Family & Relationships

Rad Dad: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Fatherhood combines the best pieces from the award-winning zine Rad Dad and from the blog Daddy Dialectic, two kindred publications that have tried to explore parenting as political territory. Both of these projects have pushed the conversation around fathering beyond the safe, apolitical focus most books and websites stick to; they have not been complacent but have worked hard to create a diverse, multi-faceted space in which to grapple with the complexity of fathering.

Today more than ever, fatherhood demands constant improvisation, risk, and struggle. With grace and honesty and strength, Rad Dad’s writers tackle all the issues that other parenting guides are afraid to touch: the brutalities, beauties, and politics of the birth experience, the challenges of parenting on an equal basis with mothers, the tests faced by transgendered and gay fathers, the emotions of sperm donation, and parental confrontations with war, violence, racism, and incarceration. Rad Dad is for every father out in the real world trying to parent in ways that are loving, meaningful, authentic, and ultimately revolutionary.

Contributors Include:

Steve Almond, Jack Amoureux, Mike Araujo, Mark Andersen, Jeff Chang, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jeff Conant, Sky Cosby, Jason Denzin, Cory Doctorow, Craig Elliott, Chip Gagnon, Keith Hennessy, David L. Hoyt, Simon Knapus, Ian MacKaye, Tomas Moniz, Zappa Montag, Raj Patel, Jeremy Adam Smith, Jason Sperber, Burke Stansbury, Shawn Taylor, Tata, Jeff West, and Mark Whiteley.

¿Estás o has estado en alguna relación con una persona que parece incapaz de conectarse emocionalmente, y te sientes frustrada por ello? Este libro revela las claves para identificar a las personas emocionalmente no disponibles y ofrece soluciones prácticas para manejar su relación con ellas.

¿Alguna vez te han dicho que eres «una dramas» o que te pones muy intensa? ¿Sufres por «esa persona» pero eres incapaz de dejarla ir? ¿Sientes a tu pareja distante y ajena a tus preocupaciones? Este libro te ayudará a entender que el problema no eres tú, sino que hay personas emocionalmente no disponibles que no pueden ofrecerte la conexión que necesitas.

Con la guía experta de la psicóloga Encarni Romero, descubrirás cómo desenredar los hilos de las relaciones románticas y liberarte de vínculos que no te hacen feliz. Superar la negación, la rabia, la culpa que estas relaciones te generan y llegar finalmente a la aceptación y el crecimiento personal no es tarea fácil, pero ¡no estás sola en este camino! Encarni te acompañará paso a paso para que puedas crear vínculos sanos y duraderos.

Si estás lista para cultivar un apego seguro y, lo más importante, emprender el viaje hacia el amor propio, cimiento esencial para cualquier relación exitosa, este libro será tu aliado indispensable. ¡Transforma tu vida emocional y empieza a construir las relaciones que mereces!

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Have you ever been in a relationship with someone who seems emotionally unavailable, and you feel frustrated because of it? This book reveals the keys to identifying emotionally unavailable people and offers practical solutions for managing relationships with them.

Have you ever been told you're "dramatic" or "too intense"? Do you suffer for "that person" but can't seem to let them go? Do you feel your partner is distant and indifferent to your concerns? This book will help you understand that the problem isn't you; there are emotionally unavailable people who can't offer the connection you need.

With the expert guidance of psychologist Encarni Romero, you'll learn how to untangle the threads of romantic relationships and free yourself from bonds that don't make you happy. Overcoming the denial, anger, and guilt these relationships generate, and finally reaching acceptance and personal growth, isn't easy, but you're not alone on this journey! Encarni will guide you step by step so you can create healthy, lasting bonds.

If you're ready to cultivate secure attachment and, most importantly, embark on the journey to self-love, the essential foundation for any successful relationship, this book will be your indispensable ally. Transform your emotional life and start building the relationships you deserve!

Crea relaciones auténticas sin dejar de ser tú.

Si alguna vez te has preguntado «¿Por qué no puedo encontrar el tipo de vínculo que anhelo?», «¿Soy una persona tóxica?», «¿Cómo saber si esta persona vale mi tiempo?» o la más importante de todas, «¿Qué hay de malo conmigo?», ¡felicidades!, tienes el libro correcto en tus manos.

Aceptémoslo, las citas son difíciles y nadie lo entiende mejor que Jeff Guenther, el terapeuta experto en relaciones amorosas que cuenta con más de 20 años de experiencia y una comunidad de cuatro millones de seguidores en redes sociales. Ya sea que estés buscando pareja, explorando tus vínculos y tu sexualidad, o tratando de descubrir qué app vale la pena y cuáles ya pasaron de moda, Jeff sabe cómo guiarte.

Esta es una guía fresca y cercana para que sobrevivas al amor moderno, con la que aprenderás a comunicar tus necesidades afectivas sin dejar de serle fiel a lo que eres. ¿Cuántas veces no has escuchado el mito de que para amar a alguien primero debes amarte a ti mismo? Aquí romperás con esa idea, pues el amor propio es un largo camino y no tenemos que esperar a terminarlo para amar a otra persona y, mucho menos, para que alguien nos ame así como somos.

¡Prepárate no solo para tener éxito en las citas, sino también para pasarla bien en el proceso!

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Create Authentic Relationships Without Losing Yourself.

If you've ever asked yourself, "Why can't I find the kind of connection I long for?", "Am I a toxic person?", "How do I know if this person is worth my time?" or, most importantly, "What's wrong with me?", congratulations! You have the right book in your hands.

Let's face it, dating is hard, and no one understands it better than Jeff Guenther, the relationship therapist with over 20 years of experience and a community of four million followers on social media. Whether you're looking for a partner, exploring your connections and sexuality, or trying to figure out which dating app is worth your time and which ones are outdated, Jeff knows how to guide you.

This is a fresh and approachable guide to surviving modern love, teaching you how to communicate your emotional needs without compromising who you are. How many times have you heard the myth that to love someone, you must first love yourself? Here, you'll break free from that idea, as self-love is a long journey, and we don't have to wait to finish it to love someone else, much less to be loved just as we are.

Get ready not only to succeed in dating but also to enjoy the process!

El amor verdadero todo lo sana y todo lo puede.

Las relaciones de pareja, cuando sanas, nos hacen sentir que hemos encontrado un hogar, e incluso nos pueden ayudar a mejorar física y emocionalmente. Pero, cuando el amor mal entendido se torna tóxico, su propia fuerza nos puede enfermar. Este libro explica qué es el amor, tanto propio como entre pareja, cómo el demostrarlo o aprender a recibirlo depende de nuestra crianza y nos ayuda a descubrir cuando las relaciones se tornan perjudiciales para nuestro estado físico, mental y emocional.

A través de distintas teorías de expertos y testimonios reales, incluyendo el de la propia autora, quien hoy ha sanado a través del amor, y de una decena de ejercicios que te ayudarán a indagar en tus emociones, Carolina Novoa Arias será tu guía para identificar tu propia definición del amor y las limitaciones que pudieran interferir en tu búsqueda de vínculos afectivos sanos y responsables.

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True love heals everything and can do anything.

