Family & Relationships

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?
  

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.

• How many people are walking through the world convinced that they have to settle?
• How many people are being treated badly because they think they don't tick desirable boxes?
• What would happen if you didn't limit yourself by seeing yourself as a bunch of labels, and instead saw yourself as a catch?
• How fun would it be to be single without questioning your loveability, to date without taking rejection personally, and to have sex without hating your body?

Nearly every question life coach and queen of boundaries Michelle Elman is asked relates to one subject: dating.

Including unravelling myths about single life, changing your dating mindset, dealing with ghosting, text etiquette and taking relationships offline, The Selfish Romantic will teach you how to empower your love life like never before.

Combining Michelle's expertise in boundaries and body positivity, this is your guide to navigating the modern dating landscape.

#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.

Achieve maximum relationship awesomeness with this fun, fill-in scrapbook!

Funny, practical, and totally unique, The Love Scrapbook helps you assess and celebrate your relationship! Log your important milestones, complete argument scorecards, figure out which romcom best describes your life, design your own heart-shaped sweets, and take the Meatloaf Test (just what would you do for love?). Whether your relationship is brand new or super comfy, you’ll love these, silly, cheeky, and sometimes sensual activities for couples.

Dating is drastically different now than it used to be. 

Years ago, divorce was considered socially taboo, and people married for life; today, however, having multiple marriages and committed relationships has become the norm, making it essential for those who are single (and seeking relationships) to shift in their search to find the right partner.

A relatable reference for each stage of the dating process, Stow Your Luggage When Dating directly speaks to the reader’s need for healing from previous relationships and the importance of self-worth before getting back into the dating game. Marlisse Testa, L.M.H.C., offers valuable tools and strategies for daters of any age or experience level. She outlines all the information necessary for those entering the dating pool, preparing for a date, connecting with others, and selecting a partner for life. 

Dilan Jay’s breakout book illuminates fundamental social truths that blow weird dating gimmicks and games out of the water, making previous dating books for guys smell like trash. How to Be More Confident with Women is written in a casual, dude-to-dude tone reminiscent of shooting the s**t with a homie at a bar, replacing beer with long-lasting confidence restoration. Through seven easy-to-digest chapters laced with occasional comic strips, Dilan Jay proves that meeting women shouldn’t be a complicated military strategy, but a friendly interaction that’s easy for both parties to experience. Further, men learn the power of intention, and that the best dating interactions include zero fixation on dating hype, sex, nor looking cool.

Meant to be a handbook for guys, How to Be More Confident with Women can be read in a couple hours, but the results of its practices aim to change a lifetime. It ultimately offers a profound understanding of the activity of being social which regenerates an honest admiration of mankind. And when coupled with the practical skills offered by Dilan Jay — based on travels to 40 countries — men inevitably not only become more confident around people, but downright successful in finding the right woman for their life.

Leaning on Bonnie O’Neil’s personal experience as a caregiver Chronic Hope delivers practical insight and solutions while avoiding the tone of a typical self-help book. Instead, it reads like a conversation with a friend, where one parent’s stories give the other parent permission to feel the full range of their emotions and encourages them to discover hope in the long journey. Readers witness Bonnie's mistakes and missteps, glean from her revelations, and find inspiration in the principles and attitudes she begins to apply to everyday situations. Through story and reflection, Bonnie gently shares a vision of navigating chronic disease with strength, resilience and loving self-sacrifice.

Chronic Hope leverages one family’s journey raising a child with chronic illness and provides readers the tools necessary to process their own emotional responses to the unexpected path ahead of them. Thematically, Chronic Hope begins deep within the heart of the caregiver and gradually works itself outward into each relationship within the family, and eventually into the wider world.

Chronic Hope offers a fresh vision of hope in the darkest valleys of illness, suffering, and broken dreams.

Due to the pandemic, major weather events across the country, school closures and re-openings, and simply the uncertainty around what life might look life for the foreseeable future, anxiety-levels among our children has never been higher.  In Stop Worrying About Your Anxious Child, Tonya Crombie, PhD gives parents the help they so desperately need in these trying times.

• Deal with judgment from well-meaning friends and others
• Sift through all of the advice to determine what will really work for your child
• Stay calm even when the stress is especially tough
• Create a support system that supports you and your child

At age sixty-two, Joan Bragar, EdD, leadership consultant and coach, married the man of her dreams. The lessons she learned from this journey have inspired other women to find happiness in love. In Never Too Late for Love, she provides proven practices for women to:

Family coach, mother and metaphysician, Kat Mulvaney, is no stranger to the emotions children face. She works with families who are seeking more ease and flow in their family dynamic after trying many conventional solutions. Many of her clients’ children do not conform well to traditional school, and in a time of great world change, they are seeking new ideas. Kat guides families out of emotional turmoil and into genuine, conscious connection.

