It Takes A Family: A Cooperative Approach to Lasting Sobriety
Book description
Counselor and interventionist Debra Jay shows alcoholics, other addicts, and their loved ones how to work collaboratively and as individuals to take on the roles and responsibilities that support long-term sobriety. Most books on recovery from addiction focus either on the addict or the family. While most alcoholics and addicts coming out of treatment have a recovery plan, families are often left to figure things out for themselves. In It Takes a Family, Debra Jay takes a fresh approach to the recovery process by making family members and friends part of the recovery team, beginning in the early stages of sobriety. In straightforward, compassionate language, she outlines a structured model that shows family members both how to take personal responsibility and to build a circle of support to meet the obstacles common to the first year of recovery. Together, family members address the challenges of enabling, denial, and pain while developing their communication skills through practical, easy-to-follow strategies and exercises designed to create transparency and accountability. With this invaluable guide, family members work together as they reinvent their relationships without the all-consuming dysfunction of active addiction.
About the Author
Debra Jay is the coauthor of Love First: A New Approach to Intervention. She is also the author of No More Letting Go: The Spirituality of Taking Action Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, and co-wrote Aging and Addiction: Helping Older Adults Overcome Alcohol or Medication Dependence. Debra is in private practice with Jeff Jay, providing intervention training and consultation services for families. She specializes in older adult intervention. She previously worked as an addiction specialist. She is a nationally known speaker and has been writing a newspaper column on alcohol and drugs since 1996. Debra has regularly appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Debra lives in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.
Reviews
"...invaluable for clinicians who are looking for ways to extend support and monitoring. More importantly, this book empowers families and addicts to do it themselves."
- Jason Schwartz, addiction and recovery news
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Book description
New York Times Bestseller
In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.
For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugar-coat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.
There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
About the Author
Mark Manson is a star blogger with more than two million readers. He lives in New York City.
Reviews
“An in-your-face guide to living with integrity and finding happiness in sometimes-painful places… This book, full of counterintuitive suggestions that often make great sense, is a pleasure to read and worthy of rereading. A good yardstick by which self-improvement books should be measured.”
-Editorial Review
Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
Book description
In this book, the author maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in one's own life. It speaks both to those coming to meditation for the first time and to long-time practitioners, anyone who cares deeply about reclaiming the richness of his or her moments.
About the Author
Jon Kabat-Zinn is the founder and former director of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. He also travels across the country teaching workshops on stress reduction and mindfulness. He lives with his family in Lexington, MA.
Reviews
". . . add my name to . . . [the] infinite list of grateful people who have discovered the transformative power of your work."
-Nicole Krakora
"I have . . . read it many times and refer to various sections quite frequently . . . What a life saver you are."
-Joe Erickson
Whose Life Is It Anyway? Living Through Your 20s on Your Own Terms
Book description
Life is full of opportunity for 20-somethings, but it's also far more pressured than ever before. Whether it's the proliferation or the homogeneity of images of beauty and success that wallpaper our world, we know what a beautiful woman looks like - and we know what a perfect life looks like too. We live in a world that floods us with expectations about everything - from what we should weigh to what we should wear to how often we should be having sex and how much money we should be making. As a consequence, we begin to feel that we need to tick all these boxes in order to have 'the Perfect Life'. When we inevitably fall short, we feel anxious - we feel that we are failing and have the sense we are losing control. As a result, increasing numbers of young women are battling with issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem, bullying, perfectionism, toxic friendships and relationships, pressure to succeed or conform, and poor body image. At an age when life should be exciting, fun and relatively care-free, more and more young women are adrift and struggling.
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos understands the issues and has the experience to guide and support young women to help get their lives back on track so they can feel happier, more confident, more in control. Whose Life Is It Anyway? offers valuable insight and practical self-help to empower women to throw off the burden of expectation and start leading the lives they want to lead.
About the Author
Dr. Linda Papadopoulos is one of the most well-known and respected Psychologists working in the UK today. As well as an accomplished academic career, she is also an active researcher and has published widely in peer-reviewed academic journals. Her work has informed government policy: in 2010 she headed up a highly acclaimed independent review for the Home Office on the effects of sexualization on young people. Over the past decade Dr. Linda has become one of the most well recognised faces on TV. Her comments regarding the psychology behind news and current events are often syndicated by the press and discussed by TV and radio networks both in the UK and the US. Dr. Linda is the resident psychologist for Cosmopolitan UK where her very popular monthly advice column has been running for 12 years. Dr. Linda has a private practice in London, where she lives with her husband and daughter.
Reviews
"Much more a feminist exploration of the challenges facing female 20-somethings today than a handbook of strategies for getting through them, but that is by no means a criticism! This book was a pleasantly surprising case of 'not what I expected', and certainly does still offer help and encouragement, just not in the way I thought it would. Well worth a read."
-Rachel
The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship, A Toltec Wisdom Book
Book description
In The Mastery of Love, don Miguel Ruiz illuminates the fear-based beliefs and assumptions that undermine love and lead to suffering and drama in our relationships. Using insightful stories to bring his message to life, Ruiz shows us how to heal our emotional wounds, recover the freedom and joy that are our birthright, and restore the spirit of playfulness that is vital to loving relationships. The Mastery of Love includes:
- Why domestication" and the "image of perfection" lead to self-rejection
- The war of control that slowly destroys most relationships
- Why we hunt for love in others, and how to capture the love inside us
- How to finally accept and forgive ourselves and others
"Happiness can only come from inside of you and is the result of your love. When you are aware that no one else can make you happy, and that happiness is the result of your love, this becomes the greatest mastery of the Toltec: the Mastery of Love." - don Miguel Ruiz
About the Author
Don Miguel Ruiz lives in San Diego, CA.
