To Love an African Violet
In a small Indiana town, Eugene O'Connor's life takes a dramatic turn when an African friend who he has not seen in forty years shows up, claiming that a beloved woman who O'Connor thought was dead is actually alive and wishes to see him before she passes away from cancer. As Eugene grapples with the shock of this revelation, memories of his tumultuous past resurface, leading him on a journey back to a village in West Africa where he must confront his past mistakes and the love he left behind. "My sister gave me your book and I started reading it immediately. The African title obviously intrigued me, with my experience in doing safaris and business there. I couldn't put it down and finished it in two days. It was suspenseful, intriguing, and thought provoking on many different levels."--Kelly TrimbleIndianapolis, Indiana "I lost a friend when I finished To Love an African Violet. Every night I would read until my husband turned the lights out. I am ready for the sequel. It was wonderful. What a beautiful weaving of events, characters, and time periods. It was not at all predictable and kept me curious of what was about to unfold . . . . To Love an African Violet is masterfully written and a creative piece of work."--Mina BobelFt. Myers, Florida
Shattering Silence
At seven years old, little Darlene lived a seemingly charmed life-the youngest of five in an upper-middle-class Midwestern family. But that illusion shattered when her two oldest brothers began assaulting her, binding her to silence with threats, fear, and shame.But, as Darlene would discover, secrets eventually leak out. Faced with a lawsuit filed by one of her brothers, Darlene was forced to choose-stay silent or tell the truth.Shattering Silence is the powerful story of a child who protected her family at great personal cost-and the woman who reclaimed her voice to stand for truth and justice. It is a testament to human resilience and the courage it takes to speak when everything is on the line.
How to Heal from Emotionally Immature Parents
Understand your childhood, reclaim your power and create a future free from the patterns of the past. Break free from the patterns of emotionally immature parenting. If you've ever felt unseen, like you weren't good enough or that your struggles don't quite fit into books about childhood trauma, this book is for you. Growing up with emotionally immature or emotionally unavailable parents can leave deep imprints - leading to self-doubt, people-pleasing and the feeling that your needs were always secondary. These patterns, often rooted in intergenerational trauma, can persist into adulthood, shaping relationships, self-worth and emotional wellbeing. But it wasn't all bad, right? That's what makes it so confusing. This book helps you make sense of that emotional grey area, acknowledging what wasn't good enough without staying stuck in resentment. Drawing on 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist, Sian Morgan-Crossley offers practical tools to help you break the cycle, heal developmental trauma and reclaim your confidence. Whether you've struggled with toxic parents, an emotionally absent mother or father or recurring patterns in relationships, this guide will help you set boundaries, shift your mindset and move forward with clarity. Inside, you'll learn how to: Recognize and heal the wounds of growing up with emotionally immature parents. Let go of guilt while setting healthy boundaries with toxic family members.Stop the cycle of self-doubt and people-pleasing.Practice self-parenting to nurture the parts of you that were overlooked.Build confidence and lasting self-esteem.Move forward with compassion - without excusing the past.It's time to release the weight of old patterns, embrace your true self and build a future free from the past.
Rivers and Roads
When Millie was confronted by the reality of her mother's mental health, she wasn't prepared for the weight of responsibilities that prompted her to abruptly switch family roles. Between jobs, relationships, and travels, Millie took a journey that seemed like more of an escape at first. With roots extending for generations through Appalachia, Millie chose to leave her hometown and explore paths less traveled. With the companionship of her two dogs, they set out into the unknown, meeting new and familiar faces along the way. Rivers and Roads is a story of a sacred bond between a mother and daughter and learning to navigate grief, acceptance, and new beginnings.
Spring Blossoms at the little Bookshop on Snowflake Lane
Spring Blossoms at the Little Bookshop on Snowflake Lane is a cozy, clean small-town romance centered on grief, healing, and the quiet return of hope. Set in early spring, this emotionally grounded novel offers readers a gentle, reflective love story rooted in community, patience, and everyday kindness.As winter loosens its hold on Snowflake Lane, the little bookshop at the center of town begins to change with the season. Henry Kim, the town baker, is known for his reliability and quiet generosity. After losing his wife, he has built a life around service, routine, and showing up for others without drawing attention to himself. Grief has taught him how to be steady, but it has also taught him to be cautious with joy. For Henry, love feels sacred and fragile, something that must be handled carefully to avoid betrayal of the past.Rachel Adams arrives in Snowflake Lane as a new teacher just as spring begins to unfold. Observant, patient, and emotionally grounded, Rachel is not seeking transformation or rescue. She believes in listening more than persuading and understands that trust grows slowly. Rather than asking Henry to explain or hurry, she meets him exactly where he is.Their relationship develops gradually through shared moments rather than dramatic events. They plan a Poetry and Blossom Festival together. They listen to children read. They walk beneath flowering trees without needing to fill the silence. The romance is slow-burn and respectful, built on mutual understanding and emotional safety rather than tension or conflict.Their romantic union is marked by a gentle kiss beneath spring blossoms, followed not by drama or uncertainty, but by peace. What follows is a portrait of love as continuity rather than disruption. Shared routines. Open windows. The quiet confidence of two people choosing to remain present with one another.The wider community of Snowflake Lane plays a meaningful role throughout the novel. Clara, the bookshop owner, models steady, non-intrusive love and emotional maturity. Children bring curiosity, questions, and early signs of Easter traditions. This novel works well as a standalone but gains additional depth when read as part of the Snowflake Lane series, which follows the town and its residents through the calendar year. Characters continue naturally from book to book, with no resets and no artificial cliffhangers.