In A Good Day at School, Kat lays out her 5 principles for parents to show them:

Relationship expert and coach Jodi Schuelke provides the perfect dating guidebook that identifies the missing link for women who have been endlessly searching for their dream relationship partner. Jodi lays out the seven practical steps of her FOREVER Framework™ process so women can transform their dating strategy and find their Mr. Right—the one they truly deserve. In Finding Forever Love, women learn how to:

You’re struggling to find your Prince Charming, soul mate, or dream guy and are tired of dating all the wrong men. Or maybe you haven’t even been able to find the wrong men to date. Are your dreams of a passionate Happily Ever After fading quickly? Look no further! In six simple steps, transform your dating persona and learn to find and attract the dream-come-true relationship so you can have your fairytale ending. Author Cindi Laree takes you through her six-step process in which you can laugh, learn from the mishaps she encountered while kissing Frogs, running from Dragons, mistaking Knights in Shining Armor for the Prince, and discover how to find your own passionate Happily Ever After.

In Flipping the Fairytale, you’ll learn:

Do not delay. Join Cindi as Enchanted meets Match.com to find a prince and create your Happily Ever After today.

Being a mom is a lot of work. Being a mom of a spirited child can be exceptionally challenging. Moms who want to change their stress and anxiety levels and make a difference in the lives of their children and family need to take steps towards wellness. Maureen Lake teaches moms:

Relationship Detox is the smart woman’s guide to cleansing yourself of the dysfunctional relationships and dating habits that prevent you from finding the man of your dreams. Relationship expert and best-selling author of I Just Want Out, Jodi Schuelke lays out seven practical steps in her FORWARD Framework™ process so you can claim or reclaim self-confidence and happiness.

Discover the Secrets of Love and Transform Your Relationship

"…brimming with wonderful ideas and methods that can help any couple experience a deeper, more profound connection." John Gray, author of Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus

Renowned relationship expert Johnathan Robinson teaches effective couples communication skills, helping you build a strong foundation of love, understand unique needs, and overcome communication barriers.

Discover the secrets to a thriving relationship. This powerful book, endorsed by bestselling author John Gray, reveals effective communication strategies and methods to help couples experience a deeper, more profound connection. Through conscious practice, you'll learn how to become a better listener, engage in crucial conversations, and overcome communication barriers. This leads to more intimacy and connection in your relationship. Say goodbye to frustration and arguments as you cultivate a love that flourishes.

Communication lies at the heart of every successful relationship. In this insightful book, psychotherapist and bestselling author Jonathan Robinson shares powerful strategies to help couples strengthen their bond through open communication and understanding. Whether you're seeking to overcome communication breakdowns, understand your partner's unique needs, or navigate crucial conversations, More Love Less Conflict provides practical tools to create a foundation of lasting love and connection.

Inside find:

• Effective strategies for cultivating a deeper, more profound connection in your relationship
• Practical methods to improve communication skills and become a better listener
• Robust tools for long distance relationships, allowing love to flourish regardless of distance
• Insights on engaging in crucial conversations and understanding your partner's unique needs

If you enjoyed books like The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Hold Me Tight, or The 5 Love Languages, you'll love More Love Less Conflict.

How to Heal a Broken Heart

Discover the superhero within your own heart. Every women knows that sometimes, love hurts, and learning how to let go of lost love can seem impossible. You find yourself asking, "How do I live without you?" The good news is that inside each one of us is our very own love superhero. You can find the strength inside yourself to live and love like never before, and Superhero of Love will teach you how.

Moving on after heartbreak is much easier when you use your five superpowers. You already have the power to get over your break up─to find happiness again. In Superhero of Love, expert author and writer Bridget Fonger shares her own personal experience of going through a painful breakup and shows you how to rediscover your deep connection to your own heart, the ultimate source of love in your life. Bridget's method reveals The Five Superpowers:

• Super Sight – the courage to see clearly
• Super Hearing – the ability to hear your highest truth
• Super Humility – discovering your true place in the universe
• Super Self-Love – the magic of being in love with you
• Super Alignment – knowing the presence of the divine in all things

Learn how to get over heartbreak and soar. Whether you’ve been burned by a recent breakup, are harboring old wounds, or find yourself thinking, “Is this as good as it gets?” Superhero of Love will help heal your broken heart and show you that we are all superheroes who are born to fly. In this book, you will discover:

• Tools for strengthening your emotional resilience
• How to break free from old patterns that keep you stuck
• How to gain wisdom to empower you to be your mightiest self

Readers of books on how to heal a broken heart like The Wisdom of a Broken Heart, How to Fix a Broken Heart, and This Is Me Letting You Go will find happiness again with Superhero of Love.