Don Miguel Ruiz is dedicated to sharing his knowledge of the ancient Toltec teachings. For more than two decades, he has worked to impart this wisdom to others through lectures, workshops, and journeys to sacred sites around the world. He lives in San Diego.
Reviews
"This book explains why we suffer but also as a guide to finding peace, joy, love and happiness in life. The work takes practice but in the end it’s the truth."
-Sandra Weatherall
"Awesome book. I got it as a gift from my best friend. I started reading it and was so moved, so changed, in a positive way. My daughter listened as I read to her and she ended up borrowing the book to take home with her. I immediately ordered another copy and starting re-reading it. I have ordered it for other women as gifts because it has a powerful and positive message for anyone who's interested in living true, authentic and love filled lives!"
-D.E. Graham
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Book description
New York Times best-selling author and professor Brené Brown offers a powerful and inspiring book that explores how to cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection to embrace your imperfections and to recognize that you are enough.
Each day we face a barrage of images and messages from society and the media telling us who, what, and how we should be. We are led to believe that if we could only look perfect and lead perfect lives, we'd no longer feel inadequate. So most of us perform, please, and perfect, all the while thinking, What if I can't keep all of these balls in the air? Why isn't everyone else working harder and living up to my expectations? What will people think if I fail or give up? When can I stop proving myself? In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown, PhD, a leading expert on shame, authenticity and belonging, shares what she's learned from a decade of research on the power of Wholehearted Living--a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness. In her ten guideposts, Brown engages our minds, hearts, and spirits as she explores how we can cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection to wake up in the morning and think, No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I am enough, and to go to bed at night thinking, Yes, I am sometimes afraid, but I am also brave. And, yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable, but that doesn't change the truth that I am worthy of love and belonging.
About the Author
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation-Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work.
She has spent the past sixteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. Her latest book, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and The Courage to Stand Alone, will be released Fall 2017.
Brené’s TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 30 million views.
In addition to her research and writing, Brené is the Founder and CEO of BRAVE LEADERS INC - an organization that brings evidence-based courage building programs to teams, leaders, entrepreneurs, change makers, and culture shifters.
Brené lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve, and their children, Ellen and Charlie.
Reviews
"This important book is about the lifelong journey from 'What will people think?' to 'I am enough.' Brown's unique ability to blend original research with honest storytelling makes reading The Gifts of Imperfection like having a long, uplifting conversation with a very wise friend who offers compassion, wisdom, and great advice."
--Harriet Lerner, New York Times best-selling author of The Dance of Anger and The Dance of Connection
"Brené Brown courageously tackles the dark emotions that get in the way of leading a fuller life; read this book and let some of that courage rub off on you."
--Daniel H. Pink, New York Times best-selling author of A Whole New Mind
"Courage, compassion, and connection: Through Brené's research, observations, and guidance, these three little words can open the door to amazing change in your life."
--Ali Edwards, author of Life Artist
20-Something, 20-Everything: A Quarter-Life Women’s Guide to Balance and Direction
Book description
The mid-20s through the mid-30s can be a time of difficult transition: the security blanket of college and parents is gone, and it's suddenly time to make far-reaching decisions about career, investments, even adult identity. When author Christine Hassler experienced such a quarter-life crisis, she found that she was not alone. In fact, an entire generation of young women is questioning their choices, unsure if what they've been striving for is what they really want. They're eager to set anew course for their lives, even if that means giving up what they have.
Hassler herself left a fast-moving career that wasn't right for her and instead took the risk of starting her own business. Now, based on her own experience and interviews with hundreds of women, she shares heartfelt stories on issues from career to parents to boyfriends to babies. Yet she provides practical exercises, too, to enable the woman of today to chart a new direction for her own life.
About the Author
Christine Hassler lives in Los Angeles, CA, where she has formed a popular support group for 20-something women and continues to speak and teach on the topic of quarter-life crisis.
Reviews
This is an amazing book. I am not the biggest book reader (not since college). I prefer articles on health & news. Anyways, I got this book because while I enjoy my life and I've done many things I'm proud of, I wanted to know what my next step was. My profession is great, but up until this point in my life I was always studying to get to a desired result, certification, or degree. I was and am used to studying something.
But right now, I'm truly enjoying the fruits of my labor, taking time for me, & not studying anything. But I got to a point where I wanted more than just 'enjoying life' and want to work towards some type of goal whether it be career or persona-wise because there's always room for improvement. I just didn't know what that next step of progression in my career or sense of self should be. So I got this book because I wanted to delve into the reasons as to why I was feeling this way.
This book has opened my eyes to my feelings and things/events in my past or in my family tree that contribute to my personality, work ethic, thinking patterns, etc.
I definitely recommend this book to 20-something women whether they are self-proclaimed readers or not. This book makes you reflect on yourself and makes for amazing conversation with your friends, significant other, siblings, mentors, and parents.
-Joey
Saving Her, Saving Me
Book description
In this compelling and emotionally resonant memoir, Bonita carries readers through her nightmare of almost losing her first born child and a lonely marriage, to rise up and reinvent herself. Her journey was supported by a major lifestyle shift and a change of attitude and by taking control of her life. By losing weight and getting physically healthy, she became strong from the outside in. Bonita - now a strong warrior - powered through many heart- wrenching challenges to rise victorious.