The World of Divorce
This is not a syrupy self-help pamphlet, and it isn't courtroom drama dressed up as a how-to. The World of Divorce: Love, Money, Happiness, and the Silent Death of Modern Relationships is a clear-eyed, no-nonsense map for anyone trying to survive-or simply understand-what happens when intimate lives break apart. Inside, you'll find plain talk about the questions no one answers until it's too late: Why do so many relationships fail even when love is still there? How does money quietly dictate who wins and who loses? What does happiness look like after the paperwork is signed? And most important, how do you get through it with your head, your wallet, and your kids intact? This book mixes hard data with human stories and hard-earned tactics. You'll get concrete guidance on spotting financial traps, negotiating fair settlements, protecting retirement and business interests, and building a custody plan that works. You'll also get real tools for the emotional cleanup-how to grieve without wrecking your future, how to rebuild a life that isn't defined by loss, and how to recognize patterns so you don't repeat them. No sugarcoating, no moralizing-just useful facts, sharp insight, and step-by-step advice you can use now. If you're facing a fallout, helping someone through it, or trying to keep your relationship from quietly dying, this book gives you clarity over confusion, options over panic, and a road back to a life that's whole again.
Rivers and Roads
When Millie was confronted by the reality of her mother's mental health, she wasn't prepared for the weight of responsibilities that prompted her to abruptly switch family roles. Between jobs, relationships, and travels, Millie took a journey that seemed like more of an escape at first. With roots extending for generations through Appalachia, Millie chose to leave her hometown and explore paths less traveled. With the companionship of her two dogs, they set out into the unknown, meeting new and familiar faces along the way. Rivers and Roads is a story of a sacred bond between a mother and daughter and learning to navigate grief, acceptance, and new beginnings.
Never Really Left
Faced with an incomprehensible loss, one mother's experiences forced her to reconsider everything she thought she knew about life and death-and open her heart to a new reality.When Wendy Jordan Saffel lost her twenty-year-old son, Hugh, she discovered that grief is a well without a bottom. But even as she felt herself sinking into despair, she was offered an unexpected lifeline-one that changed her perception of the world forever. A rational thinker, Wendy focused on the facts-the tangible and the measurable. That is, until she began experiencing profound spiritual connections with her son shortly after his passing. These initial moments of contact propelled her on a yearslong journey to understand what happens when we die, what comprises the afterlife, and how a relationship with our lost loved ones can persist in ways that are real, true, beautiful, and sacred. Drawing on traditional and nontraditional spiritual beliefs, the growing body of work on the survival of consciousness, and what quantum physics tells us about the nature of reality, Never Really Left shares a wealth of research, experience, and hope for all those who have lost the ones they love. For Wendy, walking the path through grief and toward understanding led her to tremendous healing and a new paradigm of living-where joy can coexist with grief.
Ex's and No's
Heal your broken heart with compassionate, cathartic advice on life and relationships Ex's and No's: The Breakup Advice You Don't Want to Hear is a compassionate guide to healing broken hearts. This book is a true companion to walk you through your heartbreak, serving as both a shoulder to cry on and an encouraging aid to restore your confidence and maximize your chances of building and maintaining a healthy relationship. With personal anecdotes from an author who's been through multiple relationship breakdowns, this book will help readers understand their emotions, take accountability for their actions, identify good and bad relationship habits, focus on relationship intentions and priorities, learn to forgive, and discover how to date with joy and purpose again. Readers will also find insights on: The reasons why people break up, from drained emotional bank accounts to sabotage and familiarity The necessity of going no contact, and what that entails beyond basic communications Ways to avoid unhealthy distractions so you can truly feel your emotions Small wins and their power in helping you get through the day The role of forgiveness and gratitude in the healing process Ex's and No's is the definitive roadmap to turn your pain into power, your heartache into action, and your breakup into the beginning of a joyful new chapter in your life.
YES SERR COUPLES COMMUNICATION WORKBOOK A Practical Guide to Building Deeper Understanding and Connection
Every couple argues. That's not the problem.The problem is how couples argue-and what those moments quietly build or slowly break.The YES SERR Couples Communication Workbook is your roadmap out of reactive cycles and into intentional connection. This isn't theory. It's a proven, step-by-step communication framework designed to help you listen without preparing your defense, speak without attacking, and repair without retreating.Through guided exercises, real-life scripts, and weekly reset rituals, you'll learn how to slow conversations down, lower emotional intensity, and turn conflict into a doorway-not a dead end. This workbook helps you stop fighting against each other and start fighting for the relationship you're trying to protect.Inside, you'll learn how to: Master the YES SERR Communication Framework so both partners feel heard, understood, and respectedReplace criticism, defensiveness, and contempt with clarity, accountability, and emotional safetyUse weekly reset rituals to repair, realign, and reconnect before distance sets inBuild lasting intimacy by communicating with empathy, intention, and mutual respectThis is where arguments stop feeling like battles-and start becoming moments of growth.Not perfect communication.Purposeful communication.Because connection isn't built by avoiding conflict-it's built by learning how to move through it together.
The American Boy
This memoir recounts one father's struggle and grief to understand why his son Richard died of poisoning in Italy at the age of 33. It pieces together the circumstances of his death, but also honors and celebrates the life of Richard. Though traumatic, the author conveys a strong spirit to support his family, community, and the advancement of science.
