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Red Wheel/Weiser Synchronicity: The Art of Coincidence, Change,
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Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC Chicken Soup for the Soul: All You Need Is Love:
Book SynopsisAll You Need Is Love - it's a common cliche and a popular, iconic song. But is it true? Is love really all you need? The writers of these 101 true, inspirational stories answer that question with a resounding "YES!"You won't be able to put down these heartwarming and inspirational stories of dating and romance, proposals and weddings, serendipity and destiny. Whether you're celebrating a longstanding relationship or still looking for your soul mate, these true, personal stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library will leave you convinced that to live a fulfilling, happy life, all you really need is love. Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA and each book includes stories from as diverse a group of writers as possible. Chicken Soup for the Soul solicits and publishes stories from the LGBTQ community and from people of all ethnicities, nationalities, and religions.
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Booklocker Inc.,US Surviving the Fourth Cycle
Book SynopsisSurviving the Fourth Cycle is a uniquely-told, true story about overcoming suicide, for anyone affected by the harsh realities of mental illness. Nathan Daniels rips his closet door off its hinges and the skeletons come rattling out through his intense writing. Read along as he picks through the bones, examining the powerful relationships and experiences that have led to both his struggle to function in society and his ability to persevere.
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Prometheus Books Emotional Vampires: Predators Who Want to Suck
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Permuted Press The Blame Game: How to Recover from the World's
Book SynopsisHonest happiness and effortless living are possible. You just have to heal from a blame addiction you didn’t know you had.Life is designed to be effortless. It might not seem like it right now, but a deep sense of confidence, freedom, and serenity is attainable regardless of your situation. All you need to do is address ONE habit. One that you didn’t know you had. Anxiety, depression, anger, shame, and guilt are all symptoms of your blame addiction. Spend a month on the BLAME recovery process. Within 30 days… YOUR MENTAL HEALTH WILL IMPROVE. YOUR PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE WILL BE ENHANCED. YOUR ENERGY LEVELS WILL INCREASE. YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE. From the very first chapter of The Blame Game, you will not only start to release years of built-up frustration, resentment, and sadness, you will begin to find out who you honestly are—all so you can find out what your true purpose is.
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Permuted Press Selfish: Step Into a Journey of Self-Discovery to
Book SynopsisCreate your inspirational playbook for life.Self!sh adj. taking time for oneself every day. Some might call that selfish. We say own it. This is your personal playbook for your mindset. Your tool kit to cope and grow. It’s unique to you. It gets you back to the best of You. Yes, it’s a good thing to take care of yourself. You’ll bring more of what you cherish and value to the world and those around you. That's self!sh. Chances are, if you’ve picked up this workbook, you are looking for a mind shift. You want more out of life. You are self-motivated to “do the work” to heal, grow, and thrive. Take a journey inward with humility and compassion. Forget the roles you play, the job title or the status symbol. Surrender. Make space for all of you, the bold and the vulnerable. This isn’t about proving anything to yourself or anyone else. There is no audience here. Quiet down your inner critic. Follow your heart. Surprise yourself! Built around eight self-reflection exercises, this workbook will guide you every step of the way through prompts, questions and examples that will culminate in you creating your personal Playbook. You will be empowered to cultivate a sense of worth tied to your intrinsic value, your character, and your principles. You will gain clarity on what is truly important to you, what motivates you, and what gets you emotionally charged to live the life you want.Trade Review"The selfhelp section just got a makeover and it's courtesy of Stephanie Szostak! I started it excited to answer the questions, and ended it thinking in a different way. This book will help people, I am certain of that!” -- Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent and co-host of GMA3"Szostak is on a mission to improve well-being using science-inspired tools. In this delightful playbook you’ll find exercises to discover your strengths, boost your resilience, and improve your mood—it’s a welcome tool to promote thriving.” -- Ethan Kross, International Bestselling Author of Chatter“I used many of these same techniques during my years of competition and I believe that along with all of the physical work, many of the tools and strategies taught in this wonderful book ultimately helped me to win Olympic Gold!” -- Dan Jansen, 1994 Olympic Gold Medalist, Speed Skating“Self!sh is a practical, easy accessible, step-by-step workbook that addresses where we are, where we want to be, and how to get there. Enjoy the experience of learning more about yourself and becoming the person that you deserve to be.” -- Antonio E. Puente, PhD 125th President, American Psychological Association and Board of Directors, Give an Hour"I was totally engaged by this thoughtful and creative workbook and will incorporate it into my work with clients.” -- Dale V. Atkins, Ph.D., Psychologist, Author, Media Commentator“Working in recovery, I know how important daily reminders can be in one’s journey to healing and sobriety. The Self!sh Playbook provides a personal tool to re-calibrate what is important and encourages mental fitness which is often overlooked in today’s fast-paced world.” -- Gary Mendell, founder & CEO, Shatterproof“My Playbook has helped dramatically shift my mindset, grow my self-confidence, trickling down and around to every area of my life.” -- Christina Moses, Actress, Writer, Director“This playbook provides the tools to form daily habits that help us thrive even during times of stress, allowing us to better connect with ourselves and others in our life.” -- Kimberly Williams, President & CEO at Vibrant Emotional Health“As a retired Olympic athlete and someone who now works in the field of mental performance, I love the idea of a playbook that keeps our guiding principles top of mind.” -- Nicole Davis, Psy.D., 2x Olympic Medalist, TEDx Speaker and Mindset Coach at Finding Mastery“Self!sh is an excellent contribution to the field of wellness. Paying attention to our mental health is good for us – actively working on our well being every day…even better!” -- Barbara Van Dahlen, Ph.D., Founder & Former CEO, Give an Hour; Co-Founder & CEO, WeBe Life Inc.
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Mango Media Letters from a Better Me: How Becoming an
Book SynopsisEmpower Yourself and Change the World“Becoming a strong woman starts with self-development and Rachael Wolff's book is a powerful tool to help you soar.” ―Louise Harmon, author of Happiness A to ZBecome the very best and strongest women you can be with the unique tools and practices in Letters from a Better MeSelf-esteem for empowerment. By practicing affirmations each day, you become stronger emotionally and psychologically. Writing letters to yourself can be a powerful affirming process that gives you the courage to face adversity and helps you develop resilience that will get you through anything. The art of staying present. There is power in planting ourselves in the present. It allows us to evaluate where we are and what direction we want to be heading in. In this book, the author guides you through creating action plans. She encourages us to create positive change and foster long-lasting energy and focus. In turn, we develop the skills necessary to advocate both for ourselves and others, in a way that builds us up without tearing others down.Looking for a self-help book for women? Find everything you’re looking for and more in Rachael Wolff’s Letters from a Better Me. Inside find: Letters that promise to inspire and empower you to pursue positive change Guides at the end of each chapter for writing your own letters A chance to grow from difficult times and write your way back to who you want to be Readers of titles such as Judgement Detox; I Am That Girl; What I Know Now; Loving What Is; and Girl, Stop Apologizing will find further healing and empowerment in Rachael Wolff’s Letters from a Better Me.Trade Review“In Letters from a Better Me, Rachael Wolff takes us through three stages of being: Awareness, Acceptance, and Action, through letters written to elicit reflection, emotion and, eventually, closure. You will see yourself in these letters. You will hear your own words. You may find yourself shouting out loud at what you’re reading, ‘Yeah! That’s what I’m talking about!’ Or you might find yourself shedding a tear when you discover one of Rachael’s letters tapping into a really personal space inside yourself. We each bring our own lives to this book. These letters will mean something different to each of you who read it. What triggers me might not trigger you. Your personal life experiences will dictate your journey. Keep your own journal or notebook handy to write some of your own letters along the way. You’ll be surprised at how much you have to say! In the end, it’s all about Girl Power. Never forget that each and every one of you possess that. And this book is key to tapping into that supersource!" —Lisa Goich, author of 14 Days“Becoming a strong woman starts with self-development and Rachael Wolff's book is a powerful tool to help you soar.” ―Louise Harmon, author of Happiness A to Z “Rachael Wolff’s Letters from a Better Me gives the reader a powerful historical perspective on the woman as victim, the overt and subliminal messages passed down through the generations, and the ways in which women have contributed to their lack of value in the world. Wolff does not just catalogue these perspectives; she gives the reader a practical and powerful series of exercises to help women let go of their chains of victimhood and claim their roles as architects of their own destiny. So that our daughters won’t have to suffer as we did. A brilliant analysis and a practical self-help book all in one!” —Norma Greenberg, founder of Comprehensive College Consulting, Harvard M.A.T., Northeastern University C.A.G.S., former president of the New England Association for College Admission Counseling, former board member of the New England Regional Council of the College Board“I had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy of Letters from a Better Me. What a FANTASTIC read! Rachael does a wonderful job of guiding the readers to take a look within and explore their own psyche. I love the format of the author’s letters. These spur the readers to dive deeper into their own life experiences and thoughts. This book guides us to dig a little deeper, empower ourselves, and create positive change. It encourages the reader to be kinder and more understanding—which can only be of benefit to humanity. I highly recommend this book for your own bedside table and as a gift for someone you love!” —Sheila M. Burke, bestselling author of I Am What's Wrong featured in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today and founder of Being Better Humans“This book takes a creative approach to unfiltered flow writing. Engaging in this personal process can lead to increased empowerment at a time when freeing women's authentic voices is essential.” —Marta Ockuly, PhD, president & CEO of Creative Potential Institute, Inc.“I am so impressed with Rachael Wolff and how she has taken what she’s collected along the way and transformed it all into something we can all benefit from! She is a gift! What Wolff has done in her book Letters from a Better Me: Be the You the World Deserves is create a process that permits us to be open, honest, thorough, and vulnerable. To own the pieces that comprises us. And through reflection, become our own catalyst for self-change. It takes a plan, and it takes practice. An empowered woman knows how to empower other women. Through the experience exchange, we learn to hear clues that are a cry for help—first in ourselves and then our sisters. Wolff has created a model that could very well break a cycle of good intentions and instead, lead to change.” —Kristie Kindstrom, vice president of wealth solutions at Raymond James, co-chair of the Women’s Interactive Network at Raymond James, inspiring women’s professional and career development“This guidebook transports the reader from awareness to action and ultimately victorious transformation. The author helps navigate past stumbling through the rubble of life's quakes, to a highly accessible path of personal empowerment and joy. If you've ever experienced trauma or a harsh slap in your faith while remaining a silent victim, Letters from a Better Me: Be the You the World Deserves gives you the power to finally speak in a brave voice and stand for what you believe in.” —D.C. Stanfa, author of The Art of Table Dancing“Letters from a Better Me: How Becoming an Empowered Woman Transforms the World provides a powerful roadmap for the journey from suffering to empowerment to peace. Personal and deeply passionate, Rachael Wolff’s perspective-expanding wisdom, and loving insights, serve as an inspirational reminder of the following: ‘I raise up my voice—not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.’” —Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley, author of The Gift of Crisis: How I Used Meditation to Go from Financial Failure to a Life of Purpose“Letters from A Better Me: How Becoming an Empowered Woman Transforms the World takes the reader on a complete journey from the depths of chaos to true empowerment. You will want to laugh, cry, shout, and chant. It is a must-read for the times we live in. Wolff helps the reader see deep down within to find the spark buried under years of misunderstanding. This is not only a book you will want to read, but a book you will want to pass down to the generations that come after you.” —Becca Anderson
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She Writes Press Reconfigured: A Memoir
Book SynopsisWhen Barbara Terao moves into a new home in Washington, two thousand miles from her husband in Illinois, she doesn’t know when—or if—she’ll ever live with him again. Her diagnosis of breast cancer three months later changes both of them in ways they never imagined. In the ensuing months, Barbara’s husband and adult children show up to help her through a year of difficult treatments and surgery, and Barbara, in her Whidbey Island cottage, learns to listen to her heart and intuition. Nurtured by Douglas fir forests, the Salish Sea, and her community, she changes her life from the inside out. Her journey, she realizes, wasn’t about leaving her husband so much as finding herself. Reconfigured in body, mind, and spirit, Barbara finally has words for what she wants to say—and the strength to be a survivor.Trade Review“In her memoir of seeking and finding, Barbara Wolf Terao invites readers into her circle of friends, family members, doctors, nurses, ferry boat personnel, and shoe salesmen. It’s a big, beautiful circle on Whidbey Island and one I did not want to leave. With no recriminations, she tells the story of her stalled marriage and her diagnosis of breast cancer, both of which demand ‘reconfiguration.’ She approaches all her challenges with wit, grit, and a belief in nature and spirit that inspires and warms. One of the many strengths of this book—and its author—is that Terao never asks, ‘Why me?’ but instead, ‘What’s next?’” —Sharon Fiffer, author of Imagining America and the Jane Wheel mysteries and coeditor of the memoir collections Home: American Writers Remember Rooms of Their Own; Family: American Writers Remember Their Own; and Body “To read Reconfigured by Barbara Wolf Terao is to be transported via the unlikely vehicles of a failing marriage, a cancer diagnosis, and an enchanted desert horse to a place of understanding of what it means to be alive. Changing her karma with every challenge, Barbara literally turns her medications from poison to medicine, and she figuratively does the same with her new life on Whidbey Island. I couldn’t put it down, and I couldn't help but cheer her on her way!” —Nancy Slonim Aronie, founder of the Chilmark Writing Workshop on Martha’s Vineyard and author of Memoir as Medicine and Writing from the Heart: Tapping the Power of Your Inner Voice “This insightful memoir takes readers on a journey of courage and endurance in the aftermath of a terrifying diagnosis, celebrating self-discovery and the circles of love and support necessary to surmount unexpected obstacles.” —James McKusick, author of Green Writing: Romanticism and Ecology “Barbara Terao weaves a clear-voiced narrative that braids self-determination, marriage, and cancer recovery. Her story illustrates how the healing of one life challenge can become a healing for all, and her style invites readers to reflect on their own lives while reading. This awareness of our common struggles and triumphs is the gift of memoir.” —Christina Baldwin, author of Storycatcher: Making Sense of our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story “I greatly appreciate Barbara’s transformative memoir—written with honesty, vulnerability, and courage. She faced life challenges of cancer, marriage issues, and relocation with grit and grace. Her Buddhist perspective reminds me of the analogy of the lotus flower: out of adversity she reclaimed her authentic Self.” —Susan Wisehart, MS, LMFT, holistic psychotherapist and author of Soul Visioning: Clear the Past, Create Your Future “Barbara Wolf Terao has written a beautiful account of her journey with marriage, motherhood, cancer, and finding her own place in the world. Those who have sustained or hope to sustain long-term relationships will be grateful for the honesty about what they entail.” —Michael Lerner, president and cofounder of Commonweal and cofounder of CancerChoices.org and Healing Circles Global“Barbara is one terrific writer! What I find remarkable is her way of interweaving ‘things spiritual’ with nitty-gritty aspects of dealing with cancer. She gave voice to much of what I felt going through my own cancer experience. Since reading her memoir, I often find myself thinking of what she wrote.” —Bradford Garton, composer and professor of music at Columbia University “Reconfigured is a deeply moving and absorbing chronicle of Barbara Wolf Terao’s cancer journey, but even more of her path to find wholeness, home, and her authentic self. This beautifully written book reminds us all to listen to and trust not just ourselves but also the universe.” —Donna Cameron, author of A Year of Living Kindly: Choices That Will Change Your Life and the World Around You “Stirringly inspirational. . . . The memoir’s power is in its message that suffering ‘carves out space’ in our hearts ‘for more compassion,’ and illness provides an opportunity for us to discover our better selves.” —Kirkus Reviews “What a compelling story, filled with spirit! As a breast cancer survivor, I received guidance, affirmation, and inspiration from this book. The ways Barbara Wolf Terao copes with her ‘reconfiguration’ can benefit anyone going through changes.” —Kathleen Hudson, PhD, poet and author of Telling Stories, Writing Songs: An Album of Texas Songwriters and Corazón Abierto: Mexican American Voices in Texas Music “Reconfigured is a lesson of ‘turning poison into medicine’ in the truest sense of that. Barbara Wolf Terao is the epitome of grace and triumph and transformation. Her life is a gift; her memoir is the gift we get to share.” —Amy Ferris, author of Marrying George Clooney: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis
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Bravex Publications Manipulation: The Ultimate Guide to Manipulation Techniques, Human Behavior, Dark Psychology, NLP, Deception, and Increasing Influence
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Native Publisher Comunicación en pareja y no más codependencia 2
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Native Publisher Codependency Vs Love: Learn How to Establish
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Living Dialog Ministries Dialogue: A Way to Live: A Way to Live - Revised
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Speedy Publishing LLC Healing Your Inner Child and Achieve Your Goals -
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Yellow Pear Press The New Black Woman: Loves Herself, Has
Book SynopsisHealthy Habits to Become the Strong Black WomenMarita Golden, a prominent interviewee of Oprah Winfrey, wrote this mental and physical health guide for women to learn who they are, to set healthy boundaries, and to jump into health related fitness practices to balance out their daily lives.Know Yourself. Jump start your relationship with yourself. Renowned author Marita Golden goes in-depth on how using meditation, silence, prayer, affirmations, and reflections allows for internal trust and confidence to blossom in your daily life. Set Boundaries. Setting boundaries can be difficult but they are necessary to living life as a strong woman in today’s world. Everyone else’s burdens are not yours to carry and no, you don’t have to fix everyone you come across! Learn how to set emotional boundaries, physical boundaries, and other boundaries to live freely.Inside, you’ll find: Healthy habits to reconnect with your inner self, your body, and those around you An empowering book for women to learn how to take back their lives one day at a time A mental health guide for women, black women affirmations, and reflection points to develop holistic wellness If you're looking for mental health books for young adults and/or the strong black women in your life, this book is for you! If you enjoyed Set Boundaries, Find Peace, How we Heal, This Is How You Heal or You Are Your Best Thing, you’ll love The New Black Woman. Trade Review“Love—whether it is loving others or yourself—is the most important thing. It is a doorway for compassion, kindness, gratitude and well-being. Marita Golden’s moving personal narrative invites you to step through a new door; to be with yourself, and ultimately, to love yourself in only the way you know how.” —Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley, blogger, interviewer, memoirist, and author of The Gift of Crisis “Golden is adept in her prose and delivers a bold, honest, unflinching gaze at the myriad issues impacting Black women. She emboldens her readers to become New Age Strong Black Women who prevail over their history and rise from the ashes of the past with a brave understanding of what it means to be Black and female in the world today. These essays are creative, inventive, and necessary.” —M.J. Fievre, educator, editor, playwright, and author of the Badass Black Girl series “Golden’s journey is along a road that, in the end, is filled with trees bearing fruit of a very special life and lives, thankfully shared by one of our most powerful writers.” —Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American civil rights activist, journalist, and former foreign correspondent for NPR, CNN, and PBS “It illuminates the present while scouring the past, and points to a future where Black women can be vibrant, healthy, and equally considered members of society.” —Karen Arrington, coach, mentor, philanthropist, and author of NAACP Image Award-winning Your Next Level Life “Bravo for writing a book that will long benefit us all.” —Zelda Lockhart, author of the novel Fifth Born “Black, White, man, woman, and child—who wants to remain healthy and survive in a world that wants otherwise.” —DeNeen L. Brown, award-winning writer for The Washington Post and producer of the documentary Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten “Marita Golden brings us full circle—to the hard, joy-filled, secret, fragile and fierce spaces within us—to bestow that love, that care and empathy we are known to so readily share, back to ourselves.” —Erica Vital-Lazare, editor of the McSweeney’s series Of the Diaspora “Golden has come with this new powerful and transformative book to help us break through, to unmuzzle ourselves, soothe our souls and sing a song filled with joy and victory—to sing our own Freedom Song.” —Jonetta Rose Barras, author of Whatever Happened to Daddy’s Little Girl?: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women “Golden asks readers to humanize Black women; we aren’t unfeeling superheroes, but women who need to be listened to, supported, and respected. She also leaves them with an important challenge: lighten the load for the Black woman in your life. It’s a challenge that, should it be met, can create a society that benefits all people, especially those who have borne the brunt for centuries.” —Monique L. Jones, author of The Book of Awesome Black Americans “We experience her tears as she shares her story and stories of Black women to unpeel layers of complexities, traumas, grief, and closeted taboos, ranging from colorism and obesity to sexual assault. Saying their names and reimagining stories of Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer and Patrisse Cullors, Golden breathes triumphant humanity into lives of Black women who made Black America matter and made America a better nation. Golden creates a path for all those who heed her call to search for joy.” —Marilyn Holifield, senior partner at Holland & Knight LLP, cofounder of Miami MoCAAD, and coauthor of Seven Sisters and a Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths About Black Student Activism in the 1960s “I have been waiting for a well-researched and thoughtful book that provides a deep look into the experiences of Black women. Marita Golden gives us that book, one in which she develops the vision and possibility of a woman who is self-reflective enough, gracious enough, and self-loving enough to heal and be healthy. A book that is a call to arms. A book that will empower any man or woman reading it.” —Dr. Goldie Byrd, director of the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest University “This book is gonna save some sisters’ lives. Hallelujah!” —Patrice Gaines, author of Laughing in the Dark “The New Black Woman is so important for Black Women today. I love this book because it gives Black women permission and tools to learn how to take better care of themselves, particularly in a world that discourages them from doing so. Marita Golden's work is refreshing and enlightening, as it encourages more Black women to deeply know their worth and understand what self-care practices can look like. I'm so happy for more women to have this knowledge and these strategies.” —Dr. Amber Thornton, clinical psychologist specializing in motherhood mental health
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G&D Media How I Magically Unstuck My Life in Thirty Crazy
Book SynopsisIn the third and final installment of Sandy Gallagher''s How I Magically Unstuck My Life In Thirty Crazy Days series, Chloe returns to wine country and discovers that Sarah has important final lessons for her, lessons she is none too eager to learn. As Chloe goes about solidifying a future she had only imagined, what she learns about her mentor is life-changing for everyone. Seeking encouragement from a group of friends, old and new, they discover a valuable truth about life as they celebrate a bright, yet bittersweet New Day.Gallagher, inspired by Bob Proctor, has written How I Magically Unstuck My Life In Thirty Crazy Days to introduce twelve powerful, important lessons to a stuck generation. In her concise, easy-to-read story that expands to a three-book series and journal, Gallagher teaches readers the practical secrets about getting unstuck and how these techniques deliver a life of fulfillment and success.This soon to be classic parable of a young woman looking for an inspirational voice to help her out of stuckness is more relevant and useful than ever and destined to be a favorite of readers everywhere.
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Sourcebooks, Inc Finish Strong: Amazing Stories of Courage and
Book Synopsis"Finish Strong" is more than a catchphrase—it's an attitudeFor years, athletes, business innovators, and ambitious people of all descriptions have described their primary strategy with just two words. Two words that unlock the passion and accountability in every endeavor: Finish Strong. Sales leader, inventor, and entrepreneur Dan Green demonstrates that "Finish Strong" is the key catalyst for personal achievement in this collection of courageous stories.Through dozens of timeless examples of people who have embraced finishing strong personally, professionally, and spiritually, you will learn how to commit to yourself and unlock a higher level of accomplishment. Whether you're surfing in shark infested waters, starting a new business in your fifties, or trying to perform your job at the highest level, you can draw on the inspiration in this book and blow your goals away!
