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By synthesizing current research in the social sciences, Schwartz makes the counterintuitive case that eliminating choices can greatly reduce the stress, anxiety, and busyness of our lives. He offers eleven practical steps on how to limit choices to a manageable number, have the discipline to focus on the important ones and ignore the rest, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices you have to make.

Diagnosed with pathological demand avoidance (PDA) in his teenage years, Harry Thompson looks back with wit and humour at the ups and downs of family and romantic relationships, school, work and mental health, as well as his teenage struggle with drugs and alcohol. By embracing neurodiversity and emphasising that autistic people are not flawed human beings, Thompson demonstrates that some merely need to take the 'scenic route' in order to flourish and reach their full potential.

The coauthors of the bestselling Peak Performance dive into the fascinating science behind passion, showing how it can lead to a rich and meaningful life while also illuminating the ways in which it is a double-edged sword. Here’s how to cultivate a passion that will take you to great...

This guide blends presence and freedom, loyalty and independence, strength and calm. Now on Audible, explore balanced approaches to commitment and vitality. Discover mental focus techniques, resilience under pressure, timeless principles to overcome obstacles, and presence beyond genetics. Listeners value the practical insights for authentic masculine development. Integration fosters strength and presence.

A paradigm-shifting approach to wellness that reveals how the right levels of stress are actually good for you and how stress can help you unlock the body’s natural ability to stave off aging, prevent disease, and improve metabolic health. What if we’ve gotten stress wrong? There’s a...

A Next Big Idea Club Must Read of February 2025 From the author of The Social Leap comes this thought-provoking exploration into humans’ two core evolutionary needs, for connection and autonomy, how the modern world has thrown them out of whack, and how we can rebalance them to improve our...

Over the last 500 years, life for the average human being has changed dramatically - plagues no longer wipe out entire families, and no longer do we empty our chamber pots into the street. Nope, not today. But, Western progress has shown that no matter how many dangers we neutralize, new ones emerge. Now we remain at the mercy of an invisible enemy - fear. Our well-being suffers and our imaginations are stifled.

Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy it Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to...

Paradoxes of Gender – Episode 25.61: Today’s Podcast: Paradoxes of Gender Podcast Episode 25.61Part One of a Multi-part Series Entitled: Transgender Families Paradoxes of Gender Podcast Episode 25.62Part Two of a Multi-part Series Entitled: Transgender Families will be available 06 October 2025 Paradoxes of Gender Podcasts: The Paradoxes of Gender Podcasts are Designed to Deliver Professional Development Educational Programs for the LGBTQ+ Medical & Behavioral Healthcare Providers who provide Medical & Behavioral Healthcare Services to Transgender, Gender Diverse, Gender ...

Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma offers clinicians a new framework for understanding the symptoms and coping mechanisms displayed by survivors of childhood abuse. This approach considers how characteristics such as suicidality, self-harm, persistent depression, and anxiety can have roots in behaviors and beliefs that helped patients survive their trauma. This book provides practitioners with case examples, practical tips, and techniques for applying this mindset directly to their most complex cases.

Each book is summarised to convey a brief idea of what each one has to offer the interested listener, while a 'Speed Read' for each book delivers a quick sense of what each book is like to read and a highly compressed summary of the main points of the book in question. The titles covered include thought-provoking classics on psychology, mindfulness, rationality, the brain, mathematical and economic thought and practical philosophy. Books about self-improvement as well as historically interesting accounts of how the mind works can also be found.

Paradoxes of Gender – Episode 25.62: Today’s Podcast:Paradoxes of Gender Podcast Episode 25.62 Part Two of a Multi-part Series Entitled: Transgender Families Paradoxes of Gender Podcast Episode 25.63 Part Three of a Multi-part Series Entitled: Transgender Families will be available 20 October 2025 Paradoxes of Gender Podcasts: The Paradoxes of Gender Podcasts are Designed to Deliver Professional Development Educational Programs for the LGBTQ+ Medical & Behavioral Healthcare Providers who provide Medical & Behavioral Healthcare Services to Transgender, Gender Diverse, Gender ...

Paradoxes of Gender – Episode 25.59: Today’s Podcast: Dr. Christine Hartigan, Psy.D., CAADC, joins Paradoxes of Gender to discuss clearance letters, gender affirming healthcare and the dangers of conversion therapy. Our Next Episode 25.60 – Lynn Murphy & Wendy Cole will join Paradoxes of Gender to discuss their YouTube and Podcast series entitled: Demystifying the Transgender Journey. Paradoxes of Gender Podcasts: The Paradoxes of Gender Podcasts are Designed to Deliver Professional Development Educational Programs for the LGBTQ+ Medical & Behavioral Healthcare Providers who ...

Today’s Podcast:Paradoxes of Gender Podcast Episode 26.68Part Two of our Two Part Series addressing the Neurobiology, Physiology, and Epidemiology of Gender Diversity & Transgender Identities Understanding Neurobiology, Physiology, and the Epidemiology development of Gender Diversity & Transgender Identities. Prenatal Hormonal Anomalies Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Variant Genes Epigenetics Paradoxes of Gender Episode 26.69 Part One of our Two Part Series on Pediatric Gender Affirming Healthcare will be available 12 January 2026 Paradoxes of Gender ...

In The Progress Paradox, Gregg Easterbrook draws upon three decades of wide-ranging research and thinking to make the persuasive assertion that almost all aspects of Western life have vastly improved in the past century--and yet today, most men and women feel less happy than in previous...

Welcome to Paradox Traveler, where life on the road meets the real talk of mental health. I’m a full-time nomad, trained clinical mental health trauma therapist, and certified yoga instructor. Every month, I dive into conversations with fellow travelers who know the joys, challenges, and sometimes messy paradoxes of living life untethered. This podcast is about more than swapping road stories—it’s about building community, sharing resources, and sparking awareness around mental health in nomadic spaces. Follow along on Instagram at @paradox__traveler buymeacoffee.com/paradox_traveler

Conflict defined my childhood and the way I experienced life, shaped by my birth. Coping with the challenges of unstable family dynamics, spousal abuse, and intergenerational trauma. The disappearance of one’s sense of self. Discovering resilience for survival. The story of a tumultuous life, told through the lens of resilience. Dealing with loss, love, and the fear of life. Imprisoned by dysfunction.

Dive into the depths of human nature with "The Persona Paradox: 100 Facts on Human Personality," a compelling and insightful exploration of the complex mosaic that makes up human identity. This book offers a rich tapestry of perspectives, blending psychology, sociology, neuroscience, and personal anecdotes to unravel the intricacies of personality.

In a spectacular follow-up to his best seller, The Habit Factor®, Martin Grunburg illustrates exactly how our environment and, in particular, pressure is an essential ingredient for anyone looking to accelerate their achievements. The majority of people, including some of today's leading experts in psychology and performance, contend that pressure "is the enemy of success". In The Pressure Paradox, Grunburg elucidates precisely the opposite.

Paradoxes of Gender Podcast Episode 25.55 Today’s Podcast:Gender Diverse and Transgender Individuals Experience when Gender Dysphoria, Body Image and Disordered Eating Collide. Episode 25.56 – An Interview with Rae Sabine from Melbourne, Austrailia. Rae is a Psychologist, who is also Autistice (Neurodiverse) and Transgender. Rae's interview will be available 14 July 2025 Paradoxes of Gender Podcasts: The Paradoxes of Gender Podcasts are Designed to Deliver Professional Development Educational Programs for the LGBTQ+ Medical & Behavioral Healthcare Providers who provide Medical & ...