Self Identity

Self and Identity: The Basics is a jargon-free and accessible introduction that draws on key theories and ideas in social psychology to explore the ways that other people affect our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Highlighting selfhood as a function of identity, the book shows that it is our relationships with others in our social world that largely determine who we are. It considers the philosophical and psychological context in which ideas about selfhood have developed and reviews the ways that the people around us, and the groups that we belong to, affect who we are. 

Both a personal and general meditation on identity and belonging, Daniel J. Siegel’s book combines personal reflections with scientific discussions of how the mind, brain, and our relationships shape who we are. Weaving the internal and external, the subjective and objective, IntraConnected reveals how our culture may give us a message of separation as a solo, isolated self, but a wider perspective unveils that who we are may be something more―broader than the brain, bigger even than the body―and fundamental to social systems and the natural world.

Brought to you by Penguin. Modern life encourages us to pursue the perfect identity. Whether we aspire to become the best lawyer or charity worker, life partner or celebrity influencer, we emulate exemplars that exist in the world – hoping it will bring us happiness. But this often leads to a...

Shine Bright, Girl is an uplifting collection of short stories for teen girls. Each story offers clarity, comfort, and the reminder that she is not facing the challenges of growing up alone.

A Memoir of My Former Self reveals the shape of Hilary Mantel's life in her own dazzling words, narrated by a prestigious cast of actors and notable literary figures connected to Hilary’s work. From her unique childhood to her all-consuming fascination with Thomas Cromwell that grew into the...

Why does it feel like everyone suddenly has ADHD? Scroll for five minutes and you’ll see it. Watch a video and something clicks. Take a quiz and your whole life starts to make sense. But here’s the uncomfortable question: Are we discovering ourselves… or defining ourselves too quickly? In Why Does Everyone Want a Label?, Dr Rachel Norris takes a clear-eyed, deeply human look at one of the most important—and misunderstood—cultural shifts of our time. This is not a book that dismisses ADHD. And it’s not a book that blindly validates everything either. It’s something far more useful.

Bestselling author Herminia Ibarra presents a model for career reinvention that flies in the face of everything we've learned from "career experts"—and is tailor-made for changing careers in today's uncertain world. Career transition is not a linear path toward some predetermined identity, according to Ibarra, but a crooked journey along which we try on a host of "possible selves" we might become. Successful reinvention comes not from deciphering and analyzing our past, but from inventing and testing our possible futures.

The Umbrella Picker tells the true story of a woman who was lost for 45 years until she learned that she is Autistic. After a long and relentless journey of searching for answers, the hand of fate finally revealed to her what she had waited a lifetime for. Learning she was Autistic was life changing. She is no longer lost, and having found her own, unique way, Jane has written the (brutally honest!) book she wished was available to her years earlier.

You can have it all. It just requires a new version of you to rise up. No matter how much we would like to believe that we have evolved, the truth will always be in our results. They don't lie. In Identity Switch, April Mason will guide you through the steps it will take to transform and rewire your mind in a humorous, informative, and straightforward way.

A fascinating examination of how the latest science shows that our individual concept of a self is in fact an illusion. Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will. The feeling that...

A study of identity politics through a biblical lens, looking at idolatry of the self and the elevations of sexual identity. Our culture is obsessed with identity and it has been the cause of tense interaction with (and within) the Church.

When Nancy Friday began her research for My Mother/My Self in the early 1970s no work existed that explored the unique interaction between mother and daughter. Today psychotherapists throughout the world acknowledge that if women are to be able to love without possessing, to find work that fulfills them, and to discover their full sexuality, they must first acknowledge their identity as separate from their mother’s. Nancy Friday’s book played a major role in that acceptance.

You’re not broke because you don’t work hard enough. You’re broke because your identity is. And until that changes… nothing else will. Not another side hustle. Not another strategy. Not another late night watching “how to make money” videos. Because every dollar you make… your mind quietly pulls you back to what feels familiar. Read that again. Now imagine waking up one day… and that pull is gone. No stress when you check your bank account. No hesitation when opportunity shows up. No internal voice telling you to play small. Just calm certainty. Like money finally feels normal.

Empower your teen to conquer life’s challenges with confidence and balance, even when stress and anxiety seem overwhelming.

Even as the world makes huge strides in technological advancements, turning it into one huge global village, people seem more confused than ever. Everything appears to have a larger-than-life quality, and people are left wondering how they fit in, not that anyone would readily agree that they are perplexed. It is not as hopeless as it seems because there is a solution to this crisis of identity. This book Identity tries to expose this lack of purpose and self-awareness and essentially answer questions such as "Who am I?" and "What am I supposed to be doing here?

There is one point that contemporary psychology and centuries old Eastern Buddhist and Taoist teachings agree on: if you wish to experience less suffering, you must change the way you see yourself. But what if the change that is needed is to let go of our selves entirely? What does this mean for those of us living in an increasingly self-obsessed and individualistic society? In this compassionate and galvanizing book, Dr. Tom Davies gently invites you to consider the basic elements that define who you are.

Break free from feeling trapped and rewire your daily habits with this calming self-help journey for true identity shift. Whether you are navigating a stressful life transition or simply exhausted by fleeting motivation, this empowering audio experience offers a grounded path forward. Trade...

What defines you? Is it your achievements, your fears, or the masks you wear to fit in? Or is it something deeper—something eternal? In The True & False Self, bestselling author and pastor Tyler Staton invites you on a transformative journey to rediscover your God-given authentic self and shed...

You’re not alone. Teens today face more pressure than ever—and so do the adults supporting them. Now imagine your teen confidently handling challenges, building strong friendships, and growing into their true self. This isn’t a fantasy—it’s what this guide empowers teens (and those who support them) to achieve.

Che is raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother, the precocious son of radical Harvard students in the sixties. Yearning for his famous outlaw parents, denied all access to television and the news, he takes hope from his long-haired teenage neighbour who predicts 'They will come...