Family & Relationships

This Myra Menville's first book, AND THEN THERE WERE TEN. It is a true love story about a woman who came from a privileged family with thirteen siblings, meets the love of her life on a blind date, breaks her engagement to one of the Gettys, and marries this man David Loker a year later.
The first child was born nine months after the honeymoon (my mother) and over a period of time, and then there were ten!

There are wonderful stories about New Orleans culture and the diversity of the ten children. She ended up wearing her son’s football sweater to keep warm, but  loved that man til the day he died, proving love conquers all. She traded wealth for true love and her life was a testament to what is really important.

Un libro imprescindible para comprender por qué los traumas de nuestra infancia nos siguen afectando si no han sido integrados en nuestro cerebro de manera sana, y cómo resolverlos.

Solemos pensar que el trauma es aquello que acontece a un porcentaje muy bajo de la población ante situaciones estresantes extremas como un desastre natural, un accidente aéreo o un maltrato físico severo. Sin embargo, hoy en día los expertos consideran el trauma la epidemia invisible de la infancia. Los traumas se pueden desarrollar en cualquier momento de nuestra vida, aunque la infancia es el momento más probable debido a la vulnerabilidad que la caracteriza. Una situación estresante se convertirá en traumática si el adulto impide que el menor exprese las emociones que ha experimentado. Además, frases como «no pasa nada» o «no hay que llorar por esa tontería» pueden hacer que la situación se convierta en traumática.

En este libro de Rafa Guerrero, psicoterapeuta especializado en trauma y apego, entenderemos qué es un trauma y qué podemos hacer para prevenirlo. Veremos que algunas situaciones normalizadas en nuestra sociedad como el castigo, los chantajes y el abandono emocional son potencialmente traumáticas en la infancia. Los profesionales de la salud tendemos a diagnosticar de TDAH, depresión o trastorno negativista desafiante a quien realmente está traumatizado por abuso sexual, maltrato, acoso escolar o abandono emocional. En este libro, el prestigioso psicoterapeuta describe los síntomas más frecuentes del trauma, las distintas formas de maltrato en la infancia, cómo es un cerebro traumatizado y nos da unas pautas sencillas para prevenir el trauma en niños y adolescentes. Además, todos los capítulos tienen como protagonistas a pacientes que han pasado por su consulta para entender mejor cómo afecta nuestra infancia a la etapa adulta.

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 An essential book to understand why childhood traumas continue to affect us if they haven’t been integrated into our brains in a healthy way, and how to resolve them.

We often think that trauma happens to a very small percentage of the population in extreme stressful situations like a natural disaster, a plane crash, or severe physical abuse. However, experts today consider trauma to be the invisible epidemic of childhood. Traumas can develop at any time in our lives, but childhood is the most likely time due to its inherent vulnerability. A stressful situation becomes traumatic if the adult prevents the child from expressing the emotions they have experienced. Additionally, phrases like “it’s nothing” or “don’t cry over that” can make the situation traumatic.

In this book by Rafa Guerrero, a psychotherapist specializing in trauma and attachment, we will understand what trauma is and what we can do to prevent it. We will see that some normalized situations in our society, such as punishment, blackmail, and emotional abandonment, are potentially traumatic in childhood. Health professionals tend to diagnose ADHD, depression, or oppositional defiant disorder in those who are actually traumatized by sexual abuse, mistreatment, bullying, or emotional abandonment. In this book, the renowned psychotherapist describes the most common symptoms of trauma, the different forms of childhood abuse, what a traumatized brain looks like, and gives us simple guidelines to prevent trauma in children and adolescents. Additionally, each chapter features patients who have been through his practice to better understand how our childhood affects our adult life.

Una mirada singular a las constelaciones familiares por su máximo referente en lengua española.

Los vínculos, las raíces, las relaciones y el amor son las unidades básicas de la vida y nos convierten en lo que realmente somos. ¿Por qué son tan importantes? ¿Cómo nos sostienen, y cómo su ausencia, o su negación, nos causan sufrimiento e infelicidad? Cuando aparece, el dolor nos pide un enfoque inédito que nos permita superarlo. Esta es la función de las constelaciones familiares: una herramienta de autoconocimiento que nos insta a comprender el pasado, crear salud para el presente y auspiciar un buen futuro. Una llave maestra que logra abrir puertas cerradas durante generaciones y nos sirve para orientarnos en el laberinto de la existencia.

El psicólogo y gestaltista Joan Garriga, referente mundial de esta terapia sistémica, traslada las constelaciones familiares al campo de la filosofía, la ética y la espiritualidad. A través de anécdotas, cuentos de sabiduría, relatos mitológicos y casos reales, observaremos las tramas sutiles que las personas experimentan en su vida, llevándonos a una nueva comprensión de la condición humana.

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A unique look at family constellations because of their maximum reference in the Spanish language.

Bonds, roots, relationships, and love are the basic units of life and make us who we really are. Why are they so important? How do they sustain us, and how does their absence, or their denial, cause us suffering and unhappiness? When it appears, pain asks us for an unprecedented approach that allows us to overcome it. This is the function of family constellations: a tool for self-knowledge that urges us to understand the past, create health for the present, and hope for a good future. A master key that manages to open doors closed for generations and serves to orient us in the labyrinth of existence.

The psychologist and gestaltist Joan Garriga, a world leader in this systemic therapy, transfers family constellations to the field of philosophy, ethics and spirituality. Through anecdotes, tales of wisdom, mythological stories, and real cases, we will observe the subtle plots that people experience in their lives, leading us to a new understanding of the human condition.

No eres culpable de lo que viviste en la infancia pero sí eres responsable de tu adultez.

El legado de una infancia tóxica es fácil de reconocer pero difícil de interiorizar y superar. Los padres dejan semillas emocionales en sus hijos. En algunas familias, éstas son de respeto, amor e independencia, pero en otras, son de miedo, culpa y autocastigo. Si hay cierta identificación con el segundo grupo, falta entender el legado nocivo de los padres y comprometerse a cambiar los pensamientos dañinos que han marcado, dejar ir las emociones negativas que rigen la vida y reconocer que, mientras se liberen las enredaderas de la infancia, se vivirá un ciclo autodestructivo.

Todos los padres emocionalmente sanos se equivocan; el problema es cuando lo hacen intencionalmente y de manera repetitiva. Los hijos de padres tóxicos tienden a relacionar el amor con sufrimiento, a caer en relaciones de dependencia, a vivir con culpa y, más importante aún, a repetir los patrones destructivos que sufrieron en su niñez. No se es culpable de lo vivido en la infancia pero sí de lo ocurrido en la adultez. Este libro es el primer paso para tener una vida plena, romper los patrones perjudiciales vividos y criar una familia sana.

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You are not to blame for what you experienced in childhood but you are responsible for your adulthood.

The legacy of a toxic childhood is easy to recognize but difficult to internalize and overcome. Parents leave emotional seeds in their children. In some families, these are of respect, love, and independence, but in others, they are of fear, guilt, and self-punishment. If there is some identification with the second group, there is a lack of understanding the harmful legacy of parents and committing to change the harmful thoughts they have marked, letting go of the negative emotions that govern life and recognizing that, as long as the vines of childhood are released, a self-destructive cycle will be experienced.

All emotionally healthy parents make mistakes; the problem is when they do it intentionally and repetitively. Children of toxic parents tend to associate love with suffering, to fall into dependent relationships, to live with guilt and, most importantly, to repeat the destructive patterns they suffered in their childhood. You are not guilty of what you experienced in childhood but you are guilty of what happened in adulthood. This book is the first step to having a full life, breaking harmful patterns lived and raising a healthy family.

Las heridas emocionales son complejas e infectan la mente, el cuerpo y el espíritu. Su impacto se extiende a gran velocidad a otros miembros de la familia, afectando así a todo el linaje. A esto se le conoce como trauma generacional y provoca que las personas sean complacientes, que se involucren en relaciones codependientes y que experimenten culpa, tristeza, depresión y ansiedad.

La doctora Mariel Buqué, reconocida experta en trauma, creó esta innovadora guía para transformar el dolor en abundancia generacional. Al entretejer la investigación científica con ejercicios prácticos, que incluyen respiración consciente, reiki y aromaterapia, te enseña cómo se transmite el trauma dentro de una familia y cómo puedes romper su ciclo desde la raíz, para heredarles fuerza en lugar de dolor a las generaciones futuras.

