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...

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 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...

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...

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 ...

The world is full of toxic people. You don’t have to put up with them.Outsmarting Egomaniacs is the self-help book for people who want to protect themselves from getting bullied, abused, and manipulated in relationships. The scams, cons, cults, and shady situations we watch on TV are happening in real life every day, damaging far too many innocent people.Carla Litto, marriage and family therapist in Los Angeles specializing...

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...

Cultivate a still mind with Buddhist psychology and contemporary neurobiology.At the heart of this book is a deceptively simple framework: anxiety is made of two forces—the energy of fear and the object we believe we must fear—and both can be met with awareness rather than struggle.Mindfulness expert Tim Desmond brings together early Buddhist psychology, the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, and a clear explanation of how fear operates in the nervous system. An...

This companion to Growing Up Great: The Ultimate Puberty Book for Boys explores the emotional changes that come with puberty and helps boys 8 to 12 navigate their thoughts and feelings!With a foreword by Scott Todnem, National Health Education Teacher of the Year and author of the original Growing Up Great.Raising boys today comes with new challenges—and more questions than ever. From social media pressures to rising conce...