For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was the medically approved way to alleviate menopausal symptoms (ranging from hot flushes to brain fog) and reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, and osteoporosis. But when a large study by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) announced, with national fanfare, that women taking HRT had an increased risk of breast cancer, women were scared off, and the treatment was abandoned.

Filling a gaping hole in menopause care, everything a woman needs to know to thrive during her hormonal transition and beyond, as well as the tools to help her take charge of her health at this pivotal life stage—by the bestselling author of The Galveston Diet.

Finally, here is a fresh plan for a new generation entering perimenopause and menopause. With clinical insights, actionable tips, and holistic guidance, Dr. Jessica Shepherd, a board-certified OB/GYN and women’s health advocate, redefines how to sustain the marathon of this life stage so you can make the most of your health and vitality. In Generation M, she throws out the old playbook and provides you with an empowering approach to thriving through this change and beyond.

More than simply an end to fertility, menopause is a time when a woman’s health can spin out of control. The hormonal shifts of menopause impact everything from body composition and immune system function to increased risk of chronic health conditions such as cancer, diabetes, dementia, heart disease, and osteoporosis. The Great Menopause Myth shows you how to age wise and well at midlife and beyond. Learn actionable steps and guidelines to curate an optimized menopause regimen based on your unique health considerations.

Menopause and perimenopause are still a black box to most doctors, leaving patients exasperated as they grapple with symptoms ranging from hot flashes to insomnia to brain fog. As a leading neuroscientist and women’s brain health specialist, Dr. Mosconi unravels these mysteries by revealing how menopause doesn’t just impact the ovaries—it’s a hormonal show in which the brain takes center stage.

Finding myself didn’t require a yoga retreat to Costa Rica. I didn’t spend a year as a Buddhist Monk. There was no month-long trip to Paris to paint and eat croissants. There was just me asking myself questions and paying attention to the answers. I found my true self in my regular everyday life.

After years of watching patients cycle through her practice, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon noticed a pattern. While her patients struggled with a wide range of conditions, they all suffered from the same core problem: they had too little muscle rather than too much fat.

In Stop Missing Your Life, mindfulness teacher Cory Muscara takes us on a journey into the heart of what is required for real change, growth, and happiness. He exposes how the phrase "be present" has become little more than a platitude, imbued with the misguided message to be present just for the sake of being present, and reveals how to achieve true Presence: a quality of being that is unmistakably attractive about a person, and one that only comes when we've peeled back the layers of guarding that prevent us from being our full, honest, and integrated selves in the world.

There’s not enough talk around women’s health, and what little there is rarely helps. Women are routinely warned, lectured, or threatened about their health. Or they are ignored, dismissed, or shamed. But they are rarely empowered. And empowerment, more than anything, is what women—and women of color, in particular—need. Grown Woman Talk is for every woman who has felt marginalized or overwhelmed by a healthcare system that has become more impersonal, complex, and difficult to navigate than ever.

We've been thinking about sex all wrong. Mainstream media, movies, and porn have taught us that sex = penis + vagina, and everything else is just secondary. Standard penetration is how men most reliably achieve orgasm. The problem is, women don't orgasm this way. We've separated our most reliable route to orgasm - clitoral stimulation - from how we feel we should orgasm - penetration. As a result we've created a pleasure gap between women and men.

For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare--poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a US Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force tactical air controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

The world’s leading high-performance coach and multiple New York Times best-selling author Brendon Burchard delivers the six habits of personal growth that will help you create the life of your dreams. Forged from Brendon Burchard’s personal experiences, data from his GrowthDay app, and his many years as a high-performance coach, The 6 Habits of Growth presents the tools you need to construct the life of your dreams.

By cutting out the noise and providing a clear and proven plan, this road map helps even brand-new entrepreneurs make decisions quickly, get their product up for sale, and launch it to a crowd that is ready and waiting to buy. This one-year plan will guide you through the three stages to your first $1 million: the Grind (months 0-4), the Growth (months 5-8), and the Gold (months 9-12). If your goal is to be a full-time entrepreneur, get ready for one chaotic, stressful, and rewarding year. If you have the guts to complete it, you will be the proud owner of a million-dollar business.

Why have history's greatest minds - from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson along with today's top performers, from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities - embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers a daily devotional of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations.

Meditation makes you more productive because it lets you earn back time. For each minute you spend meditating, you'll earn around nine minutes back, as Chris Bailey - author of The Productivity Project and Hyperfocus - will show in this candid and counter-intuitive guide to the productivity benefits of meditation.

A lack of quality sleep can hinder your alertness and quality of life while awake, as anyone with sleeping issues already knows. Suffering through sleepless nights does not have to be your reality. Instead you can fall asleep fast and get quality sleep tonight and every night. Hypnosis has been used for centuries to cure many ailments, including the inability to get better sleep. You can help yourself improve the quality of your life with hypnotherapy.

I have discovered a group of women who refuse to be exploited, are immune to manipulation, and who never settle in the name of love. These ladies know what they want and take what they want by beating men at their own game. Utilizing the secrets exposed in this book, these women gain power, money, and status. Men call them gold diggers, women call them hos, but they call themselves winners. This is the book that society doesn't want you to listen to….

One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose of­fice she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.

The ancient Toltecs believed that life, as we perceive it, is a dream. We each live in our own personal dream, and these come together to form the dream of the planet, or the world in which we live. Problems arise when our perception of the dream becomes clouded with negativity, drama, and judgment (of ourselves and others), because it's in these moments of suffering that we have forgotten that we are the architects of our own reality and we have the power to change our dream if we choose.

