Family & Relationships

Winner of the 2024 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology

How embryo adoption advances the Christian Right’s political goals for creating a Christian nation

In 1997, a group of white pro-life evangelical Christians in the United States created the nation’s first embryo adoption program to “save” the thousands of frozen human embryos remaining from assisted reproduction procedures, which they contend are unborn children. While a small part of US fertility services, embryo adoption has played an outsized role in conservative politics, from high-profile battles over public investment in human embryonic stem cell research to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Based on six years of ethnographic research with embryo adoption staff and participants, Risa Cromer uncovers how embryo adoption advances ambitious political goals for expanding the influence of conservative Christian values and power.

Conceiving Christian America is the first book on embryo adoption tracing how this powerful social movement draws on white saviorist tropes in their aims to reconceive personhood, with drastic consequences for reproductive rights and justice. Documenting the practices, narratives, and beliefs that move embryos from freezers to uteruses, this book wields anthropological wariness as a tool for confronting the multiple tactics of the Christian Right. Timely and provocative, Conceiving Christian America presents a bold and nuanced examination of a family-making process focused on conceiving a Christian nation.

How the power of peers and peer culture shapes individual behavior and future success

For decades, parents across America have asked their kids, “If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?” The answer is, “Duh, yes.” Peers, as parents well know, have a tremendous impact on who their kids are and what they will become. And even while they insist otherwise, parents know that they’re largely powerless to change this. But the effect of peers is not just a story about kids; peers can also affect adult behavior—they affect what we do and who we are well into old age. Noted sociologists Syed Ali and Margaret M. Chin call this “the peer effect.” In their book, they take readers on a tour of how our peers, and the peer cultures they create, shape our behavior in schools and the workplace. Ali and Chin begin their look at the peer effect at the high school from which they both graduated: New York City’s prestigious Stuyvesant High School, arguably the best public high school in the nation. Through a fascinating and often humorous narrative, they show how peers can influence each other—in this case, how highly motivated students can create a culture of influence to achieve success in learning and in admission to elite colleges. They also show the many other ways that peers can influence one another beyond school performance, from hookup culture to school bullying and youth suicide.

Ali and Chin are also interested in the extent to which the peer effect can last. Through interviews with adult graduates of Stuyvesant, they investigate the long-lasting effects of high school peer culture. They also examine the peer effect in post–high school settings, notably around workplace misconduct, including the steroid culture in baseball and the use of excessive force by the police. The Peer Effect ultimately offers ways to understand the power of peer influence and apply this understanding to resolving issues regarding schools, college graduation rates, workplace culture, and police violence. In the tradition of big idea books like The Tipping Point, The Peer Effect will forever change the way we look at the world of human behavior.

Praising God in the storm?

Faced with carrying a child who was ‘not compatible with life’, that was just one of the many challenges Cami faced as she walked her precious child home to Heaven. In Walking Her Home, readers will hear first-hand about the pregnancy, life, and death of her daughter as well as how God sustained their marriage and family when it was challenged.

Answers the question: Why are women freezing their eggs?

Why are women freezing their eggs in record numbers? Motherhood on Ice explores this question by drawing on the stories of more than 150 women who pursued fertility preservation technology. Moving between narratives of pain and empowerment, these nuanced personal stories reveal the complexity of women’s lives as they struggle to preserve and extend their fertility.

Contrary to popular belief, egg freezing is rarely about women postponing fertility for the sake of their careers. Rather, the most-educated women are increasingly forced to delay childbearing because they face a mating gap—a lack of eligible, educated, equal partners ready for marriage and parenthood. For these women, egg freezing is a reproductive backstop, a technological attempt to bridge the gap while waiting for the right partner. But it is not an easy choice for most. Their stories reveal the extent to which it is logistically complicated, physically taxing, financially demanding, emotionally draining, and uncertain in its effects.

In this powerful book, women share their reflections on their clinical encounters, as well as the immense hopes and investments they place in this high-tech fertility preservation strategy. Race, religion, and the role of men in the lives of single women pursuing this technology are also explored. A distinctly human portrait of an understudied and rapidly growing population, Motherhood on Ice examines what is at stake for women who take comfort in their frozen eggs while embarking on their quests for partnership, pregnancy, and parenting.

A compelling examination of the social and legal experiences of lesbian, bisexual, and queer stepparent families

Lesbian, bisexual, and queer families formed after the dissolution of a marriage face a range of obstacles. In Queer Stepfamilies, Katie L. Acosta offers a wealth of insight into their complex experiences as they negotiate parenting among multiple parents and family-building in a world not designed to meet their needs. Drawing on in-depth interviews, Acosta follows the journeys of more than forty families as they navigate a legal and social landscape that fails to recognize their existence.

Acosta contextualizes the legal realities of LGBTQ stepparent families and considers the actions these parents take to protect their families in the absence of comprehensive policies or laws geared to meet their needs. Queer Stepfamilies reveals the obstacles these families face in family courts during divorce proceedings and custody cases, and highlights their distrust of courts when it comes to acting in their children’s best interests, especially in the event of an origin parent’s death.

As LGBTQ families continue to make social and legal strides in acceptance and recognition, this important book shows how queer stepparents find ways to make their unconventional families work, despite the many social and legal obstacles they encounter. Acosta provides a fresh perspective, broadening our understanding about families in the twenty-first century.

A gritty, down-to-earth guide for real-life couples 

Conflict is a natural part of any intimate relationship. Yet most couples either avoid it or try to smooth over their differences. This often results in at least one partner compromising their integrity—and stunting their own growth.

Monsters in Love challenges the idea that conflict between partners is unhealthy or something to avoid. Instead, it encourages both people to stand by what they need and who they are—but to do so with compassion rather than competitiveness or vengefulness. 

This book is about the reality of committed, intimate relationships, which are designed to inspire both people to grow up. It challenges some common misperceptions about what makes for a successful partnership. It also rocks the boat of psychotherapy, calling out therapists who don't bring their best to their clients. 

Instead of comforting fantasies or false promises, Monsters in Love offers you and your partner a chance to make your relationship—and your lives—much bigger and more emergent. 

Answers the question: Why are women freezing their eggs?

Why are women freezing their eggs in record numbers? Motherhood on Ice explores this question by drawing on the stories of more than 150 women who pursued fertility preservation technology. Moving between narratives of pain and empowerment, these nuanced personal stories reveal the complexity of women’s lives as they struggle to preserve and extend their fertility.

Contrary to popular belief, egg freezing is rarely about women postponing fertility for the sake of their careers. Rather, the most-educated women are increasingly forced to delay childbearing because they face a mating gap—a lack of eligible, educated, equal partners ready for marriage and parenthood. For these women, egg freezing is a reproductive backstop, a technological attempt to bridge the gap while waiting for the right partner. But it is not an easy choice for most. Their stories reveal the extent to which it is logistically complicated, physically taxing, financially demanding, emotionally draining, and uncertain in its effects.

In this powerful book, women share their reflections on their clinical encounters, as well as the immense hopes and investments they place in this high-tech fertility preservation strategy. Race, religion, and the role of men in the lives of single women pursuing this technology are also explored. A distinctly human portrait of an understudied and rapidly growing population, Motherhood on Ice examines what is at stake for women who take comfort in their frozen eggs while embarking on their quests for partnership, pregnancy, and parenting.

An essential guide for navigating the challenges of fatherhood while building a foundation of faith, love, and values in your children.

Becoming a father is one of life's most profound joys and solemn duties. The path ahead will be filled with questions and self-doubt—am I ready for this? How do I nurture faith and values? Can I still pursue my dreams? What if I mess up? In The Spirit of Fatherhood, Larry Hagner provides fellow dads the wisdom and tools to navigate one of life's most epic and awe-inspiring adventures.

With insight forged from biblical study and over a decade of counseling experience, Hagner addresses nearly every aspect of engaged fatherhood. Discover guidance on building a warm, Godly home where children feel safe to grow. Learn how to correct with patience and grace. Find tips on instilling values that will serve your children for life. Hagner knows the struggles inherent to parenting and meets them with empathy, encouragement and practical solutions. While portraying this sacred calling, the founder of "The Dad Edge," the #1 podcast about fatherhood on Apple Podcasts, makes his lessons relatable through vulnerable stories, humorous anecdotes, and refreshing honesty. You'll come away feeling empowered, equipped and deeply connected.

Whether you're counting down to your first child or already have a full house, this book offers inspiration to deepen your faith and leadership. It's the perfect gift for dads aiming to ground their families in timeless wisdom and everlasting love.

"Linda-Marie Barrett offers a generous, intelligent, and deeply loving guide to building spaces where real people can gather for real conversation about real topics. Drawing upon her experience as a bookseller and her own story of how bringing women together into literary salons elevated her own life from anxiety and disconnection to vibrancy and joy, Barrett has written more than a simple how-to book here; she has delivered a call to reclaim the joy of presence, dialogue, and the transformative power of story." —Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

A practical and personal exploration of the transformative power of salons–in many cases, a next-level evolution of a book club—with hosting advice tailored for different goals, budgets, and personalities. 

Salons are enjoying a renaissance worldwide. More structured than a hangout or casual dinner party, and oftentimes an evolution of a successful book club, salons can spark lively discussions and help develop a joyful, intentional community. Blending focused and informed advice with heartfelt reflection, book industry professional Linda-Marie Barrett shares her experience hosting salons at her home—the lessons learned as well as the life-changing connections she discovered—and guides readers through the whats, whys, and hows of creating their own salons.
Learn how to cultivate deep conversations and authentic connection using Barrett’s clear guidelines and real-life examples, including helpful suggestions for handling even challenging scenarios. Readers will also hear directly from members of Linda-Marie’s Black Swan Salon, who share their perspectives along with advice for how to build a better salon. As a bonus, this book includes 14 salon starter kits, each on a different theme, to help readers host with confidence.

Honorable Mention, 2020 Stirling Prize for Best Published Work in Psychological Anthropology, given by the Society for Psychological Anthropology

Honorable Mention, New Millennium Book Award, given by the Society for Medical Anthropology

How youth on the autism spectrum negotiate the contested meanings of neurodiversity

Autism is a deeply contested condition. To some, it is a devastating invader, harming children and isolating them. To others, it is an asset and a distinctive aspect of an individual’s identity. How do young people on the spectrum make sense of this conflict, in the context of their own developing identity?

