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xiii, 221 pages ; 22 cm
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In Resilient, Eldredge provides skills and tools to strengthen your heart and soul--and reveals a path toward genuine recovery and resilience provided by Jesus himself. Drawing on wisdom from Scripture and Christian tradition, and illustrated throughout with powerful, true stories of grit and survival, Resilient will help readers recover from the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic; tap into "supernatural graces" like the river of life that God promises...
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276 pages ; 22 cm
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Shares the author's experiences after the suicide of her ex-husband, as well as the most recent insights into suicide from the medical community.
When her ex-husband killed himself soon after their divorce, Ashton's world--and that of her children--was shattered. At once a deeply personal trauma, and a devastating public epidemic, suicide affects millions who are left behind and must work through their grief--and sometimes shame--as survivors. In...
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viii, 376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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A world-recognized authority and acclaimed mind-body medicine pioneer presents the first evidence-based program to reverse the psychological and biological damage caused by trauma. In his role as the founder and director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM), the worlds largest and most effective program for healing population-wide trauma, Harvard-trained psychiatrist James Gordon has taught a curriculum that has alleviated trauma to populations...
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Psychologist Tara Cousineau draws on cutting-edge research in psychology and neuroscience to show how compassion and empathy are hardwired into our DNA and essential to our survival. This book teaches effective skills in compassion, mindfulness, and social and emotional learning, and reveals successful social policy initiatives in empathy taking place that inform everything from family life to education to the workplace.
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viii, 198 pages ; 20 cm
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"The beloved spiritual teacher builds on the message of his enduring New York Times and international bestseller The Four Agreements with this profound guide that takes us deeper into the tradition of Toltec wisdom, helping us find and use the hidden power within us to achieve our fullest lives. In The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz introduced seekers on the path to enlightenment to the tenets of Mesoamerican spiritual culture--the ancient Toltec....
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"Drawing on the same powerful approach outlined in the self-help classic, Stop Walking on Eggshells-which has sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide -- this essential guide offers skills and strategies for parenting a child of any age with borderline personality disorder (BPD). With this book, readers will learn better ways to communicate and improve their relationship with their borderline child, and improve their own lives as parents and individuals"--...
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251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Consciente de la importancia que tiene el bienestar en las personas en un mundo marcado por el estrés y la violencia, el doctor César Lozano acude a la Ciencia de la felicidad, a las lecciones de vida orientadas a valorar la amistad, el amor y la convivencia, y a las investigaciones científicas más recientes sobre el bienestar y la salud, para entregarnos un libro divertido y muy útil con los mejores tips para vivir en armonía, combatir el envejecimiento...
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"An illuminating exploration of how to maintain a happy sex life in a long-term relationship, from the New York Times bestselling author of Come as You Are and co-author of Burnout. In Come as You Are, Emily Nagoski, PhD, provided science-backed lessons that revolutionized the way we think about women's sexuality. Now, in Come Together, Nagoski takes on a fundamentally misunderstood subject: good sex. Nagoski breaks down the myths many of us have...
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ix, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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James Clear, an expert on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. He draws on proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible.
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xviii, 293 pages ; 22 cm
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Honest and hilarious, a humorist, in this cautionary tale, examines how treating ourselves with never-ending self-improvement projects is a recipe for burnout, and takes a good hard look at the dark side of self-help.
Dooner blends memoir and blistering social observation as she reflects on her desperate attempts to use extreme diets and culty self-help methods to cure her hunger, anxiety, and imperfections. She takes a good look at the dark side...
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"Inspired by Octavia Butler's explorations of our human relationship to change, Emergent Strategy is radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help designed to shape the futures we want to live. Change is constant. The world is in a continual state of flux. It is a stream of ever-mutating, emergent patterns. Rather than steel ourselves against such change, this book invites us to feel, map, assess, and learn from the swirling patterns around us...
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vii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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A highly regarded professor of psychology at the London School of Economics, sharing contemporary evidence, explores how the pursuit of perfection can lead to burnout and depression and shows what we can do to resist the modern-day pressure to be perfect to led a more purposeful and contented life.
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In Chingona, Mexican American activist Alma Zaragoza-Petty helps us claim our inner chingona, a Spanish term for ""badass woman."" Badassery can be an asset, especially when we face personal and collective trauma. Unleashing our inner chingona will help us imagine a just and healed world from the inside out.
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"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...
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"Losing a job is one of the most devastating events one can experience. For trauma, it ranks up there with divorce, loss of a loved one, or permanent personal injury, and it happens more often that one would think. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 50,000 workers are fired or laid off each day. That is over 18,000,000 workers each year. Moving Forward in Mid-Career is a guide for workers who have been fired or laid off and...
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"Write for Your Life is a guide for those who don't, won't, or think they can't write, what Anna Quindlen calls "civilians." Using examples past, present and future--from Anne Frank to Toni Morrison to members of her own family--Quindlen makes vivid all the ways in which writing connects us, to ourselves and to those we cherish. From love letters written after World War II to journal reflections from nurses and doctors today, and using her personal...
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Elizabeth Gilbert "offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives. Balancing between soulful spirituality and cheerful pragmatism, Gilbert encourages us to uncover the "strange...
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"This empowering self-help book champions the kind of self-doubting that mother Katherine Wintsch, CEO of The Mom Complex, calls "Never-Enough," the kind of mother whose guilt, desperation, and fear about not being enough is overwhelming. Based on more than a decade of research, Slay Like a Mother takes a brave new look at the increasing population of modern mothers and reveals the good, the bad, and the ugly behind the battles they fight within....
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"From the eponymous subject of the beloved classic Tuesdays with Morrie comes an insightful, poignant masterpiece on staying vibrant and connected for life. Who am I really? What have I done? What is important and meaningful to me? What difference does it make that I have lived? What does it mean to be truly human, and where am I on that scale? Morrie Schwartz, the beloved subject of the classic, multimillion-copy number one bestseller Tuesdays with...
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