Self-Improvement audiobooks

Packrat No More

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Jeff Davidson

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Practically everyone collects something, and many of us have several different types of collections. But when do collections become problematic? When do we say, "This is enough, I've got too much, my collection is getting out of hand?"In this program, author and professional speaker Jeff Davidson, who has addressed this very issue to packed... Read more

Rescue Me!

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Annette Comer

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Annette Comer discusses human vulnerabilities, embattled self-esteem, strained relationships, and lost money, then offers the necessary tools to deal with each of these dilemmas. It is the revealing true story of a sister who refuses to let her brother fail in his business, in spite of many obstacles and mistakes. As she reveals her five... Read more

Moments of Truth

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Jeff Davidson

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In this ultra-hectic world with exponential population growth, an explosion of information, worldwide media coverage, ever-increasing piles of paper, and an overabundance of choices, any of us can feel overwhelmed at any given time. Yet it is both vital and entirely possible to carve out a sense, and an experience, of breathing space. In this... Read more

Enjoy Every Sandwich

By: Lee Lipsenthal

Narrated by: Lee Lipsenthal & Dean Ornish, M.D.

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

This book is a culmination of what I’ve learned. I hope it will open the door for you to embrace your humanity, accept uncertainty, and live a life of gratitude. —from Enjoy Every Sandwich

As medical director of the famed Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Lee Lipsenthal helped thousands of patients struggling with disease to overcome their... Read more

Spontaneous Happiness

By: Andrew Weil

Narrated by: Andrew Weil

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Everyone wants to be happy. But what does that really mean? Increasingly, scientific evidence shows us that true satisfaction and well-being come only from within.

Dr. Andrew Weil has proven that the best way to maintain optimum physical health is to draw on both conventional and alternative medicine. Now, in Spontaneous Happiness, he gives us... Read more

How to Live Between Office Visits - Abridged

By: Bernie S. Siegel

Narrated by: Bernie S. Siegel

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this compassionate and powerful healing guide, Dr. Bernie Siegel, the author of the triumphant bestsellers Love, Medicine & Miracles and Peace, Love & Healing, provides readers with healthy ways to respond to life's adversities. Read more

How to Create a Commanding Presence

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Larry Iverson

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you ever wonder how to become more influential? Would you like to know how to get people to instantly accept and like you? What if you knew the verbal and nonverbal tactics that immediately give you credibility? Well now you can! You can start using these strategies today to build a winning, commanding presence. Dr. Larry Iverson will guide... Read more

Healing After Loss

By: Martha Whitmore Hickman

Narrated by: Lorna Raver

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

After the loss of a loved one, once the services are over and the relatives and friends have gone home, we are left to enter a strange new land, where someone who has given meaning to our life is gone. Drawing on her own experience as well as that of others, author Martha Whitmore Hickman presents a year's worth of meditations for people dealing... Read more

Having Breathing Space

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Jeff Davidson

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

What would your life look like if you had breathing space—the ability to tackle problems and challenges as they arise, the space and freedom to engage in conceptual and innovative thinking, and a sense of control and ease about each day?In this insightful session, professional speaker and author Jeff Davidson lays out a plan for you to have a... Read more

From Monastery to Marketplace

By: Jan Phillips

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A friend put Phillips in pursuit of her spiritual practice which involves deep listening and resulted in a flood of creative outpouring that fueled her imagination. This deep dialogue covers such topics as quantum physics to fear, from "erosphere" to "infosynthesis." Read more

Conquering Unrelenting Information Overload

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Jeff Davidson

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is for anyone who wants to experience less clutter, be more productive, and go through each day with greater clarity and focus. Author and prolific speaker Jeff Davidson discusses why every gainfully employed adult in America faces unrelenting information and communication overload—and how to regain control.Jeff explains that while... Read more

The Unheard Cry for Meaning

By: Viktor E. Frankl

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Upon his death in 1997, Viktor E. Frankl was lauded as one of the most influential thinkers of our time. The Unheard Cry for Meaning marked his return to the humanism that made Man’s Search for Meaning a bestseller around the world. In these selected essays, written between 1947 and 1977, Dr. Frankl illustrates the vital importance of the human... Read more

