A scientific, brain-based approach that provides an understanding of psychic abilities, spirit communication, and energy healing. First Place Award from The BookFest in the Category of Nonfiction: Body, Mind, & Spirit-Parapsychology Jeff Tarrant was fascinated by the paranormal as a child but then his training as a neuropsychologist turned him into a hardcore skeptic. If something could not be reliably and consistently demonstrated in the laboratory, then it wasn’t real. These rigid ideas were gradually worn away as he repeatedly witnessed and experienced things that simply should not be possible—telekenesis, clairvoyance, telepathy, mediumship, energy healing, and more….This book follows his journey of studying, interviewing, and testing a wide variety of mediums, psychics, and healers as he tries to determine what is going on in their brains when they engage in these supernormal abilities. Readers will get to know these gifted people, exploring what makes them tick and discovering firsthand evidence that this stuff is real. If we can understand how the psychic mind works, might the rest of us be able to use this information to help develop our own abilities? Becoming Psychic uses knowledge uncovered through case studies, expert interviews, and research to offer a variety of practical insights to help readers develop their own psi abilities. Each chapter concludes with a “try it yourself” section, helping readers apply specific concepts and techniques into their own psychic development practice. In addition to uncovering the tips, skills, and tools identified in Tarrant's research, the book also explores how to use brain-hacking technology, such as neurofeedback, audiovisual entrainment, and pulsed electromagnetic fields to “nudge” the brain toward heightened psychic abilities--as well as quieting internal chatter, supporting empathy, and enhancing creativity—all the mental skills necessary to move from balance and wellness to the extraordinary! Becoming Psychic fills an important gap in the psychic development literature. There are books that tell the stories of psychics and mediums. There are books that focus on the science and evidence for these practices, and there are books devoted to teaching you how to develop your own skills. This book contains all of the above and more!

Grief doesn’t have to be the end of your story.Healing is possible. This powerful promise lies at the heart of Dear Drew: Creating a Life Bigger Than Grief, Melissa Hull’s transformative guide to healing from profound loss. When Hull lost her four-year-old son in a drowning accident, she sank into guilt, unable to imagine a way to move forward. As she slowly rebuilt her life, she realized a critical truth: Healing is a choice that requires active participation. In this powerful book, Hull shares the tools and practices that helped her navigate overwhelming pain, release shame and self-blame, and create a life of purpose. With deep compassion and fiercely personal storytelling, she shows readers it’s possible to integrate grief and grow alongside it, and to build a meaningful future while still honoring the past. Whatever your loss, no matter the depth of your sorrow, you are worthy and capable of healing. Dear Drew is an invitation to discover resilience, growth, and even joy—in a life where loss and love can coexist.

'Dr. Joe Dispenza delves deep into the extraordinary potential of the mind. Read this book and be inspired to change your life forever.' --Lynne McTaggart, author of The Field and The Intention Experiment'A beautifully written book that provides a strong scientific basis for how the power of the human spirit can heal our bodies and our lives.' --Howard Martin, executive vice president of HeartMath and coauthor of The HeartMath Solution'Joe Dispenza gives you the tools to make real changes in your life.' --William Arntz, producer/director of What the Bleep Do We Know!?Joe Dispenza, D.C., has spent decades studying the human mind---how it works, how it stores information, and why it perpetuates the same behavioral patterns over and over. In the acclaimed film What the Bleep Do We Know!? he began to explain how the brain evolves---by learning new skills, developing the ability to concentrate in the midst of chaos, and even healing the body and the psyche.Evolve Your Brain presents this information in depth, while helping you take control of your mind, explaining how thoughts can create chemical reactions that keep you addicted to patterns and feelings----including ones that make you unhappy. And when you do know how these bad habits are created, it's possible not to only break these patters, but also reprogram and evolve your brain, so that new, positive, and beneficial habits can take over.

“I used to drink,” writes John Bradshaw, “to solve the problems caused by drinking. The more I drank to relieve my shame-based loneliness and hurt, the more I felt ashamed.” Shame is the motivator behind our toxic behaviors: the compulsion, co-dependency, addiction and drive to superachieve that breaks down the family and destroys personal lives. This book has helped millions identify their personal shame, understand the underlying reasons for it, address these root causes and release themselves from the shame that binds them to their past failures. Key Features This is not just a recovery book. Among other things, it is a classic book on identifying and working through unresolved family issues.Includes affirmations, visualizations, inner voice and feeling exercises.Strong supporting studies make this a popular book with counselors and other professionals.Completely updated and revised

Don Kuhl, founder of The Change Companies®, shares the 10 big lessons he learned throughout life's little moments.We all have one thing in common. We’re getting older – and that’s a good thing. In Changing with Aging, Don Kuhl, founder of The Change Companies, shares 10 big lessons he has learned through a lifetime of love, courage and misadventures. Don Kuhl has brought inspiration and transformation to millions by creating Interactive Journals that help people reflect on where they’ve been, where they are, and where they wish to go. Now it's Kuhl's turn to share his stories of growing older and the wisdom he has gained along the way. Before he founded The Change Companies, Kuhl managed motel properties, started several sports publications, worked in college and health care administrations, and launched about a dozen corporations. Some of them failed miserably, a few flourished. From his unique perspective, Kuhl touches upon themes of gratitude, taking risks, appreciating the ordinary, and remaining open to all possibilities, giving readers a glimpse of living life to its fullest at every age.