While most of the research on Asperger’s and related autism conditions has been conducted with individuals or in settings in which people on the spectrum are in the minority, this book draws on two years of ethnographic work in communities that bring people with Asperger’s and related conditions together. It can thus begin to explore a form of autistic culture, through attending to how those on the spectrum make sense of their conditions through shared social practices.

Elizabeth Fein brings her many years of experience in both clinical psychology and psychological anthropology to analyze the connection between neuropsychological difference and culture. She argues that current medical models, which espouse a limited definition, are ill equipped to deal with the challenges of discussing autism-related conditions. Consequently, youths on the autism spectrum reach beyond medicine for their stories of difference and disorder, drawing instead on shared mythologies from popular culture and speculative fiction to conceptualize their experience of changing personhood.

In moving and persuasive prose, Living on the Spectrum illustrates that young people use these stories to pioneer more inclusive understandings of what makes us who we are.

Avoid Popping Under Pressure

Pressure management is the key to effective leadership, conflict resolution, and staying composed when life feels like it’s stretching you to the limit. In How to Untie a Balloon, former hostage negotiator and founder of Conflictish® Ryan Dunlap provides practical strategies for managing stress, mastering conflict management, and building emotional resilience.

Dunlap reveals the profound effects of pressure on our decision-making, relationships, and emotional well-being. Through the vivid metaphor of a balloon, he illustrates how unmanaged stress and unresolved conflict can lead to self-sabotage. By introducing the F.I.R.S.T. Steps framework—Feelings, Interests, Relationships, Situation, and Toll—Dunlap delivers a proven system for mastering negotiation, enhancing communication skills, and achieving breakthrough results in both personal and professional arenas.

Experience immediate and lasting benefits, including the ability to remain composed during difficult conversations, strengthen relationship communication, and approach every negotiation with clarity and confidence. Whether you are navigating business deals, couples communication, or leadership challenges, these strategies empower you to transform pressure into opportunity.

Through each step of the F.I.R.S.T. Steps framework, you’ll learn how to:

• Recognize and regulate your emotions to maintain respect, influence, and composure in negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Distinguish between surface frustrations and underlying priorities, sharpening your conversation skills for meaningful dialogue.
• Foster relationship communication and prevent conflicts from escalating, whether in couples communication or organizational settings.
• Approach high-pressure scenarios with assurance, mastering difficult conversations and leadership communication.
• Deconstruct complex conflicts into manageable elements for strategic negotiation and problem-solving.
• Integrate real-world tactics from a seasoned negotiator to build emotional intelligence and resilience in response to human emotions.

With its blend of compelling real-life stories, expert frameworks, and actionable advice, How to Untie a Balloon is the definitive resource for anyone committed to personal growth, effective negotiation, and lasting conflict resolution.

If you have valued works such as The Anatomy of Peace, Getting to Yes, or The Next Conversation, this book will be an indispensable addition to your collection.

Don’t Pull Your Sister’s Hair is the story of Sam Flood Jr.—the boy who didn’t speak until he was five has become a man who wants to tell stories for a living.

Sam Flood was born on January 1, 1994, two weeks late. Walking and running at ten months, he didn’t speak until age five. “From the outset, Sam seemed to have his own idea for how life should be,” writes his father in the opening chapter, in which Sam pieces together his memories with stories told by his family to describe what it was like for Sam to express himself, from pulling his sister Eliza’s hair to wandering to Häagen-Dazs at age three.

Sam’s inability to speak concerned his parents, who consulted doctors to figure out what was wrong. One specialist said Sam would never graduate from high school, let alone go to college. Turning to writing, reading, and his own sense of humor to cope with constant bullying for his differences, Sam proved them wrong, earning a BA from Mitchell College in Connecticut.

Any family can find hope in Sam’s story. Anyone who feels different, misunderstood, bullied, or unfairly treated in life can find light in the way Sam charted his course. This is a story of neurodiversity, but it’s not just for people dealing with ADHD, autism, or any other diagnostic label, because everyone has unique ways of thinking, processing, and behaving. 

Don’t Pull Your Sister’s Hair is about the moments where neurodiversity creates opportunity. It’s the story of what’s possible.

Wish you could know on your first dining date if you’ll want a second? Want to stop wasting time with the wrong person?

There is a way. Food Talks!

Food is essential in our lives—from survival to socializing. It plays a powerful role in our relationships, and our food experiences, from childhood to adulthood, reveal truths about who we are and the people around us. Everything we hear, see, and experience through food carries meaning.

For Denise, dinners with her ex-boyfriends’ mothers turned out to be the most honest introductions she never got. Their mothers’ food whispered truths about the men she was dating.

Not only did their food speak volumes—all food experiences do.

Denise shares that every restaurant choice, kitchen habit, and family table tells a story. How someone orders. What they cook for you. Whether they share their fries or guard their plate. These aren’t small details—they’re previews of what life with them looks like.

Combining the nuances of food and dating reveals how choices and actions around food can uncover deep insights into a person’s values, personality, and relationship compatibility. More than just sustenance, food is a powerful social and emotional indicator that shapes attraction and intimacy—it tells you exactly who’s sitting across the table from you.

In the end, you’ll know whether your date’s ingredients are “Tasty” or “Not Tasty” for your plate. Whether you’re having coffee, cocktails, or a meal—in a restaurant, bar, lounge, at a family or friend’s home, or even in your own kitchen—Food Talks!

Learn from real-life anecdotes, using humor to convey practical, modern-day dating wisdom.

Denise shows you how to make your own “Recipe for Love” with the Recipe Ingredient’s Card inside—just for you.

A relationship and self-help book for both men and women.

Follow Denise’s journey on Instagram: @denisetoma

Investigates social parents – people who function as parents but who may not be recognized as such
in the eyes of the law

What makes a person a parent? Around the world, same-sex couples are raising children; parents are separating and re-partnering, creating blended families; and children are living with grandparents, family friends, and other caregivers. In these situations, there is often an adult who acts like a parent but who is unconnected to the child through biogenetics, marriage, or adoption—the common paths for establishing legal parenthood. In many countries, this person is called a “social parent.” Psychologically, and especially from a child’s point of view, a social parent is a parent. But the legal status of a social parent is hotly debated.

Social Parenthood in Comparative Perspective considers how the law does—and how it should—recognize social parenthood. The book begins with a psychological account of social parenthood, establishing the importance of a relationship between a child and a social parent and the harms of not protecting this relationship. It then turns to social scientists to identify and explore some circumstances when a child may have a social parent. And to compare legal responses to social parenthood, the book draws on the expertise of legal scholars in nine countries in North America and Europe. The legal contributors describe the existing laws governing social parents, critique their efficacy, and offer new insights. Though almost all of the countries analyzed have adapted to the new reality of family life by recognizing social parents in some manner, the nature and extent of the recognition varies widely.

The volume concludes by discussing some of the issues flowing from the decision to recognize social parents, including whether social parents should have the same legal rights and responsibilities as other legal parents, whether all social parents must be treated identically, whether the law should limit a child to two parents, and much more. Families are changing, and the law must adapt accordingly. Social Parenthood in Comparative Perspective charts a way forward by offering solutions to help policymakers consider options for addressing social parenthood.

Why are so many children and teens today struggling with depression, anxiety, and other mental health challenges, and who or what is to blame? Mind the Children provides insight into the scale, scope, and causes of the youth mental health crisis. From the decline in family life and religious affiliation to the rise in marijuana use and the ubiquity of cell phones and other screens, this book explores the cultural, institutional and technological changes that are making kids' lives more difficult.

Contributors to the book -journalists, researchers, and clinicians- address topics as varied as how schools may paradoxically worsen matters they are trying to address, how political rhetoric may affect children's ability to cope with ordinary challenges, and how to reverse the shortage of professionals available to help kids. Mind the Children will help parents and policymakers gain a comprehensive understanding of a multifaceted problem, which other experts have been too quick to trace to a single cause.

Transgender survivors of violence tell their stories

Transgender people face some of the highest rates of violence in the US and around the world, particularly within romantic relationships. In Transgressed, Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz offers a ground-breaking examination of intimate partner violence in the lives of transgender people.

Drawing on interviews and written accounts from transgender survivors of intimate partner violence, he sheds much-needed light on the dynamics of abuse that entrap trans partners in violent relationships. Transgressed shows how rigidly gendered discussions of violence have served to marginalize and silence stories of abuse. Ultimately, these stories of survival follow their unique journeys as they navigate—and break free—from the cycle of abuse, providing us with a better understanding of their experiences.

An emotionally compelling read, Transgressed offers new ways of understanding the complexities of intimate partner violence through the eyes of transgender survivors.

Let’s face it—modern life is stressful. With constant demands on your time and attention, it’s not surprising that you’ve neglected what used to be your North Star: your relationship. You might feel disconnected from each other and stuck in a cycle of go-nowhere arguments. Perhaps you miss the spark that made you excited to see one another at the end of the day. You might long for the time when the two of you were in sync on most things and could laugh at misunderstandings and miscommunications.

Fire It Up is the solution to relationships that are struggling, feeling stale, or just in need of a little extra care. Experienced couples therapist Carolyn Sharp outlines a clear four-step process to bring back the love, connection, and vitality to any marriage, with humor and authenticity. She’ll help you understand how relationships work—and why your partner does that annoying thing. Get to the heart of the problem and empower yourself with the knowledge to make lasting change in your relationship.

For the past half century, Maurice Blanchot has been an extraordinarily influential figure on the French literary and cultural scene. He is arguably the key figure after Sartre in exploring the relation between literature and philosophy.

This collection of 29 critical essays and reviews on art, politics, literature, and philosophy documents the wide range of Blanchot's interests, from the enigmatic paintings in the Lascaux caves to the atomic era. Essays are devoted to works of fiction (Louis-René des Forêts, Pierre Klossowski, Roger Laporte, Marguerite Duras), to autobiographies or testimonies (Michel Leiris, Robert Antelme, André Gorz, Franz Kafka), or to authors who are more than ever contemporary (Jean Paulhan, Albert Camus).

Several essays focus on questions of Judaism, as expressed in the works of Edmond Jabès, Emmanuel Levinas, and Martin Buber. Among the other topics covered are André Malraux's "imaginary museum," the Pléiade Encyclopedia project of Raymond Queneau, paperback publishing, the work of Claude Lévi-Strauss, Benjamin's "Task of the Translator," Marx and communism, writings on the Holocaust, and the difference between art and writing. The book concludes with an eloquent invocation to friendship on the occasion of the death of Georges Bataille.

A personal, intimate account of the extraordinary ways that today’s families are being created.

