Do you say what you think, express how you feel, and ask for what you want? The way you speak immediately conveys your self-esteem. Nonassertive communication limits your professional success and leads to conflict and problems in relationships. Learning to be assertive actually raises your self-esteem, while benefiting your career, relationships, and sense of well-being."How to Speak Your Mind" explains what it means to be assertive, why it's important, and how to achieve it. It de...

A licensed psychotherapist and expert in sensitivity and introversion shares an insightful, practical, and hopeful approach to help Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) embrace their big feelings and live by their own rules."Snow gives you practical tools to honor your nervous system and step into sensitivity as the superpower it can be."—Melody Wilding, LMSW, author of Trust YourselfWhen you look back on your life, can you see your sens...

From 30 years of professional and clinical experience working to empower individuals, Darlene Lancer, LMFT, has written the ultimate guide to overcoming self-criticism - the single biggest destroyer of self-esteem. 10 Steps to Self-Esteem is both comprehensive and concise, outlined in an easy form to remember, both 1-10 and A-J. Each step contains practical suggestions and exercises you can do on your own.At www.whatiscodependency.com, you can get the webinar, "How to Raise Your Se...

“Essential . . . Not only for the person learning to own their bipolar, but for the support system members and treatment providers walking alongside them.” —Sally Spencer-Thomas, PsyD, president, United Suicide Survivor’s InternationalKnowledge is power, and grasping the basics of bipolar disorder can give you the power you need to detect it, accept it, and own the responsibility for treatment and lifelong disease management. With its three-phase approach, Owni...

Codependency author and expert Darlene Lancer explains the narcissist's mind and motives and the personality of their partners. Dealing with a Narcissist reveals the unconscious forces driving their mutual attraction and relationship dynamics and sheds light on the damaging impact narcissists have on their partners and children. This is also workbook with strategies that can improve your self-esteem and help you maintain your self-respect and set boundaries in relationships with addicts, n...

In this book Dr. Robert Puff and Elizabeth Cappelletti LMFT will share with you the secrets to a happy and successful relationship, the steps it takes to find one, and what you need to now about maintaining such a relationship. Learn how your past effects your present and how important self-care is in any relationship. In our society we often have our priorities mixed up by placing our jobs above all else. Dr. Puff and Cappelletti discuss just how damaging this can be both to an individual...

Despite our best intentions, many of us find ourselves routinely overeating at meals, snacking mindlessly, or bingeing regularly. As emotional eaters, we turn to food for comfort, soothing, distraction, and excitement. There’s a disconnection fueling our eating, robbing years from our lives, and we know it. We’re tired of restrictive diets that lead back to overeating, and we’re ready to try something different. Therapist and life coach Julie Simon offers a new approach that addresses the ...

Guilt can be an unrelenting source of pain. It keeps us stuck in the past and prevents us from being present and loving ourselves and others. "Freedom from Guilt and Blame" is designed to free you from guilt's grip. It provides a step-by-step process to overcome guilt and find self-compassion by means of three different methods: cognitive, self-compassion, and spiritual using practical techniques and exercises. You'll be able to sort out guilt from other emotions and discover whether your ...

The very things we do to control anxiety can make anxiety worse. This unique guide offers a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based approach to help you recognize the constant chatter of your anxious “monkey mind,” stop feeding anxious thoughts, and find the personal peace you crave.Ancient sages compared the human mind to a monkey: constantly chattering, hopping from branch to branch—endlessly moving from fear to safety. If you are one of the millions of people w...

A warm and authoritative guide to maternal mental health, offering real solutions, by popular online therapist Dr. Cassidy Freitas.“Dr. Cassidy helps moms see what’s actually happening underneath the snap and the spiral, and learn practical ways to get steady again.” —Dr. Becky Kennedy, clinical psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Good Inside“This...

A searing and profound memoir of one woman’s journey through dissociative identity disorder and childhood sexual abuse—and how she found hope, healing, and recovery.Sally Maslansky is living the perfect life: a beautiful home in Malibu, California, a successful Hollywood producer husband who adores her, and a recently adopted son she treasures. But when Sally begins to remember the trauma she endured as a child, her world begins to unravel.In this gripping ...

“I‘ll be forever changed by Toxic Positivity…This trailblazing book will help you transform your perspective about positivity.“--Nedra Glover Tawwab, author of Set Boundaries, Find PeaceA powerful guide to owning our emotions—even the difficult ones—from the popular therapist behind @sitwithwhit.Every day, we’re bombarded with pressure to be positive. From “good vibes only” and “life is good” memes, to endless advic...