow-through has always been hard. - A holistic approach that addresses both your brain and your hormones - Understand how estrogen shifts influence focus, motivation, and emotional stability - and learn how to anticipate symptom flare-ups instead of being blindsided by them. - A blueprint for moving from chaos to clarity - Build stability, regulate emotions, strengthen relationships, sharpen focus, and finally live with confidence instead of self-doubt.If you're tired of feeling misunderstood, exhausted, or "too much," this workbook gives you the roadmap you always needed - and never received.Inside, You Will Learn How To: - Break free from task paralysis and overwhelm using a simple yet powerful planning framework designed for ADHD minds that have struggled with traditional methods. - Sharpen your focus and overcome time blindness with a technique that finally helps you feel time and use it effectively without burnout. - Work with your hormones instead of against them by uncovering the pattern that reveals your personal symptom spike window - and how to prepare for it. - Calm emotional storms and regain control quickly through a method that brings your brain and body back into alignment when everything feels "too much." - Silence the inner critic and reduce shame using a psychological reframing process that changes how you interpret setbacks and reactions. - Strengthen your relationships through a communication approach that dissolves misunderstanding and helps the people you love understand your needs. - And much more, all designed to support your strengths and give you tools that work in everyday life.This Isn't About Becoming "More Disciplined"This is about building a system that supports your brain - so you can think clearly, feel grounded, and finally experience life without chronic chaos.Stop fighting your brain. Start leading your life.
Fatigue Is The Hidden Killer
Fatigue Is the Hidden Killer: Why Exhaustion Is More Dangerous Than Depression is a forensic examination of modern collapse-one that happens not through emotional breakdown alone, but through invisible biological depletion.This book challenges the dominant mental health narrative by exposing fatigue as the most underestimated threat to human safety, judgment, and coherence. Unlike depression, fatigue hides inside productivity. It allows people to function just long enough to make catastrophic decisions, travel distances they cannot remember, survive accidents they cannot explain, and wake up in trauma they never consciously chose.Blending lived reality, biological insight, and systemic critique, the book shows how exhaustion merges with stress, pressure, and depression until the lines disappear. People become present but not fully here-alive, yet dissociated. Survival becomes mistaken for wellness. Recovery is postponed until after damage is done.The book argues that modern workplaces, institutions, and cultures are designed for extraction, not recovery. They rely on self-regulation from fatigued nervous systems that have already lost the capacity for accurate self-assessment. As a result, rest is treated as optional, while breakdowns are normalized.Looking ahead, the book warns that 2026 and beyond will reveal the cost of this neglect through rising accidents, trauma-induced mental collapse, and irreversible outcomes-not because people are careless or weak, but because systems refuse to acknowledge biological limits.Fatigue Is the Hidden Killer calls for a structural reset: enforced rest, designated recovery spaces, medical-level commands to stop, and workplaces that treat rest as safety infrastructure. This is not a wellness manifesto. It is a prevention argument. A warning. And a demand to redesign how humans are allowed to survive modern life.
The Unwritten System
Across disciplines and levels, performance fails in remarkably consistent ways under pressure. Execution collapses even when preparation is sound, skill is proven, and experience is deep. These failures are routinely explained using familiar language-confidence, focus, mindset, nerves-terms that describe how breakdown feels without explaining why it occurs.The Unwritten System offers a structural account of performance failure and stability. Rather than treating breakdown as a psychological or motivational problem, the book examines performance as an organised system governed by access, timing, and permission-mechanisms that change predictably when conditions intensify.Drawing on decades of observation across high-stakes performance environments, the book explains why repetition stops transferring to competition, why technically capable performers fragment under pressure, and why traditional training and psychological models fail to protect execution when consequence becomes real. It identifies a missing structural layer beneath technique, physiology, and psychology-one that has shaped outcomes for generations but has rarely been named.This is not a training manual, a self-help book, or a collection of techniques. It does not offer drills or prescriptions. Its purpose is diagnostic: to make visible the system that governs whether performance remains accessible when pressure, speed, fatigue, and visibility increase.Written for serious athletes, coaches, performance professionals, and decision-makers operating in high-responsibility environments, The Unwritten System stands as a foundational work. It can be read independently, but also functions as the architectural core of a wider body of work examining performance under exposure.