From adoption and assisted reproduction, to gay and straight parents, coupled and single, and multi-parent families, the stories in Modern Families explain how individuals make unconventional families by accessing a broad range of technological, medical and legal choices that expand our definitions of parenting and kinship. Joshua Gamson introduces us to a child with two mothers, made with one mother’s egg and the sperm of a man none of them has ever met; another born in Ethiopia, delivered by his natural grandmother to an orphanage after both his parents died in close succession, and then to the arms of his mother, who is raising him solo.

These tales are deeply personal and political. The process of forming these families involved jumping tremendous hurdles—social conventions, legal and medical institutions—with heightened intention and inventiveness, within and across multiple inequities and privileges. Yet each of these families, however they came to be, shares the same universal joys that all families share.

A companion for all those who choose to navigate the world of modern kinship, Modern Families provides a “fascinating look at the remarkable range of experiences that is broadening the very idea of family” (Booklist).

Transgender survivors of violence tell their stories

Transgender people face some of the highest rates of violence in the US and around the world, particularly within romantic relationships. In Transgressed, Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz offers a ground-breaking examination of intimate partner violence in the lives of transgender people.

Drawing on interviews and written accounts from transgender survivors of intimate partner violence, he sheds much-needed light on the dynamics of abuse that entrap trans partners in violent relationships. Transgressed shows how rigidly gendered discussions of violence have served to marginalize and silence stories of abuse. Ultimately, these stories of survival follow their unique journeys as they navigate—and break free—from the cycle of abuse, providing us with a better understanding of their experiences.

An emotionally compelling read, Transgressed offers new ways of understanding the complexities of intimate partner violence through the eyes of transgender survivors.

A poignant look at empathetic encounters between staunch ideological rivals, all centered around our common need for food.

While America's new reality appears to be a deeply divided body politic, many are wondering how we can or should move forward from here. Can political or social divisiveness be healed? Is empathy among people with very little ideological common ground possible? In A Decent Meal, Michael Carolan finds answers to these fundamental questions in a series of unexpected places: around our dinner tables, along the aisles of our supermarkets, and in the fields growing our fruits and vegetables. What is more common, after all, than the simple fact that we all need to eat?

This book is the result of Carolan's career-long efforts to create simulations in which food could be used to build empathy, among even the staunchest of rivals. Though most people assume that presenting facts will sway the way the public behaves, time and again this assumption is proven wrong as we all selectively accept the facts that support our beliefs. Drawing on the data he has collected, Carolan argues that we must, instead, find places and practices where incivility—or worse, hate—is suspended and leverage those opportunities into tools for building social cohesion.

Each chapter follows the individuals who participated in a given experiment, ranging from strawberry-picking, attempting to subsist on SNAP benefits, or attending a dinner of wild game. By engaging with participants before, during, and after, Carolan is able to document their remarkable shifts in attitude and opinion. Though this book is framed around food, it is really about the spaces opened up by our need for food, in our communities, in our homes, and, ultimately, in our minds.

**Business Book Awards 2025 Finalist**

'This is the book I really needed when I first became a working parent!' - Kathryn Bishop, CBE

Welcome to the world of working parenthood...

• Wondering how you’ll still do your job as well as being a parent?
• Want to have a conversation about changing your working pattern but not sure how to approach it?
• Don’t really know where to start with creating a return-to-work plan?

This how-to guide is designed to help you every step of the way on your journey to becoming a working parent – from before you head off on parental leave to while you’re away and on your return. Catherine Oliver has not only been there and done that but has supported many thousands who have chosen to take on the dual roles of parent and employee.

It will also be invaluable if your partner is taking a longer period of parental leave, or if you’re a manager worried about doing or saying the wrong thing. In the past this support has only been available to employees of big corporates: now you’re holding it in your hands.

Catherine Oliver is a Diversity and Inclusion Advisor who specializes in helping organizations from start-ups to the largest listed companies support working parents and their managers. She became a parent herself during her 20-year corporate career and founded Sky’s parenting network.

'An excellent practical guide to working through the many challenges of becoming a working parent.' Colin Jones, ex-COO, Sky

'As a first-time expectant parent this book was a game-changer.' Emma McKinley, Mum-to-be & Finance Director, Haleon PLC

A compassionate guide to raising resilient, authentic, well-rounded children.

The Good Enough Parent is a compendium of life lessons, including how to say 'No', how to look beneath the surface of "bad" behavior to find the root of what is going on, how to encourage a child to be genuinely kind, and how to handle the moodiness of adolescence. 

Rather than striving for perfection, the book argues, the job of any parent is in fact to guide a child gently into the imperfect nature of everything. 

Encouraging, wry, and steeped in years of experience, The Good Enough Parent is an intelligent guide to raising a child who will one day look back on their childhood with just the right mixture of gratitude, humor, and love.

• COMPASSIONATE ADVICE: for raising content toddlers into resourceful teens.
• FOR BUSY PARENTS: includes digestible, accessible lessons in parenting.
• ACTIONABLE TIPS: for balancing parental instinct with the acquisition of new skills.
• EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM: with lessons in curiosity, listening, manners, and adolescence.

Full of colorful original photographs, The Joys and Sorrows of Parenting promises us a gentle way of staying calm around one of the most arduous yet deeply fulfilling jobs in the world. 

This playful adult board book distills 2,000 years of philosophy into 26 consoling mini essays that shed light on trials and pleasures of parenting. 

• A PLAYFUL BOARD BOOK FOR ADULTS illustrated with full color, original photographs throughout. 

• 26 DIGESTIBLE MINI ESSAYS to reassure and entertain the modern parent. 

• PRACTICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL parenting advice that doesn't shy away from the imperfections of family life. 

• THE IDEAL GIFT for parents at all stages of their family journey.

Raise calmer, happier, healthier children with these fun, hands-on nature activities for parents and kids to enjoy together.

Gold Winner, Nonfiction Authors Association Book Awards

Are your kids stressed? Are they feeling a bit down? Do your children—and you—need a break from screens? Nature can help. What we all suspected intuitively for generations, science has now confirmed: spending time connecting to nature is a safe, effective tool to help improve our health and happiness.

In Finding Ecohappiness, author Sandi Schwartz guides families in building regular habits of experiencing nature to reduce stress and boost mood. She explores key positive psychology tools from a nature-loving perspective. You will learn simple, practical tips for incorporating these tools—awe and gratitude, mindfulness, creative arts, outdoor play and adventure, volunteering, food, and animals—into your daily routine to help your children thrive and live a happy, balanced life.

Finding Ecohappiness will introduce you to all kinds of engaging nature activities you can do with your kids, from hiking and bike rides to visiting nature centers and science museums to volunteering outdoors to embarking on ecotourism adventures. In addition, you will discover unique nature relaxation activities like cow cuddling, animal yoga, forest bathing, float therapy, and earthing. Nature isn’t just for kids, either—doing these activities with your children will tremendously improve your own well-being, too.

A must-read for all families, Finding Ecohappiness will help you protect your children from feeling stressed and overwhelmed; manage your children’s current issues regarding stress, anxiety, and mood; and improve family togetherness.

The key ingredients to contented love—quintessential advice on relationships from The School of Life, with an approachable tone

It can sometimes seem a mystery why some couples stay together and thrive – while many more split up or drag on scratchily. While we might think happy love is left to chance, there are some identifiable secrets that underpin good relationships that we can learn and put into practice.

The first title of a new series, The Secrets of Successful Relationships draws upon the expertise of The School of Life therapists to teach us the key ingredients of contented love. Chapters such as “Learning to Love Oneself”, “Knowing What to Overlook”, “Good Listening” and “The Importance of Bad Dates” prompt us to think about how we can achieve success in love. In a tone that’s warm, encouraging and funny, we learn: how to communicate effectively, how to manage differences, what to do when sexual problems arise, how to air grievances, the best way to share a home and – when things grow truly problematic – how to judge whether or not we should stay or leave.

This handbook shows us how to take the necessary, careful, intelligent steps towards the contented love we deserve.

A guided questionnaire to help understand ourselves and our romantic relationships more clearly.

Most questionnaires are happy to be a bit of fun; this one sets out to be both entertaining and, more importantly, useful – offering us nothing less than a guide to the comforting and supportive relationships we long for.

With online apps taking over the dating game, it has never been more crucial to know the rules.

Through a series of pertinent questions, it reveals our distinctive style of loving, what our strengths and weaknesses are with partners and how we might secure genuine fulfillment going forward.

As we work through the questionnaire and its accompanying essays, writing the answers in a notebook, we discover the many reasons why relationships go wrong – and how they might do so far less often in the future. The book considers the role of self-hatred, the influence of childhood, the importance of vulnerability, the appeal of unavailable people and the best way to overcome patterns of self-doubt and unhealthy attachment.

Our minds are such confusing places, even the most thoughtful among us can fail to know central things about how we behave in relationships. This questionnaire will help us to understand ourselves more clearly – and so set us free to discover the love we deserve.

52 Parenting Principles outlines simple strategies to help parents prepare their kids with important life skills for when they leave home. The 52 principles are bite-sized nuggets that parents can learn, understand, and apply weekly or as they choose. With enough theory for context, it emphasizes applications parents can make immediately. Most of the principles can be adopted to fit children of all ages. By reading 52 Parenting Principles, parents feel empowered to make changes they can master and witness relational transformation. Each principle is followed by discussion questions and action steps to help parents understand and integrate what they have learned.

Hay relaciones afectivas y personas que nos marcan con fuego, como si se enquistaran en nuestro ADN y en la esencia que nos define. Perderlas genera un vacío angustiante y devastador. ¿Cómo superar la ausencia de quien fue vital para nuestra vida amorosa?

In Changing Course—now fully revised and updated—Claudia Black extends a helping hand to anyone overcoming the complex trauma of growing up in an impaired family system.

Don't talk. Don't trust. Don't feel.

Being raised in a dysfunctional family system, whether unpredictable and chaotic or overly rigid and joyless, can set the course for chronic emotional pain in adulthood. Changing Course is a gentle, affirming guide to healing from childhood experiences of loss, abandonment, fear, and shame.

Through carefully crafted questions, charts, exercises, and real-life stories of people impacted by various types of family impairment, Dr. Black skillfully presents an interactive process of healing from childhood wounds. You will learn four essential steps you can use to let go of old hurtful beliefs and behaviors and develop new skills for both redefining self and negotiating relationships.

Everyone experiences heartbreak at some point in their life. Advice can be heard to receive with a broken heart, and it tends to focus on letting time do the healing. This consoling and encouraging guide from The School of Life presents a refreshing perspective on heartbreak, arguing that a more nuanced understanding of our pain can help us along the path to healing. 

