Empower Your Mind

Do you ever feel your life could be more? There are so many reasons we might hide ourselves, hold back, or accept patterns we’re caught in. If you find you’re ready for change and are looking for ways to level up in your life, Andrea Owen offers wisdom drawn from her own lived experience, with a savvy outlook and the authentic voice she’s known and loved for.

Embrace the true grit and determination that live inside you and be proud of how you show up, every damn day. To “live like you give a damn” is to consciously stand in the power that is your one great life, to understand that your existence is not a dress rehearsal but the real show. Andrea offers straight-shooting advice on common beliefs and behaviours that may be tripping you up and keeping you stuck. From taking responsibility for your life to finding your motivation, saying what you mean, learning to parent yourself, treating your trauma with respect, and more, 25 behaviours are described, with specific advice to help you implement and practice a new way of living.

It’s every person’s birthright to live a fulfilling life―one with joy, healthy relationships, and resilience. While life throws curveballs that may leave you feeling ready to settle for the status quo, the truth is that every day is our last chance to show up. Every day is a fresh start. Every day is an opportunity to live like you give a damn.

TRYING TO BE A SUPERHUMAN IS OUT. BEING A HALF-ARSE HUMAN IS IN.

Have you ever shaved one leg and forgotten the other? Eaten cereal out of a mug with a fork? Washed your clothes, forgotten to hang them up and then found them smelling worse than before?

Congratulations – you’re a half-arser! Welcome to the club. There are more of us than you might think.

In Half-Arse Human, Leena Norms helps you harness the power of considered chaos and upgrade the parts of your life that really matter, without expending more than you have to give. Living a slap-dash life isn’t something to be ashamed of – it might just be your secret weapon.

In a world of high-flyers and hustle, this book won’t launch you into orbit, but it will get you off the ground – and you will enjoy the ride.

In this empowering and accessible new resource, the co-founders of mindbodygreen challenge our definition of wellness, health, and self-improvement by revealing what a healthy lifestyle looks like at the fundamental level-and it’s not what we think.

On your journey toward a more health-conscious life, you’ve likely been bombarded by an overwhelming amount of information-from the Kardashian-like wellness influencers who (unrealistically) insist upon sustainably sourced Epsom salt baths every night, to the elite longevity optimizers who measure their lactate levels after a workout. The echo chamber of the internet, and social media algorithms that favor polarizing opinions to drive views and engagement, have hijacked our understanding of health. No matter which corner of the wellness world you inhabit, our social feeds are filled with advice that presumes we all have the same amount of time, money, and resources. In this saturated landscape, how can you avoid the potential scams and dodge the doctors-turned-celebrities to find what really works for you?

Over the past decade, Colleen and Jason Wachob, co-founders of mindbodygreen, have cultivated a leading wellness lifestyle media brand for everyone seeking to cut through this noise, and live a happier, healthier, and greener lifestyle. The Joy of Well-Being is a distillation of almost fifteen years of this experience on the forefront of the well-being conversation: they’ve done the legwork so you don’t have to. The Wachobs are a product of their mentors and years of working with hundreds of the world’s most brilliant well-being minds, PhDs, MDs, therapists, movement specialists, spiritual leaders, and journalists. They’ve developed ways to discern meaningful points of information amidst the chaos, an act they consider both a science and an art. The Joy of Well-Being is more than a book, it’s a reawakening, marking a crucial shift away from the do-this-then-do-that paradigm, to cultivating a joyful lifestyle that centers each individual, and their own health and happiness. True well-being isn’t something you chase, it is something you weave together, as each new day presents an opportunity to make choices that support feeling good in your body, in your relationships, and in your life.

Kick your depression to the curb and find self-acceptance in the process.

Depression can feel like being caught in a cyclone, totally powerless and never knowing when it will let up. But no matter what lies depression tells you, you have the power to take a stand. Packed full of illustrations, this book will show you how to take positive action even when depression drains your energy.

Jacs has lived through depression and knows how to cut through its bullshit. With insight from her own mental health journey, this book will help you lead your own recovery, from understanding your mental health to making an action plan and seeking professional support.

With her compassionate, down-to-earth and funny advice, you’ll be empowered to feel more confident, less fearful and more accepting of yourself.

One of the most prominent psychotherapists of our time offers a deeply moving chronicle of the challenges and breakthroughs that come from a wholly new practice of one-time-only therapy sessions.

Facing memory loss at age ninety-three as well as the fallout from a global pandemic that moved much of daily life online, legendary psychotherapist and bestselling author Irvin D. Yalom was forced to revolutionise his practice. Rather than rail against these changes, Dr Yalom turned his focus to what might be achieved between patient and practitioner in just a one-hour, one-time-only meeting.

In Hour of the Heart, Yalom recounts some of these intense, life-changing sessions, exploring an array of human predicaments and his own late-career development as a therapist. In recounting these consultations, he shows how a therapist’s willingness to be open helps patients let down their own guards, leading to a deeper and more immediate connection – one necessary to achieving profound realisations in just sixty minutes.

Written in collaboration with his son, Hour of the Heart shows us how to relate to each other, with more honesty and vulnerability. That hour of connection helped to sustain both patient and therapist, and enriched Yalom’s vision of what psychotherapy can do.

The fear of playing the fool is a universal psychological phenomenon and an underappreciated driver of human behavior; in the spirit of Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink, Dan Ariely’s Predictably Irrational, and Susan Cain’s Quiet, Fool Proof tracks the implications of the sucker construct from personal choices to cultural conflict, ultimately charting an unexpected and empowering path forward.

