Building Relationships

Dr. Leaf shares a clear and effective five-step plan to teach your child how to manage their mind so they can live a life with greater resilience, health, and happiness.

On the day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, James Martin SJ posted a video on Facebook in which he called for solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters. "The largest mass shooting in US history took place at a gay club, and the LGBT community has been profoundly affected," he began. He then implored his fellow Catholics - and people everywhere - to "stand not only with the people of Orlando but also with their LGBT brothers and sisters."

How does a woman build her house? Nancy Wilson begins with the kitchen table, remembering how each scratch and stain in the wood chronicles "hours of stories and jokes, questions and concerns (through courtships and pregnancies), prayers and discussions." She continues, each essay full of stories and encouragement—the beauty of imperfection, the comfort of Velveeta, the strengths of mothers- and daughters-in-law, the honesty that is submission, the laughter of reading aloud.

Unlock the Art of Seamless Conversations and Build Lasting Connections—All in 10 Simple Steps! Do awkward silences and self-doubt make socializing feel impossible? You're not alone—and this guide is here to help. How to Talk to Anyone is designed specifically for young adults who want to overcome social anxiety, boost confidence, and build meaningful relationships in everyday life. Through 10 practical, relatable steps, you'll gain the skills to speak with ease, listen actively, and connect authentically.

David Bradford and Carole Robin taught interpersonal skills to MBA candidates for a combined 75 years in their legendary Stanford Graduate School of Business course Interpersonal Dynamics (affectionately known to generations of students as 'Touchy Feely') and have coached and consulted to hundreds of executives for decades. In Connect, they show listeners how to take their relationships from shallow to exceptional, along the way offering time-tested strategies for giving feedback, negotiating boundaries and working through disagreements.

A blogger and homeschooling mom of three, Jessica Smartt shares her family’s journey out of monotony, distraction, and busyness to a life of making lasting memories and how families can take those memories, together with old and new traditions, to breathe life into their homes.

Contemporary grandmothers are often marginalized from extended family life because social institutions and grandmothers themselves do not understand that they could be vital for working parents, for overactive children, for suicidal youth, indeed for many of the problems of modern grandchildren. Here, Kathleen Berger explores the role of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren. She uses real life examples to illustrate how grandmothers can best integrate themselves into the lives of their children's families without overstepping.

Legendary college basketball coach John Wooden and Jay Carty know that when it comes down to it, success is an equal opportunity player. Anyone can create it in his or her career, family and beyond. Based on John Wooden’s own method to victory, Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success reveals that success is built block by block, where each block is a crucial principle contributing to life-long achievement in every area of life.

Break up with blame and create happier, healthier relationships - replace negative self-talk with self-love, forgiveness, compassion, and joy!

Fighting for Your Marriage is based on the widely acclaimed PREP approach (Prevention and Relationship Education Program). Research has found that couples who use these strategies can handle conflict more constructively, protect their happiness, and reduce the odds of breaking up. Based on more than forty years of evidence, this book shows couples how to talk more and fight less, protect their friendship, and keep the fun alive.

Nail-biting, insightful, and wholly immersive, "Crafting Connections" is a compelling eBook that delves deep into the world of Role-Playing Game (RPG) hobby stores. It offers a multi-dimensional take on how these niche establishments can not only survive but thrive in an ever-changing landscape. Chapter One kick-starts your journey through the history, evolution, and market analysis of RPG hobby stores. It's a thrilling ride through time that overviews the birth, growth, and challenges of these beloved community spaces. From there, steer your course into the heart of supplier alliances. ...

Word Workout is a practical audiobook for building vocabulary - a graduated program featuring thousands of words that begins with those known by most college graduates and ascends to words known only by the most educated, intelligent, and well-read adults. This workout is a comprehensive program, chock-full of information about synonyms, antonyms, and word origins, and replete with advice on proper usage and pronunciation.

Do you have a Third Place? Your first place is home, your second place is work, and your third place is where you go to socialize. As more of our lives are spent online and in digital spaces, these often overlooked "Third Places" play a crucial role in keeping our communities vibrant.

We need to undertake the important task of evaluating our relationships intelligently. We need to recognize the people with whom God has called us to walk in mutually beneficial relationships and to identify those who will derail our destinies or hinder His purposes for our lives. Van Moody saw this need every day of his pastoral life, but he could not find a concise, practical resource for people who need to become more relationally savvy. The People Factor is his solution, based on the most effective, trustworthy relationship book of all time: the Bible.

This audiobook isn’t just another spiritual guide. It’s a transformational journey for those who’ve always felt there’s more—and are finally ready to explore it.

Are you ready to take on the world and navigate through the ups and downs of adulthood? Look no further than "The Art of Adulting." This essential guide is packed with practical advice and actionable steps to help you thrive in the real world without relying on others. With 20 comprehensive chapters, you'll learn everything from managing your finances and building credit to embracing change and finding your purpose. Understand how to communicate effectively, deal with conflict, and nurture meaningful relationships. And don't forget about the importance of self-care and mental health. Take ...

Napoleon Hill interviewed with William Wrigley, Alexander Graham Bell, Andrew Carnegie and 500 others.

He shares with you the secrets that helped all of these great leaders rise to the top in their respected industries. Many of today's top achievers credit Napoleon Hill's work as well as Think and Grow Rich as being the blueprint for their success.

Empowered Love: 6 Timeless Lessons for Building Intimacy, Trust, and Authenticity in Relationships is more than just a relationship book—it’s a powerful guide and relationship workbook designed to help you cultivate deeper connections with yourself and others. Whether you’re single, navigating a breakup, or in a committed relationship, this book invites you to explore love as a transformative journey. Through six essential lessons drawn from ancient myths like Eros and Psyche, Persephone, and Narcissus, you’ll uncover timeless wisdom to help you build trust, authenticity, and ...

Explore the intricate journey of relationships with this insightful guide. Delving into core principles like communication, forgiveness, shared dreams, and embracing change, this book offers a roadmap for building strong, authentic bonds. Whether you're in the early stages of love or deep into a long-term commitment, navigate challenges and celebrate joys with renewed understanding and clarity. A must-read for anyone looking to deepen their connection and nurture enduring love stories.

In this intelligent and insightful book, Abigail Trafford charts the emotional journey of a breakup of a marriage, identifying the common phases in the evolution from marriage to separation to divorce, and eventually to a new life. This revised edition includes the most up-to-date research on the personal and economic effects of divorce in adults and children's lives, addresses the special challenges of becoming single again in the age of the Internet, and broadens the experience of divorce to the breakup of all committed relationships.