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The Instant National Bestseller

The definitive, paradigm-shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma—weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room—from Dr. Mariel Buqué, PhD, a Columbia University–trained trauma-informed psychologist and practitioner of holistic healing

From Dr. Mariel Buqué, a leading trauma psychologist, comes this groundbreaking guide to transforming intergenerational pain into intergenerational abundance. With Break the Cycle, she delivers the definitive guide to healing inherited trauma. Weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room, Dr. Buqué teaches readers how trauma is transmitted from one generation to the next and how they can break the cycle through tangible therapeutic practices, learning to pass down strength instead of pain to future generations.

Las personas que amamos y las que nos criaron viven en nosotros. Experimentamos su dolor emocional, soñamos sus recuerdos y moldean nuestras vidas de maneras que no siempre reconocemos. Herencia emocional nos desvela los secretos familiares que nos impiden alcanzar nuestro máximo potencial en la vida, que nos persiguen como fantasmas y que crean brechas entre lo que queremos y lo que podemos tener. 

En esta transformadora obra, Galit Atlas entrelaza las historias de sus pacientes, las suyas propias y décadas de investigación para ayudarnos a identificar los vínculos entre nuestros conflictos vitales y la «herencia emocional» que acarreamos. Porque solo siguiendo las huellas de esos fantasmas podremos cambiar nuestro destino.

**Goody Business Book Awards 2024: Self-Help - Personal Transformation Winner**

Following an unexpected and unwanted personal upheaval, Dr Tammy Watchorn, the original Change Ninja, became her own real-life case study.

She decided to test just how effective the change management and neuroscience tools she’d been using professionally might be outside the workplace, when the stakes were high, the emotions raw and a wrong decision could end in disaster.

Building on The Change Ninja Handbook’s gamified approach, Tammy’s story unfolds in parallel to you gaining fresh insights with practical tools that will equip you to navigate your own life’s challenges, from managing your emotions to making the right decision when you’ve no idea what to do next.

If you’re facing unwanted change in your life, you might be surprised to find that you already have many of the resources and skills you need, and this story and toolkit will ensure you can easily access them when needed.

Discover how to Ninja your life!

“I love this book. It’s practical, accessible, and full of humour.” - Jenny Landreth, Writer and script editor

"Read this book to find your own recipe and awaken your hidden ‘doer’.” - Margo Waldorf, Founder at Change Awards

Dr Tammy Watchorn’s experiences of leading transformational change in complex highly resistant environments led to The Change Ninja Handbook. She now focuses on writing, training, facilitating and coaching at all levels within and across organizations with a strong focus on change management, neuroscience, behaviours and resistance to change, effective delivery and productivity.

¿Quieres dejar de sufrir por amor y volver a sentirte vivo? ¿Te gustaría conseguirlo de una manera sencilla y sin resentimientos? 

Yo después de ti es un manual que te ayudará a:

• Comprender los motivos de tu tristeza
• Reconocer los motivos de la ruptura sentimental
• Conocer de qué está hecho el amor verdadero
• Pasar página sin amargura ni resentimientos 
• Desarrollar tu autoestima y confianza para ponerte por delante de todo
• Recuperar la ilusión por el presente y volver a la vida con más fuerza y alegría 

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Gio Zararri, author of the bestseller The End of Anxiety, helps us get over a breakup and work on the most important love of our lives: the one we owe ourselves.

• Understanding the Reasons for Your Sadness
• Recognize the reasons for the breakup
• Knowing What True Love Is Made Of
• Turning the page without bitterness or resentment
• Build your self-esteem and confidence to put yourself ahead of everything
• Recover the illusion for the present and return to life with more strength and joy

Este libro incluye técnicas innovadoras para lidiar con los sentimientos negativos de tus hijos –como la frustración, el enojo y la decepción–, para tener autoridad y expresar tu desacuerdo sin herir sus sentimientos, para poner límites firmes y resolver los conflictos familiares pacíficamente. Las autoras han incluido ejercicios prácticos, caricaturas y diálogos modelo que te ayudarán a que tus hijos estén dispuestos a cooperar, a promover la disciplina con métodos alternativos al castigo y a entender que, utilizadas de forma correcta, tus palabras pueden cambiar la relación con tus hijos y crear un ambiente familiar sin estrés y con muchas recompensas. 

Un libro indispensable para los padres de hoy

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?

«Para saber quiénes somos de verdad debemos ser testigos de quiénes hemos sido hasta ahora», Marisa Franco

De la conocida terapeuta y experta en relaciones Vienna Pharaon llega una guía profunda para comprender y trascender las heridas de nuestra familia de origen, heridas que se encuentran en los fundamentos de nuestras relaciones con los demás, con nosotros mismos y con el mundo que nos rodea.

Nadie puede presumir de haber tenido la infancia perfecta. Casi todos arrastramos comportamientos que provienen del pasado que ya no nos sirven o que incluso nos hacen daño, pero esto no tiene por qué ser así. El pasado ha creado ciertos patrones de comportamiento que nos condicionan, sí, pero todos podemos transformarlos… si utilizamos para ello las herramientas adecuadas.

En este libro, Vienna Pharaon nos propone un proceso de sanación muy profundo en el que vamos a comprender nuestra familia de origen, es decir, la familia y el entorno en el que crecimos, y a examinar qué cosas funcionaron (y cuáles no) en ese sistema. Ciertas disfunciones (o heridas) de esa familia de origen se manifiestan en nuestros comportamientos adultos de formas sorprendentes, desde retos en el trabajo a conflictos recurrentes en nuestras relaciones. Pero la buena noticia es que, armándonos con el conocimiento de nuestro pasado, podemos resetear esa programación mental y emocional para mejorar de forma significativa nuestras relaciones y nuestra vida a partir de ahora.

No importa si has ido a terapia durante años o si la terapia no es para ti. No importa si tienes un montón de recuerdos de infancia o si, al contrario, te cuesta encontrar alguno. Lo único que importa es tu voluntad de mirar dentro de ti y tu determinación para encontrar un camino nuevo. Repleto de reflexiones e introspecciones guiadas, experiencias personales, historias de pacientes, ideas concretas para tener conversaciones difíciles y hojas de trabajo que complementan cada capítulo, este libro te enseñará cómo la familia puede nutrir y también destruir… y cómo puedes sanarte a ti mismo para siempre.

Educar a un hijo no es tarea fácil, y menos ante la confusión de los mitos que rodean a la crianza. Al considerar la teoría del apego y los más recientes descubrimientos de las neurociencias, es posible entender cada fase del desarrollo emocional del infante, comprender sus conductas y la manera en que va construyendo las conexiones neuronales que le permitirán responsabilizarse de su comportamiento. Siguiendo esta línea, Teresa García Hubard sostiene que, lejos de criar con castigos y desde una posición de autoridad, los padres deben aprender a construir una relación empática con sus hijos, centrada en la conexión emocional, sustentada en el diálogo y la confianza.

Luego de que atravesamos una pandemia desde la primera edición de este libro, es necesario hablar del papel protagónico que tienen hoy las pantallas y la tecnología en la vida de los seres humanos, por ello, se incluye un nuevo capítulo sobre nuestra relación con estas para tomar mejores decisiones respecto a su papel en la educación de los hijos.

Con este libro, los padres comprenderán que, al educar desde el amor, la comprensión y la empatía, podrán disfrutar de una crianza menos estresante y, sobre todo, formar niños y niñas con seguridad en sí mismos y frente al mundo.

Deseada, buscada, provocada, inadvertida, la soledad puede adoptar muchas formas, pero en la mayoría de casos es una situación que nos da miedo, nos genera rechazo y tratamos de evitar a toda costa. En el mundo actual y especialmente a partir de una cierta edad, parece que la soledad se entiende como un fracaso: estar soltero, divorciado o separado es algo que debe superarse a toda costa. Sin embargo, saber estar solo es en realidad un signo de madurez, de autonomía, de riqueza personal.     