Absent fathers, the breakdown of the nuclear family, and single-mother households are often blamed for the poor quality of life experienced by many African American children. Jennifer F. Hamer challenges both the imposition of an inappropriate value system and the resulting ineffectual social policies. Most of what we know about fathers who do not live with their children is based on interviews with the mothers; this book is based on interviews with the fathers themselves. How do these fathers perceive their roles and responsibilities?

This myth-shattering book challenges stereotypes of negotiating parenthood within the context of poverty, live-away status, and black American manhood. Hamer has collected the voices of eighty-eight men who participated in this study by first examining the macro or cultural elements that encompass men's daily lives. As part 1 explores these larger forces that define the social world of fathers, part 2 looks at what significant others expect of men as fathers and how they behave under these circumstances. Part 3 analyzes the particular parenting roles and functions of fathers, using narratives of individual men to tell their own stories. In this book, contemporary black live-away fathers talk about their goals, walk us through their workplaces, allow us to meet their families and children, and enable us to view the world of parenthood through their eyes.

Conflict happens everywhere: at work, with friends and family, among strangers, and certainly in violence. Why did your boss ignore a suggestion that could save millions of dollars? Why do you have the same argument again and again with your spouse? When someone insults you, why do you get angry? Why do bad guys beat up the weak?

You have three brains. Each “brain” has a different priority and evolved to deal with different kinds of conflict. They work using different scripts and have a very clear seniority system.

• Lizard brain (survival)
• Monkey brain (emotion / social status)
• Human brain (reason)

Conflict Communication(ConCom) presents a functional taxonomy to see, understand, and manipulate the roots of life’s conflicts. You will have the background, the principles, and a collection of tricks to manage and ideally avoid dangerous conflicts.

No going back. After reading this book, you can never go back. Even if you reject everything in the program, even if you refuse to admit how often your monkey brain has controlled your life, escalations toward conflict will never again be invisible to you.

As the fortune cookie says, “Your life is about to change.”

Family conflict has traditionally been studied by researchers who are at a safe intellectual distance from the families under their study. In Skeletons in the Closet, and in line with feminist research methodologies, the hierarchical distance between researcher and subject is broken down. All of the contributors to this volume are academics, and all are closely related to the families they write about.
Skeletons in the Closet consists of ten essays about unresolved or unresolvable family conflicts. The contributors start from the assumption that families—whether legal-marriage families, common-law marriage families, single-parent families, multiple-generation families, same-sex partnerships, or adoptive families—are cradles of intense emotion. That intensity, they argue, may translate into conflict, competition, domination, abuse, exploitation, or even hate. This book explores those areas most likely to grip family members in unresolved interpersonal strife, as well as the strategies people use to solve the issues and the shame and isolation that conflict brings in societies that normatively expect family life to be one of joy, mutual sharing, and caring.
This first-hand narration of family conflict by social scholars has much to contribute to sociological studies of the family, both methodologically and theoretically. The introduction and conclusion place family conflict within sociological and social psychological theories and methods.

Rompe el ciclo y libérate de tu pasado.

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué tiene que ver tu infancia con las cosas que sientes ahora? ¿Has pensado de qué manera influyó tu niñez en cómo eres hoy? Y, sobre todo, ¿deseas sanar las heridas del pasado?

En este libro encontrarás las herramientas necesarias para conectar con tu niño interior a través de un proceso psicoespiritual de transformación personal. María José Cabanillas te ofrece técnicas para resolver las emociones reprimidas y dolorosas que han quedado en tu subconsciente, y que siguen repitiéndose una y otra vez en tu vida adulta, como el abandono, el rechazo, la inseguridad o la baja autoestima. Poderás recuperar el amor propio, superar las creencias limitantes y detener el diálogo interno negativo que te hace sufrir.

Desde múltiples perspectivas, como la relación con tu pareja o tus padres, éste es un manual donde aprenderás a gestionar y reconocer emociones como la culpa, la tristeza y la autoexigencia, y obtendrás consejos para enfrentarte a tus miedos, superar el apego emocional y ser capaz de poner límites asertivos sin miedo a perder la aprobación de los demás.

