Creative Care

Discover how making art—even as a beginner—can bring more happiness, healing, and meaning into your life. In Make Art, Find Joy, you’ll learn how to use creative expression as a powerful tool for emotional well-being, personal growth, and everyday joy. Whether you're an experienced artist or haven’t picked up a paintbrush since childhood, this uplifting guide will help you reconnect with your inner creativity in a way that feels playful, pressure-free, and deeply fulfilling. Through practical tips, daily art rituals, and inspiring encouragement, this book explores how to: Overcome ...

Puzzle Competitions! That is Bella’s life. At age three, she shows her precociousness to Mama and family friend, Alice. Like the young Bobby Fisher, Bella becomes famous, but home life is holding her back. Single mother Roxanne loves Bella but doesn’t know anything about parenting. She leaves Bella alone in the hot and humid trailer while she frequents the local bar. Mama forgets her birthday EVERY SINGLE YEAR and brings home one of many boyfriends who, like a cockroach, only comes around when something is enticing – in this case, it’s money. Carl seems like a good father figure at ...

Dr. Joi Lewis offers a powerful framework for all who want to uncover their heartbreak and reach for connection. The remedies in Healing will help you confront every aspect of your life that demands radical self-care.

Freelancing offers freedom—but it shouldn't cost your mental health. Freelance and Fulfilled is a practical and compassionate guide for gig workers, self-employed professionals, and creative entrepreneurs who are done romanticizing the hustle and ready to start protecting their peace. If you're feeling burned out, overwhelmed, isolated, or struggling to balance your life and work—you’re not alone, and this book is for you. Whether you're a freelancer, creator, consultant, or part-time gig worker, this book dives into the real emotional and psychological challenges of independent work....

As a Black woman, I know all too well the unique challenges and obstacles we face in pursuing our dreams. But I also know the power of manifestation and the impact it can have on our lives. Through my own journey and working with other Black women, I've seen firsthand the incredible transformation that can occur when we tap into our inner strength and harness the power of manifestation.

Embark on a profound and influential journey with "Embracing the Journey," a touching eBook dedicated to those touched by the complexities of terminal illness. This compassionate guide offers support to patients, caregivers, and families, providing practical advice and emotional solace during the most challenging times. Every chapter is designed to hold your hand as you navigate the often-tumultuous waters of terminal diagnoses, communications, pain management, and care customization. With a delicate balance of heart and pragmatism, "Embracing the Journey" guides you through topics like ...

Discover the art of soap making with this comprehensive guide, perfect for beginners and experienced soap makers alike. With this eBook, you'll learn everything you need to know to craft luxurious, natural soaps that are perfect for your skin and your senses. Starting with the basics of soap making, you'll delve into the science behind soap and the essential tools and ingredients you'll need to create your own homemade soaps. From choosing the right oils for your skin type to adding herbs and botanicals for even more skin benefits, you'll learn how to customize your soaps to your liking. ...

Do you want to be your own boss and work with animals you love each and every day? If you have a passion for animals and you want to be in more control of your schedule and how much you make, then this audiobook is for you. Just imagine what life would be like being your own boss, setting your own hours, and being in control of your income. With a mobile grooming business, these kinds of things can become a reality. By following the strategies outlined in this audiobook, you can build the mobile grooming business of your dreams.

Self-care is the practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness. In order to do so, we must get in touch with who we are at our core. Only then can we realize how we need to show up in the world—how we want to express, without any apologies, our most authentic selves. Lessons from the Empress focuses on what the tarot can teach us about ourselves and provides exercises to strengthen our confidence in our own creative expression.

For author and Slow Stories podcast host Rachel Schwartzmann, slowing down has changed her story in ways she could have never imagined. In this poignant and timely collection, she invites us to step away from the turmoil of daily life and awaken to the pleasures of living and creating with intention.

Discover the "Art of Agreement" - Your Ultimate Guide to Mastering the World of Custom Commissions Unlock the secrets to a thriving commission-based business with "Art of Agreement," a must-have resource for anyone looking to excel in the realm of custom projects. In a world where personalization reigns supreme, learn how to navigate client relationships, craft standout proposals, and command your niche with confidence and creativity. Dive into the depths of "Choosing Your Niche," where you'll embark on a journey of self-discovery to identify your unique strengths and passions, conduct ...

If you want to transform your dog’s health and extend their life, it starts with what’s in their bowl. Say goodbye to kibble confusion and discover how simple, science-backed homemade meals can make all the difference.

Create loyal, engaged, and results-focused teams and organizations using a practical five-part servant leadership formula. Think of a world where people go to work completely engaged, are inspired to do more than they ever thought possible, remain 100% loyal to the teams and organizations they belong to, are achieving mind-blowing results, and gladly and even passionately follow their leader's direction. Is that a world you want to be a part of? The reality is, you really can!

If you feel like you just have a black thumb, and that you’re doomed to kill any plants under your care, think again. There are simple solutions to your problem that will make your home a haven of style, beauty, and flourishing greenery. Even if you don’t have much time, this guide organizes information in an easy-to-refer manner that you can quickly turn to when you need it. Everything you need to know is at your fingertips in this simple-to-follow book. Whether you’re a serial plant killer or a complete houseplant newbie, you can grow a happy and healthy indoor garden yourself.

In The Art Therapy Way: A Self-Care Guide, you will discover how creativity can help you calm anxiety, destress, boost your mood, and more (even if you do not believe that you have a creative bone in your body). Inside you will find therapeutic art prompts, meditations, and process questions to help you tune in to your inner experience and connect with your heart, body, mind, emotions, and spirit.

Introducing "Beauty from Within", the ultimate guide to DIY beauty products, handcrafted with love and care. This 500-page eBook will help transform your beauty regimen by showing you how to create natural and organic beauty products, right in the comfort of your own home. Chapter one starts with a deeper understanding of your skin and hair. Every woman is unique, and so is her skin, but everybody deserves pure, natural and effective beauty products. By understanding your skin and hair type, you will be able to create highly personalized and effective beauty products. Chapter two introduces...

Relationships can be difficult. Declarations of love. Admissions of disappointment. Analyzing life. Thinking about change. Wondering what the heck it all really means. Making decisions. Choosing. Expressing. An honest please listen to me array of verses.Very emotional in its truth.Food for thought. Share your dissension, to help clarify.

Whether you are acquiring a new parrot or looking to improve the bond you have with your parrot, The Parrot Bliss Bond will help you create a quality life for your parrot. Learn to meet their physical requirements and to understand how to care for them as best as possible, giving you the ability to have the blissful companion you can.

It wasn’t supposed to be this hard. If America could send a man to the moon, shouldn’t the best surgeons in the world be able to build an artificial heart? In Ticker, Texas Monthly executive editor and two time National Magazine Award winner Mimi Swartz shows just how complex and difficult it can be to replicate one of nature’s greatest creations. Part investigative journalism, part medical mystery, Ticker is a dazzling story of modern innovation, recounting 50 years of false starts, abysmal failures, and miraculous triumphs.

It's all too easy to get caught up in the often monotonous nature of our day to day—moving from one rote task to the next, only to rinse and repeat the next day. Weirdness, however, is an easily accessible antidote to these feelings of languishing. The quirky, eccentric, and peculiar can take us out of our normal habits of thought and perception, surprising us by breaking up our routines and reminding us that there's more to life than the everyday.