Wedded Bliss
I've been on quite a journey in my lifetime, and the wildest parts of the ride revolve around relationships, both good and bad. I don't regret any season of my life because every experience groomed me into the woman I am today. I've become resilient, grateful, wiser, and more in tune with those around me with each encounter. Some relationships were like sandpaper; though it felt like they rubbed me the wrong way, they smoothed out my rough edges. Others entered my life like a refreshing wind and gentle rain, causing me to enter a full bloom in my spring & harvest seasons. This book is an account of how I've learned and grown from my marital encounters.I'll be sharing insight on topics that most people tend to gloss over when preparing to spend their lives with someone. I'm taking you on a journey that'll aid you in understanding you and your spouse or soon-to-be spouse. This book is for married couples, engaged couples, and singles preparing while searching for Mrs. Right or waiting to be found by Mr. Right. Today, you're taking the first step toward laying or repairing the foundation that will uphold the legacy you and your spouse will build together.
A Gathering of Precious Gems - The Gems of Friendships
This is a collection of stories grounded in friendship. Each unique story speaks to the different characteristics of friendship. This is designed to help you reminisce about your connections and value the memories you have established with your friends and family. This book will make you giggle and make you sob but most importantly validate who you are as a friend!
Good Enough Mothers
Motherhood in Mexico is profoundly shaped by the legacy of colonialism. This ethnography situates motherhood in a critical global health analysis of maternal health inequalities and interventions in the southeast state of Chiapas. Using a transitional life course framework, it demonstrates how the transition to motherhood is never complete. Once a good mother is defined, she becomes undefined, the goal posts moved, and the rules confronted.
Once In A Lifetime Comes A Man
Fate was a blessing when a dream brought Lyle into my life once more. He was 46 years old and had never married. It had been 18 years since we'd seen each other. I was almost 42 with 3 adult children and 2 ready to graduate high school. It is only once in a lifetime that a person is lucky enough to have true love. I had that with Lyle, and it is only with writing this book, and reading his letters that I fully realize the depth of his being, and his love for me. I heard this on a news program on marriage; "it is rewarding to know someone has been a witness to your life." I am that witness to Lyle's life. "Our song shall endure through eternity." I hope that in reading this book you will appreciate the soft heart, humor, intelligence, and love that was Lyle. The love he had for his family, animals, and creation. He was a man of integrity and fine character, and a good listener.
Dear Men
Dear Men speaks to the hearts of men AND women. For men, it increases the level of awareness about the little girl inside every woman; the importance of man's role in the lives of women; and how their actions have a lasting impact on them. It reveals what men may not know about the fragility of women while inviting them to be keenly aware of their strengths.For women, Dear Men gives voice to the emotions and experiences that have shaped their lives that they've found hard to articulate and points them toward healing and freedom. 'Dear Men' is an eye-opening peek into the thoughts of the women in your life. These are the thoughts of your mother, sister, wife, daughter, and many of the women that you see today. This open letter expresses our love, our frustrations, and our support for the men in our lives. 'Dear Men' is an outpouring of our affection, our love, and our admiration for you. We need you, our dear men.
Navigating Murky Water
A PRACTICAL COMPASSIONATE GUIDE TO CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH DEMENTIA WRITTEN BY AN RN WITH 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Prayers to Stay the Course of Marriage
The power of a praying woman is STRONG! Prayers to Stay the Course of Marriage is a glimpse into the mind of a woman who committed to praying for her husband. Letters from a wife to her husband are cherished gifts and a testimony to the grace of God. Prayers for safety, protection, guidance, and even full-time employment in a time of struggle are penned here for motivation, inspiration, and understanding..
Loving from a Distance
The most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to successfully dealing with your long-distance romantic relationship "Is he worth the wait?""Does he love me as I love him?""Can this relationship work, or am I just fooling myself?"Anyone who has ever experienced a long-distance relationship has undoubtedly asked themselves these questions.Nora Williams, a renowned couple counselor, has condensed all of her knowledge on the subject into this book. By reading this comprehensive guide, you will learn: - some enlightening up-to-date statistics on long-distance relationships;- the most common issues that occur in these relationships and how to solve them;- 7 valuable tips for rekindling the flame of passion and keeping intimacy alive when you are away from your partner;- a series of new couple activities to do together even if you don't live together;- 99 fun questions for your long-distance partner to keep the conversation exciting- and much more!Long-distance relationships require effort. However, just because you aren't physically together 24 hours a day doesn't mean your relationship has to suffer. Yes, physical time together is still important, but with the right amount of imagination and commitment, you can keep the flame alive even if you're thousands of miles apart. You just have to know how to behave, and this book will teach you clearly and simply!
Quincy and the Bully
In the sequel to Quincy's First Day, Quincy's football season is off to a great start. He has made a lot of friends and his practice is paying off. But one mistake during a game has forced Quincy to choose between fitting in, or sticking up for his best friend, Wilson. In Quincy And The Bully, Quincy continues to learn the value of friendship even if it means speaking up when no one else would.
Pretty Promises
Every little girl should be armed with confidence, intelligence, and consciousness. This book promotes just that! It is crafted to create a new generation of beautiful beings by teaching them daily affirmations.This book will be a wonderful resource for parents and adult figures to go through with their daughters, nieces, and loved ones to build the necessary internal skills to encourage self-confidence and self-esteem. Speaking life, healing, love, and growth into our girls is important so that they become adults who can navigate through life healthily and with purpose.Always endeavor to make your Pretty Promises strong and kind.
