Self-Improvement audiobooks

Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem - Abridged

By: Marilyn Sorensen

Narrated by: Kitt Weagant

Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

One of the most useful guides to boosting your self-esteem!Your self-esteem affects every part of your life: the choices you make, your relationships, your creativity, even your physical health. Low self-esteem greatly interferes with your ability to achieve satisfaction and accomplish goals. In this wise, warm, and practical program, Dr.... Read more

Personalized Wellness

By: Jay Cooper

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you tried diet after diet only to experience failure again and again?  Do you try different exercise plans only to give them up a few months later?  Jay Cooper has the answer for you.  His breakthrough wellness program caters to your individual metabolic type and body shape and delivers a diet and exercise plan that will work for your... Read more

At the Center of Stillness

By: Anne Armstrong & Jim Armstrong

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspirational intuition is available to us all. Psychic extraordinaire Anne Armstrong says, “Most people who are successful in some activity are using their intuitive abilities…We don’t have to wait for it to ‘come to us’ either; we can invite it in.” Find out how to get intuition working in your life; the answers are closer than you think. Read more

The Value In The Valley - Abridged

By: Iyanla Vanzant

Narrated by: Iyanla Vanzant

Length: 2 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“The most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet.” —Oprah Winfrey

Is it the job you hate but need in order to pay the rent? Is it that relationship that you gave your all to only to end up with a broken heart...again? Perhaps it's your children, a family member, or a life-long friend doing you in, dragging you down, pushing you... Read more

Igniting Your Soul Life

By: Gary Zukav

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Gary Zukav is excited about the future - a future exploding with possibility and potential.  As we communicate more and more with the nonphysical world and comprehend the deep spiritual dynamics that underlie the surface appearances of our physical reality, we gain "authentic power." Read more

More Awareness/Less Neurosis

By: Mark Epstein, MD

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

As more and more Westerners become acquainted with Eastern thought, they mistakenly feel that it is only through a negation of the self that one can achieve enlightenment.  Mark Epstein, a Buddhist psychiatrist says, "It’s wrong to think that Buddhist insight wipes out the ego-self; it wipes out the identification of whatever is happening in the... Read more

Secrets of Inner Power

By: Deepak Chopra, M.D. & Rosa Parks

Narrated by: Deepak Chopra, M.D. & Rosa Parks

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

"We must come together and live as one. . . I do believe we can achieve Dr. King's dream of a better world." - Rosa ParksIn 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks boarded a bus after a hard day's work and decided she was just too tired to give up her seat to a white passenger. This simple, unplanned act sparked the 1956 bus boycott... Read more

Honoring Your Longing

By: Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The poem The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer was unexpectedly copied and shared by thousands around the world via bulletin boards, the Internet, and workshop readings. It has taken on a life of its own. Here she how this remarkable poem came to be and expands on each stanza, adding depth to the words with an authenticity that will stir you... Read more

Lost Boys - Abridged

By: James Garbarino

Narrated by: Cotter Smith

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the first book to help parents truly understand youth violence and stop it before it explodes, national expert Dr. James Garbarino reveals how to identify children who are at risk and offers proven methods to prevent aggressive behavior.
After more than a decade of relentless increase in the urban war zones of large cities, violence by young... Read more

Letting Go of Second Guessing God

By: Kathleen Norris

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Kathleen Norris's search for a quiet place to write led her to the Dakota plains, and remarkably, to the world of a Benedictine monastery.  In this dialogue, Norris reveals the hidden treasures of the spirit that come to those who live on the heartland of our culture, whether they be monks, townsfolk, farmers or ranchers. Read more

Money Wisdom

By: Suze Orman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Money can’t make you happy, but not having it can cause problems.  Why is it that so many of us experience trouble with our finances?  Financial planner Suze Orman has surprising answers for us.  "So many of us think that the amount of money you have ultimately determines your emotional state.  It’s your emotional state that determines how much... Read more

You Must Be Present To Win

By: Lama Surya Das

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This endearing man strips away those intimidating trappings surrounding so many of the spiritual traditions and offers you sound practical advice on how to create your own personalized spiritual path--because "there is only one path—that path is your path." Read more