Heterosexual Relationship Stability in 2026
Love in 2026 isn't a fairy tale; it's a survival strategy. This book is a roadmap for modern love. It explores relationship stability in 2026. The world has shifted. Housing costs are high. Couples face "Cohabitation by Necessity". Moving in is often about rent. The book fights "Quiet Quitting" in love. It tackles the "Digital Third Wheel." Algorithms and AI affect our connections. We see the rise of "Financial Intimacy." Money is now a safety mechanism. The book introduces "Micro-Dates." It values short, focused time. It discusses "Purple Relationships." Politics can divide couples. The book offers a "Demilitarized Zone". It handles the "Libido Gap." Stress kills desire. The book offers "Simmering" strategies. It is about "Radical Commitment." It rejects the "Paradox of Choice". Stability is the new status symbol. You will learn to build a "Republic of Two". It turns your home into a sanctuary. This book provides value where others fail by ditching vague platitudes for "Pragmatic Survival" tactics. While traditional guides focus on "sparks," this manual addresses the specific "Attention Economy" that mines our empathy for profit. It offers concrete protocols like the "Faraday Cage" to block digital noise and the "Relationship Contract" to manage expectations. It tackles 2026-specific threats like AI companions, deepfakes, and the "Cost of Solitude". It doesn't just tell you to communicate; it gives you the "100 BPM Rule" to manage conflict physiology. It reframes your partnership as a "Joint Venture," using tools like SWOT analysis to navigate economic storms. It helps you pivot from "falling in love" to "standing in love," offering a competitive advantage against the chaos of the modern world. Copyright Disclaimer: This book is independently produced by Azhar ul Haque Sario. The author has no affiliation with any official board or organization mentioned. All trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners and are used here under nominative fair use for educational and descriptive purposes only.
Habits of Widows
When Rondalyn Whitney's husband, Bill, dies in a tragic car accident, her world shatters. Left to navigate life without him while supporting their two sons, Rondalyn, who teaches occupational therapy, quickly learns that the grieving process is about more than an emotion-it's an occupation she must master.As friends and neighbors offer support and then return to their own lives, Rondalyn faces the reality of widowhood on her own terms. With each passing day, she discovers that grief is not about moving on-it's about moving forward while carrying love with her.Poignant and honest, Habits of Widows is a story of loss, love, and the quiet bravery of rebuilding a life. For anyone who has ever had to deal with the death of a loved one, this book is a reminder that even in darkness, the stars still shine.
We Were a Nice Normal Family
A powerful story of hidden trauma revealed and healed.From the outside, Patricia Grenelle's childhood looked ordinary-a farm, parents and sisters, routines, and what appeared to be a "nice, normal family." She believed it, completely. But beneath that familiar surface lay experiences no child should endure. In We Were a Nice Normal Family, Patricia, a former forensic psychologist, reveals the childhood sexual abuse, abandonment, and emotional neglect that shaped her life for decades. Told with honesty and clarity, her story traces the moments that fractured her early years and the lingering effects that followed her into adulthood: complicated relationships, failed marriages, self-doubt, anxiety, and the symptoms of C-PTSD she later came to understand. Patricia also honors her sister Josie, whose parallel suffering gives voice to countless survivors who never had the chance to speak. More than a memoir, this book offers insight, understanding, and hope. Through personal experience and professional perspective, Patricia illuminates the patterns of trauma and the pathways to recovery-reminding readers that healing remains possible even after years of struggle. Packed with helpful resources for anyone you know who may be suffering in silence. Perfect for readers of What Happened to You?, The Body Keeps the Score, and survivor-centered memoirs about resilience, truth-telling, and reclaiming one's life.
The American Boy
This memoir recounts one father's struggle and grief to understand why his son Richard died of poisoning in Italy at the age of 33. It pieces together the circumstances of his death, but also honors and celebrates the life of Richard. Though traumatic, the author conveys a strong spirit to support his family, community, and the advancement of science.
The Thriving Caregiver Planner
Full color, undated planner designed for family caregivers and spouses. Calm, uncluttered pages and simple prompts help track what matters and bring peace and order to long days. Use during hospital stays, home care, therapy, and recovery. Created to reduce overwhelm, encourage hope, and keep you present with the one you love.What's inside - Weekly and daily planning pages - Appointment and treatment tracker - Medication and symptom logs - Questions to bring to doctors and nurses - Task lists, meals, and hydration - Contacts and support circle pages - Notes for care updates and reminders - Space for gratitude, journaling, and reflectionWho it helps - Spouses and family caregivers - Parents caring for children with special needs - Adult children caring for aging parents - Friends and church groups supporting loved onesQuality details - Undated format for flexible start - Full color interior with high legibility layouts - 8 x 11 in, paperback, perfect bound, MatteAbout the creator Carolyn Wheeler is a caregiver advocate and the creator of The Thriving Caregiver collection of practical resources for families. Purchases help fund Daisy's Place, a nonprofit that provides lodging and rest for caregivers in medical crisis.
Wingman
FROM A DYING WISH COMES A STORY NAVIGATING THE EMOTIONAL TERRAIN THAT LIES BETWEEN AUTONOMY, DUTY, POWER, AND LOVE. As Parkinson's Disease attacks his brain and body, David Zimberoff, an uncompromising intellectual who loves his family and has much to live for, fears his downward trajectory will end with him losing his mind and burdening his children. To avoid this torment and ensure he leaves on his terms, David makes the agonizing decision to fly halfway across the globe to end his life with medical assistance. His choice begins a journey with his son, Daniel, which exposes past wounds and raises questions on how to live and how to die. Their story explores the transformation of a father and son's relationship and the heart-wrenching issues surrounding assisted dying. Nearing his scheduled death, David faces his greatest challenge: can he find the healing and closure both he and Daniel seek before time runs out? As more people with terminal illnesses or intolerable suffering grapple with how to end their lives peacefully, this unapologetic memoir sets aside political and religious debates of assisted dying to illustrate that at the root of such a decision is the desire to leave this world with love, grace, and dignity.
