Thursday, October 8, 2026

Why All Of Your What Ifs Are Holding You Back

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A simple framework to break free from the 'What If Loop.' Practical exercises to calm your anxious mind and stop overthinking. Reflection prompts to uncover the patterns behind your fears. Values-based tools for making confident, intentional decisions. Nervous system techniques to quiet anxious thoughts. Small daily actions that build lasting self-trust. A repeatable Six-Step What If Loop Exit Plan. A FREE 30-Day What If Reset to turn insight into lasting change. Guided worksheets and decision templates for everyday life.




 
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026

MIND: PSYCHOLOGY, THE UNTOLD STORY OF HOW YOUR MIND WORKS...

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MIND: PSYCHOLOGY, THE UNTOLD STORY OF HOW YOUR MIND WORKS...


https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736002554

This is a book about the most important discoveries in psychology. Not just the gnawed bones of the studies in a textbook, but what has been left out of what you think you know. From Genius to Suicide Bombers, from Science to Sex, all the best they never told you in school. 362 Pages, 7.5X9, fully illustrated

• The Brain: How experience controls the biology of the brain: Adrenalin, Cortisol, and Neurotransmitters flood the brain in response to words, Hollywood horror movies, anxiety-producing thoughts, and the girls shrieking “Witch, Witch!” at the Salem witch trial...

• Quest for the Mind Code; how the mind is programmed by the environment.

• New Evidence: How learning "hardwires" the brain for language, emotion, culture, sex....

• MInd Control is an everyday occurrence. Psychology’s General Theory of Relativity; Kamikaze pilots, suicide bombers, celebrity, Tank Killing dogs, sex, and Sacred Cows.  

•The success of Genius is not about the brain, it is about learning how to think. How the greatest minds in history made their discoveries, in their own words.

• Cogito, ergo, cogito cogito: I think, therefore, I think, I think. The fact that we can think has created the illusion that we do think. Test yourself.  Perception determines our reality.

• What the greatest minds in psychology know about how the mind works. Understanding how the mind works gives us the potential to control our own mind, just as Einstein’s understanding of the atom gave us the potential to control the atom. We are far behind in that understanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. OUTSIDE THE BOX: Genius is from the MIND, not the Brain. 

 Learned programs of thinking make Genius possible.  Genius, in their own words.

2. INSIDE THE BOX: Quest For The Mind Code

"The obscure we see eventually, the completely obvious, it seems, takes longer." The Dean of news, Edward R. Murrow.  Psychology’s Special and General Theories of Relativity

3. PEEKING OVER THE EDGE The Conscious Mind: Assembly Required: The new evidence. The Brain itself cannot develop without experience.  Experience “hardwires” the brain; from language to sex.

4. CULTURE AND ATTRACTION: THE "WOW" FACTOR:  ANY STIMULUS—ANY EMOTION

5. THE MYSTERY OF INSTINCTS THE NATURE VS NURTURE CONTROVERSY The Real Story.

6. ORIGIN OF THE INDIVIDUAL Forget the Theories, this is the Hard Evidence

7. DNA: THE GREAT MYSTERY OF BIOLOGICAL PROGRAMS IN OUR BRAIN

“...instinct functions in a blindly mechanical way especially apparent when its function goes wrong.” 

8 THE ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE:  COGNITION AND CREATIVITY Experience Becomes Cognition.

9. PERSONALITY "Never forget that each of you is a distinctly different individual, just like everyone else."   Margaret Mead

10. WHAT INTELLIGENCE REALLY IS “If people knew how hard I had to work to obtain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful after all.”  Michelangelo 

25 POINTS:  IMPORTANT GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIENCES:






Tuesday, October 6, 2026

From Brilliant Bitch To Dynamic Diva!: Real Advice for Real Women!

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From Brilliant Bitch To Dynamic Diva!:

Real Advice for Real Women!


Fed up with getting ‘advice’ from a minister that has a mistress on the side? Or a ‘man of the cloth,’ that suggests you must ‘live with and deal with’ being married to an abuser, a philanderer or a spouse whose sole career goal is to not HAVE a career? Are you still nurturing a mate that has been unemployed more years in his life than he’s been employed? Tired of psychoanalysts that are just plain ‘psycho and anal’ themselves? Frustrated by a therapist telling you to put your fears to ‘bed,’ as he tries to get YOU to bed? Real Advice For Real Women is the book for you if you’re ready to be the Powerful, Purposeful, Passionate woman you’ve envisioned yourself to be! Are you ready to take a step in the direction that encourages you to abandon the backward beliefs of an era past it’s time and that doesn’t acknowledge you in your prime? Learn to generate and create positive benefits in the four most important relationships in your life: •Relationship with YOU•Relationship With Your Children•Relationship With Your Spiritual Self•Relationship With Your Spouse/Lover/Mate