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Oneworld Publications Falling into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's
Book SynopsisA woman habitually self-harms, eating light bulbs, a box of nails, zips, and a steak knife. A new mother is admitted with incessant visions of hurting her child. A recent university graduate, dressed in a tunic and declaring that love emanates from everything around him, is brought to A&E by his alarmed girlfriend. These are among the patients new consultant physician Christine Montross meets during rounds at her hospital’s locked inpatient ward as she struggles to understand the mysteries of the mind, most especially when the tools of modern medicine are failing us.Trade Review‘Compelling… Falling into the Fire is a fine addition to a body of writing – including the work of Paul Broks, Kay Redfield Jamison and Oliver Sacks.’ * Observer *'Christine Montross is the latest recruit to our distinguished line of literary psychologists… Montross goes into a great deal of interesting detail.' * Daily Mail *‘Fascinating.’ * Press Association *'With humanity and clarity, psychiatrist and poet Christine Montross intersperses the harrowing stories of five of the patients she met and treated… her compassion shines through.' * Metro *'Fascinating… [Montross] is very good at exploring the ethical issues raised by her practice… that there are no certain answers to these questions only makes them more absorbing… Montross writes beautifully.' * Telegraph *‘This account by a practising psychiatrist is the kind of confession doctors aren’t supposed to make: that they don’t always know what to do, and they may spend their entire working lives learning on the job… revealing.' * Independent *‘Lucid, fluent [and] absorbing… nestles into a burgeoning genre of mental health books focusing on individual patient experiences rather than self-help prescriptions’ * Sunday Business Post *'These stories are fascinating in the macabre way that psychiatric case studies can be, but Falling into the Fire is not a mere catalogue of human oddities… Her patients' neurons are certainly misfiring, but these individuals have just as certainly led beleaguered lives with fractured relationships… Powerful.' * Washington Post *'An absorbing glimpse into the darker rooms of the human mind. Christine Montross offers a personal guided tour through fascinating case histories and reveals how very much our minds are our selves, and not always operating in our own best interests.' -- Andrea Gillies, author of Keeper and The White Lie'A mind-boggling inventory of psychiatric pathologies… Dr Montross, an award-winning poet before attending medical school, is passionate about her work and her patients’ plight… The book emphasizes neither their madness nor our sanity in the face of mental disease, but our fragile and shared humanity.' * New York Times *'Falling Into the Fire is as good an account of the labyrinth of mental health care as you’re likely to read. [Montross’s] work in critical care psychiatric settings is the source material, and she launches from discussions of clients into larger questions about the nature of psychiatry and of mental health. Montross writes beautifully about the deep-seated illnesses that challenge therapist and psychiatrists.' * Daily Beast *'Montross exposes and explores the challenging, sometimes paradoxical role of psychiatric professionals… Her intriguing analysis is anchored by [a] humble and empathetic voice.' * Publishers Weekly *'Her poetic insights into how tragedies may be understood stir empathy, as Montross delves into the details of the history of her patients… This beautifully written book doesn’t offer answers but rather encourages compassion.' * Library Journal *'Montross writes of [her] encounters with a dramatic flair, ever empathetic but unsparing of occasional negative feelings, fears and frustrations... As an antidote to her daily coping with extreme behaviors, Montross writes serenely of a home life with her family. No triumphs of modern psychiatry on display here, but rather a sympathetic portrait of seriously ill patients that could guide future practitioners on the art of helping, if not always healing, the sick.' * Kirkus Reviews *'Montross explores the practical, emotional, and philosophical challenges of working with patients whose illnesses of the mind are often intractable and deeply disturbing' * The New Yorker *'A piercing portrait of psychiatry... Montross seamlessly weaves together history, reportage and memoir while reflecting on the difficult questions that arise as she digs into psychiatry’s past.' * Los Angeles Times *
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Floris Books Uncovering the Secrets of Time and Number:
Book SynopsisRhythm and number underpin our lives, from the days of the week and the times of the day to the number of letters in the alphabet. But do we ever stop to consider the deeper meaning behind these every day realities?In Uncovering the Secrets of Time and Number Wolfgang Held offers a fascinating exploration of this question. He looks at why there are seven days in a week and how each day resonates with different soul moods in the human being, for example why Tuesday is a good day for making mistakes and why Friday is the day of beauty and creativity. He also explores the qualities of numbers from one to thirty-one, explaining how many things have an inherent number attached to them: one sun, two parents, three meals a day, four seasons. The practical insights brought together in this book can help the reader become more conscious of their relationship to time and number, allowing them to organise their lives in a harmonious way.Previously published as Rhythms of the Week and Other Explorations of Time and The Quality of Numbers 1 to 31.
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Ebury Publishing How to Grow Through What You Go Through: Mental
Book Synopsis'Like having two psychotherapists at your fingertips' CosmopolitanFree yourself from self-improvement; find space for self-compassion In a world which can be hard to navigate, it's not surprising that sometimes we don't feel OK. In this compassionate book, therapists Jodie Cariss and Chance Marshall show us that when it comes to our mental health, there are no quick fixes. Instead they set out sustainable, realistic tools that will truly support you to feel more confident, hopeful and anchored through life's ups and downs.Using a practice they call 'mental maintenance', you'll learn how to:· Embrace your real self, messy bits and all · Unpick habits and attitudes that hold you back · Navigate life's challenges with more ease and less strain· Care for your mental health proactively, before things get difficultWith this book by your side, and a little curiosity and commitment, you'll soon find that you have the potential to thrive, just as you are.'A really useful and practical guide to help you understand your mental health and how you can develop good habits to support it' - Julia SamuelTrade ReviewA really useful and practical guide to help you understand your mental health and how you can develop good habits to support it -- Julia SamuelWhat we love about this is Jodie and Chance are realists. Their book doesn't try to make life perfect but rather aims to equip you with everything you need to deal with the ebbs and flows * Balance magazine *This super practical book is a bit like having two psychotherapists at your fingertips * Cosmopolitan *If you're looking for tangible advice you can apply to your daily routine, this is the book for you * Stylist *Having had a lot of therapy I thought I would know this stuff, but this is so easily written, super helpful and full of stuff even I didn't know [...] Really good if you want somewhere to start with your mental health. -- Cariad Lloyd
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Ebury Publishing The Attachment Solution: How to develop secure,
Book Synopsis'A cracking read, interesting, eye opening, helpful, and all wrapped up in Charisse's beautifully warm and empathetic tone.' – ANNA WILLIAMSON, Relationship Expert and Bestselling Author of Where is the Love?'This is the book everyone needs to read to gain a better understanding of relationships and how we show up in the way that we do, so that we can both love better and be loved better.' – HELEN MARIE, Trauma Therapist and author of Choose YouWe are built to love.Every part of our physiology and psychology is designed to attach with others and share our lives in deep and meaningful ways. As social animals we need people, this is simply our biology. But in modern life, so much has got in the way of building healthy attachments.When it comes to our intimate relationships, we are increasingly acting from a place of fear. We're scared we will choose the wrong person, or the person we are with doesn't love us enough. We're scared to get close. We're scared to be on our own. We're scared the one we love is pulling away. We are not securely attached.We have all been profoundly impacted by our experiences from childhood and previous relationships, and our need to protect ourselves can become greater than our need to love. When we love, or try to be loved, our history permeates our present in the most all-consuming and powerful ways. This book will offer tools and strategies for creating positive, secure attachments and help us create the fulfilling and nourishing relationships we need.Trade ReviewThis is the book everyone needs to read to gain a better understanding of relationships and how we show up in the way that we do. Have you ever wondered why you react in relationships a certain way? Or why you struggle to get your needs met? Or why you may find relationships hard? Well Charisse gently invites us to explore the theory of attachment to better understand ourselves so that we can both love better and be loved better. A wonderful dive into exploring our attachment styles. * Helen Marie, Trauma Therapist and author of Choose You *Everyone should read this book! A truly relatable, informative and easy to understand guide to what attachment styles are, why they are important, and how we can navigate our relationships from knowing ourselves and our partners so much better. A cracking read, interesting, eye opening, helpful, and all wrapped up in Charisse's beautifully warm and empathetic tone. * Anna Williamson, Relationship Expert and Bestselling Author of Where is the Love? *Charisse unpacks the wisdom of attachment theory and its nuances in the kindest and most patient way. This book is an absolute must read for building a healthy and healing relationship. * Tasha Bailey, Psychotherapist and author of Real Talk *
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Rebuilding Your Life after Stroke: Positive Steps
Book SynopsisThe physical effects of a stroke are often the most obvious, and hospitals can offer medication and therapy to help alleviate them. However, the psychological consequences of having a stroke, such as memory problems or depression are often ignored. Includes the voices of stroke survivors and their carers, this book provides learning tools and practical guidance to aid in recovery from the psychological effects of a stroke.With insight from many people who have experienced a stroke, this book focuses on what stroke survivors can do, rather than what they cannot. Using exercises, such as mindfulness techniques, to help move towards an acceptance of the long-term side effects, this book delivers a positive message to help survivors of strokes live a better and happier life.Table of ContentsPart 1 - Introduction. Part 2 - What's Happening to me? 1. Difficult feelings. 2. Feeling different. 3. Changing relationships. 4. Thinking differently. Part 3 - Rebuilding life after stroke. 5. Becoming mindful. 6. Watching your thoughts. 7. Building acceptance. 8. Making the most of life after stroke. Part 4 - Summary.