The Psychology of Power
It is not limited to presidents, CEOs, or institutions. It operates quietly-inside conversations, relationships, beliefs, and decisions-often without force, and frequently without awareness.The Psychology of Power: How Influence Really Works reveals the invisible mechanisms that shape human behavior at every level of society. Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, evolution, and social dynamics, this book uncovers how power is created, perceived, reinforced, and accepted-often voluntarily.Rather than focusing on overt domination, this book explores influence as a psychological process. Why do people follow leaders? Why does authority feel legitimate even when it isn't questioned? Why does confidence override competence? And why does power often persist without coercion?Inside this book, you will discover: How power originates in the human mind-not in institutionsWhy perception matters more than reality in influenceHow hierarchy and dominance evolved as survival strategiesThe neurological effects of power on judgment, empathy, and decision-makingHow belief, symbolism, and status create authorityWhy power can feel invisible, inevitable, and self-maintainingHow influence works through emotion, fear, belonging, and narrativeWhy awareness-not resistance-is the key to autonomyThis book does not argue that power is inherently evil. Instead, it shows that unexamined power becomes dangerous, while understood power can be ethical, constructive, and balanced. By making invisible dynamics visible, readers gain the ability to recognize influence as it happens-before it shapes beliefs and behavior.Written for readers interested in psychology, leadership, social influence, human behavior, and modern power structures, this book offers clarity in a world driven by perception.If you want to understand who influences you, how they do it, and why it works, this book is essential reading.If you want, next I can: Convert this into Amazon HTML formattingCreate a shorter punchy version for mobile usersProvide 3 KDP categories + 7 advanced trending search termsRewrite it slightly for psychology / dark psychology / leadership nichesJust tell me what you want next.
The Psychology of Power
It is not limited to presidents, CEOs, or institutions. It operates quietly-inside conversations, relationships, beliefs, and decisions-often without force, and frequently without awareness.The Psychology of Power: How Influence Really Works reveals the invisible mechanisms that shape human behavior at every level of society. Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, evolution, and social dynamics, this book uncovers how power is created, perceived, reinforced, and accepted-often voluntarily.Rather than focusing on overt domination, this book explores influence as a psychological process. Why do people follow leaders? Why does authority feel legitimate even when it isn't questioned? Why does confidence override competence? And why does power often persist without coercion?Inside this book, you will discover: How power originates in the human mind-not in institutionsWhy perception matters more than reality in influenceHow hierarchy and dominance evolved as survival strategiesThe neurological effects of power on judgment, empathy, and decision-makingHow belief, symbolism, and status create authorityWhy power can feel invisible, inevitable, and self-maintainingHow influence works through emotion, fear, belonging, and narrativeWhy awareness-not resistance-is the key to autonomyThis book does not argue that power is inherently evil. Instead, it shows that unexamined power becomes dangerous, while understood power can be ethical, constructive, and balanced. By making invisible dynamics visible, readers gain the ability to recognize influence as it happens-before it shapes beliefs and behavior.Written for readers interested in psychology, leadership, social influence, human behavior, and modern power structures, this book offers clarity in a world driven by perception.If you want to understand who influences you, how they do it, and why it works, this book is essential reading.If you want, next I can: Convert this into Amazon HTML formattingCreate a shorter punchy version for mobile usersProvide 3 KDP categories + 7 advanced trending search termsRewrite it slightly for psychology / dark psychology / leadership nichesJust tell me what you want next.
