Parenting Adults

Human, Flawed, Forgiven is a transformative guide that explores the complex journey of forgiveness for one's parents. The narrative is structured to help listeners understand that while parents are inherently flawed—as all humans are—holding onto anger and blame is a self-imposed burden that serves no purpose. It emphasizes that forgiveness is a gift one gives to oneself, a crucial step toward healing and building a healthier, happier life.

Parenthood is one of life's most profound, rewarding, and difficult experiences. Becoming a parent isn't much of a problem. In fact, the process is usually, if not always, enjoyable. But nature plays a dirty trick. There are a few minutes of pleasure and profound enjoyment along the way as your child grows and matures. But there are also sleepless nights, endless car pools, disappointments and potential problems at every step of the way. Anthropologist David Guttman spoke of the “chronic emergency of parenthood.” In this book, psychiatrist Calvin A. Colarusso, M.D., father of three and ...

Have you ever wanted to manifest your wildest dreams, but weren't sure where to begin? The answer lies in Intuitive Manifesting, a practical, inspirational guide to tapping into your most powerful tool in attracting your brightest future—your own intuition! By learning how to tap into this limitless resource, you will supercharge your manifestation powers, create soul-aligned goals, and build a toolkit of resources to achieve what you want.

When he was younger, he would always tell you how he loved you, told you almost everything and you never really had any secrets. Now that he is a teenager, he barely talks and only gives you one-word answers for whatever you ask him. He has even told you several times that he hates you and when you want to have a conversation with him, he just bangs the door in your face or sometimes he makes the effort but only listens to you without saying much. Does this sound familiar? This book will show you the ins and outs of just how to go about the murky waters of raising a teenage son.

THE BLAME GAME: When Parenting Goes On Trial Has your parenting suddenly gone on trial decades after the fact? You successfully raised children who now manage careers, relationships and possibly their own families. You thought your parenting performance review ended when they moved out and became functioning adults. Now Your Children Say “You Messed Me Up” Then seemingly overnight, your grown children transform into forensic investigators of your past parenting decisions. This issue is harmful to seniors who are now getting on with their lives and finally learning how to navigate the ...

Get to know yourself, your partner(s), and your friendships through the full constellation of your astrological self! In Signs & Skymates West African astrologer Dossé-Via Trenou uses her signature whole-chart approach to reveal how your Sun, Moon, Rising, Mercury, Venus, and Mars signs contribute to astrological compatibility—and serve as the basis for romantic and platonic relationships, as well as your all-important relationship with yourself.

Turn your fears into motivation and doubts into confidence with this enlightening guidebook on ADHD medication–knowledge is the key to ADHD success!

Danu has been learning about Narcissistic Personality Disorder for nearly two decades and has corresponded with many thousands of daughters of narcissistic mothers in that time. This has given her a unique insight into narcissists’ behaviour and its impact on their long-suffering daughters and other victims. The information in this book will of course not force you to go No-Contact: the choice always remains with you, as it should. What it will definitely do is to enable you to make a true choice from a place of strength and certainty.

Estrangement from one or both parents-even by choice—can take a huge emotional and psychological toll. If you have cut ties with a parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, guilt, and shame. You may question or second-guess your decision. And you may have trouble setting or keeping boundaries with your parent, as well as others in your life. This workbook offers evidence-based skills to help you heal the emotional wounds of your past, so you can finally move forward.

Lisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This six-book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron. Delia Ephron said of the fifth book in the series, Have a Nice Guilt Trip, "Lisa and Francesca, mother and daughter, bring you the laughter of their lives once again and better than ever."

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline and her daughter Francesca Serritella are the best of friends—99.9% of the time. They're number one on each other's speed dial and they tell each other everything—well, almost everything. They share shoes and clothes—except one very special green jacket, which almost caused a catfight. In other words, they're just like every mother and daughter in the world. Best friends, and occasional enemies. Now they're dishing about it all—their lives, their relationship, and their carb count.

The New York Times best-selling mother-daughter duo is back with more hilarious, witty, and true tales from their lives. Whether they are attempting to hike the Grand Canyon, setting up phone calls with their dogs, or learning what “adulting” means, Lisa and Francesca are guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and appreciate the funniest moments in life. Like the perfect glass of rosé, they’re always here to help you escape from your own busy, modern life and instead, get lost in theirs.

Jenny Brown, an unguarded exotic dancer in Beaverton, Oregon, seeks financial legitimacy for her and her family through higher channels of adult entertainment. The destruction of Jenny's boundaries invites a string of exploitive incidents. To prove herself unaffected, she dissociates her way toward national success as a feature entertainer.

This guide by Dr. Lawrence L James, an expert in alcoholism and trauma, offers not just knowledge but a shared understanding of the lifelong impact of adverse childhood experiences. Drawing from personal and professional experiences, Dr. James delves into the heart of the emotional and psychological turmoil faced by adult children of alcoholics.

At the age of 27, Whitney Dafoe was forced to give up his life as a photographer who traveled the world. Bit by bit a mysterious illness stole away the pieces of his life: First, it took the strength of his legs, then his voice, and his ability to eat. The Puzzle Solver follows several years in which he desperately sought answers. Whitney's father, Ron Davis, PhD, a world-class geneticist at Stanford University whose legendary research helped crack the code of DNA, suddenly changed the course of his career in a race against time to cure his son's debilitating condition.

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.

If you’re struggling due to a “failure to launch” or “boomerang” adult child that is living with you, off of you, or both, this audiobook is for you. This is licensed psychologist Anna Caldwell’s short, simple, and concise guide on how to best help your grown child or children thrive. This advice is based on Anna’s decades of clinical, coaching training, and experience as a clinical psychologist with clients, both “failure to launch” young adults and their parents.

Living with and Understanding Adult ADHD provides step-by-step tools and practical strategies to help you break free from chaos, build lasting habits, and embrace your unique strengths. This guide is tailored specifically for ADHD brains, offering solutions that work in real life.

In this newly revised edition, Sean Covey helps teens figure out how to approach the six major challenges they face: gaining self-esteem, dealing with their parents, making friends, being wise about sex, coping with substances, and succeeding at school and planning a career.

Dealing with narcissism is a painful and lonely thing to endure. Most people are aware of narcissism as experienced in romantic relationships, where either party exhibits narcissistic traits of having low empathy, exaggerated sense of entitlement, or has an inability to admit making mistakes. The instinct may be to leave that romantic partner because no one deserves to be in a relationship that lacks mutual love and respect. It's difficult navigating that type of narcissism, but what if the narcissist in your life happens to be your mother. What then?