Through history, psychology, and a little philosophy, Heartbreak teaches us how our responses to abandonment are formed, what the best way to think about an ex might be, and how to envision future relationships when we are in the midst of despair. We come away feeling less alone, consoled that our suffering will have an end, and intrigued by the endless subtleties of relationships. 

• A PRACTICAL GUIDE: to understanding and overcoming heartbreak. 
• PART OF THE SCHOOL OF LIFE'S 'LOVE' SERIES: focusing on the joys and sorrows of relationships. 
• A PHILOSOPHICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH: to life's innumerable heartbreaks. 

Winner of the 2024 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology

How embryo adoption advances the Christian Right’s political goals for creating a Christian nation

In 1997, a group of white pro-life evangelical Christians in the United States created the nation’s first embryo adoption program to “save” the thousands of frozen human embryos remaining from assisted reproduction procedures, which they contend are unborn children. While a small part of US fertility services, embryo adoption has played an outsized role in conservative politics, from high-profile battles over public investment in human embryonic stem cell research to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Based on six years of ethnographic research with embryo adoption staff and participants, Risa Cromer uncovers how embryo adoption advances ambitious political goals for expanding the influence of conservative Christian values and power.

Conceiving Christian America is the first book on embryo adoption tracing how this powerful social movement draws on white saviorist tropes in their aims to reconceive personhood, with drastic consequences for reproductive rights and justice. Documenting the practices, narratives, and beliefs that move embryos from freezers to uteruses, this book wields anthropological wariness as a tool for confronting the multiple tactics of the Christian Right. Timely and provocative, Conceiving Christian America presents a bold and nuanced examination of a family-making process focused on conceiving a Christian nation.

Modern medicine considers Autism to be an "incurable diagnosis." Warrior Mom challenges this claim, sharing one mother's journey to heal her son.

For any parent who has heard the chilling words "your child has autism," Tracy Slepcevic offers hope, inspiration, and advice to help you navigate the system, evaluate different treatment options, and heal your child’s underlying conditions.

After her son Noah had a severe regression after meeting all his milestones, Tracy spent years trying to figure out what was wrong with her little boy. Once given a diagnosis, doctors said Noah would never lead a fully functioning life, but Tracy knew this was not her son’s fate.

Refusing to give up, Tracy read dozens of books, attended autism conferences, and spent countless hours researching how to heal her child. She was determined to turn her son around from what doctor’s called an "incurable diagnosis" so that Noah could live his best life possible. Over the years, Noah made great progress with biomedical intervention and lives a fully functional life today with a bright future ahead of him.

Warrior Mom is an inspiring story of hope and an indispensable guidebook for any parent desperate to hear the truth that autism is not a hopeless diagnosis and that many underlying conditions associated with autism are treatable.

On finding joy and inspiration after your divorce.

"Kingma deals with love so directly . . . that Coming Apart brings immediate comfort to anyone in pain." ― LA Weekly, Review

With over 250,000 copies sold, Coming Apart has been an important resource for hundreds of thousands of readers experiencing painful divorces and breakups. Whether going through a divorce, separation, or break up, bestselling author, Daphne Rose Kingma, offers the tools and validation needed to move forward.

Find joy in your life again. Love is great; a broken heart, not so much. Usually accompanied by insomnia, loss of appetite, and depression, the end of a relationship is a hard time for anyone. Healing from divorce requires grit and understanding. This breakup first aid kit helps you get through heartbreak without falling apart and with your self-esteem intact.

Understand yourself and become inspired. While only time can heal wounds, understanding what transpired in each of our relationships is what allows us to finally let go and move on. With a refreshing perspective on relationships and divorce, Coming Apart helps us understand that all relationships come with lessons to be learned. So, rather than obsess over your ex, explore the critical facets of relationship breakdowns:

• Why we choose who we choose
• What relationships are really about
• The life span of love
• How divorce is a new beginning
• A personal workbook to process and move forward

With a foreword by the author of Conscious Uncoupling, Katherine Woodward Thomas, this new edition is sure to impress fans of, How to Survive the Loss of a Love, Getting Past Your Breakup, The Breakup Bible, Uncoupling, and other divorce books for women.

On finding joy and inspiration after your divorce.

"Kingma deals with love so directly . . . that Coming Apart brings immediate comfort to anyone in pain." ― LA Weekly, Review

With over 250,000 copies sold, Coming Apart has been an important resource for hundreds of thousands of readers experiencing painful divorces and breakups. Whether going through a divorce, separation, or break up, bestselling author, Daphne Rose Kingma, offers the tools and validation needed to move forward.

Find joy in your life again. Love is great; a broken heart, not so much. Usually accompanied by insomnia, loss of appetite, and depression, the end of a relationship is a hard time for anyone. Healing from divorce requires grit and understanding. This breakup first aid kit helps you get through heartbreak without falling apart and with your self-esteem intact.

Understand yourself and become inspired. While only time can heal wounds, understanding what transpired in each of our relationships is what allows us to finally let go and move on. With a refreshing perspective on relationships and divorce, Coming Apart helps us understand that all relationships come with lessons to be learned. So, rather than obsess over your ex, explore the critical facets of relationship breakdowns:

• Why we choose who we choose
• What relationships are really about
• The life span of love
• How divorce is a new beginning
• A personal workbook to process and move forward

With a foreword by the author of Conscious Uncoupling, Katherine Woodward Thomas, this new edition is sure to impress fans of, How to Survive the Loss of a Love, Getting Past Your Breakup, The Breakup Bible, Uncoupling, and other divorce books for women.

No pretendas que puedes con todo y aprende a vivir con balance.

Bienvenida al juego de la vida. Tu valor se mide por qué tan en chinga estás, cuántos likes tienes, si eres healthy o fit, buena mamá, esposa, amiga, hija... ¡Qué agotador! Solo necesitas escucharte para comprender lo que ya sabes: eso de ser Superwoman es más tóxico que nada.

Kalinda Kano lo descubrió por cuenta propia. Tras pretender que podía con todo, colapsó, pero supo cómo darle la vuelta a su propia historia. En Perfectamente imperfecta, Kali te cuenta sobre las herramientas que utilizó para transformar su estilo de vida en uno más sano, y que te ayudarán a encontrar tu propio balance:

• Cómo lidiar con el estrés y crecer a partir de los momentos de crisis
• La importancia de cultivar mente y cuerpo, y de hacer una limpieza profunda tanto de tu espacio interior como de la gente a tu alrededor
• Qué hacer para no perderte en tu relación de pareja
• Cómo equilibrar tus tiempos entre familia, amigos y, principalmente, tú misma

Todo va a estar bien, incluso si no llevas una vida modelo. Es más, eso solo pasa en Instagram. Vale mucho más estar presente, ser congruente y feliz, que tratar de quedar bien con todos y aparentar que dominas el mundo.

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Don’t pretend you can do it all—learn to live with balance.

Welcome to the game of life. Your worth is measured by how busy you are, how many likes you get, whether you’re healthy or fit, a good mom, wife, friend, daughter… Exhausting, isn’t it? You just need to listen to yourself to understand what you already know: trying to be Superwoman is more toxic than anything.

Kalinda Kano discovered this the hard way. After pretending she could handle everything, she collapsed, but she found a way to rewrite her own story. In Perfectamente imperfecta, Kali shares the tools she used to transform her lifestyle into a healthier one, helping you find your own balance:

• How to deal with stress and grow from moments of crisis
• The importance of nurturing both mind and body, and doing a deep cleanse of your inner space and the people around you
• What to do to avoid losing yourself in your relationship
• How to balance your time between family, friends, and—most importantly—yourself

Everything will be fine, even if you don’t live a picture-perfect life. In fact, that only happens on Instagram. It’s far more valuable to be present, authentic, and happy than to try to please everyone and pretend you’re conquering the world.

Basta de quedar bien con todos menos contigo.

¿Alguna vez aceptaste la invitación a un evento al que no querías ir? ¿Compraste algo que no necesitabas solo porque no pudiste negarte? ¿Estás agotado por asumir más de lo que puedes soportar, pero no puedes dejar de decir «sí» a todo y a todos?

Decir «no» es más que suficiente y es momento de que empieces a practicarlo. Si estás harto de complacer a los demás, Sarah Knight te ayudará a poner límites y preservar tu paz mental, sin ser grosero o parecer un completo cretino.

Este libro será tu mejor aliado cuando estés a punto de aceptar esa cena por compromiso, aunque prefieras quedarte en casa viendo películas. También te ofrece estrategias sencillas para las interacciones del día a día que te ponen a prueba; por ejemplo, cuando tu vecino incómodo quiere ocupar tu lugar de estacionamiento.

Toma las riendas de tu vida, deja de hacer favores por quedar bien y ¡empieza a decir «no» de una p*nche vez!

La autora del bestseller Arregla tu desmadre te enseñará que la vida es mejor cuando dices «no» con confianza, sin culpa, miedo ni arrepentimiento.

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Stop pleasing everyone else at the expense of yourself.

Have you ever accepted an invitation to an event you didn’t want to attend? Bought something you didn’t need just because you couldn’t say no? Are you exhausted from taking on more than you can handle, yet still can’t stop saying “yes” to everything and everyone?

Saying “no” is more than enough—and it’s time to start practicing it. If you’re tired of people-pleasing, Sarah Knight will help you set boundaries and protect your peace of mind, without being rude or coming off like a total jerk.

This book will be your best ally when you’re about to accept that obligatory dinner, even though you’d rather stay home watching movies. It also offers simple strategies for everyday interactions that test your limits—for example, when your annoying neighbor wants to take your parking spot.

Take control of your life, stop doing favors just to look good, and start saying “no” once and for f*cking all!

The author of the bestseller Arregla tu desmadre shows you that life is better when you say “no” with confidence—without guilt, fear, or regret.

Transforma tus amistades con herramientas prácticas para sanar, fortalecer y crecer juntas.

¿Por qué nuestras amistades son tan profundas y, a la vez, tan frágiles? ¿Y cómo podemos cuidarlas y fortalecerlas de verdad?

Amigas de verdad combina psicología, ciencia y narrativa para ofrecernos una guía cercana e inteligente que nos ayuda a comprender mejor nuestras relaciones de amistad: aquello que nos une… y también lo que puede alejarnos. Basándose en las investigaciones más recientes sobre la amistad entre mujeres, Danielle Bayard Jackson nos muestra los conflictos más comunes y, lo que es más importante, cómo resolverlos con estrategias prácticas, guiones eficaces y ejercicios originales.