Healthy romantic relationships make us feel like we’ve found a home and can even help us improve physically and emotionally. However, when misunderstood love turns toxic, its very strength can make us ill. This book explains what love is, both self-love and love between partners, how showing or learning to receive it depends on our upbringing, and helps us discover when relationships become harmful to our physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Through various expert theories and real testimonies, including that of the author herself, who has healed through love, and a dozen exercises that will help you explore your emotions, Carolina Novoa Arias will be your guide to identifying your own definition of love and the limitations that might interfere with your search for healthy and responsible emotional bonds.

Falling in love is what everyone dreams of. Sustaining that love is the deal-breaker. 

People can’t sustain something they don’t fully understand, that they don’t know how to nurture, that they don’t know how to develop and grow.

The nine Enneagram types reveal that there are nine ways to love and receive love. Shown by both modern science and ancient wisdom, leaning into understanding oneself and others through the Enneagram leads to loving better and living more fully.

Enneagram expert and psychiatrist David Daniels, MD and certified Enneagram relationship teacher and coach Suzanne Dion present a relationship-changing guidebook packed with practical tips, specific guidance, and stories of working with couples on communication, anger, judgment, forgiveness, love, intimacy, and sexual fulfillment for all nine types.

This unique resource brings together the power of the Enneagram, relationship mindfulness, and a deep understanding of the nine Enneagram personality types to transform relationships from conflictual and struggling to harmonious and thriving.

Whether someone is seeking love and dating or is in an established relationship, The Enneagram, Relationships, and Intimacy will take them on a journey into themselves and others—a journey that will change their life.

Después de meses saliendo, ¿cómo saber si tu «casi algo» podría ser algo más? ¿Te encanta, pero hay red flags que quizá no estás viendo? ¿Mueres de ganas por enviar ese mensaje, pero no quieres verte intenso/a?

Toda la vida nos han dicho que el amor es una cuestión del destino, ¡pero es mentira! Okey, sí, las citas pueden ser difíciles y la química quizá no fluya tan rápido al inicio; sin embargo, hay asuntos que sí están en nuestras manos, por ejemplo, a quién elegimos para salir o la manera en que comunicamos lo que nos gusta y lo que no.

Con esta guía descubre las herramientas para escoger mejor a quién ligarte y a quién enviar directito a la banca. Spoiler alert: muy pocos casos en el amor tienen que ver con la suerte, la mayoría se debe a la habilidad para detectar lo que busca la otra persona y, más importante aún, lo que tú quieres encontrar.

Aquí nadie te juzgará si solo quieres pasarla bien mientras se pueda, tampoco te criticaremos si lo que deseas es mudarte con tu pareja o, de plano, cortar esa relación de la que ya te cansaste. Aquí estamos en confianza y te ayudaremos a ser sincero/a contigo mismo/a, a saber si estás buscando a alguien que realmente te guste o si tu ego quiere a alguien que te alabe, además de reconocer si te están aplicando el famoso lovebombing (demostraciones excesivas de atención y afecto), así como a dar el primer paso para encontrar el tipo de relación que quieres. 

Mientras tanto, ¡no le escribas a tu ex!

¿Qué significa que el único amor verdadero sea el amor imposible? ¿Es el amor lo que suponemos que es? O antes que eso, ¿es lo imposible aquello definido como lo inalcanzable, lo inconsumable, lo inenarrable? ¿Y si fueran las preguntas lo que hay que cambiar porque es en la imposibilidad del encuentro amoroso donde radica su verdad?
Este libro es una propuesta de deconstrucción radical sobre uno de los eventos más radicales de nuestra existencia. Ocho tesis que tienen el arrojo de devenir en una serie de desvelos, nuevas intuiciones, destellos que nos inviten a temblar. Es la puesta en página de una práctica política concreta, que increpa a ese amor comercial, romántico, que se nos vende como domi-nante, como único y normativo. Es ir a martillazos contra esa arquitectura sentimental sostenida por el sentido común, por definiciones y naturalezas forzadas. Y entonces, sí: categorías cristalizadas como la pareja, la familia, la media naranja y el primer amor, entre otras, son puestas en evidencia, caen bajo su propio peso: se rompen.
El amor es imposible conduce al insomnio, y de ahí a una revolución íntima y perturbadora comandada por el deseo genuino de la intranquilidad: no queremos estar en donde estamos. Un trabajo de años, de lecturas y de diálogos en el que Darío Sztajnszrajber pone una vez más, al alcance de quienes estén dispuestos a jugar el juego, las herramientas de la filosofía para desandar lo andado, rebelarse y exigir siempre, aunque suene a destiempo y desubicado, animarse a lo imposible.

Este no es un libro sobre lo que hay que hacer o lo que no hay que hacer en una relación de pareja. No habla de modelos ideales. Habla de relaciones diversas, con sus propias pautas y estilos de navegación. Pero también de aquellas cuestiones que habitualmente consiguen que las cosas funcionen o se estropeen en una pareja, y de los ingredientes que facilitan o dificultan construir una buena relación y mantenerla.

Este libro da pistas para que cada uno encuentre su fórmula, su modelo y su manera de vivir en pareja.

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10 years of Joan Garriga's classic, with more than 150,000 readers.

This is not a book about what to do or what not to do in a relationship. It does not talk about ideal models. It talks about diverse relationships, with their own patterns and navigation styles. But also about the issues that make or break a couple, and the ingredients that make it easier to build and maintain a good relationship.

This book gives each person clues to find their own formula, their own model and their own way of living as a couple.

¿Cómo piensan los hombres? ¿Qué sienten? ¿Qué les preocupa? ¿Cuáles son sus miedos, preocupaciones y conflictos?

En los últimos tiempos se ha hablado mucho sobre las relaciones tóxicas y cómo evitarlas, y estos mensajes nos han permitido salir de lugares que nos dañan para darnos cuenta de que el amor puede ser de otra manera. Sin embargo, una vez hecho todo ese camino para dejar atrás malos hábitos puede que nos enfrentemos al temido «¿y ahora qué?».

El libro que tienes en tus manos viene a solucionar esta pregunta. La psicóloga Paula Delgado, experta en responsabilidad afectiva y gestión emocional, nos brinda en estas páginas las herramientas necesarias para alinear nuestras relaciones con nuestros valores, comunicar nuestras necesidades de manera constructiva y marcar límites que nos permitan construir vínculos sanos. El objetivo es tratar de aportar claridad para aprender a gestionar nuestras relaciones desde el amor y el respeto, para aprender a amar bien y sentirnos bien queridos y escuchados.

El mejor juego de preguntas y respuestas para divertirse en pareja y descubrir cuánto se conocen realmente.

Este es el juego perfecto para que rían mientras recuerdan todo lo que han vivido, descubren cuánto se conocen en realidad y, quizás, se animen a hacer una que otra confesión.

Dividido en seis categorías, podrán avanzar por estas divertidas páginas y ponerse a prueba, además de desafiarse con diversos retos y recibir recompensas, como una cita sorpresa, una cena especial o un masaje que recorra su anatomía… y todo lo que se les ocurra.