Tender Paws takes a deep dive into the practical benefits of applying therapeutic parenting best practices to dogs in our care. ender Paws sheds fresh light on dog care, not found in other dog training and behavior books, by asking: What if you could parent your dog the way experts approach raising a vulnerable child? When award-winning journalist Wendy Lyons Sunshine adopted her first puppy—rescued from behind a gas station, separated from the litter too soon, anemic, and overwhelmed—she struggled to cope with the chaos. Standard training guides failed her, and in desperation she turned to an unlikely resource: a bestseller for adoptive families. Suddenly she saw the puppy not as a problem to correct, but as a young creature with invisible, unmet needs, and their relationship blossomed. In Tender Paws, Sunshine shares what she discovered about the essentials for supporting a dog's body, mind, emotions, and relationships—and ultimately why getting to the root of a dog's needs and behavior can make all the difference. The book features dozens of fascinating cases and introduces the HEARTS framework—six practical, research-backed caregiving habits that help any dog flourish, whether you're living with an 8 week-old puppy who's all teeth or a 10 year-old adult rescue with a mysterious history. You'll discover: Simple, gentle methods that support a dog's body and mind, based on research into neurobiology, attachment, child development, learning, and traumaDozens of real cases—the spaniel pushed to the brink, the high-drama border collie, the adult rescue facing behavioral euthanasia—to show you what genuinely helpsThe unmet needs and nervous-system stress underneath many behaviors, and how to build the sense of safety a dog needs before training can take holdHow to choose equipment and training methods that serve your dog bestThe HEARTS chart that readers tell us they photocopy and use daily—a simple way to pinpoint what your dog actually needs when behavior goes sideways "Lots of positive, gentle methods for working effectively with dogs." —Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Human Winner of the 2025 ASJA Book Award and the 2024 Maxwell Medallion for Best Rescue/Adoption Book. Frequently Asked Questions I adopted a rescue with an unknown or traumatic past. Is this the right book for me?It was written with you in mind. It applies trauma research and attachment science—the kind used with at-risk children—to puppies and dogs carrying histories of neglect, abuse, or early deprivation. How is Tender Paws different from a regular dog-training book?Most training focuses on obedience and control. Tender Paws gets to the root of why your dog behaves the way it does and what it genuinely needs to thrive. Positive, force-free training is one part of a comprehensive, science-led approach rather than the whole answer. Do I need a background in science or psychology to follow it?Not at all. Readers and award-judges consistently describe it as easy to read and immediately usable, with real-life stories, helpful visuals, and one simple framework. It translates research from child development and animal behavior into plain, practical steps.

A unique approach to healing that emphasizes changing our perspectives instead of changing ourselves. Instead of struggling to change our inner experiences, we transform the container in which they are held. From here, wholeness and healing are possible; this is where actual change lives. 2024 Finalist, International Book Awards, Health: Psychology/Mental Health Category and Self Help: General Category 2025 Nautilus Silver Award, Psychology/Mental & Emotional Well-BeingOne of the most significant sources of suffering comes from our human tendency to avoid difficult emotions. We are not taught how to face these unpleasant, often daily inner experiences (mind-body energies) and so we tend to push them away, ignore them, or become unwittingly overwhelmed by them. Yet how we meet and greet these difficult emotions has everything to do with our well-being, resilience, and ability to connect with ourselves and others.Instinctually, we fight against our uncomfortable emotions; in doing so, we reinforce messages of “not good enough” or “something is wrong with me that I am feeling this way.” In You Don't Have to Change to Change Everything, readers learn that instead of forcing themselves to feel “happy” and pushing away what is unpleasant, or instead of getting hooked by intense emotions,another path can lead to more profound well-being. Rather than trying to change one’s inner experiences, this book offers six ways to shift one’s vantage point when difficult emotions arise. Being aware from each of these six vantage points allows readers to cultivate inner stability, willingness to turn toward rather than away from themselves, greater perspective, internal strengths and inner resources, self-compassion, connection with the “Whole Self” versus identification with “hole self,” and interconnection with the world around them.

The story of a mother’s quest to end her family’s food waste—and all the blunders that came with it.Teralyn Pilgrim had no idea the environmental and economic impact of food waste, or that she could save $100 a month by being waste free. But when a story of hungry children fills her with unbearable guilt, she decided to make a change to the way her family approached mealtime. Despite finicky kids and a skeptical husband, Pilgrim turned her feelings of guilt into action and created a zero-food waste kitchen. Pilgrim began her journey by defining food waste with Rule #1: the Hungry Kid Test—would you throw something edible away with a hungry child watching? If the answer is yes, it can go in the compost. If the answer is no, then it’s time to get creative. Narrating her trials and errors—emphasis on errors—Pilgrim invites readers to her table where leftover food is a personal challenge to reduce waste, save money, and guard against squandering natural resources. Things get tricky when she discovers a five-year-old fish in her freezer, accidentally buys the grossest fat-free cookies in the world, and finds her dog is as picky as the kids. Addressing myths about how being waste-free is too hard (it’s not) and whether expiration dates mean anything (they don’t), Pilgrim teaches readers clever ways to be resourceful while also offering a broader look at why food waste matters and the global effects of this massive problem. Both a resource for families and a call for worldwide change, No Scrap Left Behind offers nine-step program and hundreds of food-related tips to help readers find their own way to sustainable living, trim the grocery bill, and effect change...starting in their own kitchens.

Redefine self-care to fit your real-life version of motherhood.Motherhood is a high stake, no joke endeavor. So is the amount of pressure society piles on moms. And the push for “self-care” has become just another thing for moms to feel guilty about because, yet again, they can’t live up to the unattainable idea of motherhood or how to balance it. Stepmom of four, birth mom of three, and adoptive mom of one, Elisha Beach is here to call bullshit on this unreachable balancing act. Beach is not a self-care guru. She’s just another mom who found her way to that moment on the motherhood journey where she realized she had prioritized everyone else’s needs while completely neglecting her own. When she realized things needed to change, she drew on her skills as a certified strategic planner and set out to rediscover what she needed to support the many roles she played, how to get her family on board, and—most importantly — how to prioritize herself. Balance Is Bullsh*t: The Truth About Motherhood and Self-care shares what Beach learned about moms struggling with “doing it all” and empowers them to take back their self-nurturing. With a humorous and honest take on the real-life experiences of motherhood, Beach shares her own missteps, unrealistic expectations, and the reality checks that forced her to completely reassess her self-care practice and build a new approach that celebrates mommy wins, implements grace while embracing the chaos of motherhood, and tosses out the impractical garbage for effective strategies for moms to take care of themselves.

