Books

Why do some couples thrive while others struggle? A licensed psychologist reveals the science and real-life stories behind relationships that last.

Are you searching for relationship advice that is practical, evidence-based, and genuinely helpful? In this insightful book, Dr. Dan Boynton, a licensed psychologist with years of experience helping...

Raising Kids With Autism: The Parent’s Survival Playbook
The Asperkids’ (Secret) Book of Social Rules

Are you raising, teaching, or loving a child on the autism spectrum? This friendly, practical guide is here to help, every step of the way.
Written by licensed psychologist Dr. Dan Boynton, Ph.D., this book is filled with real-world advice, lived...

What if your family’s greatest strengths and greatest struggles come from the same invisible source?
In this enlightening and compassionate guide, Dr. Dan Boynton reveals how the subtle force of emotional fusion operates within every family system, quietly shaping the way we think, feel, connect, and even disagree. Whether your family is loving...

What Parents Need to Know About Children with Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Hope, Advocacy, and Real Answers

Raising a child with intense mood swings, explosive emotions, and unpredictable behavior can feel like living on a roller coaster with no seatbelt.

You’re doing your best, but the labels keep changing. ADHD? Anxiety? DMDD? What if it’s...

Does Your Child, Teen, or Young Adult Have PDA? (Pathological Demand Avoidance)
By Dr. Dan Boynton, Ph.D.

“Why won’t my child get out of the car?”

“Why does my teen shut down over the smallest request?”

“Why does my young adult avoid everything, yet still has moments of brilliance and charm?”

If these questions sound familiar, you’re not alone. Many...

The Gift of Bipolar
By Dr. Dan Boynton, Ph.D.

What if your greatest challenges also held the seeds of your greatest strengths?

In The Gift of Bipolar, Dr. Dan Boynton, Ph.D., blends clinical insight with deeply human stories to uncover the surprising strengths hidden within the bipolar experience.

Rather than focusing solely on symptoms and...

Managing Bipolar Disorder: A Comprehensive Guide to Symptom Control and Daily Functioning
By Dr. Dan Boynton, Ph.D.

A clear, compassionate, and comprehensive guide to living well with bipolar disorder.

Whether you’re newly diagnosed, supporting a loved one, or treating patients in a clinical setting, this book provides the tools and knowledge you...

Beyond Cravings: Understanding and Treating Pica
By Dr. Dan Boynton, Ph.D.

Why would someone crave and eat chalk, dirt, paper, or soap?

Pica is the persistent urge to eat non-food items. Often misunderstood, overlooked, or casually dismissed as a strange habit. But for many individuals, from children with autism to adults coping with trauma, pica...

What if the task is not really the problem?

Sometimes the thing you are asked to do is small. Take out the trash. Wipe the counter. Help with the project. Answer the message. Pick up the thing you walked past three times.

But inside, the reaction is much bigger than the task.

Why should I have to do it?

Why is this always on me?

Why should I be...

You can picture the better version of yourself clearly. So why does she always feel just out of reach?

Maybe she wakes up early, stays organized, follows through, answers texts on time, keeps the kitchen clean, and somehow handles life without constantly feeling overwhelmed. Maybe she is calmer, more confident, more focused, more emotionally...

For the reliable one, the nice one, the capable one, and the exhausted one who keeps wondering, “Where did my life go?”

You are not selfish for wanting your time back. You are not cold for needing space. And you are not wrong for feeling tired of being the person everyone else runs out of.

Why Can’t I Just Stop Letting People Steal My Time? is a...

When a child’s anger becomes the weather in the house, everyone learns to watch the sky.

Some children do more than have tantrums. Their anger is too big, too frequent, too confusing, and too hard to calm. A simple request can become an hour-long battle. A small disappointment can turn into screaming, threats, tears, shame, or destruction....

Why do capable people still feel like frauds?

You did the thing. You earned the role, finished the project, raised the child, led the meeting, made the decision, or received the praise. From the outside, there is evidence that you are capable.

So why does your mind still whisper, Who do you think you are?

Why Can’t I Just Trust Myself? is a...

Why does one small comment, text, tone, or change in plans feel like an emotional emergency?

You were fine a minute ago. Then something happened.

A short reply. A disappointed look. A criticism that was probably minor. A child’s noise at the exact wrong moment. A partner’s tone. A plan that changed without warning.

Suddenly your body is already...

Something good happens. And then your brain clears its throat.

You got the promotion. The vacation is going well. The kids are fine. Nothing is on fire. For one full second, things feel... almost nice.

Then the thoughts arrive: This won’t last. You should be doing something. You don’t deserve this. What’s about to go wrong?

And just like that,...

You keep reaching the next goal. So why does it never feel like enough?

You finish the task. Hit the goal. Improve, achieve, push through, and do the thing you thought would finally let you feel okay.

Then the finish line moves.

Why Can’t I Just Be Enough? is a clear, compassionate, and often funny look at the exhausting loop of never quite...