When Ellory planned her summer getaway, she had no idea whose eye she caught chatting about her upcoming plans. Dean is a loner with a dark secret, and he knows exactly how to help young women on their quest to find themselves. Captured by Dean's commanding presence and bound in his ropes, Ellory navigates a thrilling path of control and surrender.

Outdoor Fun Volume 10 is a 16-part compilation consisting of stories 149-164 in the Outdoor Fun Series. These stories were individually published in 2022-2023 as short stories on Amazon Kindle. This edition is available in electronic and print editions to bundle a larger group of stories at a reduced price. This collection has no new works, but the originals have been cleaned up and re-edited. The subject matter will vary from story to story, as will the main characters. None of the stories feature the same character or setting, although some may be similar. The overarching theme of the ...

The last thing I expect is for my dream job to fall in my lap—or for three ridiculously hot guys to pursue me through the Scottish Highlands.

This volume of Shrunken Man Short Stories contains the following works by Albert Robinson: Craving More Chat Logs With Actual Giantesses Secrets and Shenanigans III: Lynn's Morning Coffee Stirred, Shaken, and Shrunk in Sin City: A Bachelorrette's Revenge

(M/F, MMFM, Public, Exhibitionism, Hot Wife, Cuckold) Brandon Moynihan and his beautiful young fiancée Emily never imagined their new side gig would lead them into the wild world of public flashing. To escape their dead-end situation, they decide to take a leap into the unknown, capturing tantalizing moments on camera for their fledgling adult content page. Nervous but determined, the couple’s first experiences are a success—wildly hot and popular online. However, a series of questionable decisions, a creepy dive bar, and a group of drunk, eager strangers, causes them to lose control ...

When a possessive stepbrother sets his sights on off-limits curvy stepsister... Lila doesn't want a new family. She and her mom were fine just the two of them, but when she comes home from college for fall break, she's going to meet her new stepdad—and stepbrother. But that's okay because she exchanged numbers with the hottest guy she's ever seen back at the airport. Seriously, bumping into him was like something out of one of her favorite rom-coms. She's floating on cloud nine, and even her new "family" can't bring her down. Until she realizes that the guy she exchanged numbers with is ...

Alexi: I need out of my pack, out of a life that seems doomed from the start. But when a man who punishes wolves for a living comes for me, there's no escape. Not for either of us. Lucian is everything I shouldn't want. His darkness is everything I crave. He gives me pain and pleasure and I can't help but want more of him. But the world isn't kind and I shouldn't expect anything less from him. But as I find myself drawn into his world, and his bed, I can't help but to want a place in it. A place by his side, where I can share in his darkness. Where my own demons can be let free. Lucian: I ...

Everything is going to be perfect. Greyson comes home from deployment to live the life she and her husband Caden dreamed of. He has a surgical residency, and she has a psychiatric practice in the basement of their Manhattan brownstone. Caden loves his wife more than he can measure. But he starts hearing whispers. Someone else loves her. Someone else wants her. There's someone else, and though whoever's behind the whispers will move mountains to have her, Caden will move heaven and earth to keep her.

When Patrick Thompson runs into his old college rugby buddies, memories of a difficult past resurface. But what starts as a simple reunion soon spirals into an evening of bullying and depravity. As it becomes clear his friends are more interested in bedding his beautiful but shy wife Michelle, Patrick finds himself caught between protecting his beloved and accepting his limitations. Unwelcome Company is an explicit tale of a wife taken in front of her beta husband by his alpha friends. What would you do if ghosts from your past resurfaced to take away the one person you love...to turn you ...

"It was true, my husband of many years had surprised me by his eagerness to play such a submissive role the night before. I’d never expected that he would go as far as he did."Hanna's weekend of being seduced by her husbands black bully finally came to a passionate head and changed their lives forever. Hanna, torn between the love of her life and an experience that she'd never expected to be so wonderful. Where do they go from here? How will Trevor react to Jared's desire to control the situation more and put him in his place as a cuckold husband? How will Hanna reconcile her feelings for...

Let’s be honest—sex is great. But have you ever stopped to think about how much more incredible it could be if you strip away not just your clothes, but all the layers of insecurity, expectation, and even routine that often come with it? Welcome to the world of naked intimacy—where the real magic happens. This book is about rediscovering the joy and freedom that comes with embracing full, bare-skin contact with your partner. It's about finding deeper connection, vulnerability, and a kind of intimacy that goes beyond the surface, diving straight into the heart of what it means to truly...

A mafia boss is trying to end his relationship with a man who crossed him. Things don't go exactly how he planned.

Enter the world of the Dark Obsession series where power, control, and manipulation reign supreme. Contains books 1-5. In this gripping collection, the boundaries of love and cruelty blur. This isn't a romance. It's a dark and twisted obsession.

A paranormal escort service. That kind of thing can’t possibly exist, right? If you told me to imagine the sort of woman people would pay to have sex with, it wouldn’t be me. But I’ve just learned that otherkin are real, and my mage boss insists that sometimes they need a little quality time with a convenient, willing human body. My next client is a sweet change from the looming darkness of a promised future session with my coworker. Do you want to play mermaids with me? Every paranormal fangirl’s dream job, right…. This short story is just over 9,000 words. Author’s Note The ...

Incredibly handsome and well-hung billionaire with a penchant for overwhelming his partners in sensual stimulation seeks partner for weekend of passionate seduction. Willingness to submit to intense daddy games including infantilization a plus. Interested applicants need not apply, offer by invitation only. If the offer had been that straight forward, Tara would have known what to expect but instead the entire project was shrouded in mystery, her compliance presented as the quickest way to get herself out of debt. That is how the whole thing got started but what will happen if Tara actually...