Things We Survive
Following a day of watching my grand babies play at the beach, writing this book became so clear. It wasn't just for me but for the generations that came after me. Sharing my story may focus on history but it is the future I hope to change. Abuse and trauma hadn't just been part of my life, but it had already touched the lives of both my daughters (nearly killing one). Somehow, I needed to find a way to be sure it did not touch my grand babies. If by sharing the history of abuse that had already transpired, by focusing on the warning signs, by acknowledging the types of abuse, by reliving the details and their triggers then my story can change more lives than just my families.
The Unbreakable Couple
Become unbreakable! The Unbreakable Couple is your guidebook to a more stable, successful, and satisfying relationship. Whether you're a new couple looking to build a solid foundation for the future or an established couple looking to pinpoint and fix problems you have encountered along your journey together, these fifteen targeted exercises will help you to achieve clarity and understanding, both individually and as a couple. The guided communication method presented in these exercises will allow you to stop the one-sided arguments and focus on listening and being heard in a non-confrontational and non-intimidating way, enabling you to be both supportive and supported. At the end of the program, you will have created a roadmap for success together with easy, agreed-upon steps to follow to ensure your relationship is headed down the road towards fulfillment.
Only God Can Grow A Violet Out of A Pile of Dirt.
Artist Statement - Violet NewbornViolet Newborn (b. May 27, 1979, Inglewood, CA) is a Memphis-based visual artist, activist, and founder of Color Your Story Onto Mine (CYSOM). Artist Statement - Violet NewbornI am an abolitionist of despair.My work lives at the intersection of trauma and transcendence, where beauty becomes a weapon against cruelty and compassion becomes a revolutionary act. I create from the place where my own darkness was not bypassed, but transformed - where the inner executioner became the inner midwife, delivering me back to myself.The Newborn Method emerged from this transformation. It is not a technique. It is a testimony.It is truth + compassion + accountability + creative expression + spiritual grounding -a pathway that goes straight to the inner child in any human being.My art is a confession, a mirror, a contract of forgiveness, a rope of light thrown backward for others to climb. Through expressive arts, I dismantle inner prisons long before I ever speak about abolishing the ones built from concrete and steel. My work stands between brokenness and possibility, trauma and recovery, punishment and redemption.I use colors, texture, and visual storytelling as acts of spiritual midwifery - helping people birth the parts of themselves that were silenced by violence, shame, or survival.I am a social fine art activist, a survivor alchemist, and a spiritual medium of compassion - not the psychic kind, but the kind who walks into the darkest places of the human soul without becoming darkness. Instead, I ignite healing.Through my art, I reclaim what was stolen.Through my workshops, I restore what was forgotten.Through my presence, I liberate what was imprisoned.My life is not just a story of surviving.It is a prophecy of what becomes possible when pain is transformed into purpose.Everything I create - every brushstroke, every workshop, every journal, every conversation - is a liberation ritual.A quiet revolution.A movement of mercy.My art does not predict change.It causes it.
If It Ain't One Thing To Grow Through It's Another
A Mother's Guide To Healing And Building A Better Future: through mirror management loaf of bread for the soul theory. Without the key ingredient to a great loaf of bread to keep the soul fed, you'll continue to crumble. The soul food ingredients are Love. Opportunity. Awareness. Forgiveness.Are you ready to heal?Are you ready to release those second-hand emotions?Are you ready to forgive yourself and those who've hurt you?Are you ready to love as if you've never been hurt?Are you ready to unlock new opportunities?Are you ready to be aware of the real you?Are you ready to connect with your parents, spouse, child(ren), child(ren) father, and others on an extraordinary level?Are you ready to look at yourself in the mirror and tell her that you love and forgive her?After all, she's always been there for you no matter what situations you've put her in.If you answered yes to even one question, you need this workbook. It is time to create your loaf of bread for the soul with ingredients that won't make you fold. Let's create that LOAF together(Love, Opportunity, Awareness, Forgiveness)www.daijahb.com
A Needle in a Haystack
Finding your perfect mate can be difficult, especially in today's world of online dating, casual hookups, and ghosting. So how does a person find their ideal match, and how do they know when they've found them? In Needle in a Haystack, pastor and best-selling author Jameliah Gooden provides salient advice for how to "dig through the rubble" of the dating world, avoid unhealthy relationships, and date from a place of self and mutual respect. She writes like a close and honest friend, offering no-nonsense tips to help you find your true love.
Things We Survive
Following a day of watching my grand babies play at the beach, writing this book became so clear. It wasn't just for me but for the generations that came after me. Sharing my story may focus on history but it is the future I hope to change. Abuse and trauma hadn't just been part of my life, but it had already touched the lives of both my daughters (nearly killing one). Somehow, I needed to find a way to be sure it did not touch my grand babies. If by sharing the history of abuse that had already transpired, by focusing on the warning signs, by acknowledging the types of abuse, by reliving the details and their triggers then my story can change more lives than just my families.
