Being Human: A User's Guide (Unabridged‪)‬

Have you ever felt stuck in life, overwhelmed, frustrated, or unsure how you ended up where you are? In Being Human: A User’s Guide, psychologist David Ellis draws on more than four decades of professional experience to offer something rare: practical tools for everyday living explained in plain language.

The book begins with a simple story, a man falls into a hole and can’t get out. People offer advice, prescriptions, and prayers, but nothing works. Then someone arrives who has been in the hole before and knows the way out. That is the spirit of this audiobook. Rather than abstract theory or motivational clichés, it delivers clear, usable coping skills you can apply immediately. You’ll learn how past experiences shape present behavior, why certain patterns repeat, and how to build emotional resilience in the face of stress, uncertainty, and change.

This is not a clinical lecture. It is practical psychology designed for real life, delivered in a straightforward, thoughtful voice that makes complex ideas accessible. If you feel stuck and want a grounded, human path forward, this audiobook offers guidance from someone who understands the terrain and knows the way through.