About the Author
International best-selling author Bonita Lehmann lives in Alberta, Canada, with her two daughters and Odie, their wonderful Miniature Schnauzer. Her career has been varied: from a dental technician and a college instructor to an educator and a trainer for a large dental manufacturing company. Recently, having changed careers midlife, she is enjoying being a playground designer. Bonita loves inspiring others by speaking and sharing her story. She was interviewed by Natalie Ledwell on "The Inspiration Show" (www.theinspirationshow.com) and by Joel Boggess and Dr. Pei on their "ReLaunch Radio Show" (http://fyvradio.com/90). She was also interviewed for an article in "Performance" magazine (Winter 2014) (an Animas® Canada publication). Bonita is a coauthor with Aimee Hutton and 29 other authors of the international best-selling book, "Inch by Inch—Growing in Life." She supports, mentors, and inspires audiences to find their inner warrior as well as something magnificent for themselves. Giving back to the community, Bonita loves volunteering and supports the local Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Bonita enjoys a high level of physical fitness by working out in the gym with kettlebells and weights. She loves the outdoors and, in the warmer months, she can be found on her hometown river valley trails, searching for mud on her mountain bike. In winter, she braves the weather by cross-country skiing. She also loves the mountains and has been known to hike, bike, and kayak all in the same weekend! www.dreambig-liveamazing.com
Reviews
A story of hope, courage and resilience. Bonita's memoir is one that will inspire and give hope to people facing challenges and change in their life. Saving Her. Saving Me is one woman's journey to creating a magnificent life and what I appreciated most was the depth of honesty and personal learning that Bonita shares with the reader. Thanks Bonita for sharing your story with us, and for reminding us the importance of resilience.
-Charmaine Hammond
Best Selling author &
Professional Speaker
This is on of those books I just could not put down. I love the honesty and truth behind the story. Bonita bares all in this story of love and compassion. I am not a mother but I could totally relate to the writer story of life and it's challenges. I would recommend this a book to anyone.
-Sheila S
I took this book on vacation, and couldn't put it down. A wonderful, deep and intimate story of a women's struggle to become who she was meant to be while being devoted to being a great mom and caregiver to a child with an illness. So many lessons to be learned from this book. So much courage to put her stories and struggles for all to read.
-Diana B.
The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems caused by Pornography
Book Description:
Breaking the silence, removing the shame.
In this highly acclaimed recovery guide, renowned sex and relationship therapists Wendy and Larry Maltz shed new light on the compelling nature and destructive power of today's instantly available pornography. Weaving together poignant real-life stories with innovative exercises, checklists, and expert advice, this groundbreaking resource provides a comprehensive for understanding and healing porn addiction and other serious consequences of porn use.
The Porn Trap will help you:
- Decide whether it's time to quit using porn.
- Learn how to stop using porn and deal with cravings.
- Improve self-esteem and personal integrity.
- Heal an intimate relationship harmed by porn use.
- Develop a healthy sex life.
About the Author(s):
Wendy Maltz (LCSW, DST), is an internationally recognized sex and relationship therapist at a private practice in Eugene, Oregon. She is a frequent lecturer and media guest, and her other books include Private Thoughts, Passionate Hearts, and Intimate Kisses.
Larry Maltz is an experienced therapist and the executive director of Maltz Counselling Associates in Eugene, Oregon.
Book Reviews:
“An excellent, thoughtful, and hopeful guide providing effective help for those who struggle with our newest and most challenging mental health problem--pornography addiction.” (Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., author of Don't Call It Love and In the Shadows of the Net)
“Larry and Wendy have done a masterful job of defining the problem of porn and giving the reader a marvelous plethora of treatment options. This is a must read for anyone who cares about someone hurt by porn addiction. For those struggling themselves, this book is a lifesaver!” (Dr. Ted Roberts, pastor, counselor, and author of Pure Desire)
“An extremely helpful and much needed resource for a very destructive addiction. The Porn Trap includes clear and practical guidance for healing the emptiness caused by porn. I highly recommend it.” (Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of Getting the Love You Want and Receiving Love)
“This intelligent book brings a healing voice to an issue that too often divides and devastates partners-it goes way beyond ‘just say no,’ to offer heart-opening guidance that will help you explore new dimensions of sexual desire and intimacy.” (Gina Ogden, Ph.D., author of The Heart and Soul of Sex and The Return of Desire)
“With clarity, compassion, and understanding, Wendy and Larry Maltz help readers comprehend the magnitude of the problem and porn’s highly addictive nature. Their vast knowledge of healing and regaining a healthy sexuality embedded in a true relationship, provides readers with a wise and helpful guide.” (Charlotte Sophia Kasl, Ph.D., author of Women, Sex, and Addiction and If the Buddha Dated)
“Groundbreaking. This is the best book on the market to help compulsive porn users and the people who love them to confront and change this destructive pattern.” (Barry McCarthy, Ph.D., author of Men's Sexual Health and Rekindling Desire)
Rewire Your Brain for Love: Creating Vibrant Relationships Using the Science of Mindfulness
Book Description:
In 'Rewire Your Brain for Love,' neuropsychologist and psychotherapist Marsha Lucas, PhD, helps you untangle those relationship snarls, bringing together the latest neuroscience with a practice consistently heralded by top academic institutions for its effectiveness in changing the brain: the practice of mindfulness meditation.
Dr. Lucas's clear, unintimidating, often laugh-out-loud style invites you to explore how the brain functions in relationships, helping you understand how your current relationship wiring developed and showing you how you can rewire your relationship brain through mindfulness meditation.
A down-to-earth therapist and self-described neuroscience geek, Dr. Lucas has written a chapter-by-chapter guide with compassion, wisdom, and humor. In 'Rewire Your Brain for Love', she takes you on a journey through seven high-voltage relationship benefits-everything from keeping your fear from running the show to cultivating healthy, balanced empathy-and offers specific mindfulness practices to help bring those benefits into your life.
