Selected as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2023 by Spirituality and Practice“This is an amazing book that I couldn’t put down once I started it.” —Richard Schwartz, PhD, Developer of Internal Family Systems“You were like this once. What did you do to get better?” A day out from a mental institution, a woman devastated by flashbacks from childhood trauma poses this question to her big brother. Within a few weeks, she took her own life. This book is the answer that her brother wished he could have offered.Spiritual director and professor Frank Rogers had been there. As a young adult, he too was tormented by trauma suffered in the same family. Wracked by depression, he was on the edge of suicide. From intense despair, he set off on a quest—for answers, for sanity, for a credible God. Cradled in the Arms of Compassion is a narrative of psychological transformation and a spiritual autobiography of the survivor’s journey. Rogers shows how he found recovery through retreats, therapy, creative expression, and an extraordinary application of imaginative meditation that formed the basis of his Compassion Practice, which spiritual seekers and practitioners will find utterly fascinating.Frank Rogers’ account reveals that a compassionate sacred presence sustains this wounded world, and that this presence can be known, even in the sewers of life’s most damaging traumas.One of the few male accounts of childhood sexual abuse and fewer still that charts a spiritual course for the transformation of trauma.“Like all good memoir, Cradled in the Arms of Compassion has a robust narrative engine—the reader is led along, page-by-page, with questions, curiosities, and a desire to see what ‘happens next.'” —Spirituality and Practice Read more

An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick.“Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”—The Boston GlobeWhen Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling, relocates to El Paso, Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. There he meets David Smith, a medical student recovering from drug addiction, and the two men begin a tennis ritual that allows them to shed their inhibitions and find security in the sport they love and with each other. This friendship between doctor and intern grows increasingly rich and complex, more intimate than two men usually allow. Just when it seems nothing can go wrong, the dark beast from David’s past emerges once again—and almost everything Verghese has come to trust and believe in is threatened as David spirals out of control. Read more

Are you constantly grappling with intense emotional turmoil?Does the fear of abandonment often consume your thoughts, causing you to push away those you love the most?Do you struggle to understand why your mood can shift so rapidly from euphoria to deep despair?Does the storm of rage inside you often lead to impulsive and self-damaging actions?Do you often find yourself questioning your self-worth, constantly battling an inner critic?I understand the whirlwind of emotions and the constant struggle. I've been there.It's hard, it's confusing, it's often lonely, but remember, you are not alone. Your battle with BPD is not in vain. This book is your beacon of hope.Does any of these situations sounds familiar?- Your relationships are a roller coaster of emotions, oscillating between extreme love and extreme hate.- You struggle to have a clear sense of who you are, often feeling 'empty' inside.- You impulsively engage in potentially harmful activities, such as reckless driving, binge eating, or drug abuse.- Periods of intense paranoid thoughts related to stress often grip you.- You experience severe dissociative symptoms, feeling cut off from oneself, observing oneself from an outside perspective.- You often lose control over anger- You experience intense and fluctuating moods, usually lasting a few hours to a few days.Imagine for a second, what if you could ...- Gain control over your emotions, rather than letting them control you.- Learn to navigate relationships healthily, fostering deep, meaningful connections.- Overcome the fear of abandonment and build resilience within yourself.- Develop a strong and stable sense of self, firmly rooted in self-acceptance and self-love.- Find healthier outlets for your impulsivity, channeling it into productive endeavors.- Learn to manage stress and paranoia, fostering a more peaceful and serene mindset.- Control your anger and express your emotions in a more effective and less damaging way.- Experience emotional stability, freeing yourself from the shackles of mood swings.But first, a warning ...This book is not a magic potion that will immediately erase all your struggles. Living with BPD is a journey, not a destination. If you’re looking for a quick fix, this is not the book for you. But, if you are ready to put in the effort, if you're willing to face your fears, confront your emotions, and commit to a path of self-improvement, then this book can be your guide.Here's a little sneak preview of what you’ll get:- Practical strategies to manage emotional instability and cultivate emotional intelligence.- Insights into the origins and symptoms of BPD, helping you better understand your condition.- Effective coping mechanisms to handle stress and paranoia, fostering a sense of peace and tranquility.- Techniques to help you develop a healthier and more positive self-image.- Methods to regulate anger and express your emotions effectively.- Proven strategies to manage fear of abandonment and nurture healthier relationships.- Steps to control impulsivity and channel it productively.- Real-life stories and examples to guide you in your journey towards managing BPD.Just a few clicks stand between you and the beginning of a transformative journey.Are you ready to step out of the shadows of Borderline Personality Disorder and embrace a life of emotional balance, self-love, and healthier relationships? This book is more than just pages of text; it's a roadmap to reclaiming control over your life.Make the first move towards a better tomorrow. Your healthier, happier self awaits. ADD TO CART now and take the first step on your journey to recovery! Read more

