I wrote How Did I Teach Myself Fear? To unblock my hidden blocks by admitting and admiring gut gumption I taught myself fear through my childhood surroundings and people of influence. I unlocked my imprisoned impudence to understand, admit, and admire. I taught myself everything in my life.

There are numerous self-help books on bookstore shelves trying to bring peace to Christians by luring them through the Land of Oz. In actuality, though, such books cause believers to stumble in their faith through a mind over matter approach strongly endorsed in our world today-a world without Jesus! Through personal trials and triumphs, I found in Jesus a better way to have peace within, even when flying high on a cloud or crashing to the ground. Through this book, you, too, will find the way to peace as you let Jesus remove your heartaches, and the bondage causing your woes, something mind over matter cannot do! The core principles used to bring this book to light-God's Word and personal experiences guided by Romans 15: 18 (NKJV): For I will not dare to speak of any of those things, which Christ has not accomplished through me. Although born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Ronald was reared and educated in Dallas, Texas, and has spent most of his adult life living in Alabama where he now resides with his lovely wife, Mary Ann, in Madison, Alabama. Having no direction for his life, Ronald exhausted his younger days on things of this world, creating for himself a life of self-indulgence and self-love. In the middle of this existence, however, Jesus came looking for Ronald and when He found him, He restored his life with blessings he never before knew-true love-abundant joy-sublime peace. The most succinct way to describe his life-he was born in the 1940's, reared in the 50's, experienced the 60's, overdosed in the 70's, found Jesus in the 80's and has evermore been blessed, joyfully loving and serving Jesus with his life.

The Weight of Images explores the ways in which media images can train their viewers’ bodies. Proposing a shift away from an understanding of spectatorship as being constituted by acts of the mind, this book favours a theorization of relations between bodies and images as visceral, affective engagements that shape our body image - with close attention to one particularly charged bodily characteristic in contemporary western culture: fat. The first mapping of the ways in which fat, gendered bodies are represented across a variety of media forms and genres, from reality television to Hollywood movies, from TV sitcoms to documentaries, from print magazine and news media to online pornography, The Weight of Images contends that media images of fat bodies are never only about fat; rather, they are about our relation to corporeal vulnerability overall. A ground-breaking volume, engaging with a rich variety of media and cultural texts, whilst examining the possibilities of critical auto-ethnography to unravel how body images take shape affectively between bodies and images, this book will appeal to scholars and students of sociology, media, cultural and gender studies, with interests in embodiment and affect.

A fictional, psychological thriller. The telling of a quest to discover the truth of who we are, and what we are doing here. You are invited to take a journey in mind, from madness to sanity, from suffering to peace, and to freedom, as our true power is realised. Buckle-up for the ride of your life. For this is the story of Every-man.

I was you. I was once afraid, anxious, confused and lost. I was crippled with panic attacks, trapped by agoraphobia, and riddled with constant anxiety. I almost lost everything important in my life as my world became smaller and smaller. This is the story of my journey through anxiety, panic disorder, and agoraphobia. The good, the bad, and the ugly of panic attacks, anxiety symptoms, irrational and obsessive thoughts, and being afraid to leave my house or be left alone. This is the story of how I went from an anxious, fearful mess, to living a full, normal life no longer controlled by anxiety or its limitations. I am asked almost daily if I am completely recovered from my anxiety disorders. I am, and I am happy to share how I did it. It's not magic, it's not rocket science, and I didn’t invent any of this. There are no programs to buy, no coaches to hire, no expensive one-on-one sessions, no herbs, supplements, crystals, or medications. Everything I needed to fix this problem was already inside me. Everything you need to fix this problem is already inside you. This is simply a story of applying behavioral science, courage, tenacity, consistency, and an unquenchable desire to overcome these problems once and for all. I was once you, but now I am not. If I can do this, so can you. I promise.

Between one and four people in 100 experience panic attacks at some stage in their lives. An upbeat guide for those affected by this common, disabilitating disorder, Overcome Panic and Anxiety offers a treatment plan, loaded with practical tips and trustworthy advice from a formersufferer. The book's eight chapters detail all the techniques necessary for coping and conquering panic attacks (including breathing, centering, and distraction techniques), all peppered with excerpts from the author's diary. With 121 tips in all, here is a practical, quick guide for those with the disorder or those who care for them.

A completely redone version of a treasured classic. This newly translated volume, complete with facing Hebrew-English text and shoulder captions for clarity, revitalizes the study of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto's classic ethical work. The Path of the Just has long been regarded as the crown-jewel of mussar study. The Gaon of Vilna constantly kept a copy of Mesillas Yesharim at his side, and yet the piercing wisdom of the Ramchal is just as relevant to our own lives. The author gently guides the reader through various levels of character refinement, shining a beacon of life on the path to perfection.