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Anxiety Free: How to Trust Yourself and Feel Calm

By Sam Owen. 2019

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Psychology, Self help
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Facing challenges in your relationships, career, health or well-being? Worried important life goals seem to be slipping away? Whether you're…

faced with day-to-day nervous energy or experiencing a more crippling sensation of anxiety-induced panic attacks, sometimes life can test your nerves and stress levels. But there is a simple and effective way to facing your fears - both real and imagined threats, and making sure that you can bounce back from them stronger than ever before and go on to achieve your goals and lead a happier, more fulfilled life. The step-by-step guide helps you to recognise and understand the symptoms of anxiety better so you can manage your emotions, relationships and decisions better and take control of your own life.

The Book of Spirit: Meditations to Awaken Our Inner Wisdom

By Sue Patton Thoele. 2018

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Health and medicine, Self help
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A book that imparts a sense of safety and serenity in a world that seems increasingly scary and dangerous. Each…

of the ten sections have ten to fifteen meditations. Those ten points of focus are: re-greening arid places; embodying heart energy; nourishing our souls; intertwining soul-strands; honouring sacred rights and responsibilities; creating spiritual touchstones; awakening to wisdom; enrolling in saint's school; ascending to gratitude; embracing angels and other emissaries. This is an inspirational pick-me-up for women, meant to be read over and over again throughout the course of a year.Read by Sarah Beckett(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018

Resilient Me: How to worry less and achieve more

By Sam Owen. 2018

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Facing challenges in your relationships, career, health or well-being? Worried important life goals seem to be slipping away? Whether you're…

faced with day-to-day irritations or facing a larger setback, sometimes life can test your strength and endurance. But there is a simple and effective way to building your resilience in the face of adversity, making sure that you can bounce back from them stronger than ever before and go on to achieve your goals and lead a happier, more fulfilled life. The step-by-step guide takes you through how to build your everyday resilience. From powerful lessons on the effects of our thoughts, emotions, relationships and self-care, to tips on setting goals that genuinely motivate and turning challenges on their heads, this book makes the road to success and happiness easy and - best of all - enjoyable. It features a practical and easy-to-follow four-week plan to shift negative habits, and change how you face challenges, for life.(p) Orion Publishing Group 2017

Project Me for Busy Mothers: A Practical Guide to Finding a Happier Balance

By Kelly Pietrangeli. 2017

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Parenting, Self help
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Do the demands of motherhood tip you out of balance, leaving some parts of your life brushed aside? Are you…

pulled in all directions - never sure if anything you're doing is 'good enough'?Project Me for Busy Mothers is the essential go-to guide for modern mothers who want to take control of their lives.Become the expert of you and your family by doing the Project Me Life Wheel® assessment, then head straight to the life area chapter that needs your focus first - family, love, health, money, personal growth, productivity, work or fun. You'll soon gain a fresh perspective and become proactive about your own happiness.Filled with practical strategies, guiding questions, inspirational accounts, and a treasure trove of recommended resources, this workbook and guide will motivate you to become the project manager of your life.Written and Read by Kelly Pietrangeli(p) 2017 Orion Publishing Group with Audible Ltd

The Year of Dating Myself: How My Solo Tour Healed More Than Just My Heartbreak

By Abby Rosmarin. 2025

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Fans of Eat, Pray, Love and Wild will love this heartwarming memoir in which the main character is her own…

hero.Abby knew her pattern all too well: get her heart broken, swear off dating, find a man &“worth&” breaking that vow for . . . Rinse. Repeat. However, after leaving a particularly traumatic relationship, Abby realized that something had to change if she wanted to kick the pattern. One night while purchasing a solo concert ticket, an epiphany was born: she needed a year in which she was her own dating interest. One full year to give herself the care and consideration that she once gave to romantic partners. A year to treat herself the way she wished a partner would. A year where she stepped outside of her comfort zone and broke free from codependency. The Year of Dating Myself: How My Solo Tour Healed More Than Just My Heartbreak is a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit and the capacity to heal after heartbreak. What started out as a way to refocus her priorities quickly developed into something far bigger than she could&’ve ever predicted. The year became a chance to reconnect with her ailing mother, get answers to her biggest genetic fear, remember the power of friendship, and realize all the inner strength that she had all along. She once spent years waiting for her fairytale prince to come and save her. In this story, the princess saves herself.

