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Assertiveness Training

Self-Help

Davis PhD, Martha

Relationships

New Harbinger Publications

When we asked Dr. Matt McKay-coauthor of Messages: The Communication Skills Book, New Harbinger publisher, and psychologist in private practice-how many of his clients had communication problems, he answered without hesitation: 100 percent. Simply put, skill at communicating with others is the single largest determinant of anyone's happiness, and success. Rewarding and lucrative careers, strong and lasting friendships, meaningful and satisfying romance all hang on this one uniquely human ability. You need strong communication skills to survive. The better able you are to communicate with others, the happier and more successful you will be. Rewarding and lucrative careers, strong and lasting friendships, meaningful and satisfying romance all hang on this one uniquely human ability. Communication is a skill that can always be improved with good information and practice. Whatever your communication needs, this book offers you real tools you can use to express yourself well and relate to others effectively. The original Messages taught you the fundamental skills you need to communicate well. This workbook offers you exercises and scripts you can use to practice these skills and make them your own. The workbook extends the techniques of Messages to a wide range of situations: Exercises teach you to communicate with teens and children. They help facilitate partner understanding by exploring gender communication differences. Step-by-step worksheets, fill-ins, and case stories help you avoid communication pitfalls and make long-lasting, life-enhancing changes. The workbook guides you through challenging communication situations like talking through a power dynamic with a boss or a subordinate, with elders, or with people of different cultures. • Learn to listen well, disclose information honestly, and express yourself clearly • Communicate effectively with children, teens, elders, and coworkers • Handle difficult conversations and manage conflict with poise, tact, and assertiveness • Master the art of persuasion and succeed at work, at home, and in public life • Meet new people, cultivate friendships, and relate well to the opposite gender • Speak to groups large and small with conviction and confidence

The Messages Workbook: Powerful Strategies for Effective Communication at Work and Home

Fanning, Patrick

Paleg PhD, Kim

Parenting & Relationships

Thoughts &amp; Feelings adapts the powerful and widely adaptable techniques of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into a set of tools readers can use, not to solve a particular problem, but to overcome any of the emotional and behavioral changes that life throws their way. CBT recognizes that most negative feelings arise from confused, irrational thoughts. By learning to identify and change these thoughts and by replacing destructive and limiting behaviors with new, more constructive ones, readers can start steering their lives in the direction they want to go.
Changes to this new edition include revisions and updates to the core CBT chapters as well as a new chapter on how to use mindfulness to bring focus and intention to the process of change.

Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life

Health, Fitness & Dieting

McKay PhD, Matthew

Mental Health

Many people assume that good communicators possess an intrinsic talent for speaking and listening to others, a gift that can't be learned or improved. The reality is that communication skills are developed with deliberate effort and practice, and learning to understand others and communicate your ideas more clearly will improve every facet of your life.
Now in its third edition, Messages has helped thousands of readers cultivate better relationships with friends, family members, coworkers, and partners. You'll discover new skills to help you communicate your ideas more effectively and become a better listener. Learn how to:
<ul>
<li>Read body language</li>
<li>Develop skills for couples communication</li>
<li>Negotiate and resolve conflicts</li>
<li>Communicate with family members</li>
<li>Handle group interactions</li>
<li>Talk to children</li>
<li>Master public speaking</li>
<li>Prepare for job interviews</li>
</ul>If you can communicate effectively, you can do just about anything. Arm yourself with the interpersonal skills needed to thrive.

Messages: The Communication Skills Book

If you are depressed, anxious, angry, worried, confused, frustrated, upset, or ashamed, please remember that you are not alone in your struggle with painful feelings and experiences. Everybody experiences emotional distress sometimes. It’s normal. But when the pain becomes too strong and too enduring, it’s time to take that important first step toward feeling better. Painful thoughts can arise in many ways. You may struggle with anxiety and depression, or feel that procrastination or perfectionism is holding you back. Regardless of the issue, you’ve come to this book with a desire to change your thoughts and feelings for the better. This classic self-help workbook offers powerful cognitive therapy tools for making that happen. Now in its fourth edition, Thoughts and Feelings provides you with twenty evidence-based techniques that can be combined to create a personal treatment plan for overcoming a range of mental health concerns, including worry, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, anger, and emotional and behavioral challenges of any kind. Customize your plan to address multiple concerns at once, or troubleshoot the thoughts and feelings that bother you most. Used and recommended by the most renowned and respected therapists, this comprehensive mental health workbook offers all of best psychological tools for quickly regaining mastery over your moods and emotions. This endlessly useful guide has helped thousands of readers: • Challenge self-sabotaging patterns of thinking • Practice relaxation techniques to maintain self-control in stressful situations • Change the core beliefs that drive painful emotions • Identify and prioritize their values for a more focused, fulfilling life Using proven effective methods based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT, and mindfulness, this book will help you take that first step toward feeling better―about yourself, and about the world around you. Isn't it time you started really enjoying life?