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A gutsy, riveting memoir that intimately explores suicide, its legacy in families, and the cyclical, crooked path of recovery.Why do so many people want to die—and how do we begin to understand what makes a person choose suicide? After a decade of therapy and a stint in a psychiatric ward to treat suicidal depression, Arianna Rebolini was “better.” She’d published her first book, enjoyed an influential, rewarding publishing job, and celebrated both a marriage and the birth of her first child—but none of it was enough to keep the desire to die at bay. One night, grappling with overwhelming debt and a prolonged depression, she composed goodbye letters to her husband and son while they slept just feet away.InBetter, Arianna interweaves the story of her month-long period of crisis with decades of personal and family history, from her first cry for help in the fourth grade with a plastic knife, to her fears of passing down the dark seed of suicide to her own son, and her brother’s own life-threatening affliction. To make sense of this dark desire, Arianna pored over the journals, memoirs, and writings of famous suicides, and eventually developed theories on what makes a person suicidal. Her curiosity was driven by the morbid, impossible need to understand what happens in the fatal moment between wanting to kill oneself and doing it—or, unthinkably, the moment between regretting the action and realizing it can’t be undone. When her own brother became institutionalized, Arianna realized that all of the patterns and trenchant insights could not crack the shell of his annihilating depression—and that the only way to help a person live is to address the societal factors that make them want to die.A harrowing intellectual and emotional odyssey marked by remarkable clarity and compassion, Better is a tour through the seductive darkness of death and a life-affirming memoir. Arianna touches on suicide’s public fallout and its intensely private origins as she searches for answers to the profound question: How do we get better for good? Read more

Helping the Suicidal Person provides a highly practical toolbox for mental health professionals. The book first covers the need for professionals to examine their own personal experiences and fears around suicide, moves into essential areas of risk assessment, safety planning, and treatment planning, and then provides a rich assortment of tips for reducing the person’s suicidal danger and rebuilding the wish to live. The techniques described in the book can be interspersed into any type of therapy, no matter what the professional’s theoretical orientation is and no matter whether it’s the client’s first, tenth, or one-hundredth session. Clinicians don’t need to read this book in any particular order, or even read all of it. Open the book to any page, and find a useful tip or technique that can be applied immediately. Read more

Have you “tried everything” and are still not healed?Do you experience anxiety or panic attacks? Do you still have symptoms after receiving prayer for physical healing? Are you plagued with emotions like shame, guilt, fear, or anger? Do you feel condemned by difficult events in your past? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, this book may help you receive true freedom from suffering through emotional healing and deliverance. With the same down-to-earth approach used in Divine Healing Made Simple, Praying Medic offers a deep exploration of emotional trauma and the way it interferes with our health. The instruction provided explains the inner workings of the soul and how it is wounded. Nearly two dozen uplifting testimonies are included to show how emotional healing and deliverance can set us free. This book also contains in-depth information from a trauma-based mind control insider who explains ritual abuse—and suggestions for healing survivors. Read more

Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others.“This book is a victory on both sides of the page.”—Gloria Steinem“Are you one of us?” a patient once asked Marsha Linehan, the world-renowned psychologist who developed Dialectical Behavior Therapy. “Because if you were, it would give all of us so much hope.”  Over the years, DBT had saved the lives of countless people fighting depression and suicidal thoughts, but Linehan had never revealed that her pioneering work was inspired by her own desperate struggles as a young woman. Only when she received this question did she finally decide to tell her story.In this remarkable and inspiring memoir, Linehan describes how, when she was eighteen years old, she began an abrupt downward spiral from popular teenager to suicidal young woman. After several miserable years in a psychiatric institute, Linehan made a vow that if she could get out of emotional hell, she would try to find a way to help others get out of hell too, and to build a life worth living.  She went on to put herself through night school and college, living at a YWCA and often scraping together spare change to buy food. She went on to get her PhD in psychology, specializing in behavior therapy. In the 1980s, she achieved a breakthrough when she developed Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, a therapeutic approach that combines acceptance of the self and ways to change. Linehan included mindfulness as a key component in therapy treatment, along with original and specific life-skill techniques. She says, "You can't think yourself into new ways of acting; you can only act yourself into new ways of thinking."Throughout her extraordinary scientific career, Marsha Linehan remained a woman of deep spirituality. Her powerful and moving story is one of faith and perseverance. Linehan shows, in Building a Life Worth Living, how the principles of DBT really work—and how, using her life skills and techniques, people can build lives worth living. Read more