A story of recovery, love, and loss—a memoir of healing ourselves and the natural world. Cara Benson did not come to love easy. As a low bottom addict, she crawled through subway tunnels and partnered with an abusive man. When she came face to face with her own death, she chose life. Her journey of survival led her into recovery, to climbing mountains, and ultimately to Jon, the man with whom she cultivated a relationship that began as “second chance lovers” and slowly developed into one as lifetime partners. Years later, Benson unexpectedly found herself in devastation as she came to terms with losing Jon to suicide. As she retreated into her grief, she also retreated into the woods of upstate New York, exploring the forests not as the avid hiker she’d become in recovery, but as a meanderer who had lost her way. Here she found more grief in her observation of the effects of climate change. In confronting her loss, Benson came to realize that the lessons she learned from loving Jon in sickness, health, and death could be applied to her relationship with the non-human world. From squirreling away oak acorns for reforestation of a logged property to maintaining feeders for the birds Jon adored, Benson’s daily life became a sort of field guide for how to live with a deep and abiding commitment to the future of the planet despite challenging odds. Moving through the intensely personal and kindred terrain of love, recovery, and loss, An Armsfull of Birds is a climate memoir that tells the story of developing deeply held commitments to ourselves, to those we love, and ultimately to the ailing natural world.

Imagine the power of shifting the next generation’s focus from technology to humanity.The loneliness, anxiety, and depression teens and parents feel urgently point to the need for change. We require a “humanaissance,” a rebirth of heart, human spirit and connection, learning, and wisdom. Just as the Renaissance brought fresh, innovative ideas about cultural and human potential—bringing enlightenment to dark times—our families need to meet today's uncertainty and divisiveness with a pathway toward wholeness and contribution. This pivot is only made possible with courage. When nearly three out of four parents worry that their teen will struggle with mental health challenges, we need everyday tools and strategies to move from darkness into the light. In Humanaissance: Igniting Courage in Our Teens and Ourselves, Jennifer S. Miller, MEd uses the science of adolescent and adult development, the heart of storytelling, and the practices of mindfulness to infuse this often intense, painful, and anxiety-ridden time of life with agency, purpose, and well-being. You and your teen will learn to Identify which of the six kinds of courage you already use and which ones you need to acquire.Assess your family's unique sources of strength and grow them as assets.Harness threat emotions like anger, anxiety, and fear as courage.Alter patterns from your upbringing that you want to change in your parenting.Translate your deepest family values into everyday actions and bigger life choices.Recalibrate your family’s relationship with technology for efficiency, learning, well-being, connection, and innovation.Assert boundaries with kindness and confidence to sustain healthy relationships.Cultivate your teen’s sense of purpose and meaning in life. We cannot wait for a time of greater stability to set our teens on a trajectory to success. Now is the moment to discover our own inner heart-led courage and cultivate it in our teens to not only thrive but lead the way to a better world.

The emotion you dread above all hides a secret code for living your best life.Nothing undermines people’s health and happiness like shame, but we don’t understand how shame really works nor how powerfully it affects us. Beyond the difficult, distressing emotion we hide or try to defeat, shame is also a universal, continuous, neurologically-based communications system designed to protect your well-being, guide you to success, warn you of harm, secure your community, and potentially save your life. In How Shame Runs the World, Dr. Judith Pilla upends our traditional view with groundbreaking understanding that finally gets it right about shame. Her practical, clinically-proven, jargon-free steps will teach you to decode all of shame’s messages—the hurtful, damaging ones you’ll finally be able to eliminate permanently as well as vital ones that better your life every day. Her steps will guide professionals, too, improving outcomes in psychotherapy, addiction treatment, medical care, and even in social policy. Through plentiful historical, cultural, and clinical examples, you will learn to: Heal shame that drives many health problems, including anxiety, depression, poor self-esteem, aggression, impacts of trauma, imposter syndrome, procrastination, perfectionism, disordered eating, alcoholism, and more.Manage shame that is a colossal and frequent source of discord among couples, family members, friends, and coworkers.Recognize the growing issue of public shame as used today to control us as a whole society, reshaping our values; manipulating commerce and politics; and changing our national story. This book’s revolutionary look at our most misunderstood and underappreciated emotion cracks the code of shame’s astonishing power. It will help you become your most confident, effective, authentic self—as an individual, in your relationships, and in your wider world.

A science-based guide that analyzes, synthesizes, and disseminates the most up-to-date picture of how food can be used as medicine to live a healthier, stronger, better, and longer life.While diet has the potential to prevent (or to cause) disease, it can also treat disease and promote health, especially when it works in tandem with Western medicine. Eat to Cheat Death is an indispensable, impeccably researched guide that takes the concept of food as medicine significantly further than any existing book, website, Google search, or AI evaluation—the emphasis is on living stronger, not just living longer. Today, many conditions, from anxiety to heart disease to sleep disorders, are outstripping modern medicine’s healing capacities and causing many unnecessary side effects. Moreover, a glut of misinformation on social media makes it difficult for readers to separate fact from fiction. Eat to Cheat Death is the first academically researched book to unwind the labyrinth of information about using food, herbs, and dietary supplements to prevent and treat a range of diseases and conditions This book grows out of author Charles Platkin’s work as founder and coordinator of the Center for Food As Medicine, a not-for-profit organization working to bridge the gap between traditional/allopathic medicine and the use of food as medicine in disease prevention, treatment, and management. Eat to Cheat Death is an extension of this work, a user-friendly, scientifically robust compendium for those eager to leverage food's curative powers but need verified academic truths. It’s not just a book; it’s a compass, one that will guide readers through the complex nexus of food and its great potential for preventing and treating disease.

In the first and only book of its kind in the parenting and baby-care arena, internationally acclaimed parenting advice expert and bestselling author Naomi Aldort gives the power of knowing back to the parents so they can trust their own inner wisdom, and foster a nurturing relationship with their children. Including The Work of Byron Katie, the compassionate care approach offers a guiding light to parents.Today’s parents are confused, not by a lack of information but too much information—too many theories by too many experts, which leaves them insecure and unsure of their abilities. Parents have become dependent on authority to know how to respond to their own baby or toddler to a frightening degree. Listen to Your Baby is the antidote to this confusion. This revolutionary book teaches a self-inquiry that creates emotional freedom to be able to see the baby or toddler from an authentic and loving heart. To do so, readers learn to use The Work of Byron Katie in order to release stressful thoughts that abstract the ability to notice the child as he or she is and then be able to see the baby’s valid needs with clarity. The result is a peaceful connection, in which the child feels secure and naturally responds with care and inner peace of his or her own free will. At the same time, the book also provides a wealth of commonsense solutions and ideas to consider, many of which break the common limiting and complicating narratives. Listen to Your Baby can create a breakthrough in building trust between parents and child and making parents see the obvious with ease.