Business Banter Vocabulary System

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Liv Montgomery

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagine building your business vocabulary and having fun at the same time. Now you can! Verbalicious takes a fun, entertaining approach to language. With Liv Montgomery as your verbal tour guide, you’ll expand your word base and develop verbal prowess for business situations almost effortlessly. Other vocabulary programs are boring, and often... Read more

Ensuring Your Well-Being

By: Robert J. Wicks, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In working with people in the helping professions who are most in danger of burnout or traumatic stress, Wicks has made many discoveries on how we can live our fleeting days with meaning, peace, compassion, and contentment. His reflections include many unforgettable stories that will live in your heart for years to come. Read more

The Myth of Psychotherapy

By: Thomas Szasz

Narrated by: Robin Lawson

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Until recent years, “bad” and “immoral” were terms used to describe people who are now referred to as “sick” and “in need of treatment.” Moral and religious perspectives have been clearly replaced by medical and therapeutic rhetoric. It is little wonder that the world is plagued by legions of rapists, drug users, murderers, thieves, child... Read more

A Most Dangerous Method

By: John Kerr

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 22 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1907 Sigmund Freud and Carl Gustav Jung began what promised to be both a momentous collaboration and the deepest friendship of each man's life. Six years later they were bitter antagonists, locked in a savage struggle that was as much personal and emotional as it was theoretical and professional. In between them stood a young woman named... Read more

Blue Nights

By: Joan Didion

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr

Length: 4 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old.
 
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33 Spirit Journeys

By: Denise Linn

Narrated by: Denise Linn

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Each meditation and visualization in this remarkable program serves a specific purpose, helping you expand your awareness, deepen your intuition, transcend limiting thought patterns, and activate your ability to manifest your dreams. Using calming music, powerful relaxation techniques, and Denise Linn's soothing voice, every life-enhancing... Read more

Finding Sarah

By: Sarah Ferguson

Narrated by: Sarah Ferguson

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Finding Sarah is an extraordinarily personal memoir by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. As she spends time with Dr. Phil McGraw, she gains a new understanding of her relationship with herself and with others. Suze Orman helps Sarah unravel the poisonous money issues she suffers from. Martha Beck teaches her how let go of her negative self-image.... Read more

Uncertainty

By: Jonathan Fields

Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Jonathan Fields knows the risks-and potential power-of uncertainty. He gave up a six-figure income as a lawyer to make $12 an hour as a personal trainer. Then, married with a 3-month old baby, he signed a lease to launch a yoga center in the heart of New York City. . . the day before 9/11. But he survived, and along the way he developed a fresh... Read more

I Am the Change I Seek

By: Kathleen Suneja

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Connecting to the inner self is the best means to overcome adversity. The book is a guide to self-realization so as to make optimal decisions to prevent being overwhelmed by an oppressive situation. Freedom is a state of mind. One must begin by making changes within the self to realize the depth of one’s freedom. Self-realized thoughts overcome... Read more

A System for Managing Work Related Stress

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Jeff Davidson

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: No

While the challenges and level of stress you face at work may be mounting, a variety of techniques at your disposal can help diminish the effects of stress.In this session, mega-author and professional speaker Jeff Davidson discusses thirty-six techniques, including twelve physical, twelve mental, and twelve mental and physical, to help diminish... Read more

Avoiding the Racing Clock

By: Made for Success

Narrated by: Jeff Davidson

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Does it seem as if your days are racing by? No matter what you do, does it seem that time is speeding up? If so, you’re part of a huge number of career professionals who inadvertently are undertaking many of the same practices and behaviors that contribute to the perception of time speeding up. In this remarkable program, author and professional... Read more

Outliving The Limitation Of Our Personal Stories

By: Gangaji

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The stories we tell ourselves about our childhood and our present life are like clothing we put on. But do these tales tell us who we truly are? Gangaji says, "For better and worse, our stories become the reference points for defining who we are, who we are with, and what it all means." How do we separate ourselves from this narrative and... Read more