Stop narrating your life and start living it. This essential guide will help you finally break free from the stories that keep you stuck."Nancy Colier provides a path of compassionate awareness to a place of freedom."—Sharon Salzberg, author of LovingkindnessWe all have stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves. Stories about who we are, w...

Are you feeling emotionally exhausted? Do you worry about being likable (at all cost)? Are you trying to do it all and be it all—all the time? This radically different self-care guide will help you find the courage needed to express your deepest needs, nurture self-awareness, and be yourself in a world that expects you to be everything to everyone.If you’re like countless other women today, you probably feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, anx...

To "invite a monkey to tea" is to befriend our own mind-which is often compared to a drunken monkey for all its mad twists and turns. A wild monkey is full of irrepressible desires, and thus chases its own tail in its search for happiness! This book is about learning to welcome the mind as ally without fear or resistance, thus relaxing that frantic search and resting in the joy of who we already are. As a psychotherapist, author Nancy Colier has accompanied hundreds of people in their "sea...

The primary obstacle to successful performance of any kind is our own mind. In a clear and compassionate style, Shainberg-Colier shows us how to understand and overcome the psychological barriers that keep us from achieving our full potential. The book demonstrates how to radically change our relationship with negative thoughts, move beyond comparison, self-doubt, and jealousy, and stop chasing a perfect and unattainable future and start living the moment that's here now. Shainberg-Colier ...

Isn’t it time you stopped chasing perfection and started living life on your own terms?If you’re constantly trying to be the “best” version of yourself, yet always feel like you’re falling short, you’re not alone. Hustle culture, wellness culture, social media, and diet culture push us toward unrealistic ideals about productivity, appearance, and worth. The pressure to be thinner, healthier, more successful, and endlessly optimized leaves many of us anxious, overwh...

Don’t believe everything your mind tells you.Are you a chronic overthinker? Do you obsess to the point of feeling anxious, hopeless, angry, or stressed out? Have you ever tried to “think your way out” of one of these negative thought spirals, only to fall in deeper? Let’s face it: trying to escape your thoughts—or control them—just doesn’t work, and can actually make you more miserable in the long run. So, how can you overcome your addiction to thinking?

Effective mindfulness practices for transforming your relationship with technology and reconnecting with your real lifeOur reliance on technology is rapidly changing how each of us experiences life. We're facing new issues and difficulties, we're encountering new emotional triggers, and we're relating to each other in new ways. As Dr. Nancy Colier writes, "How we spend our time, what motivates us, and what we want are all are on a radical course of transformation."...

To invite a monkey to tea is to befriend your own mindwhich is often compared to a drunken monkey for all its mad twists and turns. A wild monkey is full of irrepressible desires, and thus chases its own tail in its search for happiness! This book is about learning to welcome the mind as an ally without fear or resistance, thus relaxing that frantic search, discovering genuine contentment and resting in the joy of who you are. As a psychotherapist, author Nancy Colier has accompanied hundr...

If you're like countless other women today, you probably feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, anxious, stressed, frustrated, or unsatisfied. You may be taking on an abundance of emotional labor—tending to others' needs at the expense of your own. If you've spent your whole life trying to please and manage other peoples' experience, it's time to speak your truth out loud, stand in your own shoes, and live an authentic life—rather than just behave.Written by the...

Are you stuck inside your own head? Learn how to stop obsessing and start really living with this breakthrough guide.In today's world, it's easy to get stuck in an endless loop of negative thoughts. And if you're like many people, you've probably tried to think your way out of one of these thought cycles, throwing more thoughts on the pile until you're left with an out-of-control bonfire of anxiety, self-criticism, resentment, catastrophizing, and hopelessness. Att...

Stop narrating your life and start living it. This essential guide will help you finally break free from the stories that keep you stuck.We all have stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves. Stories about who we are, what we deserve, and how we compare to others. Many of these narratives come from past wounds, social conditioning, trauma, and limiting beliefs that were handed down to us early in life. Over time, the stories crystallize into invisible scr...

'An endlessly fascinating tour of the many different factors influencing our decision-making and reasoning . . . This book is sure to appeal to anyone who wishes to make the most of their mind' David Robson, author of The Intelligence Trap'An eye-opening and engaging richness of information that gives us a detailed insight into the strengths and weaknesses of human behaviour . . . This book will help you understand your own mind better, and teach y...