A Needle in a Haystack
Finding your perfect mate can be difficult, especially in today's world of online dating, casual hookups, and ghosting. So how does a person find their ideal match, and how do they know when they've found them? In Needle in a Haystack, pastor and best-selling author Jameliah Gooden provides salient advice for how to "dig through the rubble" of the dating world, avoid unhealthy relationships, and date from a place of self and mutual respect. She writes like a close and honest friend, offering no-nonsense tips to help you find your true love.
Take It Back
Society today tells you to give up, throw in the towel, things don't work out the first time, or you don't have enough money! Most of us, especially single moms are over worked and under appreciated. " Take It Back " instills the importance of not staying too long in toxic relationships, never being bitter, removing stress, escaping abuse, co-parenting to the best of your abilities when possible and perseverance. With 17 years as a single mother and 15 + years as a Labor & Delivery Nurse, Nicole is skilled in encouraging all kinds of people, especially women of all ages and backgrounds to push through adversity and overcome obstacles to attain personal purposeful success in life.
The Power of 2 Workbook for Couples
Since the foundation of the world, mankind and animals were created in pairs. Adam and Eve, male and female, two by two... togetherness. However, throughout the test of time, or life as we call it, the togetherness that was once strong begins to weaken. Overdue bills, extremely hectic schedules, soccer practices and back to school nights, social gatherings, household daily maintenance... and at the end of all of that, intimacy and connection with your partner. It can be daunting and overwhelming, and research shows have caused many divorces. The togetherness becomes no more. Now you are fighting against time just to complete the daily routine tasks. Life then becomes mundane. The Power of 2 Book is essential for anyone who desires a successful marriage and a strong family. Whether you are newlyweds or 40 years in the Wed game, this book is a practical guide to help you navigate the tricks of the enemy, avoid road bumps of doubt and despair, and learn how to function cohesively as one unit.This Workbook is a culmination of over a decade of research, life experience, trials and errors. I have distilled my experience to bring you this deeply practical, actionable workbook that contains tools, techniques, and exercises for each individual member in the relationship, building on the concept of the 8 Revelations presented in The Power of 2 Book - companion to this workbook. My goal is to change the face of relationships globally by providing couples with an offering that will move them to relationships success.
Random Reflections
How do you leverage on the lessons life brings daily to do better in your relationship? How do you avoid repeating the same mistakes and make better decisions?Random Reflections is a collection of fortuitous thoughts drawn from life's various happenings and events and their sublime connections with relationship and marriage. It is a practical wisdom book on love, life and living.From bank transactions to the coordination found on a soccer field to car traffic to phone apps, there is a connection between all these daily activities and human relations that quickens man's awareness and alertness. We see them only if we are reflective. We will pull from them if we stay a little longer. The lessons lurked in them may seem, at first, unconnected to our love life, but they are very relevant if we tarry a bit longer in those moments and be introspective.These twenty-six musings cover a range of relationship and marital issues, providing understanding and practical reasoning laced with some true stories to inspire the reader to be present in their moments, pleasant or unpleasant, live in them and draw life lessons they may never get in a Masterclass. Random Reflections is your handbook for relationship insights and a concise wisdom guide for your love life.
Cuando tu madre tiene trastorno l穩mite de personalidad (TLP)
Este libro ha sido escrito para j籀venes que tienen que vivir con una madre que parece no entenderlos. Les ofrece varios consejos, trucos y modos de enfrentar las distintas situaciones que atraviesan. Tambi矇n ha sido escrito para adultos que crecieron en hogares en donde sufrieron varias formas de abuso por parte de sus madres. Este libro les ayudar獺 a liberar esos momentos de tensi籀n acumulada y a comenzar a recuperarse de una manera saludable de la ansiedad que pudieron haber sufrido como resultado de esa crianza. Ayuda a los lectores a no sentirse culpables de la situaci籀n y les sirve de gu穩a para no caer en la mentalidad de la v穩ctima, de modo de que no hagan de manera inconsciente pasar a sus hijos por la misma experiencia que ellos. Los ni簽os criados por madres con trastorno l穩mite de la personalidad (TLP) se pierden las relaciones sanas, estables y amorosas que tienen el resto de los ni簽os con sus madres. Si bien es cierto que hay muchas razones por las cuales un ni簽o puede tener una relaci籀n poco saludable con su madre, una explicaci籀n posible puede ser que hayas vivido con una madre que sufr穩a de trastorno l穩mite de la personalidad. Los adultos que fueron criados por una madre con TLP tienen muchas dificultades para mantener relaciones estables. Es dif穩cil, es realmente muy dif穩cil vivir con una madre con TLP, porque este trastorno de personalidad tiene un patr籀n r穩gido de pensamiento y un comportamiento poco saludable y anormal que se caracteriza por una inestabilidad cr籀nica tanto del estado de 獺nimo, como del comportamiento, de las relaciones y de la imagen personal. Este libro ha sido escrito para j籀venes que tienen que vivir con una madre que parece no entenderlos. Les ofrece varios consejos, trucos y modos de enfrentar las distintas situaciones que atraviesan. Tambi矇n ha sido escrito para adultos que crecieron en hogares en donde sufrieron varias formas de abuso por parte de sus madres. Este libro les ayudar獺 a liberar esos momentos de tensi籀n acumulada y a comenzar a recuperarse de una manera saludable de la ansiedad que pudieron haber sufrido como resultado de esa crianza. Ayuda a los lectores