Proof of Life: Let Go, Let Love, and Stop Looking for Permission to Live Your Life

By Jennifer Pastiloff. 2025

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An urgent rallying cry to stop holding back and start living life on your terms.Jen Pastiloff convinced herself My life…

is fine and fine&’s enough, until the whisper that something was missing turned full-on scream. This is Pastiloff&’s account of how she reclaimed her voice and desire by radically changing her life. She did this despite believing that change equaled death ever since her beloved father died when she was eight. (Much to her shock, change did not equal death.) She shows us it is never too late to begin again, or to let go of stories like: I don&’t deserve this; I don&’t get to be happy; no one will love me; I&’m too old, to name a few. Through this book, you&’ll quiet your Inner Asshole, participate in the cathartic process of Shame Loss, ignore the Imaginary Time Gods, use creativity as a portal into healing and connection, and become your own permission slip. Complete with takeaways in Jen&’s signature style, creativity prompts, and poetry, Proof of Life is funny, inspiring, and full of love. This book is a reminder that your birthright is not stress or shame and that you don&’t have to show proof that you are worthy or deserving. You are your own proof of life.

Chosen: Your Life Is Marked for Distinction

By Joel Osteen. 2025

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From a New York Times bestselling author, this powerful guide will help you discover the life you were designed to…

live. Before you were born, the Most High God not only knew you but He chose you. He handpicked you and put a calling on your life. He&’s already equipped you and empowered you to accomplish your purpose. He stamped His approval on you and destined you to leave your mark. He says you are His most prized possession. Don&’t let fear, insecurity, guilt, or regrets keep you from your greatness. Right now, God&’s face is shining on you. There is a distinction of favor on your life that causes you to stand out, that gives you an advantage, that opens doors of opportunity and causes you to prosper even in a downtime. What God has in your future is greater than you&’ve ever dreamed.   This compact digest by author of 10 New York Times bestsellers JOEL OSTEEN is derived from material previously published in The Power of I Am and The Power of Favor. Joel Osteen is the Senior Pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. Millions connect daily with his inspirational messages through television, podcasts, Joel Osteen Radio on SiriusXM and global digital platforms.  

The 13 Power Moves of Dark Psychology: Learn the Tricks to Protect Yourself from Abuse and Covertly Influence Anyone

By Lena Sisco. 2025

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Unlock the psychology of deceit, step into your power, and regain control of your life.Whether it&’s a manipulative boss, a…

controlling partner, or a toxic friend or roommate, chances are you&’ve encountered mind games in your relationships. The 13 Power Moves of Dark Psychology will help you decode gaslighting and deception by reading body language, recognizing behavior patterns, and understanding the methodology of individuals who employ dark psychology—or subtle techniques meant to manipulate and control you in harmful ways. Bringing her expertise as a military interrogator and intelligence officer, author Lena Sisco teaches you the warning signs of manipulation and offers 13 proven strategies to help you protect yourself from narcissists, liars, cheaters, and outright sociopaths. For anyone who wants to sharpen their instincts, especially those who are: Navigating a new relationship, personal or professional, and need to know who to trust Running a business and want to avoid being manipulated into bad decisions Trying to recover from being scammed, lied to, or emotionally manipulated Simply looking to protect themselves from those who take advantage You don&’t have to live in fear of being deceived. Armed with the right knowledge, you can avoid toxic people, reclaim your peace of mind, and ensure that your life is filled with healthy relationships.

Sonita: My Fight Against Tyranny and My Escape to Freedom

By Sonita Alizada. 2025

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Nearly 15 million girls, including many in the U.S., are forced into marriage each year. Each of these girls has…