£20.99
Watkins Media Limited Think Smart, Act Smart: How to Make Decisions and
Book SynopsisWould you like to weigh up a situation and devise a resolution more effectively? Do you want to make decisions confidently and put them into effect with less worry? Would you like to be able to focus exclusively on the issue in hand rather than be distracted by a dozen irrelevant thoughts? Choices we can expect to encounter, from life-changing career moves to the best route to the coast, can expend a lot of time and mental energy if we haven’t learnt the basic skills required for getting things done effectively and decisively. This book is a basic practical guide to the all-important mental process by which we all live our lives – analyzing a situation, sorting out how to respond to it, and taking action accordingly. We discover how to solve problems and make choices swiftly and satisfactorily, how to reduce mental stress while working under pressure, how to turn bright ideas into positive action. Following the techniques and exercises given here, you’ll soon find you are using your brain more efficiently. Your payback will be in greater confidence and greater peace of mind – which in turn will help your mental processing. Step inside this virtual circle now, and join the blessed ranks of the sorted!
£9.49
Adelphi Press The Upanishads (Large Print)
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Profile Books Ltd Happiness, a Mystery: And 66 Attempts to Solve It
Book Synopsis'A pleasure ... funny and immensely readable' Guardian Happiness is one of life's greatest mysteries. But what even is happiness? Why does it mean so many different things to different people? And how can we actually be happier? Drawing on decades of experience in crime writing, self-help and intensely curious observation of other people, Sophie Hannah sets out to solve the mystery. She lines up her cast of suspects and expert witnesses from ancient philosophers to modern self-help gurus, scientists to ordinary people from all walks of life. Leaving no stone unturned, she scrutinises the clues, evidence, and even the red herrings that unexpectedly lead to happiness. And she uncovers answers - from the secrets of a fulfilling relationship to the joys of boredom, or of the bliss of a cancelled meeting. Weaving in much-loved poems and hilarious observations from Sophie's own life, this is the ultimate guide to happiness - and the clues that can lead us there.Trade ReviewIt's a pleasure to be in Hannah's company, and to address the subject of happiness ... The author is at her most charming when most contrary and questioning ... Happiness, a Mystery is optimistic - the belief that happiness is within reach forms a key part of its conclusion ... Hannah's peculiar, exasperating, funny and immensely readable shaggy dog story is worth being gathered into the drawing room for * Guardian *
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Hay House UK Ltd The Art of Extreme Self-Care: 12 Practical and
Book SynopsisForget face masks, herbal teas and bubble baths. This is real self-care. In the 10 years since The Art of Extreme Self-Care was first published, it has gently guided thousands to prioritize their needs and start upgrading their lives. Designed as an action-oriented programme, each chapter challenges you to alter one behaviour that keeps getting you in trouble, one month at a time. With examples from Cheryl's personal journey of extreme self-care, you'll learn how to: - find time to do what you really want to do - release control and finally accept the help you deserve - swap toxic relationships for soul-nourishing ones - stop self-sabotage and start seeing yourself with compassion - take care of your long-term health - physical, mental and spiritual In this revised and updated edition, Cheryl also shares new resources - including websites, books and podcasts - to help you embark on your self-care journey, as well as detailed information about how to create a support group so you can start your own self-care community. Before you know it, your life will be completely transformed.
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Hay House UK Ltd Know Justice Know Peace: A Transformative Journey
Book SynopsisA first-of-its-kind guide to social justice through the lens of the Enneagram--a popular personality typing system--that shows how people can use their particular type to work on issues such as antiracism and homophobia.Know Justice Know Peace is a unique guide told through the lens of the Enneagram that provides readers with a pathway to activating their authentic self so that they may participate in the healing all of humanity. Dr. Egerton will help the reader discover the indisputable fact of how deeply and intricately we are all connected.The reader is invited to explore their own personality archetype and to activate themselves as allies within a beloved community; a community that acknowledges that, while we come in many shades and colors, we are part of one human race. This book will serve all Enneagram practitioners regardless of race, religion, gender, or any "othering" category.Readers will explore:the cultural challenges of the social construct of race and the intersection of inner work through the nine different lenses of the Enneagram.their own meaning of "other" and allow it to surface in their consciousness, perhaps for the first timethe full concept of "other" and their early experience with differencestheir individual journey and the possibility of healing their own wounds and finding positive outcomes to help heal the worldKnow Justice Know Peace brilliantly illuminates how the inner work of each of the 9 Enneagram archetypes creates healing, elevates the consciousness, and aligns us as individuals with the heart of humanity in order to eliminate systemic racism. It provides the reader with a guide to activating their authentic self so that they may participate in the healing all of humanity.
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Collective Ink Emotional Repatterning: Healing Emotional Pain by
Book SynopsisWe have access to many tools to help us deal with the rising tide of anxiety and depression: psychotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), medication, meditation, positive affirmations. These methodologies are increasingly popular and have been able to bring some relief to many. But in terms of permanent, deep change, these options are sorely limited because they work solely with the conscious mind rather than with the underlying subconscious beliefs that drive our behavior. Recent research on the brain has revealed that we are only aware of 5% of our brain activity, while the other 95% is subconscious. So, unless we work with both our conscious mind as well as our subconscious mind, we may find some decrease in our pain, but we will continue to struggle. Emotional Repatterning: Healing Emotional Pain by Rewiring the Brain provides insights, stories and examples from Lisa Samet's life and the lives of her patients, as well as practical tools to uncover the subconscious beliefs that are holding us back. It deepens the reader’s understanding of their own mind – the patterns of thinking and deep-seated beliefs that keep them feeling stuck and unhappy – and teaches skills to change both their thinking at the conscious level and their beliefs at the subconscious level.
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Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Mindful Healing
Book SynopsisAre you feeling burnt out and lacking motivation? Are you overthinking and overanalyzing? Do you feel you’re stuck in a rut and not reaching your full potential? The doctor will see you now ...Dr Ahmed, medical doctor, mindfulness practitioner and founder of the life-coaching programme MindfulDoc, has written a revolutionary book which offers you a toolkit for life. The concept of mindfulness is very simple: it means paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgemental way. When we break free from our current way of thinking, we bring profound, positive changes to our lives.Featuring 5 simple steps, Dr Ahmed uses her knowledge of the human body alongside the ancient practice of mindfulness and shows you how to make long-lasting changes to your health and wellbeing. Unlike other wellbeing coaches she combines modern and traditional approaches to holistic healing at the same time. As Dr Ahmed says, ‘medicine and med
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Park Publishing House Meditaciones Guiadas Para La Atención Plena y
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Headline Publishing Group Master Your Mind and Energy to Heal Your Body:
Book SynopsisAMAZON #1 BESTSELLERWhat if you could learn how to heal your injuries, pain, or illness using only the power of your mind?"This is essential reading for both those receiving care as well as those who provide it."-David Perlmutter, M.D., neurologist and New York Times best-selling author"I highly recommend this book. It is empowering and has the ability to transform the way the world sees health and healing."-Jack Canfield, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series and The Success Principles™A captivating must-read, this book unveils the astounding hidden power of the human mind. If you are working on self-healing, or if you have been struggling for years with your own recovery, then you will not want to miss this book.After an unexpected event, Brandy Gillmore found herself disabled and desperately searching for answers to heal. She tried every healing approach she could find, including special diets, supplements, meditation, and everything in between, but to no avail. It wasn't until Brandy delved deeper into the workings of the mind that she discovered obscure research that helped her unlock the mystery of the body's innate healing ability, resulting in her full recovery and a profound transformation in her life.Since uncovering these remarkable findings, Brandy has gained recognition for helping others heal themselves, even from extreme illness. She has also demonstrated how to alleviate chronic pain within minutes and documented these results using medical thermal imaging equipment.In this groundbreaking book, you will...· Gain a revolutionary understanding of the body's ability to heal itself· Learn the key factors to activate healing (the 5 Factors for GIFT Mind-Body Healing™)· Implement a step-by-step process with powerful tools and techniques that can help you heal and free yourself from mental, emotional, and physical painBrandy's journey from having a debilitating incurable condition to complete recovery is more than inspirational; it can be seen as a blueprint for anyone facing seemingly insurmountable health challenges. Throughout history, for thousands of years, spiritual teachings have documented the mind's remarkable ability to heal. Furthermore, there is medically documented proof that our minds can impact our health in a variety of different ways, such as research on stress or the placebo. This book takes these well-known concepts to an entirely new level to help you understand how to tap into your body's own innate ability to heal itself.Written from a deep sense of mission and love, Master Your Mind to Heal Your Body has the ability to change your world by showing you how to harness the greatest gift you have - the power of your mind - to heal your body and improve the quality of your life.Get started today and learn how you can be your own cure!