¿Qué hace que el amor dure? ¿Existe una fórmula para construir un amor duradero? Los doctores John Gottman y Julie Schwartz Gottman, los terapeutas de pareja por antonomasia, nos enseñan a construir una relación duradera en solo 7 días. 

Los doctores Gottman llevan más de cincuenta años estudiando el amor y las relaciones de pareja con el objetivo de identificar los componentes básicos del amor.La receta para el amor convierte el trabajo de toda una vida en un plan de acción de siete días para conseguir una intimidad más profunda. A través de sus descubrimientos fundamentales, los Gottman nos guiarán en la construcción de un amor duradero con pasos fáciles y accesibles.

Las pequeñas acciones diarias nos ayudarán a mejorar nuestra relación. Este libro contiene soluciones eficaces para los problemas más comunes, desde la soledad y la desconexión emocional y física hasta el distanciamiento y la pérdida del sentimiento amoroso. 

No importa quién seas ni qué tipo de relación quieras fortalecer, La receta para el amor te proporcionará herramientas prácticas para potenciar cualquier vínculo de tu vida. Los Gottman demuestran que con pequeños cambios diarios en tan solo siete días se pueden fortalecer los cimientos de todas las relaciones, hacerlas florecer y crear grandes y duraderos cambios.

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What makes love last? Why does one couple stay together forever, while another falls apart? A simple yet powerful plan to transform your relationship in seven days. 

Drs. John Gottman and Julie Schwartz-Gottman are the world’s leading relationship scientists. For the past forty years, they have been studying love. They’ve gathered data on over three thousand couples, looking at everything from their body language to the way they converse to their stress hormone levels. 

La receta para el amor distills their work into a bite-size, sevenday action plan with easy, immediately actionable steps. There will be no grand gestures and no big, hard conversations. There’s nothing to buy or do to prepare.

Anyone can do this, from any starting point.

Walter Riso, experto en amor y relaciones, nos propone una nueva guía para saber si amamos a la persona adecuada.

¿Te ha pasado alguna vez que de tanto dar amor te has olvidado de tu persona, de tus sueños, tus ilusiones, tu vocación, tus valores y tus sentimientos más profundos, como si hubieras sufrido una metamorfosis? Este libro es para ti.

A lo largo de todos estos años como terapeuta, Walter Riso ha constatado con frecuencia que en nuestras relaciones de pareja nos acostumbramos a dar excesivamente y a recibir muy poco o nada de la persona que amamos, y lo normalizamos, como si fuera lo natural. Nos resignamos a una relación desequilibrada por la creencia de que el verdadero amor no espera nada a cambio, como si la ecuación amorosa solo tuviera un miembro.

Para Walter Riso, esto no debe ser así. Un amor saludable fluye, va y viene, uno siente y ve el afecto del otro y viceversa.

Este libro te llevará por varios caminos para que revises tu estilo afectivo, trates de equilibrar tu relación y analices si estás en el lugar equivocado. Es posible que tu visión del amor se vea cuestionada y quizás deje de ser la misma. En cualquier caso, aprenderás que el amor saludable y funcional requiere de un principio imprescindible: necesito quererme para quererte.

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Throughout all these years as a therapist, Walter Riso has often seen that in our relationships we get used to giving in excess and receiving very little or nothing from the person we love. And we see it as normal, as if it were the natural way. We settle ourselves for an unbalanced relationship because of the belief that true love expects nothing in return, as if the love equation only had one member. This book will take you through several paths so that you review your affective style, try to balance your relationship and see if you are in the wrong place. Probably your view of love will be challenged as you learn that healthy and functional love requires an essential principle: I need to love myself to love you.

Readers of Walter Riso who are looking to heal and work on their personal growth, fans of motivational and inspirational books that hold clinical arguments. Has it ever happened to you that from giving so much love you have forgotten your own self, your dreams, your illusions, your values and your deepest feelings as if you had undergone a metamorphosis? This book is for you.

Ama y no sufras lleva más allá lo que el autor expuso en ¿Amar o depender? No sólo se trata de amar sin apegos, que es un logro importante, sino de acabar con todo tipo de sufrimiento inútil relacionado con el amor. Sentir amor es más fácil que explicarlo, porque nadie nos ha educado para amar y ser amados, al menos de manera explícita. Habrá quienes digan que el amor no es para entenderlo, sino para sentirlo y disfrutarlo, y que el romanticismo no soporta ningún tipo de lógica: nada más erróneo.

Vívelo y disfruta de tu relación.

Even those who presume to be perfectly attached to their partner, in the deepest recesses of their being, harbor doubts and insecurities. Who hasn't suffered from being with the wrong person, because the flame goes out, or simply because of the caress that never came?

Ama y no sufras (Love and Don't Suffer) takes further what the author said in ¿Amar o depender? (Love or Depend?) It is not only about loving without attachments, which is a major achievement, but about ending all kinds of useless suffering related to love. Feeling love is easier than explaining it, because no one has educated us to love and be loved, at least not explicitly. There will be those who say that love is not to be understood, but to be felt and enjoyed, and that romanticism does not support any kind of logic: nothing could be more wrong.

 ¿Es posible amar a más de una persona a la vez? 

¿Puede la infidelidad ayudar a una pareja? 

En una cultura donde se ha sobrevalorado la entrega amorosa ilimitada, la vida en pareja se ha convertido en la principal forma de autorrealización. Un sentimentalismo exagerado ha hecho que se ignore el sacrificio personal que implica tal abnegación. Sin embargo, el amor no lo justifica todo.

A 2019 Nautilus Silver Book Award Winner

You can't fix what you don't see. But with awareness and the right tools, real change can and does happen.

No matter how hard we try, many of us struggle to make love work with our partners. The problem, as clinical psychologist Dr. Ron Frederick explains, is that our brains are running on outdated software. Without us knowing it, our early relationship programming causes us to fear being more emotionally present and authentic with our partners—precisely what’s needed to build loving connections. But we don’t have to remain prisoners to our past.

Grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience and attachment theory, Loving Like You Mean It shares a proven four-step approach to use emotional mindfulness to break free from old habits, befriend your emotional experience, and develop new ways of relating. The capacity for deep, loving connections is inside all of us, waiting to come out. By practicing the science behind loving like you mean it, your relationships can be fuller and richer than you ever imagined.

Since around 1750, we have been living in the era of Romanticism, which has shaped the way we approach love, marriage, and sex. When it comes to love, this book argues, Romanticism has been a disaster. Full of real-life examples, lively humor, and cultural anecdotes, Relationships teaches us: 

• That love and sex may not always go together (and that’s OK)
• That discussing money early on, in a serious way, is not a betrayal of love That acknowledging respective flaws can be a couple’s superpower
• That we will never find everything we need in another person
• That spending two hours discussing whether bathroom towels should be hung up or can be left on the floor has its own dignity

With wisdom, wit, and compassion, this innovative guide paves the way to a new, brighter future for love. Part of a new essential paperback series from The School of Life, covering a range of emotional lessons needed in order to lead fulfilled and happy lives.

