We hope you’ll enjoy this excerpt from the book, and we’d love to hear from you — what project has been in a holding pattern in your life, and how did you take the procrastination monster by the horns to see a project through to completion?

Why do we do self-defeating things like eat an entire sleeve of cookies when we are supposed to be on a diet? Or run up charges on our credit cards when we’re already struggling to make the minimum payment? Or act out in ways that sabotage our relationships?

In Taming Your Outer Child: Overcoming Self-Sabotage and Healing from Abandonment, psychotherapist and author Susan Anderson says that these self-sabotaging behaviors come from an aspect of our personalities that most people aren’t consciously aware of — the Outer Child.

We hope you’ll enjoy this short excerpt from the book, in which Susan introduces the concept of the Outer Child and explains how yours could be preventing you from achieving your most cherished goals and aspirations.

The relationships in our lives — whether with romantic partners, coworkers, family, or friends — are often our greatest source of both comfort and frustration. In The Relationship Handbook: A Path to Consciousness, Healing, and Growth, beloved bestselling author Shakti Gawain and her longtime coteacher Gina Vucci show how relationships also have the potential to be our greatest teachers.

We hope you’ll enjoy this short excerpt from the book, which explores how we can use creative visualization to create positive change in our relationships.

We hope you'll enjoy this short video in which Susan Campbell, PhD, and John Grey, Phd, authors of Five-Minute Relationship Repair, share three things that couples going through a challenging time need to know. Also be sure to watch this more in-depth interview with them about the book and consider subscribing to New World Library's YouTube Channel for immediate access to the latest author interviews, book trailers, and more.