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The best thing about the holiday season is spending time with family. At the same time, sometimes the worst thing about the holiday season is spending time with family. The stories in this collection touch on that and more as Mandy Nichols, Jeff Resnick, and Judi Straub struggle through what's supposed to be the joyous season. One family contemplates murder; another wants to end what they see as a bad relationship, while another can only see their...
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Find Your Voice
Heal Your Past
Free Your True Self
Step Out with Confidence
Relate Authentically
Do you sense your current relationship, parenting or life challenges can be traced back to unresolved, childhood experiences?
Inner Child Rescue is a step-by-step holistic guide to freeing yourself from the pain of childhood trauma, dysfunctional behaviours and broken relationships. At its heart are simple, practical processes and practices that support...
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"Abby Ward lives in a town haunted by disappearances. People vanish, and when they're found, their bodies have been dismembered and sewn back together in unnatural ways. But is it the work of a human killer . . . or something far darker? She and her younger sister live by a strict set of rules designed to keep them safe--which is why it's such a shock when Hope is taken. Desperate to get her back, Abby tells the police everything she knows, but they...
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In "Fried Chicken and Chorizo," the author lovingly unfolds a heartwarming tale, deeply rooted in the boundless love bestowed by his cherished Abuela. This beautiful tribute to his grandmother, hailing from Guadalajara, Mexico, gently unfurls the tale of a love that blossomed amidst life's challenges. Against the harsh backdrop of a prejudiced era, her love emerges as a resilient flame of hope, guiding the way to mutual understanding and togetherness....
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Twelve-year-old BFF's Ginnie West and Tillie Taylor, want to be sisters. Ginnie's widowed dad plus Tillie's divorced mom could equal a lifetime of round-the-clock girl talk and slumber parties. Too bad Dad vowed to never marry again. Ginnie and Tillie come up with the perfect scheme to change his mind: 'Operation Secret Sisters' (aka OSS). After all, if they can't get Dad to move on, Tillie can't move in.Things get more complicated when Ginnie stumbles...
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Desentraña tus relaciones y descubre por qué los hombres son de Marte y las mujeres de Venus
Un estudio de Harvard de 75 años encontró que el amor es el secreto para una vida plena.
Dejemos de mirar los hechos y analicemos la gran pregunta: ¿Por qué?
La razón #1 por el incremento dramático en las separaciones es que no nos tomamos el tiempo para una comunicación verdadera dentro de nuestra relación.
En una vida ajetreada donde todo necesita...
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"My world became one of silence when I was six years old." In 1874, Ivy Steele's deafness is more than a handicap. It's a disease. Surrounded by a family that doesn't understand her, she's learned to cope and find solace where she can. Then, the unexpected happens. Her aunt dies, and her uncle sends her away to rejoin her father's family in Montana. Left to fend for herself, after the companion hired to escort her abandons her, sixteen-year-old Ivy...
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Twelve-year-old BFFs Ginnie and Tillie are matchmaking geniuses. Sweet! Not long after they schemed to get Ginnie's widowed dad to fall in love with Tillie's divorced mom, Ginnie stumbled upon her late mom's journals, making life even more awesome sauce … until her dad confiscated the journals, determined to protect Ginnie from a danger he won't name. Ginnie is counting on her future sister's help to make Dad change his mind, but Tillie's not so...
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Introduction À La Psychogénéalogie : Guérir Les Blessures Familiales Et Se Retrouver Soi !
Comprendre son histoire familiale, s'en affranchir et se Libérer du poids des ancêtres !
Sе réapproprier son histoire personnelle еt familiale, mieux s'inscrire dаnѕ unе lignée, mettre dе l'ordre dаnѕ lе "chantier" laissé раr nоѕ anciens : tеl еѕt l'objet dе lа psycho généalogie clinique. Ellе ouvre dеѕ possibles : maintenir lеѕ...
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You love your mother, but she drives you crazy.
She controls, criticizes, and butts into your life constantly. Then when you try and set boundaries, the pushback and resulting guilt are so bad you tell yourself... it's just not worth it.
Is your mother narcissistic, borderline, or just plain difficult?