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Break the cycle and free yourself from your past.

Have you ever wondered what your childhood has to do with the things you feel now? Have you thought about how your childhood influenced who you are today? And most importantly, do you wish to heal the wounds of the past?

In this book, you will find the necessary tools to connect with your inner child through a psycho-spiritual process of personal transformation. María José Cabanillas offers techniques to resolve the repressed and painful emotions that have remained in your subconscious and continue to repeat themselves in your adult life, such as abandonment, rejection, insecurity, or low self-esteem. You will be able to regain self-love, overcome limiting beliefs, and stop the negative internal dialogue that makes you suffer.

From multiple perspectives, such as the relationship with your partner or your parents, this is a manual where you will learn to manage and recognize emotions like guilt, sadness, and self-demand, and you will get advice on facing your fears, overcoming emotional attachment, and being able to set assertive boundaries without fearing the loss of others' approval.

Celebrate the Human Experience by Giving Thanks at Mealtime. Try It!

Count your blessings. Today there is a deep hunger for connection with ourselves, with nature, and with the process of birth and death itself says life coach and author M. J. Ryan, creator of the New York Times best-selling Random Acts of Kindness series. What her book, A Grateful Heart, is offering from a wide variety of spiritual disciplines and secular perspectives, is a way of satisfying that hunger by setting aside time before we eat to acknowledge the blessings in our lives. When we give thanks, we take our place in the great wheel of life, recognizing our connection to one another and to all of creation.

Choose from 365 blessings and give thanks. A Grateful Heart is a tool to help readers reclaim and enrich the tradition of pausing before the evening meal to give thanks. Drawing from a range of religious and cultural practices, the 365 blessings in this book celebrate friendship, love, peace, reconciliation, the body, nature, joy, and appreciation of the moment. This illustrated feast for the mind includes quotations from Martin Luther King Jr., Thich Nhat Hanh, Gandhi, Rumi, Mother Teresa, Helen Keller, Denise Levertov, the Bible, and the Tao Te Ching.

M. J. Ryan wrote A Grateful Heart to encourage families to share the experience of being part of something greater than themselves. With that in mind, the book includes 365 traditional and nontraditional blessings organized into four sections corresponding to the seasons.

Experience the blessings in A Grateful Heart in a variety of ways:

• Just open it and begin reading one-a-day in the order given
• Use the index to pick and choose topics of interest that day
• Open at random and read what is offered

If you have benefited from books such as Earth Prayers, M. J. Ryan’s Attitudes of Gratitude, Don Miguel Ruiz’s Prayers, June Cotner’s Graces, or Marcia M. Kelly’s 100 Graces; you and your family will love M. J. Ryan’s A Grateful Heart.

Recuperamos El acoso moral, un longseller de Paidós, donde la autora analiza este tipo de relaciones perversas a través de numerosos testimonios y nos enseña a identificarlas allá donde se produzcan, ya sea en la pareja, la familia o la empresa.

«Acoso moral» es el concepto que describe la posibilidad de destruir a alguien solo con palabras, miradas o insinuaciones. En este libro, que se alimenta de numerosos testimonios, la autora analiza la especificidad de este tipo de relaciones perversas y nos enseña a identificarlas allá donde se produzcan, ya sea en la pareja, la familia o la empresa. 

El acoso moral genera, en las personas que lo sufren, una espiral depresiva, cuando no suicida, que las arrastra hacia una caída mortal. Es una agresión constante e insidiosa de una persona hacia otra con la que el agresor pone de manifiesto su voluntad de desembarazarse de alguien sin mancharse las manos, pues estas personas perversas saben enmascarar muy bien sus intenciones. 

Marie-France Hirigoyen nos enseña a identificar estas imposturas para que las víctimas puedan recuperar sus puntos de referencia y librarse de la influencia destructiva de su agresor. 

Apoyándose en su experiencia clínica, la autora se sitúa del lado de las personas agredidas y nos hace comprender que el acoso que estas sufren cotidianamente es un verdadero «asesinato psíquico». 

Gracias a este libro el problema del acoso moral está dejando de ser un tabú, pero todavía queda mucho camino por recorrer hasta erradicar este tipo de tortura psicológica. Y ello lo convierte en una lectura imprescindible.

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Emotional abuse exists all around us—in families and work. Stalking the Soul is a call to recognize and understand emotional abuse and, most importantly, overcome it. Sophisticated and accessible, it is vital reading for victims and health professionals.