A solas es una oda a la vulnerabilidad, al atrevimiento, a no dejarse vencer. Silvia Congost, una de las psicólogas más conocidas de nuestro país, rompe en este libro, lleno de reflexiones y consejos, con las ideas preconcebidas sobre no tener pareja y nos invita a perderle miedo al monstruo de la soledad desde su propia experiencia. A quedarnos en silencio escuchando nuestro cuerpo, conectando con los latidos de nuestro corazón, con el ruido de nuestra respiración u observando la forma y el contenido de nuestros pensamientos. A atravesar los tortuosos caminos de la soledad hasta llegar a la propia liberación, esa que solo se consigue cuando vamos de frente, sin dejar de avanzar.      

Aprender a estar a solas puede ser la mayor aventura de tu vida y un viaje fascinante hacia tu interior que te conectará con el mundo y contigo mism@.

Desired, sought, provoked, unnoticed, loneliness can take many forms, but in most cases it is a situation that scares us, generates rejection and we try to avoid at all costs. In today's world and especially after a certain age, it seems that loneliness is understood as a failure: being single, divorced or separated is something that must be overcome at all costs. However, knowing how to be alone is actually a sign of maturity, autonomy, personal wealth.     

Alone is an ode to vulnerability, to daring, to not letting oneself be defeated. Silvia Congost, one of the best-known psychologists in our country, breaks in this book, full of reflections and advice, with preconceived ideas about not having a partner and invites us to lose fear of the monster of loneliness from her own experience. To remain silent listening to our body, connecting with our heartbeat, with the noise of our breath or observing the form and content of our thoughts. To cross the tortuous paths of solitude until you reach your own liberation, the one that is only achieved when you go straight ahead, without stopping advancing.      

Learning to be alone can be the greatest adventure of your life and a fascinating journey into your interior that will connect you with the world and with you.

Aquí te va una verdad dolorosa: El amor no es suficiente para mantener unida a una pareja. Y, en algunos casos, aquello que tú consideras «amor» no es más que posesión, miedo y costumbre. Walter Riso explora algunos de los motivos que llevan a las personas a cansarse de su relación. Si no estás incómodo con tu vida amorosa, y lo has intentado casi todo, quizá sea hora de replantearse algo más de fondo.

¿El amor se terminó o eres tú quien se cansó de ese amor? A partir de cartas de despedida escritas por el autor, aprende a decir adiós cuando solo puedes pensar: «Te amo, ¡pero ya no te aguanto!».

Deja de sufrir inútilmente y permite que el realismo se imponga.

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10 Principles for Affective Survival

Nuestra manera de estar en el mundo muchas veces está condicionada por las secuelas que nos dejaron las heridas infantiles. Cómo somos, qué pensamos, qué sentimos y cómo actuamos en nuestras relaciones viene en gran parte determinado por ese periodo crucial de nuestra vida. El psicólogo y psicoterapeuta Jordi Gil Martín nos propone sanar las heridas latentes que vienen de la infancia y nos afectan en la edad adulta. Esta es nuestra misión vital si queremos dejar de reaccionar desde el pasado y tomar las riendas de nuestra vida.

En este libro descubriremos la importancia de sanar, proteger, cobijar y cuidar a nuestro niño interior, así como la necesidad de reconectar con nuestra magia infantil para conquistar nuestra fortaleza interna. Prestar atención a las heridas de la infancia significa acabar con un daño crónico que nos entorpece, atasca y frena en el camino a la felicidad.

Podemos recuperarnos de las heridas infantiles, mejorar nuestras relaciones y vivir con mayor armonía y conciencia para desarrollar todo nuestro potencial.

EL AMOR PUEDE MORIR. Algunas veces anuncia su final y en otras solo sucede. En todos los casos siempre implica un proceso doloroso. 

¿Cómo saber si una relación está agonizando o puede ser salvada? ¿Por qué motivos fallece? ¿Qué acaba con la pasión? ¿Sabrías tomar el mejor camino para afrontar una ruptura? Quizá no sepas cuál será el destino, pero lo cierto es que su final no es tu propio fin. 

Gaby Pérez Islas, la tanatóloga más reconocida de México, aborda en este, su séptimo libro, el duelo de la muerte del amor. Con su particular calidez y su experiencia terapéutica, a través de ejercicios y testimonios, te ayuda a reconocer los indicios del desamor, a revertirlos y a darle un giro a la relación. Y si realmente fuera el momento del adiós, Gaby te toma de la mano para mostrarte cuáles son las herramientas emocionales que te permitirán elaborar bien tu duelo y diseñar un nuevo proyecto de vida.

The School of Life’s approach to love - in a pocket format 

In the first of a series of pocket books, The School of Life has distilled its most essential ideas on love in order to produce a bitesize manual that is both useful and entertaining. 

We learn – among other things – how to pick partners more reliably, how to avoid conflict and how to know whether a relationship is really for us. By exploring key themes within the topic of relationships, such as Anxious Attachment, Attachment theory, Long-term love, Romantic disappointment, Secrets in love and Crushes, this book shows us how satisfied love life is not a chance event but something that we can all plot for and achieve. 

Love is a skill, not an emotion; this is a guide to how we might master it.

Pair with the Connect Cards and The Compatibility Game, to help foster connection and closeness.

Empowering Wisdom for Surviving a Dysfunctional Family

Bestselling author Karen Casey shares the incredible stories of survivors living and leaving their abusive households transformed them forever

Thriving against all odds. Toxic families can be the most difficult things anyone can live through. So many people experience bleak childhoods where degradation, pain, and neglect were common. But as a survivor, their triumphs are not only powerful, but also inspirational. The Good Stuff from Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family follows twenty-four stories about finding happiness after surviving a dysfunctional family. Featuring enlightening honesty, humor, and famous quotes to connect with, you’ll experience the transformative effects that hope and resilience can have for anyone going through difficult moments.

Celebrate the person you’ve become. Thriving means more than just letting go of the past and its hardships; it means becoming your own silver lining. Karen Casey and our narrators explore how your worst experiences can help you create meaningful skills to help you create a new, fulfilling life. With each narrator sharing the moment they decided to thrive instead of giving up, this self-compassion book will show you that no matter how dysfunctional life can be, you can emerge stronger than ever from it.

Inside, each chapter explores a transformative lesson, such as:

• Promises and positive affirmations to live
• The importance of nourishing your emotional strength
• Beginning your healing journey by putting your heart first
• Forgiving your family’s pain to avoid repeating it

If you enjoy self-help books such as Codependent No More, Change Your Brain Every Day, or You Are Not Your Mother, you’ll love The Good Stuff from Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family.

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.

Dr. Claudia Black's remarkable book designed specifically for children growing up in families ravaged by addiction.

Children who grow up in addicted families usually learn at a very young age that it is not safe for them to openly talk about their family experiences. This updated edition of My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease gives children ages five to twelve the opportunity to work through their feelings of loss, loneliness, fear, and frustration, both verbally and through drawing exercises. Through sharing their thoughts and feelings, children can develop a better understanding of addiction and how it affects their parent(s).

Written from a child's point of view, this book has helped thousands of children and is a springboard for children to understand their own recovery process in a family ravaged by addiction.

A new and revised edition of Claudia Black's groundbreaking workbook for adult children from dysfunctional families

This updated edition of Dr. Black's revolutionary self-help workbook provides readers with a step-by-step framework and a guide that takes them through a process to recognize how present challenges are influenced by growing up in a troubled family system, release the parts of the past they wish to leave behind, and take greater responsibility for how they live today.

Adult children tend to repeat the life scripts of their challenged, troubled families as a result of internalized beliefs and behaviors that were either modeled for them or were a part of their survival strategy. Claudia Black, world-renowned expert on dysfunctional families, articulates a seven-step process for readers to heal the wounds of their past.

This is also an excellent resource to aid therapists, counselors, and other helping professionals in their work with clients to help them become aware of how their family system affected them and grow beyond it.

• Is it time for your aging father to stop driving?
• How can you balance your career opportunities with your mother’s care needs?
• Can your parents cope on their own?
• Is it time for long-term care? Given their reluctance, is that even an option?

Millions of people are dealing with aging parents and are stunned by the complexities and demands of their care. As demographics change and societies adapt, that caring — that parenting — isn’t getting any simpler. In the fourth edition of this eldercare classic, advocate Bart J. Mindszenthy and geriatrician Dr. Michael Gordon present twenty-four case studies of families working through the eldercare puzzle. With new scenarios, such as legalized marijuana and medical assistance in dying, this revised and updated edition makes the case for good planning, family unity, and being aware of your loved ones’ health.