• DOWN WITH ROMANTICISM! this book teaches you how to find love, and keep it—without rosy-colored glasses. 
• LEARN THE SKILL OF LOVE—AND LIVING WITH YOUR PARTNER’S FLAWS a refreshing, skills-based take on how to approach relationships, and be realistic about long term partnership. 
• PRACTICAL RELATIONSHIP ADVICE like why to talk about money early on, and how to find dignity in the dreary domestic details of life.
• CLASSIC BLACK & WHITE IMAGES throughout.
• PART OF THE NEW PAPERBACK SERIES 'LESSONS FOR LIFE'

Told as a series of reflections on her personal experiences, this is a bold manifesto by a brilliant young mind on our contemporary understanding of romantic love and how the contradictions of inherited traditions and technology affect the way we build relationships.

Born and raised in an Orthodox Jewish community in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tamara Tenenbaum approached the sexual and affective habits of the secular world like an anthropologist discovering the ways of life of an unknown civilization.

Drawing from philosophy and feminist militancy, from conversations with friends and colleagues, and from an attempt to turn her own body and experience into a laboratory for both individual and collective reflection, Tenenbaum explores the challenges that young people today face at the start of their adult lives.

Tenenbaum examines the multiple dimensions of affection, from the value of friendship to the culture of consent, passing through motherhood as a choice or an imperative, desired and abhorred singlehood, polyamory, open relationships, and the workings of dating apps. Timely and illuminating, The End of Love celebrates the creative destruction of romantic relationships as we know them, and advocates for the rise of a better, freer love.

Have You Found “the One”? 

The decision to get engaged is one of the most exciting and important decisions you will ever make. 51 Things You Should Know Before Getting Engaged offers the insights and techniques necessary for a successful engagement and marriage. Psychotherapist Michael Batshaw gives you the tools to decide whether your partner is the right one for you, and if so, how to keep it that way. 

Some of his advice: 

• Beware the person of your dreams. 
• Couples who do everything together do not have a relationship that can survive. 
• Couples who do not argue are in trouble. 
• Hollywood gets it wrong. 
• The truth of the moment is not the whole truth.

• Find the hot spots where single dog lovers congregate
• Break the ice with conversation starters that are perfect for dog lovers
• Train your dog to fetch a date
• Write a canine-friendly personal ad
• Ensure that your dog and your new love get along
• Spot dog owners who should be avoided
• Use your dog to prolong a date—or end it

Featuring a host of true-life love stories and fun, revealing self-quizzes, The Dog Lover's Guide to Dating will help you find your perfect match!

Love starts within you and flows out into the world, not the other way around. This book helps you remove blocks to allow true love into your life. You will attract the right life partner and improve your relationships through a simple three-step plan that uses self-hypnosis to get your mind in the right place for love. First, you'll learn to let go of disempowering beliefs in your subconscious mind. In step two, you'll overcome emotional and behavioral barriers and allow space for true romance. Finally, you'll discover how to integrate your new vision of yourself into your life to attract a happy relationship.

• Shows how to use self-hypnosis to get yourself and your life ready for love
• Offers an easy-to-follow action plan to clear out old baggage, boost self-confidence, and allow space for romance
• Includes exercises to help you uncover and let go of disempowering beliefs and insecurities

Written by a certified clinical hypnotherapist and dating expert who has been interviewed by Match.com, MSN, Lavalife, ABC News, Playboy Radio, and ExpertVillage.com Let Love In will create permanent positive changes to your self-confidence that will not only attract Mr. Right but will affect virtually every area of your life as well.

Women want men to change, but men want women to stay the same. If you've ever wondered how much ""potential"" a guy has, this book will help you discover whether he's a diamond in the rough or just a lump of coal. You'll learn why women endure the frustration of trying to transform a sub-par boyfriend into the man of their dreams and why men can be disappointed when women change as they turn into wives and mothers. With the information and tactics in this book, you'll find out how to overcome that disconnect and learn to assess whether a man really does have the potential to change or whether it's time to move on in order to find that truly special someone you deserve.

• Tells you what you need to know to determine whether a man is worth all of the time and effort
• Shows how to tell if a man is a Cheapskate, Know-It-All, Liar, Couch Potato, ADD Guy, Wannabe Artist, or all of the above
• Explains the biological and social reasons that women assess men for the potential they might have in the future while men assess women as they are now
• Written by Dr. Belisa Vranich, a clinical psychologist and advice columnist for the the Huffington Post, and Ariane Marder, former sex and relationships editor at Men?s Fitness and, currently, the executive editor at Voyage.tv

Filled with surprising, down-to-earth information your mother and your friends could never tell you, He's Got Potential is the relationship survival guide every woman should read.

Constantly wondering and not knowing feels terrible. Should I Leave My Relationship or Not? provides women with the needed tools to figure out what exactly is the right move for them, and not just a pro/con list (which is a terrible way to decide). Life coach Karen Lin shares her blueprint for a simple and kind path forward. In Should I Leave My Relationship or Not?, women learn how to:

Unhitched tracks Sunny Joy McMillan’s own journey, from once living a seemingly perfect life on paper but really hiding an unhappy and high-conflict marriage, all the way to a loving, post-divorce friendship with her ex-husband. Demonstrated through both her own story and case studies from her clients, Sunny’s guide outlines a clear process for answering the question of whether to stay or go, shows women how to get divorced gracefully should they decide to leave, and tells women how to create a better, new life.

Unhitched provides women with the clarity to make the right decisions for their marriage, courage to take the right action, and confidence that their life can be better on the other side. Although this guide is practical and includes many tangible exercises and tools, it is unlike similarly-themed guides in that it takes a less sterile and more heart-centered, spiritually-based approach to making tough decisions and taking tough action in a marriage.

When MRIs, CT scans, and Western medical approaches did not provide satisfactory long-term answers or solutions, she looked to holistic mind-body-spirit approaches. The exploration of these various paths led to her deep appreciation and fascination of the subtle energies that influence our daily lives. In order to attract and revel in the romantic relationship of their dreams, single women need to let go of the past and clear out negative belief patterns so they can reclaim their magnetic and radiant true self. The MAGNETIC Process Suki presents is eight simple steps to realizing Happily Ever After.

Coach Paula Grooms' entertaining book provides an enlightening and easy way to relate to how men view women, experience them, commit and make their life-long bonds.

Why Won't He Commit? will entertain, guide and allow you to:

So why isn’t this enough? She married for safety and security. She married the good guy who wouldn’t hurt her. She plays the role of super-mom, because she can and because she can’t seem to say no to anyone, but her husband. But after long days of caring for everyone else, connecting with her husband in any meaningful way feels like a chore, like he’s one more person that needs something from her. She has love for her husband, the father of her children, but she fears she’s fallen out of love with him.

She chose this path, this marriage, this life – so why does she feel so empty and alone? If this isn’t enough, will it ever be enough? What would it take to feel happy? Is that even possible? What kind of miracle is needed for this – all of this – to feel good?

Why Isn’t This Marriage Enough guides women to find the answers to that important question and explores whether the marriage can be transformed into a relationship that feels like more than enough.

How things might be different if your wife thought of you as a ROCK STAR husband?

Whether you’ve been married for 3 years or 30, the formula for making magic happen in your relationship is the same. Author James T. Horning knows what a woman wants and how filling her needs on her terms fuels her passion, desire and attraction for her man. His uncommon and often disruptive insights into the dynamics between the sexes are unabashedly poignant and profoundly on target.