The Black Books (Slipcased Edition) (Vol. Seven-Volume Set) is a meticulously curated collection of the writings of the enigmatic philosopher and mystic, G.I. Gurdjieff. This comprehensive seven-volume set presents Gurdjieff's profound explorations of consciousness, self-discovery, and the nature of reality. The Black Books serve as a testament to Gurdjieff's unique approach to spirituality and philosophy, inviting readers into a transformative journey of inner awakening. With its elegant slipcase, this edition is a prized addition for scholars and seekers alike, offering both beauty and depth. Read more

Shortlisted as a Finalist for the 2024 Speaker's Book Award by the Legislative Assembly of OntarioAn inspiring and unforgettable memoir that provides hope to others who are experiencing depression, mania, or psychosis, RESILIENT is a deeply personal account about life with mental illness, hearing loss and resiliency. Liz’s journey provides encouragement for patients, families, friends, and healthcare workers by showing that recovery is possible.At seventeen, Liz’s world collapses into a place of depression, psychosis, and a revolving hospital door. She is overcome with grief and a loss of reality. Despite this, she gets to university, only for bipolar disorder (later diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder) to return to threaten all that she has worked towards.Written to encourage empathy in those without lived experience, Liz effectively shares her emotional rollercoaster of going deaf and losing her mind, giving the reader the gift of insight she needed then, and others need now. Experience the triumphs and tribulations of surviving the world of mental illness from the view of a healthcare professional.Resilient: Surviving My Mental Illness is suggested for use in university courses, health education programs, and clinical workshops to promote deeper understanding of lived experience, trauma-informed care, and recovery. Through its honest portrayal of psychiatric hospitalization, disability, and resilience, the memoir offers a valuable perspective for students and professionals across mental health, healthcare, and disability studies fields.Read and share this book with others to help fight the stigma of mental illness.Content warning: This book contains content related to suicide, suicidal ideation, self-harm, and restraintsLiz Grace is an occupational therapist and first-time author who is in recovery from schizoaffective disorder. At age sixteen, she gradually lost her hearing and learned American Sign Language (ASL). At twenty-six she received surgery for cochlear implants.-------------------------------------------"inspiring and unforgettable... this is a remarkably honest, fearless, and selfless piece of writing, one that could help people facing a myriad of challenges, which could even be life-saving." - Self Publishing Review (4.5 stars)“Liz Grace’s unflinching account sheds much-needed light on these struggles, making Resilient an incredibly valuable read for anyone who knows someone battling mental illness.” - Books That Make You“Grace’s transformation from someone battling the shadows of her mind to thrive is a testament to the possibility of recovery and growth.” - Books That Make You"An honest and inspiring account of a young woman’s struggles with deafness and mental illness." - Kirkus Reviews Read more

Autism acceptance activist and TikTok influencer Paige Layle shares her deeply personal journey to diagnosis and living life autistically. “For far too long, I was told I was just like everyone else. But knew it couldn’t be true. Living just seemed so much harder for me. This wasn’t okay. This wasn’t normal. This wasn’t functioning. And it certainly wasn’t fine.” Paige Layle was normal. She lived in the countryside with her mom, dad, and brother Graham. She went to school, hung out with friends, and all the while everything seemed so much harder than it needed to be. A break in routine threw off the whole day. If her teacher couldn't answer “why” in class, she dissolved into tears, unable to articulate her own confusion or explain her lack of control.  But Paige was normal. She smiled in photos, picked her feet up when her mom needed to vacuum instead of fleeing the room, and earned high grades. She had friends and loved to perform in local theater productions. It wasn’t until a psychiatrist said she wasn’t doing okay, that anyone believed her. In But Everyone Feels This Way, Paige Layle shares her story as an autistic woman diagnosed late. Armed with the phrase “Autism Spectrum Disorder” (ASD), Paige challenges stigmas, taboos, and stereotypes while learning how to live her authentic, autistic life. Read more