With the help of Gordon and Mindszenthy’s expert advice, care providers are able to shed guilt and worry and become confident that they have done all they can to make their parents’ latter years as fulfilling and comfortable as possible.

Divorce. The very word conjures up heartache, pain, frustration, and financial devastation. In the United States, up to half of all marriages end in divorce, one of the highest rates in the world. Whether you or someone you know is considering divorce or is in the process, 20 Things To Know About Divorce will help prepare you for what to expect from one of the most emotional experiences of your life or the life of a loved one. In an easy-to-understand format with helpful resources, this book will help you discover:

• How to recognize what problems may be leading to a divorce
• What you can do to protect your marriage from divorce
• How to find the right experts to help you through the process
• Steps you can take to change the outcome of your divorce

Explores the experiences of homeschooling mothers

Mothers who homeschool their children constantly face judgmental questions about their choices, and yet the homeschooling movement continues to grow with an estimated 1.5 million American children now schooled at home. These children are largely taught by stay-at-home mothers who find that they must tightly manage their daily schedules to avoid burnout and maximize their relationships with their children, and that they must sustain a desire to sacrifice their independent selves for many years in order to savor the experience of motherhood. Home Is Where the School Is is the first comprehensive look into the lives of homeschooling mothers. Drawing on rich data collected through eight years of fieldwork and dozens of in-depth interviews, Jennifer Lois examines the intense effects of the emotional and temporal demands that homeschooling places on mothers’ lives, raising profound questions about the expectations of modern motherhood and the limits of parenting.

Q. What does everyone want from a marriage?

A. For someone else to be the wife!

Exploring the many cultural assumptions exposed by divorce - sex, money, dating, love, home, and health - Splitting Up is both a guide to the new social landscape and a serious search for personal meaning in an age of rapidly shifting cultural values. According to social theorist and lawyer Larry G. Frolick, divorce is neither a legal nor a therapeutic problem - it is a serious cultural issue. No one can perform the old social roles anymore.

Drawing on his most interesting cases from twenty years practicing law, and from studies in culture, the author shows how the seventy-per-cent divorce rate is the flip side of mall marriage - that is, a relationship based on consumption, rather than on saving - and how divorce is part of our common destiny, a painful world many of us will one day encounter.

This fascinating book takes the reader on an unsettling trip into the strange world of divorce, revealing the new social order and the roles we must play in it to survive - Working-Warrior Mom, Treat Daddy, and the Lost Child - as our society evolves into the next millenium.

Splitting Up is a hip handbook for divorce in the twenty-first century, a guide to survival and renewal. The many topics include:

• The Worst Divorce Story Ever Told
• Sex Realities: Sex Talk & Real Sex
• Divorce Statistics & the Myth of Undifference
• Depression: Can a Million Therapists Be Wrong?
• My Ex-Spouse was an Alien!
• McParenting in an Age of Wire Monkeys: Children Need One Thing
• The Lawyers Other Lawyers Use
• Your Money & Your Sanity & How to Keep Both
• and much, much more!

This latest, enhanced and updated edition will help guide the thinking of those challenged with aging in the family.

Since the last edition in 2006, much has happened in the field of eldercare. There is now an increasing awareness of the complex challenges posed by the expanding aging population in North America. When our parents reach a certain age and have difficulty coping, we find ourselves wondering how to provide them with the kind of love, care, support, and attention they need, just as they have done for us all our lives.

The third edition of Parenting Your Parents shows, through 24 case studies and the personal experiences of the authors, that you are not alone and offers crucial advice to help you along this difficult but rewarding journey. It also offers a new Vulnerability Index to measure what level of need your parents may have right now, as well as a financial planning section and resource directory.

Through the inspirational, wise, and informative stories of the residents, either in their own words or based on interviews, and environmental photographs of each, this book focuses on various residents of long-term care facilities and especially on the positive facets of their life, their thoughts, and their feelings. The only issue that reaches the media about nursing homes is the negative and unfortunate events that sometimes occur, but there is so much more to the story.

Most people are afraid of long-term care homes because they recognize that it is the last phase in their life - it is the step before death. But some people have years from the time they enter the home until they die. This book shows how many men and women make the best of their situation - often leaving a positive legacy for family and friends - and how these can be fulfilling and quality years.

For three decades Dr. Howard H. Irving has championed the use of divorce mediation outside the adversarial court system to save couples and their children from the bitter legacy of legal wrangling and winner-takes-all custody battles. Now, calling on his vast experience mediating more than 2,000 cases, Irving has written Children Come First directly for couples contemplating or undergoing divorce.

In this book the author takes a tripartite approach that points out:

• the dangers of the adversarial approach to divorce,
• the benefits of divorce mediation, and
• how parents can put their children first during and after their divorce.

Children Come First is written in a reader-friendly style with case studies, charts, and diagrams, as well as illustrations from the author's renowned practice. Ultimately, this book takes parents through the process of building a shared parenting plan that places their children's interests uppermost while still addressing the parents' unique situations and needs.

Chart a Course to Wholeness in the Aftermath of Divorce

"Divorce tends to rip away your façade and defenses, and call into question what you know or believe. That vulnerability is painful, but ultimately can bring you to a place where your spiritual life can gain strength and insight if you are open to it. In the midst of feeling lost, you can find a new path forward, which brings you to a better place."
—from the Introduction

Divorce is never easy and almost always includes profound experiences of pain, isolation, anger, despair, and confusion. Here is a spiritual map for regaining your bearings, helping you move through the twists and turns of divorce in a spiritually healthy way.

Drawing on her work as a pastor and counselor—and her personal experience with divorce—Carolyne Call proposes a three-prong approach to help you reset your compass on a new destination—wholeness. Supported by first-person accounts from men and women from a variety of faith traditions who have found their way through divorce, she helps you identify:

• Where you want to go—“I want to be true to who I am”
• Where you don't want to go—the “cul-de-sacs” of bitterness, resentment, victimization, and guilt
• What you can do to get there

Rebalancing the Roles in Caregiving So All Involved Are Supported

"When you care for someone who is dealing with the complexities of aging, illness, or disability, you share intense emotions and form deep bonds. You each have the opportunity to recognize what is most deeply human—and most deeply Divine—in the other. This sense of reciprocal sharing—between the caregiver, care receiver, and with others around you—is the essence of the dance in caresharing."
—from the Prelude

The word caregiver typically suggests someone doing all the giving for a frail, physically or mentally challenged, or aging person who is doing all the receiving. Marty Richards proposes a rebalanced approach of "caresharing." From this perspective, the “cared for” and the “carer” share a deep sense of connection. Each has strengths and resources. Each can teach the other. Each can share in grief, hope, love and wisdom.

Richards shows you how to move from independent caregiving to interdependent caregiving by engaging the spiritual and emotional aspects of caring for a loved one. Whether you are a daughter or son, a husband or wife, a sibling, long-term partner or good friend, Caresharing offers a multilayered, reciprocal process that will help you keep your spirit—and your loved one's spirit—alive in challenging times.

• Sharing Wisdom: What the Frail Teach the Well
• Sharing Roles: Reinventing Family Roles in Sharing Care
• Sharing “Soul to Soul”: A Special Relationship with People with Dementia
• Sharing Grief: Dealing with the Little Losses and the Big Ones
• Sharing Forgiveness: A Key Spiritual Journey
• Sharing Hope and Heart: An Active Process One Step at a Time

1. Provide your children with an environment in which they can feel loved by both parents.
2. Help your child feel good about themselves.
3. Be a model of the values and basic skills your children need to achieve healthy independence.

She encourages parents to make the important transition from former marriage partners to ongoing parent partners, and gives helpful guidelines for ways to deal with hurt, anger, and difficult situations. She also advocates using mediation to avoid bitter and costly lawsuits, and includes examples of constructive agreements and lists of mediators and helping organizations in the United States.

The drawings in this book were made by children of divorcing parents. They clearly illustrate the children's frustration, anger, and pain at the breakup of their families. Dr. Bienenfeld uses the pictures as a way to open parents' eyes to their children's needs.