"Winning At The Game of Wife" reveals the secret sauce for transforming what you have into an rewarding, adventurous, and passionate experience. If that doesn’t sound like your marriage, you just aren’t doing it right.

What does a woman want anyway? How do I bring sex back into our marriage? Where did the passion go and how do I get it back? How can I take infidelity and divorce off the table?

If you’ve ever asked any of these questions, "Winning At The Game of Wife" will initiate you into an exclusive club of men who know what a woman wants and how giving that to her will make her want and adore you like never before.

CoupleCEO: From the Bedroom to the Boardroom and Back explores the unique world of the CoupleCEO, the entrepreneurial couple trying to find their balance between a profitable business and a passionate and fulfilled lifestyle. Written by a real life CoupleCEO, it builds a framework that any couple can easily follow and incorporate into their lives. CoupleCEO: From the Bedroom to the Boardroom and Back inspires and educates in ways to live a successful life, where the business and the relationship can coexist and thrive.

is a guide to dealing with infidelity. It gives easy-to-follow steps for the individual who is trying to decide whether or not to stay in a relationship. For the couple desiring to restore their relationship, it provides thought-provoking questions to help them understand why the affair happened, as well as exercises to guide the couple journey through each stage of dealing with the infidelity

Gift For Mothers to Reflect On, Celebrate, and Draw Inspiration From

"A feast for the eyes and the heart. You will love paging through this book with your mother."―Becca Anderson, author of The Woman's Book of Prayer

Mother Is a Verb is more than just a gift for mothers. It’s a guide, friend, and confidante for mothers all over the world to celebrate and rejoice in their motherhood and in themselves.

The perfect gift book. Whether a working mother, stay-at-home mom, new mom, or expectant mother, Mother Is a Verb is the perfect gift book for any mother in your life. Michelle Pearson crafts a thoughtful gift for Mother’s Day that mothers can meditate on daily.

Astounding artwork. This gift book contains flower illustrations that embody the love, protection, and growth that mothers provide. Drawn with care, each flower illustration reflects the wisdom that Mother Is a Verb―a thoughtful gift to mothers everywhere.

Inspirational quotes on every page. Mother Is a Verb contains inspirational mom quotes that mothers look toward to remind them to take time to celebrate themselves. These light-hearted insights impart an important reminder that even as mothers, self-care and honoring oneself is vital in the journey of motherhood.

Gift this book to the mother in your life:

• Inspirational mom quotes, musings, affirmations, and beyond
• Calming flower illustrations for the soul 
• A lasting book for mom that she can cherish

If you liked A Heart So Full, More Than a Mom, Remaining You While Raising Them, or Deep Breaths for New Moms, then you’ll love Mina Parker’s Mother Is a Verb.

Planning the Wedding YOU Want

At the heart of a wedding is a relationship—and that is what the ceremony should reflect in every way. Your wedding should be as unique and special as your love is. If you want to plan an unforgettable day, start with the heart.

This is your day. When you’re planning your marriage ceremony, it can feel like the to-dos and checklists are endless. There’s always more you could be doing, more you could be planning and organizing. But at the end of the day, it’s about you and your relationship. It’s not about impressing people with your perfectly iced cake or your breathtaking venue, it’s about honoring your love. This means crafting a ceremony that reflects your relationship and is as unique and special as your bond is. Don’t lose the spirit of the day by getting overwhelmed by details that may not matter to you.

It’s the essence that matters. Your wedding day isn’t meant to be a social event. It’s meant to be an emotional experience and an expression of your love. Relationship expert and “love doctor” Daphne Rose Kingma is here to help you plan a day that is a deeply moving experience—one that you won’t even need photographs to remember (but of course, they’re still nice to have!). She reminds us that it’s the essence of the ceremony that matters. And this comes from the words that are exchanged in your wedding vows, the atmosphere you create, and the love generated through each special moment. Whether you want a traditional wedding or a contemporary ceremony, there is a way to celebrate the day that is true to you.

Open this book up and find:

• Five different types of ceremonies you can use
• Inspiration and examples of vows
• Worksheets to guide you through creating a personalized wedding day

Readers of books like A Practical Wedding Planner, The Bride’s Instruction Manual, Love Poems, and The Knot Yours Truly will love Kingma’s Weddings from the Heart.

New York Times Bestseller
#1 Bestseller in Marriage & Family, Family Relationships, and Divorce

Cultivate effective communication and a lasting relationship. Communication Miracles for Couples by psychotherapist, popular professional speaker, and bestselling author Jonathan Robinson has helped hundreds of thousands of couples repair their relationships and their marriages. Continuously in print since 1997, Communication Miracles for Couples has sold over 100,000 copies. Whether you are looking to enhance your relationship or want to resolve existing conflict, successful techniques taught by Jonathan Robinson can help you develop effective communication and a lasting relationship with a spouse or partner.

Honeymoon gift, anniversary gift, or just a gift for him or her. Create lasting harmony and keep love alive with Jonathan Robinson's powerful and effective methods for relationship communication. He has reached over 250 million people around the world with his practical methods, and his work has been translated into 47 languages. Learn how to enhance your relationship by learning to communicate with less blame and more understanding.

Find a deeper happiness in your relationship:

• Feel totally loved
• Never argue again
• Have your partner really hear you
• Repair broken trust

If you have read books such as 4 Essential Keys to Effective Communication in Love, Life, Work─Anywhere; The 5 Love Languages; Mindful Relationship Habits; Communication in Marriage; or Couple Skills; you will love what Jonathan Robinson’s Communication Miracles for Couples does for your relationship.

Married Love or Love in Marriage (1918) is a book on reproductive health by Marie Stopes. Banned in the US and scorned by the British establishment, Married Love or Love in Marriage was controversial for its openness regarding sex and the use of contraceptives between husbands and wives. While relatively conservative by today’s standards, the pioneering work was an essential, bestselling book that guided generations of men and woman on how to nurture happy, healthy sexual relationships without increasing the stresses of motherhood and everyday life. "More than ever to-day are happy homes needed. It is my hope that this book may serve the State by adding to their number. Its object is to increase the joys of marriage, and to show how much sorrow may be avoided." Working with this goal in mind, Marie Stopes set out to rewrite the rulebook on sexual relationships between married men and women. Published the same year that she opened the first birth control clinic in the United Kingdom, Married Love or Love in Marriage pursued the thesis that desire and happiness could be nurtured within the home between a husband and wife by educating men and women on the use of contraceptives. An immediate bestseller, Stopes’ work marked a seismic shift in discourse on women’s reproductive health, paving the way for many of the reforms and attitudes some take for granted today. Risking her reputation and leaving behind a successful career in paleobotany, Stopes dedicated herself to the rights of women in England and around the world, for whom the burden of motherhood often proved not only limiting, but detrimental to their physical and mental health. This edition of Marie Stopes’ Married Love or Love in Marriage is a classic of British scientific literature reimagined for modern readers.

Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.