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Worldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve. Despite distressing statistics that show suicide rates rising, the subject, long a taboo, is infrequently talked about. In this sweeping intellectual and cultural history, poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht channels her grief for two friends lost to suicide into a search for history’s most persuasive arguments against the irretrievable act, arguments she hopes to bring back into public consciousness. From the Stoics and the Bible to Dante, Shakespeare, Wittgenstein, and such twentieth-century writers as John Berryman, Hecht recasts the narrative of our “secular age” in new terms. She shows how religious prohibitions against self-killing were replaced by the Enlightenment’s insistence on the rights of the individual, even when those rights had troubling applications. This transition, she movingly argues, resulted in a profound cultural and moral loss: the loss of shared, secular, logical arguments against suicide. By examining how people in other times have found powerful reasons to stay alive when suicide seems a tempting choice, she makes a persuasive intellectual and moral case against suicide. Read more

"How to Not Kill Yourself" is a very personal and practical guide from someone who struggles with suicidal thoughts and ideation. He discusses his experiences, and the big (and little) things that help him choose to stick around through his lowest lows. Whether you have been diagnosed with clinical depression or suffer in silence with depressive thoughts, PTSD or debilitating anxiety, the tools the author offers are accessible, straightforward and useful. He hopes you may find them helpful in your own efforts to embrace life. Read more

Available now at an introductory price.(Please note, this is a very large book)From the authors of Departing Drugs, Five Last Acts, Beyond Final Exit and The Exit Path, comes the digital release of 40 years' critical work on the safest, most reliable and painless methods of self-release. The vast compendium of the encyclopedic printed versions is updated and brought to you in a handy mobile reader. The aim is not just to take away the fear of death with well-supported knowledge, but to cover every aspect, from the graphic means of bringing things to a close, peacefully and painlessly when all else fails – to the legal, emotional and personal solutions to questions that occur, so that everything is left in order after one's own demise.Chris Docker, M.Phil. (Law and Ethics in Medicine)Read what people have said about previous books by the same author:"well researched and very thorough in its coverage" ... "having this book gives me a kind of peace" ... "invaluable information. Written by a medical scientist and backed up by copious research and case studies. It reviews all the most-used methods and their risks and merits, but highlights and explains one relatively little-known method..." ... "From ignorance and darkness to the light of knowledge!" ... "presented sensitively and in no way sensationalizes the subject matter. I'm now very glad to have cleared up some of the misconceptions".from Amazon reviews of Chris Docker, M.Phil. (Law and Ethics in Medicine)Summary of chapters:MORAL AND LEGAL ISSUES BEFORE YOU START 1. HELIUM & INERT GASES Three different inert gas methodsHelium uncoveredMaking a helium hoodBag sizes for heliumAdjusting gas flowObtaining heliumStoring discreetlyUrban myths exposedHelium autopsiesHelium – rare failures and how to avoid themPrecautions when buyingNITROGENCustom nitrogen kitSelf-constructed kitLegislationIndustrial suppliersSafetyShopping for nitrogenAppearance of the body2. COMPRESSION Ratchet tie-downOther variationsFind the carotidsWhat is the evidence?How quickly does it work?Any unpleasant side-effects?3. DRUGS Chloroquine & sedativesBenzodiazepinesMyths about chloroquineWhat is the evidence?How quickly does it work?Any unpleasant side-effects?Anti-nausea drugsObtaining sleeping tabletsBuying chloroquineBuying drugs abroad & shelf lifeBuying drugs on the InternetBest way to take tabletsPreparation & methodObtaining barbituratesOther drugs4. PLASTIC BAGS How does it work?Drugs to use with plastic bagsWhat is the evidence?How quickly does it work?Myths about plastic bags5. FRINGE METHODS Refusing food & waterNursing needs Medical needsEmotional needsA detox practiceHow long does it take?Are there any unpleasant side-effects?Other fringe methods: FirearmsSignature suicideFirearms case studyImportance of practical knowledgeJumping and/or drowningHangingHypothermiaWrist cuttingPoisonous plantsCharcoal burners, carbon monoxide, exhaustsHydrogen sulphide, toxic chemicalsCyanideDeath cocktails in the U.S. medical professionChloral hydrate SaltsAPPENDICES(Specialist articles) Read more

Suicide would appear to be the last taboo. Even incest is now discussed freely in popular media, but the suicide of a loved one is still an act most people are unable to talk about--or even admit to their closest family or friends. This is just one of the many painful and paralyzing truths author Carla Fine discovered when her husband, a successful young physician, took his own life in December 1989. And being unable to speak openly and honestly about the cause of her pain made it all the more difficult for her to survive.With No Time to Say Goodbye, she brings suicide survival from the darkness into light, speaking frankly about the overwhelming feelings of confusion, guilt, shame, anger, and loneliness that are shared by all survivors. Fine draws on her own experience and on conversations with many other survivors--as well as on the knowledge of counselors and mental health professionals. She offers a strong helping hand and invaluable guidance to the vast numbers of family and friends who are left behind by the more than thirty thousand people who commit suicide each year, struggling to make sense of an act that seems to them senseless, and to pick up the pieces of their own shattered lives. And, perhaps most important, for the first time in any book, she allows survivors to see that they are not alone in their feelings of grief and despair. Read more