Divorce. The very word conjures up heartache, pain, frustration, and financial devastation. In the United States, up to half of all marriages end in divorce, one of the highest rates in the world. Whether you or someone you know is considering divorce or is in the process, Divorce: An Essential Guide to the Inevitable Questions will help prepare you for what to expect from one of the most emotional experiences of your life or the life of a loved one. In an easy-to-understand format with helpful resources, this book will help you discover:

• How to recognize what problems may be leading to a divorce
• What you can do to protect your marriage from divorce
• How to find the right experts to help you through the process
• Steps you can take to change the outcome of your divorce

Anthroposophical medicine recognizes the individuality of each human being. This philosophy is central to care for the elderly where it is important to see beyond the outer ageing body, and to ensure dignity for all.

This book describes particular approaches for professional nurses and caregivers, as well as offering practical care plans. While care cannot itself heal, it can provide the basis for the healing process to work. This book will help those who work with the elderly with invaluable guidance and advice.

Wait, Stay or Go tracks the process Donna R. Martin took in order to come to her decision. Her need for God’s guidance becomes clear as she asks herself, and God, several questions:

As people age, so do their loved ones. The healthy integration of caring for an aging parent requires being able to walk them all the way to the end of their life while still having a life to walk back into. No Regrets helps caregivers consider how being intentional in their season of caring will allow them to care for their loved one well while at the same time not losing themselves in the caring.

The story of Scarlett addresses the taboo topic of Christian women and adultery, giving those women who have been silenced by their past sexual sin, a voice. This bold adventure of an unsuspecting Southern girl next door helps women realize they should never say never. Christy Neal walks readers through the darkest moments of Scarlett’s life, traveling the lonely road of failure and despair, to reveal that God can indeed take people’s ugliest messes and turn them into beautiful messages of hope, healing, and redemption. When all seems lost because of her choices, and when others look down on her, Scarlett chooses to continue looking up. Her heartfelt journey challenges the reader's thinking and transforms critical judgment into a compassionate connection, teaching them that when all is lost, everything becomes gain.

Certified life coach, Carmen Silvestro, has developed a process that helped stop endless days of consuming thoughts about her broken marriage so she could find acceptance, peace, and love. She presents her method in Piecing Your Heart Back Together to teach women how to finally break free from the deep emotional attachment to their ex. Throughout Piecing Your Heart Back Together, women also discover how to turn this devastating pain and loss into a powerful transformational journey by:

After experiencing the pain and agony of divorce, ordained minister Freda R. Wilson now helps others to build their futures that are better, both inside and out. With her more than twenty years of experience working with individuals and couples, she helps those suffering from divorce recover from what may seem like the darkest period of their life. In Healing the Wounds of Divorce, divorcees learn how to:

Each chapter tackles the sometimes sequential, sometimes parallel stages of healing a heart— from ‘When it all comes Tumbling Down’ to ‘Don’t you Dare Pick up that Phone.’ From ‘I Keep Forgetting I Can’t Call’ to ‘I will Never Love like this Again.’ This is a journey towards self-growth through reflection. Sprinkled with stories from her own journey, Emma will have you laughing. Reflecting. Tearing up. Letting go. But ultimately, feeling whole.

Like a conversation with a best friend, Untangling will help you find your balance again. Remind you that you’re not alone in all this. Encourage you to learn from experiences in love instead of just having them. But mostly— how to find the kind of happiness that someone else didn’t make. And a broken heart can never take.

Untangling is the book that helps you move forward without going back. That starts at an ending and ends at a beginning. And helps us each find peace with all the things we do, and did, when love was leading us.

Fiona Eckersley went through divorce at age forty-five with four kids in tow, so she knows first-hand what it’s like to face all these very real fears. Now, she wants to share what she has learned from her own experiences and from those of the women she has coached. Fearful to Fabulous provides a clear pathway for divorced women to get to a place where they feel financially stable and finally in control of their life.

In Fearful to Fabulous, women learn to:

Tanzania Davis-Black has journeyed through the painful process of raising children during divorce. In When Life Breaks, she proves that divorce can become a pathway to healing for the couple and children. She walks readers through discovering:

Everyone knows at least one person who demonstrates toxic love, someone who consistently jabs a straw in others and sucks the life right out of them. Without an in-depth understanding of how to navigate these relationships, most people continue to emotionally regress and remain paralyzed in familiar, pain-soaked patterns. But Your Mother Loves You helps readers overcome this cycle of toxicity. Kim Honeycutt shares the real-life experience of how a shame-based, self-destructive little girl grew up to be a recovered alcoholic, entered the world of psychology as a professional, and created her own strategies to address and conquer toxicity. This story, both witty and practical, is told through the lens of personal life experience and expert psychological strategies combined with Godly intervention. Readers learn how to either walk away from or walk with a toxic loved one without losing themselves. Covered in both vulnerability and clinical information, But Your Mother Loves You provides a step-by-step approach on how to stop toxic love and the subsequent self-abuse.

After a long marriage, Jude Walsh found herself in a position she never thought possible: divorced. The life she knew was gone. To heal the pain of the divorce and create a different future for herself, Jude developed eight practices, which she shares with the goal of helping other women create the life of their dreams and thrive after divorce. In Post-Divorce Bliss, women learn to shift their perspective, go beyond grief, and transform their trauma, along with other practical skills for moving forward. With Jude’s guidance and passion, women find themselves ready to leave their divorce behind and live a life they love.

Author and coach Belen Loreto Grand is the voice for thousands of nurses from the Philippines and OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) who are bound to family and duty and assist their relatives financially. In Family Matters, she shares a system of living that empowers, opens the flow of money, and reduces drama and trauma.

In Family Matters, various challenging issues are addressed and resolved, including what to do when relatives ask for money, how to support a Filipino family without breaking the bank, and how to maintain family harmony when deciding to stop the flow of money. Belen Loreto Grand draws on the Law of Attraction, the Kabbalah, and more to inspire readers to care for themselves and attract abundance for their family in the States and their family back home in the Philippines.

The tools, strategies, and success stories in Family Matters promote a life of love, peace, harmony, joy, and abundance.

You bought the “til death do us part” thing. Now you are alone, and perhaps feeling unlovable? Is being single again overwhelming, scary, and totally not what you want? Are you freaked out about ever getting your life back together? Do you ask yourself, “Where do I start?” every day, then take a few steps and give up when the grief or panic overtakes you?

In Fear of Flying Solo: Recovery from Divorce, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Marsha Vaugn teaches those going through divorce how to manage the transition and all of the overwhelming to-do’s that come with it. She guides them through asking for support, what to do (or not do) about sex and dating, how to begin anew, and what practices carry them forward into their new life.

If you are caught in the divorce transition and don’t want to do it alone, Fear of Flying Solo is there for you every step of the way.

Using real life examples, Aging in Place is instrumental in promoting healthy family discourse on these important topics. Mary Mashburn discusses the roadblocks and pitfalls you and your family might encounter, explains many useful planning techniques, and provides information on local and national resources. Whether in the midst of a crisis or just beginning to discuss options with loved ones, you gain valuable insight and information that guides you and your family toward making the best choices that fit your unique situation. Rather than offering a magic wand to make the difficulties of aging disappear, Aging in Place offers useful information to make decisions that provide peace and strength as those who are aging and their loved ones face these challenges together.

Parent Teenagers in Loving and Thoughtful Ways

“A source of lovingly gentle perspective with powerful relationship saving tools that every parent of teenagers should have to refer back to”—Becca Anderson, Bestselling Author of Badass Affirmations

• Easy-to-follow advice for how to parent teenagers
• Powerful and poignant examples from true life stories and examples
• A how-to guide for loving your teens, even when it feels impossible

If you liked Untangled, The Connected Parent, or Parenting Teens with Love and Logic, you’ll love Wonderful Ways to Love a Teen.

Create a Life After Divorce That You Love

“…divorce is a grand opportunity for reinvention of oneself. It has the potential to be a bright new beginning.” —Christiane Northrup, MD, NY Times bestselling author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom; The Wisdom of Menopause; and Goddesses Never Age

#1 New Release in Divorce

Offering a well-researched and tested method for recovering from a broken heart after divorce, Dr. Elizabeth Cohen brings her highly successful "Afterglow" process to you in Light on the Other Side of Divorce. Don’t just move on after a breakup―thrive.