With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

The Physiology of Marriage (1829) is a book length essay by French writer Honoré de Balzac. Written from the point of view of an author who has overheard scandalous conversations between two women, The Physiology of Marriage is both a critique of the institution of marriage and a satirical attempt to scientifically explain the cause and frequency of marital infidelity. The essay was an early success for Balzac, gaining him a reputation as a talented writer and creative critic of contemporary French society.

The essay consists of a series of meditations that approach marriage through a variety of scientific, philosophical, and anecdotal methods. Arguing that marriage is an institution that runs counter to human nature, the author uses questionable mathematics to calculate the number of married women in France who are likely to seek out affairs in order to feel a passion denied to them. Describing the likely signs of marital infidelity—standoffishness, a change in dress, lack of romance—he claims that French men have grown far too accepting of their wives’ affairs. Rather than reject the institution altogether—he sees it as integral to upholding the social order—the author suggests that young women be allowed a certain amount of freedom to explore their romantic inclinations and to prepare themselves for the banality of married life. The Physiology of Marriage finds satire in treating seriously and scientifically the often hidden and always complex matters of the heart, as well as through its suggestion that women, not men, are to blame for the proliferation of infidelity in France.

This edition of Honoré de Balzac’s The Physiology of Marriage is a classic of French literature reimagined for modern readers.

Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.

With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

Por mucho tiempo nos han hecho creer que cumplir 40 es el comienzo de la decadencia, pero nada más distante de la realidad.

A medida que envejecemos, la inteligencia emocional crece, tenemos mayor libertad financiera y las opiniones ajenas nos importan menos. Lejos de ser una crisis, esta etapa puede ser una oportunidad para reinventarte y empezar la mejor fase de tu vida.

Chip Conley, CEO de la Academia de Adultos Mayores Modernos, te muestra cómo dejar atrás esas creencias antiguas y con ello aprovechar al máximo esta edad. A través de cinco pilares clave —físico, emocional, mental, espiritual y vocacional—, descubrirás que entrar a los 40 (y más) es una oportunidad para aprender de nuevo, reflexionar sobre quién eres y, lo más importante, entender que el secreto de la vida no es acumular años, sino evolucionar y crecer por dentro.

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For a long time, we’ve been led to believe that turning 40 marks the beginning of decline, but nothing could be further from the truth.

As we age, emotional intelligence grows, financial freedom increases, and we care less about others’ opinions. Far from being a crisis, this phase can be an opportunity to reinvent yourself and begin the best chapter of your life.

Chip Conley, CEO of the Modern Elder Academy, shows you how to let go of outdated beliefs and fully embrace this stage of life. Through five key pillars—physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and vocational—you’ll discover that entering your 40s (and beyond) is an opportunity to learn anew, reflect on who you are, and, most importantly, understand that the secret to life isn’t about accumulating years, but evolving and growing within.

Recupera el control y ayuda a tu hijo a alejarse de la pantalla.

¿Pasa tu hijo demasiado tiempo jugando a videojuegos?

¿Son la causa de vuestros conflictos y discusiones más habituales?

¿Te preguntas cuánto tiempo deberías dejarlo jugar?

¿O cómo hacer para que se interese por algo más?

El Dr. K, profesor de Psiquiatría en la Escuela de Medicina de Harvard, conoce de primera mano este problema: él mismo necesitó ayuda profesional para superar su adicción a los videojuegos. Este libro, basado en su experiencia y en las investigaciones más recientes, ofrece a los padres una guía práctica y accesible para establecer límites saludables y luchar contra la adicción al gaming que sufren niños y adolescentes.

Tanto si tu objetivo es preparar a tu hijo para que tenga una relación sana con la tecnología como si quieres reducir la enorme y nociva cantidad de tiempo que pasa frente a la pantalla, Cómo criar a un gamer sano te ayudará a entenderle mejor, a comunicarte con él y, en última instancia, a que encuentre un sano equilibrio entre el mundo digital y la vida real.

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Take back control and help your child step away from the screen.

Does your child spend too much time playing video games?

Are they the cause of your most common conflicts and arguments?

Do you wonder how long you should let them play?

Or how to get them interested in something else?

Dr. K, a professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, knows this problem firsthand: he himself needed professional help to overcome his video game addiction. This book, based on his experience and the latest research, offers parents a practical and accessible guide to setting healthy limits and fighting the gaming addiction that children and teenagers suffer from.

Whether your goal is to prepare your child for a healthy relationship with technology or to reduce the enormous and harmful amount of time they spend in front of the screen, How to Raise a Healthy Gamer will help you understand them better, communicate with them, and ultimately help them find a healthy balance between the digital world and real life.

Navigate Teen Challenges with Clarity. Follow therapist and parenting coach Cathy Cassani Adam’s empowering advice to help your teenager follow their happiness in an evolving society.

Help your teenage girl prepare to face the world. So many girls are facing challenges every day, with the next generation seeing more skyrocketing diagnoses of depression and anxiety than ever before. While we might not be able to stop every trial that comes their way, we can still help our daughters persevere with strong self-confidence in themselves. Restoring Our Girls is an empowering book for girls ages 12-25 and their parents to use when facing tough situations in today’s world. With professional insight on society’s impact on young womanhood and ways to recognize and process it, you can help your child use their mental and emotional skills to achieve the fulfilling life they deserve.

Become the role model that she needs. Teenage mental health can feel isolating for both you and your teenager. Oftentimes, they will feel uncomfortable bringing up serious struggles to you for fear of being unseen or rejected. That is why author Cathy Cassani Adams is here on how to engage in uplifting communication through compassion and a willingness to learn. Using her methods for meaningful listening and action, your daughter will see how being genuine can open so many doors to true happiness.

Each chapter inside Restoring Our Girls covers all the complexities your teenager will face, including:

• A Guide for Navigating Real Conversations: Learn how to engage in meaningful conversations with your daughter while minimizing conflict
  
• Insights from Our Girls: Discover what your daughters wish we understood better
• The Power of Prioritizing Your Relationship: Understand how focusing on connection can ease challenges and ensure a healthy and trusting relationship now and as they grow

So if you’re looking for books for parents and their daughters like Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, or The Sleep-Deprived Teen, you’ll love Restoring Our Girls.

Una guía práctica para padres y educadores sobre cómo acompañar de forma respetuosa a los más pequeños en los primeros años de su vida.

Prólogo de Yolanda González Vara.

Vivimos tiempos en los que hay mucha información accesible sobre crianza y en los que cada vez existen más métodos educativos. Sin embargo, ¿cuántos están centrados en el niño y la niña? ¿Cuántos se ponen a su altura, miran a los principales protagonistas y dan respuesta a lo que han observado? Muchas veces nos olvidamos de lo esencial: los niños necesitan ser escuchados y disponer de su propio espacio para crecer y desarrollar sus habilidades individuales.

Déjalos ser niños es una guía indispensable para que tanto padres como educadores aprendan a escuchar las necesidades de los más pequeños y a promover su autonomía. Solo así podrán ser niños y disfrutarán plenamente de cada etapa de su vida.

«Cuando el amor es incondicional, se ama al hijo por quién es, sin importar cómo actúa, cómo se comporta o si tiene éxito. Cuando el niño es aceptado como es y por lo que es, entonces se favorece un vínculo de apego seguro. Porque el amor no debería de tener condiciones.»