With a few minutes of practice a day, you can change the way you interact with everyone around you . . . especially those closest to you. You can transform your brain from an enemy to an ally in all matters of the heart, creating more loving communication, building emotional resilience, and reducing overreactivity-not to mention enjoying better sex.
You don't have to become a monk, or a vegetarian, or spend hours contemplating your navel-you just need to update the relationship wiring of your brain. The simple practice of mindfulness can help get you there, with Dr. Lucas showing you how.
About the Author:
Marsha Lucas, PhD., is a licensed psychologist and neuropsychologist, and has been practicing psychotherapy and studying the brain-behavior relationship for nearly twenty years. Prior to entering private practice, she was a neuropsychologist on the faculty at the Emory University School of Medicine.
She fell in love with interpersonal neurobiology in a conference room full of 750 other people-finding herself getting some odd looks when she had tears of joy rolling down her face at the mention of the anterior cingulate and the insula in the same sentence as "greater empathy." She appreciates the integration of mindfulness, neuroscience, and relationships as a perfect confluence of many of the previously unintegrated aspects of her life.
Reviews:
"Rewire Your Brain for Love is delightfully engaging and easy to read. Everyone will find something life-enhancing inside these pages. Christiane Northrup, MD, author of the New York Times bestsellers Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause Honest, warmhearted, and funny. Marsha Lucas explains neuroscience in plain English and gives us a wonderful introduction to mindfulness meditation and its benefits." -Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happiness
There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program
Book Description:
Diabetes has become a seemingly unstoppable national epidemic, affecting more than twenty million Americans. Conventional wisdom calls it incurable, but renowned Dr. Gabriel Cousens counters that claim with this breakthrough book. There Is a Cure for Diabetes lays out a three-week plan for reversing the negative genetic expression of diabetes to a physiology of health and well-being. Dr. Cousens’s method, widely tested at his famous Tree of Life centers, is to reset the DNA through green juice fasting and a 100% organic, nutrient-dense, vegan, low-glycemic, low-insulin-scoring, and high-mineral diet of living foods in the first twenty-one days. Both practical and inspirational, the book explains how to abandon the widespread “culture of death”–symbolized by addictive junk food–that fosters diabetes in favor of a more natural, nurturing approach. The program renders insulin and related medicines unnecessary within four days as the blood sugar drops to normal levels; and the diabetic shifts into a non-diabetic physiology within two weeks. The third week focuses on live-food preparation, featuring 100 delicious raw recipes. Dr. Cousens emphasizes regular consultations, monitoring blood chemistries, and emotional support, and includes a one-year support program to help maintain a diabetes-free life.
About the Author:
Gabriel Cousens, MD, MD(H), DD, is a holistic medical doctor, best-selling author, and founder-director of the Tree of Life Foundation and Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Patagonia, Arizona. The host of the radio programs “Physician of the Soul” and “Creating Peace by Being Peace,” he is the author of numerous books including Conscious Eating, Spiritual Nutrition, and Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine.
Reviews:
“With this book, Gabriel Cousens, MD, takes his place among the world's leading physician-healers. A synthesis of his thirty-five years of clinical experience, There Is a Cure for Diabetes presents a practical, comprehensive, and highly effective holistic approach for treating and curing one of our most common diseases. It is the greatest contribution to the treatment of diabetes I've encountered in the forty years since I began my medical training.”
—Dr. Rob Ivker, DO, ABHM, co-founder and past president of the American Board of Holistic Medicine and author of Sinus Survival
“Gabriel Cousens, MD, has clearly established himself as the world's leading medical authority on diabetes. His Tree of Life program is proven to completely reverse Type-2 diabetes and markedly improve the condition of those suffering from Type-1 diabetes.”
—David Wolfe, author of Eating for Beauty and The Sunfood Diet Success System and founder of Sunfood Nutrition and The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
“There is abundant evidence that people with even long-standing diabetes can improve their health dramatically—and practically reverse their condition. Gabriel Cousens, MD, shows you how to tackle this disease through lifestyle intervention, explaining how a low-fat, vegan diet could save your life. There Is a Cure for Diabetes is an extraordinary tool that will guide you in your journey to fight diabetes and regain your health.”
—Neal Barnard, MD, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
“As a doctor who has treated diabetes for nearly thirty years, I can tell you with certainty that the standard medical protocols and management of this illness are not only inappropriate, they’re absurd. In sharp contrast, Gabriel Cousens, MD, has developed a protocol for successfully restoring the health and well-being of diabetics, sparing them the pain and agony of unnecessary and inevitable amputations, obesity, blindness, and premature death. If followed, his advice in There Is a Cure for Diabetes provides diabetics freedom from their illness and enriches the quality of their lives.”
—Daniel Nuchovich, MD, director of Jupiter Gardens Medical Center and Jupiter Institute of the Healing Arts
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted And the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, And Long-term Health
Book Description:
In The China Study, Dr. T. Colin Campbell details the connection between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. The report also examines the source of nutritional confusion produced by powerful lobbies, government entities, and opportunistic scientists. The New York Times has recognized the study as the “Grand Prix of epidemiology” and the “most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease.”
The China Study is not a diet book. Dr. Campbell cuts through the haze of misinformation and delivers an insightful message to anyone living with cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and those concerned with the effects of aging.
About the Author:
"The China Study" gave us a simple but powerful answer: Eat a diet based on whole, plant-based food, and dramatically reduce your risk of a broad spectrum of diseases, including heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and cancer.