Letting go of someone you loved. Dr. Elizabeth Cohen has been there―she knows how it feels to have your life derailed by divorce. As a therapist who has worked with hundreds of divorcing clients, she has developed the Afterglow method, which teaches you how to rediscover a life of growth, change, and abundance. Her method has been informed by her own healing journey and is based primarily on research-supported strategies, resulting in a balanced method that takes advantage of modern psychology and science, while remembering what it feels like to experience the emotions of divorce-recovery.

Set yourself up for success. It’s true, letting go and moving on is hard. But if you read this book and try the exercises, you will see change. You will feel different. You will feel a positive shift in your life and your attitude. People will comment that you look different. You will get more sleep, feel at ease, and have more hope.

Learn about:

• Tools for stoppling self-defeating thoughts and self-doubt
• State-of the art therapeutic approaches to managing fear and overwhelm
• Active strategies for lasting positive changes and results

Readers of divorce books for women and men like This Is Me Letting You Go by Heidi Priebe, Conscious Uncoupling by Katherine Woodward Thomas, and Finding Love After Heartbreak by Stephan Labossiere will find joy after heartbreak with Light on the Other Side of Divorce.

In Every Bad, There’s Some Good─And A Lesson to Be Learned

Twenty-four survivors recount their stories of living in a dysfunctional family. It isn’t always easy. You can’t choose your situation or where you come from, but you can choose the lessons you take away.

Is there a silver lining to growing up in a dysfunctional family? Bestselling recovery author Karen Casey looks at stories of people who grew up in dysfunctional families and "the good stuff" that can come from the experience. "Throughout my many decades in recovery rooms I have interacted with thousands of women and men whose journeys reveal, in detail, the harrowing history of dysfunction that has troubled their lives," says Casey. "But what is also apparent in their stories is their eventual and quite triumphant survival, often against extreme odds."

From 24 families rife with dysfunction. Casey interviews the survivors who emerged from the fires of a turbulent household to willingly share their stories and come to realize they had, surprisingly, thrived as the result of their often-harrowing experiences. In The Good Stuff from Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family, Casey reveals the stories and the skills these survivors developed to live more creative and fulfilling lives.

In this book find tales that help you to:

• Realize lessons in disguise
• Acknowledge your personal growth
• Point out your own silver lining

If you enjoyed books like Daring Greatly, Codependent No More, or Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, then you’ll want to read Good Stuff from Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family.

Not all children learn in the same way. Written by two educators, How Your Child is Smart identifies six patterns of learning and teaches parents how to help their children learn and communicate most effectively. Through simple questions, activities, and charts, parents can identify their child's pattern and learn how he or she can best be taught in school.

#1 New Release in Alcoholism and Christian Self-Help ─ Memoir and Portrait of a Family at Its Worst and Best

Some memoirs shock. Some entertain. Some take us places we’re afraid to go. A rare few move us. Once in a blue moon, a book does it all. This is Risking the Rapids.

Dysfunctional family. Risking the Rapids opens with the shocking death of O’Garden’s older brother, which prompts her and other relatives to seek closure on a journey through the remotest spot in Montana. Described genially as a river “float”, a harrowing journey unfolds. This wilderness trip is contrasted with O’Garden’s account of growing up with her six siblings in a clashing Catholic family.

Alcoholic father, mean mother, Catholic guilt. WCCO-TV personality Don O’Brien was well-known in the Twin Cities and in Minnesota. Whether forecasting weather and trading wisecracks with the anchor on the nightly news, pitching for sponsors, or hosting a Saturday night movie, he was a man people trusted. In private, Don O’Brien’s family life was a far cry from what his fans saw on TV. Little by little we see the corrosion: nightly martinis shared with his wife Betty, an undemonstrative and icy-hearted mother. The neglect. The poisoning of self-esteem. The rigidity demanded by the Catholic church. Competition. Cruelty. All packed into ordinary days and nights as a sensitive girl comes of age.

Anxiety and danger. The children vary in their response to the profound anxiety sown in the offspring of alcoholics. One brother bites his fingers to gangrene. One relentlessly bullies the author, who begins overeating compulsively. One severs all ties with the family. Danger mounts as well on the Montana raft trip, when unusual river conditions swell and speed the waters. Both stories build with escalating intensity to excruciating climaxes.

If you read and liked books such as The Liars’ Club, The Wounded Heart, Coming Clean, Change Me into Zeus's Daughter, or Remember Me As Loving You, you will want to read Risking the Rapids.

Scorned, Torn and Reborn is written for women who are undergoing a divorce that was initiated by their husbands. It is empathy, but not sympathy; understanding, but not enabling. It is looking back, only to learn to move forward with integrity and confidence.
The book is based on the author’s own experiences and insights coupled with hundreds of hours of conversations with friends, interviews with professionals, and other research. The book’s purpose is to help women in this group find dignity and grace as they work through the changes that are occurring in their lives. The goal is to come out on the other side of the transition whole and ready to embrace life and happiness.
Scorned, Torn, and Reborn is divided into three distinct sections. In the first section, the author begins with guidance and support for the raw emotions the reader may be experiencing after having learned that her marriage is ending. She discusses the five stages of grief as they pertain to the loss of a marriage.
The various aspects of betrayal are examined, and how to work through them. The author uses her life coaching skills to advise the reader on ways to start rebuilding lost self-esteem. She addresses the negative aspects that chip away at one’s self-image and offers tips on how to recognize and combat them.
Rebecca Donovan encourages the reader to incorporate gratitude and acknowledgment of her achievements and abilities into her daily life. The need for self-care, for protecting physical health, is discussed in detail – through adequate sleep, proper nutrition, regular exercise, mental health maintenance, staying connected with people, journaling, laughing, and improving spiritual health through avenues such as yoga and meditation.
The second section addresses the practical aspects of the divorce process, giving advice for legal and financial representation and other professional services that can help make the divorce go smoothly and save the reader money. There is discussion on dividing households to make a new home, supporting the children through the changes, as well as tips for effectively communicating with the estranged husband to establish a cooperative relationship.
The nature of this relationship is emphasized throughout the entire book as essential to the process of moving forward. This section also leads the reader in finding support from friends and family, dealing with loneliness, and recognizing some social changes that naturally come with divorce.
The final section of the book focuses on finding closure, moving forward and the importance of establishing co-parenting strategies. It also covers the various aspects of dating, including how to know when to start dating again and insights on online dating. The author leaves the reader with encouragement to experiment and try new activities and experiences to find what she truly wants out of life, so that she can start building that future and achieve lasting happiness.

Divorce book for women ─ Take back your power and create a new and better life

What women often face in a divorce: Feelings of loss, grief, and rage are common during divorce. But one of the most debilitating feelings women going through divorce experience is paralyzing impotence. While a woman may act forcefully to protect her children during the process, she is less likely to be as vigilant about her own well-being. Sadly, many divorce professionals ─ lawyers, mediators, forensic accountants, and therapists ─ prey upon women who are dealing with this life-changing experience.

Enter family law attorney Ann E. Grant: Ann Grant, author of The Divorce Hacker’s Guide to Untying the Knot, began her career as a corporate litigator specializing in unfair business practices and consumer fraud. After her divorce, she created her own firm, focusing on family law and a holistic approach to this life transition. She lives and practices in Manhattan Beach, California.

“My purpose is to help you not just survive divorce, but to obtain what you need to thrive as you begin to create your new story.” In The Divorce Hacker’s Guide to Untying the Knot, Ann Grant will help you take back your power by clarifying your rights concerning finances, home, children, and work life. She does this with a combination of empathy and practicality, recognizing how difficult some actions may be. Her step-by-step assessments, checklists, and to-do lists are always broken down and made manageable. Grant’s goal is to give readers what she provides her clients: Insider information that will not only make their divorce “successful” but also establish their own lives firmly and successfully on a positive, fresh new standing.

• Take action
• Learn what you need to know
• Take back your power
• And, create a new and better life

If you have read Divorce Poison, A Parent’s Guide to Divorce, or Putting Children First, you will want to read The Divorce Hacker’s Guide to Untying the Knot.