For every woman juggling the demands of work, family, and life—discover a revolutionary framework that finally makes sense of your overwhelm and shows you how to rise above it to achieve personal and professional success.The 5 Overwhelm Culprits is a groundbreaking guide for women who feel stretched thin by the impossible demands of modern life. Drawing from her own journey of navigating trauma while balancing motherhood and leadership, author and corporate trainer Corrie LoGiudice shares the proven framework she’s taught to audiences around the globe to help women transform overwhelm into confident, decisive action. Through her signature Overwhelm Culprits framework—Clarity, Confidence, Community, Conditioning, and Consistency—Corrie shows readers how to identify the hidden causes of overwhelm and replace them with strategies that build lasting resilience. This unique approach bridges personal and professional growth, giving women the tools they need to thrive not just at work, but in their families, relationships, and communities. With a message that is as relatable as it is empowering, The 5 Overwhelm Culprits is more than a book—it’s a roadmap to reclaiming control, unlocking confidence, and becoming the kind of leader today’s world desperately needs.

Pain is personal. It can disrupt every part of how you live. But pain is not predestined.The usual trajectory of modern healthcare—a labyrinth of appointments that too often ends in pills or surgery—is not working. It’s confusing, costly, and time-consuming. It’s disempowering. And the challenges only amplify as we age. It doesn’t have to be this way. You don’t have to accept the myth that pain is an inevitable consequence of aging. You can reclaim power over your health and performance by learning how to care for your fascia system—the connective tissue throughout your body that encases and connects your muscles, organs, bones, nerves, and joints. As Western medicine is just now waking up to the benefits of caring for your fascia, Eastern medical traditions have long understood the importance of the body’s “energy lines” to physical and mental well-being—known as nadi lines in Ayurvedic medicine and chi lines in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Modern research shows that these energy pathways closely mirror the bands of fascia that run through the human body. Fascia is now being recognized as the body’s “new organ” which plays a central role in pain, movement, stress, disease, and long-term resilience. In Power Over Pain, Sytera Field, a body mechanics and movement expert, introduces her fascia-based system for stress reduction, pain relief, and mobility: The Nadi Method. For more than 25 years, Field has helped thousands of people—from elite athletes to high-powered executives—learn how to communicate with their nervous system by working with their fascia. Through fascia fitness, you can take back control. You can, at any age, grow stronger, recover faster, and improve performance and longevity—on your terms.

An unforgettable memoir about love, loss, resilience, the power of community and most importantly, hope. This inspirational work is something that anyone concerned about the mental health of a friend, loved one, or family member should read and share. John Trautwein’s life seemed perfect. An ex-Boston Red Sox player turned corporate executive, he had a loving marriage with four beautiful children. This all changed in October 2010 when his 15-year-old son Will died by suicide. John thought his life had ended, too. What he eventually discovered instead was that even in the midst of unimaginable grief, there is a way forward—through faith, family, friendship, and the healing power of helping others. With raw honesty and unwavering compassion, John shares how his darkest days revealed a new calling: to spread awareness about mental health, to break the silence around depression, and to deliver hope to those who need it most. Drawing on his personal and professional experience, and as co-founder, with his wife Susie, of the nonprofit The Will to Live Foundation, John turns a tragedy into a positive and successful source of hope through his “Life Teammates” concept and programs. Through inspirational stories, he demonstrates our ability to improve our own will to live by delivering hope to one another. He reveals to us how to recognize the subtle and not-so-subtle signs of mental illness. His story emphasizes that love, not time, is what truly mends the heart. The Will to Live offers both inspiration and practical insight into how we can be there for each other in times of need. It is a story about courage. About community. About choosing to speak up, to reach out, to listen, and to remind each other that it’s always okay to not be okay.

A practical guide for adults 50+ that shows how a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle can support healthy aging, prevent disease, and make everyday eating simpler, more enjoyable, and deeply nourishing.Written by award-winning authorities in the world of plant-based nutrition, Plant-Powered Seniors speaks directly to older adults who are curious about—or already committed to— plant-based eating. It answers the real questions seniors have about nutrition, meal planning, health, and everyday living. With a warm, peer-to-peer voice grounded in personal experience, the book offers clear, approachable guidance for navigating plant-based choices at any stage of the journey, from plant-curious beginners to long-time vegans. Each chapter opens with an easy overview and closes with key takeaways, making the information simple to absorb and apply. At its heart, the book explains why plant-based nutrition is uniquely powerful for aging well. It explores how whole-food, plant-based diets can help prevent and manage chronic disease, protect muscle and bone health, support cognitive function, and reduce the risk of malnutrition —while also benefiting animals and the planet. Readers will learn how to build nutritionally complete meals, avoid common nutrient shortfalls, decode food labels, and distinguish whole foods from ultra-processed imposters. Practical tools include menus, food guides, supplement advice, and tailored strategies for navigating common health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and frailty. Beyond nutrition, the book recognizes that food is social, emotional, and deeply woven into daily life. It offers realistic strategies for cooking simply and affordably, advocating for plant-based options in shared living settings, eating out, and maintaining relationships while making dietary changes. With easy recipes, kitchen shortcuts, and encouragement to embrace change at any age, this guide empowers older adults to build a longevity-promoting lifestyle that adds years to life—and life to years.

A practical, psychology-backed guide that unlocks the hidden reason we crave approval and equips readers with the tools to finally break free from their dependence on others’ approval and validation.Approval Removal exposes a silent epidemic affecting millions: the exhausting need to be liked, validated, and accepted at the expense of authenticity and peace of mind. Research shows that more than 60 percent of adults admit their daily decisions—from small choices to major life moves—are driven by the desire for approval. Social media pressures, workplace expectations, and cultural norms only deepen this cycle, leaving many trapped in anxiety, self-doubt, and emotional burnout. This groundbreaking guide goes beyond standard advice to “stop people-pleasing.” Instead, it reveals the psychological roots of approval-seeking and explains why the need for validation is wired into fundamental human desires for connection, safety, and worth. With clarity and compassion, the book helps readers recognize the hidden emotional patterns that keep them stuck—and shows how to replace them with healthier, self-directed motivations. Blending cutting-edge research with practical exercises and reflective tools, Approval Removal gives readers a step-by-step path to dismantle approval addiction and build authentic confidence. The result is a powerful roadmap for anyone ready to stop chasing validation and start living with independence, integrity, and self-trust.