En estas páginas descubrirás:

• Las tres «afinidades» que unen a las mujeres… y también pueden separarlas.
• Guiones para afrontar los nueve tipos de amistad más desafiantes (y cómo saber cuál te representa).
• Las formas sutiles en que podemos hacernos daño entre amigas (y cómo evitarlas).
• Cómo tener una conversación difícil sin poner en riesgo la relación.
• Por qué complacer a los demás puede bloquear la intimidad entre amigas (y cómo cambiarlo).
• Cómo saber si una amistad merece la pena (y qué hacer para recuperarla).
• Cómo crear vínculos auténticos y duraderos con otras mujeres.

En una época en la que parece más fácil alejarse al primer conflicto, este libro nos invita a hacer justo lo contrario: a quedarnos, a reparar, a celebrar el valor profundo de la amistad.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Transform your friendships with practical tools to heal, strengthen, and grow together.

Why are our friendships so deep and yet so fragile? And how can we truly care for and strengthen them?

Amigas de verdad blends psychology, science, and storytelling to offer a warm and insightful guide that helps us better understand our friendships: what brings us together… and what can drive us apart. Drawing on the latest research on women’s friendships, Danielle Bayard Jackson reveals the most common conflicts and, most importantly, how to resolve them with practical strategies, effective scripts, and original exercises.

In these pages you will discover:

• The three “affinities” that unite women… and can also separate them.
• Scripts to navigate the nine most challenging types of friendship (and how to know which one represents you).
• The subtle ways we can hurt each other as friends (and how to avoid them).
• How to have a difficult conversation without risking the relationship.
• Why people-pleasing can block intimacy between friends (and how to change it).
• How to know if a friendship is worth it (and what to do to recover it).
• How to create authentic and lasting bonds with other women.

In an era when it seems easier to walk away at the first conflict, this book invites us to do the opposite: to stay, to repair, and to celebrate the deep value of friendship.

"What I appreciate most about this guide is its respect for the adoptee experience. Healing is not framed as fixing something broken, but as tending to what has been carried—sometimes quietly—for years. Reflective journaling becomes a way to work through moments of loss, connection, confusion, and growth with honesty and care." -- Julie Ryan McGue

Drawing from her own tender and transformative journey of reunion with her birth family, lovingly supported by her adoptive parents, Monk creates a safe, affirming space for fellow adoptees to reflect, heal, and grow. With wisdom and warmth, she invites readers to explore themes of identity, loss, belonging, and self-discovery through insightful journaling prompts, evocative quotes, and intimate excerpts from her own guide. This beautifully designed resource is more than a guide, it’s a companion on the path toward integration, wholeness, and empowerment.

This journal supports adoptees ready to embrace their full story, tend to the wound of abandonment, while honoring the presence of both nature and nurture within.

Philippa Perry, autora del éxito superventas El libro que ojalá tus padres hubieran leído, nos enseña cómo convertirnos en personas más felices y equilibradas aprendiendo sobre la relación que tenemos con nosotros mismos y con los demás.

En su nuevo libro, Philippa Perry nos enseña cómo, conociendo el sistema de valores y creencias que hemos internalizado desde muy pequeños, podemos mejorar la relación que tenemos con nosotros mismos y aquellos que más nos importan.

Utilizando cuatro ejes —cómo queremos, cómo discutimos, cómo reaccionamos ante el cambio y la pérdida y cómo podemos sentirnos más plenos— la autora nos guía en el camino del autoconocimiento.

Con calidez, astucia y muchos consejos prácticos, Philippa Perry nos guía a través de estas páginas para que nos convirtamos en personas más felices y sabias y generemos vínculos más sanos.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Philippa Perry, author of the bestselling The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read, shows us how to become happier and more balanced by learning about the relationship we have with ourselves and with others.

In her new book, Philippa Perry explains how, by understanding the system of values and beliefs we internalized from a very young age, we can improve the relationship we have with ourselves and with those who matter most to us.

Using four key axes —how we love, how we argue, how we react to change and loss, and how we can feel more fulfilled— the author guides us on the path of self-knowledge.

With warmth, wit, and plenty of practical advice, Philippa Perry leads us through these pages so that we may become happier, wiser people and build healthier bonds.

This book will save your marriage and repair your broken relationship!

The Sex & Intimacy Repair Kit is not just another relationship book. It’s a hands-on, heart-opening guide to help couples repair emotional disconnection, reignite sexual desire, and create the kind of deeply satisfying partnership you both crave. Xanet Pailet’s first book, Living the Orgasmic Life, has become a #1 bestseller and is regarded as a classic in the category of relationships, love, and intimacy. 

What makes it different?

You won’t just read about what to do—you’ll feel like you’re sitting in a real coaching session. Throughout the book, you’ll step into intimate, behind-the-scenes moments with real couples—complete with guided exercises, actual dialogue, and the kinds of compassionate, no-BS insights you’d hear if you were working with Xanet one-on-one.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• How to talk about sex and feelings without shutting down or blowing up
•  Practical tools to repair trust and reconnect after years of distance or pain
• A new paradigm for sex that centers on mutual pleasure—not performance
• Erotic style frameworks to understand what really turns each of you on
• Simple, powerful intimacy rituals to bring joy and sensuality back into your daily life

From the Author 

In an age of distraction and disconnection, this book is a call back to what is real—to touch, tenderness, and the courageous act of opening our hearts again. It’s a guide for remembering the language of intimacy: how to listen with the body, speak with the heart, and love with presence. These pages offer a map for couples longing to repair, reawaken, and create a new story of connection built on trust, passion, and authenticity.

Zen philosophy has largely been associated with finding peace within ourselves, but in this brilliant new book, East Asian scholar Dr Yen Ooi shows how ancient Zen wisdom can be used to explore how we can practice Zen while being a parent by improving our relationships with our children and finding harmony within parenting.

In Zen texts, the concept of Sottaku Douji (啐啄同時) is exemplified by the moment when a chick is hatching out of its egg. At the moment the chick is ready to emerge, it will begin pecking at the shell around it, and the mother hen will then begin pecking from the outside too. In order for the chick to hatch, the two must delicately work together.

Using Sottaku Douji and other insights from ancient philosophy, Ooi shows how we can apply these ideas to our own lives, from working collaboratively with our children more and priming them for the future to building patience and letting go of anxiety.

And through these concepts, she shows us the steps towards practising Zen as a parent.

Aprende a despedirte y a llevar contigo lo verdaderamente importante.

Edición revisada y ampliada por la autora.

Todos los viajes comienzan con una maleta, y no solo la que llevas en tus manos, sino aquella en la que guardas lo que eres, lo que has vivido y lo que estás dispuesto a soltar.

En ella caben tus aprendizajes, tus deseos más profundos y tus miedos, por lo que será necesario que elijas sabiamente qué cosas y cuánto peso estás dispuesto a cargar. Aunque es cierto que todo inicio tiene un fin, si hiciste el recorrido con atención y disfrute, llegar a tu destino será solamente el comienzo de un nuevo camino.

En esta edición especial, Gaby Pérez Islas, la tanatóloga más prestigiosa de México, te invita a recorrer el viaje más fascinante de todos: el de tu propia existencia. Con su calidez y sabiduría, te ayudará a comprender que las pérdidas no son finales, sino puertas a nuevas etapas, y te enseñará que la tanatología es un elemento fundamental de tu caja de herramientas emocionales para vivir con ligereza, pero con el corazón abierto.

«Una lectura de crecimiento, que al mismo tiempo es un llamado de atención si no estás gozando tu vida, y un aplauso si has cerrado duelos y descubierto en las lecciones diarias herramientas para vivir a plenitud». Martha Debayle

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Learn to say goodbye and carry with you what truly matters.

Revised and expanded edition by the author.

Every journey begins with a suitcase—not only the one you carry in your hands, but also the one that holds who you are, what you have lived, and what you are willing to let go.

Inside it fit your lessons, your deepest desires, and your fears, which means you must wisely choose what things and how much weight you are willing to carry. Although every beginning has an end, if you made the journey with attention and joy, arriving at your destination will simply be the start of a new path.

In this special edition, Gaby Pérez Islas, Mexico’s most renowned thanatologist, invites you to embark on the most fascinating journey of all: your own existence. With warmth and wisdom, she helps you understand that losses are not endings but doors to new stages, and teaches that thanatology is a fundamental tool in your emotional toolkit to live lightly, yet with an open heart.

“A reading for growth, which at the same time is a wake-up call if you are not enjoying your life, and applause if you have closed grief and discovered in daily lessons the tools to live fully.” Martha Debayle

Looking for ways to heat up your love life? Sex in a Tent will show you how to toss aside your bed sheets and discover your wild side outside. You’ll find it’s good for your sex life—and your relationship too!

In this penetrating guide to what really goes on behind the tent flap (or under a tree, or in a canoe), author Michelle Waitzman reveals her tips from her years of experience “playing the field” in the backcountry.

Filled with illustrations, positions, games, tricks, and stories from dozens of outdoor lovers, this book will inspire you to leave your bedroom behind in favor of the orgasmic opportunities for love, sex, and adventure in the great outdoors.

“I don’t know how I ever had sex in a tent without this guide! Essential.”
—Susie Bright

“Smart and funny.”
—Rosie Fernandez, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Families in Transition: Parenting Gender Diverse Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults is a compilation of clinically oriented articles, research, and case material authored by mental health and medical experts, both nationally and internationally known, as well as first-person narratives written by parents and families, exploring the complexities faced by parents and caretakers attending to the needs of their children in a largely hostile world. The professional articles are positioned side by side with the voices of the parents themselves—each complementing the other—together adding up to a richly complex, original tapestry.

While most books on this subject highlight the experiences of the gender diverse child and adolescent, parents’ perspectives are placed front and center. Those raising these children and adolescents have unique struggles and personal processes as caregivers and advocates. Making complex social and medical decisions in a society that is hostile and polarized only complicates the picture. This book highlights their rarely heard voices and gives insight to therapists and physicians on how to support all members of the family, helping them grow and heal during what is often a challenging time.

Families in Transition:

-Challenges the ways we think about cultural norms and how those impact our clinical work;

-Explores a parent’s desire for their child to live authentically alongside a desire to protect them;

-Highlights how the attitudes and behaviors of extended relatives impact the gender nonconforming child and their caretakers;

-Presents a historical overview contrasting the reparative and the affirmative models of treatment;

-Illustrates how difficult treatment can be when a patient is reticent to disclose their gender identity to their parents or when parents either have little information or are in denial;

-Offers strategies on how best to advocate for a child in a school setting;

-Outlines best practices for the care of transgender youth.