1. Begins by exploring the evolutionary origins of trust, its psychological and neuroscientific aspects. This is a brand new focus for a history of trust, backed up, later in the book, by deep research on how early primates dealt with conspiracies.
2.  Offers a fresh perspective of trust. It takes the development of language, from written to printed to digital, as a framework for understanding the history of the battle for trust over the ages.
3. Offers a new analysis of trust with its various dimensions, from interpersonal, institutional, political, conspiratorial and tribal, to name a few.
4. Deals with the scary times that come with the current issue of trust. The political climate is very uncertain. The overriding question is whether democracy will survive, not only in the US but across the globe as well. At home, we are facing resentment and violence in our political scene as never before. This book provides a framework to face the challenges of gossip, misinformation and conspiracy theories squarely and directly.
5. Explores the advent of generative AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, GPT-4o, DeepSeek and Gemini which further complicate the issue of trust, especially with the abuse of deepfakes. This history takes a hard look at the substantial effect of the Age of Mistrust in our social media culture.

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, 1984, 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.

Uniquely Us explores the complicated connection between Autism, Marriage, and Faith and provides a path forward for the Neurodiverse Couples working together in this journey.

Stephanie and Dan Holmes write from lived experience as a NeuroDiverse Christian Couple (NDCC) as well as professional experience working with NDCCs. Their first book, written with their adult children, Embracing the Autism Spectrum focuses on their parenting journey of neurodivergent children and discovering their own neurodiversity in marriage.

Uniquely Us is based on published research from Dan's later-in-life adult autism diagnosis. It focuses on faith, marriage, and autism, examining how neurodiversity and faith create a complex relationship dynamic for NeuroDiverse Christian Couples.

Uniquely Us is designed to educate clergy, coaches, chaplains, and counselors on the nuances and complexities of working with NeuroDiverse Christian Couples.

Hay personas que hacen nuestra vida miserable, ya sean una pareja, un familiar, una amistad o un jefe: pueden hacernos sentir inadaptados o ninguneados y causarnos angustia. Son lo que ahora conocemos como «personas tóxicas», un término que acuñó la doctora Lillian Glass y que es ahora tan habitual en nuestro vocabulario. 

En Relaciones tóxicas encontraremos las respuestas al clásico problema de cómo tratar con aquellas personas que han causado estragos en nuestra vida. Pero no todas las personalidades son tóxicas para todo el mundo. Por eso la autora propone estrategias simples para descubrir cuáles son aquellas que perjudican a cada uno de nosotros.

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• The opportunistic user
• The control freak 
• The meddler 
• The arrogant know-it-all 
• The me, myself, and I narcissist 
• The instigator 
• The emotional refrigerator 
• The liar 

 Dr. Glass not only helps you identify the "toxic" people in your life, she also provides ten techniques for successfully dealing with them, including:

• Tension-blowout 
• Unplugging 
• Direct confrontation 
• Humor

Cada familia tiene su historia. Para algunos de nosotros, la familia de origen representa una base sólida que alimenta nuestra autoconfianza y nos ayuda a superar los retos de la vida. Para otros, además de ser una fuente de dolor, heridas y conflictos, es una carga para toda la vida. En esta guía, la exitosa terapeuta y experta en relaciones Nedra Glover Tawwab ofrece consejos claros para identificar los patrones familiares disfuncionales, y elegir el mejor camino para romper con el ciclo y poder seguir adelante. 

Este libro aborda de forma práctica y concreta todo tipo de heridas y patrones familiares: desde el trauma producido por la negligencia emocional parental hasta las consecuencias de haber tenido padres adictos o ausentes, pasando por los problemas mentales de hermanos u otros familiares… y mucho más. 

Sin duda, es una guía clara y compasiva que te ayudará a tomar el control de tu vida y a honrar a la persona que realmente eres. 

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Instant New York Times Bestseller

From the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, a road map for understanding and moving past family struggles—and living your life, your way. 

Every family has a story. For some of us, our family of origin is a solid foundation that feeds our confidence and helps us navigate life’s challenges. For others, it’s a source of pain, hurt, and conflict that can feel like a lifelong burden. In this empowering guide, licensed therapist and bestselling relationship expert Nedra Glover Tawwab offers clear advice for identifying dysfunctional family patterns and choosing the best path to breaking the cycle and moving forward.

Covering topics ranging from the trauma of emotional neglect, to the legacy of addicted or absent parents, to mental health struggles in siblings and other relatives, and more, this clear and compassionate guide will help you take control of your own life—and honor the person you truly are.

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por qué de repente el autocuidado se ha vuelto un concepto tan popular? La respuesta podemos encontrarla en la ausencia de límites, en la incapacidad que a menudo tenemos de comunicar a los demás nuestras necesidades de forma asertiva. La falta de límites nos conduce a una cultura del burnout y a una sociedad exhausta y sobrepasada. Necesitamos cambiar esta tendencia, y saber trazar límites saludables es la clave. 

Nedra Glover Tawwab presenta un conjunto de sencillas herramientas basadas en distintas técnicas psicológicas que nos ayudarán a mejorar nuestra asertividad y a establecer límites saludables en todas las áreas de nuestra vida.

Comprenderemos también cuál es el coste personal de no saber marcar límites, y aprenderemos cómo comunicarlos y mantenerlos para mejorar nuestras relaciones, nuestras amistades, las dinámicas familiares, el equilibrio entre trabajo y vida personal y, en definitiva, nuestra salud mental a largo plazo.

Contrario a lo que suele pensarse, olvidar es una función del cerebro humano, no un desperfecto. Se trata de un proceso para darle mayor fuerza a lo que sí recordamos. Una memoria sana es aquella que olvida y recuerda sin angustia. Lisa Genova, la afamada neurocientífica y autora de la novela Still Alice, retoma sus dos charlas TED —con más de 11 millones de vistas— para explicar los diferentes tipos de olvido y de remembranza con el propósito de aprender a equilibrarlos; además de esclarecer los mitos sobre la prevención del Alzheimer. A través de anécdotas, ejemplos de películas, investigaciones científicas y ejercicios mentales, aprende a ejercitar tu memoria y a cuidarla de las emociones, el estrés y la falta de sueño. Recuerda un evento para toda la vida o simplemente déjalo ir.

El método es sumamente efectivo y puedes aplicarlo de inmediato para resolver tus problemas sin rodeos. Con él aprenderás: 

• A clasificar todos tus asuntos en categorías para identificar lo que realmente odias.

• A determinar si debes mandar algo a la chingada dependiendo de cómo te hace sentir.     

• A no preocuparte por lo que los demás piensen (un clásico del autosabotaje).     

• Las claves para rechazar algo sin joder a los demás.     

During World War II and the Greek Civil War, there was a systemic movement to drain Greece of its infants, babies and children for adoption outside the country. It was a phenomenon further instigated by poverty, and dependence upon other powerful forces, both external and internal. “The total number of Greek war orphans (who had lost one or both parents) was estimated to be 340,000 to 375,000 and by 1950, one out of eight children was orphaned,” according to the Greek Ministry of Social Welfare. Greece had become “a nation of orphans,” and between 1948 through 1962, “had the highest annual per capita adoption ratio in the world.” 

Some adoptions of that time were simple, legal adoptions and private. Others were expensive and complicated. Many were illegal and others had criminal overtones. A profit motive had been created to move babies and children from one place to another in the country and also far beyond Greek borders, internationally. But the issue was more importantly that of human rights. “Birth mothers and adoptive families were routinely deceived in this transnational scene of baby brokering, which left children without protection.” Documents were “concocted” in some cases and, in others, “forged. Some babies were stolen from their birth mothers. Some babies were “re-registered as foundlings and some parents were told their baby had died, but were not shown a body or a death certificate.” Further, “numerous mothers of children born out of wedlock were being denied any meaningful consent in the adoption proceedings.”

This book will reflect this time in Greek history through a collection of essays from these children, now adults, known as the “lost children of Greece.” Many of their stories were harrowing, some fantastic, and have affected and influenced the lives of these individuals for years. Their essays will reflect the times, but will also describe the feelings, experiences, and thoughts about being adopted in such turbulent times, and will chronicle the searches for their biological relatives, in most cases, after their adoptive parents have died. Much has been written about the history of these times, which briefly mentions or refers to the children, but little to none has come from the children themselves. That is this book.

Lucy Fry’s story opens with the heady and impassioned affair she embarked on during her wife’s pregnancy. It is a relationship that appears to be unstoppable, perhaps even addictive, despite guilt and self-questioning.

