Difficult Relationships

The Shadow Club doesn't exist anymore. The group of second-best kids used to play anonymous practical jokes on their rivals, until things spiraled out of control. Now Jared and the ex-Shadow Club members are having a hard time shaking their reputation. And when the new golden boy at school is the victim of a series of nasty pranks, everyone's convinced Jared is to blame. Determined to prove his innocence, Jared soon becomes wrapped up in a nightmare worse than anything the Shadow Club ever caused.

In divorce and co-parenting, not only do parents need to deal with their own emotions, they may be faced with a daily barrage of hostile calls, texts, social media blasts, and/or emails. How can you regain a sense of control and peace for your own sake and for the kids? For more than a decade, the BIFF method of responding to hostile and misinforming conversation has been used by thousands of people. This book can help you reduce conflict and regain your sanity by teaching what to write, and what to ignore.

Difficult Conversations teaches you how to handle even the toughest conversations more effectively and with less anxiety. Based on 15 years of work at Harvard Negotiation Project and consultations with thousands of people, the authors answer the question: When people confront the conversations they dread the most, what works? Difficult Conversations walks you through a proven, concrete, step-by-step approach for understanding and conducting tough conversations.

Successful people confront well. They know that setting healthy boundaries improves relationships and can solve important problems. They have discovered that uncomfortable situations can be avoided or resolved through direct conversation. But most of us don't know how to have difficult conversations, and we see confrontation as scary or adversarial.

Baggage has gotten a bad rap. We think it's all bad. We think it makes us less likely to have good, healthy relationships today. But baggage isn't just the bad stuff that happened to us in the past. It's the lessons we've taken from the pain we carry. It's how what we've been through has actually made us stronger and more capable than we imagine. And it's how we're going to make our current relationships work. Far from minimizing past pain, pastor Ike Miller shows you how to go through the baggage you carry from a difficult childhood and pull out the good stuff.

Charlie Dunbar had big plans for the summer break, but becoming a fugitive was nowhere on the list. Even more unexpected, his partner in crime is his own ailing grandfather. Now they're on the run, trying to make it across the country to see a special kind of doctor, while the world becomes mesmerized by their journey. They are the subject of heated debates on cable news channels. Thousands of people voice their support on Facebook fan pages. And Charlie's own parents appear on live TV to plead for him to come home safely. But Charlie isn't ready yet.

Psychology and Christianity are often perceived as incompatible—or so claim a considerable number of authors known for their anti-psychology rhetoric. Their argument rests on the belief that only special revelation, as found in the Bible, is valid for understanding the human mind. Through this narrative, they have persuaded millions of people that it is impossible to address emotional problems through psychology. Instead, they reject psychological approaches outright, promoting the idea that the Bible alone provides answers to every human problem. In my experience with fundamentalist ...

In Difficult Conversations Don't Have to be Difficult, bestselling author Jon Gordon and veteran human resources professional and executive coach Amy P. Kelly deliver an inspiring new take on how to make tough workplace conversations an asset in building a stronger team and organization. The book, written as a business fable, follows Ruth, the CEO of a successful multinational company who has been instructed by her board to prepare her company for sale.

Aza Holmes never intended to pursue the disappearance of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Pickett’s son Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

In his entertaining and inspiring follow-up to Love Does, Bob Goff takes listeners on a journey into the secret of living without fear, constraint, or worry. This liberated existence we all long for is as simple to say as it is difficult to do: We are called to love everybody, always – even when it’s really difficult.

Transforming the Difficult Child brings to life a new way of shifting intense children to a solid life of success. The Nurtured Heart Approach puts a refreshing spin on both parenting and teaching, and reveals new techniques and strategies that create thoroughly positive behaviors.

Successful people confront well. They know that setting healthy boundaries improves relationships and can solve important problems. They have discovered that uncomfortable situations can be avoided or resolved through direct conversation. But most of us don't know how to have difficult conversations, and we see confrontation as scary or adversarial. Authors Henry Cloud and John Townsend take the principles from their award-winning and best-selling book, Boundaries, and apply them to a variety of the most common difficult situations and relationships.

On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There's an app for that. It's called The Last Friend, and through it Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure - to live a lifetime in a single day.

This book will teach you how to deal with core issues that have been caused or multiplied by manipulative people in your life. You will learn how to stop being so vulnerable to being controlled emotionally and mentally. You will also learn how to recover from any past issues that might still be affecting you to this day. This book will include: *How to spot a controlling person *How to recognize subtle signs of controlling behavior *What makes you vulnerable to being controlled *How to stop being so vulnerable to manipulation and control *The motives of controlling people *How to take back ...

Do you constantly overthink every conversation? Struggle with setting boundaries? Find yourself stuck in patterns of toxic self-talk or endless comparisons? If so, this book is your wake-up call. "Your Mind Isn't F*cked" is the ultimate guide to mastering emotional intelligence, improving self-awareness, and building healthy relationships—without the fluff, jargon, or motivational clichés. Whether you're looking to boost your resilience, enhance your communication skills, or simply stop overanalyzing every little thing, this book offers practical tools and actionable steps to help you ...

New, updated edition 2024! Dr. Kelley, Relationship Coach, has 25+ years of experience as a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, as well as her own, her friends and hundreds of clients. She has discovered the 10 biggest mistakes men make. If you haven’t been successful in love, you’re self-sabotaging. All of Dr. Lyn’s suggestions have been proven to work over and over again. She wants you to know them and use them to your advantage. PLUS, secrets to a happy life for men and 20 marriage tips every man needs to know. Please….don’t go on one more date until you read this book!

Elizabeth Earnshaw is here to help. The renowned Gottman therapist, founder of A Better Life Therapy, and influential Instagram therapist behind @lizlistens has helped to transform countless relationships. With I Want This to Work, she presents for today’s generation the most effective and proven steps for relationship success.

Want to find a way to stop someone in your life from gaslighting you without having to struggle a day longer? Time to stand up for yourself, show the world your true worth, and be more than the difficult people ever thought you would be? You’re someone who has so much in life to give, which is why it’s such a puzzle that you think you’re worth nothing right now. Well, actually, it’s entirely understandable, given the pressure you’re constantly being put under by the actions of others.

Using the newest research on human attachment and brain development, Terri Apter, an internationally acclaimed psychologist and writer, unlocks the mysteries of this complicated bond. She showcases the five different types of difficult mother - the angry mother, the controlling mother, the narcissistic mother, the envious mother, and the emotionally neglectful mother - and explains the patterns of behavior seen in each type.

Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes. What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved—who she once loved—she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened but she can’t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be.