Roadmap to the Great Awakening
Roadmap to the Great Awakening: Purifying the Heart - The Great Spiritual Awakening is happening now! More and more people around the world are having spiritual awakenings, propelled by Near-Death Experiences, Kundalini Awakenings, intense meditation, spiritual renewal events, and other Spiritually Transformative Experiences (STEs). But what happens next - after the Awakening? Is there a roadmap to guide us on the spiritual path toward our goal of self-realization? Dr. Yvonne Kason shares a beautiful roadmap, "Purifying the Heart", to guide us through the fascinating stages of our spiritual awakening journey: from a Spiritual Seeker to Spiritual Server, Spiritual Warrior, to Devotee, and then to an Adept. Using her own STEs as examples, she shares the key focuses and spiritual learning tasks at each stage, and how to speed up your progress. Based on her own awakening journey and 40 years of STE research, Dr. Kason concludes that the ultimate goal for us all is self-realization-God-Communion- with continuous expanded mystical consciousness.
Science of the Supernatural
How can science explain ghost sightings, psychic readings, or the feeling of presence in an empty room? This book explores eerie, unexplained experiences through the lens of neuroscience and psychology. With chapters on sleep paralysis, alien abductions, false memories, psychic readings, mystical experiences, and even zombies, it invites readers to examine how the brain generates strange sensations - and why we often interpret them as supernatural. Designed to spark curiosity and sharpen critical thinking, this book blends scientific insight with storytelling. It is perfect for students, educators, and curious readers alike. Whether you're a skeptic, a believer, or somewhere in between, you'll come away with a deeper understanding of how our brains shape belief.
Roadmap to the Great Awakening
Roadmap to the Great Awakening: Purifying the Heart - The Great Spiritual Awakening is happening now! More and more people around the world are having spiritual awakenings, propelled by Near-Death Experiences, Kundalini Awakenings, intense meditation, spiritual renewal events, and other Spiritually Transformative Experiences (STEs). But what happens next - after the Awakening? Is there a roadmap to guide us on the spiritual path toward our goal of self-realization? Dr. Yvonne Kason shares a beautiful roadmap, "Purifying the Heart", to guide us through the fascinating stages of our spiritual awakening journey: from a Spiritual Seeker to Spiritual Server, Spiritual Warrior, to Devotee, and then to an Adept. Using her own STEs as examples, she shares the key focuses and spiritual learning tasks at each stage, and how to speed up your progress. Based on her own awakening journey and 40 years of STE research, Dr. Kason concludes that the ultimate goal for us all is self-realization-God-Communion- with continuous expanded mystical consciousness.
The Creative Connection for Groups
In The Creative Connection for Groups, Dr. Natalie Rogers brings us a practical, theoretical, and spiritual joining of the expressive arts and the person-centered approach for groups. Specific guidelines and explorations merge the values, purposes, and methods of both fields. Facilitators learn how to apply this work in a wide variety of situations. The powerful images illustrate case material and the extraordinary effects of this profound group process. Ultimately, this book is about courage, creative expression, compassion, cooperation, and raising the collective consciousness to heal the planet. No small order. Yet the dynamic, humanistic process of person-centered expressive arts fosters in individuals and groups the ability to achieve this goal as they become authentic, self-actualized, and empowered. The forceful element of creative expression brings individuals personally and collectively into their strength, honing the ability to envision a brighter future and act across political or antagonistic boundaries to a more peaceful, all-inclusive way of being. The 2026 version includes a new Foreword and other updates.
