Craft Psychology

A practical resource to help you turn struggle into success and become the writing coach your kid needs—from the creator of the award-winning Brave Writer curriculum Writing is often hard—for kids and for adults. How can we help our children get past the difficulties and learn the writing...

In Silence: The Psychology and the Craft for Emotional Wellbeing, the author―a psychotherapist, university professor, educator, and researcher―takes the listener into a thought-provoking and heartfelt journey. She offers original perspectives and vulnerable stories from her clients, students, and personal life. Drawing on, among others, ethnographic and autoethnographic accounts, Lehmann serves the listener with psychological insights, offering a timely, critical, and thorough viewpoint to contrast with an overload of misinformation about what silence is and how people should feel when quiet.

Integrating mindfulness, neuroscience, positive psychology, and creativity research, Craftfulness offers a thought-provoking and surprising reconsideration of craft, and how making things with your hands can connect us to our deepest selves and improve our well-being and overall happiness. We...

What if fear wasn’t just a weapon, but an empire? For three centuries, the name Blackbeard has haunted the seas, a symbol of terror, rebellion, and raw human imagination. Yet behind the smoke, the fire, and the legend lies a truth far more fascinating than myth. Fear as a Weapon: The Untold Story of How a Pirate Crafted the Most Enduring Myth in Maritime History reveals the man behind the monster: Edward Teach, the cunning strategist who turned psychological warfare into an art form. In a world ruled by empire and oppression, Teach rose from obscurity to become the most feared figure on ...

Some of the most powerful moments in fiction are never spoken aloud. They live beneath the dialogue. Beneath the action. Beneath what characters are willing—or able—to say. In Writing the Heart of Subtext, you’ll learn how to build those invisible layers that give stories emotional weight, psychological depth, and lasting impact. This is where meaning is truly shaped—not in what is said, but in what is withheld, implied, or only half-revealed. Through practical insight and clear creative guidance, this book explores how subtext operates in character, scene, and narrative structure. ...

The classic book of strategy A Book of Five Rings is now available on CD. Miyamoto Musashi was renowned in his own time as an invincible warrior, a master artisan, an author, and philosopher. Today, his philosophy is still revered by the Japanese and used as a guide for daily...

White Witchcraft vs Dark Psychology: Your Essential Guide to Spiritual Protection and Mental Clarity By Selena Blackwood Feeling drained, manipulated, or constantly off-balance? Something inside you knows it’s time to break free—you're right. You’re not overreacting. You’re waking up. In this powerful and practical guide, White Witchcraft vs Dark Psychology gives you the tools to protect your energy, reclaim your inner strength, and say no more to subtle manipulation and spiritual exhaustion.🔮 Awaken the Power of White Witchcraft White witchcraft isn’t about spells and potions...

The New York Times bestselling author of the classic The Care of the Soul addresses the needs of those providing soul care to others—therapists, psychiatrists, ministers, spiritual directors, teachers, and even friends—sharing his insights for incorporating a spiritual or soulful dimension...

Dark Psychology for Fiction Writers shows writers how to build dark characters without flattening them, write victims with agency, use objects, silence, language, memory, and pressure to deepen plot, and keep moral complexity clear. Across the chapters, an original story is gradually seeded and developed: The House That Whispered, a tale of a daughter returning home after her father’s funeral, a closed parlor, a mother’s careful version of the past, and a house full of objects waiting to be understood. By the end of the book, those seeds gather into a completed short story, showing how ...

What if the Salem witch trials weren’t the beginning—but the consequence of a story Boston tried to forget? Before Salem’s hysteria seized New England, before the gallows rose on Gallows Hill, another tragedy unfolded in 1688 Boston. It began with a family, a frightened city, and a minister determined to prove the devil’s hand at work. That case—the Goodwin witchcraft affair—became the spark that set the world ablaze. The Devil in Boston: Unearthing the 1688 Witchcraft Case That Shaped the Salem Trials reveals the chilling true story of how one man’s faith, one family’s ...

Villains have always stolen the scene. They charm, they unravel, they whisper their way into the reader’s quiet places. Bad Ink is your guide to creating those beautifully troubling characters: the ones who slip under the skin, tilt the story off its axis, and refuse to stay in the shadows where you left them. Inside these pages, you learn how to shape villains who feel unsettling and magnetic at the same time. The book wanders with you through twisted motives, seductive logic, fractured archetypes, and the soft, dangerous places where harm begins. You’ll explore why villains insist on ...

The work "THE REALITY OF WITCHCRAFT AND SORCERY IN THE LIGHT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH" offers a comprehensive and reasoned analysis of the practices of witchcraft and sorcery, demystifying popular beliefs and exploring their repercussions on contemporary society. The book invites readers to reflect on how these hidden traditions shape behaviors, decisions, and social events in our daily lives. The author examines the historical origins of these practices, as well as their current manifestations, presenting concrete data that reveal their presence in various cultures around the world. Through ...

A definitive witchcraft guide for divergent thinkers, Divergent Witchcraft blends traditional magic, New Age spirituality, and practical self-help to help readers build an intuitive, empowering spiritual practice and deepen their connection to magic. Divergent Witchcraft brings together the...

What Are the Mental Health Benefits of Engaging in Hands-On Crafts? is a thoughtful and empowering short listen that uncovers how creative, tactile activities can enhance mental well-being. This guide reveals the powerful ways that hands-on crafts support emotional balance, reduce stress, and boost overall psychological health.

Rich Witch will help you unleash your own divine power as you create success and abundance through white magic or magick. You’ll learn proven rituals, potent spells (all beginner-friendly) and habits to help you create more money, abundance and joy in your life. Rich Witch is the first book to combine spell work with universal laws (beyond the law of attraction), manifesting and Psychology so that your results are backed by science. Rich Witch is the only prosperity book that will tell you exactly how and why each money spell works to increase your wealth and income. Read Rich Witch and ...

In Craft a Life You Love, listeners will learn how to focus their creative energy and make things (and make things happen) by implementing small - yet powerful - changes in their everyday lives. Creativity and craft maven Amy Tangerine shows listeners how to find their flow, maintain a positive mindset, and cultivate a rich and fulfilling life by focusing on what truly matters. Chapters explore how to craft the soul, craft the right mindset, craft the right environment, craft good habits, rediscover your creative mojo, and maintain momentum.

Craft Your Practice: A Guide to Building a Personalized Private Practice is the essential roadmap for therapists, counselors, and mental health professionals who want to step confidently into private practice without sacrificing their values or burning out. Written by Lisa Reidsema, LMHC—an experienced clinician who grew a thriving group practice and later reshaped her work around sustainability and alignment—this guide blends practical business strategy with therapist-centered wisdom. Unlike generic business manuals, this book is written by a therapist for therapists.

Master ethical persuasion and consumer psychology to turn flat campaigns into high-converting revenue drivers. Whether strategizing on your morning commute or enjoying focused workday learning, this actionable framework reveals how real people make decisions under uncertainty. Stop relying on...

Delve into a visionary journey through the vibrant corridors of urban life with "Mindscapes of the Metropolis," a compelling eBook that reimagines the cities of today through the lens of psychological sophistication and innovative design principles. Offering a treasure trove of insights, this book is an invitation for city planners, architects, designers, and urban enthusiasts alike to explore the profound relationship between the environment and the human psyche. Discover how the "Urban Canvas" transforms the sprawling complexity of a city into a nurturing backdrop for the human spirit. ...

“In clear and accessible language, Elaine Fox shows how psychological science can help you to be agile in meeting challenges and to be flexible when things change. Drawing on personal experience and years of applying her research in coaching elite performance, she shows how adopting a few key...