a no sentirse culpables de la situaci籀n y les sirve de gu穩a para no caer en la mentalidad de la v穩ctima, de modo de que no hagan de manera inconsciente pasar a sus hijos por la misma experiencia que ellos. Los ni簽os criados por madres con trastorno l穩mite de la personalidad (TLP) se pierden las relaciones sanas, estables y amorosas que tienen el resto de los ni簽os con sus madres. Al crecer, desarrollan una amplia variedad de problemas emocionales que les dificultan funcionar de manera adecuada en la sociedad, incluso como adultos. En la adultez tienen que luchar contra la baja autoestima, la rabia o la depresi籀n y las dificultades de aprendizaje. Si eres uno de esos ni簽os y te has preguntado qu矇 puede haber pasado, qu矇 sali籀 mal, y si tienes la culpa de todo eso, entonces, este libro tiene las respuestas adecuadas para ti, y tambi矇n todo lo que puedes hacer para superarlo. Este libro te mostrar獺 qu矇 angustiante puede ser la vida de un ni簽o criado por una madre con TLP. La inestabilidad emocional, las autoagresiones y los intentos de suicidio pueden ser realmente agotadores y devastadores para el bienestar emocional de un ni簽o y hacerlo sentir perdido, indefenso y solo. Estos ni簽os pronto entienden que tienen que andar con cuidado para tratar de evitar el pr籀ximo ataque de furia inevitable y sin poder predecir nunca cu獺l ser獺 el pr籀ximo disparador. Este libro te ayudar獺 a reconocer que t繳, el hijo de un hogar de estas caracter穩sticas, no tienes la culpa de la conducta de tu madre, y te ayudar獺 a curar alguna de tus heridas.
When Your Mom Has Borderline Personality Disorder
This book was written for young kids who presently have to live with a mother who does not seem to understand them. It shows them various tips, tricks, and ways of handling various situations.It is also written for adults who grew up in homes where they suffered various forms of abuse from their mothers while growing up. This book will help them to release those pent-up tensed moments and safely begin to recover from the anxiety they may have suffered as a result of their upbringing. It helps the readers learn various ways of not accepting that they are to blame for the situation and provides guidance on how not to descend into a victims' mentally so that they do not also unconsciously make their kids go through the same experience as they did.Children raised by mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder (BDP) miss out on the healthy, steady, and loving relationship children with regular moms have with their moms.While it is true that there are many reasons while a child may have an unhealthy relationship with her mother, one possible explanation could also be, you were living with a mother that had borderline personality disorder. Adults who grow up with BPD mothers have great difficulty sustaining stable relationships. It`s hard, really hard to live with a mom with BPD, because this personality disorder is known for its rigid pattern of unhealthy and abnormal thought patterns and behaviors, and is characterized by chronic instability in mood, behavior, relationships, and self-image.This book was written for young kids who presently have to live with a mother who does not seem to understand them. It shows them various tips, tricks, and ways of handling various situations.It is also written for adults who grew up in homes where they suffered various forms of abuse from their mothers while growing up. This book will help them to release those pent-up tensed moments and safely begin to recover from the anxiety they may have suffered as a result of their upbringing. It helps the readers learn various ways of not accepting that they are to blame for the situation and provides guidance on how not to descend into a victims' mentally so that they do not also unconsciously make their kids go through the same experience as they did.Children raised by mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder (BDP) miss out on the healthy, steady, and loving relationship children with regular moms have with their moms. They develop a wide range of emotional problems that make it difficult for them to overcome their dysfunctional upbringing.These children may struggle with low self-esteem, anger, or depression and find out that they have difficulty getting along with their mothers. If you are one of those kids and have been wondering what could have happened, what went wrong, and if you are to blame in all of these, then, this book is for you.This book shows how heartbreaking the experience of a child with borderline personality disorder can be. The instability, emotional volatility, self-injury, and suicide attempts can be very draining and devastating for the emotions of the child and leave them feeling lost, helpless, and alone. They find that they practically have to live their life walking cautiously, scheming to avoid what's the next inevitable rage and never able to predict what will be the next trigger.This book will talk about all of that and help you recognize that you are not to blame for your mother's behavior, it will aid you toward healing some of your wounds.
Breakup Recovery 101
A tried-and-true strategy for surviving the traumatic end of any romantic relationship, including divorce, along with practical methods for healing, regaining trust, and seeking true love.It's done, and it hurts a lot. Still, as incredible as it can sound in the midst of heartbreak, you will move on from your breakup. Forget about trying to win back your ex. Forget about losing yourself in the process of trying to make this person love you. This breakup gives you a perfect opportunity to make positive changes in your life, both inside and out. Nora Williams has helped thousands of people change their love lives through her seminars and counseling activity. Now, in Breakup Recovery 101, she'll show you how to refocus your attention on yourself. Her strategy consists of the following elements: Disengagement rules: how and why to go "no-touch" with your exHow to work through grief, overcome fear, and reclaim your lifeHow to break the cycle of failed relationshipsWhat to do if you can't stop thinking about your ex, texting, calling, checking their social profiles, or driving by their house.Start today to take back control of your emotions and your life!