FLEXIBLY FREUDIAN The Collected Works of Jeffrey H. Golland, PhD
Resume of a Restless Soul
I never intended to write a memoir. But after a sudden, life-shattering medical event pulled me inches from the edge of death, I felt compelled to leave more behind than a trail of half-finished spreadsheets, early-morning routines, and the familiar image of the dad who made breakfast and mowed the lawn on Saturdays. I wanted my wife, my sons, and the people who ever crossed my path to understand the winding, unconventional, often ridiculous road that shaped me.Resume of a Restless Soul traces a journey that rarely followed the expected route. From youthful wanderings on Martha's Vineyard, to years spent navigating private estates, kitchens, and corporate boardrooms, to the dizzying chaos of a midnight widow-maker heart attack that left doctors racing and my life suspended in a single breath, this book is both an honest confession and a testament to reinvention.I write with equal parts humility and humor - because life has never hesitated to hand me both. There are missteps, detours, and a few spectacular collisions with fate. There are chapters of ambition, burnout, and the quiet unraveling that happens when a title becomes your identity. And then there is the rebuilding: letting go of corporate armor, rediscovering curiosity, and learning how to be a better husband, father, mentor, and human.At its heart, this book is an invitation - to anyone who has ever questioned who they are becoming, or wondered whether it's too late to change course. It's a reminder that every life, even an ordinary one, can be extraordinary when examined with honesty, gratitude, and a willingness to start again.If you have ever felt restless, out of place, or on the brink of transformation, Resume of a Restless Soul might just feel like home.
The Creative Connection for Groups
In The Creative Connection for Groups, Dr. Natalie Rogers brings us a practical, theoretical, and spiritual joining of the expressive arts and the person-centered approach for groups. Specific guidelines and explorations merge the values, purposes, and methods of both fields. Facilitators learn how to apply this work in a wide variety of situations. The powerful images illustrate case material and the extraordinary effects of this profound group process. Ultimately, this book is about courage, creative expression, compassion, cooperation, and raising the collective consciousness to heal the planet. No small order. Yet the dynamic, humanistic process of person-centered expressive arts fosters in individuals and groups the ability to achieve this goal as they become authentic, self-actualized, and empowered. The forceful element of creative expression brings individuals personally and collectively into their strength, honing the ability to envision a brighter future and act across political or antagonistic boundaries to a more peaceful, all-inclusive way of being. The 2026 version includes a new Foreword and other updates.
The Creative Connection for Groups
In The Creative Connection for Groups, Dr. Natalie Rogers brings us a practical, theoretical, and spiritual joining of the expressive arts and the person-centered approach for groups. Specific guidelines and explorations merge the values, purposes, and methods of both fields. Facilitators learn how to apply this work in a wide variety of situations. The powerful images illustrate case material and the extraordinary effects of this profound group process. Ultimately, this book is about courage, creative expression, compassion, cooperation, and raising the collective consciousness to heal the planet. No small order. Yet the dynamic, humanistic process of person-centered expressive arts fosters in individuals and groups the ability to achieve this goal as they become authentic, self-actualized, and empowered. The forceful element of creative expression brings individuals personally and collectively into their strength, honing the ability to envision a brighter future and act across political or antagonistic boundaries to a more peaceful, all-inclusive way of being. The 2026 version includes a new Foreword and other updates.
The Creative Connection for Groups
In The Creative Connection for Groups, Dr. Natalie Rogers brings us a practical, theoretical, and spiritual joining of the expressive arts and the person-centered approach for groups. Specific guidelines and explorations merge the values, purposes, and methods of both fields. Facilitators learn how to apply this work in a wide variety of situations. The powerful images illustrate case material and the extraordinary effects of this profound group process. Ultimately, this book is about courage, creative expression, compassion, cooperation, and raising the collective consciousness to heal the planet. No small order. Yet the dynamic, humanistic process of person-centered expressive arts fosters in individuals and groups the ability to achieve this goal as they become authentic, self-actualized, and empowered. The forceful element of creative expression brings individuals personally and collectively into their strength, honing the ability to envision a brighter future and act across political or antagonistic boundaries to a more peaceful, all-inclusive way of being. The 2026 version includes a new Foreword and other updates.
A GREAT Mind-SET
In the face of life's inevitable challenges, we all search for the key to resilience, success, and well-being. We often look outward for solutions, but what if the most potent force for change was already within us? What if the simple act of shifting our focus could physically reshape our bodies and tangibly alter our world? As the saying goes, "Mindset is everything." The thoughts you think and the beliefs you hold are not just fleeting ideas; they are the architects of your reality. They shape your health, your success, and the very life you lead. Our core mindset is paramount because it makes anything possible, even the seemingly impossible.This is the radical premise proposed by UK based Dr. Em Mardlin, a mind-body expert with a remarkable personal history of overcoming extreme adversity - from a serious coma to an emergency tibia amputation. The central theme woven through her takeaways is undeniable: our internal world of beliefs, focus, and mindset is not a passive observer of our life but its active creator. From our physical health to the opportunities that appear before us, the foundation is built first within our own minds.In this book, she courageously details an actionable framework for harnessing the mind's hidden power. Her core message is a principle that echoes through every experience: 'where focus goes, energy flows'.This book provides a comprehensive framework of what Dr Em calls the "G.R.E.A.T. Mind-Set," where the core thesis posits that mindset is the paramount factor in shaping an individual's life, health, and success. The G.R.E.A.T. mindset is presented as a collection of five essential attributes that, when adopted, guarantee the ability to overcome any obstacle, achieve extraordinary outcomes, and manifest a desired reality.
The Space Between
The Space Between explores what becomes possible when curiosity, listening and awareness take the place of assumption and division.Every cross-cultural encounter offers a choice: to build a bridge or a barrier. The Space Between explores how genuine connection grows when we listen deeply, stay curious and allow ourselves to be changed by what we learn.Shaped by Dr Jose van den Akker's years of teaching, research and work across diverse communities, this this short, concise book offers an accessible overview of her research rather than a full academic monograph. It moves beyond doctoral theory to the real story at the heart of all cross-cultural engagement: people, with their fears, hopes and longing to connect.Practical, reflective and written in clear, everyday language, it presents usable ideas without academic jargon. Thoughtful and quietly transformative, it is an invitation to see beyond difference and notice the threads of humanity that bind us all.PRAISE FOR DR VAN DEN AKKERBorn and raised in The Netherlands and having lived in Australia as a spiritually attuned migrant for more than 30 years, Jose is deeply committed to helping you to restore balance of body, mind, and spirit, connecting you as a spiritual being at the centre of 'your cross'. She is a commended art therapist and author of both academic, spiritual books and journal articles.Jose holds a PhD in cross-cultural education, a Master's in Education Studies, an Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Art Therapy, and completed a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship. She had 18 years of tertiary education and over 25 years of experience facilitating learning processes of people from all walks of life, specialising in people's personal development, expression and communication skills. Her sound knowledge of therapeutic work plus her ability to connect with people's state of wellbeing deeply and intuitively ensures her clients' success.
100 Questions & Answers about Borderline Personality Disorder for Dummies
Could Apps Improve Our Mental Health?
Aspiring and qualified mental health professionals improve lives, decrease psychological destress and help people. But clients with mental health conditions experience long waiting lists, barriers to mental health support and their distress increases in the meantime. Could apps improve our mental health and help people?In another fascinating, thought-provoking, well-researched book, international bestselling author Connor Whiteley GMBPsS takes readers on an enthralling journey exploring mental health apps and how they could improve our mental health. By the end of this book, you'll understand: What are mental health apps?How do mental health apps work?How do we increase engagement and treatment adherence through these apps?What are the current problems with mental health apps?And more!Don't miss this brilliant, easy-to-understand book exploring the possible future of clinical psychology and mental health treatment.
How Does Ageing Affect Us?
Everyone ages as we get older. The young become middle-aged and the middle-aged become old. Stereotypes of older adults paint them as forgetful, slower, less competent amongst other behaviours. But why? In this insightful, well-researched and fascinating book, international bestselling author Connor Whiteley GMBPsS takes readers on a gripping journey exploring how the ageing process affects our brains, our memory, our social interactions and more. By the end of this brilliant, easy-to-understand book, you'll know: - How does ageing change our brains?- How does ageing impact our memory?- How can people age successfully?- How do clinical psychologists work with people with dementia?- And so much more If you want a fun, engaging guide to how ageing affects us, then look no further. This book is for you.
How Does Ageing Affect Us?
Everyone ages as we get older. The young become middle-aged and the middle-aged become old. Stereotypes of older adults paint them as forgetful, slower, less competent amongst other behaviours. But why? In this insightful, well-researched and fascinating book, international bestselling author Connor Whiteley GMBPsS takes readers on a gripping journey exploring how the ageing process affects our brains, our memory, our social interactions and more. By the end of this brilliant, easy-to-understand book, you'll know: - How does ageing change our brains?- How does ageing impact our memory?- How can people age successfully?- How do clinical psychologists work with people with dementia?- And so much more If you want a fun, engaging guide to how ageing affects us, then look no further. This book is for you.
Could Apps Improve Our Mental Health?
Aspiring and qualified mental health professionals improve lives, decrease psychological destress and help people. But clients with mental health conditions experience long waiting lists, barriers to mental health support and their distress increases in the meantime. Could apps improve our mental health and help people?In another fascinating, thought-provoking, well-researched book, international bestselling author Connor Whiteley GMBPsS takes readers on an enthralling journey exploring mental health apps and how they could improve our mental health. By the end of this book, you'll understand: What are mental health apps?How do mental health apps work?How do we increase engagement and treatment adherence through these apps?What are the current problems with mental health apps?And more!Don't miss this brilliant, easy-to-understand book exploring the possible future of clinical psychology and mental health treatment.
How To Get People To Do Stuff
We all want people to do stuff. Whether you want your customers to buy from you, vendors to give you a good deal, your employees to take more initiative, or your spouse to make dinner-a large amount of everyday is about getting the people around you to do stuff. Instead of using your usual tactics that sometimes work and sometimes don't, what if you could harness the power of psychology and brain science to motivate people to do the stuff you want them to do - even getting people to want to do the stuff you want them to do.In this book you'll learn the 7 drives that motivate people, the research behind each drive, and specific strategies to use.
The Hate We Love
In a world boiling with division, outrage has become currency and contempt our daily conversation. The Hate We Love explores how good intentions turn dark through the gradual normalization of hate-disguised as motivation, truth, or righteousness. Drawing from psychological insights, historical examples, and a Christian foundation of human dignity (accessible to all worldviews), author Jaymes R. Regualos reveals the machinery of hate: how it turns neighbors into enemies, erodes our identities, and traps us in addictive cycles of division.But there's hope. This book offers practical tools for recovery-admitting the problem, breaking free from contempt, and replacing it with curiosity, mercy, and healing. Whether in politics, families, communities, or your own heart, learn to recalibrate in the fog of extremes and choose love over what destroys us.Perfect for anyone sensing something wrong with how we treat one another, this guide invites you to let go of hate and reclaim peace. Includes appendices for deeper reflection.
Chaos, Creativity, Completion
Fifteen essays that offer inspiration, encouragement, and advice from accomplished writers with ADHD. A rising number of ADHD diagnoses, particularly among adults, is not only confirmed by medical studies and mainstream reporting but also borne out across social media and elsewhere among people who'd been privately coping with persistent, often inexpressible challenges. Many of the contributors to this collection can attest to how a later-in-life diagnosis radically demystified the patterns, impulses, and impasses that had affected their lives and their writing. The essays in Chaos, Creativity, Completion reflect the ways poets, novelists, memoirists, filmmakers, and others have come to understand and engage the relationship between their ADHD and their creative tool kits. These essays consider how writers can embrace rather than mask their neurodifference, offering multiple ways of finding writing practices that work for ADHD brains--including techniques that often look quite different from traditional writing instruction. Some essays are analytical, some are reflective, and some are delightfully weird, employing humor, research, personal narrative, deep description, close reading, and experimental approaches to genre and form. Each essay also concludes with a writing prompt, providing readers with opportunities to expand their own creative toolkits. Finally, the book includes an interview with David Kessler, a licensed therapist and nationally recognized ADHD advocate, and an appendix with a glossary of helpful terms and a list of recommended resources, from books and organizations to apps and gadgets. Just as the experience of ADHD varies from person to person, so, too, do the ways those experiences can be expressed. Chaos, Creativity, Completion is a kaleidoscopic, adventurous series of takes on what writing looks like today.
Critical Sexual Theory
Critical Sexual Theory: The Philosophy of Gender, Desire, and Sexual IdentityBy Baruch MenacheExplore the Intersection of Gender, Sexuality, Desire, and Identity in a Groundbreaking Philosophical ExplorationIn Critical Sexual Theory, Baruch Menache presents an intellectual deep dive into sexual identity, gender theory, and the philosophy of sexuality. This thought-provoking work explores how sexual desire, gender roles, and sexual identities are shaped by powerful psychological, cultural, and existential forces. Menache offers new insights into how sexuality and gender dynamics influence the search for meaning, selfhood, and personal growth.Perfect for gender studies students, academics in sexuality studies, and anyone interested in philosophical sexuality and the psychology of sexual desire, this book will help transform your understanding of human intimacy, sexual expression, and gender identity.What You'll Discover in Critical Sexual Theory: Philosophy of Sexuality: Learn how sexual desire is more than biological-it's a transformative force connected to identity, self-actualization, and human purpose.Gender Identity and Desire: Explore the dynamics between masculine and feminine energies, how they shape sexual identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation.Libidinal Drive and Selfhood: Rethink the libidinal drive as a core force in sexual identity development, and how it connects to self-realization and spiritual growth.Sexual Scripts and Cultural Norms: Investigate how societal expectations, gender norms, and sexual scripts shape sexual behavior and intimacy.The Body as a Vessel for Desire: Understand how the body serves as a reflection and expression of sexual identity, connecting physical intimacy with deeper layers of the self.Philosophical Inquiry into Gender Roles: Challenge traditional views on gender roles and sexual behavior, offering a philosophical exploration of gender dynamics and their influence on human sexuality.Why Critical Sexual Theory is Essential for You: For Scholars & Students: This book offers cutting-edge insights for those studying gender theory, sexuality studies, and the philosophy of sexuality.For Personal Reflection & Growth: Perfect for readers exploring their sexual identity, gender expression, and the psychology of desire.For Philosophical & Intellectual Exploration: Delve into the complexities of human sexuality and gender identity, providing a deeper understanding of self-expression and sexuality.For Those Interested in the Intersection of Sexuality & Spirituality: Discover how sexual desire is intertwined with self-actualization and spiritual growth.Order Now to unlock profound insights into how gender, sexuality, and sexual desire shape human experience and identity. Critical Sexual Theory offers an intellectual framework for understanding the deeper forces of sexual identity, gender roles, and human intimacy.