Based on her clinical experience, the author places herself on the side of the people who have been assaulted and makes us understand that the harassment they suffer on a daily basis is a real "psychic murder".

Thanks to this book, the problem of psychological harassment is no longer a taboo, but there is still a long way to go to eradicate this type of psychological torture. And this makes it essential reading.

Evita estos 10 estilos afectivos.

En este nuevo libro Silvia Congost explica cómo identificar a las personas tóxicas y qué hacer para liberarse de ellas. 

Las personas tóxicas existen. Te guste o no. Lo aceptes o no. Y su característica principal es, básicamente, que intoxican, invalidan, empequeñecen y destruyen. Pueden estar en cualquier área de tu vida: en la familia, en las amistades, en el trabajo o en la pareja. Pero lo más importante es que, si no te alejas de ellas, pueden acabar desequilibrando tu vida por completo. 

Tal vez te estés preguntando ¿Y cómo identificarlas? ¿Cómo alejarse si se trata de un padre o de una madre? ¿Y qué pasa si el tóxico es mi jefe? ¿Y si me doy cuenta de que mi pareja tiene un trastorno de personalidad narcisista? ¿Cómo puedo salir de esa relación y reconstruirme? 

Este libro te aportará la claridad, la comprensión y las respuestas que necesitas para identificar y tratar con personas tóxicas, además de ofrecerte herramientas que te ayudarán a empoderarte, a alejarte de todo aquel que te esté dañando y no te aporta nada bueno, y a cuidar siempre de tu esencia, tu autoestima y tu dignidad.

In this new book, Silvia Congost explains how to identify toxic people and what to do to get rid of them. 

Toxic people exist. Like it or not. Whether you accept it or not. And their main characteristic is, basically, that they intoxicate, invalidate, dwarf and destroy. They can be in any area of your life: in family, in friendships, at work or in your partner. But most importantly, if you don't stay away from them, they can end up throwing your life off balance completely. 

You may be wondering: And how to identify them? How to get away if it is a father or a mother? And what if the toxic person is my boss? What if I realize that my partner has narcissistic personality disorder? How can I get out of that relationship and rebuild myself? 

 This book will give you the clarity, understanding and answers you need to identify and deal with toxic people, as well as offer you tools that will help you empower yourself, to get away from everyone who is harming you and does not bring you anything good, and to always take care of your essence, your self-esteem and your dignity.

Drawn from over twenty-five years of experience, this comprehensive manual sets forth how to evaluate priorities, understand options, and face bedrock issues so caregivers can make informed decisions for their loved ones, while balancing their own needs and gaining peace of mind.

Author and family caregiving expert David Levy provides a model for effective planning and decision-making, focusing on the nonclinical aspects of caregiving (legal, financial, emotional, and social), which are often neglected by medical professionals:

David Levy, JD is a gerontologist and a recognized family caregiver expert. Levy holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator in family caregiving and a certified Family Conflict Dynamics Profiler. He facilitates weekly family caregiver support groups and counsels family caregivers, both pro bono and privately.

Two-year-olds learn best through fun interaction and play. These activity ideas support the development of all skill areas, including language, physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development. These activity cards are compact and portable, making it easy for parents, caregivers, and educators to jumpstart brain-building play anywhere throughout the day.

Betrayed by Those Meant to Love Her, This is Gerri Mayo’s True Story of Survival

For fans of Cathy Glass and #1 bestselling author Toni Maguire comes a true story of abuse and survival

Toni Maguire is the author of twelve books sold over 1.5 million worldwide, including her own bestselling memoirs Don't Tell Mummy and When Daddy Comes Home. Telling her own story encouraged others who had kept their childhood secrets hidden to approach her. Now she writes for those who need a voice too.

Gerri Mayo was only a young girl when she was first abused by her father. Growing up in a small village in Northern Ireland, in the tumultuous time of the Troubles, she had no one to turn to. He father’s evil acts were followed by abuse from her local priest, arranged by her father. After her mother found out about the abuse, and believing there was nothing she could do to help her child, she committed suicide.

Gerri and her siblings were split up and placed in different foster homes. The children knew they were unlikely to see each other ever again. Told that her mother had committed a grave sin, Gerri’s foster parents were far from kind to her. She experienced years of loneliness, feeling completely abandoned.The abuse Gerry experienced was so extensive it required an operation to repair the damage to her body. When asked who or what had been responsible, she responded “the priest”. But she was not believed in her small Northern Ireland town in the 1960s, where everyone believed a priest took his orders directly from God. After finally meeting her kind and caring husband a few years ago, and after celebrating her 60th birthday, Gerry decided it was time for her story to be told. This is her true story of survival.

