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The slogan “Turn It Over” has a rich and powerful history in the annals of recovery. Loosely translated — if any translating is needed — it means: put your problem, addiction, disease, or life itself in the hands of Someone or Something Other Than Yourself. (Lowercase all of that if you prefer.) This someone or something doesn't require a name. It doesn't need a credo or a belief system. All it needs is practice. Your practice. Now take the concept of Turn It Over, and transfer it to the printed page. Turn It Over becomes Turn the Page. Select any page at random here and read the ...

How to Become a Pharmacy Technician How I Became a Pharmacy Tech in 90 Days for Less than $500 Becoming a pharmacy technician was one of the best decisions I ever made. It wasn’t something that I had considered until I was faced with being laid off from my previous job. After working 50 hours a week for $9 an hour, I suddenly found myself in serious trouble. I could not find a job that would pay more than minimum wage. With more time on my hands, I started looking into what I could do with my life. Up to that point, I hadn’t really picked a job and was just happy to be employed. Now I ...

The key to optimal health and well-being is within us, in powerful energy centers called chakras. Ancient cultures understood the sacred healing power of chakras and that self-care aligned with nature. In Chakras & Self-Care, you'll engage in a series of meditative exercises that activate and balance each of your seven main chakras. Reiki master and wellness expert Ambi Kavanagh also offers daily and seasonal rituals to show us that true prevention not only comes from the ways we care for our bodies, but the ways we spend our energy.

Typically for the first eighteen years of our lives, we are single. Yet, whether we know it or not, we are shaped and groomed for relationships and marriage, from infancy to adulthood. Unfortunately, the same energy we put toward relationships is not given to singleness. Why is singleness a taboo topic and sometimes even frowned upon? Yet, when lived correctly and successfully, the single life can be a blessing or a preparation period for a successful relationship and marriage. This 31-day devotional was birthed during the Covid-19 pandemic, with single and divorced women in mind. Each day ...

Imagine having superpowers to heal your distress while empathetically giving yourself permission to prioritize your peace, preserve your wellbeing, and elevate your perspective on what success and happiness mean to you? First, I want you to know that I’m proud of you because I know it’s not easy and that you’re constantly jumping through hurdles with a smile on your face, if people only knew what it takes to be you. Yes, you do an amazing job taking care of business, but not as great when it comes to taking care of yourself. Of course, you're strong, you can handle it right? That is ...

You're an immigrant — or maybe an expat — retired in Portugal ... and you're getting older, needing more attention and health care. Maybe you've brought an elderly relative (or two) to live with you, and that's the person who needs more continual, personalized service than you're able to give. What are your options? Here's a brief overview to help you get started to ensure the comfort and care of the elderly in Portugal.

These days, society tells women they can buy self-care in a store or cross it off a to-do list. In this forty-day devotional, Tiffany Bluhm invites women into a deeper, more meaningful understanding of self-care that includes faith, rest, joy, lament, collaboration, and empowerment. Bluhm shows how self-care is critical to women's spiritual growth and empowerment to make a difference in the world.

Life changes dramatically for the entire family when the decision is made to move a person who has dementia from home to community care. Rachael Wonderlin - a gerontologist, dementia care expert, and popular dementia care blogger - helps caregivers cope with the difficult behaviors, emotions, and anxieties that both they and their loved one may experience.

Discover the transformative power of kindness in "Quiet Acts of Kindness", an inspiring new eBook that delves into the subtle art of making a difference. This captivating guide explores the profound impact that simple, everyday acts of kindness can have on individuals, families, and communities, ultimately creating a ripple effect of positivity. Embark on a journey through the quiet power of small gestures and learn why these seemingly insignificant acts matter. Explore how kindness spreads like wildfire, leaving a lasting impact in its wake. Real-life stories of silent kindness will touch ...

