Marisa Peer book lays out 16 rules to stop self-sabotage

Therapist Marisa Peer is publishing Your Mind, Your Rules in the U.S. on Nov. 17, 2026, with a playbook for changing limiting beliefs, habits and self-talk. The book is built around 16 mind rules and a self-assessment meant to help readers rewire thought patterns and behavior.

Why it matters: - Marisa Peer is packaging more than 30 years of therapy experience into a book aimed at helping readers change self-defeating thought patterns without years of treatment. - The book targets common problems such as low self-worth, anxiety, money worries, relationship struggles and career setbacks. - The promise is practical change through language, reframing and action, not theory alone.

What happened: - Your Mind, Your Rules will be published in the U.S. on Nov. 17, 2026. - FlightStory Books, Steven Bartlett’s imprint, is publishing the hardcover edition with Ebury and Penguin Random House. - Marisa Peer says the mind follows the instructions people give it and responds to repeated self-talk. - Peer says the book is designed to deliver the results of therapy in plain language with tools readers can use the same day.

The details: - The book is organized around 16 “mind rules,” with one rule per chapter. - Each chapter ends with four steps: become aware of the rule, reframe it, reprogramme it with better words, then follow through with better actions. - The book opens with a 22-question self-assessment that scores readers on self-worth, change, health and relationships. - Chapter One, Make Your Mind Work for You, shows how the same stressful morning can end differently depending on self-talk. - Readers are asked to write their own affirmations and reframe chores and challenges. - Chapter Two, Be Aware of Your Blueprint, argues that every thought acts as a blueprint the mind works to build. - Chapter Three, Find Your Force, focuses on labels and how self-description can reinforce behavior. - Peer recommends swapping words such as “fear” for “excitement,” “scared” for “safe” and “anxious” for “comfortable.” - Later chapters address being present, doing less to achieve more, rewriting personal narratives, building a success mindset and embracing change. - The book says the brain is highly patterned and that RTT can change patterns of thought and behavior permanently. - A case study in the book describes Matt, a city trader who struggled on first dates until he connected his anxiety to childhood criticism. - Peer says that a year after one session, Matt had been promoted and was dating happily. - Peer survived being hit by a car on London’s Portobello Road in 2022. - She says she was told she would not walk for six months, but she was in a walking boot within six weeks and traveled to Dubai to speak that same week. - Peer is the creator of Rapid Transformational Therapy, or RTT, which combines hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and neuroscience. - Peer says she has trained more than 10,000 practitioners worldwide. - Her background includes speaking at TEDx, the Royal Society of Medicine, Google and Mindvalley. - She also hosts the Your Mind, Your Rules podcast and founded the “I Am Enough” movement. - Her previous bestseller I Am Enough led readers to tattoo the mantra on their skin, and the new book closes with those photographs. - Neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart says Peer’s method “combines the best of evidence-based therapies into one life-changing method.” - The U.S. hardcover edition will cost $37.99 and carries ISBN 978-1-84604-873-9. - Peer is available for interviews, bylined articles and broadcast. - Review copies are available on request.

Between the lines: - The book blends self-help, therapy framing and celebrity credentials to widen its reach beyond a clinical audience. - The inclusion of client stories and Peer’s own recovery narrative is meant to make the method feel both personal and repeatable. - The U.S. launch through Bartlett’s imprint signals continued demand for creator-led wellness titles with large built-in audiences.

What's next: - The book reaches U.S. readers on Nov. 17, 2026. - Peer is expected to promote the release through interviews, broadcast appearances and other media opportunities. - The paperback or international rollout was not detailed in the release.