Sunscreen Love
Discover the Secrets to Lasting LoveAre you tired of dating mistakes, emotional disconnect, or a marriage that feels more like roommates than soulmates? This book-written by a relationship and marriage coach-reveals how to build real love that lasts.Packed with humor, honesty, and powerful insights, it shows you how to: Choose the right partner and avoid toxic relationshipsCommunicate with love instead of criticismKeep passion, respect, and appreciation aliveRebuild trust and emotional intimacyWhether you're single, dating, engaged, or married, this guide gives you proven tools to create a thriving, passionate relationship.From first date to forever, it's a no-nonsense, surprisingly deep roadmap for anyone ready to master love, marriage, and emotional connection.If you're searching for relationship help, dating advice, or a marriage coach's proven wisdom, this book will change the way you love-starting today.
The Alchemy of Intuition
An initiation into the sacred art of remembering who you are.We're born with an inner knowing-a quiet, powerful voice that speaks beneath the noise of fear, conditioning, and expectation. Yet over time, we forget. We learn to silence our truth to fit into systems that value conformity over authenticity, logic over intuition, and fear over trust.The Alchemy of Intuition is an initiation into remembering. Blending psychology, spirituality, and embodied practice, Dr. Tiffany McBride and her expert cast of co-authors guide readers through the alchemical stages of transformation-dissolving old patterns, awakening inner wisdom, and integrating intuition as a living, grounded presence.Through Jungian teachings, energy work, and non-ordinary states of consciousness, this book offers a path to reclaim sovereignty of the Self-to transmute fear into trust, shadow into light, and silence into the song of the soul.Your intuition is not lost. It's waiting for you to remember._____________________"The Alchemy of Intuition explores the mysteries of intuition through a transformative pilgrimage to sacred sites in Ireland. Through McBride's lyrical narrative and a Jungian lens on alchemy as an intuitive process, the anthology honors each writer's journey toward healing, personal power, and self-sovereignty as they reclaim authentic intuition. It is an invitation to connect with the voice of our soul, a lived practice of freedom." Carley Mattimore, co-author of Sacred Messengers of Shamanic Africa: Teachings from Zep Tepi, the Land of First Time
Mom Hacks
MOMHACKS is a practical and encouraging guide for parents who are tired of picky eating, junk food cravings, mealtime tantrums and endless food battles. Written by Certified Nutritionist and Metabolic Health Coach Meenakshi Rana, this book introduces 40 real-life strategies that help children enjoy healthy food without fights, bribes, threats or tears.Instead of forcing children to "eat their vegetables," MOMHACKS uses a psychology-based and play-based approach that respects a child's natural curiosity and taste development. These techniques have been tested on the author's own child and refined with more than 1,000 mothers in her community, making the solutions both realistic and achievable for busy parents.Inside this guide, parents will learn how to stop junk cravings without banning food, how to make kids voluntarily ask for healthy meals, how to end mealtime fights in minutes, and how to build long-term eating habits through stories, routines and visual cues. The book also offers smart ways to handle social triggers such as parties, guests, festivals, school tiffin and grandparents, without creating guilt or resistance around food.MOMHACKS is especially helpful for parents of children aged 2-12 who struggle with food refusal, picky preferences, emotional eating, junk addictions or nutrient gaps. The goal is not perfection, but progress - peaceful mealtimes, balanced nutrition and happy kids who enjoy real food on their own terms.About the author: Meenakshi Rana is a Certified Nutritionist, Metabolic Health Coach and co-founder of FitFamilyHitFamily. She combines science with empathy and has supported thousands of families in building healthy eating habits that actually last. Her warm, relatable and non-judgmental approach empowers parents to make small changes that lead to big results at home.If you dream of stress-free meals and kids who grow up loving healthy food, this book offers hope, clarity and practical solutions that truly work.
Survival Guide for Suddenly Single Sisters
When life throws you a curve you never saw coming-loss, divorce, or the sudden shift from "we" to "me"-what do you do next?You breathe. You pause. And you reach for this book.Survival Guide for Suddenly Single Sisters is a heartfelt, down-to-earth companion for any woman who wakes up one day and finds herself navigating life on her own. With warmth, honesty, and plenty of gentle humor, Susan Scalone walks you through the emotional roller coaster of widowhood and divorce, the practical steps you'll need to take, and the quiet inner work that helps you rediscover your strength.Inside you'll find comfort, clarity, and real-world guidance-from handling paperwork and talking to your kids, to leaning on friends, finding your footing again, and slowly healing your heart. Most of all, you'll find reassurance that you are not alone, you are not broken, and you absolutely will make it through this chapter with grace, courage, and hope.Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or just unsure where to begin, this book offers a steady hand to hold while you rebuild a life that is still full of meaning, joy, and possibility.
The Eros Sutras, Volume 4
The Eros Sutras, Volume 4: Relationship brings the exploration of Eros into the realm of connection with others. This profound series of Sutras allows for transformative work in relationships, exploring friendships, lovers, partners, and even those who appear to be enemies. This fourth volume provides an alternative to conventional notions of love, sexuality, and relationships. Insightful definitions and practices of Eros serve as a roadmap to navigate the complexities of human interaction, encouraging readers to embrace vulnerability, authenticity, and the raw power of their Erotic selves.This volume dives into the dynamic interactions between the masculine and the feminine. Whether seeking new depths of intimacy in relationships, understanding the nuances of Erotic energy, or accessing the untapped potential within, this fourth volume of The Eros Sutras offers the tools and wisdom to embark on life-changing work. More connection, vibrancy, and fulfillment can follow.