If you’re a fan of Cathy Glass and books like Tears of the Silenced, If You Tell, or Spilled Milk, you will want to read Toni Maquire’s Why, Father?

Victims' Experiences of The Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Abuse: Beyond GlassWalls provides a unique perspective on how victims of domestic abuse experience the justice process. It tells two stories: first, a socio-legal narrative of the public policy, legislative, academic and social responses across Scotland, England and Wales; and second, the experience of female victim-survivors who report domestic abuse to the police. The apparent sweep of progress on the public stage is juxtaposed with the private struggle of individuals who continue to face barriers to justice.

In-depth interviews with women who have experienced domestic abuse and those who support them identify a number of challenges. Moving beyond the arrest, procedural hearings and trial Forbes considers the emotional implications of waiting at home, travelling to court, and the unmet support needs and unanswered questions beyond the so-called conclusions of their case. Beautifully illustrated, this accessible overview uses victim narrative to provide explicit, practical advice for busy practitioners and students alike.

Transgender survivors of violence tell their stories

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

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

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

"[An] empathetic study of the meanings of cross-racial adoption to adoptees."—Law and Politics Book Review

Can White parents teach their Black children African American culture and history? Can they impart to them the survival skills necessary to survive in the racially stratified United States? Concerns over racial identity have been at the center of controversies over transracial adoption since the 1970s, as questions continually arise about whether White parents are capable of instilling a positive sense of African American identity in their Black children.

Through in-depth interviews with adult transracial adoptees, as well as with social workers in adoption agencies, Sandra Patton, herself an adoptee, explores the social construction of race, identity, gender, and family and the ways in which these interact with public policy about adoption. Patton offers a compelling overview of the issues at stake in transracial adoption. She discusses recent changes in adoption and social welfare policy which prohibit consideration of race in the placement of children, as well as public policy definitions of "bad mothers" which can foster coerced aspects of adoption, to show how the lives of transracial adoptees have been shaped by the policies of the U.S. child welfare system.

Neither an argument for nor against the practice of transracial adoption, BirthMarks seeks to counter the dominant public view of this practice as a panacea to the so-called "epidemic" of illegitimacy and the misfortune of infertility among the middle class with a more nuanced view that gives voice to those directly involved, shedding light on the ways in which Black and multiracial adoptees articulate their own identity experiences.

Two sisters conduct a modern-day investigation into a Victorian-era murder of a toddler and discover their grandmother was a key witness.

While researching her ancestry on the Internet one gloomy evening, Penny is astonished by what she finds. Urgently, she instructs her sister Sheelagh, "Search ’Slaidburn Suspected Child Murder!’ Now!" So begins a remarkable story within a story spanning more than a century.

In 1885 Yorkshire, sisters Grace and Isabella, accused of murdering Grace’s secret illegitimate toddler, were on trial for their lives. A sadly neglected two-year-old boy was dead following a failed attempt to lodge him at a workhouse. A tense and sensational trial followed in Victorian-era Leeds.

Sheelagh and Penny began keenly re-investigating these events. They feel personally involved because a prosecution witness at the murder trial, nine-year-old Margaret Isherwood, would later become their grandmother. The book grips us with dramatic events, but also touches us with the abiding loyalty of sisterhood, the desperate power of our need for love, and the crazy things that it can make us do.

Adoption is not for the faint of heart. Labours of Love chronicles the journeys of Canadians who have overcome heartbreaking obstacles to become parents. Their stories are as diverse as our country, and span the borders of our world. While each account is unique in its own way, the stories are connected by the overwhelmingly commonality of the power of human connection.

From childhood to motherhood, Di Ciruolo takes readers through very personal and intensely heartbreaking experiences and creates a safe space for trauma survivors with indomitable.

Indomitable is a true story of foster care survival. With intentional wit and a healthy amount of self-reflection, Di Ciruolo invites explorers to find the places they can relate to while finding footing on the rungs to healing. Ciruolo shines a light on inner trauma, by offering encouragement and guidance for survivors and those who seek to support them. 

The exercises in the Violent No More Workbook are specifically designed to help men who batter understand, monitor, and stop their abusive and controlling behavior. Also included are exercises designed for couples who are working through basic relationship issues such as negotiating, communicating, compromising, and disagreeing without becoming abusive or controlling.