Reviews:
"Reflects the profound changes that industrialization is bringing to diet and disease patterns in China, statistics that have had an impact on reevaluating dietary policy in the United States and worldwide." —Washington Post
"This is one of the most important books about nutrition ever written—reading it may save your life." —Dean Ornish, MD, author, Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease and Love & Survival
"Today, AICR [American Institute for Cancer Research] advocates a predominantly plant-based diet for lower cancer risk because of the great work Dr. Campbell and just a few other visionaries began 25 years ago." —Marilyn Gentry, president, AICR
"The most important book on health, diet and nutrition ever written. Its impact will only grow over time and it will ultimately improve the health and longevity of tens of millions of people around the world." —John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods
Feeding the Hungry Heart: The Experience of Compulsive Eating
Book Description:
Why do we eat too much? Because we are hungry-but not for more food. On Feeding the Hungry Heart, you will learn how a deep internal hunger for self-respect and fulfillment often translates into compulsive eating. Geneen Roth- a "no more diets pioneer" for more than 15 years-has helped thousands of women look at the real truth about the unconscious motivations that can lead to distorted eating patterns. Diets fail to work, Roth says, because they treat the symptoms of overeating, not the real problems. By looking at childhood programming, and learning to pay attention to what your body really needs, you can restore balance in your life, and heal at the deepest level. Feeding the Hungry Heart has helped a generation of women live diet-free by encouraging them to replace overeating with self-awareness and compassion. This live recording documents many exercises, visualizations, and Roth's powerful "Four Principles for Breaking Free" eating guidelines. Includes study booklet.
About the Author:
Geneen Roth was born in New York City. She is a writer and a teacher who has gained international prominence through her work in the field of eating disorders. She has written several books including Feeding the Hungry Heart, Breaking Free from Compulsive Eating, When Food is Love, Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything, and Lost and Found: Unexpected Revelations about Food and Money. Her books focus on the link between compulsive eating and perpetual dieting with deeply personal and spiritual issues that go far beyond food, weight and body image. She has written monthly columns in Good Housekeeping Magazine and Prevention Magazine.
Reviews:
"Geneen Roth is the one you should go to if you are having issues with food and need to loose weight. She is a great speaker and puts into words most of what I have been feeling but unable to express." - Dana R. Stone
"Seems like I've tried every diet ever conceived! I rarely find new ideas, but this book is full of them! Some positive life changes happened immediately after listening to the audio book version, some happened more subtly later. I wish all of Geneen's books were available via audio book because my "me time" usually occurs during my long daily commute." - Catherine Morgan
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Book Description:
The pioneering experts behind the bestselling "The Whole-Brain Child"--Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J. Siegel, the "New York Times "bestselling author of "Brainstorm"--now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline.
Highlighting the fascinating link between a child's neurological development and the way a parent reacts to misbehavior, "No-Drama Discipline "provides an effective, compassionate road map for dealing with tantrums, tensions, and tears--without causing a scene. Defining the true meaning of the "d" word (to instruct, "not" to shout or reprimand), the authors explain how to reach your child, redirect emotions, and turn a meltdown into an opportunity for growth. By doing so, the cycle of negative behavior (and punishment) is essentially brought to a halt, as problem solving becomes a win/win situation.
Inside this sanity-saving guide you'll discover - strategies that help parents identify their own discipline philosophy--and master the best methods to communicate the lessons they are trying to impart - facts on child brain development--and what kind of discipline is most appropriate and constructive at all ages and stages - the way to calmly and lovingly connect with a child--no matter how extreme the behavior--while still setting clear and consistent limits - tips for navigating your children through a tantrum to achieve insight, empathy, and repair - twenty discipline mistakes even the best parents make--and how to stay focused on the principles of whole-brain parenting and discipline techniques Complete with candid stories and playful illustrations that bring the authors' suggestions to life, "No-Drama Discipline" shows you how to work with your child's developing mind, peacefully resolve conflicts, and inspire happiness and strengthen resilience in everyone in the family.
About the Author:
Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., is clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, the founding co-director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, and executive director of the Mindsight institute. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Siegel is the author of several books, including the "New York Times "bestseller "Brainstorm" and the bestsellers "Mindsight, Parenting from the Inside Out" (with Mary Hartzell), and "The Whole-Brain Child" (with Tina Payne Bryson). Also the author of the internationally acclaimed professional texts "The Mindful Brain "and" The Developing Mind, "Dr. Siegel keynotes conferences and conducts workshops worldwide. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife. Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., is the co-author (with Dan Siegel) of the bestselling "The Whole-Brain Child, " which has been translated into eighteen languages. She is a pediatric and adolescent psychotherapist, the director of parenting for the Mindsight Institute, and the child development specialist at Saint Mark's School in Altadena, California. She keynotes conferences and conducts workshops for parents, educators, and clinicians all over the world. Dr. Bryson earned her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, and she lives near Los Angeles with her husband and three children.
Book Review(s):
"Wow! This book grabbed me from the very first page and did not let go. Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson explain extremely well why punishment is a dead-end strategy. Then they describe what to do instead. By making the latest breakthroughs in brain science accessible to any parent, they show why empathy and connection are the royal road to cooperation, discipline, and family harmony."--Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., author of "The Opposite of Worry" " " "Using simple and clear explanations, practical advice, and cartoons that make the how-to guidance come alive, this book is a rich resource for families trying to navigate meltdowns and misunderstandings. It explains how neurobiology drives children's infuriating and puzzling behavior and will help parents make their way through the trenches of a typical day with grace, mutual respect, and a good helping of delight."--Wendy Mogel, Ph.D., author of "The Blessing of a Skinned Knee" "What a relief! Siegel and Bryson take the difficulty out of discipline, for parents or anyone who has to help kids behave. "No-Drama Discipline" offers a research-based, commonsense approach that any grown-up will be happy to use, and any kid will benefit from."--Daniel Goleman, author of "Emotional Intelligence" "Frustrated parents often ask me why the disciplinary techniques they are using with their children aren't working, or are even making things worse. I have not always known what to say, because I was not always sure I understood what was going wrong. Now I know. "No-Drama Discipline "unlocks the secrets of discipline: what works and what doesn't, and why--and what to do when you are pulling your hair out. Simply put, Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson's insights and techniques will make you a better parent. I know I will be using the concepts from this extraordinarily helpful book for years to come."--Michael Thompson, Ph.D.