Es tu momento de decidir qué quieres llevar en la maleta de tu vida, a dónde quieres ir, quién quieres que te acompañe y, sobre todo, cómo vas a reaccionar ante aquellas cosas importantes y seres queridos que abandonarán el viaje antes que tú. Recuerda que sobre la muerte hay poco que hacer pero sobre la vida, todo.

Este libro es un llamado de atención si no estás gozando tu vida, pero también un aplauso si has cerrado duelos y has descubierto en ti valentía y ganas de vivir. 

Todos los viajes son espacios de reflexión, de experiencia, de descubrimiento. Antes de emprender una aventura, es necesario que empaques una maleta, que elijas qué y cuánto cargar; en el trayecto admirarás paisajes insólitos y cuando por fin alcances tu destino conocerás el lugar y, más importante aún, te descubrirás a ti mismo.

Todo viaje llega a su fin, pero si hemos hecho del recorrido una experiencia en sí misma, llegar al final será sólo el comienzo de un nuevo camino. Viajar por la vida te guiará en el viaje más importante que emprenderás: tu propia existencia.

De su mano harás conscientes las pérdidas, las ganancias y las lecciones de cada experiencia, y aprenderás cómo hacer de la tanatología un elemento fundamental de tu caja de herramientas emocional para cargar el equipaje correcto y dejar ir aquel que te resta felicidad.

¿Cómo recuperar las ganas de vivir? 

Bárbara pasa las tardes llorando sobre cubierta acompañada de una libreta roja, en la que escribe sus memorias. De pronto, una misteriosa mujer se acerca a ella y de manera inesperada convierte su viaje en una oportunidad para aprender que, aunque las olas golpeen con fuerza, siempre habrá una razón para llegar a la orilla. 

La reconocida tanatóloga y autora bestseller Gaby Pérez Islas presenta su primera novela para compartir un profundo mensaje a quienes piensan que lo han perdido todo.

Krovitz-Neren's innovative step-by-step program teaches parents how to reconnect with the entire family in the wake of addiction and how to be in charge again. The program is designed to help parents let go of the addicted family system and begin parenting with renewed strength and positive powder. By applying these profoundly simple strategies partners can expect to: 

• Experience a deeper emotional connection with their children
• Enjoy clarified family values, rules, and boundaries
• Have improved parenting skills that allow them to create greater joy within the family

Psychologist and best-selling author Charles Garfield shares an uplifting vision as he takes us on a journey of a lifetime.

Some of the most profound growth of our lives can happen in the home stretch, the years after age sixty or so. It’s a time when we can finally crystallize the meaning of what we’ve been and done and fully expand into the self we’ve always intended to be. But, says psychologist Charles Garfield, that can only happen if we first loosen the grip of the life we’ve led so far, the one that’s been focused outwardly—on activity, achievement, and the idea of success—and let our souls lead the way.

In Our Wisdom Years, Dr. Garfield skillfully and practically guides readers through nine tasks that can transform the struggles of aging, bringing fulfillment, joy, and serenity. Drawing on the understandings that come from both his work as acclaimed “success guru” in the 1980s and the truths distilled from volunteering with those at the end of life, Garfield offers a fresh, uplifting vision of the wholeness that awaits us.

Dr. Garfield shares how we can gracefully let go of the younger selves we’ve been and walk through the opening that keeps beckoning toward this soul-driven version of later life. He encourages us to take the risk of being fully alive as our years pass. This is no small task—aging is not for the faint of heart! The beautiful paradox of growing older is that none of the gifts of age are available without the kind of loss that forces us to confront mortality in a way we can’t deny. In the face of loss, we’re changed and expanded by truths that come from the heart, not the mind. We learn that we’re more than our bodies, part of something much larger than we are, and that love and kindness matter most of all.

Yes, a baby book that actually answers the big question about having a baby: How am I going to afford all this?

With the average cost of a baby topping $7400 for just the first year alone, new parents need creative solutions and innovative ideas to navigate the consumer maze that confronts all parents-to-be. Baby Bargains is the answer!

Inside, you’ll discover:

• BEST BET PICKS for cribs, car seats, strollers, high chairs, diapers and more!

• CHEAT SHEETS for your baby registry—create a baby registry in minutes with our good, better, best ideas.

• SEVEN THINGS no one tells you about baby gear, from nursery furniture to feeding baby.

• THE TRUTH ABOUT STROLLERS—and which brands work best in the real world.

• Dozens of SAFETY TIPS to keep baby safe and affordably baby proof your home.

• DETAILED CHARTS that compare brands of cribs, high chairs, car seats and more.

1. Streamlined recommendations by parenting lifestyle, from a crib for space-challenged urban parents to an affordable car seat for Grandma's car.
2. New recommendations for baby feeding, from baby food processors to storage ideas for homemade baby food.
3. BUDGET-FRIENDLY picks for dozens of items, from high chairs to infant car seats.
4. Expanded coverage of new baby gear items, like extra-large playpens, sleep soothers and more

Embrace Your Teenage Years with Unshakeable Confidence

“This book offers teens and tweens vital tools to help them belief in themselves and thrive." ꟷBecca Anderson, author of Badass Affirmations and The Book of Awesome Girls

In The Ultimate Book of Confidence for Teen Girls, discover transformative self help. Teenage girls are equipped with essential tools to navigate adolescence, embrace their unique selves, and build resilience in this book on confidence (Age 13-18).

Unleash your inner confidence and thrive. This book on confidence empowers teens to build self discipline, cultivate positive thinking, and develop essential life skills. From bettering communication and fostering deep friendships to mastering time management and self-care, this is the ultimate self help teenage girl book. Navigate adolescence with resilience and create an epic life.

A journey of self-discovery and personal growth. This teen girl guidebook covers everything. Build self-discipline, financial literacy, and overcome challenges with grace. With relatable stories and practical tools, this confidence book offers insights that inspire and support teenage girls as they embrace their unique selves, forge their path, and confidently shape their future.

Inside, find:

• Strategies to cultivate positive thinking and overcome self-doubt
• Techniques for bettering communication skills and forming deep friendships
• Valuable resources for shaping a confident and fulfilling future

If you enjoy self-help, teenage girl books like Life Skills for Teens, Teen Girl's Survival Guide, or The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens on the Go, you’ll love The Ultimate Book of Confidence for Teen Girls.

At midlife, Mary Rose O’Reilley writes, we are called to an “archaeology of memory”—turning over a potsherd here, a fragment there—to assemble something whole out of the messiness of experience. Excavating her own life, she traces the middle-class Irish American background that shaped her, with its mix of antic humor, terror, and mysticism, and finds meaning in the seemingly smallest, most transient encounters.

But O’Reilley’s purpose is less to recount these moments than it is to find the language for a different kind of story, in which the narrative of daily life opens to admit the holy and its corollary, the comic. Encouraging all of us to contemplate our own deep story, she calls hers a demo-life, in which the facts of personal history ground a narrative of consciousness and perception.

Earthy and luminous, unconventional and profoundly illuminating, The Love of Impermanent Things offers a threshold ecology for readers of all ages.