101 Things Women Want from Their Men
Hundreds of women were asked: "What's one piece of advice you would like to give your man?" Women freely shared what they wanted and what they didn't want. They revealed what they needed and what they didn't need. They gave advice, and they gave admonitions. So fellas, if you want to really know what women want, this book was designed especially for you, written collectively by hundreds of women who wanted you to know. My hope is that this little book will spark some healthy dialogue between couples. There is much good advice in these 101 wants that is applicable to both partners in a relationship. Being willing to hear, and in this case read, what some women said they want and don't want from their men may be a good place to begin a discussion to consider what each of you wants or doesn't want in your own partnership.
Chasing Bad!
As the author, I do not believe in disingenuous jacket blurbs, insincere product descriptions, or overly intrusive and embellished biographical information. I believe that less information given in advance regarding the content of a book is beneficial to the reading experience. The reader can then make their own observations and conclusions based on the content.In short, the book you're holding is just a story about a man who has experienced a lot of life from coast to coast. I wanted to share those experiences to help women find their way, and navigate the treacherous waters of looking for a good man as safely, and responsibly as possible while making sure that your decision, is at least an informed one.Sincerely, Kelly MichaelsThe Author
To Understand Each Other
"When we talk of marriage counseling we think immediately of the extreme cases, of threats to seek divorce, of couples in violent disputes who frequently come to blows," Paul Tournier states. But there are many other couples whose marriages are no less a failure. "They live side by side, without hurting one another, but poles apart, because of no real understanding of one another." According to Tournier, the ability to understand each other is what counts in working out marital happiness together. With wisdom and warmth, Tournier suggests ways to achieve this understanding.
Did God Tell You to Get Married?
Did God Tell You to Get Married? Whether single, married or divorced at some point in your life you might have wondered does God tell you who to marry. This question is relevant no matter your marital status. Married couples sometimes might wonder- did God tell me to get married? Did I pick the right person? How do I get past this hurt? Singles might often wonder, will God choose my companion for me? Will the right person fall from the sky or will I have to seek and find? Does God have someone for me? A divorced person might wonder did God tell me to get married? How do I forgive? How do I get passed the pain? How do I take responsibility for my part? Did God Tell you to Get Married book dives into all of those questions. This book helps you look at those questions carefully, so that you can make wise decisions for your situation. After 23 years of marriage and deciding to walk away, Anthony Murray found himself asking God that very question, did God tell you to get married? As he started to rebuild his life, Anthony sought out God's face and started to find the answer to that question. This book provides information about being alone, loving yourself, intellectual masturbation, determining what real love is, trust and so much more. Developed from over two decades of marital experience and over fifteen years of counseling couples, this book will help you as you answer the question- Did God Tell You to Get married?
Divine Marriage from Eden to the End of Days
In Divine Marriage from Eden to the End of Days, Andre Villeneuve explores the mystery of God's love in the Bible and ancient Jewish tradition. Scripture portrays the covenant between God and his people as a divine-human marriage spanning through all of human history. For the ancient Jewish interpreters, God married humanity at the dawn of creation in the Garden of Eden; but the union was broken by human sin. The Lord restored the relationship when he betrothed Israel at Mount Sinai; yet the covenant was wounded again with the transgression of the golden calf. The nuptial bond was healed anew, commemorated, and reenacted through liturgical worship in Israel's tabernacle and temple. This worship in God's ""nuptial chamber,"" in turn, anticipated the ultimate fulfillment of the divine-human marriage in the messianic age at the end of history. The first part of the book explores the marriage through Israel's biblical history in light of ancient Jewish exegesis. The second part unveils the marriage in the ancient interpretation of the Song of Songs and in wisdom literature. The third part reveals how the same symbolism is taken up in the New Testament and applied to the marriage between Christ and the Church.
How to Deal with Emotionally Explosive People
This manual is designed for anyone who lives with, works with, or deals with emotionally explosive people. The personalities described as Walking Time Bombs react to stress with emotional explosions into anger, sadness or fear. Albert J. Bernstein examines how to cope with these people, offering strategies for dealing with all types of emotional outbursts and over-reactions. He distinguishes between hot anger, which involves anger that explodes into any form of violence, including everything from verbal outbursts to bodily harm, and cold anger, which involves explosions into withdrawal, rejection and disapproval. The volume also discusses how to predict violence, and where and when to get help.
Moving Beyond Your Parents’ Divorce
Now in paper, the book that debunks the notion that divorce has to be devastating to children. Recent books such as The Love They Lost and The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce have reinforced negative portrayals of the lifelong harmful effects of parental divorce. In contrast, Moving Beyond Your Parent's Divorce is a refreshingly positive guide for adults whose parents divorced during their childhood. Rather than dwelling on the negatives caused by this very real disruption in their lives, Mel Krantzler, Ph.D., bestselling author of Creative Divorce, and his wife, Patricia Biondi Krantzler, offer eight guidelines for building emotional resilience and creating a new sense of achievement and motivation. The guidelines are based on the Krantzlers' years of working with thousands of adult children of divorce (ACDs) and helping them to construct their own healthy relationships. The eight guidelines are: 1) View divorce as a normal part of life; 2) Recognize that divorced parents did not intend to cause harm; 3) Avoid blaming parents for one's difficulties; 4) Affirm that every adult is responsible for his or her own happiness; 5) Don't accept conventional wisdom that parental divorce is an
Cinderella Was a Liar
Rewrite your romantic reality and create your own Happily Ever After Any woman who's kissed her share of toads will relate to this wise and witty guide to modern love. Written by a casting producer for television's most popular dating shows, Cinderella Was a Liar explodes the fairy-tale myths that make you miserable--while offering real-world insights that actually make sense. Author Brenda Della Casa interviewed close to 1,000 guys to get the real facts behind the fairy tale and find out what works, what doesn't, and what will send a man running to Never-Never Land. Armed with that knowledge, you will finally discover why your supposed Prince Charming isn't into you and how to find the love you deserve. Features get-real strategies for the NOT-SO-fairytale world of modern romance, including: The Twelve Sisters No Prince Wants to Date The Toads You Need to Cut Loose Right Now! The Lies We Speak Into the Mirror One Night Stands...and Other Bad Potions Guaranteed Ways to Send Him Far, Far Away And Other Royal Dilemmas!