A scientific, brain-based approach that provides an understanding of psychic abilities, spirit communication, and energy healing. First Place Award from The BookFest in the Category of Nonfiction: Body, Mind, & Spirit-Parapsychology Jeff Tarrant was fascinated by the paranormal as a child but then his training as a neuropsychologist turned him into a hardcore skeptic. If something could not be reliably and consistently demonstrated in the laboratory, then it wasn’t real. These rigid ideas were gradually worn away as he repeatedly witnessed and experienced things that simply should not be possible—telekenesis, clairvoyance, telepathy, mediumship, energy healing, and more….This book follows his journey of studying, interviewing, and testing a wide variety of mediums, psychics, and healers as he tries to determine what is going on in their brains when they engage in these supernormal abilities. Readers will get to know these gifted people, exploring what makes them tick and discovering firsthand evidence that this stuff is real. If we can understand how the psychic mind works, might the rest of us be able to use this information to help develop our own abilities? Becoming Psychic uses knowledge uncovered through case studies, expert interviews, and research to offer a variety of practical insights to help readers develop their own psi abilities. Each chapter concludes with a “try it yourself” section, helping readers apply specific concepts and techniques into their own psychic development practice. In addition to uncovering the tips, skills, and tools identified in Tarrant's research, the book also explores how to use brain-hacking technology, such as neurofeedback, audiovisual entrainment, and pulsed electromagnetic fields to “nudge” the brain toward heightened psychic abilities--as well as quieting internal chatter, supporting empathy, and enhancing creativity—all the mental skills necessary to move from balance and wellness to the extraordinary! Becoming Psychic fills an important gap in the psychic development literature. There are books that tell the stories of psychics and mediums. There are books that focus on the science and evidence for these practices, and there are books devoted to teaching you how to develop your own skills. This book contains all of the above and more!

Grief doesn’t have to be the end of your story.Healing is possible. This powerful promise lies at the heart of Dear Drew: Creating a Life Bigger Than Grief, Melissa Hull’s transformative guide to healing from profound loss. When Hull lost her four-year-old son in a drowning accident, she sank into guilt, unable to imagine a way to move forward. As she slowly rebuilt her life, she realized a critical truth: Healing is a choice that requires active participation. In this powerful book, Hull shares the tools and practices that helped her navigate overwhelming pain, release shame and self-blame, and create a life of purpose. With deep compassion and fiercely personal storytelling, she shows readers it’s possible to integrate grief and grow alongside it, and to build a meaningful future while still honoring the past. Whatever your loss, no matter the depth of your sorrow, you are worthy and capable of healing. Dear Drew is an invitation to discover resilience, growth, and even joy—in a life where loss and love can coexist.

'Dr. Joe Dispenza delves deep into the extraordinary potential of the mind. Read this book and be inspired to change your life forever.' --Lynne McTaggart, author of The Field and The Intention Experiment'A beautifully written book that provides a strong scientific basis for how the power of the human spirit can heal our bodies and our lives.' --Howard Martin, executive vice president of HeartMath and coauthor of The HeartMath Solution'Joe Dispenza gives you the tools to make real changes in your life.' --William Arntz, producer/director of What the Bleep Do We Know!?Joe Dispenza, D.C., has spent decades studying the human mind---how it works, how it stores information, and why it perpetuates the same behavioral patterns over and over. In the acclaimed film What the Bleep Do We Know!? he began to explain how the brain evolves---by learning new skills, developing the ability to concentrate in the midst of chaos, and even healing the body and the psyche.Evolve Your Brain presents this information in depth, while helping you take control of your mind, explaining how thoughts can create chemical reactions that keep you addicted to patterns and feelings----including ones that make you unhappy. And when you do know how these bad habits are created, it's possible not to only break these patters, but also reprogram and evolve your brain, so that new, positive, and beneficial habits can take over.

“I used to drink,” writes John Bradshaw, “to solve the problems caused by drinking. The more I drank to relieve my shame-based loneliness and hurt, the more I felt ashamed.” Shame is the motivator behind our toxic behaviors: the compulsion, co-dependency, addiction and drive to superachieve that breaks down the family and destroys personal lives. This book has helped millions identify their personal shame, understand the underlying reasons for it, address these root causes and release themselves from the shame that binds them to their past failures. Key Features This is not just a recovery book. Among other things, it is a classic book on identifying and working through unresolved family issues.Includes affirmations, visualizations, inner voice and feeling exercises.Strong supporting studies make this a popular book with counselors and other professionals.Completely updated and revised

Don Kuhl, founder of The Change Companies®, shares the 10 big lessons he learned throughout life's little moments.We all have one thing in common. We’re getting older – and that’s a good thing. In Changing with Aging, Don Kuhl, founder of The Change Companies, shares 10 big lessons he has learned through a lifetime of love, courage and misadventures. Don Kuhl has brought inspiration and transformation to millions by creating Interactive Journals that help people reflect on where they’ve been, where they are, and where they wish to go. Now it's Kuhl's turn to share his stories of growing older and the wisdom he has gained along the way. Before he founded The Change Companies, Kuhl managed motel properties, started several sports publications, worked in college and health care administrations, and launched about a dozen corporations. Some of them failed miserably, a few flourished. From his unique perspective, Kuhl touches upon themes of gratitude, taking risks, appreciating the ordinary, and remaining open to all possibilities, giving readers a glimpse of living life to its fullest at every age.