Tuned in and Turned on
A blueprint for growing beyond your pain and healing the hurts in your relationships through the power of intimacy, sacred sexuality, and self-knowledge from relational teacher Stefanos Sifandos. Do you find that the same issues come up in your relationships over and over? Do you struggle to experience pleasure? Are you longing for connection but unsure where to seek it and how to sustain it? What if the answers to these questions aren't somewhere outside you, waiting to be found, but inside? What if the quest for true intimacy starts within? In these pages, relational teacher and educator Stefanos Sifandos invites you to turn inward. He draws from personal experiences and client stories, as well as behavioral science, psychology, and both Eastern and Western wisdom traditions, to help you: Understand the difference between sex and sacred sexuality Heal from past traumas and inner woundsUnlock the flow of erotic energyExperience intimacy in a way that deepens your romantic relationshipReach an expansive new level of self-awareness and emotional freedomOn this journey, you'll follow your sensual energy deep into every aspect of your self--physical, mental, emotional, relational, spiritual, and sexual. You'll discover how, when you experience your sexuality as both sacred and powerful, you can break the cycles that are keeping you stuck and create a richer, more embodied life.
Bridging Hearts
Bridging Hearts is a thoughtful and compassionate guide to building empathy, respect, and understanding within marriage and family life. Drawing on personal reflection, cultural insight, and practical wisdom, this book explores the emotional dynamics that shape relationships and offers meaningful ways to strengthen connection. It invites couples and families to navigate challenges with kindness, intentional care, and open communication, empowering them to bridge emotional gaps and create healthier, more supportive bonds. Through empathy and mutual respect, Bridging Hearts encourages families not just to survive, but to truly thrive.
The Rebuilt Woman
As the FIRST book in the Rebuilt Woman Series, Emerald marks the beginning of your rebuilding-where deep trauma transforms into strength, identity is restored, and the foundation of your healing is powerfully laid. The phoenix represents a woman rising stronger from what was meant to destroy her, transformed by the fire instead of consumed by it.
Love Songs of My Night Moon
In a world where silence is a death sentence, Musyil Phisliy Lasvc is the only one who can sing the stars back to life. Love Songs of My Night Moon is a breathtaking epic of "Lyrical Fantasy," following Musyil from a lonely desert dreamer to the protector of the cosmos. Torn between her divine connection to the Moon and her earthly devotion to the man who holds her heart, she must master the frequencies of the soul. When the world goes dark, only the ultimate harmony of a lover's kiss can unleash the Blue Phoenix and save existence itself.
Against the Odds
Over six years-from Amber Heard's public allegations against Johnny Depp to the verdict of the US defamation trial-the Depp v. Heard case captured global attention. It fueled an avalanche of media coverage, inspiring articles, documentaries, podcasts, and books that meticulously chronicled its legal twists and turns. Yet, despite this saturation, key questions remained unasked. Crucially, no major work has critically examined the dominant narrative that casts Heard as a victim, or considered the now plausible possibility that her allegations of extreme physical and sexual violence were false. Through the mind of a forensic investigator and critical analyst, Against the Odds proposes answers to essential questions: Based on the available evidence, how likely is it that Heard's allegations were factual? If the allegations were false, what motivated the actress to accuse Depp? Why did experts and institutions so readily embrace her narrative of domestic violence? Who benefited from promoting and sustaining that narrative? What shaped the UK judge's ruling against Depp, and how did a US jury-despite the odds-conclude that Heard acted with malice? Why, ultimately, did public opinion favor Depp so overwhelmingly? What sets this book apart is not only its boldness in asking these questions but its commitment to answering them through a critical, evidence-based lens. The analysis goes far beyond the individuals involved, exploring the broader psychological and social dynamics at play. Against the Odds is not just another book about Depp and Heard-it is a reflection on how victims are sometimes sidelined and manipulated in the service of ideological agendas. It is a critique of a radicalized discourse that, while claiming to empower women, can in fact undermine genuine struggles to protect women's rights. Against the Odds is a call to reclaim truth, integrity, and legitimacy in advocacy work that too often becomes performative or politically expedient.
Five Lessons for Learning from Loss
When someone dies, others are left to cope with that loss, and each mourner's grief is different. The tasks of grieving have now been studied thoroughly, and the professional literature is summarized here and presented in five readable lessons. Mourners, as well as those who help them, can use what they learn here about loss to facilitate telling the story of what happened, exploring things that may help, and building a new life. Checklists, activities, quotes from famous authors, and dialogues between a mourner and counselor make this book easy to use as well as easy to read. Grief often involves a lonely walk down a long path to an unknown destination, and those who mourn welcome companions who understand loss.
African American Relationships, Marriages, and Families
African American Relationships, Marriages, and Families: An Introduction, Third Edition, is a historically and culturally centered text designed for university and college courses, counselors and therapists working with Black couples, and for individuals and couples seeking self-help. It includes exercises at the end of each chapter to facilitate self-awareness and help couples get to know each other better. individuals and couples learn skills for effective communication and conflict resolution, and ultimately, how to develop and maintain healthy relationships, marriages, and families. This third edition includes updates and revisions to current chapters, chapter review questions, a new section in the introduction, and THREE NEW CHAPTERS!.
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus - For Women Only
In Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, For Women Only: How to Be Happy With or Without a Man, Dr. John Gray revisits his groundbreaking relationship insights through a modern lens. Drawing on more than three decades of counseling, research, and bestselling work, he explores how timeless differences between men and women still shape communication and emotional needs-while recognizing that today's world requires new strategies.Written specifically for women, this book offers practical tools to deepen self-awareness, balance emotions, and cultivate fulfillment that does not depend on a partner's behavior. By showing how inner happiness forms the foundation of healthy relationships, Gray redefines what it means to experience lasting joy-whether partnered or not-in the modern world.