Are you empathetic, sensitive, and kind?
Do you feel stuck in your relationship with Mom-
-trying to please her but never feeling good enough?
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11) The Phoenix Path
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Navigating the scalding tempest of a relationship with a narcissist can leave you feeling burnt out and lost amidst the ashes. The questions pile up: "Why do they act this way?", "Is there any hope for change?", "How do I reclaim my life after such profound manipulation?"
The Phoenix Path is your beacon amidst the smoke, lighting the way to empowerment and rejuvenation. This transformative guide will not only help you discern the intricate dance of...
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Note: This audiobook is included (for free) inside its respective print and e-book versions.
Every person experiences emotions; it's one of the most natural aspects of everyone's life. Unfortunately, not everyone is capable of dealing with these intense feelings effectively. And, when you've been raised by emotionally immature parents who don't allow you to be an individual who can express their feelings, you will be set up for failed (and sometimes...
13) Generations Deep
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Generations Deep is a groundbreaking book that is memoir meets trauma workbook, complete with questionnaires and inventories developed by mental health professionals to help you on your journey. In this sometimes heartbreaking but always hopeful, practical guide, Licensed Professional Counselor Gina Birkemeier uses her own personal story to illustrate how unaddressed dysfunction and trauma can create emotional wounds and toxic beliefs that are passed...
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A strong relationship thrives on open and honest communication… Discover how to reignite your relationship with your partner.
You don't have to be a perfect communicator – sometimes you're going to make mistakes. And that's okay… After all, you're only human.
But if you know there's room for improvement in the communication department, this comprehensive guidebook will teach you all the skills you need.
Whether your concerns are around listening,...
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Traverser la période brûlante d'une relation avec un pervers narcissique peut vous laisser épuisé(e) et perdu(e) au milieu des cendres. Les questions s'accumulent : "Pourquoi agissent-ils de cette manière? Y a-t-il un espoir de changement? Comment reprendre ma vie en main après une manipulation si profonde?"
Embarquez dans un voyage lumineux et inspirant. Plongez dans les profondeurs des dynamiques narcissiques et voyez ce que vous pourrez découvrir...
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Reclaim Your Identity & Conquer the Mountain of Family Labels With This Empowering Guide
Being cast as the family scapegoat is a burdensome journey filled with misunderstandings, misplaced blame, and a distorted self-image. The questions linger: "Why am I always blamed?", "Do I truly matter?", "How can I escape this cycle and find my true self?"
"From Family Scapegoat to Summit" is your compass amidst the fog, leading the way to self-awareness, healing,...
17) Body Shaming
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Have you ever stopped to think about how often we are told to change our appearance?
Do you have to struggle every day with the shame of not being enough?
Do you devalue and belittle your body? Do you think there must be something that needs to be fixed?
Body shaming is known as the action or practice of expressing humiliation about another individual's body shape or size; a form of bullying that can result in severe emotional trauma, especially...
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The Racial Healings is a comprehensive guide for understanding racism and promoting racial justice, healing ourselves and our communities, and working with discrimination, privilege, and White fragility.
Racism occurs in varying degrees in all parts of the planet. From its most outrageous manifestations of slavery, imperialism, the Holocaust, and apartheid, to microaggressions and subtle signs of prejudice, racism is still prevalent in our societies....
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Twelve-year-old BFFs, Ginnie West and Tillie Taylor, are matchmaking geniuses. Together, they maneuvered Ginnie's widower-dad into proposing to Tillie's divorcee-mom. Sweet! Certain they are well on their way to sisterhood, each girl is floored when Tillie's lousy-excuse-for-a-father puts in an appearance after a six year absence. Too bad "lousy dad repellant" doesn't come in a can.
Even though Tillie's dad has sobered up and is determined to make...
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Confusing.
Crazy making.
Draining.
Does this describe your relationship?
Do you wonder if they will ever change?
Do you want to know why they lie so much...even when the truth would work better?
Have you wondered why they never seem to change-no matter how much you are willing to do for them, or how much love, understanding, rehab, religion, therapy, second (or twenty second) chances you've given them? If so, you are not alone and this book...
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