Seconds Please
Part personal journey and part self-help book, Seconds Please shares truths and lessons from the author's own life about leaving her marriage and looking for happily ever after only to find herself on a journey of self-discovery, one she never asked for and one she didn't realise she needed to have.With wisdom, insight and direct personal experience, Seconds Please is one of the more delightful, modern books about finding yourself and starting over after divorce. Asking, is divorce really a failure or could it instead be the best thing that ever happened to you?From the process of leaving a long-term relationship and letting go of the future dream, through to navigating the dating world and how to create a blueprint for your own version of an aligned, passionate, exciting future. This book promises to inspire you at any point of your divorce recovery to make this next season of your life, the very best season of your life.Onwards and upwards to your next big love!
A Single Revolution
Shani Silver is not an advocate for singlehood. She's an advocate for single women feeling good while single-and there's a difference. A Single Revolution is one book for single women that won't approach you like you're unfinished. It's for those who are exhausted, frustrated, confused, or angry-who want relationships but don't deserve to be miserable in the meantime. A grueling dating grind isn't a prerequisite for partnership. You can be happily single and still meet someone-that's allowed. It's possible to value your single time so much that you refuse to give it up for anything less than the amazing relationships you deserve. It's also possible to stop searching for them so relentlessly that you ignore every other aspect of your valid, beautiful life. This isn't a book about dating. It's a book about living. You can choose how you feel about being single. You can choose to feel wrong, or you can choose to feel free. A Single Revolution isn't about changing yourself-it's about changing your mind.
The Love Myth
True love is not a myth . . . but myths about love do abound! Every day thousands of people make marital commitments on the temporary and shaky foundation of "being in love"-and quickly find life full of frustration and despair. Troubled by the onslaught of the Hollywood version of love aggressively promoted through the media, Dr. Ude sets out to explore the myth of what is being sold to us as love. In a simple and practical way, The Love Myth presents research findings by notable psychologists; while exploring the sociological, theological, and psychological implications of our misconstrued concept of love; and offering redemptive insights for pursuing, finding, and keeping true love.
You're Worth Fighting 4
Shuntell Alston continues her compelling story of cancer, war, and marriage in this book as she digs deeper and exposes the blood, sweat, and tears she endured along this never-ending journey of the fight of her life. This book takes readers to another level as they travel the journey with the author as she shares her struggle of fighting through more treatment, surgeries, and depression in addition to simultaneously becoming a rock for her husband who battled severe depression after returning from war. From laying on her death bed to almost losing her marriage, to constantly being diagnosed with one type of cancer after the other, Shuntell paints a picture of what it means to truly believe in why we are worth fighting for.
When Grandad Visited This World
Ever wondered how to explain the loss of a loved one to a child or even to yourself. This is a book that offers a gentle, honest and comforting account of life and death. It will encourage adults to explain and discuss death with their children, without making the subject taboo and without giving false hope. This wonderfully illustrated book follows the life of grandad through the child's perspective. The book will offer the reader some real-life comparative experience and aims to normalise death, as well as debunk some of the myths.By acknowledging that death is a very sad, significant loss and an expected reality of life, Pamela wrote the book with the vision that through reading it, those difficult conversations can easily be started. Importantly, the book also highlights the importance of acknowledging the gift of life and celebrating a life that once was. It helps the reader to accept those things that we can not control (like when someone will dies) and encourages cherishing wonderful moments spent with loved ones. Perfect for helping children understand life, dying and death.
