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"Our lives are filled with repetitive tasks meant to boost productivity--what we come to know as habits. Over time, these habits (for example, brushing your teeth or putting on your right sock first) are done on autopilot. But when a layer of mindfulness accompanies a habit--when we focus on the precise way an act is performed--a ritual has been created. Now, an everyday act goes from black-and-white to technicolor. And as author Michael Norton explains...

How to heal religious trauma by releasing harmful beliefs     Have you experienced #ChurchHurt? Are you frustrated by judgmental church people supporting oppressive systems? Do you have doubts about the faith tradition you were raised in but are afraid of losing your community? Angela J. Herrington has been there. And with over a decade of experience as a life coach, she can teach you how to begin healing religious trauma through deconstruction.   ...

This life-changing book on healing and accepting feminine energy will show you how to become more powerful and true to yourself. This book goes into great detail about how to heal from childhood traumas, giving women who want to recover their natural vibrancy and magnetism a bright light of hope and strength. Through a mix of useful techniques, thought-provoking stories, and caring advice, readers are given the tools to face past hurts, figure out...

Teaching can be a highly satisfying profession, but it can also be overwhelming. Stress management. Self-care. Mental well-being. Mindfulness. These words have become all too familiar, but what do they actually mean for you? And how can they help without adding to your to-do list? All teachers have different experiences and different needs. Through stories by diverse educators, this professional resource invites you to try different wellness strategies,...

An essential and engaging dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) workbook to help teens manage stress and deal with emotions in healthy ways. Do you feel completely stressed out all the time? Do you struggle to find the words to describe your feelings or find it difficult to keep your emotions in check? Are you looking for ways to improve your mental health? If so, you aren't alone. Being a teen in today's world is tough. Between school, friends, social...

From the author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents comes the guided journal, with self-reflective writing practices to help you heal from the past, set intentions for healthier relationships, and reconnect with your true self. If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met or dismissed-and you may have lingering feelings of...

When an eight-year-old boy loses his father from suicide, he instantly transforms into someone he no longer recognizes. He becomes lost, sad, confused, and conflicted. He makes the decision to walk away from his physical body and let the new eight-year-old boy take over his life. He knows he needs to do this to save himself until he can figure this situation out. The problem is the new boy that has taken over has no emotions, no empathy, extreme anger,...

PART 3 OF 3 Jackson's mother, Kayla, can no longer cope. Having tragically lost her husband and son, Kayla is crippled with grief and unable to manage Jackson's challenging behaviour. Aggressive, confrontational, and often running away, Jackson's mother puts him into foster care. He remains volatile. Cathy, his carer, encourages Jackson to talk about what has happened but he won't engage. His actions continue to test and worry everyone. Adrian, Cathy's...

"A program proven to heal our relationship with food and our bodies from New York Times bestselling author of Unwinding Anxiety. Anyone who struggles with overeating knows what it's like to feel out of control-and to feel the guilt attached to it. While ordinary anxiety feels like something that happens to us, the siren song of food cravings feels like something we should be able to control. The result is a toxic cocktail of shame and self-loathing...

"Her husband's cheating on her. She hates Boca. Sylvia is mad and she isn't going to take it anymore. She's moving back north, to the city of her dreams--with her best friend, Evie, in tow. Think a screwball comedy featuring a sophisticated Thelma and Louise with martinis in hand . . . When sixty-three-year-old Sylvia finds her husband in bed with the floozy of their Boca retirement community, she's shocked and furious . . . at first. By the time...