Mental health counselors or facilitators in domestic abuse programs make the book Violent No More and the Violent No More Workbook available to men in their domestic abuse groups or the clients they are seeing on an individual basis. Some programs provide the book and workbook to participants as part of their fee; others require participants to purchase the book and workbook, or contribute to the cost. The Violent No More Workbook is an easy to use, step-by-step process that is written directly to men.

Men who batter can change if they have the courage and motivation to change. The exercises in this workbook will help them on their journey.

The exercises in the Violent No More Workbook are specifically designed to help men who batter understand, monitor, and stop their abusive and controlling behavior. Also included are exercises designed for couples who are working through basic relationship issues such as negotiating, communicating, compromising, and disagreeing without becoming abusive or controlling.

Mental health counselors or facilitators in domestic abuse programs make the book Violent No More and the Violent No More Workbook available to men in their domestic abuse groups or the clients they are seeing on an individual basis. Some programs provide the book and workbook to participants as part of their fee; others require participants to purchase the book and workbook, or contribute to the cost. The Violent No More Workbook is an easy to use, step-by-step process that is written directly to men.

Men who batter can change if they have the courage and motivation to change. The exercises in this workbook will help them on their journey.

The Potentially Good, The Definitely Bad, and the Utterly Hopeless...

If you know your husband or boyfriend is a good man, then this book isn’t for you. But if you’re not so sure, Ditch That Jerk will help you assess whether your partner could be controlling or abusive—and whether he’ll ever change. Author Pamela Jayne writes in a direct, honest style, and uses real-life examples to show how the mind of an abusive man works and how to recognize the men she characterizes as potentially good, definitely bad or utterly hopeless. Her book includes descriptions, examples, warnings—and even “jerk tests.” Should you ditch him? Here are a few of the indicators:

The Potentially Good Man (has the capacity to change)

• is likely to use non-physical forms of control and intimidation, such as verbal abuse
• is usually employed and doesn’t change jobs a lot or get fired regularly
• does not usually have a serious alcohol or other drug problem

The Definitely Bad Man (is unlikely to change)

• feels victimized by the world and blames everyone else for his problems
• is moody, creates chaos around him, and may isolate himself and his family
• may have a serious problem with alcohol or other drugs

The Utterly Hopeless Man (will never change—ditch him!)

• behaves violently, including toward animals, and totally lacks feelings and empathy
• is extremely dishonest, lying whenever it suits his purposes
• is charming and highly manipulative—often claiming to have reformed
  

If you’re with a man who is controlling or hurtful—or you want to help a woman who is—Ditch That Jerk is for you. Sensible and straightforward, this book can help women make potentially lifesaving decisions about their relationships.

Some people are intimidated by the prospect of organizing a full-scale family reunion. This book is a guide for organizing a successful and exciting family reunion. It includes chapters about getting started with the organization process, determining how to finance the event and work with vendors, deciding where and when to hold the reunion, creating a simple and effective record-keeping system, figuring out how to locate and invite family members, planning opportunities for family members of all ages to get to know each other, setting up the actual reunion site, managing the reunion onsite, and conducting a post-reunion review so that the next one will be even better. 

Because the Internet has changed forever the way we obtain information, this book also includes a wealth of Web-based reunion sites that are filled with great information. In addition, because Web sites change and because there is so much information on the Internet, a short guide to using Internet search engines, directories, and other tools to locate information is included. By studying the techniques there and referring to the tutorials at the Search Engine Watch Web site, you can quickly become adept at structuring effective searches for information all over the Internet. Finally, you’ll find sample charts and forms that will help you track your planning and make sure you’ve covered all your bases.

Regardless if this is your first family reunion or your tenth, it is important to do whatever it takes to make your event a success—one that your relatives will remember and talk about for the rest of their lives.

Some people are intimidated by the prospect of organizing a full-scale family reunion. This book is a guide for organizing a successful and exciting family reunion. It includes chapters about getting started with the organization process, determining how to finance the event and work with vendors, deciding where and when to hold the reunion, creating a simple and effective record-keeping system, figuring out how to locate and invite family members, planning opportunities for family members of all ages to get to know each other, setting up the actual reunion site, managing the reunion onsite, and conducting a post-reunion review so that the next one will be even better. 

Because the Internet has changed forever the way we obtain information, this book also includes a wealth of Web-based reunion sites that are filled with great information. In addition, because Web sites change and because there is so much information on the Internet, a short guide to using Internet search engines, directories, and other tools to locate information is included. By studying the techniques there and referring to the tutorials at the Search Engine Watch Web site, you can quickly become adept at structuring effective searches for information all over the Internet. Finally, you’ll find sample charts and forms that will help you track your planning and make sure you’ve covered all your bases.

Regardless if this is your first family reunion or your tenth, it is important to do whatever it takes to make your event a success—one that your relatives will remember and talk about for the rest of their lives.

Many parents find it hard to know which toys are appropriate for children at different ages, and what kinds of play to initiate and encourage. What can parents do to best help children develop, and foster their skills?

Karin Neuschütz, an experienced educator and parent, addresses these questions in this concise, readable book. She discusses how children play, creatively and freely, and how they are affected by their environment and by the adults near them.

She explores each developmental stage up to age seven, using case studies to illustrate particular issues. She then suggests suitable toys and dolls and nurturing activities for children at particular stages.

Parents and early-years educators will appreciate the dependable, practical advice in this book.

Open-Eyed Adoption presents a compassionate look at uncovering the mysteries of the adoptive parent/adoptee relationship

Open-Eyed Adoption is written for the purpose of supplying a resource for those who have adopted children as well as those who are considering the possibility of doing so. Often adoptive parents are ill-prepared and uninformed as to the unique challenges that raising adopted children presents. For instance, the earlier a parent knows that an adoptee has trauma from the beginning, the better equipped they can be to adapting their parenting style vs what may have been the style of their own parents. Being unaware of this, they can be confused and discouraged as to what they are seeing and why their adopted child responds the way they do. They may even be bewildered, due to the amount of love they give, to see a different response than they expect. 

This book gives resource and tools to the parent for better understanding of what may be happening in the heart of their child. The information contained in Open-Eyed Adoption can also be used when parents are communicating with their adult adopted children. It encourages parents to look at parenting from different angles when it comes to the adoptee. Furthermore, Open- Eyed Adoption dispels the myth that they are all alone, takes a look at the importance of self-kindness and shows the way to get the support they need.

Seeking Solace is Chani Barlow’s story of following God’s plan despite a series of unforeseen obstacles, in order to find true meaning and peace. 

Though Chani Barlow grew up going to church on Sundays, she never really knew if God was real or just a name mentioned over the pulpit. As a teenager, she jaywalked across a busy highway and found Him waiting for her in the recovery room. God gifted her powerful dreams, snapshots of a little boy and girl meant to join her family. But the search wasn’t easy. Infertility, financial setbacks, mental illness, and rejection led her to wonder if God had forgotten her—but was she really paying attention? 

Seeking Solace tells the story of REAL miracles. It puts an arm around the reader’s shoulder and points out how their coincidences might not just be coincidences. 

I Left My Toxic Relationship – Now What? teaches women how to live on their own again and how not to feel scared or daunted of being alone. It provides the roadmap for independence with active steps in order to get to a place of happiness again. Join author, educator, and registered psychotherapist, Heather J. Kent in I Left My Toxic Relationship – Now What? as she unlocks the secrets to:

Laurel Bahr’s step-by-step account of discovery, opposition, and lessons learned is interwoven with the “behind closed-door” stories of two friends who were ultimately inspired to follow in her footsteps. Their remarkable journey highlights the power of close, authentic, long-term relationships and proves that change is possible, dreams do come true if one only believes. With the goal to inspire and offer hope to victims, their families, and those who care about them, Love Gone Wrong chronicles the stereotypical aspects of emotional, verbal, sexual, and physical abuse. Clinical insights from a psychologist and other health professionals occur at key junctures to explain, validate, and support their experiences.

The self-help industry has a habit of taking life too seriously, however, Damsel No More! takes a very different approach. Using the philosophies of Role Play Gaming, think Dungeons and Dragons, Damsel No More! takes on the dubious challenge of overcoming the anxiety felt after relationship abuse and makes it, well, fun! In this adventure, women learn all the skills needed to stop their past relationships from ruining their current one, such as:

It’s time for people to break the vicious cycle of family dynamics and awaken to who they truly are in order to move forward and create a life full of freedom. It is possible to change behaviors that lead to transformation in not only the individual’s life, but in the lives of those around them. Janet Ellis, founder and CEO of Janet’s Planets of Empowerment, shares the process she herself has followed to break free of the dysfunction that ruled the early years of her life. As living proof that anyone can emerge from the other side of depression, sadness, and loneliness, she teaches readers to awaken to only their Truth, learn to love themselves regardless of their outer world, break through the blocks that are holding them back, and more.

Within the pages of Wake Up is the message that no matter where someone comes from, what their life has been like, as long as they wake up and are willing to do the work, they can have a life full of freedom and joy.