Many people assume that good communicators possess an intrinsic talent for speaking and listening to others, a gift that can’t be learned or improved. The reality is that communication skills are developed with deliberate effort and practice, and learning to understand others and communicate your ideas more clearly will improve every facet of your life.
Messages has already helped thousands of people build communication skills and cultivate better relationships with friends, family members, coworkers, and partners. With this fully revised and updated fourth edition, you’ll discover new skills to help you communicate your ideas more effectively and become a better listener. Learn how to:
<ul>
<li>Read body language</li>
<li>Develop skills for couples communication</li>
<li>Negotiate and resolve conflicts</li>
<li>Communicate with family members</li>
<li>Handle group interactions</li>
<li>Talk to children</li>
<li>Master public speaking</li>
<li>Prepare for job interviews</li>
</ul>
This new edition features a much-needed chapter on digital communication. Effective communication can easily be compromised when you’re not able to read your conversation partner’s body language, facial expression, or vocal tone. This chapter teaches you how to express yourself well via phone, email, texting, and video—all the skills you need to thrive in the digital age.

Now in its seventh edition—with more than one million copies sold worldwide—The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook remains the go-to resource for stress reduction strategies that can be incorporated into even the busiest lives. 
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook broke new ground when it was first published in 1980, detailing easy, step-by-step techniques for calming the body and mind in an increasingly overstimulated world. Now in its seventh edition, this fully revised and updated workbook—highly regarded by therapists and their clients—offers the latest stress reduction techniques to combat the effects of stress and integrate healthy relaxation habits into every aspect of daily life.
This new edition also includes powerful self-compassion practices, fully updated chapters on the most effective tools for coping with anxiety, fear, and panic—such as worry delay and defusion, two techniques grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)—as well as a new section focused on body scan.
In the workbook, you’ll explore your own stress triggers and symptoms, and learn how to create a personal action plan for stress reduction. Each chapter features a different method for relaxation, explains why the method works, and provides on-the-spot exercises you can do when you feel stressed out. The result is a comprehensive yet accessible workbook that will help you to curb stress and cultivate a more peaceful life.

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

Eshelman MSW, Elizabeth Robbins

The comprehensive workbook for radically transforming your life--now in a fully revised and updated 40th anniversary edition! If you are depressed, anxious, angry, worried, confused, frustrated, upset, or ashamed, please remember that you are not alone in your struggle with painful feelings and experiences. Everybody experiences emotional distress sometimes. It's normal. But when the pain becomes too strong and too enduring, it's time to take that important first step toward feeling better. This fully revised and updated fifth edition of Thoughts and Feelings outlines twenty evidence-based techniques you can mix and match to create your own personal treatment plan for overcoming a range of mental health concerns--including worry, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, anger, and emotional and behavioral challenges of any kind. Customize your plan to address multiple concerns at once, or troubleshoot the thoughts and feelings that bother you most. Used and recommended by the most renowned and respected therapists, this comprehensive mental health workbook offers all of the best psychological tools for quickly regaining mastery over your moods and emotions. It has already helped thousands of readers: <ul> <li>Challenge self-sabotaging patterns of thinking</li> <li>Practice relaxation techniques to maintain self-control in stressful situations</li> <li>Change the core beliefs that drive painful emotions</li> <li>Identify and prioritize values for a more focused, fulfilling life&nbsp;</li> </ul> &nbsp; Using proven-effective methods based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and mindfulness, habit reversal, self-compassion, and more, this book will help you balance your emotions and start feeling better--about yourself, and about the world around you. It's time, finally, to feel fully alive.

"Ideal for these unsettling times; highly recommended for general readers." --Library Journal (starred review) A quick-relief guide for calming anxiety and stress right now--during the COVID-19 pandemic If you're feeling unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety right now, please know that you aren't alone. In these extreme and uncertain times, it's natural to be in a constant state of mental and physical strain. Whether you're dealing with job loss, a sick loved one, or just feeling the weight of the world during your 2 a.m. doomscroll--you need quick tools you can use right now, whenever and wherever you are, to lower stress and soothe anxiety. This emergency kit has you covered. Written by a dream team of mental health experts and grounded in evidence-based therapy, The Anxiety First Aid Kit offers powerful tools for triaging stress and anxiety in the moments when you need it most. You'll find easy and doable ways to help you press pause on panic, and find your calm spot right away. You'll discover in-the-moment interventions to help you relax before your anxiety and stress go into overdrive. And finally, you'll learn how to make healthy and workable lifestyle changes to improve your mental health and increase resilience, so you can effectively deal with stressful situations in the future--no matter what life throws at you. Between pandemic-related economic fears, the frustrations of social distancing, indoor confinement, work and household double duties (now including homeschooling!), and the looming threat of serious illness, is it any wonder you're feeling completely stressed out and anxious? If you need immediate relief, The Anxiety First Aid Kit has everything you need to manage stress and anxiety--right now.