New Beginnings
An illustrated and heartfelt gift for the soul for anyone who is about to enter a new chapter in life, while leaving the old one behind, by USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Eevi Jones.Starting over is hard. Whether it's through divorce, separation, or estrangement - new beginnings are often intertwined with hurt, doubt, and many shed tears.But new beginnings also bring hope, joy, and self-love, providing us with an opportunity to find, rediscover, and love our own true selves.Whatever chapter we may be closing and leaving behind, the new phase we are about to enter has so much beauty in store for us! We just have to allow it into our lives. Some things are meant to last.Some things are meant to end.Some things can be rebuilt and fixed, while others we cannot mend.But each beginning, it follows an ending.Marks the blooming of something anew.Each beginning, it provides time and space, to find and return to the truest version of you. OTHER BOOKS IN THIS Life's Biggest Moments SERIES: Forever My Always - For the Soon-To-Be World ExplorerLetting Go - For the Soon-To-Be Empty NesterSisterly - To My Best FriendNew Beginnings - My New Chapter In Life
Grieving Victoriously
"Are you weary, carrying a heavy burden? Come to me. I will refresh your life, for I am your oasis." Matthew 11:28 (The Passion Translation) Grief is a difficult process that every person experiences in their lifetime. And yet, no two people will process grief in the same manner or time frame. My hope is that this book will allow you to live life to its fullest for the part of the process you're in. That, even in grief, you will be able to continue walking, not wake up every day and only exist with the covers over your head (I mean that both figuratively and literally). My prayer is that you will Press In to God. I truly believe that without God's grace and mercy, you can never be filled with power to move ahead in your calling. I pray that you will seek Him, and that even though your "why" questions may not be answered on this earth, that as time moves on you will realize you have a hope and a calling, and you can continue to move forward as you Press In to the One who loves you more than any other, who knows you, and sees your heartache and your tears. It is my hope that this book might help you in Grieving Victoriously, not shackled by fear or burdened by your life's devastation.
Troubled Kids Need Jesus Too
About Troubled Kids Need Jesus Too"I think Jesus would be proud," stated a Famous Musician. He made this statement in an interview with a local newspaper writer in Florida back in 2004. How would Jesus feel about the explicit language in one of his songs? The musician went on to give a very thought-provoking answer "...Jesus loves us. He doesn't hate anything about us no matter what we do." To know that a musician seeks to understand the depth of Jesus' love is an incredible revelation, and to be concerned that Jesus considers us regardless of what we do is also great. However, to know that Jesus' love is what he gives to us is one thing but understanding that we also must give back to Him is something else. Young people understand that Jesus loves them regardless of where they are from or what they do; they know this for the most part. But one thing that is not so clear is what am I supposed to do for Him, how am I supposed to give back to Him, especially when I am living in a world that may not honor that, a world that may not show someone like me how to exist: genuinely exists, the way Jesus would like for me to live?
The Bouquet Race
The Bouquet Race: #I is a "poetic diary." A series of a cultural-narratives about African-American and White-American's so-called separate, unique and different lifestyles. It's a narrative about how we all celebrate freedom and liberties, but often with closet disparities and social ills, both inwardly and out, we fail to dignify our blessed humanity. The Bouquet Race can be harsh on both. The author gets down to the nitty-gritty core of their racial ugliness that's gone on too long. In the end, however, everybody gets a deserved, needed applause and hug after hearing "OURSTORY."
Healing Your Wounded Relationship
Many people struggle at times with a challenging relationship and ask themselves how things got so screwed up. They wonder what they're doing wrong and why they keep making bad choices in who they date or partner with. Trying to fix these problems using outdated communication tools rarely works, so many give up, feeling lost, defeated and resentful.This book helps you see how your unresolved inner child wounding keeps showing up, attracting and meshing with another's codependent parts in a wounded dance-like a moth to a flame. Once you read this book, you will begin to see your own wounded dance. Know that there is a path to healing and you don't have to live this way. You can heal these patterns.The book is written for people who are dating, currently in a relationship or those wanting to avoid making the same mistakes in their next relationship.Expert Insights-Proven ResultsPsychotherapist, Reiki Master and bestselling author Robert Jackman takes you on a journey of self-discovery and intentional communication using the STARR Reset. This powerful process is designed to heal and restore healthy emotional bonding and help you repair dysfunctional cycles to create an openhearted connection. Learn to use your hard-won wisdom to embrace and restore a deeply loving relationship. You will also discover: how your inner child shows up in your adult relationshipwhy hurt people find other hurt peoplewhy you ignored the red flags early onhow to speak your truth with intention, the message of your heartwhy couples keep recreating archetypal patternshow to be brave as you reach for the relationship you desireThis book is a natural progression for readers of Healing Your Lost Inner Child and its Companion Workbook, and can be read individually or with your partner. Relationships are not about perfection, they are about connection, growth and possibility.
Mastering Your Crown
Emma experienced anxiety, panic attacks and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in 2016 so severely she became agoraphobic for several months. This episode of mental illness was triggered by repressed grief and her growing psychic ability. With the help from Emma's spirit guides and her own extensive knowledge and experience of balancing the mind, body and energy systems, she was able to heal herself back to health. Emma now shares the simple yet powerful 8-Step Sequence she used to self-regulate and ease her anxiety, panic attacks and PTSD, but also the methods she used to transform her loss and grief. Emma also shares additional guidance to help manage your mental health through discussing topics such as distraction techniques, grounding and earthing, keeping a journal, the benefits of physical activity, sleep hygiene, flower essences, finding a creative outlet for your mental health and how to make lasting behaviour change. Unlike any other traditional self-help book Emma also shares her insights and cosmic understanding regarding 2020... the year the world paused. You will come to see the bigger picture of what is unfolding in the world today and why humanity is undergoing the greatest transformation of all time.During these unprecedented times, regardless of what has caused your personal crisis it's time to find stability from with by 'Mastering your Crown'.