a price tag—and a story. Sonita Alizada was almost sold twice. Her price tag was $9,000. The money her family received for selling her would pay for her brother’s wife. The first time Sonita was put up for sale, she was 10 years old and she thought that she was participating in a dress-up game. She quickly realized that, in her culture, a wedding is a kind of funeral for the bride. Sonita says, “It represents the loss of a future. The loss of a voice.” After the marriage fell through, she was placed on sale again. She was expected to form a family, sleep with a man she never met, and then repeat the terrible cycle with her own children. But Sonita wanted more.In Sonita, the Afghan rap artist and activist shares the story of how she fled Afghanistan to pursue her dreams and evolved into a woman who is changing the world. She shares incredible highs, like winning the song writing contest that gave her the opportunity of a lifetime, and unimaginable lows, like when the cruel Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, and how some of her family escaped, and how some were left behind. Sonita also shares photos and access to exclusive music.Sonita teaches us to hold onto hope. You were chosen to be part of this world and your dreams have power, too. You can be a difference maker. This book is more than Sonita's story. It is a love letter for anyone who has ever dreamed of more and held onto hope that their story would be different than the ones that came before them.

Walk Your Talk: Your 4-week programme to take action now and change your life

By Theresa Cheung. 2025

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If you want your life to really change it's not what you think or what you feel, but what you…

do that sets you up for greatness. In this practical guide, bestselling author Theresa Cheung shows you how to build power moves for complete life transformation in 4 weeks.Real success and happiness don't come from breakthroughs, epiphanies or affirmations. Your life is made up of what you continuously do: your habits and daily actions.Through a 4-week programme, this book encourages you to transform your life through 22 specially designed, tried-and-tested Power Moves. The Power Moves range from the deceptively simple, like waking up naturally and unfollowing someone toxic, to more challenging, scientifically proven boosts to physical and mental resilience, like nose-breathing breath work or getting rejected once a day.Stay in control. Follow the carefully designed four-week programme, in which one new Power Move is instilled every day: Week One in the morning, Week Two during the day, Week Three empowering your evenings and Week Four encompassing all.Maintain motivation. No matter what change or difficulty is happening in your life, each Power Move is quick and simple enough to do within minutes, meaning your resilience and commitment are unlikely to waver.Empower yourself. The Power Moves are backed up by the latest scientific and psychological research - into topics like circadian rhythms, hydration, gratitude and sleep - to ensure each habit gradually hones your physical and mental wellbeing.Be the change. The later Power Moves open out from internal work to external action, which not only bring peace in the now but at the same time are an investment in your future happiness and success.Your life is your message, your legacy. It's time to walk your talk.

Radical Tenderness: The Value of Vulnerability in an Often Unkind World

By Gisele Barreto Fetterman. 2025

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An inspiring manifesto from philanthropist and advocate Gisele Barreto Fetterman that explores her surprising source of power and strength—vulnerability—and how…

we can all harness it to effect meaningful change.As a society, we shy away from public expressions of vulnerability, mistaking it for weakness or a lack of grit. To even talk about crying, much less shed tears publicly, is seen as shameful or cringeworthy. But for Gisele Barreto Fetterman, accessibility advocate and wife of Senator John Fetterman, showing strong emotions has always been her default—at events, during speeches, in her car or even at the grocery store. Friends and family warned Gisele that the world would eat her alive if she didn&’t toughen up. But over the years Fetterman came to a realization: her emotional tenderness was not her downfall, but her strength—one that could be incorporated into her leadership style to show a different way to create true social and cultural change.In Radical Tenderness, Gisele Barreto Fetterman courageously shares her story of power through vulnerability—from her childhood survival years as a Brazilian-American undocumented immigrant, to the prejudice she experienced in corporate and political settings, to her hardships and resilience stepping into her husband&’s role when he suffered a stroke. Through it all Gisele learned that leading with tenderness—whether at the office, as a boss, or as a human being—can help us face challenges in a healthier, more authentic way, and in turn guides others to do the same.Ultimately, Gisele redefines strength and leadership for our modern times, presenting tools for surviving and thriving in a world designed to wreck the tender-hearted. Because by embracing those emotions publicly—laughter, vulnerability, and, yes, even tears—we not only honor ourselves but open a path toward changing the world.