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Collective Ink 50 Years - 50 Lessons!: A Middle-Aged Man's
Book SynopsisMost bookshops sell titles aimed at how to fix you. Whether it’s leadership, management, self-help or therapy, fitness or food, alternative lifestyle or mindfulness, so much of what’s offered is geared towards reinforcing the message that you need to change, that you’re living your life the wrong way, or that you’re not fulfilling your potential. This book is different. It doesn’t tell anyone to change. Its purpose is to encourage reflection, nurture curiosity, and challenge assumptions. Inside these pages, Author Fergal Barr has outlined 50 lessons, each of which is underpinned by a set of values and beliefs gained directly from the author’s lived experiences. Aimed at provoking one’s thoughts about a wide range of contemporary issues, these lessons also ask its readers to reflect on their own values and beliefs, and, in doing so, to contemplate their future approaches to different issues.
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Collective Ink Fuzzy on the Dark Side: Approximate Thinking, and
Book SynopsisWhy are ignorant people so confident? How do politicians utilize conflation to influence groups? Why do scientists fall for similar mistakes? How is complexity managed? Why does culture effortlessly shape what we can do? This book argues: Because of approximations! Incompleteness pervades our interactions with the world. Its effects on individual and group behaviors can foster creativity or create invisible prisons. We navigate incompleteness with approximations and, too often, end up on the ‘dark side’. This book resembles a tourist’s trip much more than a scientist’s expedition, and is for anyone interested in a broader understanding of an individual’s mental life and how identities, incompletenesses, and social contexts shape it. As we examine approximations and think about their origins and the problems they can create, the reader will encounter glimpses from physics, biology, philosophy of science, management, marketing, politics, systems theory, fuzzy logic, geometry, design and creativity, culture, and neuro-science and more... Fuzzy on the Dark Side is a book about incompleteness, creativity, thinking, identities, and systems. Roughly - it is an approximation of the 'Approximate Thinking' super idea.
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Nicolai Schumann The Hero Inside: What We Can Learn From Heroes
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Icon Books Introducing Freud: A Graphic Guide
Book SynopsisFreud revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego, libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have become a part of our everyday vocabulary. But do we know what they really mean? Introducing Freud successfully demystifies the facts of Freud's discovery of psychoanalysis. Irreverent and witty but never trivial, the book tells the story of Freud's life and ideas from his upbringing in 19th-century Vienna, his early medical career and his encounter with cocaine, to the gradual evolution of his theories on the unconscious, dreams and sexuality. With its combination of brilliantly clever artwork and incisive text, this book has achieved international success as one of the most entertaining and informative introductions to the father of psychoanalysis.Trade Review"'Zarate's artwork is outstanding and Appignanesi's texts are solidly researched and clearly presented.' Washington Post"
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Drop the Pink Elephant: 15 Ways to Say What You
Book Synopsis"As GMTV anchor, I interview hundreds of people every year. However well they interview, every single person would find it easier to explain their case by following these simple principles." EAMONN HOLMES, GMTV Presenter "[Drop the Pink Elephant]...tackle[s] every aspect of personal communication in a crisp, entertaining style." THE PLAIN ENGLISH SOCIETY "There can be no whitewash at the White House." (Richard Nixon). These nine words turned the American nation against their President. Why? Because people hadn't linked the White House with a cover up until Nixon himself made the connection. His own denial created the story. It is perhaps the most famous Pink Elephant in history. But what exactly is a 'Pink Elephant'? Pink Elephants are the unnecessary negatives that clutter your conversation and meaning, sending out the wrong signals to anyone you communicate with. In Drop the Pink Elephant, Bill McFarlan reveals how to avoid the deadly trap of allowing poor communication skills to obscure your meaning and reduce your effectiveness. Drop the Pink Elephant is filled with helpful, simple and practical advice on how to make your words count for more. Put these straightforward lessons into practice and you will notice immediately how much more effectively you are able to communicate with others. Sharpen your conversation by: * FIRST SPOTTING, THEN DROPPING THE PINK ELEPHANT * GETTING RID OF THE JARGON * LEARNING TO SPEAK IN PICTURES * RECOGNISING WHEN YOU SHOULD APOLOGISE OR THANK PEOPLE * CAPTIVATING AN AUDIENCE N.B. No animals were hurt in the making of this book. (Can you spot your first Pink Elephant?)Trade Review"full of advice about how to avoid sending out the wrong signals" (Human Resources, March 2006)Table of ContentsWorld’s Top Ten Pink Elephants xi Foreword xiii Introduction xv SECTION ONE: Dump the Baggage and Create Clarity 1 1 Drop the Pink Elephant 3 2 Every Picture Tells a Story 13 SECTION TWO: Be Principled in What You Say 23 3 Staying on the Louisiana Highway 25 4 Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word 32 5 Tell the Unpalatable Truth, Rather than the ‘White Lie’ 46 6 Thank You and Well Done 53 7 Who Looks Stupid When You Criticize in Public? 59 SECTION THREE: Positively Assert Yourself 73 8 Flush Out the Watering Down Words 75 9 Talk Positively About Yourself 88 SECTION FOUR: Think of the Audience 103 10 It’s All Relative 105 11 Email and Text – Bullets or Boomerangs 117 12 Three Little Questions 126 SECTION FIVE: Create Deeper Understanding 137 13 Listen First to Understand 139 14 Powerful Words 148 15 Think, Talk, Act ... Then Tell the World 153 Appendix: What do Your Words Say About You? 165 Index 175
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David & Charles Hounds Who Heal: People and Dogs - It's a Kind of
Book SynopsisThe K9 Project is a unique organisation that works with ex-shelter dogs, providing therapeutic education, personal development, and canine-assisted coaching. Heart-warming, educational, inspiring, funny - yet sharply realistic - this book tells the story of human and canine companionship, courage, determination, and resolve. Each dog has a unique gift that helps vulnerable and isolated children and adults find motivation, self belief, and that often elusive feeling of connection.Telling the story of each of the dogs, and many of the people they helped along the way, you'll also learn from the people whose lives have been transformed, and from Chris Kent, founder of this unique project, as she describes the laughter, frustration, joy, and tears of the Project's eight-year journey.Discover how the very special dogs of the K9 Project have shaped so many lives.Trade ReviewThe K9 Project is a unique organisation that works with ex-shelter dogs, providing therapeutic education, personal development, and canine-assisted coaching. Heart-warming, educational, inspiring, funny - yet sharply realistic - this book tells the story of human and canine companionship, courage, and resolve. Each dog has a unique gift that helps motivation, self belief, and that often elusive feeling of connection. Telling the story of each of the dogs, and many of the people they helped along the way, you'll also learn from the people whose lives have been transformed, and from Chris Kent, founder of this unique project. Discover how the special dogs of the K9 Project have shaped so many lives.- Australian Dog Lover. Hounds Who Heal is an exploration of nurturing positive interactions between two unique species, Dogs and humans have evolved and travelled together since the Pleistocene Ice Age, 36,000 years ago. Chris believes in continuing the evolution and adaption of this unique relationship in the Anthropocene's high tech world. Hounds Who Heal explores an educational strategy that empowers dogs and people to interact, to enhance and to enrich each other. This book is an educational tool box of ideas for those who believe in dogs and people merging together and gaining wisdom and strength from each other. - Geelong Obedience Dog Club. It's a well known fact that dog owners tend to be healthier and happier than people who don't own dogs. In fact, dogs have the ability to change people's lives for the better. Hounds Who Heal is the charming new book by Chris Kent who founded the K9 Project, an organisation that helps disadvantaged and troubled youngsters. Chris started her career working as a probation officer. During this time she also found the time to re-home an assortment of rescue dogs with the help of her husband Kevin. The K9 Project was created after Chris cared for Miles aged 15 who had spent his life in and out of the care system. Miles was certainly a challenge, displaying aggressive behaviour and generally throwing his weight around. However, Miles was shocked when he saw Ruby, a Staffie-cross, bully several other dogs owned by Chris. Watching this act of over-excited dog play helped Miles understand the effects of bullying and he resolved to change his own behaviour. And so the K9 Project was born. Throughout this book we discover just how many young lives have been enriched by the healing power of dogs. The book also includes some lovely photos of both the dos and youngster who have benefited from the amazing work of Chris and the K9 Project. Hounds Who Heal is a lovely read, and shows us just how special the bond between humans and dogs really is. - Pet Owners Association. Every so often, there is a book that you find so enjoyable and enthralling that you don't want it