This text is designed for mental health professionals—clinicians, educators, and researchers; medical providers; parents and caretakers of gender diverse children, adolescents, and young adults; and is suitable for graduate and doctoral level coursework in a range of subject areas, including gender, sexuality, and family studies.

Families in Transition: Parenting Gender Diverse Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults is a compilation of clinically oriented articles, research, and case material authored by mental health and medical experts, both nationally and internationally known, as well as first-person narratives written by parents and families, exploring the complexities faced by parents and caretakers attending to the needs of their children in a largely hostile world. The professional articles are positioned side by side with the voices of the parents themselves—each complementing the other—together adding up to a richly complex, original tapestry.

While most books on this subject highlight the experiences of the gender diverse child and adolescent, parents’ perspectives are placed front and center. Those raising these children and adolescents have unique struggles and personal processes as caregivers and advocates. Making complex social and medical decisions in a society that is hostile and polarized only complicates the picture. This book highlights their rarely heard voices and gives insight to therapists and physicians on how to support all members of the family, helping them grow and heal during what is often a challenging time.

Families in Transition:

-Challenges the ways we think about cultural norms and how those impact our clinical work;

-Explores a parent’s desire for their child to live authentically alongside a desire to protect them;

-Highlights how the attitudes and behaviors of extended relatives impact the gender nonconforming child and their caretakers;

-Presents a historical overview contrasting the reparative and the affirmative models of treatment;

-Illustrates how difficult treatment can be when a patient is reticent to disclose their gender identity to their parents or when parents either have little information or are in denial;

-Offers strategies on how best to advocate for a child in a school setting;

-Outlines best practices for the care of transgender youth.

This text is designed for mental health professionals—clinicians, educators, and researchers; medical providers; parents and caretakers of gender diverse children, adolescents, and young adults; and is suitable for graduate and doctoral level coursework in a range of subject areas, including gender, sexuality, and family studies.

Because of the unique and varied needs of children with autism, careful attention to their experiences in medical settings remains essential. Prescription for Success: Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Medical Environment, Second Edition builds on the foundation of the original text with expanded content, additional strategies, and a restructured format designed for ease of use.

This revised edition deepens understanding of the characteristics and developmental differences of children with autism, expands on the foundational role and necessity of sensory regulation, strengthens guidance and emphasizes strategies for communicating procedural information, includes new discussion of pain management, and overviews interventions to promote engagement and collaborative care. Designed for medical professionals, families, and service providers, the book also offers practical tools, updated assessments, and real-world strategies to support positive, successful healthcare experiences for children with autism. This second edition continues to serve as a trusted resource for improving interactions, reducing stress, and promoting better outcomes for all involved.

Tools to Build Great Kids is a practical, uplifting resource designed to empower parents with proven tools to build character and confidence in their children—starting in just minutes a day. Developed from over thirty years of hands-on experience, this book helps families reduce common parenting struggles by offering effective ways to communicate, set boundaries, and nurture social-emotional skills at home.

Organized with busy families in mind, this insightful resource introduces simple, game-based activities that engage kids and teens while reinforcing values like mutual respect, integrity, and honor. Parents are guided to define their family’s core values, set clear expectations, and create a home culture of encouragement and accountability.

More than just a parenting manual, Tools to Build Great Kids inspires lasting change—supporting children in developing a wise inner voice to make good choices for life. It’s a cornerstone resource from the legacy brand KIDS WHO CARE, helping families worldwide rebuild good character in humanity—one child at a time.

Todos los padres quieren que sus hijos sean felices, pero ¿cómo se consigue?

En este libro, la reconocida psicoterapeuta británica Philippa Perry nos dice qué es lo que realmente importa y qué tipo de comportamientos debemos evitar en la relación con nuestros hijos, ofreciéndonos pautas para:

• Comprender cómo nuestra propia educación puede afectar la crianza.
• Aceptar que cometemos errores y aprender qué podemos hacer al respecto.
• Romper ciclos y patrones negativos.
• Manejar nuestros propios sentimientos y los de nuestro hijo.
• Entender lo que los diferentes comportamientos comunican.

Lleno de sabios y sanos consejos, este es el libro que todos los padres querrán leer y que todos los hijos desearán que sus padres hayan leído.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

All parents want their children to be happy, but how can this be achieved?

In this book, renowned British psychotherapist Philippa Perry explains what truly matters and which types of behaviors we should avoid in our relationship with our children, offering guidelines to:

• Understand how our own upbringing can affect parenting.
• Accept that we make mistakes and learn what we can do about them.
• Break cycles and negative patterns.
• Manage our own feelings and those of our child.
• Understand what different behaviors communicate.

Filled with wise and healthy advice, this is the book every parent will want to read and every child will wish their parents had read.

La amistad es esencial para el ser humano y este libro nos da las claves para evitar la soledad, contactar mejor con los demás y conservar a nuestros amigos.

Desde su experiencia profesional y humana, Enrique Rojas nos enseña a conectar con los demás, a tener éxito en la vida social, a iniciar nuevas amistades y a conservar y afianzar las que ya tenemos. Tras examinar las claves de la amistad, nos ofrece una serie de remedios para superar las rupturas. Amigos, la última obra del doctor Rojas, es una obra práctica y amena que nos ayuda a mejorar las relaciones sociales, a construir amistades más sólidas y a decir adiós a la soledad.

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Friendship is essential for human beings, and this book provides the keys to avoid loneliness, connect better with others, and preserve our friends.

Drawing from his professional and personal experience, Enrique Rojas teaches us how to connect with others, succeed in social life, start new friendships, and strengthen and maintain the ones we already have. After examining the foundations of friendship, he offers a series of remedies to overcome breakups. Amigos, Dr. Rojas’s latest work, is a practical and engaging book that helps us improve social relationships, build stronger friendships, and say goodbye to loneliness.

Si tu relación te hace sufrir, es que se trata de un amor tóxico.

Silvia Congost, una de las mayores expertas de España en dependencia emocional, te muestra en su nuevo libro cómo reconocer y liberarte de las relaciones que te hacen sufrir.

El amor no debería ser fuente de dolor, y quien te quiere no debería hacerte llorar. Sufrir no depende del amor, sino de la obsesión, del desgaste o del apego insano hacia una pareja. A partir de sus miles de horas de experiencia con pacientes incapaces de ver que estaban en una relación tóxica, Silvia nos enseña a identificar estas situaciones y a liberarnos de ellas. Muchas ideas sobre el amor nos son inculcadas desde la infancia y nos llevan a tomar malas decisiones en la adultez.

Para evitarlo, debemos deshacernos de los esquemas mentales que perpetúan las relaciones nocivas y establecer una nueva forma de relacionarnos con nosotros mismos para lograr así vínculos sanos y duraderos con nuestras parejas.

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If your relationship makes you suffer, it is a toxic love.

Silvia Congost, one of Spain’s leading experts in emotional dependency, shows you in her new book how to recognize and break free from relationships that cause pain.

Love should not be a source of suffering, and someone who loves you should not make you cry. Suffering does not come from love, but from obsession, exhaustion, or unhealthy attachment to a partner. Drawing from thousands of hours of experience with patients unable to see they were in toxic relationships, Silvia teaches us how to identify these situations and free ourselves from them. Certain ideas about love are instilled in us from childhood and lead us to make poor decisions as adults.

To prevent this, we must let go of the mental patterns that perpetuate harmful relationships and establish a new way of interacting with ourselves to build healthy and lasting bonds with our partners.

Una guía para dejar de resignarse y comenzar a elegirse.

Es una idea poco popular, pero cierta: el amor nunca es suficiente para que una relación sea plena y duradera. En la etapa de enamoramiento, da la impresión de que todo fluye: sentimos una conexión intensa, parecemos estar de acuerdo en todo lo importante y creemos haber encontrado a la persona perfecta. Pero cuando empezamos a conocernos, nos damos cuenta de que, por muy compatibles que seamos, tenemos muchas diferencias. Es entonces cuando surgen los conflictos. No porque el amor se haya ido, sino porque no estamos entrenados para tener conversaciones honestas y llegar a acuerdos que permitan que esas discrepancias puedan coexistir.

Nilda Chiaraviglio, psicoterapeuta clínica experta en parejas, con más de 4 millones de seguidores en redes sociales, te explica los cinco acuerdos indispensables para construir una relación sana. En sus más de veinte años de experiencia, ha corroborado que, si la pareja no coincide en estos puntos, está destinada al fracaso. Por ello, te comparte herramientas para generar estos convenios, entre las que se encuentran los lenguajes del amor, la percepción del compromiso, la intimidad, la fidelidad y las finanzas, a fin de crear una relación auténtica en la que quieras crecer y permanecer.

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A guide to stop resigning yourself and start choosing yourself.

It may be an unpopular idea, but it is true: love alone is never enough for a relationship to be full and lasting. In the early stage of falling in love, everything seems to flow: we feel an intense connection, we seem to agree on everything important, and we believe we have found the perfect person. But as we get to know each other, we realize that, no matter how compatible we are, we have many differences. That is when conflicts arise. Not because love has disappeared, but because we are not trained to have honest conversations and reach agreements so those differences can coexist.

Nilda Chiaraviglio, clinical psychotherapist and couples expert with more than 4 million social media followers, explains the five essential agreements for building a healthy relationship. In her more than twenty years of experience, she has confirmed that if a couple does not align on these points, the relationship is doomed to fail. That is why she shares tools to establish these agreements, including love languages, perception of commitment, intimacy, fidelity, and finances, in order to create an authentic relationship in which you want to grow and remain.

Un enfoque revolucionario para transformar tus relaciones y restaurar tu seguridad emocional.

¿Qué pasa cuando nuestros patrones de apego nos limitan o nos llevan a relaciones poco saludables? En Las nuevas reglas del apego, la reconocida neuropsicóloga clínica y forense Judy Ho nos ofrece un enfoque revolucionario para comprender y transformar nuestra manera de relacionarnos, permitiéndonos desarrollar un apego más seguro y satisfactorio.