Why Does He Do That?: Inside The Minds of Angry & Controlling Men
Book Description:
"He doesn't mean to hurt me-he just loses control."
"He can be sweet and gentle."
"He's scared me a few times, but he never hurts the children-he's a great father."
"He's had a really hard life..."
Women in abusive relationships tell themselves these things every day. Now they can see inside the minds of angry and controlling men-and change their own lives. In this groundbreaking book, a counselor shows how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive relationship, with:
- The early warning signs
- Nine abusive personality types
- How to tell if an abuser can change, is changing, or ever will
- The role of drugs and alcohol
- What can be fixed, and what can't
- How to leave a relationship safely
About The Author:
Lundy Bancroft has spent the last fifteen years of his career specializing in domestic abuse and the behavior of abusive men and is considered one of the world's experts on the subject. He is the author of The Batterer as Parent and several journal articles on abuse that have appeared in The New England Journal of Medicine and The Journal of Contemporary Psychology. The former co-director at Emerge, the nation's first program for abusive men, Bancroft now practices in Massachusetts while training various state and judicial agencies in dealing with domestic abuse situations.
Reviews:
This fascinating investigation into what makes abusive men tick is alarming, but its candid handling of a difficult subject makes it a valuable resource for professionals and victims alike. Bancroft, the former codirector of Emerge, the nation's first program for abusive men, has specialized in domestic violence for 15 years, and his understanding of his subject and audience is apparent on every page. "One of the prevalent features of life with an angry or controlling partner is that he frequently tells you what you should think and tries to get you to doubt or devalue your own perceptions and beliefs," he writes. "I would not like to see your experience with this book re-create that unhealthy dynamic. So the top point to bear in mind as you read [this book] is to listen carefully to what I am saying, but always to think for yourself." He maintains this level of sensitivity and even empathy throughout discussions on the nature of abusive thinking, how abusive men manipulate their families and the legal system and whether or not they can ever be cured. Jargon-free analysis is frequently broken up by interesting first-person accounts and boxes that distill in-depth
information into simple checklists. Bancroft's book promises to be a beacon of calm and sanity for many storm-tossed families. -- Copyright 2002 Reed Business
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The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Gauranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)
Book Description:
What's being widely regarded as "one of the most life changing books ever written" may be the simplest approach to achieving everything you've ever wanted, and faster than you ever thought possible. What if you could wake up tomorrow and any-or EVERY-area of your life was beginning to transform? What would you change? The Miracle Morning is already transforming the lives of tens of thousands of people around the world by showing them how to wake up each day with more ENERGY, MOTIVATION, and FOCUS to take your life to the next level. It's been right here in front of us all along, but this book has finally brought it to life. Are you ready? The next chapter of YOUR life-the most extraordinary life you've ever imagined-is about to begin. It's time to WAKE UP to your full potential...
had permanent brain damage and may never walk again. After 6 days of fighting for his life, Hal proved that we all have the ability to overcome any obstacle and create the life of our dreams. Not only did he walk, he became an ultra-marathon runner, hall of fame business achiever, international Keynote Speaker, Success Coach, husband, father, hip-hop recording artist, and multiple time #1 bestselling author of "The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed To Transform Your Life... (Before 8AM)" and "Taking Life Head On: How To Love the Life You Have While You Create the Life of Your Dreams"-two of the highest rated and most acclaimed books on Amazon.com. Hal has appeared on dozens of radio and TV shows, and he's been featured in numerous books, including The Education of Millionaires, Cutting Edge Sales, Living College Life in the Front Row, The Author's Guide To Building An Online Platform, The 800-Pound Gorilla of Sales and the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series.
Art of Extreme Self-Care
Book Description:
This life-changing handbook offers you 12 strategies to transform your life one month at a time. Designed as a practical, action-oriented program, each chapter challenges you to alter one behaviour that keeps getting you into trouble.
The book is filled with personal stores of how the author and others have learned to make the practice of Extreme Self-Care their new standard of living. With chapters such as "End the Legacy of Deprivation", "Take Your Hands Off the Wheel", "The Absolute No List", and "Does That Anger Taste Good?" you will stop the endless cycle of self betrayal and neglect that stems from daily violations of self-care. Each chapter includes a relevent resource section that offers books, websites, audio programs, podcasts, and more should you want to explore a specific topic any further.
The Art of Extreme Self-Care is a sane and sensible program that gives you the permission you need to dramatically upgrade your lifestyle.
About the Author:
Cheryl Richardson: Not only is Cheryl an author of The New York Times best selling books, she is also a public speaker and has designed and presented programs to universities, Fortune 500 companies, educational conferences, and professional associations. Her work has been covered widely in the media including The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CBS This Morning, New York Times and much more! You can also catch her talk show - Coach on Call - on Monday evenings online at www.hayhouseradio.com
Reviews:
An absolute must-read. Soul & Spirit Persuasive and practical Women's Fitness magazine 20090901 Whether you've always been told you're too nice, sensitive or emotional, or simply want to learn how to say no - and stick to it - this book's guaranteed to leave you feeling empowered, and ready to change your life and relationships in the most positive ways. Soul & Spirit --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
My Name is Trauma
Book Description:
My Name is Trauma, a childrens illustrated book, creates an empowering opportunity to learn about trauma in a way that is not only educational, but also playful and imaginative.
About the Author(s):
Jon Jon Rivero and Paula Audrey Rivero lead Qi Creative, a specialized therapy practice that provides success coaching for children, families, and schools living with special needs. Both are certified trauma specialists who have used their experience with children, families, and schools living with trauma around the world to help traumatized victims become survivors.
Jon Jon Rivero is also the founder of The Balikbyan Project Philippenes and a professional speaker who has travelled the world and incorporated his passions in Occupational Therapy with creative interventions that include music, martial arts, hip hop dance and film production.
Paula Audrey Rivero is a Registered Social Worker who is passionate about empowering people all over the world to find meaning and love within themselves so they can be, do, have and give their best.
Both Jon Jon and Paula Audrey's driving force is the belief that everyone has talents and strengths that make them awesome and that everyone's awesome is always worth the celebration!
Reviews:
“My Name is Trauma, was the first big step, not only for my children, but also for me and my staff toward learning to live with what super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) did to us. We are truly grateful. We are no longer victims; we are survivors!” – Erlend Johannesen, Founder of Streetlight Philippines, Tacloban Leyte
Take look at their short video on YouTube that describes a little more about the childrens book here.
If anyone is also interested in purchasing this illustrated book, visit Qi Creative today to purchase online.
Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol
Book Description:
While the feminist revolution has allowed women to close the gender gap professionally and educationally, it has also witnessed a disturbing rise in equality in more troubling areas of life. In most of the developed world, the rates of binge drinking among women have skyrocketed in the past decade. DUIs, "drunkorexia" and health conditions connected to alcohol abuse are all on the rise, especially among younger women - a problem exacberated by the alcohol industry itself. Battling for women's dollars and leisure time, corporations have developed marketing strategies and products targeted exclusively at women, including Girls Night Out, MommyJuice and Mommy's Time Out wines, berry-flavored vodkas, and fruit coolers.
Award winning journalist Ann Dowsett Johnston illuminates this startling epidemic, disects the psychological, social and financial factors that have contributed to its rise, and explores its long-lasting impact on our society and individuals lives, including her own. In Drink, she interweaves in-depth research and interviews with leading researchers with the moving story of her own struggle with alcohol, as well as those of many other women aged seventeen to seventy. The result is an unprecedented and bold inquiry that is both informative and shocking.
Reviews:
"A powerful and important book about the increase in alcoholism and binge-drinking among women, and about our willful blindness to the damages of drinking in our culture." –SUSAN CHEEVER, author of My Name Is Bill: Bill Wilson — His Life, and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous
"A game-changing look at one of our culture's hidden problems... honest, brave and inspirational." - MARGARET TRUDEAU, author of Changing My Mind
"Drink is a gift to women, to parents, and to all who want to understand the experience of alcoholism. The writing is gripping and vivid, the voice personal, the research exacting, the stories revealing if sometimes heartbreaking, the conclusions essential. A triumphant life, a triumphant book." - GABOR MATE, M.D., author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction
About the Author:
Ann Dowsett Johnston: As a winner of five National Magazine Awards, Ann is a gifted writer and public speaker. A respected advocate in the public policy matters, she is the co-founder and co-chair of the National Roundtable on Girls, Women and Alcohol, a pan-Canadian advocacy group launched in 2013. She was best known for pioneering the magazines system of ranking Canadian universities, overseeing Maclean's Guide to Canadian Universities and Maclean's University Graduate Survey. In 2006 she also became the vice-principal of McGill University, in charge of development, alumni relations, and strategic communication.
Helping Couples Get Past the Affair: A Clinician’s Guide
Book Description:
From leading marital therapists and researchers, this book presents a three stage approach for clinicians working with couples struggling in the aftermath of infedelity. The book provides empirically grounded strategies for helping clients overcome the initial shock, understand what happened and why, think clearly about their best interests before they act, and move on emotionally, whether or not they ultimately reconcile. The volume is loaded with vivid clinical examples and carefully designed exercises for use both during sessions and at home.
About the Author(s):
Donald H. Baucom, PhD: As a Richard Lee Simpson Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he focuses his research on couples and marriage. With approximately 175 publications, Dr. Baucom has helped to shape the understanding of the role of cognitions in intimate relationships, which has contributed to the development of cognitive-behaviorial couple therapy. An award winning researcher, teacher, speaker, and mentor; he maintains an active and clinical practice working with couples and individuals around relationship difficulties.
Douglas K. Snyder, PhD: Working as a Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at Texas A&M University, Dr. Snyder is nationally recognized for his research on marital assessments and for his outcome research on marital therapy and is also the author of the widely used Marital Satisfaction Inventory. He is a recipient of the American's Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Family Psychology. Additionally to his research and teaching, Dr. Snyder also has an open practice emphasizing couple therapy.
Kristina Coop Bordon, PhD: Currently working as an Associate Professor and Director of Clinical training in the clinical psychology program at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, she has also served as Vice President for Science of Division 43 (Family Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and is also chair of its task force on empirically validated couple and family therapies. Dr. Gordon has authored numerous articles and chapters on forgivness, couple therapy, and dyadic processes all while maintaining a practice specializing in couples therapy.