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus - For Women Only
In Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, For Women Only: How to Be Happy With or Without a Man, Dr. John Gray revisits his groundbreaking relationship insights through a modern lens. Drawing on more than three decades of counseling, research, and bestselling work, he explores how timeless differences between men and women still shape communication and emotional needs-while recognizing that today's world requires new strategies.Written specifically for women, this book offers practical tools to deepen self-awareness, balance emotions, and cultivate fulfillment that does not depend on a partner's behavior. By showing how inner happiness forms the foundation of healthy relationships, Gray redefines what it means to experience lasting joy-whether partnered or not-in the modern world.
On This Slow Walk
AN EXQUISITE, MOVING NEW BOOK FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF TIME TO THINKWhen one twin is dying, what does it mean for the other? And what might happen if one is a person of faith and the other a doubter? What is the pain for each, and the beauty? This book shares Nancy's poignant personal journey with Bill as he begins to die, offering us the things he taught her about living in the days of his dying. It attests to the power of love in the face of deep difference.The book is also a gentle declaration that all humans can grow to understand each other. It is a call to us to walk with each other slowly, to listen generously, to be serenely and acutely 'with', so that 'other' bows to 'we'. But it is not a polemic. It is a tale of revelation and wonder, an embrace of things of the spirit and heart and mind, things that require consideration born of respect, and joy born of loss.
Attachment in Action
You don't need a new personality to have better relationships-you need a clearer map. This book shows how attachment styles quietly script your texts, meetings, and arguments, and how small, specific choices can shift the pattern. Whether you tend to anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, or disorganised attachment, you'll learn practical moves that create steadier bonds at home and at work. The goal is simple: less spiral, more choice. Why it matters When stress rises, we revert to reflex. That's when overexplaining, silence, or sharp exits take over. Here you'll find brief research snapshots and everyday scripts that translate relationship communication into decisions you can make in ninety seconds. By practising earned routines of repair, readers move gradually toward secure attachment-not as a label, but as a daily verb. Who it's for Partners who keep repeating the same fight. Parents determined not to replay their past. Managers who want trust without micromanaging. Anyone who suspects their style is costing them energy, intimacy, or influence in the attachment in the workplace. What you'll gain - A fast self-check to identify your style and its telltale cues - Dialogue scripts for boundaries and warmth-true boundaries and connection - Micro-rehearsals for dating, co-parenting, and meetings - A four-step loop-Observe, Name, Normalise, Choose-that turns insight into action By the end, you'll have a portable practice for earned security, steadier parenting (parenting and attachment), and conversations that land. Less guessing. More clarity. Better days.
Face to Face - A Journey Through Trauma and Triumph
Face to Face is a raw and courageous memoir of survival against overwhelming odds. Beginning with a childhood shattered by abuse and emotional neglect, Hope Carpenter recounts how trauma shaped her teenage years, her relationships, and her long struggle with mental illness. Through psychiatric admissions, overdoses, and the dangerous influence of Barney, she fights for stability while trying to build a life of her own.Yet this is also a story of resilience. With the support of her husband, loyal friends and her assistance dogs, she discovers the strength to keep moving forward. Travelling, working abroad, and returning to education, she defies every expectation placed upon her. Her greatest triumph comes at fifty, when she finally earns the degree she always dreamed of.Honest, unsettling and ultimately uplifting, this memoir shows that no matter what life takes from you, there is always something worth fighting for - there is always Hope.
From Catnip To Cupid
Every cat has a secret talent...Across the globe, there are an estimated 300m members of the virtual cat lovers' club - and they've never looked back; sharing their lives with a gorgeous bundle of magic wrapped in fur. With a supernatural ability to read human emotions, cats can always pick up the vibes if their cat-parent's struggling with life's challenges: how to navigate the dating maze, being one of them. When they know they have a job to do, your feline will stand as your best buddy; your purr-fect cheerleader and comforter. They'll wipe away your tears - and catapult you in the right direction to protect you from the 'red flags', so you can focus on the green ones. So, no wonder the cat-human bond is getting so strong. Some cat-parents sing to their felines, and read them a bedtime story (how sweet). And even bring along their cat to a meet-cute as their plus-one. Chances are, your feline will turn what could have been a tricky date into a romantic encounter...with a little bit of luck. All thanks to your cat sitting by your side, spreading the stardust.So if you're struggling to find your special partner (or at least a not-too-bad one) and feel rather lost in the muddle of modern dating, let your cat be your wingman, guiding you with subtle tips and tricks to secure a lovely outcome for you.
Creating a Purposeful Life
What if the life you're living isn't the life you were meant to live?After building and selling businesses valued in the billions across thirteen countries, Fred Zirkle discovered something most successful people learn too late: achievement without purpose leaves you empty.Creating a Purposeful Life is the guide Zirkle wishes he'd had decades earlier. Drawing on over seventy years of hard-won wisdom, he offers a practical roadmap for anyone feeling stuck between the life they have and the life they want.At the heart of this book is the Three Levels of Awareness model, a framework that shows you how to master your emotions and make conscious choices. You'll learn to move from Fear and Anxiety through Duty and Justice to Love and Trust. These aren't abstract concepts. They're tools for daily decisions, difficult conversations, and the moments that define who you become.Zirkle doesn't just share success stories. He reveals his failures, his struggles with ego and ambition, and the painful process of aligning his actions with his values. This is a book written by someone who understands what it means to have everything and still feel lost.You'll discover: How to identify your core values and actually live by themThe Three Levels of Awareness model for emotional masteryWhy purpose requires both introspection and couragePractical skills for making conscious choices under pressureHow to build bridges instead of barriers in a divided worldA framework for creating a legacy beyond your careerThis book is for you if: You've achieved success but wonder if there's something moreYou want to live with intention but don't know where to startYou're ready to move past fear and live from a place of trustYou seek meaning beyond achievement and recognitionCreating a Purposeful Life isn't another self-help book promising quick fixes. It's a companion for the journey from who you are to who you're capable of becoming. Whether you're seeking direction, renewal, or a higher sense of purpose, Zirkle's insights will help you live and lead with clarity, connection, and grace.
