7 Self-Help Books That (Actually, For Real) Changed My Life [Episode 7]

10m · Grow With Intention by MuchelleB · 13 Jan 06:22

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On today's ep I'm chit-chatting about 7 self-help books that have (actually, for real) changed my life.

THE BOOKS

✨ Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman: https://amzn.to/41YYDX0

✨ Unwinding Anxiety by Judd Brewer: https://amzn.to/3tR2bOi

✨ The Power of Strangers by Joe Keohane: https://amzn.to/3HnhaTa

✨ Forgive for Good by Fred Luskin: https://amzn.to/3S4VwZc

✨ More than Words: https://amzn.to/3RU0xDH

✨ The Relationship Handbook by Dr. George Pransky PhD : https://amzn.to/3tGqr5W

✨ The Way Out by Alan Gordon: https://amzn.to/48SXBhg

✨ Opening up by Writing it Down: https://amzn.to/3ShNDAT

NOTES

The Relationship Handbook / More Than Words will not be helpful reads if:

You feel unsafe or worry anything you do or say could anger or upset them. You feel like you're 'walking on eggshells'.
They limit your social life and isolate you from friends and family
They won’t let you go out without them or without their permission, or say they prefer you to stay home with them. They decide where you go, who you have contact with and how you spend your time. They never let you have a say or decide.
'Gaslighting'/making you question your own mind
Your sense of self and confidence is broken down
You are constantly humiliated and criticised
Your sanity, memory, and sense of reality are constantly questioned
You feel like your decisions are controlled or made by someone else

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CHAPTERS

00:38 Learned Optimism

1:40 Unwinding Anxiety

2:26 The Power of Strangers

3:50 Forgive for Good

5:00 More Than Words / The Relationship Handbook

7:13 The Way Out

8:37 Opening Up by Writing it Down

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