Taming Your Money Monster: 9 Paths to Money Mastery with the Enneagram

By Doug Lynam. 2025

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Finance expert Doug Lynam offers a groundbreaking exploration of our complex relationship with money, budgeting, and finances through the transformative…

lens of the Enneagram. Confront financial fears, engage with money habits and behaviors, and develop a personal understanding of how the mind and personality affect money decisions. With compassion, wisdom, and humor, Lynam will guide readers on a journey to financial health and personal growth.Drawing from his diverse experiences as a marine, monk, and money manager, Lynam introduces readers to our "money monsters", which correspond to our Enneagram type and attachment style to money. These archetypes represent our deepest financial fears and self-sabotaging behaviors.But Lynam doesn't just identify our financial foibles—he provides a clear, actionable path to overcome them. With sharp wit and profound understanding, he shows you how to:recognize and understand your money monster's origins in your childhood experiences;identify and understand your "ego addictions" and their impact on your financial decisions;transform your financial vices into virtues, creating a foundation for lasting abundance;discover your unique "sacred gift" and how to use it to build wealth and create positive change in the world; andadjust how you earn, save, and invest to become a money master. Taming Your Money Monster isn't just about improving your bank balance—it's about healing your relationship with money on a deep, spiritual level. Lynam's approach acknowledges that true financial mastery comes from aligning your monetary practices with your deepest values and authentic self.This is more than a financial advice book—it's a compassionate guide to personal growth, spiritual enlightenment, and financial freedom. Because when we heal our relationship with money, we heal our relationship with ourselves.

The dose effect: Optimize your brain and body by boosting your dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins

By Tj Power. 2025

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A neuroscientist's powerful framework for enhancing quality of life through the regulation of four key hormones: Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and…

Endorphins (DOSE). The brain's ability to change and adapt is one of the most powerful tools we can harness to improve our lives. Renowned neuroscientist and co-founder of Neurify, Tj Power, believes in the human ability to optimize and rewire brain chemistry to unlock one's full potential. However, to do so, one must first implement a series of practical, life-changing strategies. The DOSE Effect reveals the secrets of our brain chemistry, offering simple and accessible ways to make modifications to your lifestyle that can transform your brain. Drawing on cutting-edge science, Power explores how biohacking your brain can not only enhance cognitive performance but also improve the aspects of your life that ultimately control a happier, healthier, and more productive lifestyle. The DOSE Effect proves the intrinsic connection between lifestyle factors and mental and physical well-being. Split into four sections, this essential guidebook provides the most effective techniques for understanding the key hormones that rule our thinking and our behaviors: Dopamine: your motivation and attention chemical Oxytocin: your relationships and confidence chemical Serotonin: your mood and energy levels chemical Endorphins: your stress reduction chemical Research-driven and deeply inspiring, Power's revolutionary strategies allow readers to harness behaviors and practices to improve mental health, manage stress, elevate mood, and promote overall wellness. His key findings include the influence of effortful activity on Dopamine production, the significance of social connection in Oxytocin levels, the value of connecting with nature and maintaining gut health for optimal Serotonin levels, and the beneficial effects of physical exertion and laughter on Endorphins release. You have everything you need to optimize your brain chemistry—this groundbreaking book shows you how

The 5 types of wealth: A transformative guide to design your dream life

By Sahil Bloom. 2025

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Reject the default path, define your priorities, and achieve lasting happiness with this transformative guide to your dream life—a life…

centered around the five types of wealth. “A powerful call to action to think deeply about what lights you up—and a guide for how to build a life of meaning and purpose.”—Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Throughout your life, you’ve been slowly indoctrinated to believe that money is the only type of wealth. In reality, your wealthy life may involve money, but in the end, it will be defined by everything else . After three years of research, personal experimentation, and thousands of interviews across the globe, Sahil Bloom has created a groundbreaking blueprint to build your life around five types of wealth: Time Wealth, Social Wealth, Mental Wealth, Physical Wealth, and Financial Wealth. A life of true fulfillment engages all five types—working dynamically, in concert across the seasons of your journey. Through powerful storytelling, science-backed practices, and actionable insights, in The 5 Types of Wealth , you’ll learn: • How to prioritize energy-creating tasks to unlock more time in your day • How to create deeper bonds and build a powerful network • How to engage your purpose to spark continuous growth • How to maximize health and vitality through three simple principles • How to achieve financial independence and define your version of “enough” No matter where you are on your path—a recent graduate, new parent, midlife warrior, retiree, or anything in between— The 5 Types of Wealth will help you act on your priorities to create an instant positive impact in your daily life, make better decisions, and design the life you’ve always dreamed of