Every parent wants the best for their child, but how do you go about giving your baby or toddler the skills they need to live a happy, fulfilled life? 'Best Start' has the answers!

Your baby's early experiences and interactions provide them with the beginnings of their self-beliefs, thoughts and feelings their self-esteem and self-value how they operate in relationships how they behave socially and their sense of emotional security. It is therefore vital that you understand how to help your baby to develop trust and confidence, and to feel secure and valued. In 'Best Start', psychologist Lynn Jenkins looks at how a person's emotional foundations are formed in babyhood and the power that these foundations have over the way in which a child develops. Most importantly, she outlines what your baby needs in order to develop a positive idea of themselves and what you can do to meet those needs, ensuring that your child experiences the best start in life. Simply written with an engaging honesty and humour, 'Best Start' is essential reading for every parent!

A practical guide to helping your teen tackle the tough issues and giving them the tools for success.

Drinking. Being popular. Making good grades. Being thin and fit. Today’s teens are constantly bombarded with issues from their classmates, friends, and the media. Trying to handle everything causes stress that can lead to anxiety, depression, alcohol abuse, eating disorders, and even suicidal thoughts. Don’t be left in the dark. With fact-driven research and practical advice, Stress-Proof Your Teen addresses these problems to help you help your teens de-stress and live up to their full potential. Topics include: 

America’s leading pediatricians and health experts agree—BabyFacts is a must for parents! It reveals and dispels many of the dangerous myths that persist about the health of young children.

Ear infections need to be treated with antibiotics. Newborns and infants should be bathed daily. New parents are deluged with advice on how to care for their babies. This book explores common baby health myths--in areas such as feeding, sleeping, toilet training, and illness--to help them separate baby facts from baby fiction.

A classic text exploring the first three years of a child's life from Karl König – physician, anthroposophist and founder of the Camphill movement – which offers valuable insights into early years' development for educators, medical professionals and carers.

Karl König examines the three major achievements that occur during children's first three years: learning to walk, speak and think. These are the three basic faculties that make us human, and their acquisition, Konig argues, is 'an act of grace' in every child. He goes on to provide a detailed analysis of this extraordinarily complex process.

This Karl König Archive edition now includes extensive notes and a new introduction by Dr Jan Goeschel, founding President of the Camphill Academy in North America, which puts this well-known text in the context of modern-day research.

Help children of all ages learn life-long skills – how to sleep, self-soothe and feel calm. An easy-to-absorb, holistic guide from physician and child-development consultant Adam Blanning.

What can parents do to avoid bedtime meltdowns? Why do established settling routines stop working? How can children be encouraged to fall asleep more consistently? What simple, natural steps can parents take to help children feel calm?

Based on extensive research and using clear examples, Adam Blanning MD offers practical ways in which parents and carers can support children to use their senses – from taste, smell and touch, through to balance and movement – to self-soothe, sleep and ultimately build resilience for life. This insightful book explores a range of methods for children from newborns to teenagers, and tackles key parental concerns, including:

• Tips for settling toddlers who always say 'No!'
• How to establish calming daily rhythms
• Ways to help children settle during times of anxiety
• Self-soothing techniques that can improve disruptive behaviour

An inspiring holistic parenting guide for the elementary school years (7 to 12 year olds).

No longer little children, but not yet teenagers, children in the elementary-school years (between seven and twelve) face big emotional, social, psychological and physical changes. How can parents best support their children whilst also embracing their growing independence?

Inspired by the Waldorf approach to child development, experienced teacher, parenting coach and author Lou Harvey-Zahra explains the three major transitions, or 'rubicons', of middle childhood at ages seven, nine and twelve. She offers practical tips and guidance to help parents through the challenges of the middle years, including:

Growing Children, Thriving Children empowers parents to navigate the middle years with confidence.

SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens is Sheryl Gould’s guidebook for parents who seek to keep their children safe online—away from inappropriate content, strangers, and cyberbullying—by equipping them to have the important conversations. 

With over fifteen years of experience coaching parents and working with families, Sheryl Gould understands how overwhelming and stressful it can be to monitor a child’s internet usage for their safety and mental wellbeing. She created the organization Moms of Tweens and Teens as a way to support parents as they implement effective parenting strategies and reconnect with their children. 

In SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens, Gould’s approach works through common conflicts about screen time as it leads parents away from nagging and arguing with their children and creates more opportunities for “face-to-face time.” In this guidebook, parents will find:

• Answers to common parenting questions, challenges, and frustrations
• Steps to personalize limitations and rules to a child’s needs and development 
• Practical advice for navigating tough conversations
• Strategies for getting a child to “buy-in” to screen time limits
• Programs to manage time children spend on devices and content they can access (apps, YoutTube channels, websites, etc.)
• Suggestions for balance and quality time as a family 
  

Restore sanity, get on the same page and rebuild relationship with YOUR tween or teen with SOS! The Technology Guidebook for Parents of Tweens and Teens! 

• Let go of worry and stress
• Achieve wholeness, wellness and robust health
• Transform loneliness and rekindle romance
• Work and play with passion and joy
• Unleash creative energy and grow younger than yesterday

Within Dancing with Lewy, readers meet two individuals, Lee and Nancy. Lee was born into a large farming family just before the Great Depression. He was a World War II Veteran, self-made businessman, artist, poet, and a man who would give a stranger his last nickel. Lee’s third daughter, Nancy, is practical, organized, pragmatic, writer, and equaling her father in determination. Nancy was determined to take the helm when Lee’s mind began “dancing” with Lewy body dementia even though he resolved to remain independent while his mind slipped away. Within Dancing with Lewy, readers also meet God as the one who carried the family through this storm and offered grace to the weariness of the family.

This memoir is written through Nancy’s eyes. Woven throughout Dancing with Lewy is original poetry written by Lee which gives readers a glimpse into his outlook to life. The memoir contains two parts. Part I tells the story of Lee’s young life, Nancy’s growing up years with her dad, and the toll dementia took on their family. During these pages, readers feel the pain of grief when Nancy’s mom died of cancer and her dad became even more confused. Part II of Dancing with Lewy shares lessons learned and provides hope for caregivers tending to their loved one(s) who have a debilitating illness.

Learn how to motivate your adolescent and set them up for success!

Are you frustrated by your teen’s lack of interest in education and their future? Do you find yourself getting upset with an education system that seems like it’s not doing enough to help them? Learn about a new movement that is helping adolescents ignite their passion for life from within and achieve their full potential.

Motivating Adolescents introduces the EMERGING process, which draws on the wisdom of philosophers and social reformers, such as Rudolf Steiner, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Joseph Campbell, Goethe, and Plato, to help parents set their adolescent up for a successful future with confidence, mindfulness, and passion. Throughout Motivating Adolescents, twenty-year veteran Waldorf teacher and international speaker, Robin Theiss helps parents and their teens:

Lisa Gay Nichols is the mom of a former difficult teen. She went through hell and back with her son and learned the biggest lessons of her life, which she shares with moms of teenagers in Surviving Your Out-of-Control Teen. Within Surviving Your Out-of-Control Teen, moms learn: