Self Help Myth

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of When the Body Says No and The Myth of Normal—The definitive book for understanding the roots and behaviours of addiction. Dr. Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction. His radical findings—based on...

More than a hundred years into the future, as the US approaches its 400th anniversary, Tomas, a young graduate student, searches for the real identity of one of the cyborgs that maintained American homes. He has been haunted for years by an audio clip of a cyborg named Felipe and is intent on writing Felipe’s biography. In the clip, Felipe can only recite that he was made in America, but Tomas must find out: Where was the Self-made Man really from?

In this New York Times bestseller, author Dr. Mark Hyman sorts through the conflicting research on food to provide an insightful and helpful guide to the ways we fuel our bodies. "A clear roadmap for the confused eater." —Sanjay Gupta, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Keep Sharp Did...

The world has gone overboard with toxic positivity. Every time we scroll through social media, watch a talk show, or browse the latest self-help books, we're inundated with feel-good messages that oversimplify life’s challenges. It’s time to get real. It’s time to embrace imperfection and humanity instead of chasing unattainable ideals. This book takes a satirical and rational approach to debunking the endless stream of unrealistic motivational messages and memes we’re bombarded with daily. Rational Responses to Motivational Memes and Other Positive Bullsh*t will enlighten you with ...

Awaken the Goddess within through spells, rituals, meditations, embodiment practices, and journal prompts In this introduction to the Goddess across time and cultures, and Her many expressions of myth and magick, Gabriela Herstik guides us toward connecting to the Goddess in ourselves and...

The Ancient Blueprint for Modern Masculine Transformation Are you successful but unfulfilled? Accomplished but empty? Responsible but restless? You're not alone. Millions of men today find themselves trapped in what author FC Böhnke calls the "comfortable cage"—successful by external measures but spiritually starving, financially secure but emotionally bankrupt, connected to everything but grounded in nothing. The problem isn't you. The problem is that we've forgotten how to make heroes. The Great Forgetting For millennia, every culture on Earth had sophisticated systems for transforming...

Pantheon of Discipline is not just another self-help book—it is a sacred blueprint for transformation. In a world addicted to shortcuts, comfort, and noise, this book challenges you to go the other direction. To slow down. To dig deep. To build something eternal. Structured like a mythological temple, Pantheon of Discipline presents a step-by-step framework to help you become the strongest, most grounded version of yourself—not through hacks or trends, but through timeless principles carved into your daily life. At its core, this is a book about structure—internal structure. The kind ...

"All of us have Seven Slices in our lives: our Family Slice, our Professional Slice, our Personal Slice, our Physical Slice, our Intellectual Slice, our Emotional Slice, and our Spiritual Slice. These all need to be served in some fashion - and in serving them, they, in turn, serve us." This concept is at the heart of the method executive coach David McNeff has used to transform the lives and careers of his clients. It begins with two important facts: 1) Stress happens - you can't avoid it; and 2) Your existence is composed of far more than "work" and "life". 

Phantastes: The Mind Eclipse Awakening reimagines George MacDonald’s classic fantasy as a breathtaking self-help allegory for the digital age. When Alex Rivera, a burned-out software engineering student, designs a self-help video game prototype, he never expects to be pulled inside his own creation. Trapped between his cluttered reality and a glowing fantasy world powered by code, Alex must confront illusions, face his shadow-double, and survive quests that mirror his deepest fears. Guided by mystical allies and opposed by his own Dark Superego, Alex discovers that every battle in the ...

We are surrounded by bold claims and quick fixes for improving our immune systems. In this expert guide, leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis sorts the fact from fiction. Is it true that orange juice can help ward off colds? How does age affect our immune system? Is mental health really...

Discover what it means to be blessed and challenge the false beliefs many in the church hold about “the good life” and what it means to walk in communion with God. American Christians have developed a long list of expectations about what the life with God will feel like. Many Christians...

Most of what we believe about happiness is inherited, untested, and often wrong. The Top 10 Myths About Happiness exposes the dead ends—those comforting stories that sound right but leave us circling the same disappointments. Drawing on clear research and real-life examples, JD Arden untangles ten persistent myths, showing why they persist and how they quietly steer us off course. Each chapter replaces confusion with a sharper, evidence-based model, offering practical ways to recalibrate expectations—without false promises or easy fixes. If you’ve ever wondered why achievement, money,...

Do you feel like time is running your life? Every day, the clock dictates when you wake, when you work, when you rest, and when you “run out of time.” Deadlines chase you. Schedules control you. The past haunts you. The future worries you. And the present—the only place where life truly happens—slips through your fingers. But what if everything you’ve been taught about time is a myth? In The Myth of Time, you will discover how clocks, calendars, and deadlines have quietly become tyrants in modern life. This book challenges the belief that life is a straight line from past to ...

Find calm, clarity, and meaning this Christmas — or even Xmas. The holiday season promises joy and connection, yet for many it brings stress, pressure, and comparison. 10 Christmas Myths We Still Believe explores how our modern expectations — from “the perfect gift” to “the happiest family” — often disconnect us from what truly matters. Through mindful reflections, relatable insights, and gentle reminders, this book invites you to slow down, breathe, and rediscover the simple beauty of the holidays. Inside you’ll find: Ten powerful myths that shape how we think about ...

“Compelling,” (Cal Newport) “Liberating,” (Amy Dickinson) and “as entertaining as it is important” (Steven Levitt) — How to Do Nothing meets Think Again in this lively and inspiring exploration of how quitting is, counterintuitively, the key to success. "If you’re thinking about...

An award-winning business writer dismantles the myths of entrepreneurship, replacing them with an essential story about the experience of real business owners in the modern economy. We're often told that we're living amidst a startup boom. Typically, we think of apps built by college kids and...

The Burnout Exit: Reclaim Your Energy, Redesign Your Life by Josh Martin You’re not broken. You’re burned out. And there’s a way out. If you're exhausted, emotionally flat, fantasizing about escape, or simply feel like you're living someone else's life on autopilot,you’re not alone. The Burnout Exit is a guide for the overwhelmed, the overachieving, and the over-it. In this powerful, practical, and deeply human book, coach and writer Josh Martin helps you name what’s actually happening to your body, mind, and soul in burnout, and how to begin again. Drawing from personal ...

What if I don't know how to "do stuff" all the other gays can do? What if I don't know the name of that gay Netflix movie? What if I'm not obsessed with Jennifer Coolidge like everyone else? Am I really bad at being gay? While being gay has become more socially and legally acceptable, there's a...

Pop Psychology Explained: How Everyday Ideas About the Mind Shape Relationships, Work, Identity, and Modern Life explores the psychological concepts that have quietly reshaped how people understand themselves and others. From personality labels and attachment styles to trauma language, boundaries, confidence culture, and happiness advice, pop psychology now influences conversations, social media, dating, workplaces, and self identity. This book examines where these ideas came from, why they spread so widely, and how they continue to shape modern thinking. Written for curious readers rather ...

Accessible and trustworthy support for sufferers of insomnia and other sleep difficulties. Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), initiated in 2008, has made psychological therapy more accessible to those in need. This series of self-help titles is the first to be created...