Awakenings in Real Life
Cohen's journey embraces a heartfelt emotional experience that frames '"awakening'" in a new manner. This will prove surprisingly uplifting and positive in a manner that adds extra dimensions of possibility and understanding to the dementia experience. Family stories, space for journal notes accompanied by the author's gentle guidance for readers to fill in their own blanks based on these insights, and psychological and philosophical wisdom accompany the warm-hearted story of a father and son's lifelong shared connections... readers seeking a powerful account of revised thinking, emotional intimacy, spiritual and psychological revelations, and detailed insights into just how "awakening" manifests, is interpreted, and leads to transformative thinking will relish how intimately and precisely Awakenings in Real Life reflects this journey."MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
Broken to Brave
How Do You Pick Up the Pieces After Intimate Betrayal?- Learn how to heal your heart, reclaim your self-worth, and move forward with strength- Addresses healing from all forms of infidelity, from adultery to emotional affairs to pornography- Empowers you to embrace beauty, joy, and adventure again- Written by a licensed counselor with her own experience of sexual betrayalIntimate betrayal shatters you. Everything you thought was true suddenly seems like a lie. It feels like you are falling through a black hole, unsure if it's possible to get to the other side. But there is a way through. It is possible to heal, grow stronger, and reclaim yourself.With deep compassion and expert advice, this book helps you- identify where you are in the healing journey- avoid getting stuck in the process- move forward with strength, courage, and deeper self-worth- navigate decisions about your relationshipBroken to Brave offers the guidance, encouragement, and empowerment you need to pick up the pieces of your life and create a brave, beautiful future--whether the relationship makes it or not.
Dance of Attachment
You're smart, capable, and successful... So why are relationships so damn hard?If love feels like you're holding your breath instead of being held, you are not the problem, your attachment patterns are. Dance of Attachment is your zero-shame, refreshingly honest guide to stop chasing love and start creating the relationships you deserve.With a mix of storytelling, science, and sass, Jenn shows you how Attachment Theory shapes your love life and how to D.A.N.C.E. like no one's leaving. Inside you'll learn new choreography to: Discover your Adapted Attachment StanceAlleviate the wounds that make love so complicatedNurture the needs you've been taught to ignoreCommunicate with confidence and connectionEmbody Secure Attachment in every relationshipYou'll also meet the four familiar "dances" of attachment. The Salsa of Uncertainty, Solo Tango, Pendulum Swing Dance, and Smooth Waltz. Then practice new steps with scripts, somatic affirmations, guided journal prompts, and workbook exercises that actually stick.Whether you are dating, married, in a situationship, or healing from heartbreak, this book is your permission slip to stop performing for approval and start leading with authenticity. If you've ever asked: Is it me? Is it them? Is Mercury in retrograde? You'll have all the answers you need to finally feel safe, seen and secure in love. Ready to stop doing dumb sh*t in your relationships and break these patterns for good? Scroll up and click "Add to Cart." Right now!
How to Win Custody & Beat Parental Alienation
HOW TO WIN CUSTODY & BEAT PARENTAL ALIENATION: A Canadian Father's Survival Guide to High-Conflict Divorce & Family Courts: Proven Strategies to Protect Your Rights, Navigate the Legal System & Reclaim Your Role as a DadWhen a Canadian father enters the family court system, he quickly discovers the truth: custody battles are not just legal fights-they're emotional wars. In the middle of my own fight and watching my friend Rob face a system that felt stacked against him, I saw how easily a dedicated dad can be pushed aside by toxic conflict, parental alienation, and legal biases he never expected.This book is the guide I wish we had then.HOW TO WIN CUSTODY & BEAT PARENTAL ALIENATION gives fathers the clear strategies, insights, and tools they need to protect their rights and stay present in their children's lives. Inside, you'll learn how to: Recognize and counter parental alienationNavigate false accusations and smear campaignsBuild a strong custody case with evidence that mattersStay calm, focused, and resilient through high-conflict tacticsCommunicate effectively with lawyers, judges, and professionalsProtect your children emotionally during the chaosMore than a legal road-map, this book is a lifeline-a survival guide for Canadian dads determined to fight for their children and refuse to be erased.Whether you're just starting your divorce or deep in a custody battle, this book gives you the knowledge, confidence, and strength to reclaim your role as a father.
The Interracial Con Game
From reality and trash-talk TV shows to sensationalized "black" relationship books, blacks are bombarded with a daily barrage of negative (and false) information about black-on-black love. On the heels of all this "black love is bad" news comes the mainstream media's manufactured cure for black relationship woes: interracial relationships with whites. What is the real agenda behind the promotion of interracial relationships -- and why are black males and females the main targets? "The Interracial Con Game" will provide some interesting and controversial answers -- and some long overdue food for thought. This politically-incorrect book reveals how interracial sex is used as a weapon of mass mind and body destruction and what black males and females must do to ensure our genetic, economic, and psychological survival.
