What I Know Until Now
Some people spend their lives trying to fit in - but what if true power lies in embracing what makes you different? In her raw and inspiring journey of overcoming sensory overload with AuDHD at 30. What emerges from her story is a fearless pursuit of individuality in a world that often demands conformity. Callan shows us that leadership starts with self-trust - not waiting for perfection or following a prescribed path but daring to take risks and challenge the status quo. Blending with wisdom, 'What I Know Until Now' offers not just a person account, but insights into leadership in an age defined by rapid technological growth and AI. Each page crackles with energy, urging readers to think differently, innovate boldly, and tap into their own power. This book is a testimony that true leadership is born from embracing your uniqueness - and using that to think, create and lead in ways that change the game.
Using the Brain Science of ADHD as a Guide for Neuro-affirming Practice
Guilt Free
"A roadmap to help you overcome the guilt you've been socialized to feel when you put yourself first."--Katy Milkman, PhD, author of How to Change What would life look like without the constant, crushing weight of guilt? Women today are living with so much guilt. Guilt for working too much. Guilt for not working enough. Guilt for saying no, for saying yes, for taking a break, for asking for help. This emotion infiltrates every role we occupy--mother, partner, daughter, friend, employee, caregiver--and robs us of our capacity for joy and self-worth. Enough is enough. Guilt Free is the revelatory, compassionate, and deeply practical roadmap every woman needs to break free from the impossible standards that shape our daily lives. Drawing on the latest research on emotion and social conditioning, as well as years of clinical work with high achieving but emotionally exhausted women, psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Reid reveals how guilt becomes "sticky," why women are especially vulnerable to it, and--most importantly--how to loosen its grip for good. With her SPEAK framework, a five-step path to healing grounded in the core tenets of psychotherapy, readers will be equipped to: Identify guilt triggers using the Guilt Equation Quiet guilty and critical thoughtsCreate sustainable boundaries around overexertionReplace guilt-driven decisions with clarity, self-trust, and empowerment Guilt Free is your invitation to step out of the exhausting cycle of over-functioning, people-pleasing, and self-blame--and into a life shaped by your own desires, values, and brilliance.
Trust Your Mind
An urgent examination of self-silencing culture and the toxic impact of groupthink, by the author of Divergent Mind and founder of The Neurodiversity Project. Nerenberg empowers readers with tools to understand the mind and navigate an increasingly polarized world, from campuses and workplaces, to the media and beyond.Connected across geography and culture via the internet, the world is both a vast, limitless landscape and an ever-shrinking echo chamber. Communication, especially discourse over free speech, is becoming increasingly divisive; one person's right to speak comes into conflict with another seeking to prevent harm. Our tolerance for differing opinions is also narrowing. A "wrong" remark or comment, no matter how seemingly innocent, can result in banishment, and contradictory ideas spark hysteria and backlash--what is referred to as "cancel culture." This polarization affects everyone of us--among friends and families, workplaces and communities--and threatens the fabric of society.In this timely book, Jenara Nerenberg analyzes this phenomenon of "self-silencing," asking potent questions about how harmful groupthink has become accepted. Applying her expertise in journalism, psychology, and public health, she digs deep into urgent problems that are worsening under a culture of self-censorship, including loneliness, isolation, and polarization.But there is hope. Nerenberg offers insights for how to identify and escape groupthink and transform fear into empathy, allowing space for authentic communication that reduces--rather than causes--harm to others.
Mental Illness
Mental Illness: Don't Let It Define YouBy Shahrukh (Shak) ShahWhat if the darkest moments of your life became the doorway to your greatest growth?In Mental Illness: Don't Let It Define You, Shahrukh Shah-known to many as Shak-offers a raw, honest, and deeply human account of what it means to live with bipolar disorder. From achieving career success and striving for perfection, to crashing into a full-blown mental health crisis, Shak opens the door to his world with powerful vulnerability and reflection.More than just a memoir, this book is a message of hope, resilience, and courage. Shak doesn't shy away from the complexities of mental illness, stigma, or the reality of psychiatric hospital stays. Instead, he explores what it means to rebuild-slowly, bravely, and with self-compassion.For anyone struggling with their mental health-or loving someone who is-this book offers connection, wisdom, and the reminder that you are not your diagnosis.
Junk Out
Your Mind is Like an Inbox. 98% of It is Junk. Time to Clean It Out.You wake up every day carrying thoughts that aren't yours-beliefs you never questioned, habits you never chose, emotions you never filtered. You're not thinking. You're reacting.Society has programmed you.Your brain is addicted to its own chemicals.Your identity? A collection of labels you didn't design.This book isn't here to comfort you. It's here to confront you.Why do we follow traditions that make no sense?Why do some people thrive in chaos while others break?Why do we chase success that leaves us empty?Through psychology, neuroscience, history, sociology, and philosophy, you'll uncover how deep the programming goes.And by the end, you'll do what most never dareJunk out everything that was never really you.This isn't just a book.It's your reset.Once you see the patterns, you can't unsee them.Are you ready to Junk Out?