Tender Paws takes a deep dive into the practical benefits of applying therapeutic parenting best practices to dogs in our care. ender Paws sheds fresh light on dog care, not found in other dog training and behavior books, by asking: What if you could parent your dog the way experts approach raising a vulnerable child? When award-winning journalist Wendy Lyons Sunshine adopted her first puppy—rescued from behind a gas station, separated from the litter too soon, anemic, and overwhelmed—she struggled to cope with the chaos. Standard training guides failed her, and in desperation she turned to an unlikely resource: a bestseller for adoptive families. Suddenly she saw the puppy not as a problem to correct, but as a young creature with invisible, unmet needs, and their relationship blossomed. In Tender Paws, Sunshine shares what she discovered about the essentials for supporting a dog's body, mind, emotions, and relationships—and ultimately why getting to the root of a dog's needs and behavior can make all the difference. The book features dozens of fascinating cases and introduces the HEARTS framework—six practical, research-backed caregiving habits that help any dog flourish, whether you're living with an 8 week-old puppy who's all teeth or a 10 year-old adult rescue with a mysterious history. You'll discover: Simple, gentle methods that support a dog's body and mind, based on research into neurobiology, attachment, child development, learning, and traumaDozens of real cases—the spaniel pushed to the brink, the high-drama border collie, the adult rescue facing behavioral euthanasia—to show you what genuinely helpsThe unmet needs and nervous-system stress underneath many behaviors, and how to build the sense of safety a dog needs before training can take holdHow to choose equipment and training methods that serve your dog bestThe HEARTS chart that readers tell us they photocopy and use daily—a simple way to pinpoint what your dog actually needs when behavior goes sideways "Lots of positive, gentle methods for working effectively with dogs." —Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Human Winner of the 2025 ASJA Book Award and the 2024 Maxwell Medallion for Best Rescue/Adoption Book. Frequently Asked Questions I adopted a rescue with an unknown or traumatic past. Is this the right book for me?It was written with you in mind. It applies trauma research and attachment science—the kind used with at-risk children—to puppies and dogs carrying histories of neglect, abuse, or early deprivation. How is Tender Paws different from a regular dog-training book?Most training focuses on obedience and control. Tender Paws gets to the root of why your dog behaves the way it does and what it genuinely needs to thrive. Positive, force-free training is one part of a comprehensive, science-led approach rather than the whole answer. Do I need a background in science or psychology to follow it?Not at all. Readers and award-judges consistently describe it as easy to read and immediately usable, with real-life stories, helpful visuals, and one simple framework. It translates research from child development and animal behavior into plain, practical steps.

A unique approach to healing that emphasizes changing our perspectives instead of changing ourselves. Instead of struggling to change our inner experiences, we transform the container in which they are held. From here, wholeness and healing are possible; this is where actual change lives. 2024 Finalist, International Book Awards, Health: Psychology/Mental Health Category and Self Help: General Category 2025 Nautilus Silver Award, Psychology/Mental & Emotional Well-BeingOne of the most significant sources of suffering comes from our human tendency to avoid difficult emotions. We are not taught how to face these unpleasant, often daily inner experiences (mind-body energies) and so we tend to push them away, ignore them, or become unwittingly overwhelmed by them. Yet how we meet and greet these difficult emotions has everything to do with our well-being, resilience, and ability to connect with ourselves and others.Instinctually, we fight against our uncomfortable emotions; in doing so, we reinforce messages of “not good enough” or “something is wrong with me that I am feeling this way.” In You Don't Have to Change to Change Everything, readers learn that instead of forcing themselves to feel “happy” and pushing away what is unpleasant, or instead of getting hooked by intense emotions,another path can lead to more profound well-being. Rather than trying to change one’s inner experiences, this book offers six ways to shift one’s vantage point when difficult emotions arise. Being aware from each of these six vantage points allows readers to cultivate inner stability, willingness to turn toward rather than away from themselves, greater perspective, internal strengths and inner resources, self-compassion, connection with the “Whole Self” versus identification with “hole self,” and interconnection with the world around them.

The story of a mother’s quest to end her family’s food waste—and all the blunders that came with it.Teralyn Pilgrim had no idea the environmental and economic impact of food waste, or that she could save $100 a month by being waste free. But when a story of hungry children fills her with unbearable guilt, she decided to make a change to the way her family approached mealtime. Despite finicky kids and a skeptical husband, Pilgrim turned her feelings of guilt into action and created a zero-food waste kitchen. Pilgrim began her journey by defining food waste with Rule #1: the Hungry Kid Test—would you throw something edible away with a hungry child watching? If the answer is yes, it can go in the compost. If the answer is no, then it’s time to get creative. Narrating her trials and errors—emphasis on errors—Pilgrim invites readers to her table where leftover food is a personal challenge to reduce waste, save money, and guard against squandering natural resources. Things get tricky when she discovers a five-year-old fish in her freezer, accidentally buys the grossest fat-free cookies in the world, and finds her dog is as picky as the kids. Addressing myths about how being waste-free is too hard (it’s not) and whether expiration dates mean anything (they don’t), Pilgrim teaches readers clever ways to be resourceful while also offering a broader look at why food waste matters and the global effects of this massive problem. Both a resource for families and a call for worldwide change, No Scrap Left Behind offers nine-step program and hundreds of food-related tips to help readers find their own way to sustainable living, trim the grocery bill, and effect change...starting in their own kitchens.

Redefine self-care to fit your real-life version of motherhood.Motherhood is a high stake, no joke endeavor. So is the amount of pressure society piles on moms. And the push for “self-care” has become just another thing for moms to feel guilty about because, yet again, they can’t live up to the unattainable idea of motherhood or how to balance it. Stepmom of four, birth mom of three, and adoptive mom of one, Elisha Beach is here to call bullshit on this unreachable balancing act. Beach is not a self-care guru. She’s just another mom who found her way to that moment on the motherhood journey where she realized she had prioritized everyone else’s needs while completely neglecting her own. When she realized things needed to change, she drew on her skills as a certified strategic planner and set out to rediscover what she needed to support the many roles she played, how to get her family on board, and—most importantly — how to prioritize herself. Balance Is Bullsh*t: The Truth About Motherhood and Self-care shares what Beach learned about moms struggling with “doing it all” and empowers them to take back their self-nurturing. With a humorous and honest take on the real-life experiences of motherhood, Beach shares her own missteps, unrealistic expectations, and the reality checks that forced her to completely reassess her self-care practice and build a new approach that celebrates mommy wins, implements grace while embracing the chaos of motherhood, and tosses out the impractical garbage for effective strategies for moms to take care of themselves.