In the American moral vernacular, we have a whole thesaurus for victims of exploitation. They are suckers (born every minute), fools (not suffered gladly), dupes, marks, chumps, pawns, and losers. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Cultural stories about suckers abound too: the Trojan Horse, the Boy Who Cried Wolf, the Emperor’s New Clothes, even Hansel and Gretel. If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you. Don’t go out with him; he only wants one thing. The fear of playing the fool is not just a descriptive fact; it is a prescriptive theme: Don’t let that be you.

Most of us are constantly navigating two sets of imperatives: how to be successful and how to be good. The fear of being suckered whispers that you can’t do both, operating as a quiet caution against leaps of faith and acts of altruism. University of Pennsylvania law professor and moral psychologist Tess Wilkinson-Ryan brings evidence from studies in psychology, sociology, and economics to show how the sucker construct shapes, and distorts, human decision-making.

Fool Proof offers the first in-depth analysis of the sucker’s game as implicit worldview, drawing evidence everywhere from grocery shopping to international trade deals, from road rage to #MeToo. Offering real-world puzzles and stories, Wilkinson-Ryan explores what kinds of hustles feel like scams and which ones feel like business as usual, who gets pegged as suckers and who gets lauded as saints. She takes deep dives into areas like the psychology of stereotyping, the history of ethnic slurs, and the economics of the family—and shows how the threat of being suckered is deployed to perpetuate social and economic hierarchies.

Ultimately, Fool Proof argues that the goal is not so much to spot the con as to renegotiate its meaning. The fear of being suckered can be weaponized to disrupt cooperation and trust, but it can also be defused and reframed to make space for moral agency and social progress. Facing the fear of being suckered head-on means deciding for ourselves what risks to take, what relationships to invest in, when to share, and when to protest—drafting a new template for how to live with integrity in a sucker’s world.

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A heartfelt, full-colour guided journal for exploring new beginnings, by the bestselling author of Start Where You Are and Create Your Own Calm.

Wherever we are in life, change is always around the corner – and we often find ourselves clinging to the familiar, to what’s safe, even if it’s no longer serving us, rather than summoning the courage to simply let go.

In this beautifully illustrated journal, artist and author Meera Lee Patel pairs inspiring quotes and encouraging prompts to help you face your current challenges, navigate difficult transitions and leave your comfort zone so you can confidently move forward into your next chapter.

Whether you’re facing a transition in love, friendship, family, school or career, in Learning to Let Go you’ll find the space to process your feelings, gain necessary clarity and take what you need, leaving the rest behind.

‘This isn’t ‘just’ a fitness book – it’s designed to build a confident, happy and inspired brain that will allow you to pursue a beautifully healthy body. With a few tweaks here and there, suddenly, fitness can be fun – something you live for, and that helps you to live better. I hope that my passion and belief that it’s possible for anyone will capture the hearts and minds of my readers!’

Feeling amazing, getting fit and achieving your goals is all within your power – your journey to unlocking your most empowered self should be a joy not a chore. This is the philosophy that fitness coach Tom Trotter lives by – from insecurities to injury and mental health struggles, Tom has always prioritised moving his body to help him conquer life’s obstacles and make the most of every moment – now it’s his mission to help others to do the same.

Whether you’re a beginner, recovering from injury, returning to fitness or in need fresh motivation, this book will give you immediate and long-term results. No more fad diets, no more unused gym memberships, and no more unworn trainers.

Throughout your journey, you’ll focus on:
Mindset – dismantling fear and negative thought patterns around exercise and body image
Habits – through a series of ‘levels’ that introduce new exercises, routines and nutrition guidance, you will incrementally build your fitness
Progress – culminating in Tom’s 14-day fitness challenge!

This book will galvanise you to want to exercise and finally achieve your goals – all whilst having fun!

From the founders of Ritual Vitamins and Nucifera Beauty, a new holistic wellness manual for optimal health, including nutrition, skincare, and mental well-being, empowering readers with the knowledge and tools to Help Your Self

Help Your Self is the wellness authority, combining both knowledge and solid research to bring you a nutrition-hacking, food-loving, life-simplifying, science-backed guidebook to optimal health for the entire family.

As the pursuit of wellness reaches a fever pitch, the lines between fringe and fact have become blurrier than ever. Kat Schnieder and Meredith Baird, two moms, fact-finders, and chefs who have shaped the wellness industry for decades, are not about pseudoscience and half-truths—health fads make their eyes roll.

Rather, they have dedicated their lives to unearthing the latest research, and in Help Your Self, they show readers that not only is it possible to create and maintain a healthier lifestyle, but it’s also easier and more enjoyable than you would think.

The book is a holistic guide to wellness with tangible and actionable steps, from addressing some of the most common health concerns––like better sleep, better sex, healthier skin, proper hydration––to more extensive routines to incorporate into your life, to healthy dessert recipes that also make your skin glow, like Lemon Meringue with Sea Moss.

Unlock the transformative power of shadow work and self-discovery with The Shadow Work Self-Reflection Deck, a comprehensive self-help tool designed by licensed therapist Jor-El Caraballo, featuring 100 prompts and affirmations to deepen mental health exploration, foster personal growth, and cultivate self-acceptance.

Shadow work—the therapeutic process of exploring your emotional pain, past trauma, and personal imperfections—is a powerful tool to help you embrace and accept yourself, even the parts that are difficult.

The Shadow Work Self-Reflection Deck, an essential tool for personal development and emotional healing, is an expansion of author Jor-El Caraballo’s Shadow Work Workbook, with over 100 prompts and affirmations (including 25 all-new cards) to walk you through your own shadow work. As a licensed therapist and mental health expert, Caraballo delivers skilled therapeutic guidance to this deck, making it a powerful companion for your journey of self-exploration, emotional growth, and self-acceptance.