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How to Survive and Thrive When Bad Things Happen: 9 Steps to Cultivating an Opportunity Mindset in a Crisis

Taylor, Jim · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Few of us go through life without experiencing some sort of crisis, whether health, financial, relationship, career, or personal safety. Crises happen and they are often out of our control. But the one thing we can control is how we respond to them. Yet, our natural instincts often hinder...
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Best Self: Be You, Only Better

Bayer, Mike · Dey Street Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

ASK YOURSELF ... ARE YOU TRULY WHO YOU WANT TO BE? IS THIS THE LIFE YOU REALLY WANT? ARE YOU LIVING EACH DAY AS YOUR BEST SELF? WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE, TODAY?How would you answer those questions? Think about your daily life. Are you thriving, or going through the motions? Are your days full...
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Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents

Funderburg, Lise · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

It happens to us all: we think we've settled into an identity, a self, and then out of nowhere and with great force, the traces of our parents appear to us, in us - in mirrors, in gestures, in reaction and reactivity, at weddings and funerals, and in troubled thoughts that crouch in dark...
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Notes for the Everlost: A Field Guide to Grief

Inglis, Kate · Shambhala
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Part memoir, part handbook for the heartbroken, this powerful, unsparing account of losing a premature baby will speak to all who have been bereaved and are grieving, and offers inspiration on moving forward, gently integrating the loss into life.Inglis's story is a springboard that...
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Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People--and Break Free

Sarkis, Stephanie Moulton · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

A mental health expert sheds light on "gaslighting"--the manipulative technique used by sociopaths, narcissists, and others--offering practical strategies to cope and break free. Gaslighting is a technique of manipulating others to gain control, often practiced by those with personality...
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Surviving Mass Victim Attacks: What to Do When the Unthinkable Happens

Jackson, Gary M., PH. D. · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

We have all witnessed media reports of the aftermath of mass victim attacks. We see the carnage, and we know that attackers do not show mercy. Victims were innocent and were targeted simply for being a part of a small or large group of people. Whether a bomb, semi-automatic weapon, knife,...
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