Why do so many people resist getting help—even when their lives depend on it?In Choosing Help, psychologist Tracy Stecker, PhD, offers a compassionate and evidence-based guide to understanding the deep-rooted reasons why individuals avoid treatment for mental health and substance use issues—and how to help them move toward change.Drawing on decades of clinical research and real-world experience, Dr. Stecker explores the psychological barriers that keep people from seeking support, from fear and shame to mistrust and denial. Rather than placing the burden solely on families or communities, Choosing Help introduces a groundbreaking intervention model designed to shift the individual's own mindset—making the decision to seek help not just possible, but empowering.Each chapter of Choosing Help dives into a specific mindset that keeps people from seeking support. You’ll meet individuals who believe treatment...

An elegant and haunting dystopian novel about a group of individuals gathered to relearn how to navigate the world after a mysterious illness strips them of their memories. Nestled in an idyllic locale beside the sea, The Centre is a place of rehabilitation and rebuilding. Students arrive nameless, their memories and sense of identity wiped by a strange illness. Each day, they attend classes that will help them relearn the right ways to speak and live; they practice the roles they'll assume once they've graduated and returned to society. In their free time, they negotiate a burgeoning social hierarchy and watch old DVDs together; stories of characters whose names they adopt: Maria, Chandler, Chino, Gunther... But as shards of memories - of pets, lovers, errands, and beloved music - begin to threaten the strict curriculum of The Centre, some students start to question the definitions given to them, and explore the ways in which they might define themselves. A stunning,...

The Chianti Case: The Vineyard Mysteries

Naomi Armstrong needs an escape. She doesn't need a campaign.After a career in the city nearly broke her, Naomi retreats to a quiet Vermont estate, far from deadlines, demanding clients, and the ambitious life that almost swallowed her whole. She came to the rolling hills to rebuild herself, piece by quiet piece. The last thing she wants is another complication, especially one that comes with a spotlight.But then she meets Wyatt Stark.Wyatt is charming, grounded, and quietly magnetic, the kind of man who makes her feel truly seen for the first time. He helps her breathe again, showing her a future beyond burnout and pressure. Falling for him is easy. Falling for a man running to become the next Governor of Vermont? That's terrifying.As Wyatt's campaign surges, so does the scrutiny on Naomi. Their private, healing romance becomes public fodder, and the press begins to ask: Is she the right fit for a future governor's wife? The question she's been...