The Anxiety First Aid Kit: Quick Tools for Extreme, Uncertain Times

Hanson PhD, Rick

Seif PhD, Martin N.

Winston PsyD, Sally M.

Carbonell PhD, David A.

Pittman PhD, Catherine M.

Karle MLIS, Elizabeth M.

Religion & Spirituality

Review\n“This book will be a ‘super’ and ‘simple’ recourse to the people who suffer from anxiety, depression, and other psychological problems. Written by two expert clinicians, it provides a concise and excellent account of the essential strategies and procedures of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for changing how to respond to moods and life problems.” 
—Riccardo Dalle Grave, MD, director of the department of eating and weight disorders at Villa Garda Hospital in Garda (VR), Italy; and coauthor of the book, Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescents with Eating Disorders\n“In just 134 pages, McKay and colleagues masterfully untangle the core strategies of CBT responsible for its effectiveness in alleviating emotional distress. Written in an easy, conversational manner, Super Simple CBT is packed with practical advice, skills-based exercises, and case examples that cut through the noise and detailed presentations found in many CBT workbooks. This primer is an excellent starting point if you’re new to CBT or need greater clarity about this treatment approach.” 
—David A. Clark, PhD, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of New Brunswick, and author of The Anxious Thoughts Workbook and The Negative Thoughts Workbook\n“This super simple CBT book is based on the basic principles of CBT: that thoughts cause feelings, and we can change our feelings by changing our thoughts. Starting from that, the authors describe certain kinds of dysfunctional thinking, help the reader identify and respond to them, and provide useful and simple techniques like worry control and relaxation to help consolidate new patterns of thinking and feeling. This little book is not only on super simple CBT skills, but also on super effective skills for anxiety and low mood.” 
—Gregoris Simos, MD, PhD, professor of psychopathology in the department of educational and social policy at the University of Macedonia in Greece\n“Super Simple CBT provides an easy-to-read, focused overview of key CBT skills. You will learn how to identify thoughts that are related to your emotional distress, and how to develop more balanced and helpful thinking patterns. You will also learn practical skills to help you lead a happier and better life. The book is full of examples as well as helpful exercises and strategies. This is a book that could change your life.” 
—Nina Josefowitz, PhD, psychologist, adjunct professor at OISE/University of Toronto, and coauthor of CBT Made Simple\n“CBT is the gold-standard way to help you think clearly, feel better, and act effectively. Super Simple CBT is like an easy-to-read cookbook with a scientifically tested recipe to overcome miseries and thrive. The authors splendidly show how you can take charge of your life. Use the ideas and exercises to free yourself from anxiety, depression, anger, and other painful emotions. You’ll be glad you did.” 
—Bill Knaus, EdD, CBT pioneer, former director of postdoctoral training in rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), and author of The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety and The Procrastination Workbook\n“Super Simple CBT is a super book. McKay, Davis, and Fanning have produced a much-needed text for anyone who is looking for a clear, accessible, and succinct introduction to CBT. I highly recommend it. It’s simply brilliant.” 
—Stefan G. Hofmann, PhD, Alexander von Humboldt Professor at Philipps-University in Marburg, Germany; and coauthor of Learning Process-Based Therapy\n“I highly recommend Super Simple CBT to anyone who is struggling with worry, anxiety, or depression and is unsure about how to manage it. The authors have done an excellent job of presenting a comprehensive and research-based toolbox of CBT skills in a straightforward, approachable, and user-friendly manner.” 
—Melisa Robichaud, PhD, cofounder of Vancouver CBT Centre, former president of the Canadian Association of CBT, and coauthor of The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Workbook and The Worry Workbook\n“If you are looking

Super Simple CBT: Six Skills to Improve Your Mood in Minutes

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Assertiveness Training

The Messages Workbook: Powerful Strategies for Effective Communication at Work and Home

Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life

Messages: The Communication Skills Book

Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life

Messages: The Communication Skills Book

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life

The Anxiety First Aid Kit: Quick Tools for Extreme, Uncertain Times

Super Simple CBT: Six Skills to Improve Your Mood in Minutes