Reviews:
"It is wonderful to have a practical book addressing the dark shadow in many couple relationships. Baucom, Snyder, and Gordon are an incredibly strong team of clinician-researchers, and this book distills their collective experience into a very useful guide. As the authors point out, the discovery of infidelity is often traumatic, and managing the effects of this trauma is critical to providing effective assistance. Couple therapists of all persuasions will want this practical volume on their shelves."--W. Kim Halford, PhD, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Australia
How can I forgive you?
Book Description:
Until now, we've been taught that forgivness is good for us and that good people forgive. Dr. Janis Spring proposes a radical, life-affirming alternative that lets us overcome the corrosive affects of hate and how to get on with our lives - without forgiving. She also offers a powerful and unconventional model for genuine forgiveness - one that asks as much as the offender does of us. This bold and healing book offers step-by-step, concrete instructions that help us make peace with others and ourselves, while answering crucial questions such as these:
- How do I forgive someone who is unremorseful or dead?
- When is forgiveness cheap?
- What is wrong with refusing to forgive?
- How can the offender earn forgiveness?
- How do we forgive ourselves for hurting another human being?
About the Author:
Janis Abrahms Springs, PhD: As a certified clinical psychologist and acclaimed expert on issues of trust, intamicy and forgiveness she also owns a privately run practice that has been around for 35 years. Not only has she written a top selling first book which is called After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful, but she is also the recipient of the Connecticut Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Practice of Psychology and the Connecticut Marriage and Family Therapy's Award for Distinguished Service to Families.
Reviews:
“A truly stellar book putting forgiveness in a new, revealing light and provides clear steps to turn wounds into wisdom.” (Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind)
“A fresh and original approach to an ancient challenge.” (Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of Getting the Love You Want)
“Clear, insightful…a thoughtful exposition on the nuanced role of forgiveness in relationships that goes beyond the average self-help book.” (Publishers Weekly)
Getting Past the Affair
Book Description:
Discovering that a partner has been unfaithful hits you like an earthquake. Long after the first jolt, emotional aftershocks can make it difficult to be there for your family, manage your daily life, and think clearly about your options. Whether you want to end the relationship or piece things back together, Getting Past the Affair guides you through the initial trauma so you can understand what happened and why before deciding how to move forward. Based on the only product that's been tested - and proven - to relieve destructive emotions in the wake of infedelity, this compassionate book offers support and expert advice from a team of award-winning couple therapists. If you stay with your spouse, you'll find realistic tips for rebuilding your marriage and restoring trust. But no matter which path you choose, you'll discover effective ways to recover personally, avoid lasting scars, and pursue healthier relationships in the future.
About the Author(s):
Donald H. Baucom, PhD: As a Richard Lee Simpson Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he focuses his research on couples and marriage. With approximately 175 publications, Dr. Baucom has helped to shape the understanding of the role of cognitions in intimate relationships, which has contributed to the development of cognitive-behaviorial couple therapy. An award winning researcher, teacher, speaker, and mentor; he maintains an active and clinical practice working with couples and individuals around relationship difficulties.
Douglas K. Snyder, PhD: Working as a Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at Texas A&M University, Dr. Snyder is nationally recognized for his research on marital assessments and for his outcome research on marital therapy and is also the author of the widely used Marital Satisfaction Inventory. He is a recipient of the American's Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Family Psychology. Additionally to his research and teaching, Dr. Snyder also has an open practice emphasizing couple therapy.
Kristina Coop Bordon, PhD: Currently working as an Associate Professor and Director of Clinical training in the clinical psychology program at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, she has also served as Vice President for Science of Division 43 (Family Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and is also chair of its task force on empirically validated couple and family therapies. Dr. Gordon has authored numerous articles and chapters on forgivness, couple therapy, and dyadic processes all while maintaining a practice specializing in couples therapy.
Reviews:
"It has been 4 years since the affair. The hurt lingered for what felt like forever, but our marriage was too precious to just give up on it. Working through understanding how it happened, and how to finally move past it and recover, was the most important thing. We couldn't have made it without the program in this book."--Ann and Patrick O.
"If your relationship is affected by an affair, this is a practical and compassionate guide about how to cope and move on. The book is full of wisdom and understanding, built from decades of experience helping those hurt by affairs. The authors are three eminent therapists who share the stories of people who have had their relationships shaken by an affair. The book describes a series of steps to get back in control of your life. The steps to recovery progress from coping with the initial shock of discovery, through making sense of what happened, to deciding what happens next. The authors suggest practical exercises to do at each step of the recovery process."--W. Kim Halford, PhD, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Wired for Love
Book Description:
“What the heck is my partner thinking ?” is a common refrain in romantic relationships, and with good reason. Every person is wired for love differently, with different habits, needs, and reactions to conflict. The good news is that most people’s minds work in predictable ways and respond well to security, attachment, and rituals, making it possible to actually neurologically prime the brain for greater love and fewer conflicts.
Wired for Love is a complete insider’s guide to understanding your partner’s brain and enjoying a romantic relationship built on love and trust. Synthesizing research findings on how and why love lasts drawn from neuroscience, attachment theory, and emotion regulation, this book presents ten guiding principles that can improve any relationship.
Strengthen your relationship by:
- Creating and maintaining a safe “couple bubble”
- Using morning and evening rituals to stay connected
- Learning to fight so that nobody loses
- Becoming the expert on what makes your partner feel loved
By learning to use simple gestures and words, readers can learn to put out emotional fires and help their partners feel more safe and secure. The no-fault view of conflict in this book encourages readers to move past a “warring brain” mentality and toward a more cooperative “loving brain” understanding of the relationship. This book is essential reading for couples and others interested in understanding the complex dynamics at work behind love and trust in intimate relationships.
While there’s no doubt that love is an inexact science, if you can discover how you and your partner are wired differently, you can overcome your differences to create a lasting intimate connection.