With intense and unflinching honesty, she takes her readers on a compelling journey from childhood trauma to addiction then sobriety, infidelity to polyamory and, perhaps most intensely of all, from her fear of being a parent to her exquisite joy at having a son.

L and B’s love for their new baby, ‘The Boy’, changes the dynamic once again. They fumble through early parenthood, in a way that many will recognise, while at the same time trying to fathom and fashion a unique journey of their own.

With the collapse of the bipolar system of global rivalry that dominated world politics after the Second World War, and in an age that is seeing the return of "ethnic cleansing" and "identity politics," the question of violence, in all of its multiple ramifications, imposes itself with renewed urgency. Rather than concentrating on the socioeconomic or political backgrounds of these historical changes, the contributors to this volume rethink the concept of violence, both in itself and in relation to the formation and transformation of identities, whether individual or collective, political or cultural, religious or secular. In particular, they subject the notion of self-determination to stringent scrutiny: is it to be understood as a value that excludes violence, in principle if not always in practice? Or is its relation to violence more complex and, perhaps, more sinister?

Reconsideration of the concepts, the practice, and even the critique of violence requires an exploration of the implications and limitations of the more familiar interpretations of the terms that have dominated in the history of Western thought. To this end, the nineteen contributors address the concept of violence from a variety of perspectives in relation to different forms of cultural representation, and not in Western culture alone; in literature and the arts, as well as in society and politics; in philosophical discourse, psychoanalytic theory, and so-called juridical ideology, as well as in colonial and post-colonial practices and power relations.

The contributors are Giorgio Agamben, Ali Behdad, Cathy Caruth, Jacques Derrida, Michael Dillon, Peter Fenves, Stathis Gourgouris, Werner Hamacher, Beatrice Hanssen, Anselm Haverkamp, Marian Hobson, Peggy Kamuf, M. B. Pranger, Susan M. Shell, Peter van der Veer, Hent de Vries, Cornelia Vismann, and Samuel Weber.

International autism advocate and bestselling author Chantal Sicile-Kira provides this simple, concise explanation of one of the most prevalent disorders in America.
Each year, 1 in every 100 children in America are diagnosed with autism. Although autism has reached epidemic proportions, it is far from understood. In What Is Autism? Chantal Sicile-Kira provides a clear, instructive explanation of autism spectrum disorders and what life is like for those on the spectrum. If you know someone with autism and would benefit from a quick, straightforward explanation of the condition, this book is the perfect resource. What Is Autism? explores in a simple question-answer format topics such as:

• What are the causes of autism? 
• Can vaccines cause autism?
  
• Can autism be prevented?
  
• How can I recognize the symptoms?
  
• Why do children and teens with autism act the way they do?
  
• What are the emotional effects of autism on the family?
  

A groundbreaking approach to preventing autism—from a renowned pediatrician.

Something is happening to our children, and Dr. Jay Gordon is determined to stop it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in eighty-eight children in the United States is being diagnosed with developmental disorders on the autism spectrum (ASD). The accelerating ASD epidemic parallels industry’s increased use of untested chemicals in manufacturing and our food supply. Preventing Autism identifies the toxic environmental triggers that can cause autism in susceptible children. Dr. Gordon presents a practical plan for safeguarding the neurological development of your children, from pre-pregnancy preparation through your baby’s first twenty-four months.

When you are pregnant, everything you experience—the air you breathe, what you eat and drink, the chemicals to which you are exposed, your emotions—is shared with your baby. Your child’s health depends on creating an optimal environment for growth before and after birth. Preventing Autism presents a comprehensive program that covers:

• The latest research on the causes of ASD and the relationship between genetic factors and toxins that trigger developmental delays.
• How to reduce toxic exposure from your food, home, clothing, and cleaning and personal care products.
• The male biological clock. Recent research shows that mutations in older sperm contribute significantly to the incidence of autism. The book includes advice on keeping sperm healthy.
• Planning a nursery that is a healthy nest.
• Dietary guidance for moms-to-be, babies, and nursing mothers.
• Dr. Gordon’s sensible approach to decisions about vaccinations.

Preventing Autism offers a plan for eliminating harmful chemicals from your everyday life that can disrupt the development of your baby. Dr. Gordon believes we can combat autism one family at a time.

A practical and inspiring book which introduces 'conscious parenting' to help make any family home more harmonious.

This practical and inspiring book introduces 'conscious parenting' as a new way of helping any family home become more harmonious.

Lou Harvey-Zahra, an experienced parenting coach and teacher, wants to help parents develop calm and happy children. Drawing her inspiration from a Steiner-Waldorf background, she offers candid, relevant and funny tips and advice for taking a clear look at family life, identifying what's not working, and exploring new ideas for improving parent-child relationships.

The book addresses issues such as rhythm and routine, children's play, storytelling and crafts, as well as delving beneath the surface to discuss children's twelve senses, and four temperaments. In addition there is a sure-to-be popular section on creative discipline, plus tips from Dad and wonderful suggestions for making ordinary family moments extraordinary.

This uplifting parenting guide teaches how to raise happy children and create happy homes. An accessible, readable book which parents will appreciate for its down-to-earth, realistic approach and insightful counsel.

'At school, we believe education should touch the whole child. This includes the physical, emotional, spiritual, social and cognitive aspects of the child's life. We teach children quietness as a skill to reflect and recharge their inner lives. Lorraine Murray helped us on this journey.'
-- Sheila Laing, Head Teacher

Stress and behavioral disorders are common in children, who are increasingly bombarded by marketing campaigns, faced with school and peer pressure, and able to sense the stress of adults around them.

Mindfulness and meditation can help children recognize and cope with these pressures, releasing bad feelings gently and giving them simple tools to deal with tension and stress throughout their lives. In this practical and inspiring book, Lorraine Murray shows parents, teachers and youth workers how to lead fun and peaceful meditation sessions with children.

Lorraine explains a variety of different approaches, from meditations around daily activities for busy families, to ideas for group 'quietness' sessions in schools. She provides fun, tactile rhymes for toddlers to help them calm down before bedtime, and suggests ways to help teenagers reduce anxiety. She goes on to explain how these methods can help children with ADHD and those on the autistic spectrum, giving a range of case studies.

This book is suitable for complete beginners, or those with some experience of relaxation and meditation techniques. It offers all the advice needed to lead sessions with children, whilst encouraging the reader to adapt and develop their own ways of helping children to feel calmer, happier and more peaceful.

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.

#1 New Release in Human Sexuality ― Transform the Way Conflict Affects Your Love Life

Want to bring more peace into your relationship―and also get back that “spark” that’s been missing?

From bad breath to infidelity, find resolution for issues that cause division. If left unresolved, sources of disconnect can lead to major rifts in a relationship. Authors CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke bring over twenty years of experience in family and marriage counseling and relationship coaching to this book. They cater their advice to romantic relationships and provide resolution strategies for women and men.

Bring back the “spark” that’s been missing. Passion is essential to relationships, and equally important across the spectrums of love, sex, and dating. Whether it’s our first love or last love, in order for our bond with our partner to thrive, there needs to be a sense of excitement present. By transforming the way conflict affects us, we create a space for the intimate relationship or passionate marriage we long for to take root and grow.

Conflict doesn’t have to be a deal breaker. While arguments with our partner can get tiring, looking at those disagreements as opportunities to strengthen our bond rather than weaken it can have a significant impact on their effect. With conflict comes the chance to communicate and solve problems together. This can restore a sense of intimacy and connection with our partner, both emotionally and physically.

In The Beauty of Conflict for Couples, you will find:

• Relatable stories that shed light on the common struggles of romantic relationships
• Practical tools that offer guidance for addressing conflict
• A source of hope for relationships that appear to be fated for failure

If you and your significant other have looked for guidance in books such as Mating in Captivity, The 5 Love Languages, Hold Me Tight, or Campbell and Clarke’s first book, The Beauty of Conflict, then you’ll find a further source of resolution in The Beauty of Conflict for Couples.

Trying to find love online? This dating guide for the digital age mixes humor, frank advice, and practical information, plus a healthy touch of irreverence. 

Aimed at 20- to 30-something females, Meeting Your Match details the different "personalities" of the various sites and explains how to create a compelling profile, interpret others' profiles, write messages, spot time-wasters and weirdoes, and stay safe. Real-life case studies show what leads to success . . . and disaster.