A Boy with a Tattoo on His Heart
Different. Honest. Direct. Without Secrets. Emotional. Complex.These are the words that describe this book. The author's personal story will make you cry and shiver. An original story, and one rarely told by a man with the degree of openness that Simon has here. A dormant truth, safely hidden on the boy's heart, a boy who could not grow up. The residual impacts of the sexual abuse that occurred 35 years prior, limited and restrained that boy. His emotional development was disabled, creating many bad mindsets, habits and addictions. This is a story that will change your life.The purpose of telling this story is to encourage an open discourse about sexual abuse, it should encourage other men with the same pain that constricts their life and restricts them from BEING A MAN! All sexual abuse victims should talk, we must hear them when they silently cry out loud HELP.There are too many wounded souls who have been robbed of their fundamental right to develop their emotions - and this has lessened their opportunity to create and establish their own life. STOP THE VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN!An awareness must be raised that sexual abuse is an absolutely unacceptable invasion of a child's privacy that leads to a developmental dysfunction. Societal awareness must exist to ensure that the community is ready and able to take immediate action to protect a child when the tell-tale signs of abuse, like changes to behavior or habits, are evident.Nobody, and I mean nobody should experience the things this story tells. They leave an indelible mark or a tattoo as the author names it. A consequence of the trauma is a crippled soul who cannot find its way to the light and freedom. The pain is a constant companion day and night, a peg leg causing failure in life. Everything is subordinated to the pain and shame caused by sexual abuse. And sexual abuse never goes out of memory, and it disappears out of the body even less."Reliving the sexual abuse became so strong that made me rub off my left hand, because I felt sperm on it, sliding down. I could feel it, but couldn't see it. My tears were dropping from my chin and in that moment, a few snowflakes came down from the sky." (A Boy With a Tattoo on his Heart)All of you who care about our society should read this book. Social workers, police officers, psychologists and psychiatrists should read it, and teachers and social advisers, too. The book should be in all secondary school libraries and government libraries. It is written for all who want to protect our children and raise them to become independent, creative and heartly people - this is the only way to make our world a kinder and a lot more socially stable place than it is today.
Ask Me Love
"Ask Me Love: Love Pointers of the Hopeful Romantic" promotes loving oneself while fighting for the right love. It features a little bit of poetry and some sensible words to live by. It's the kind of book that will make you want to believe in the possibility of genuine love.
The Blessing of the Celtic Curse
In the true spirit of Irish storytelling, Leigh Ebberwein weaves an uplifting and powerful tale of the cross-generational impact of reckless choices, the redeeming power of love, and the unbreakable bond of family. Smart and sassy Kathleen Kenny has never ventured far from the protective cocoon of her large, close-knit family and her crazy "tribe" of forever girlfriends. When rich and hunky Jack Murray, an ex-football hero and successful lawyer, pops the question, her perfect (and safe) life in Savannah seems assured. Voices from the past are changing the course of Kathleen's future.But Kathleen's secret inner life beckons her to Ireland to search for answers to her puzzling dreams. Only weeks before the big day, Kathleen announces her plans for a six-week trip to Knock, County Mayo. A confused and furious Jack issues an ultimatum. Is the wedding off? Ireland steals her heart.Kathleen rents a small cottage from the McMillion family and is soon grafted into "small-town" Ireland culture. Handsome Quinn McMillon has recently inherited his father's farm but isn't quite ready to settle down. In denial of the sparks sizzling between them, Kathleen and Quinn fan the sparks by embarking on a three-week European adventure. Decades later, this trip will dramatically impact two families, an ocean apart, and the townsfolk of Knock in unimaginable ways. Become part of the adventure.Experience the beauty of Savannah, the charm of Ireland, and the shenanigans of a host of unforgettable characters with a feel-good story that's full of surprises until the very last page.
Marital Bliss Lost but Found
Marital Bliss: Lost but Found, is an epic tale of our marital journey so far. With contributions from my husband, I share hard-earned lessons from 3 decades of marriage and highlight 6 key principles every marriage needs to experience marital bliss. It has been described by readers as a beautiful, matured and delicate book; also as an interesting read and an intriguing account of a marital relationship. Marital Bliss: Lost but Found is not just a book with information but transformation!
The Talk
Children come into puberty about sex, sexuality, and marriage. They are exposed to worldly concepts in the media and through others. Few kids see or hear the Godly answers their questions. The reluctance of some parents to discuss sexual matters with their children or the parent's ignorance concerning God's direction on sex and marriage leave the young vulnerable.The Talk is a solution to the problem of parents not being able to provide their children with Christian guidance on sexual matters. Whether parents shy from the subject or just don't know the Christian answers, The Talk meets the need. It saves them from having to search through the scriptures for many of their answers. It is recommended the parent and child read and discuss the book together. But, if the parent lacks the courage to do that, they can simply offer their child this book and when they find the courage, discuss the book with them. In any case the children should not go into the world unarmed.The Talk can be called a self-help book for young and new Christians wanting to live a life pleasing unto God. It addresses an area of life that can be most damaging. There are many who now look at their lives, especially those who have taken on the burden of single parenthood, who wish they had first read a book like this.
What My Grandmother Taught Me About Life
What My Grandmother Taught Me About Life is an empowering account of a woman who started her life over again as she raised her grandson by herself. While her passing was devastating to her grandson what she left behind was a treasure of wisdom, knowledge and life lessons that her grandson will always have access to. In 2 bonus chapters the author reveals his thoughts on why your dream must be activated and not just talked about. The other chapter is a tribute to his goddaughters that will have us all thinking about how important parents are.