Este libro presenta un análisis accesible y riguroso de la teoría del apego, explicando cómo se forman estos patrones en la infancia y cómo continúan influyendo en nuestras relaciones adultas. A través de ejemplos conmovedores y casos de su consulta, Judy Ho muestra cómo los estilos de apego inseguros pueden generar dinámicas problemáticas en la vida personal y profesional, y ofrece herramientas prácticas, basadas en la neurociencia, para repararlos. Con ejercicios transformadores y estrategias innovadoras, esta obra enseña a identificar nuestro estilo de apego, sanar heridas emocionales y fortalecer la autoestima, brindándonos los recursos para construir vínculos más sanos y equilibrados. Además, explora el impacto de nuestros estilos afectivos en la crianza, las relaciones de pareja y el ámbito laboral, integrando el apego en todos los aspectos de la vida.

Tanto para psicólogos y terapeutas como para cualquier persona interesada en el autoconocimiento, Las nuevas reglas del apego es una guía esencial para mejorar nuestras relaciones y lograr una mayor seguridad emocional. Con un enfoque empático y práctico, Judy Ho demuestra que, con las herramientas adecuadas, todos podemos transformar nuestra manera de vincularnos y alcanzar una vida más plena y satisfactoria.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

What happens when our attachment patterns limit us or lead us into unhealthy relationships? In The New Rules of Attachment, clinical and forensic neuropsychologist Judy Ho offers a revolutionary approach to understanding and transforming how we relate, helping readers develop a more secure and satisfying attachment style.

This book presents an accessible yet rigorous analysis of attachment theory, explaining how these patterns form in childhood and continue to influence adult relationships. Through moving examples and case studies, Judy Ho shows how insecure attachment styles can generate problematic dynamics in personal and professional life, and provides practical, neuroscience-based tools to repair them. With transformative exercises and innovative strategies, this work teaches how to identify your attachment style, heal emotional wounds, and strengthen self-esteem, giving you the resources to build healthier, more balanced bonds. It also explores the impact of attachment styles on parenting, couple relationships, and the workplace, integrating attachment across life domains.

For clinicians and anyone interested in self-knowledge, The New Rules of Attachment is an essential guide to improving relationships and achieving greater emotional security. With an empathetic, practical approach, Judy Ho demonstrates that, with the right tools, we can all transform how we connect and pursue a fuller, more satisfying life.

Celebrate the Ultimate Gift of Friendship

A book full of inspirational quotes and words of encouragement to help you appreciate your wonderful circle of friends.

Friends build us up. They make us stronger, smarter, and better. In this delightful, beautifully illustrated gift book; writer, artist, and friend extraordinaire Mary Anne Radmacher shares the many ways we celebrate each other.

Life-changing words. Discover the special talent that Radmacher has to change lives with her words. Read this extraordinarily touching book which includes an abundance of:

• Motivational quotes
• Poetry
• Aphorisms about the importance of friendship

The perfect gift for friends or yourself. With original four-color lettering, art and design, Mary Anne offers a funny, sweet, and perfect book for any occasion. "When we have a circle of friends, we have more fun. We get more done, we feel and are stronger, and we really do celebrate the power of our 'us.'" Says Mary Anne Radmacher.

If you enjoyed books like The Art of Showing Up, How To Win Friends and Influence People, or Dare to Lead then you’ll want to read Mary Anne Radmacher's Us!

"What I appreciate most about this guide is its respect for the adoptee experience. Healing is not framed as fixing something broken, but as tending to what has been carried—sometimes quietly—for years. Reflective journaling becomes a way to work through moments of loss, connection, confusion, and growth with honesty and care." -- Julie Ryan McGue

Drawing from her own tender and transformative journey of reunion with her birth family, lovingly supported by her adoptive parents, Monk creates a safe, affirming space for fellow adoptees to reflect, heal, and grow. With wisdom and warmth, she invites readers to explore themes of identity, loss, belonging, and self-discovery through insightful journaling prompts, evocative quotes, and intimate excerpts from her own guide. This beautifully designed resource is more than a guide, it’s a companion on the path toward integration, wholeness, and empowerment.

This journal supports adoptees ready to embrace their full story, tend to the wound of abandonment, while honoring the presence of both nature and nurture within.

This book will save your marriage and repair your broken relationship!

The Sex & Intimacy Repair Kit is not just another relationship book. It’s a hands-on, heart-opening guide to help couples repair emotional disconnection, reignite sexual desire, and create the kind of deeply satisfying partnership you both crave. Xanet Pailet’s first book, Living the Orgasmic Life, has become a #1 bestseller and is regarded as a classic in the category of relationships, love, and intimacy. 

What makes it different?

You won’t just read about what to do—you’ll feel like you’re sitting in a real coaching session. Throughout the book, you’ll step into intimate, behind-the-scenes moments with real couples—complete with guided exercises, actual dialogue, and the kinds of compassionate, no-BS insights you’d hear if you were working with Xanet one-on-one.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• How to talk about sex and feelings without shutting down or blowing up
•  Practical tools to repair trust and reconnect after years of distance or pain
• A new paradigm for sex that centers on mutual pleasure—not performance
• Erotic style frameworks to understand what really turns each of you on
• Simple, powerful intimacy rituals to bring joy and sensuality back into your daily life

From the Author 

In an age of distraction and disconnection, this book is a call back to what is real—to touch, tenderness, and the courageous act of opening our hearts again. It’s a guide for remembering the language of intimacy: how to listen with the body, speak with the heart, and love with presence. These pages offer a map for couples longing to repair, reawaken, and create a new story of connection built on trust, passion, and authenticity.

#1 New Release in Family, Quotations, and Reference — Creative Ways to Show Your Love Every Day

Inspiration when the words are hard: Sometimes it’s difficult to find the right way to say “I love you” to the people you appreciate the most in life. The emotions are there, but the words don’t come. Say It Now shows you how to put your feelings into words—and actions, too. From activities that take just a minute, to love letters, joy jars, tribute videos, surprise parties, and more, this book helps you celebrate the most important people in your life.

Appreciate the time you have together: We never know how much time we have left with our loved ones. If there’s someone you care about deeply—a parent, grandparent, child, friend, colleague, teacher, or neighbor—don’t wait to express how you feel. Say It Now offers inspiring stories and ways to write those first love notes and share couples gifts that you’ll treasure for years.

Ideas for every love language: Whether it’s words of affection, thoughtful actions, handmade love gifts, or just your time and attention, Say It Now has ways for you to express your love in your own way. Start with these thirty-three ideas and make them your own. If you are a daughter looking for the right way to say “what I love about Dad,” or a husband looking for creative anniversary gifts, Say It Now has the inspiration you need.

Say It Now: 33 Ways to Say I LOVE YOU to the Most Important People In Your Life is an activity book to spark creativity, perfect for anyone who enjoys books like What I Love About You: Fill In the Love Journal, The Big Activity Book for Couples, or I Love You: The Activity Book Meant To Be Shared.

• Get inspired to say “I love you” to the important people in your life
• Make a big impact in someone’s day
• Save money with gift ideas that don’t cost much to create
• Build a stronger bond with friends
• Make someone’s day
• Feel positive, optimistic, and connected

Learn How to Deepen Your Relationship

Gratitude is the key. "We can have happier and more joy-filled relationships if we focus on what's right about them rather than what's wrong," writes M. J. Ryan in Attitudes of Gratitude in Love, the follow-up to her bestselling inspirational book Attitudes of Gratitude.

Discover amazing gratitude benefits. Gratitude is a simple, profound practice that can change your life. Research has confirmed its many emotional and physical benefits. Taking the time to notice and reflect upon good things opens our hearts, creates happiness, and restores us to a natural place where we notice what's right instead of wrong. In her characteristically down-to-earth style, Ryan helps readers use the practice of gratitude to get back in touch with why they fell in love in the first place and deepen the love between partners, no matter how long they've been together.

Find happiness and joy with positive thinking. When you find ways to be grateful every day, you experience more joy in life. Author and personal success mentor M. J. Ryan writes, "Gratitude births only positive feelings—love, compassion, joy, and hope. As we focus on what we are thankful for, fear, anger, and bitterness simply melt away, seemingly without effort." Attitudes of Gratitude in Love will teach you how to reach this positive place. The book is divided into two sections:

• Attitudes of gratitude that bring our personal lives more joy, peace, and love
• Simple behaviors we can begin to practice to change any relationship for the better, right this moment.

Readers of M. J. Ryan’s best-selling inspirational book Attitudes of Gratitude or personal growth books like The Book of Joy, The Gratitude Diaries, and The Happiness Project will learn more about the life-changing benefits of gratitude in Attitudes of Gratitude in Love.

Makes an important contribution to how we understand wellbeing in multilingual family settings.

This book investigates transnational families’ ideological language motivations, strategies and experiences. The rich interview and observation data from fourteen multilingual families living in Wales and Finland provide insight into the challenges of managing national minority and majority languages alongside a foreign language at home.

It considers the perspectives of parents and children, identifying the strategies used to manage these languages and the effects of these strategies on family wellbeing, particularly children’s self-esteem, identity and sense of capability. Including a variety of Family Language Policy prototypes and language communities, it suggests adjustments to parental strategies and promotes awareness of positive psychology and peer support for language communities.

This book will be of interest to researchers and policymakers in language education and multilingualism as well as parents engaged with Family Language Policy.

Winner Of

• Independent Publishers Book Awards Gold Medal for Nonfiction Series (with Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew)
• Grand Prize for Instruction and Insight, Chanticleer International Book Awards
• Grand Prize short list, Eric Hoffer Book Awards

Great book for the parent of a child who is newly diagnosed. It will help the parent who is frightened by the diagnosis get started on creating a positive outcome for their child. — Temple Grandin, PhD, Author of The Way I See It and Thinking in Pictures

The 20th Anniversary Edition of Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew commemorates the timeless insights of one of the autism community’s most beloved classics.

Translated into more than 25 languages, Ten Things has transcended geographic, cultural, and socio-economic boundaries to guide and inspire millions of families and professionals worldwide since the first edition was published in 2005. A child’s voice leads into each chapter, presenting an authentic exploration into how ten core characteristics of autism affect our children’s perceptions and reactions to the surrounding physical, sensory and social environments.

Framed with humor and compassion, the book helps to illuminate—not define—autistic children. The 2019 third edition sharpened the focus on these basic aspects, while expanding on how our own perspectives shape the life of our child and ourselves, in daily life and for years to come. A compelling new section explains the surprising breadth of our power of choice and outlines potent strategies for strong decision-making in every situation

Ellen's experiences as a parent, author, and contributor to numerous parenting, education, and health publications coalesce to create this guide for those with someone on the autism spectrum in their life. Countless parents, teachers, social workers, and therapists call Ten Things a back-pocket necessity

The legal and societal implications for individuals experiencing infertility and considering various types of assisted reproductive technology have become increasingly complex in recent decades. New regulations surrounding surrogacy agreements have attempted to provide more protection to both surrogate mothers and prospective parents. To better understand this nuanced experience, this multidisciplinary volume focuses on families navigating these methods of reproduction.