Emotion in Early Christianity
A fascinating study of the inner lives of early ChristiansIn this groundbreaking book, Andrew Crislip explores the emotional landscape of early Christianity, illuminating how emotion shaped Christian identity, community practices, and theological understanding. Crislip investigates five emotions in detail--joy, sadness, anger, disgust, and envy--revealing how they were understood, experienced, and expressed in the formative years of the Christian tradition.Through close examination of early Christian teachings, sermons, and philosophical debates, Crislip demonstrates how emotions were considered essential for fostering communal bonds, reinforcing moral norms, and differentiating believers from outsiders. He also shows how emotional concepts, norms, and experiences changed over time and differed among communities. By exploring diverse figures from the first to the fifth centuries, Crislip highlights how emotions like joy and love were central to Christian self-identity, while negative emotions such as anger and envy were seen as threats to spiritual well-being. The book also addresses the emotional complexity of Christian suffering, where sadness and grief were transformed into expressions of hope and spiritual endurance.Combining insights from cognitive science, psychology, and historical analysis, Crislip presents a nuanced view of how emotional concepts evolved within early Christian thought. He emphasizes that emotions were not merely spontaneous feelings but intentional practices that reflected and shaped religious identity. Readers will come away with a deeper understanding of how emotion functioned as a powerful force in the early church, connecting individuals to their faith, community, and the divine. Comprehensive yet accessible, Emotion in Early Christianity is a brilliant introduction to an important topic in New Testament studies and the history of Christianity.
The Structure of Consciousness
The Structure of Consciousness: The Interactive Foundations of ConsciousnessBy Baruch MenacheWhat is consciousness-truly? In The Structure of Consciousness, Baruch Menache offers a groundbreaking philosophical investigation into the deep architecture of conscious experience, bridging social systems, existential dynamics, memory, and the psyche.This richly layered work unfolds across six expansive parts, exploring how consciousness emerges, interacts, recreates, and sometimes collapses. From the foundational substrates of structural awareness to the conceptual mediation of recreated realities, from representational loops and cosmic locales to the embodied experiences of trauma, celebration, and systemic decline-Menache charts a rigorous, poetic, and uncompromising path.Whether you're a philosopher, student of mind, or seeker of the interior depths of experience, this book invites you to examine consciousness not as a static phenomenon but as a lived, unstable, interactive system-one that shapes and is shaped by sociality, structure, memory, and the limits of perception.Explore questions such as: What happens when consciousness loses its structural foundation?How do memory, imitation, and perception encode reality?Can altruism and architecture both reflect the same conscious pattern?Why does existential instability haunt the modern psyche?A unique contribution to consciousness studies and philosophical inquiry, The Structure of Consciousness challenges conventional narratives and opens new dimensions in how we think, live, and remember.
Unshrinkable
You've earned your place at the table. So why do you still feel like an impostor? Why do you minimize your wins, overwork to prove your worth, and apologize for wanting more?In Unshrinkable, sport and performance psychologist Dr. Darby Bonomi draws on thirty-five years of treating and coaching hundreds of women to reveal why accomplished women secretly undermine themselves-and how to stop. Through candid personal stories and insights from her work with high-achieving clients, she exposes the hidden patterns that keep capable women playing small: the "good girl" conditioning, the fear of ambition, the addiction to perfection.This isn't another self-help platitude about fixing yourself. It's your invitation to stop the self-punishment and give yourself permission to want more-unapologetically. Bonomi shows you how to silence your inner critic, own your ambition, and fully use the power you already have.You are not shrink-to-fit. It's time to become unshrinkable.
Tears and Bones
At twelve years old, a voice takes hold of Oihana's life. A cold, methodical, relentless voice that demands thinness and punishes every deviation. Within months, her world turns into a living nightmare: calories obsessively counted, rituals multiplying, fainting spells, hospitalizations, parents fighting desperately for solutions. Eight years during which her body slowly disappears.This raw and deeply honest memoir plunges into the inner mechanics of anorexia: the terror of "gaining weight," the numbing cold gnawing at the bones, shame, isolation, and obsessive compulsions invading every gesture. But it also sheds light on the fragile forces that keep her alive-studies pursued despite exhaustion, unwavering family support, friendships that endure, and finally love. The love of a man who offers refuge rather than judgment, whose presence begins to crack the grip of The Voice. Through this bond, Oihana slowly reclaims her body, her freedom, and her life.Tears and Bones is a powerful and essential testimony for loved ones, educators, caregivers, and anyone seeking to understand anorexia. A harrowing and intensely moving account, told with rare sincerity.