Tina: The dog who changed the world

By Niall Harbison. 2025

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Hope taught me the meaning of life, Tina taught me the meaning of love. It's not everyday you meet a…

golden retriever in Thailand. When Niall came across a dog shackled to a short chain and in a poor state of health something reminded him of his personal battle with addiction. He knew he had to rescue her immediately – golden retrievers are rare in Thailand – but there was just something about this dog in particular that told him she was destined for more. He named her Tina, and what she did next is an incredible tale of survival, hope and love. Despite her terrible treatment at the hands of humans, she refused to distrust them or feel sorry for herself, and only opened her heart wider – always with a grin (yes dogs can smile) and a reassuring wag of her shaggy yellow tail. From the minute Tina was free of her chains, she got on with what needed to be done, inspiring a dog hospital to be built and named after her and helping dogs from all over the world – whether they're street dogs from Thailand or rescue pups in Montana. The movement behind Tina has not stopped. This is her story

Life in three dimensions: How curiosity, exploration, and experience make a fuller, better life

By Shigehiro Oishi. 2025

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From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing book that turns the idea of a good life on its head…

and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience For many people, a good life is a stable life, a comfortable life that follows a well-trodden path. This is the case for Shigehiro Oishi's father, who has lived in a small mountain town in Japan for his entire life, putting his family's needs above his own, like his father and grandfather before him. But is a happy life, or even a meaningful life, the only path to a good life? In Life in Three Dimensions , Shige Oishi enters into a debate that has animated psychology since 1984, when Ed Diener (Oishi's mentor) published a paper that launched happiness studies. A rival followed in 1989 with a model of a good life that focused on purpose and meaning instead. In recent years, Shige Oishi's award-winning work has proposed a third dimension to a good life: psychological richness , a concept that prioritizes curiosity, exploration, and a variety of experiences that help us grow as people. Life in Three Dimensions explores the shortcomings of happiness and meaning as guides to a good life, pointing to complacency and regret as a "happiness trap" and narrowness and misplaced loyalty as a “meaning trap.” Psychological richness, Oishi proposes, balances the other two, offering insight and growth spurred by embracing uncertainty and challenges. In a lively style, drawing on a generation of psychological studies and on examples from famous people, books and film, Oishi introduces a new path to a fuller, more satisfying life with fewer regrets

Becoming you: The proven method for crafting your authentic life and career

By Suzy Welch. 2025

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An inspiring, wise and highly practical method for discovering your true self and identifying the fulfilling career just for you.…

No matter where we are in our lives, be it atop the heights of achievement or just setting out on our journey, we've all had that moment where we've wondered, "What is my purpose? What was I born to do?" The answer can feel just within our grasp, or as far off as the horizon. How in the world do we get there? Enter Becoming You, a joyful, deeply researched, and immediately applicable step-by-step guidebook to help you answer that very question. Based on the phenomenally popular NYU class by the same name, and used by thousands of people around the world, Becoming You is an empathic yet absolutely zero-BS method designed to help you understand where you want to go and what you want to do in today's ever-changing world. Professor Suzy Welch, a respected expert in careers, decision-making, and identity formation, is the Director of NYU Stern's Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing. A graduate of Harvard and Harvard Business School, and a former columnist for O: The Oprah Magazine, she has consulted for some of America's largest companies, is a frequent commentator for the Wall Street Journal, and a regular guest on the Today Show and CNBC. Her previous three books have been New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, and her fast-growing, authentic, and often hilarious ""Becoming You"" podcast has fans worldwide. But more than anything, Professor Welch is a teacher and agent of transformation. After a life filled with wide and varied experiences, from crime reporter to tech entrepreneur, her own purpose is helping others find theirs. She created Becoming You out of fifteen years of researching and testing with the heartfelt goal of helping people discover a way forward in a complex world. To that end, Becoming You guides readers through the process of excavating their truest values, identifying their outstanding aptitudes, and finally, pinpointing their economically viable interests, that is, the kind of work that calls them emotionally and intellectually, and also makes sense financially. Ultimately, Becoming You, at turns warm, witty, pragmatic, and filled with tough-love, is your guide to discovering the life you were meant to live