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Monday, October 5, 2026

Best of Friends Trilogy

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Book 1: Best of Friends: What happens when a family death wreaks havoc among siblings? What would you do if the ‘peace-maker’ of the family suddenly loses control? If the opportunity arose, would you agree to simply ‘burn the will,’ sell the estate and split the proceeds? What would be your response when calling the cops and being told: “We’re not coming out, unless there are bullets flying and bodies to count?” Elizabeth Caliente is faced with such propositions in Sherry Brantley’s award-winning ‘Best of Friends’ trilogy. Best of Friends has won two national awards for ‘Best Fiction of the Year!’
Book 2: Before Best of Friends: In this much-anticipated prequel to the ‘Best of Friends,’ trilogy, readers discover how the Fabulous Five group were formed in their youth, and are introduced to the unfolding of the powerful secrets binding the group together. Secrets only this private group were privileged to know. Join this tight-knit group as you uncover the mystery of the ‘Secret of the Blanket.’ Included is an excerpt from the books’ final work of the trilogy, ‘Still Best of Friends.’
Book 3: Still Best of Friends: The explosive conclusion of the ‘Best of Friends’ trilogy! The Fabulous Five were bound together by secrets they’d all swore to carry to their graves. But with the ‘Dastardly Duke Discovery’ exposing the ‘Secret of the Blanket,’ will the Fabulous Five find themselves desperately being consumed in a modern-day media frenzy that is threatening to consume them? Will this group of friends be able to survive the onslaught of the public revelation of their past deeds? Or will they crumble under the weight of their unexpected circumstances? Travel with the Fabulous Five: Elizabeth Caliente’, Kim Worthy, Kiona Stone, Angela Jackson-(A.J.) and Quineeta Davis as once again, they attempt to weather the storms of adversity that threaten to decimate their bond, their friendship, their past! Will the ‘Dastardly Duke Discovery’ prove to be the final nail in the coffin? Or will vow to continue to ‘deny ‘til they die,’ their involvement in the mystery they’re shrouded in?
Meet the dynamic members of the Fabulous Five as this explosive trilogy takes readers on a whirlwind excursion among five friends. Though often humorous, the ride is filled with lessons on friendship, family dynamics and strong relationships. You’ll love connecting and bonding with the members of the Fabulous Five, as they deal individually and collectively with the drama that surrounds them!


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Sunday, October 4, 2026

ELARA: Based on True Events How Losing Herself Became the Road Back Home

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ELARA: Based on True Events How Losing Herself Became the Road Back Home


 “A haunting story of rescue, survival, and the moment a woman begins to remember who she was before the world renamed her.” Based on true events, Elara is the story of a woman rescued in Miami Beach after years of losing herself to survival, duty, and the belief that sacrifice was the only way to love her family. Told through the voice of Michael Evans, Elara follows one unforgettable night of rescue and the long road that follows, from Dr. Chen’s office in Florida to a safe house in Washington, D.C. Along the way, Elara begins to tell the truth about North Korea, China, America, and the quiet ways a person can disappear long before anyone notices. Created as part of a mother-daughter healing project for women and girls, Elara is accompanied by a 90-minute cinematic story experience featuring narration by Michael Evans, voices and music from Asian performing artists, and the emotional figure skating of Polina Korobova. Featuring voices and music by: Dia (Performing Artist, South Korea); Seunghee (Performing Artist, South Korea); Kim’s Note Family (Performing Artist, South Korea); Ruby (Performing Artist, Vietnam); and the emotional figure skating of Polina Korobova (Figure Skater, Ukraine). With contributions by Brian Fitzgibbons, a nationally renowned missing person investigator who has dedicated his life to finding and rescuing missing girls alongside Michael Evans through Kingsman, their charitable private security and intelligence contracting organization. With real-world guidance from Eunhee Park, North Korean defector and author of The Courage to Die, and Zhang Miaomiao, Voice Artist, China, this project grows from the mission that built a community of more than 3 million female subscribers through The REAL Matrix Reloaded: A Map for Escaping the Prison You Can’t See. FOR EVERY WOMAN WHO BECAME WHAT OTHERS NEEDED AND FORGOT WHO SHE WAS, ELARA IS THE ROAD BACK HOME.






 

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Saturday, October 3, 2026

The Beautiful One

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The Beautiful One


In 1912, Asim and Chione, a young Egyptian couple, are enthralled by the discovery of the Queen Nefertiti sculpture bust. Asim becomes the official photographer of the excavation, while Chione assists archaeologist Herr Borchardt as a translator. They all embark on a journey to Berlin, a city brimming with possibilities.

Chione embraces newfound social freedoms; becomes an active women’s suffrage advocate; and secures a job with a leading importer of ancient artifacts. Asim joins an emerging Expressionist art group as an assistant photographer at the prestigious Berlin Museum. In the vibrant atmosphere of Berlin, they unknowingly become entangled in an illicit trade of smuggled Egyptian artifacts and mystical amulets.

Their lives take a dramatic turn when Asim is unexpectedly arrested for murder, setting off a chain of events that leads to the kidnapping of Chione. Their friends join forces to uncover the secrets of the gang and reveal the true killer.

This captivating tale blends historical facts with a touch of the fantastical. Against the backdrop of a transforming century, Asim and Chione navigate Berlin's vibrant society while pursuing their desires, dreams, and the enduring quest for truth.

With a blend of authenticity and imagination, this narrative immerses readers in a world of romance, mystery, and adventure. It invites exploration of the power of human connection and the eternal pursuit of immortality at the turn of a new century.

An era filled with fantastic discoveries made in science, medicine, engineering, and the arts. It is an engaging amateur sleuth, romantic mystery.








Friday, October 2, 2026

WHAT WE CARRY

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WHAT WE CARRY


Everyone in the village knows Callen O'Grady. When someone disappears, when violence threatens to tear lives apart, when there is nowhere else to turn, people come to him. Some believe he is a criminal. Others call him a saviour. No one can explain why, after every disaster, life somehow continues.

Linguist Samantha Wagner arrives in rural Ireland to investigate how a people that loses its language can continue living inside the world that this language created without losing itself. She finds herself drawn into Callen's orbit, where an old crime still divides the village, stories carry more weight than facts, and every answer seems to change the meaning of the question that came before it.

As Samantha falls in love with Callen, the boundaries between language and reality start blurring. The deeper she searches for the truth, the more she starts to question not only the village, but every story through which she has understood herself. Callen knows her without her explaining. Sees her without her performing. Offers her the thing that she's been searching for her entire life: to be understood completely. Until she discovers that might not be a good thing.

Some people change your life. Others change the reality you live in.



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