Life Skills for a Broken World

Life Skills for a Broken World is a psychology-informed self-help book by Dr Ahona Guha, a clinical and forensic psychologist whose earlier work (Reclaim) explored trauma and abuse. Here she turns her clinical lens outward, offering readers a toolkit for maintaining mental health and emotional steadiness in a world that often feels chaotic, unjust, and overwhelming.

Guha draws on her experience treating both survivors and perpetrators of harm to write with unusual nuance about distress tolerance, boundaries, trauma responses, and the psychology of difficult people. Rather than offering slogans, she translates evidence-based therapeutic ideas into practical life skills readers can apply to relationships, work, and their own internal lives.

Published by Scribe in 2024, the book is aimed at a general adult audience seeking a thoughtful, professionally grounded alternative to lightweight wellness writing.