For over a decade, this guide has been used in classrooms, coaching spaces, and retreats to help people pause, recalibrate, and move forward with intention. Now, it’s available to everyone—wherever you are on your journey. “RESET is the rare kind of book that meets you exactly where you are—then gently reminds you who you’ve always been.” What if renewal wasn’t something you had to earn—but something you could return to? In a culture obsessed with optimization and endless striving, RESET offers a wiser, more compassionate path: one rooted in presence, emotional awareness, ...

Where Night Is Day is a nonfiction narrative grounded in the day-by-day, hour-by-hour rhythms of an ICU, in a teaching hospital, in the heart of New Mexico. It is the story of patients and families, suddenly faced with critical illness. In this context, Kelly reflects on the nature of medicine and nursing, on how doctors and nurses see themselves. Drawing on the words of medical historians, doctor-writers, and nursing scholars, Kelly examines the relationship of professional and lay observers, to the meaning of illness, empathy, caring, and the silence of suffering.

Discover how to empower yourself as a dementia caregiver and reclaim your life, even if you've been overwhelmed with stress for years. Do you find yourself struggling with the overwhelming responsibilities of dementia caregiving? Are you constantly seeking practical advice to manage challenging behaviors and juggle caregiving with personal responsibilities? Do you sometimes feel isolated, longing for a community that truly understands your journey? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, take heart – you're in the right place.

Most of us are constantly plugged in and stressed out - tethered to our phones and e-mail, overworked and inactive at our desk jobs, and out of touch with what our bodies and our brains really need. Clean Mind, Clean Body is your reset button, an immersive experience in mental and physical self-care that will transform your daily routine and your habits.

God never meant for us to feel so alone in facing our emotions. Though they often steal our peace and cause us restless nights, too often we just try to press through. In 40 days of readings from the world's most popular Christian meditation app, Abide, you can journey through their most popular content on attaining the timeless peace found throughout Scripture, and renew your heart with God's abiding love.

Musings began May 11th, 2016 on my personal Facebook page. Intended as simple writing exercises, they fast became popular open windows and doors to what came and went in my day. You might call this a diary, but that wouldn’t define musings properly. You might consider this a “note to self” as well. But that too, falls short. Musings are a still frame to the truth of my daily life. And on reflection, the truth of all our lives. We are all a light that was meant to be shared. Musings is intended to slow life down for the reader, while we take a walk together through my daily moments of ...

When former New York Times journalist Dan Koeppel texted his cousin Robert Meyer, a 20-year veteran of the emergency room at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States, he expected to hear that things were hectic. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being overwhelmed, where do you think you are? Koeppel asked. Meyer’s grave reply - 100 - was merely the cusp of the crisis that would soon touch every part of the globe.

Discover true love and happiness and abolish your low self-esteem in only 30 days! Click the READ MORE to see your true value and how you are truly loved with a fire and a passion…. Are you overly critical of yourself and how you look? Are you lonely? Do you feel unloved and unworthy? Wish you didn’t have to worry about your imperfections anymore?Inside your copy of Christian Devotionals for Women: He Doesn’t Care About Your Cellulite, you’ll find a wealth of information that will transform your life: The true nature of your savior, Jesus Christ, through stories, historical accounts...

Caring for someone with dementia can be a challenging, heartbreaking experience … but it can also be rewarding, fulfilling and meaningful. Most dementia caregivers find that the first, and sometimes most difficult step, is accepting the diagnosis and adjusting to a new normal. In Day to Day: Living With Dementia, Angela Lunde, M.A., an expert in dementia care at Mayo Clinic, helps you take that first step and chart your path toward living well, even in the face of dementia.

Lies can tear people apart but can this one bring a pair of rabbit lovers together in a fur-ever kind of love? Listen to the complete Fur-ever series now.

The twos just got a lot more terrible. Ian had enough trouble trying to write for a living and keep up with his daughter, Lucy, even before she started shifting into a squirrel. Now that she's turning two and breathing fire? All bets are off. Olivia is used to her cat Seltzer bringing her live trophies, but she's not sure what to do with a squirrel that turns into an adorable little red-headed girl, or the gorgeous single dad who comes looking for her from next door.