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Joseph Campbell – the great 20th Century mythologist – revolutionized our understanding of story and psychology with his exposition of the Hero’s Journey; the path of change undertaken by normal individuals that ultimately transforms their understanding of life. However, the Hero’s Journey does not work equally well for all – especially those who have already had their lives and selves irrevocably altered by early childhood trauma.

On a cold December afternoon in 2013, Hazel Gale was declared the English ABA Boxing Champion. On paper, this wasn't her greatest success in sport, nor was it even her best-fought bout. But as her hand was raised that day, Hazel felt a surge of alien emotion. She wasn't sure whether it was happiness, pride or just a good old-fashioned sense of achievement. But it was new. Looking back, she can tell you that what she'd felt upon winning up until that day had been shame. This time, she owned the triumph.

How to Come Alive Again is a funny, honest, broken audiobook written by an author who could be described as the same. It is a combination of self-help audiobook, memoir and polemical lifestyle guide. It lays out the basics for mending your life, accepting yourself, changing what doesn’t work, killing the worst of it and learning to live through depression. It’s an audiobook about what to do when you’re an anxious, depressed, spaghetti-brained mess in a society that still prefers us to act normal and never talk about our mental health.

Anxiety is the most prevalent mental health condition in the world - are you suffering from it? Are you constantly worried or tense? Do you frequently have irrational fears that you just can’t shake? Do you avoid certain situations because they trigger your anxiety? Do you always expect the worst to happen? Do you suffer from frequent headaches or insomnia? In Anxiety Monster: How to Manage and Live with Anxiety, you’ll find everything you need to reduce your symptoms and make your anxiety more manageable.

We live in the "age of anxiety" where one in five people report feeling anxious most of the time. It’s easy to think that other people have it worse, especially when your anxiety hasn’t been diagnosed, which may lead you to ignore your feelings. There are simple, practical solutions you can incorporate into your routine to reduce your anxiety levels and focus on enjoying life again. In Anxiety Monster: How to Manage & Live with Anxiety, you’ll find everything you need to reduce your symptoms and make your anxiety more manageable.

How does autistic trauma really feel, and how can you find your way through it to a warmer, brighter place? Written by best-selling author Charlotte Amelia Poe this is a poignant and whimsical exploration of the true autistic experience. Chapter-by-chapter, Poe delicately peels back the layers of what it is to be young and autistic in the modern world, touching on trauma, grief, mortality, love and everything in between.

Charles Manson, Issei Sagawa und Dorothea Puente sind kaltblütige Massenmörder. Aus ihren Taten machen sie ein Mordsgeschäft. Als "Ikonen des Horrors" verkaufen sie Fanartikel, laden zu kostspieligen Rede-Shows oder versteigern Marathon-Sex. Micael Dahlén, schwedischer Wirtschaftsprofessor mit Kultstatus, hat sich in den Bannkreis der "Monster" begeben und fünf von ihnen hautnah erlebt.

Sie haben Menschen vergiftet, erschossen oder mit ihren eigenen Händen umgebracht. Sie haben ihre Opfer zerstückelt, vergraben oder verspeist. Charles Manson, Issei Sagawa, Dorothea Puente sind kaltblütige Massenmörder. Aus ihren Taten machen sie noch dazu ein Mordsgeschäft. Als "Ikonen des Horrors" verkaufen sie Fanartikel, laden zu kostspieligen Rede-Shows oder versteigern Marathon-Sex.

Since the dawn of time, mankind has recorded encounters with malicious entities that exist for one purpose: to destroy us. In this book, I will share stories of my encounters with the spiritual forces of darkness and, more importantly, tell you how to overcome them.

The Monster Under the Bed is a practical exploration of how to navigate sex and relationships while coping with depression. JoEllen Notte will help you understand how sexual function is affected by depression and what keeps us from effectively addressing it. Heavily informed by the author’s research, including surveys of over 1,000 people and interviews with close to 200, this is the first book of its kind. With practical tips, this is both a guidebook for people with depression and the people who love them, as well as a reference tool for mental health professionals.

If you battle mental illness, love someone with mental illness, or treat individuals who battle mental illness, I'm Not Afraid of the Monsters is a raw, intimate, emotionally enlightening nonlinear portrait through my own personal journals, poetry, and essays of my life shedding light on life with the madness and monsters of mental illness.

Calming the Stress Monster is the perfect book to help you manage stress in your life before it begins to manage you! It will provide you with everything you need to understand what is happening when stress attacks you. That includes the signs that you may find difficult expressing or explaining to other people in a calm manner. This book will help break down the signs and symptoms of stress, and how it can impact you in an emotional and physical way. It will also highlight relaxation techniques that you can use to help keep your mind calm and productive.

If you let it, stress can easily worm its way into all parts of your life, making it hard to be productive. All too quickly, your mind floods with feelings of worry, doubt, and anxiety.

This is a story about a young boy and his journey into the world of anxiety. There, he must face his fears—a scary monster called Boo, who keeps telling him that bad things will happen and that the world is full of hatred and rage. Like most of us would, the boy first tries to escape. To run away from it. But no matter how much he struggles, the monster is always there. Exhausted and terrified, the boy stops doing all the things he loves to do. Except for one thing. He draws. And in those magical moments, there is no rage. No fear. No darkness. Just the boy, the pencil, and the paper.

Today is the day to stop letting anxiety from outside forces rule your life. It is time to look doubt, despair, and unease in the face and stand up for you. Allow this book to help you be your own person. Take control of your life and be a better you today. In this audiobook, I will teach you powerful techniques for overcoming all of your fears in no time at all. These techniques are proven strategies that will make your fears vanish.