After A Child Dies
A book of guidance and reference for families following the death of a child. 'Every parent's grief is as unique, complex and surprising as the child they are mourning. It will grow and change, and will require a great deal of your care and attention throughout your life. In time, it may become something you can take into your heart and carry with you.' How do you continue to live after your child has died? Many parents feel they will never recover from the enormity of this loss, regardless of their baby or child's age and the circumstances of their death. It's true that life will almost certainly never be the same again. But there is a future where you can and will live in a more peaceful acceptance of what has happened; where you won't always feel so broken. This book does not promise to make it better or to cure your sadness. It is here simply to help you keep going in the face of the truth you have been left with. Jenni Thomas, OBE, is a bereavement and grief counsellor with over 60 years' experience working with and supporting the parents and other family members of children who have died. Inside this thoughtful book, you'll find the real stories of other parents who have experienced this very worst of losses, and hear about how they have continued to love and parent their children even after their death. You'll also find words of comfort and inspiration, information and gentle guidance gleaned from Jenni's lifetime spent helping parents and families to live after a child has died.
From Self-Care to We-Care
Learn to balance and blend self-care and care for others through we-care, a science-backed compassion training that enhances personal and social well-being, promotes healthy boundaries, and offers a path of healing and growth. Helping professionals and empaths commonly find themselves burning out, overextended in their care for others. Yet few people feel there's too much compassion in our society, and an overly strong focus on self-care can lead to unskillfulness when faced with interpersonal challenges and a lack of responsiveness to systemic social issues. The emerging science and practice of we-care embraces and transcends the principles of self-care in order to emphasize the inherently social nature of care. From this perspective, care is not a zero-sum game that will inevitably lead to self-indulgence for some and burnout for others, but rather an inherently social force that drives mutually beneficial outcomes. Yet we-care is more than a concept--it is a practical framework and set of tools to offer a more expansive view of care. Compassion researcher and teacher Jordan Quaglia guides you through questions such as, "Do you ever feel the urge to take away other people's pain and discomfort, no matter the potential personal costs?" and "Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the pain and suffering of the world or by specific challenging situations?" to discover your care tendencies, explore their strengths and weaknesses, and find a more balanced way to express your innate sense of compassion for yourself, others, and the world. As you're exposed to cutting-edge scientific research, practical insights, and personal stories, you'll discover your own unique balance of self-care and care for others across diverse situations. On this meaningful journey, you can positively transform your health, relationships, work, and every facet of your life.
Politics and the New Challenge of Migration
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the social psychology of conflict rooted in human evolution, with a particular focus on migration and its challenges in a globalized world. It examines theories for how conflict emerges between cultural, social, and political groups striving to advance their own interests and agendas and considers their impact on democratic systems that guarantee human rights and freedoms. Building on the study of social psychological tendencies and motivations, including human needs for identity and affiliation, new empirical procedures are introduced for bridging cultural, social, and political divides that encourage students, scholars, and policymakers to consider reconciliatory strategies for conflict resolution. By examining political leanings and tendencies for activism and democratic engagement, this book articulates the ethical and political moral grounds guiding decision-making in intergroup and intercultural relations and challenges readers to reflect on their moral standpoints.
Ordinary Magic
Fully updated with key advances in theory, methods, and research, the second edition of this landmark work features an expanded conceptual framework and a more global perspective on threats to human development, including climate change, war, poverty, racial injustice, and pandemics. Pioneering resilience expert Ann S. Masten illuminates the ordinary but powerful processes that allow many children exposed to trauma and adversity to survive, adapt, and even thrive. The book traces fundamental adaptive systems that have evolved and function synergistically at the neurobiological, psychological, social, community, and cultural levels. Using a range of case examples to illustrate complex concepts, Masten provides a cogent resilience framework for promoting positive development in children at risk. New to This Edition Advances in neurobiology, more international (including non-Western) findings and examples, new discussions of cultural identity development, up-to-date intervention research, and more. Heightened focus on the interactions of multiple systems--including families, schools, culture, and communities--in supporting children's resilience. Increased attention to the impact of structural inequality, poverty, and intergenerational trauma. Coverage of rapidly emerging threats--the risks posed to children by multisystem, cascading disasters, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Winner (First Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Child Health Category
Psychology of Emotion
Psychology of Emotion reviews both theory and methods in emotion science, exploring findings about the brain; the function, expression, and regulation of emotion; similarities and differences due to gender and culture; the relationship between emotion and cognition; and emotion processes in groups.
Deliberate Practice in Career Counseling
Deliberate practice exercises help trainees achieve competence in essential career counseling skills and apply them in a variety of contexts while honing their own personal style. These exercises present role-playing scenarios in which two trainees act as a client and a counselor, switching back and forth under the guidance of a supervisor. The counselor improvises appropriate and authentic responses to client statements organized into three difficulty levels--beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Each of the first 10 exercises focuses on a single skill, which include exploring your client's skills, values, decision-making styles, and cultural and family influences; setting goals; and providing feedback on career assessments and analyzing their underlying themes. Two comprehensive exercises follow in which trainees integrate these essential skills into a single session. Step-by-step instructions guide participants through the exercises, identify criteria for mastering the skills, and explain how to monitor and adjust difficulty. Guidelines to help trainers and trainees get the most out of training are also provided.
