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How often—even before we began—have we declared a task ‘impossible’? And how often have we construed a picture of ourselves as being inadequate? A great deal depends upon the thought patterns we choose and on the persistence with which we affirm them.

By Piero Ferrucci

Piero Ferrucci is an Italian philosopher, psychotherapist, teacher, and author. His books focus on personal growth and development.

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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

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It’s All in Your Head

An inspirational book by self-made musical superstar, Russ, reminding you that it starts with YOU, to believe in yourself, and to get out of your own way. Twenty-seven-year-old rapper, songwriter, and producer Russ walks his own path, at his own pace.

How Cancer Saved My Life—Why Crisis Is an Opportunity | Giulia Muntoni | TEDxHHL

In November 2013, Giulia found out that she had breast cancer. The following March she had a mastectomy and, by May 2014, she started chemotherapy. In our society cancer is often associated with death. But this is a story about life. For her, cancer was literally a re-birth.

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Coping with Cancer: DBT Skills to Manage Your Emotions—and Balance Uncertainty with Hope

This compassionate book presents dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a proven psychological intervention that Marsha M. Linehan developed specifically for the impossible situations of life--and which she and Elizabeth Cohn Stuntz now apply to the unique challenges of cancer for the first time.

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2025

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