How to be well: Navigating our self-care epidemic, one dubious cure at a time

By Amy Larocca. 2025

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A deeply researched, lively, and personal exploration of the multibillion-dollar wellness industry — about why women are feeling so un-well…

and how this trend has shaped our thinking about health and self-care Peloton. Pilates. Biohacking. Colonics. Ashwagandha. Today, the wellness industry is a $3.7 trillion behemoth that touches us all. In this timely and clear-eyed book, journalist Amy Larocca peels back the layers behind the wellness movement and reckons with its promises and profits. How did we get here and how did the idea of wellness become integrated with women's lives? And how did we end up spending so much money on products that may not work at all? Amy Larocca takes readers into the communities that swear by their activated charcoal toothpaste and green juice enemas, explaining what each of these practices really is—and what the science says. Larocca holds a magnifying glass to alternative medicine and nouveau lifestyle prescriptions — and tries a lot herself along the way — ultimately delivering an assessment of how the wellness industry embodies our (gendered, class-based, racialized) perceptions of care and self-improvement, and how it preys on our unshakable fear of the unknown. She traces the history of how the beauty and fashion industries have peddled snake oil to women for decades—and why we keep coming back for more. A clear-eyed and honest portrait of the weird world of wellness, How to Be Well lays bare the ways in which the simple notion of caring for oneself has become a seriously big business

The mental health guide for cis and trans queer guys: Skills to cope and thrive as your authentic self

By MSW, RSW, Rahim Thawer. 2025

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An inclusive, evidence-based guide to healing and thriving as a cis or trans queer man. The Mental Health Guide for…

Cis and Trans Queer Guys offers you a safe, inclusive space to examine, understand, and heal from systemic and interpersonal threats to your mental well-being. Based on proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this book provides proven-effective tools and exercises to help you reflect on, confront, and manage difficult emotions; improve self-image and self-esteem; and develop healthy coping skills. This guidebook will help you: cultivate greater self-awareness; move past negative thinking habits; heal emotional wounds and build resilience; challenge heteronormativity and gender role rigidity; and care for your sexual health. If you're struggling with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, or trauma—or feel oppressed or misunderstood by the world around you—this book can help you overcome the negative internalized messages that are causing you emotional pain, and build the self-awareness, confidence, and courage needed to embrace your unique identity and thrive

Shift: Managing your emotions-so they don't manage you

By Ethan Kross. 2025

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“A revolutionary guide to mastering your emotional life.”—Charles Duhigg “Brilliant, engaging, and deeply insightful.”—Lisa Damour “A blueprint for navigating the…

emotional curveballs that life throws at us every day.” —The New York Times INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER • One of Oprah Daily ’s Best Self-Help Books for Personal Growth in 2025, Next Big Idea Club’s Highly Anticipated Books, and Adam Grant’s 10 New Books to Feed Your Mind A myth-busting, science-based guide that addresses the timeless question of how to manage your emotional life using tools you already possess—from the bestselling author of Chatter. Whether it’s anxiety about going to the doctor, boiling rage when we’re stuck in traffic, or devastation after a painful break-up, our lives are filled with situations that send us spiraling. But as difficult as our emotions can be, they are also a superpower. Far from being “good” or “bad,” emotions are information. When they’re activated in the right ways and at the right time, they function like an immune system, alerting us to our surroundings, telling us how to react to a situation, and helping us make the right choices. But how do we make our emotions work for us rather than against us? Acclaimed psychologist Dr. Ethan Kross has devoted his scientific career to answering this question. In Shift , he dispels common myths—for instance, that avoidance is always toxic or that we should always strive to live in the moment—and provides a new framework for shifting our emotions so they don’t take over our lives. Shift weaves groundbreaking research with riveting stories of people struggling and succeeding to manage their emotions—from a mother whose fear prompted her to make a spur-of-the-moment decision that would save her daughter’s life mid-flight to a nuclear code-carrying Navy SEAL who learned how to embrace both joy and pain during a hellish training activity. Dr. Kross spotlights a wide array of tools that we already have access to—in our bodies and minds, our relationships with other people, and the cultures and physical spaces we inhabit—and shows us how to harness them to be healthier and more successful. Filled with actionable advice, cutting-edge research, and riveting stories, Shift puts the power back into our hands, so we can control our emotions without them controlling us—and help others do the same

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