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None of us had a perfect childhood; we are all carrying around behaviors that don’t serve us—and may in fact be hurting us. But it doesn’t have to be that way, says licensed marriage and family therapist Vienna Pharaon. Our past might create our patterns, but we can change those patterns for the better...with the right tools. In The Origins of You, Pharaon has unlocked a healing process to help us understand our Family of Origin—the family and framework we grew up within—and examine what worked (and didn’t) in that system.

Relationship expert Gary Smalley and his pastor and friend Ted Cunningham, show couples how to defuse the ticking time bomb of unrealistic expectations and arm their marriage with healthy communication and honest intimacy. As Long as We Both Shall Live will help couples acknowledge their unexpressed assumptions, understand one another's genuine needs and talk about their hopes and desires. Women and men will find the tools they need to build lasting and loving marriages.

Many moms live under the weight of seemingly constant fear. Moms worry about everything from their kids’ safety and emotional health to that weird little rash on their ankle. They are the referees, social planners, medics, financial consultants, cooks, travel agents, educational specialists, family therapists, and housekeepers. It’s utterly exhausting. Unfortunately, it’s not just exhausting, it leaves them flustered. Most of us don’t have access to the support or resources we need to manage being flustered in a healthier way.

Empathy is undergoing a new evolution. In a global and interconnected culture, we can no longer afford to identify only with people who seem to be a part of our “tribe.” As Dr. Helen Riess has learned, our capacity for empathy is not just an innate trait - it is also a skill that we can learn and expand. With The Empathy Effect, Dr. Riess presents a definitive resource on empathy: the science behind how it works, new research on how empathy develops from birth to adulthood, and tools for building your capacity to create authentic emotional connection with others.

End-of-life doula Anna Lyons and funeral director Louise Winter have joined forces to share a collection of the heartbreaking, surprising and uplifting stories of the ordinary and extraordinary lives they encounter every single day. From working with the living, the dying, the dead and the grieving, Anna and Louise reveal the lessons they’ve learned about life, death, love and loss. Together they’ve created a profound but practical guide to rethinking the one thing that’s guaranteed to happen to us all.

Nenhum de nós teve uma infância perfeita. Andamos pela vida carregando cicatrizes e exibindo comportamentos que até hoje atrapalham nossas relações e nosso crescimento pessoal. Para a terapeuta de casais e família Vienna Pharaon, é possível compreender e superar as feridas que vêm da nossa família de origem. Se nosso passado imprimiu em nós padrões nocivos, podemos alterá-los e viver melhor usando as ferramentas que ela nos apresenta.

In We Live for the We, first-time mother Dani McClain sets out to understand how to raise her daughter in what she, as a black woman, knows to be an unjust—even hostile—society. Black women are more likely to die during pregnancy or birth than any other race; black mothers must stand before television cameras telling the world that their slain children were human beings. What, then, is the best way to keep fear at bay and raise a child so she lives with dignity and joy?

Anger is part of our daily life. We live in a time when people are very sensitive and explode at the slightest provocation. Whether we get angry fast, slow, or think we don't get angry, we need to learn to deal with this powerful emotion. To be effective in dealing with our anger, we must ask ourselves its cause. Thus, by trying to get to the root cause, we can learn if our management of this emotion is appropriate. Also, many will be surprised to learn that anger is very helpful in resolving our daily conflicts in a healthy way.

★★★★★ "Should be assigned reading for all humans!" - Amazon Customer ______________ "Who Are You Being? is an important book that should be required reading for everyone at this time in our history. It emphasizes the value of the choices we make and their impact on the world at large. I highly recommend it." - Jack Canfield (Coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul (R) series and The Success PrinciplesTM: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be) Who Are You Being? is the perfect guide to understanding our current American culture and ...

Any kind of loss - whether the death of a loved one, breakdown of a relationship, or loss of your job - can be devastatingly painful, leaving life feeling empty. Even subtle losses in life can trigger a sense of grief. But, loss is a natural part of life and can be a catalyst for new beginnings. By working through your emotions and taking time to heal and accept your loss, you will discover that it is also an opportunity to find new meaning and make positive changes in your life.

We are Kyle and Brandie Mai. Two people that are going through this journey of life together and want to share it with you!

Written by two women who were bereaved at a young age, It's Your Loss explores approaches to grieving loss to find the one that's right for you. Any kind of loss - whether the death of a loved one, breakdown of a relationship, or loss of your job - can be devastatingly painful, leaving life feeling empty. Even subtle losses in life can trigger a sense of grief. But, loss is a natural part of life and can be a catalyst for new beginnings. 

Dr Justin Garcia is a world-leading expert on the science of love and sex. In his first ever book, he reveals our intimacy instincts. He explores how the tensions between our competing evolved desires for love and sex explain the heartache and heartbreak of our romantic and sexual lives.