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A Glowing Ember of Courage: Ponderings, Poetry, and Prayers – Denise Pyles This collection of poetry, prayers, and reflections gently fans the spark of hope within, guiding readers toward profound spiritual resilience and radiant courage. Each page offers a quiet invitation to pause, breathe, and rediscover the light that lives within us all.
Embracing Neurodiversity: Understanding and Thriving with Your Unique Brain — Lee Hopkins
Neurodiversity isn’t just a buzzword, it’s a revolutionary paradigm that recognises and values the natural variations in human brain function. Whether you’re autistic, have ADHD, dyslexia, or any other neurodevelopmental condition, this book is your roadmap to understanding and embracing your unique cognitive style.It’s the Circumstances: A Psychologist’s Contrarian Guide to Depression, Systems, and Why Your Brain Might Be Fine — Lee Hopkins
In this contrarian examination of depression, Hopkins combines academic rigour (450+ research citations), clinical expertise, and brutally honest memoir to challenge everything we’ve been told about mental illness. He argues that much of what we call depression is actually a reasonable response to unreasonable circumstances: poverty, systemic betrayal, cultural mismatch, and neurodivergent exhaustion in systems built exclusively for neurotypical brains.
Mindshift on Demand - Dr Donna Blevins
The brain is the most powerful tool you own, yet most people fail to understand it. Imagine the possibilities if you could harness the power of this magnificent biological supercomputer!
MindShift On Demand will teach you to tap into this potential and be the best version of yourself: confident, authentic and in control!
Learn battle-tested techniques to:Perform at the highest levels under pressure
Control your emotions instead of letting them control you
Eliminate negative self-talk and replace it with confidence that attracts success
Strengthen your body by strengthening your mind
Any mind is a terrible thing to ignore. MindShift On Demand will help you bring out the best in yours!
Your Path to Yourself: How to LIVE WITHOUT LIMITS in 15 Simple Steps - LIVE WITHOUT LIMITS with Klaus (Substack Bestseller)
Your Path to Yourself is a transformative guide to living with freedom, energy, and joy in a hectic world. Grounded in the powerful FEEL method: finding, experiencing, erasing, and letting go, this book helps you release both inner and outer limitations, step into authentic self-awareness, and create a life in harmony with who you truly are.
Image provided by Author Through fifteen practical steps, you’ll discover how meditation and positive thinking can quiet the noise of daily stress, how to set clear boundaries by saying “no” with confidence, and how to recharge your body and mind through movement and connection with nature. With emphasis on self-care, gratitude, and the healing power of presence, Your Path to Yourself offers concrete tools to cultivate balance, resilience, and a deep sense of fulfillment.
More than a self-help manual, this book is a compass for personal development and lasting transformation. Whether you’re taking your first steps in self-discovery or have explored other methods without success, these pages will inspire you to dream bigger, embrace mindfulness, and live without limits. The message is clear: the best is yet to come: and it begins with the path back to yourself.Understanding AuDHD (4th edition) - Lee Hopkins
AuDHD is not two conditions, it is one system. For years, autism and ADHD have been treated as separate diagnoses that occasionally overlap, and the result has been decades of confusion, misdiagnosis, and advice that cancels itself out; this book makes a different argument.
Burn Without Burning Out: 7 Micro-Mindfulness Habits for Clear Thinking, Decisive Action, and Recovery from Burnout - Denise Pyles
Burn Without Burning Out shows you how tiny moments of mindfulness can bring clarity, calm, and renewed energy to your busy life. With seven simple habits, it’s a guide to slowing down, reclaiming your presence, and thriving without losing yourself.Drowning in Clutter? Playful Ways to Get Organized! Almost Dr.Karen Chambre
The best part of this book is that it helps you learn how to keep the house clean and tidy in an enjoyable way that all family members can agree on. Instead of arguing or nagging about who is responsible, this book offers games with prizes that make cleaning up less of a chore and more like an amusing game. This is helpful for families with neurodivergent children or anyone who gets overwhelmed easily.
How to Heal the Loss of a Love After a Break Up - Almost Dr.Karen Chambre
Heartbreak is a universal experience that most of us will go through at some point in our lives. It’s impossible to form meaningful connections without the risk of losing them, and the pain of rejection and loneliness can be intense. Some people describe the feeling as being kicked in the stomach, leaving a sense of emptiness behind. Understanding the neurobiology of heartbreak can help us cope with the intense emotions that come with it.
Rock On: Power, Sex and Money after 60 — Stella Fosse
The essays collected in Rock On inspire readers to reignite their creative spark, enjoy the body they have now, advocate for better healthcare, and cultivate a juicy, purposeful life. Plus, of course, there’s power, sex, and money.
Not Done Yet: Strength, Muscle, and Health After 50 — John Harris
Aging is not the problem. The lie that you are too old to get stronger is the problem, and Not Done Yet takes that lie apart piece by piece, then shows you exactly what to do about it.
Triumphant Thoughts – Herman Cajigas Jr.
Bite-sized wisdom on courage, gratitude, and motivation to help you rebound from life’s inevitable setbacks.
The Essence of Winners – Herman Cajigas Jr.
A three-pillar blueprint for resilience and intentional living that turns aspiration into arrival.
Get Rooted, Stay Grounded, and THRIVE: Your Guide to Radical Personal Exploration – Janet Mary Cobb
Get Rooted, Stay Grounded & THRIVE is a radical self-exploration guide for anyone feeling stuck, in transition, or searching for a deeper connection to themselves and the world around them. Through reflective practices and thought-provoking musings, this guide will help you uncover, recover, and discover aspects of yourself and step into your next chapter with clarity, courage, and purpose.
Finding Little Me: Learning to love and live with my inner child -
"I had asked. I had listened. I now understood."
Carolyn Parker carried trauma from a very young age. Adopted as a baby, raised by parents who didn't fully connect and experiencing challenging life events, Carolyn felt hurt and misunderstood.
By discovering and working with her inner child, Carolyn has been able to process her negative feelings and reconnect with herself. She shares her story with you here, so maybe you can too.
Wintertide: Survive and Thrive in the Year’s Coldest, Darkest Season -
Do you dread winter and count the days until spring? Wintertide provides strategies and tips for turning around your perception of winter so you can find joy and learn to love winter instead of struggling through it.
The Complete Divorce Organizer & Planner - Brette Sember
Written by a former divorce attorney and nationally known divorce expert, this guide equips you with dozens of checklists, worksheets, and logs so you can take control of your divorce — whether you’re working with an attorney or representing yourself.
Too Hard to Swallow - Emily Forbes
Part memoir, part toolkit, this book traces my life with severe swallowing and digestive disorders and the hard-won practices that turned survival into living. Expect clear, compassionate guidance for navigating chronic illness, trauma, grief, loss and burnout.Get Rooted, Stay Grounded, and THRIVE: Your Guide to Radical Personal Exploration – Janet Mary Cobb
Get Rooted, Stay Grounded & THRIVE is a radical self-exploration guide for anyone feeling stuck, in transition, or searching for a deeper connection to themselves and the world around them. Through reflective practices and thought-provoking musings, this guide will help you uncover, recover, and discover aspects of yourself and step into your next chapter with clarity, courage, and purpose.
Crying + Trying: A Gratitude Journal for Anyone Figuring Life Out After Loss, Change, or Total Chaos - Kimberlee Murray
A 12-week guided journal for people moving through grief, burnout, or upheaval. Honest prompts help you embrace gratitude without glossing over pain.
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