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Navigate the challenging terrain of autistic burnout with expert guidance and transformative exercises designed to help you pursue your own recovery from neurodivergent psychologist Dr. Megan Neff. Feeling burnt out? You’re not alone. Autistic burnout is a challenge faced by many individuals...

For readers of The Least of Us and In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts--a practical, hopeful, and research-based guide for supporting loved ones through addiction and recovery. This isn’t a book about addiction--it’s a book about recovery. Written for every loved one, community member, and...

On her fiftieth birthday, Princess Alexandra does the one thing the Crown can’t forgive: she disappears. By morning, the palace is spinning. The tabloids are hunting. And the world is asking the same question: Why would a woman with everything walk away? Alexandra isn’t chasing drama—she’s chasing silence. A windswept island off the New England coast. A weathered house that still smells like her grandfather’s summers. And the quiet thrill of making her own cup of tea for the first time in decades. But peace doesn’t last long. Because there’s a man in her yard with a chainsaw...

If you’re preparing for a peer recovery and addiction counseling exam, this guide delivers a focused, structured path to success. Conquer the Exam breaks down essential concepts into clear, practical explanations designed to help you understand, retain, and apply key material quickly and effectively. This book covers the full scope of peer support competencies, including communication skills, motivational interviewing, SBIRT, crisis response, ethics, documentation, trauma-informed care, and recovery planning. Each chapter builds logically, reinforcing core ideas while connecting them to ...

Princess Alexandra has spent decades being everything the world expected of her—graceful, loyal, polished, and silent. But on the night of her fiftieth birthday, she does the unthinkable: she walks away. She leaves behind the palace, her failing marriage, and the life that has been suffocating her for years, escaping to Briarbridge Island—a windswept seaside haven off the coast of New England—where she hopes to finally remember who she is beyond the crown. But freedom comes at a price... Back in London, Prince Arthur is furious, the palace is closing ranks, and the press is watching ...

🎵 She perfected her life. She perfected her marriage. She just forgot to include herself. After twenty-five years of striving to be the perfect wife in a world where she never quite belonged, Maggie Donovan’s carefully curated life fractures in a hospital hallway — and her escape to the quiet Gulf Coast town of Harmony Bay becomes the first real choice she’s ever made for herself. For decades, Maggie believed perfection was the price of belonging. A polished marriage. A controlled image. A daughter raised to follow the same rigid path. But inside a small-town music shop tucked ...

In a moving example of unconditional love in dif­ficult times, Gregory Boyle, the Jesuit priest and New York Times bestselling author of Tattoos on the Heart and Cherished Belonging, shares what working with gang members in Los Angeles has taught him about faith, compassion, and the enduring...

In this “wonderful and courageous” (Jeannette Walls) memoir, Jackie Hance shares her story of unbearable loss, darkest despair, and—slowly, painfully, and miraculously—her cautious return to hope and love. Until the horrific car accident on New York State’s Taconic Parkway that took...

An embodied guide to being with grief individually and in community—practical exercises, decolonized rituals, and Earth-based medicines for healing and processing loss We live in a culture that suppresses our ability to truly feel our grief—deeply, safely, and on our own terms. But each...

🎵 She chose a new life… Now she has to decide how fully she’s ready to live it. Maggie Donovan came to Harmony Bay to escape a life that no longer felt like her own. What she found instead was something she never expected— a place to belong… a life built on her own choices… and the quiet possibility of something more. Now, with her past finally behind her and a future she’s chosen beginning to take shape, Maggie is no longer asking who she is. She’s asking what comes next. Because building a new life is one thing. Letting yourself fully step into it… is something else ...

When the ultimate act of courage is choosing to live—and serve.. For too many American veterans, the return home initiates a new and terrifying battle, fought in silence against the crippling darkness of rage, trauma, and suicide. Courage: Courage is Rage in Action is the unflinching look at this national health crisis, yet it is also a story of extraordinary redemption. Through riveting, intimate accounts, this book reveals how a generation of veterans—facing the edge of despair—made the radical choice to transform their internal fury into a new, selfless mission: providing vital ...

“Gifting the girlies this book could seriously help them elevate their well-being and life.” —Refinery29 “The self-help book Latinas have been waiting for. The ultimate reminder for us all to make time to better our lives, joy, and self-care routines.” —Hip Latina Prioritize your...

🎵 She came to Harmony Bay to begin again… She never expected to find the life she was meant for. Maggie Donovan came to Harmony Bay looking for space to breathe. What she found was far more than escape. She found friendship. Purpose. Love she never saw coming. And a life built not on expectation… but choice. Now, standing on the threshold of everything she once believed had passed her by, Maggie faces a truth she never imagined she’d have to confront: Starting over was only the first act. The real courage lies in fully claiming the life she has rebuilt. But even in Harmony Bay, ...

🎵 She was raised to follow the plan… now she has to decide if it was ever really hers. Tiffany Donovan didn’t come to Harmony Bay by accident. She came because her mother left—because something in Maggie Donovan’s carefully controlled life finally cracked, and Tiffany can’t stop wondering what that means for her own. For years, Tiffany has done everything right. Followed the path. Made the smart choices. Built a future that looked exactly the way it was supposed to. On paper, her life makes perfect sense. But in the quiet coastal town of Harmony Bay, surrounded by the warmth of...

A Story of Loss, Resilience, and Rebirth What happens when an entire city drowns — and still finds the courage to rise again? On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast and shattered New Orleans. Levees broke. Families fled. Entire neighborhoods disappeared beneath toxic floodwaters. For days, the world watched as America’s most vibrant city nearly ceased to exist. But this is not just a story of destruction. It’s a story of humanity, resilience, and a community that refused to let its culture die. Inside, you’ll discover: The full scope of the disaster — ...

The book cover is a symbol of second chances and personal growth. It depicts the revival from a crisis as a tree (shaped as a human head) growing out of toxic soil (shaped as a death skull). We can't change our past, but we can grow from it. How has your past affected your growth? Sometimes, we need to be reminded that our past doesn’t define our future. Sometimes, we need someone who’ll just listen, or point us in the right direction for natural and community resources. Someone who’s been down the same hell hole as us …and made it out. Not only did I make it out, but my sincere ...

A beautifully illustrated guide for connecting with the earth, your ancestors, and your communities as you come home to your whole self Despite our best efforts, our modern world leaves so many of us feeling isolated, unworthy, and alone. We’re unrooted from the land, untethered from our...

🎵 She rebuilt her life from the ground up… now she has to trust it won’t fall apart again. Maggie Donovan didn’t come to Harmony Bay looking for a new beginning. She came to breathe. To step away from the life that had slowly, quietly stopped feeling like her own… and figure out who she was without it. But somewhere between the sound of the waves, the steady comfort of the small-town music shop, and the unexpected friendships she never saw coming, Maggie begins to realize something she hasn’t felt in years: Peace. For the first time, she isn’t performing. She isn’t managing...

Winner of the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature Finalist for the 2025 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year In her memoir The Snag, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Shame on Me, Tessa McWatt, takes on personal and collective grief...

🎵 She perfected her life. She perfected her marriage. She just forgot to include herself. Maggie Donovan thought leaving was the hardest part. But staying gone may be even harder. After weeks in the quiet coastal town of Harmony Bay, Maggie is finally rediscovering pieces of herself she thought were lost forever—music, friendship, and the fragile freedom of living life on her own terms. Then David arrives unexpectedly, determined to bring her home. With apologies, romantic gestures, and memories of the life they built together, he makes it easy to believe their marriage might still be ...