Alternative Psychology

Did you know you can completely get rid of anxiety, panic attacks, and depression without using any medication? Have you heard about the vagus nerve and what it can do to your health? If you want to know more, read on...The vagus nerve is the longest in the human body, running from the head to the abdomen. Many researchers now believe that the vagus nerve might be the solution to all human health issues.

This is the first book to present an integrated model of mindfulness and emotion regulation - both clinically proven for reducing anxiety symptoms. Using these easy mindfulness practices, you'll learn to manage your emotions and lessen your anxiety, leading to improvements in your social life, work obligations, and family responsibilities.

An engaging guide to the art of forest bathing, inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, for anyone who wants to explore the transformative power of nature in promoting health and happiness.

Navigating parenthood is hard enough on its own. If you are faced with a blended family situation or are worried about your child’s emotional development, you may have spent hours looking for ways to help you on your parenting journey. Many people struggle with emotionally unresponsive children or have trouble navigating a new life with their stepchildren. If you have tried disciplinary techniques that don’t work, it may be your approach that needs to change. Welcome to the simple road map you have been looking for!

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) might be the treatment you’ve been looking for. CBT uses your own mind’s internal processes and ability to make associations to unleash a better version of yourself. This audiobook explains what CBT is, how it works, and how you can benefit from it. It also guides you through a 10 step process where your awareness of how your mind works can lead to greater personal happiness, peace, and joy. You'll learn how to achieve a higher level of personal clarity.

Drawing on techniques and perspectives from two seemingly different traditions, this second edition of the self-help classic Calming Your Anxious Mind offers you a powerful and profound approach to overcoming anxiety, fear, and panic. From the evidence-based tradition of Western medicine, learn the role your thoughts and emotions play in anxiety. And from the tradition of meditation and the inquiry into meaning and purpose, discover your own potential for presence and stillness, kindness and compassion.

Renew your sense of purpose to achieve health and happiness with this actionable guide that incorporates astrology, integrative wellness, and positive psychology - from a renowned astrologer and integrative health practitioner.

Break the cycle of anxious thinking and rumination that are at the root of insomnia. In this much-needed guide, a trained mindfulness expert teams up with a behavioral sleep specialist to present evidence-based meditations in an innovative four-week protocol clinically demonstrated to address the emotional stresses and anxieties that lie at the root of sleep issues. Following this guide, listeners will learn to unwind their mind, relax their body, feel less tense, and finally get the sleep they need.

Feeling restricted by her office-bound clinical practice, licensed clinical social worker Jen Udler decided to take therapy outdoors. Walking on local nature trails with her clients proved to be the breakthrough Jen was looking for. The calming presence of nature provided a varied backdrop, offering natural metaphors for each client's experience, while the rhythmic movement cultivated deeper connections between mind and body.

Many antidepressants - the first line in our standard of care for treating depression - bring with them potential health risks, yet one in six Americans takes medication to alleviate feeling sad, anxious, stuck, or unable to focus or sleep. More and more, conventional medicine pathologizes how we respond to life's challenges - like feeling trapped in an unfulfilling job, grieving the death of a loved one, or being anxious about a bad relationship - telling us that they're symptoms of disease.

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Boundaries are our way of setting limitations and rules around us in order to protect ourselves. This is crucial for inner child healing as we reparent and protect our wounded inner child. Drawing from the principles of inner child healing, this book offers a step-by-step approach to establishing and nurturing six essential boundaries. Boundaries for Inner Child Healing offers practical guidance, actionable strategies, and real-life examples to help you navigate the complexities of boundary setting and maintenance.

The ancient Solfeggio scale is best known for its use in the soothing Gregorian chants, but its history can be traced back to biblical times. The ancient six-tone scale and another three tones that have been discovered since then are considered by many musicologists and scientists to be positive for the mind and body. it is said that our modern 12-tone scale suppresses our emotions, stifles our intuition, and restricts our consciousness to the point of manifesting physical symptoms such as pain or illness. At 396 Hz we spend less time grieving and worrying.

By the end of this book, you should have the necessary mental tools for becoming assertive, rather than aggressive, and calm when necessary. If you’re tired of being controlled by this unpredictable emotion, take matters into your own hands and listen to this useful guide.

Despite the billions spent on prescription anti-depressant drugs and psychotherapy, people everywhere continue to grapple with depression. James Gordon, one of the nation's most respected psychiatrists, now offers a practical and effective way to get unstuck. Drawing on 40 years of pioneering work, Unstuck is Gordon's seven-stage program for relief through food and nutritional supplements, Chinese medicine; movement, exercise, and dance; psychotherapy, meditation, and guided imagery; and spiritual practice.

Many scientists and doctors who think "outside the box" firmly believe now that there are physiological factors which contribute to behavior problems like ADHD and ADD. You need to understand that children and adults who struggle with mental disorders very likely have issues physically and the principal suspect is the digestive system. And food quality can be the primary cause of digestive problems which lead to mental disorders ultimately.

Are you constantly plagued by negative thoughts about yourself and others? Do you wish that you could finally be free of these issues, or at least learn how to manage them and live a more normal life? With our step-by-step guide to retrain your brain, you can learn to look at life with an entirely different perspective. There will be no more need to hide your feelings or escape your negative thoughts. Instead, you'll learn how to embrace your feelings to create a brighter tomorrow.

We are on the cusp of a major revolution in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience. After fifty years of prohibition, criminalization and fear, science is finally showing us that psychedelics are not dangerous or harmful. Instead, when used according to tested, safe and ethical guidelines, they are our most powerful newest treatment of mental health conditions, from depression, PTSD, and OCD to disordered eating and even addiction and chronic pain.

When Columbia University doctor Kelli Harding began her clinical practice, she never intended to explore the invisible factors behind our health. But then there were the rabbits. In 1978, a seemingly straightforward experiment designed to establish the relationship between high blood cholesterol and heart health in rabbits discovered that kindness — in the form of a particularly nurturing post-doc who pet and spoke to the lab rabbits as she fed them — made the difference between a heart attack and a healthy heart.

Psychotherapist Noel Eastwood takes you on an inner journey of self-discovery and healing. He draws upon numerous case studies to demonstrate how ordinary people can overcome limiting beliefs and traumatic experiences using self-hypnosis. Journey into your deep unconscious using simple self-hypnosis techniques to uncover the dragons feeding on your sadness, loneliness, anxiety, anger, and fear. Learn how to tame your dragons and release yourself from limiting beliefs.