Discover how attachment strategies affect sexual intimacy – and dial up your relationshipDoes great sex always fade over time? Good news: Research says otherwise! Securely attached couples have the most frequent sex—in the greatest variety, with the least inhibition. But as most couples know, this level of intimacy requires communication, vulnerability, and trust.Through their popular podcast and private practices, sex therapist/couples therapist, Laurie Wa...

A gentle, profound, and accessible path to transforming depression at its roots.Drawing on early Buddhist psychology, the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, and contemporary self-compassion research, Tim Desmond reveals how depression grows from patterns of self-criticism, shame, and learned helplessness—as well as how these patterns can be transformed with clarity and tenderness.Each short chapter offers a concrete practice, from recognizing the energy of diffi...

A trailblazing resource for Black and queer people, by Black and queer experts We know it's hard to get good mental health and trauma care if you're queer, Black, or—especially—both. This book takes a step towards changing that so you can address your struggles head-on and access the joy and peace that you deserve. The first of its kind, this much-needed guide offers insights, strategies, and coping skills for folks at the intersection of Blackness and queerness—identities that come with u...

Some of the most important conversations in a relationship are the hardest to start. This workbook starts them for you.The companion to Taking the Monotony out of Monogamy turns Dr. Christina Tracy Stein's therapist's approach into something couples can actually do — together. Following the book chapter by chapter, its guided prompts let each partner reflect privately, then share — so taboo topics like desire, sex, and what you really want become a convers...

Despite the anxiety caused by this coronavirus pandemic there are many effective principles and techniques that can help people feel less anxious and more in control, many of which I will cover in this book. Anxiety management is necessary for your mental well-being, for your physical safety, and perhaps most critically these days, for your immune system. As a licensed marriage and family therapist and Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, anxiety is what I tend to specialize ...

Cry, laugh, exclaim hurray and aha!Unfettered Soul: Poems and Contemplations on Recovery is a profound inquiry into soul reclamation through self-discovery and healing, written by Darlene Lancer and nine contributors, who share their grief, triumphs, and revelations on their path to self-love and transformation. Heartfelt poetry, accompanied by colorful photos and insightful essays, offers sensitive wisdom on the following themes:...

The Indigenous Way is about an American Indian boy who struggles to find healing answers to a series of life problems. And since he is seeking answers, Life provides him with teachers to help him to move forward on that journey. Each chapter presents the main character, Shanti, with a significant life challenge, for which he needs loving guidance. The guidance that he is seeking comes to him from wise animals and a tribal elder. The life skills that are taught in ...

What happens when the future you dreamed of disappears in a single moment?In The Forever Unknown Child, Autumn McCain shares the deeply personal story of losing her son Xavier Cyrus to stillbirth at 38 weeks—and the long, complicated journey of grief, faith, healing, and rediscovering connection.Blending raw personal storytelling with therapeutic insight, this book offers comfort and guidance for grieving parents and couples navigating miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, ...

Facing the White Shadow: How to Tame Your Racism and Become a True Ally to People of Color is for White people who are just starting the work of understanding their racism and also for those who have been doing the work but still experience anxiety and wonder what they might be doing wrong. Many White people often feel feel overwhelmed, ashamed, and confused about how to be trustworthy antiracist allies to people of color. Facing the White Shadow is a self-help book that guides White reade...

There is a power working to crush families, silence churches, and shut down businesses. That power uses people to turn California into a sanctuary state for abortion, promote radical LGBTQ+ curricula, and destroy families through suicides, addiction, violence, and homelessness.Yet, there is hope.God is greater than any power that exists. He is all powerful. He has promised to go before us and make a way where there seems to be no way. God is moving—a move greater than the Azu...

There is only one greater anguish than losing connection to a child – losing connection with God.Love Covers Over offers practical help to parents as they seek to maintain connection to both God and their children in the midst of LGBTQ+ identities and discussions.This book is for loving Christian parents who don't know how to have LGBTQ+ discussions with their kids. Love Covers Over builds a foundation for understanding God’s intent for se...

Bad habits steal your energy, your time and peace of time. How much time do you spend thinking about how to stop doing that....but never truly stop? Vicki and Ellie's "Just Stop Doing That" mantra is inspiring and assisting people everywhere to Just Stop! Even the worst bad habits! This book helps you understand and examine the underlying reasons for your bad habits. Once you start revealing your history, you will begin to see positive changes in your life right away! Get ready to find som...