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How many times have you checked your phone today? Why are messaging apps, email and social media so hard to resist? How come we always end up watching another episode? In recent years, media and technology have perfected the lucrative art of gaining and holding our attention. This extraordinary feat has changed the behaviour of billions of people, and especially the young: by current medical standards, we are experiencing an unprecedented global pandemic of addiction.

Mental exhaustion has become so common that many people assume it’s simply the cost of modern life. Difficulty focusing. Constant anxiety. Poor sleep. Brain fog. Emotional exhaustion that lingers even after rest. Most people are taught to think about these problems psychologically. But the brain is also a biological system shaped by sleep, stress, metabolism, movement, inflammation, nutrition, and modern lifestyle patterns.

“Irresistible is a fascinating and much needed exploration of one of the most troubling phenomena of modern times.” —Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers David and Goliath and Outliers “One of the most mesmerizing and important books I’ve read in quite some time...

I spent some of the darkest months of my life struggling to find a reason to get up in the morning. In my first awakening, I disassociated from my parents. My first husband cheated on me. My second husband carried on long affairs over the course of 15 years and told me he regretted ever bringing a child into the world with me. I had convinced myself that I wasn’t fit to be a mother, a spouse, or a daughter. Other than being a good accountant, I could find no value within myself to offer the world.

Bods Among Men is aimed as a guidebook for reshaping how we think about ourselves in relation to the food we eat, the bodies we move, and the emotional and spiritual travails that consume us in our ongoing physical journey as men. Finally, there is the most essential acknowledgement of all: Reframing our choices so that diet and exercise are no longer a means to an end, but rather an inevitable consequence of life-altering awareness.

Body language studies expressive or communicative meanings of body movements and not oral, visual, auditory, or tactile perception alone. Learn more about body language in this audiobook.

Not just usable in social gatherings and with friends, social skills are useful at work and many other situations throughout our lifetime. The ability to relate to and be with other human beings is considered one of the cornerstones of our civilization. People have built empires, networks, bridges, and relationships because of this skill. Unfortunately, this is a skill that some people are not familiar with. There are people that struggle to bond with others not because it's a disability, but because of certain factors affecting confidence, comfort, as well as intellect.

While in the midst of addictive behaviors, it can be easy to define ourselves by the worst things we’ve done. When moving away from addictive behaviors, it can be almost seductive to tell ourselves how unworthy and defective we are. The good news is that we have the power to decide who we are and what will become of our lives. Dr. Adam Schilling relies on his professional experience as a coach of positive psychology, relationships, and addiction treatment to invite those battling addiction to use their experiences as a doorway to understanding the inherent goodness that lives within.