A story of recovery, love, and loss—a memoir of healing ourselves and the natural world. Cara Benson did not come to love easy. As a low bottom addict, she crawled through subway tunnels and partnered with an abusive man. When she came face to face with her own death, she chose life. Her journey of survival led her into recovery, to climbing mountains, and ultimately to Jon, the man with whom she cultivated a relationship that began as “second chance lovers” and slowly developed into one as lifetime partners. Years later, Benson unexpectedly found herself in devastation as she came to terms with losing Jon to suicide. As she retreated into her grief, she also retreated into the woods of upstate New York, exploring the forests not as the avid hiker she’d become in recovery, but as a meanderer who had lost her way. Here she found more grief in her observation of the effects of climate change. In confronting her loss, Benson came to realize that the lessons she learned from loving Jon in sickness, health, and death could be applied to her relationship with the non-human world. From squirreling away oak acorns for reforestation of a logged property to maintaining feeders for the birds Jon adored, Benson’s daily life became a sort of field guide for how to live with a deep and abiding commitment to the future of the planet despite challenging odds. Moving through the intensely personal and kindred terrain of love, recovery, and loss, An Armsfull of Birds is a climate memoir that tells the story of developing deeply held commitments to ourselves, to those we love, and ultimately to the ailing natural world.

Imagine the power of shifting the next generation’s focus from technology to humanity.The loneliness, anxiety, and depression teens and parents feel urgently point to the need for change. We require a “humanaissance,” a rebirth of heart, human spirit and connection, learning, and wisdom. Just as the Renaissance brought fresh, innovative ideas about cultural and human potential—bringing enlightenment to dark times—our families need to meet today's uncertainty and divisiveness with a pathway toward wholeness and contribution. This pivot is only made possible with courage. When nearly three out of four parents worry that their teen will struggle with mental health challenges, we need everyday tools and strategies to move from darkness into the light. In Humanaissance: Igniting Courage in Our Teens and Ourselves, Jennifer S. Miller, MEd uses the science of adolescent and adult development, the heart of storytelling, and the practices of mindfulness to infuse this often intense, painful, and anxiety-ridden time of life with agency, purpose, and well-being. You and your teen will learn to Identify which of the six kinds of courage you already use and which ones you need to acquire.Assess your family's unique sources of strength and grow them as assets.Harness threat emotions like anger, anxiety, and fear as courage.Alter patterns from your upbringing that you want to change in your parenting.Translate your deepest family values into everyday actions and bigger life choices.Recalibrate your family’s relationship with technology for efficiency, learning, well-being, connection, and innovation.Assert boundaries with kindness and confidence to sustain healthy relationships.Cultivate your teen’s sense of purpose and meaning in life. We cannot wait for a time of greater stability to set our teens on a trajectory to success. Now is the moment to discover our own inner heart-led courage and cultivate it in our teens to not only thrive but lead the way to a better world.

The emotion you dread above all hides a secret code for living your best life.Nothing undermines people’s health and happiness like shame, but we don’t understand how shame really works nor how powerfully it affects us. Beyond the difficult, distressing emotion we hide or try to defeat, shame is also a universal, continuous, neurologically-based communications system designed to protect your well-being, guide you to success, warn you of harm, secure your community, and potentially save your life. In How Shame Runs the World, Dr. Judith Pilla upends our traditional view with groundbreaking understanding that finally gets it right about shame. Her practical, clinically-proven, jargon-free steps will teach you to decode all of shame’s messages—the hurtful, damaging ones you’ll finally be able to eliminate permanently as well as vital ones that better your life every day. Her steps will guide professionals, too, improving outcomes in psychotherapy, addiction treatment, medical care, and even in social policy. Through plentiful historical, cultural, and clinical examples, you will learn to: Heal shame that drives many health problems, including anxiety, depression, poor self-esteem, aggression, impacts of trauma, imposter syndrome, procrastination, perfectionism, disordered eating, alcoholism, and more.Manage shame that is a colossal and frequent source of discord among couples, family members, friends, and coworkers.Recognize the growing issue of public shame as used today to control us as a whole society, reshaping our values; manipulating commerce and politics; and changing our national story. This book’s revolutionary look at our most misunderstood and underappreciated emotion cracks the code of shame’s astonishing power. It will help you become your most confident, effective, authentic self—as an individual, in your relationships, and in your wider world.

A science-based guide that analyzes, synthesizes, and disseminates the most up-to-date picture of how food can be used as medicine to live a healthier, stronger, better, and longer life.While diet has the potential to prevent (or to cause) disease, it can also treat disease and promote health, especially when it works in tandem with Western medicine. Eat to Cheat Death is an indispensable, impeccably researched guide that takes the concept of food as medicine significantly further than any existing book, website, Google search, or AI evaluation—the emphasis is on living stronger, not just living longer. Today, many conditions, from anxiety to heart disease to sleep disorders, are outstripping modern medicine’s healing capacities and causing many unnecessary side effects. Moreover, a glut of misinformation on social media makes it difficult for readers to separate fact from fiction. Eat to Cheat Death is the first academically researched book to unwind the labyrinth of information about using food, herbs, and dietary supplements to prevent and treat a range of diseases and conditions This book grows out of author Charles Platkin’s work as founder and coordinator of the Center for Food As Medicine, a not-for-profit organization working to bridge the gap between traditional/allopathic medicine and the use of food as medicine in disease prevention, treatment, and management. Eat to Cheat Death is an extension of this work, a user-friendly, scientifically robust compendium for those eager to leverage food's curative powers but need verified academic truths. It’s not just a book; it’s a compass, one that will guide readers through the complex nexus of food and its great potential for preventing and treating disease.

In the first and only book of its kind in the parenting and baby-care arena, internationally acclaimed parenting advice expert and bestselling author Naomi Aldort gives the power of knowing back to the parents so they can trust their own inner wisdom, and foster a nurturing relationship with their children. Including The Work of Byron Katie, the compassionate care approach offers a guiding light to parents.Today’s parents are confused, not by a lack of information but too much information—too many theories by too many experts, which leaves them insecure and unsure of their abilities. Parents have become dependent on authority to know how to respond to their own baby or toddler to a frightening degree. Listen to Your Baby is the antidote to this confusion. This revolutionary book teaches a self-inquiry that creates emotional freedom to be able to see the baby or toddler from an authentic and loving heart. To do so, readers learn to use The Work of Byron Katie in order to release stressful thoughts that abstract the ability to notice the child as he or she is and then be able to see the baby’s valid needs with clarity. The result is a peaceful connection, in which the child feels secure and naturally responds with care and inner peace of his or her own free will. At the same time, the book also provides a wealth of commonsense solutions and ideas to consider, many of which break the common limiting and complicating narratives. Listen to Your Baby can create a breakthrough in building trust between parents and child and making parents see the obvious with ease.

For every woman juggling the demands of work, family, and life—discover a revolutionary framework that finally makes sense of your overwhelm and shows you how to rise above it to achieve personal and professional success.The 5 Overwhelm Culprits is a groundbreaking guide for women who feel stretched thin by the impossible demands of modern life. Drawing from her own journey of navigating trauma while balancing motherhood and leadership, author and corporate trainer Corrie LoGiudice shares the proven framework she’s taught to audiences around the globe to help women transform overwhelm into confident, decisive action. Through her signature Overwhelm Culprits framework—Clarity, Confidence, Community, Conditioning, and Consistency—Corrie shows readers how to identify the hidden causes of overwhelm and replace them with strategies that build lasting resilience. This unique approach bridges personal and professional growth, giving women the tools they need to thrive not just at work, but in their families, relationships, and communities. With a message that is as relatable as it is empowering, The 5 Overwhelm Culprits is more than a book—it’s a roadmap to reclaiming control, unlocking confidence, and becoming the kind of leader today’s world desperately needs.

Pain is personal. It can disrupt every part of how you live. But pain is not predestined.The usual trajectory of modern healthcare—a labyrinth of appointments that too often ends in pills or surgery—is not working. It’s confusing, costly, and time-consuming. It’s disempowering. And the challenges only amplify as we age. It doesn’t have to be this way. You don’t have to accept the myth that pain is an inevitable consequence of aging. You can reclaim power over your health and performance by learning how to care for your fascia system—the connective tissue throughout your body that encases and connects your muscles, organs, bones, nerves, and joints. As Western medicine is just now waking up to the benefits of caring for your fascia, Eastern medical traditions have long understood the importance of the body’s “energy lines” to physical and mental well-being—known as nadi lines in Ayurvedic medicine and chi lines in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Modern research shows that these energy pathways closely mirror the bands of fascia that run through the human body. Fascia is now being recognized as the body’s “new organ” which plays a central role in pain, movement, stress, disease, and long-term resilience. In Power Over Pain, Sytera Field, a body mechanics and movement expert, introduces her fascia-based system for stress reduction, pain relief, and mobility: The Nadi Method. For more than 25 years, Field has helped thousands of people—from elite athletes to high-powered executives—learn how to communicate with their nervous system by working with their fascia. Through fascia fitness, you can take back control. You can, at any age, grow stronger, recover faster, and improve performance and longevity—on your terms.

An unforgettable memoir about love, loss, resilience, the power of community and most importantly, hope. This inspirational work is something that anyone concerned about the mental health of a friend, loved one, or family member should read and share. John Trautwein’s life seemed perfect. An ex-Boston Red Sox player turned corporate executive, he had a loving marriage with four beautiful children. This all changed in October 2010 when his 15-year-old son Will died by suicide. John thought his life had ended, too. What he eventually discovered instead was that even in the midst of unimaginable grief, there is a way forward—through faith, family, friendship, and the healing power of helping others. With raw honesty and unwavering compassion, John shares how his darkest days revealed a new calling: to spread awareness about mental health, to break the silence around depression, and to deliver hope to those who need it most. Drawing on his personal and professional experience, and as co-founder, with his wife Susie, of the nonprofit The Will to Live Foundation, John turns a tragedy into a positive and successful source of hope through his “Life Teammates” concept and programs. Through inspirational stories, he demonstrates our ability to improve our own will to live by delivering hope to one another. He reveals to us how to recognize the subtle and not-so-subtle signs of mental illness. His story emphasizes that love, not time, is what truly mends the heart. The Will to Live offers both inspiration and practical insight into how we can be there for each other in times of need. It is a story about courage. About community. About choosing to speak up, to reach out, to listen, and to remind each other that it’s always okay to not be okay.

A practical guide for adults 50+ that shows how a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle can support healthy aging, prevent disease, and make everyday eating simpler, more enjoyable, and deeply nourishing.Written by award-winning authorities in the world of plant-based nutrition, Plant-Powered Seniors speaks directly to older adults who are curious about—or already committed to— plant-based eating. It answers the real questions seniors have about nutrition, meal planning, health, and everyday living. With a warm, peer-to-peer voice grounded in personal experience, the book offers clear, approachable guidance for navigating plant-based choices at any stage of the journey, from plant-curious beginners to long-time vegans. Each chapter opens with an easy overview and closes with key takeaways, making the information simple to absorb and apply. At its heart, the book explains why plant-based nutrition is uniquely powerful for aging well. It explores how whole-food, plant-based diets can help prevent and manage chronic disease, protect muscle and bone health, support cognitive function, and reduce the risk of malnutrition —while also benefiting animals and the planet. Readers will learn how to build nutritionally complete meals, avoid common nutrient shortfalls, decode food labels, and distinguish whole foods from ultra-processed imposters. Practical tools include menus, food guides, supplement advice, and tailored strategies for navigating common health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and frailty. Beyond nutrition, the book recognizes that food is social, emotional, and deeply woven into daily life. It offers realistic strategies for cooking simply and affordably, advocating for plant-based options in shared living settings, eating out, and maintaining relationships while making dietary changes. With easy recipes, kitchen shortcuts, and encouragement to embrace change at any age, this guide empowers older adults to build a longevity-promoting lifestyle that adds years to life—and life to years.

A practical, psychology-backed guide that unlocks the hidden reason we crave approval and equips readers with the tools to finally break free from their dependence on others’ approval and validation.Approval Removal exposes a silent epidemic affecting millions: the exhausting need to be liked, validated, and accepted at the expense of authenticity and peace of mind. Research shows that more than 60 percent of adults admit their daily decisions—from small choices to major life moves—are driven by the desire for approval. Social media pressures, workplace expectations, and cultural norms only deepen this cycle, leaving many trapped in anxiety, self-doubt, and emotional burnout. This groundbreaking guide goes beyond standard advice to “stop people-pleasing.” Instead, it reveals the psychological roots of approval-seeking and explains why the need for validation is wired into fundamental human desires for connection, safety, and worth. With clarity and compassion, the book helps readers recognize the hidden emotional patterns that keep them stuck—and shows how to replace them with healthier, self-directed motivations. Blending cutting-edge research with practical exercises and reflective tools, Approval Removal gives readers a step-by-step path to dismantle approval addiction and build authentic confidence. The result is a powerful roadmap for anyone ready to stop chasing validation and start living with independence, integrity, and self-trust.