In STAY SEXY & DON'T GET MURDERED, Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, hosts of true crime comedy podcast 'My Favorite Murder,' open up about their lives more intimately than ever in their confessionally honest and hilarious debut book, titled after their podcast sign-off.Sharing never-before-heard stories ranging from their struggles with depression, eating disorders, and addiction, Karen and Georgia irreverently recount their biggest mistakes and deepest fears, reflecting on the formative life events that shaped them into two of the most followed voices in the podcasting world. Read more

NOT ENOUGHNESS: The Gift and The Curse invites you into the hidden world of Jarek Tadla, one of the world’s top real estate investors and Ironman athletes.This gripping memoir uncovers the relentless battle with depression, suicidal thoughts, and feelings of inadequacy that often lurk behind the facade of success. With raw honesty, Jarek exposes the common but rarely discussed struggles of high achievers, particularly male entrepreneurs, who are statistically more likely to face mental health challenges.In Not Enoughness, Jarek shares his deeply personal journey alongside actionable strategies that provide a lifeline to those wrestling with self-worth.This book isn’t just a story — it’s a call to shift your focus from the endless chase for external success to embracing personal growth and meaningful connections. Whether you’re a high achiever or someone seeking purpose and fulfillment, this powerful guide will inspire you to redefine what it means to truly succeed in life. Read more

FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION • ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE YEAR • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S CRITICS' PICKS• ONE OF THE BOSTON GLOBE’S 55 BOOKS WE LOVED THIS YEAR • ONE OF KIRKUS’S BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR• An intimate, insightful, at times even humorous blend of memoir and philosophy that examines why the thought of death is so compulsive for some while demonstrating that there’s always another solution—from the acclaimed writer and philosophy professor, based on his viral essay, “I’m Still Here.” “A deep meditation that searches through Martin’s past looking for answers about why he is the way he is, while also examining the role suicide has played in our culture for centuries, how it has evolved, and how philosophers have examined it.” —Esquire “A rock for people who’ve been troubled by suicidal ideation, or have someone in their lives who is.” —The New York Times“If you’re going to write a book about suicide, you have to be willing to say the true things, the scary things, the humiliating things. Because everybody who is being honest with themselves knows at least a little bit about the subject. If you lie or if you fudge, the reader will know.”The last time Clancy Martin tried to kill himself was in his basement with a dog leash. It was one of over ten attempts throughout the course of his life. But he didn’t die, and like many who consider taking their own lives, he hid the attempt from his wife, family, coworkers, and students, slipping back into his daily life with a hoarse voice, a raw neck, and series of vague explanations.In How Not to Kill Yourself, Martin chronicles his multiple suicide attempts in an intimate depiction of the mindset of someone obsessed with self-destruction. He argues that, for the vast majority of suicides, an attempt does not just come out of the blue, nor is it merely a violent reaction to a particular crisis or failure, but is the culmination of a host of long-standing issues. He also looks at the thinking of a number of great writers who have attempted suicide and detailed their experiences (such as David Foster Wallace, Yiyun Li, Akutagawa, Nelly Arcan, and others), at what the history of philosophy has to say both for and against suicide, and at the experiences of those who have reached out to him across the years to share their own struggles.The result combines memoir with critical inquiry to powerfully give voice to what for many has long been incomprehensible, while showing those presently grappling with suicidal thoughts that they are not alone, and that the desire to kill oneself—like other self-destructive desires—is almost always temporary and avoidable. Read more

The Crisis Intervention Manual has been utilized in over 100 crisis and counseling centers around the world. It is a training tool for professional and non-professional counselors in developing the skills of conscious communication, active listening, and crisis intervention. The Manual provides a step-by-step, easy to understand guide for the majority of types of calls or situations a counselor may encounter such as suicide, domestic violence, child abuse, depression, rape, addiction, mental illness, sex and sexuality, and more. This manual is different from other crisis training books in that it invites the counselor to examine their own self, with practical exercises throughout the book designed tp expand empathy and release judgments that can interfere with being an effective helper. More than anything, this book is designed to inspire, motivate, and build confidence. Read more