to come to an end. This book is definitely one of those! Chris Kent eloquently tells the story of how the K9 Project came to be. This unique venture has seen Chris and her family of rescue dogs help to turn around the lives of those struggling on life's joinery. The story of how the K9 Project developed and its continued success is both uplifting and inspirational, told in Chris' warm and engaging style. There are chapters devoted to the dogs themselves, as well as to the people they have helped. The canine star of the project, Cassie, has her own chapter, and Chris' love and admiration for each of the dogs stones through. They each have their own unique and sometimes sad stories – as do the people who have found their lives transformed thanks to the work of Chris and her amazing canine therapists! I found myself both laughing and crying at various points in the book. There are some super photos too. For anyone who believes dogs can help people on many ways, this book is definitely an essential read. I really loved it and will certainly read it again. – Dogs Monthly. "Hound Who Heal: People and dogs - its a kind of magic" by Chris Kent is the story of the K9 Project, which is a unique organisation that works with rescue dogs who now act as therapy dogs. Heart-warming and educational "Hounds Who Heal" presents illustrative examples of human/canine companionship as isolated adults and children learn to believe in themselves and make the often-elusive connection to a friend. Telling the story of each of the dogs, and many of the people they helped along the way, readers will learn from the people they helped along the way, readers will learn from the people whose lives have been transformed. Chris Kent is founder of this unique project, has her story of laughter, frustration, joy, and tears of the Project's eight-year journey. An inherently fascinating and exceptionally informative read, "Hounds Who Heal: People and dogs - it's a kind of magic" is an especially recommended addition to both community and academic library Pets/Wildlife collections. – Midwest Book Review.Table of ContentsThe desire for human connection is a fundamental need. For some, however, the closest they come to this connection begins with a dog. This is the story of six abandoned dogs, who ended up living together and inspiring the development of the unique K9 Project. The story of the people they met, the ones they helped, and the ones they couldn't.
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Ebury Publishing Glimpses of Eternity: An investigation into
Book SynopsisIn his seminal book Life After Life, Dr Raymond Moody introduced the near-death experience (NDE) to the world, sharing the true stories of those who have returned from the brink of death. In this stunning sequel, Dr Moody returns to the area in which he made his name and provides compelling new evidence that NDEs are not the mere biological products of brains in the process of shutting down. Here, he shares the eyewitness accounts of those who have shared the experiences of the dying: the 'empathic death experiences' that occur when those gathered at the bedsides of the dying have their own visions of the afterlife. Brimming with case studies and drawing upon a lifetime's research as well as recent findings, this important book will change the way we think about life and death. As the baby-boomer generation begins to lose those they love, and international scientific research continues in this area, Dr Raymond Moody's book could not be more timely.
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Granta Books The Baby In The Mirror: A Child's World From
Book SynopsisFor Charles Fernyhough, the birth of his daughter Athena was an opportunity to re-evaluate much of what he had learned as a researcher in developmental psychology. Drawing on the detailed notes he made during her infancy, Fernyhough uses Athena's story to explain how a child's mind develops before the age of three, tapping into a parent's wonder at the processes of psychological development in an engaging, child-centred way. It is written with a father's tenderness and a novelist's empathy and style.Trade Review'[A] tender, beautifully written account A... Fernyhough provides an accessible, jargon-free guide to the basis and development of language, consciousness and autonomy.' - The Scotsman'A triumph of informed imagination and a startling testament of love' Sunday Telegraph'Fernyhough's source material is diverse and eclecticA... a hymn to a child from a loving father.' Sunday Herald'It takes a writer as graceful, thoughtful and intelligent as Fernyhough to carry off this retelling.' Daily Telegraph'An ambitious and highly intelligent piece of work' Financial Times
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Hay House UK Ltd Spirit Junkie: A Radical Road to Self-Love and
Book Synopsis'Stylish, straight-talking and switched on... her tell-it-like-it-is tactics are attracting a new audience.' Sunday Times Style magazineIn Spirit Junkie, Gabrielle Bernstein shares the story of her spiritual journey and shows you how you, too, can overcome the fears that paralyse you and manifest the greatest joy in your life. Before she became an international bestselling author and teacher, Gabrielle Bernstein kept a journal of self-loathing, self-doubt and calorie consumption for more than twenty years. That all changed when she discovered A Course in Miracles, which taught her that much of what she feared in life was not frightening at all and, in many cases, not even real. Bernstein guides you through the life-changing lessons that she has lived and learned in three parts: 'The Detour into Fear' explains how our minds go wrong and why we become accustomed to fearful ways of being.'The Answer' provides the necessary tools for reconditioning our minds back to peace and joy. 'The Miracle' helps you maintain your happiness and share it with the world. By understanding and changing our perceptions, resentments will release, hang-ups will melt away and a renewed faith in joy will be reignited.Trade ReviewSo long, Carrie Bradshaw - there's a new role model for go-getting thirty somethings. Gabrielle Bernstein is doling out inner peace and self-love for the postmodern spiritual set. Elle Magazine, US This woman will make you smile. Forget what you thought you knew about 'self help'. Life coach Gabrielle Bernstein has wowed the US - and now she's hit the UK to unleash a happy new you... a role model in how to feel good. Glamour Magazine Bernstein has distinguished herself as the "happiness expert" for women... Forbes.com A new role model... New York Times Sunday Style Check out the woman they call the young Marianne Williamson. Marianne Williamson ... a sparkling star amongst the next generation of healers, motivational cheerleaders and wise (yet red-hot) women. -- Kris Carr, bestselling author of Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips Infused with inspirational & honest personal stories, humor, mantras & anecdotes for living, Gabby keeps it real in her second book 'Spirit Junkie'. So open your hearts to this beautiful-goddess-diva & most importantly: the one that lives inside you! Eliza Dushku, Actress Everyone needs a little 'ing'... and Gabrielle in their life. Get ready to be infused with inspiration and real-life strategies for a more fulfilling life! -- Nicole Williams, author of Girl on Top Stylish, straight-talking and switched on...her tell-it-like-it-is tactics are attracting a new audience. Sunday Times Style Magazine The ultimate self-help guide for people struggling with low self-esteem. Soul & Spirit Magazine
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Quercus Publishing Born Liars: Why We Can't Live Without Deceit
Book SynopsisIn Born Liars, Ian Leslie takes the reader on an exhilarating tour of ideas that brings the latest news about deception back from the frontiers of psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, and explores the role played by lies - both black and white - in our childhoods, our careers, and our health, as well as in advertising, politics, sport and war. Drawing on thinkers as varied as Augustine, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud and Joni Mitchell, the author argues that, far from being a bug in the human software, lying is central to who we are; that we cannot understand ourselves without first understanding the dynamics of deceit. After reading Born Liars you'll never think about lies - or life - in quite the same way again.Trade Review'An absolutely fascinating tour of this most uniquely human of talents: the ability to lie' Jonah Lehrer. * Jonah Lehrer *'an illuminating, surprising and highly entertaining investigation of our daily lies' Kate Fox. * Kate Fox *'Born Liars is a genuine achievement: a lively, engaging read that also makes a bold argument about the role of lying in our lives' Steven Johnson. * Steven Johnson *'A consistently startling and fascinating book ... It's erudite yet wears its learning lightly and is full of terrific stories.' Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *'You'll be stimulated, surprised, and thoroughly entertained. Believe me' Richard Wiseman. * Richard Wiseman *'His range of references is fascinating ... I loved the irony and ingenuity of this book' The Times. * The Times *Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Lying Animal: What our intelligence owes to deceit. First Lies: How our children learn to lie (and why we should be impressed when they do). Confabulators: Liars, artists, madmen. Tells and Leakages: What are the signs of a lie? The Dream of a Truth Machine: The past, present and future of lie detectors. I Me Lie: Why we're designed to deceive ourselves. I Am Nice and In Control: The benefits and the dangers of self-deception. Lies We Live By - Part One: The medicine of deceit. Lies We Live By - Part Two: The power of stories to shape our lives. The Murderer at the Door: Is there any such thing as a white lie? Afterword - How to Be Honest: Three principles of living honestly. Notes. Further Reading. Bibliography. Acknowledgements. Index.
£11.69
Taylor & Francis Ltd Feeling Matters
Book SynopsisAs long as feelings are second-class citizens, people will be second class citizens. Experience is an endangered species. An important function of psychotherapy is to make time for experiencing.Psychic taste buds really exist and rarely rest. They feed us each other, gauge states of being, states of spirit. We taste each other's feelings and intentions. An important aim of this book is to build psychic taste buds, not put them down or pretend they don't exist.A positive feeling runs through this book, a love of life, an affirmation. Yet we discover many feel they do not have an impact. A sense of helplessness and impotence in face of awesome forces seems to be increasing. Health is a broad term with many dark threads. A creeping annihilating sense varies from pockets we try not to notice to soul murder that must be addressed. Yet individuals do try, in their private struggles and in the larger social sphere. We see in the depths of private lives forces that get magnified in the larger world, and in our secret beings we find magnified hints of forces that go undetected in the social sphere. Social reform is not enough without working on oneself. Feelings matter in private life and in the public sphere. Failure to do justice to living experience, in families, business or governance, is to fail to do justice to life.Trade Review'Michael Eigen's latest work reads like a gripping existential novel were it not for its sound psychoanalytic moorings. The title of the book expresses the theme with stark poetic compression: "Feeling (the verb) Matters." we have come to realize that feelings (as a noun) matter, but Eigen takes a dramatic step further by asking us to take the risk of uniting the verb feeling with our sense of personal agency. He further reveals the theme of his book with another example of poetic compression: "To try to sustain the growth of psychic taste buds..." This is an extraordinary and extraordinarily moving archive of how we lead our daily lives as derelict non-feelers - with a reminder of what we are ever missing. I highly recommend this work for all mental health professionals and for the lay public as well.'- James S. Grotstein, MD, author of But at the Same Time and on Another Level (2 volumes)'A gripping work of psychoanalytic art encompassing the breadth of life for those touched by our field. We venture inside Eigen as he struggles to find and stay with his patients. He steps deep into the primal layers beneath everyday events and innocuous words. These are riveting accounts of work with patients who defy every attempt to "treat" them and insist on being encountered raw.' - Mark V, Mellinger, PhD, Faculty and supervisor, Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy 'In an era when emotional processing and affective expression is either trivialized or comodified, Michael Eigen gives passionate voice to the need to grapple with psychic reality. A poet and psychoanalytic visionary, Eigen presents a humanistic, spiritual, and ethical conception of psychotherapy that refuses to ignore the dark side, but rather recognizes that suffering and even agony must be borne, and destructiveness faced head on, to enable development and growth in the individual and society.' - Lewis Aron, PhD, New York University, Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis 'Michael Eigen is a living national treasure of psychoanalysis. His words have the fire and intensity of the Old Testament but his wisdom is ageless and of our time. Feeling Mattersis a declaration of our common humanity written by an uncommonly human psychotherapist. It is a gift for all who read it.' - Mark Epstein, MD, author of Thoughts Without a Thinker and Open to DesireTable of ContentsDedication , Credits , Introduction , Yosemite God 1 , Tiny Quivers , Words , Trauma Clots , Election Rape , Healing Longing , Alone Points , Filling Up with Rage , Boxes of Madness , The Annihilated Self 1 , Postscript
£33.24
DragonRising Star Matrix: Discover the true TREASURES & RICHES
Book SynopsisThe best self-help book you can buy right now!Re-connect with the best moments of YOUR life, your Star Memories. Each one is a priceless treasure in its own right that will uplift, inspire and bring real wisdom, but when they connect together, the STAR MATRIX is born - a totally new, reality based self concept that will empower you, protect you and that no-one can take away from you. Start YOUR Book of Stars today!Star Matrix Bonuses - Take Your Learning To The Next LevelEvery purchase of Silvia Hartmann''s Star Matrix book comes complete with these fantastic bonuses*: Complete the Star Matrix online test and download your Star Matrix Foundation certificate 30 days GoE subscription including: Star Matrix Summit online videos GoE subscriber support forums and groups GoE Modern Energy Foundation online video training course with Silvia Hartmann GoE Energy Protection online video training course with Silvia Hartmann Full access to the hundreds of videos, audio files and ebooks in the GoE Digital Library * The full list of bonuses is subject to change and we also regularly add more content to the GoE Digital Library for subscribers to enjoy!
£23.72
The Experiment LLC The Mindfulness Journeys Coloring Book
Book SynopsisExplore spellbinding worlds, de-stress, and color in with the newest addition to the #1 national bestselling series.
£8.54
Luath Press Ltd Self-help for the 21st Century
Book SynopsisSamuel Smiles' groundbreaking work "Self-Help" published in 1859 encouraged people to believe that they could do anything that they determined to do. But living in the modern world is sometimes not that easy. "Self-Help for the 21st Century" updates the concepts revealed in "Self-Help" making them relevant for our lives today. Aware of the cliche of self-improvement guides "Self-Help for the 21st Century" avoids doctrine or arbitrary rules. Instead editor Malcolm Good has garnered the opinions of leading figures, particularly Scots or those with a strong Scottish association, from all walks of life. From racing driver Jackie Stewart, artist Calum Colvin and maverick yachtsman Chay Blyth to lawyers, politicians, mathematicians, engineers, historians and philosophers their contributions describe what worked for them and provide their insight. Topics discussed include nature and nurture, ambition, knowledge and values. More than a self-help book "Self-Help for the 21st Century" offers opinion, social commentary and biography.
£13.50
MX Publishing Inside Out - Personal Excellence Through Self
Book SynopsisA journey of self discovery to set and achieve dreams in your life that are totally in line with what you want to do. These 9 Steps will guide you to a place deep inside allowing you to change your life forever. Find out the secrets to turn your life inside out and achieve those big results that you have always wanted.
£9.99
Practical Inspiration Publishing Superwoman: Her Sell By Date Has Expired!: Time
Book SynopsisSuperwoman is alive and well and strutting around in her stilettos, sabotaging our right to an imperfect life. She is feeding our insecurities, she is damaging our self belief, she is sabotaging our businesses, our careers and our relationships and she is NOT a great life model to pass on to our daughters. She is what happens when we buy into the modern myth of ‘having it all’ and she has to go! She empowers us to stay small; shop for things we don’t need; obsess over eternal youth and multi task within an inch of emotional exhaustion on a daily basis. Jane has spent the past 10 years empowering and inspiring thousands of women to step up and shine through her aspirational brand The Well Heeled Divas and has seen far too many Superwomen in meltdown! There is a better place to live. One where your authentic soul is nurtured, your vulnerability is nourished and you are allowed to be you. Controlling everything does not give you power, it gives you a blinding headache! We need to learn to let go, say no, accept help, stop controlling everything, recognise the power of vulnerability and stop beating ourselves up for failing to hit perfect 24/7. This book uncovers how Superwoman is showing up in our professional life, our businesses, our marriages, in our role as mothers, in our attraction strategy and in our identity. It is a call out to women everywhere to be kinder to ourselves and each other and to reclaim our feminine power.
£10.44
Yasmin A. Women vs Anger
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