In Pursuit of Parenthood: Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology, and Surrogacy covers a wide array of topics including infertility (e.g., psychological consequences, the social context, and relationship coping; surrogacy (international and domestic surrogacy, formal and informal surrogacy negotiations, LGBTQ+ families choosing surrogacy,) and fertility treatments (decisions to pursue in vitro fertilization, intrauterine insemination, and sperm donation, including financial, religious, and political limitations).

A playful guide to understanding the ways of “normal people”, The Autist’s Guide to the Galaxy flips our usual scripts about neurodiversity.

Following on from her internationally successful memoir, The Autists, Clara Törnvall has written a fun, comprehensive, and accessible explanation of neurotypical, or “normal”, behavior. Full of facts, tips, and tests, and developed with input from other autists, this book places the difficulties autists face in the context of a world built for the neurotypical majority. It will help neurodiverse people—and their families, friends, and loved ones—navigate this world, nurture stronger relationships, and thrive.

El amor no avisa ni pregunta; irrumpe como una tormenta que desordena todo: las certezas, las promesas y los planes.

En estas páginas, Daniel Habif y Anyha Ruiz comparten una historia real que se convierte en guía para quienes saben que el amor no se parece a las flores, sino al fuego: arde, transforma y deja huellas. Este libro une narrativa, espiritualidad y psicología para revelar que lo sagrado también necesita método. No ofrece promesas eternas, sino caminos posibles: acuerdos, límites y rituales que enseñan a cuidar sin poseer y a perdonar sin olvidar. Es, sobre todo, un manual de conciencia: instrucciones para no destruir a quien juraste amar y para transformar los ideales en acuerdos y los acuerdos en cultura. También es una guía para quienes aún no han encontrado a alguien, pero desean aprender a elegirse con madurez y a amarse antes de amar a otro.

Entre sus páginas laten las confesiones, errores, acuerdos, cicatrices y milagros que los autores han vivido en su camino. Es una liturgia de resistencia para los que aman con todo y, aún así, se equivocan; un mapa emocional que convierte el hambre en propósito y el dolor en aprendizaje. Porque el amor, que es divino, merece un plan humano que lo sostenga y un sistema que evolucione con cada etapa.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Love does not warn or ask; it bursts in like a storm that unsettles everything: certainties, promises, and plans.

In these pages, Daniel Habif and Anyha Ruiz share a true story that becomes a guide for those who know that love does not resemble flowers, but fire: it burns, transforms, and leaves marks. This book blends narrative, spirituality, and psychology to reveal that the sacred also needs method. It does not offer eternal promises, but possible paths: agreements, boundaries, and rituals that teach how to care without possessing and forgive without forgetting. Above all, it is a manual of awareness: instructions not to destroy the one you swore to love, and to transform ideals into agreements and agreements into culture. It is also a guide for those who have not yet found someone, but wish to learn to choose themselves with maturity and to love themselves before loving another.

Within its pages beat the confessions, mistakes, agreements, scars, and miracles the authors have lived along their journey. It is a liturgy of resistance for those who love with all they have and still make mistakes; an emotional map that turns hunger into purpose and pain into learning.

Because love, which is divine, deserves a human plan to sustain it and a system that evolves with each stage.

• The best of Asian parenting practices, such as how to teach children math, build a language-rich home, and raise tech-healthy kids.
• Teaching your child to broaden their attention span.
• Finding the right balance between work and play, while including family time.
• Helping your child see failure as a learning experience

• How to spot fake information and avoid online scams
• What a "digital tattoo" is, and how to avoid getting one
• The sneaky tricks scammers use to get your data
• What photos and information should never be shared
• And much more!

• How to spot fake information and avoid online scams
• What a "digital tattoo" is, and how to avoid getting one
• The sneaky tricks scammers use to get your data
• What photos and information should never be shared
• And much more!

• The best of Asian parenting practices, such as how to teach children math, build a language-rich home, and raise tech-healthy kids.
• Teaching your child to broaden their attention span.
• Finding the right balance between work and play, while including family time.
• Helping your child see failure as a learning experience

Offers support and guidance to tackle the realities of living in a bi-or multilingual family.

This essential guide for parents raising their children multilingually has proved an invaluable source of support and advice in the 20 years since its first publication. An English language teacher, independent researcher and mother of three more-or-less bilingual children, Suzanne Barron-Hauwert brings her professional and personal experience to this realistic yet inspirational guide to the One-Parent-One-Language approach to childhood bilingualism.

The book also contains the experiences of more than 100 families from around the world, reflecting a wide range of languages and cultures. This second edition has been updated to reflect the latest research on childhood language learning and use, and provides parents with suggestions for up-to-date and accessible resources and further reading. 

Offers support and guidance to tackle the realities of living in a bi-or multilingual family.

This essential guide for parents raising their children multilingually has proved an invaluable source of support and advice in the 20 years since its first publication. An English language teacher, independent researcher and mother of three more-or-less bilingual children, Suzanne Barron-Hauwert brings her professional and personal experience to this realistic yet inspirational guide to the One-Parent-One-Language approach to childhood bilingualism.

The book also contains the experiences of more than 100 families from around the world, reflecting a wide range of languages and cultures. This second edition has been updated to reflect the latest research on childhood language learning and use, and provides parents with suggestions for up-to-date and accessible resources and further reading. 

Vives en un mundo que no fue diseñado para ti. Un mundo donde se espera que te quedes quieto, en silencio y concentrado. Debido a la forma en que tu cerebro está configurado, a veces puedes sentir que estás fracasando en la vida. Pero no estás fracasando. Eres increíble.

Los autores de este libro, Kim y Penn Holderness, tienen una misión: cambiar la forma en que pensamos sobre el desafortunadamente llamado «trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad». Y lo hacen mirándose al espejo, porque no solo han estudiado el TDAH, sino que lo viven: Penn fue diagnosticado con TDAH en la universidad.

A través de sus divertidas anécdotas y el conocimiento de médicos, investigadores y especialistas, Kim y Penn ofrecen consejos y explicaciones fáciles de entender, incluyendo:

• Cómo es realmente vivir con un cerebro con TDAH.
• Cómo enfrentar los desafíos del TDAH con una actitud positiva.
• Técnicas y herramientas específicas para potenciar tus fortalezas únicas.
• Extras divertidos como un bingo del TDAH, un homenaje a los shorts con bolsas y una visión de cómo sería el mundo si las personas con TDAH estuvieran al mando.

Confía en Penn: tener TDAH puede dar miedo, pero también trae consigo grandes ventajas, como creatividad, hiperconcentración y energía. Incluso podrías decir que es algo bastante genial.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

You live in a world that wasn’t designed for you. A world where you’re expected to sit still, stay quiet, and focus. Because of the way your brain is wired, you may sometimes feel like you’re failing at life. But you are not failing. You are awesome.

The authors of this book, Kim and Penn Holderness, have a mission: to change the way we think about the unfortunately named “attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.” And they do it by looking in the mirror, because they haven’t just studied ADHD—they live it: Penn was diagnosed with ADHD in college.

Through their funny anecdotes and the insights of doctors, researchers, and specialists, Kim and Penn provide easy-to-understand advice and explanations, including:

• What it’s really like to live with an ADHD brain.
• How to face ADHD challenges with a positive attitude.
• Specific techniques and tools to harness your unique strengths.
• Fun extras like ADHD bingo, a tribute to shorts with pockets, and a vision of what the world would look like if people with ADHD were in charge.

Trust Penn: having ADHD can be scary, but it also comes with great advantages, like creativity, hyperfocus, and energy. You could even say it’s pretty awesome.

The rate of interracial marriage in the United States has steadily increased: One in six new marriages now crosses racial or ethnic lines. Yet these partnerships are not always embraced or even accepted by families, friends, and society. Within families, issues ranging from food and holiday traditions to parenting approaches and beliefs about gender roles sometimes must be negotiated between cultures. In a time of national division, questions of race and identity have become deeply fraught. The way these couples navigate differences is a model for how Americans, despite their differences, can come together.

This book—based on interviews with and surveys of hundreds of people and informed by the authors’ many decades of experience as therapists and researchers—explores how intermarried couples build lives together. People of varied backgrounds describe how they navigate a world where others wonder about their relationship, question the parentage of their children, and treat them differently from their partner based on their appearance. Spouses relate their experiences forming fulfilling relationships in the face of potential disapproval, and they speak candidly about the joys and challenges of raising mixed-race children. Many of these couples have strengthened their relationships by learning to communicate across cultural barriers, and they share strategies for overcoming misunderstandings. At once large-scale and intimate, this book offers practical advice and timely insight into the triumphs and struggles of love across lines of difference.

The rate of interracial marriage in the United States has steadily increased: One in six new marriages now crosses racial or ethnic lines. Yet these partnerships are not always embraced or even accepted by families, friends, and society. Within families, issues ranging from food and holiday traditions to parenting approaches and beliefs about gender roles sometimes must be negotiated between cultures. In a time of national division, questions of race and identity have become deeply fraught. The way these couples navigate differences is a model for how Americans, despite their differences, can come together.

This book—based on interviews with and surveys of hundreds of people and informed by the authors’ many decades of experience as therapists and researchers—explores how intermarried couples build lives together. People of varied backgrounds describe how they navigate a world where others wonder about their relationship, question the parentage of their children, and treat them differently from their partner based on their appearance. Spouses relate their experiences forming fulfilling relationships in the face of potential disapproval, and they speak candidly about the joys and challenges of raising mixed-race children. Many of these couples have strengthened their relationships by learning to communicate across cultural barriers, and they share strategies for overcoming misunderstandings. At once large-scale and intimate, this book offers practical advice and timely insight into the triumphs and struggles of love across lines of difference.

When young people have questions about a brother or sister with autism or Asperger's Syndrome, clear answers can be hard to find. Written by Eve Band , Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, this book gives voice to ten-year-old Emily's story: her questions about her brother, her search for answers about autism, and her exploration of her feelings as a sibling of a young man with autism. Told in her voice, Emily's story is as uplifting as it is filled with valuable information for parents and siblings, or any individual whose life is touched by a person with high-functioning autism or Asperger's Syndrome.

Helpful chapters include: