Abbey Press imprint: 124 books

This book will fill readers with the confidence they need to add prayer to life.

Helping you focus on today, instead of feeling stuck in the past or projecting what might or might not happen in the future, this little book will awaken your confidence as a gifted child of God—happy, loved, and in control of your own life.

The purpose of parenthood is to nurture children, so that someday they can fly solo. Yet an “empty nest” can cause confusing emotions for parents. While this juncture can bring on sadness and loneliness, it can also signal newfound freedom and fulfillment. This book is designed to help “empty...

Some people are just plain difficult—or, at least, we have difficulty dealing with them. Elf-help for Dealing with Difficult People is a sensible little guidebook empowering readers to achieve peace and harmony in life’s inevitable problem relationships.

Happy Birthday Therapy explores the many dimensions of birthdays—from facing regrets to appreciating the present to embracing the future. The inimitable elf-help blend of charm and vibrance makes this birthday greeting an ideal gift for a friend—or for yourself!

The Elves offer tips for reaching a new level of confidence and job satisfaction using their trademark wit, wisdom and whimsy.

A gift book, a self-help book that has helped hundreds of thousands of readers. Its succinct, meaningful guidelines and hope-filled illustrations have reassured those who grieve that out of their pain can come profound, transforming healing.

In Elf-Help for Living with Joy, author Karen Katafiasz—with the help of the whimsical illustrations by R. W. Alley—offers insights into how to hold onto a spirit of true, profound joy that can remain with us, even when things seem to be at their worst. The clear, life-affirming wisdom of this...

Self-esteem goes to the heart of a person’s identity, affirming that you’re acceptable and loved just as you are. Without adequate self-esteem, you have an aching sense of wrongness and shame about yourself and an emptiness that you may try to fill in unhealthy and futile ways. Self-esteem Therapy...

This book rejoices in the distinctive experiences and manifold gifts of half the human family. Timely and relevant with enchanting illustrations, the book offers an affirming and powerful message for women of all ages and life situations.

Teacher Therapy can’t eliminate all of the tough times, but its sound and encouraging advice will help you take care of yourself and bring out the best in those you teach!

Do you go through the Christmas season feeling pressured, empty, inadequate, or depressed? Maybe you need some gentle, constructive, self-help therapy—Christmas Therapy. Insightful guidelines and enchanting illustrations—alive with color—will help you rediscover in your heart the magic, the meaning, and the mystery of this blessed time.

Book offers inspirational and practical advice for daily situations.

Here is a wonderful book of psychology and spirituality—all in one. It shows children that God is someone we can share our every feeling with, and one we can “go to” in our own simple words. The author and illustrator cover a wide range of themes—from praying about one’s anger or sadness to praying about being afraid or bored.