Living the Wild Life

By: Jane Goodall

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

At a meeting in 1962, a young woman turned the scientific community upside down with the announcement that chimpanzees make tools in the wild.  Jane Goodall’s discovery was  the beginning of thirty years of patient and intimate primate observation in the wilds of Kenya; years that redefined what it is to be a human being. Read more

Getting Out from Under - Abridged

By: Stephanie Winston

Narrated by: Stephanie Winston

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the bestselling author of Getting Organized and The Organized Executive, a powerfully enlightening yet practical audio program for restructuring your life to meet the conflicting demands on your time and energy.
Do you ever feel that there simply aren't enough hours in the day?
Are you worried that your schedule gives your children short... Read more

Noble Thoughts / Noble Life

By: Satish Kumar

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Satish Kumar, whose inner journeys proved deep as his travels were long, tells you stories about love, courage, and the triumph of the human spirit in his unpretentious yet compelling style. Read more

Wisdom of the Masters

By: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Narrated by: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr. Dyer starts this remarkable audio program by reflecting on the many great teachers who have influenced him. Whether statesmen, spiritual avatars, poets, or writers, these individuals-including Lao Tzu, Robert Frost, Omar Khayyam, Emily Dickinson, e.e. cummings, Shakespeare, and more-all "lived lives in which they were independent of the good... Read more

One Day My Soul Just Opened Up - Abridged

By: Iyanla Vanzant

Narrated by: Iyanla Vanzant

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“The most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet.” —Oprah Winfrey

From Iyanla Vanzant, the star of the hit Oprah Winfrey Network show Iyanla: Fix My Life, One Day My Soul Just Opened Up is a program of inspiration and motivation that will help you work through problems and improve your emotional and spiritual health.

Through... Read more

Y2K: Coping With Uncertainty

By: Margaret Wheatley

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

It is often the beginning of wisdom to realize how little you know. The impending Y2K crisis is causing the entire world to feel this way. Just as a crisis in your personal life can herald the opportunity for great transformation, so too can Y2K give us pause to consider how we wish to evolve. Read more

Re-Inventing Money

By: Bernard A. Lietaer

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Prepare to have your current understanding of money completely transformed in this stirring dialogue with Bernard Lietaer.  Through his exploration into how our monetary system was originally created, and into new forms of currency at work in the world today, Lietaer reveals how we can enter a new era of "sustainable abundance" for all. Read more

Shedding Light On The Dark Goddess

By: Marion Woodman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A deeply moving exploration of the Dark Goddess and her transformative power. Woodman reveals how to bring this feminine energy of life, death, and rebirth out of the oppression and mockery it has suffered for centuries. She cites her own experience of seeing a tulip after experiencing intense radiation for cancer: “It was so red it hurt.  Tears... Read more

Being Authentic

By: Marsha Sinetar

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

There is a vital energy you receive when you are infused with spiritual intelligence, which Marsha Sinetar calls the "kiss of life."  You may have felt this sense of aliveness at random moments of your life; now you can learn how to make it a part of your everyday existence. Read more

A Guided Meditation To Promote A Healthy Heart

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Listening to this relaxing guided meditation for heart health is a powerful, evidence based practice for lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, holistically and naturally. The hypnotic suggestions, soothing narrative, and powerful affirmations on this research-based audio program combine seamlessly to deliver a state-of-the-art guided... Read more

Healing Trauma: A Guided Meditation for Posttraumatic Stress

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The hypnotic, healing suggestions go very deep, and are designed to counter ugly flashbacks and nightmares with positive images. Additional segments reduce the intense spikes of anxiety and serve as a natural treatment for panic attacks, as well as anger and fury; others shift the tendency toward avoidance, numbness and isolation. Created by... Read more

A Guided Meditation To Help You With Radiation Therapy

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

This guided meditation for radiation therapy is designed to ease treatment side effects and symptoms, such as fatigue, burns, soreness and other discomforts, while at the same time reducing anxiety and encouraging a positive attitude toward healing. Guided imagery is a holistic, mind-body therapy that consists of healing words and images, set to... Read more