Patch
Your
Brain

Take back your power, take the initiative and work to remove whatever's holding you back. Strengthen your resolve, exercise your will and pump up your inner badass! Inoculate your most interesting organ to serve you, not work against you, as you seek your dreams.

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Books

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Carol Dweck, Ph.D

The Female Brain & The Male Brain: A Breakthrough Understanding of How Men & Boys Think - Louann Brizendine, M.D.

Real Help: An Honest Guide To Self-Improvement & The Destiny Formula: Find Your Purpose. Overcome Your Fear of Failure. Use Your Natural Talents & Strengths To Build A Successful Life - Ayodeji Awosika

The Morning After: Sex, Fear and Feminism - Katie Roiphe

Who Stole Feminism? How Women Have Betrayed Women - Christina Hoff Sommers

Man's Search For Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl

Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames - Thich Nhat Hanh

The War of Art: Break Through The Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles - Steven Pressfield

Rethinking Narcissism - Dr. Craig Malkin

Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic - Dr. James Gilligan

The Better Angels of Our Nature - Steven Pinker

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching - Thich Nhat Hanh

Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair - Sarah Schulman
 

The 5 Best Books For Avoiding Abusive Relationships
 

​I've found five stellar resources to help women identify their psychological weaknesses and inoculate themselves against the sort of toxic man who manipulates and abuses, but also to better understand men and thereby become better partners themselves.

"But He Says He Loves Me!" The Women's Abuse Prevention Manual

Dina McMillan's powerful book But He Says He Loves Me: How to Avoid Being Trapped in a Manipulative Relationship was published in 2007 but few seem to have gotten the memo. It's THE book for women in, who've been in, and who have not yet entered manipulative, abusive relationships

Don't Be The Victim: Patch Your Brain

Your brain is like a computer network. One attacker can bring down the whole system if he finds your vulnerability first. It's up to you to patch your vulnerabilities.

The #1 Red Flag Of The Abusive Man

The misogyny backlash is here. The government won't help. It's up to women to avoid violent men. Listen to your big brother.

Moving Beyond Man-Hating

It's time to confront victim feminism's self-imposed disempowerment. Who's truly holding us back? What important questions can we ask to make ourselves stronger?