Enneagram for Couples
Also available on audio! Have you ever felt like you and your partner were "not on the same page"? Have you ever felt distant from your partner? Felt like your partner doesn't "get" you? Felt like you don't get them? Have you ever wanted to get inside your partner's head?We've all found ourselves wanting to know why people do the things they do. It can be frustrating to not understand another person, but also equally frustrating to not be understood. It takes effort to have a thriving, successful relationship, but it can be easier than you think. To have a successful relationship, you need to get inside the mind of your partner and relate to them in a way that resonates with them. And they need to do the same for you.This in-depth and comprehensive guide to mastering your relationship provides practical, tailor-made advice based on your type and your specific relationship that will allow you to increase intimacy, trust, compassion, and satisfaction in your relationship, and work through conflict more effectively. With this book you will be able to: Understand and use the enneagram as a tool for self-reflection and introspection Learn which of the three key areas drive your partner's behavior Get practical tips on how to connect with your significant other more effectively based on their needs and wants Learn how to bring out the best in each other, and learn how to avoid bringing out the worst in each other Use relationships for what they are really about--supporting your partner through their growth of becoming the best version of themselves, and having them do the same for you Learn the pitfalls of your specific relationship and how to avoid them The smallest shifts can make the biggest changes in our relationships. These simple, easy to apply tips can change the way you and your partner relate to each other for the better. The information inside this book is for everyone at every level of their relationship, including those who are newly dating, have been married for a long time, or even if you are single and looking for a healthy relationship. There is always room to grow individually, and together with the person we have chosen to share our lives with. So whether you are struggling in your relationship, or happy but want to be even happier, this book can help you use the Enneagram as a transformational tool for you and your relationship. To unlock the wisdom of the Enneagram and use it to your advantage, scroll up and click "buy now" to get this book!
Happy Everything
Happy Everything is the ongoing story of Rhonda and James, following them from Merry Hanukkah directly into the much anticipated second installment in the Merry Hanukkah series. Everyone's favorite newlyweds have settled into married life, but now it's Dez and Jack's turn to make it official. In typical Rhonda fashion, she's determined to give her best friend Dez the best bridal shower ever, all while juggling yet another work crisis and still trying desperately to fit in to her new family situation. Unfortunately, Aunt Bunny is diagnosed with cancer, and the entire family starts coming apart at the seams. Rhonda and James step in to help support Uncle Ben any way they can, but it's never enough for Rhonda's incorrigible mother-in-law, Vivian. Will Vivian's constant meddling finally cause Rhonda and James irreparable damage? Is there any way that Rhonda can pull the family together by hosting both Passover and Easter on the same weekend? Why is Rhonda's Dad suddenly dating someone much younger than him? And how can Rhonda come up with a new and exciting way to sell protein bars? Follow Rhonda into this new chapter of her life, where success hinges on the latest and greatest ad campaign, and her personal triumphs are determined by how much she can do for others. Journey with her as she begins to slowly realize that she can't be all things to all people; even the ones you love the most.
Hereafter
HereAfter: The Biopolitics of Digital Resurrection examines how AI-powered grief technologies-griefbots, virtual memorials, and digital resurrection platforms-function as mechanisms of surveillance capitalism and biopolitical control. Drawing on Michel Foucault's concepts of disciplinary power, governmentality, and subjectivation alongside Shoshana Zuboff's analysis of surveillance capitalism, this critical study reveals how commercial platforms extract economic value from emotional vulnerability whilst reshaping mourning practices through algorithmic governance.The book traces grief's historical transformation from communal social practice through medical control to contemporary technological enclosure, demonstrating that current arrangements whereby platforms claim authority over relationships with the dead represent neither natural evolution nor inevitable technological development but rather particular outcomes of struggles over who controls death and remembrance. Through detailed analysis of Chinese and Western grief technology industries, legal frameworks, platform business models, and documented user experiences, the work exposes how these systems train bereaved subjects in particular mourning behaviours, commodify intimate emotional experiences, and extend corporate surveillance into the domain of loss.Examining concrete cases from Silicon Intelligence and Super Brain in China to Western griefbot platforms, the analysis reveals how interface designs encode norms about appropriate grief, how algorithmic systems distort posthumous identity representation, how consent frameworks fail to protect the deceased or bereaved, and how regulatory attempts remain captured by industry interests. Yet the book also identifies spaces of resistance, refusal, and counter-conduct, arguing that alternative approaches to grief technology remain possible if mourning is reclaimed as commons rather than surrendered to platform capitalism.Written for scholars and general readers interested in critical technology studies, death studies, digital capitalism, and Foucauldian analysis, HereAfter provides essential tools for understanding how contemporary technologies transform fundamental human experiences whilst proposing pathways toward mourning practices that serve human flourishing rather than corporate profit extraction.
Remembering Me
Our stunning baby memorial book and keepsake are to honour the life of those precious babies taken too soon. Whether lost to miscarriage, stillborn, SIDS or in their precious first years of life, these precious babies need to be cherished and remembered forever. Which is why I have designed this beautiful hardcover 120 page memorial book to ensure no memory is ever forgotten. The cover has been especially watercolour painted for this book by the very talented Faenerys and shows a beautiful baby sleeping soundly in the clouds above.By completing the pages within our special baby memorial book, bereaved parents can honour the memory of their baby. You can outpour your grief and produce a lasting memento, to cherish for years to come. 120 high quality pages with hard cover Book size 210 x 273mm Original artwork cover by Faenerys prompts to record details of your pregnancy and delivery prompts to record hellos and goodbyes hand and footprint space space for photos birthdays lined pages to write letters of love to your precious baby
