Personal Care

In the world's relentless hum, the highly sensitive person perceives a symphony. "A Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Personal Success" is your meticulously orchestrated score for turning profound sensitivity into your greatest triumph. Have you ever felt overwhelmed by your emotions, or the world's cacophony? This guide is your sanctuary. It acknowledges the rarity of your trait, casting sensitivity in the golden light of positivity and potential. Dive into a tailored narrative that: Honors your sensitivity as an asset in both personal and professional arenas. Maps out strategies for ...

Shadow work—the process of exploring your pain, trauma, and imperfections—is a powerful tool to help you embrace and accept yourself, even the parts that are difficult. Shadow Work gives you everything you need to get started with a clear explanation of what shadow work is, how it works, and how it helps you, as well as guided meditations and affirmations to walk you through your own shadow work. Written by licensed therapist Jor-El Caraballo, this book is the perfect companion for your self-exploration journey.

From the author of the bestselling Audible Originals Self Care by the Signs and Self Care by the Moon, Valerie Tejeda’s Cosmic Care is a guide to living well by harmonizing your self-care practice with the movement of the seasons, the stars, and the lunar cycle.

The Other End of the Leash shares a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs, focusing on our behavior in comparison with that of dogs. An applied animal behaviorist and dog trainer with more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell looks at humans as just another interesting species, and muses about why we behave the way we do around our dogs, how dogs might interpret our behavior, and how to interact with our dogs in ways that bring out the best in them.

Your starting point doesn’t determine your destination. Turn your struggles into stepping stones for success. Dakota James Bailey’s From Foster Care to Millionaire is a raw and inspiring memoir of triumph over adversity. Growing up in foster care, working grueling factory shifts, and being labeled a “troublemaker,” Dakota seemed destined for failure. Instead, he built a multimillion-dollar company and a thriving real estate portfolio, proving that resilience and determination can rewrite any story.

Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project.

Discover the Key to Healthy Relationships and Inner Peace! Unlock the Power of Setting Boundaries with Love to Transform Your Life Today! Tired of constantly prioritizing others' needs over your own, leaving you overwhelmed and exhausted? Fed up with feeling taken advantage of and resentful due to a lack of personal boundaries? Struggling to maintain healthy relationships, stuck in patterns of conflict or toxicity? In "Setting Boundaries with Love", you'll embark on a transformative journey to establish healthier dynamics in your relationships and find the inner peace you've been yearning ...

Behind our current caregiving crisis, in which a broken system has left parents and caregivers exhausted, sits a fierce addiction to independence. But what would happen if we started to appreciate dependency, and the deep meaning of one person caring for another? If we start to care about care? With a curiosity and desire to understand more fully one of humanity’s most profound and essential relationships, journalist Elissa Strauss she interrogates our societal obsession with going it alone and poses a challenge to let ourselves be transformed by the act of caregiving.

Every family has a story. For some of us, our family of origin is a solid foundation that feeds our confidence and helps us navigate life’s challenges. For others, it’s a source of pain, hurt, and conflict that can feel like a lifelong burden. In this empowering guide, licensed therapist and bestselling relationship expert Nedra Glover Tawwab offers clear advice for identifying dysfunctional family patterns and choosing the best path to breaking the cycle and moving forward.

Are we too clean, not clean enough… or just making it all up as we go? You brush, rinse, scrub, shave, exfoliate, moisturize, pluck, dab, blot, and maybe—just maybe—wonder if it’s all a bit much. Spoiler: It might be. In "To Wash or Not to Wash" - Clean, Dirty, or Just Confused? The Hygiene & Beauty Dilemma You Didn’t Know You Had, author Andreas Baku takes a hilariously honest, sometimes uncomfortable, and oddly enlightening journey through modern hygiene and beauty habits. With entertaining humor and sharp insight, he unpacks everything from deodorant dilemmas to skin-care scams...

Caregiving for those who suffer from Parkinson's disease comes with many challenges, from how to deal with guilt and loneliness to avoiding burnout and figuring out what to expect from an unpredictable disease. When giving care, too often caregivers neglect their own well-being. Everything You Need to Know About Caregiving for Parkinson's Disease is not just about caring for your loved one, but also about taking care of yourself.

Empaths have so much to offer as healers, creatives, friends, lovers, and innovators at work. Yet highly sensitive and empathic people often give too much at the expense of their own well-being - and end up absorbing the stress of others. "To stay healthy and happy," writes Dr. Judith Orloff, "you must be ready with daily self-care practices that work." With Thriving as an Empath, she provides an invaluable resource to help you protect yourself from the stresses of an overwhelming world and embrace the "gift of being different".

Most of the traditional advice about getting ahead focuses on managing other people’s impressions of you. It’s all about how to network with impressive people and accommodate yourself to people with status and power. Executive coach Liz Tran asks you to forget about those people, and instead, train yourself to listen to and be guided by your innermost voice. From tech to spiritual leadership and executive coaching, Tran has charted her own path by learning how to tune into her intuition and be true to her Inner Genius.

In a world fixated on the conventional notion of success—marked by relentless hustle, sacrificing wellbeing, and missing out on cherished moments with loved ones in the pursuit of fame and material possessions—Robin Sharma introduces a paradigm shift. A mindset that will help you own all the gifts life has to offer. In The Wealth Money Can’t Buy, Sharma—leadership expert and the #1 international bestselling author of The 5AM Club—rewires our perception of wealth to include not just financial success, but seven other essential forms of wealth.

Unlock Your Best Retirement: Master the Art of Income Planning Imagine a retirement where financial worries are a thing of the past, and your biggest concern is how to spend your free time. 'The Retirement Income Equation" offers the keys to achieving just that. This isn't just another retirement planning book—it's your roadmap to a transformative future. If you are a member of Gen X or a Late boomer, this book was written for you by a fellow GenX'er. You will learn: Custom Tailored Strategies: Your retirement should be as unique as you are. Simple, Actionable Steps: Break down complex ...

The moving story of what one woman learned from fostering a newborn - about injustice, about making mistakes, about how to better love and protect people beyond our immediate kin.

This is a personal story of generational trauma, a mother's debilitating paranoid schizophrenia and a daughter who was thrust into foster care, homelessness, drug addiction, and was sexually abused and neglected. This book Discovers the strength of the human spirit and the power of love that defies all odds, a story of resilience and hope. Beautifully written as a heartfelt memoir that invites readers to discover Lorie’s profound journey, The Voices We Couldn’t Hear is a transformative coming-of-age story that delves into poignant themes including abuse, mental illness, and the ...

In this practical guide, Jayne Hardy - founder and CEO of the Blurt Foundation - helps us reexamine how our boundaries are working for or against us, and she guides us to better protect our physical, emotional, and digital spaces. Packed with friendly advice and easy journaling exercises, Making Space reminds those of us on the edge of burnout to stop and ask: "Is this kind to me, too?"

The Complete Handbook on Braids and Wigs Care: Cleaning, Hydration, and Debunking Myths by Diane Shawe a comprehensive guide designed to empower individuals wearing wigs, toppers, frontals, or braids with the knowledge and tools needed to care for their hair effectively. In today’s fast-paced world, the demand for versatile hairstyles has surged, leading many to embrace protective styles like braids or opt for wigs and hairpieces for convenience and style versatility. However, with the multitude of options available, navigating the world of haircare for braids and wigs can be overwhelming...

“Your parents are so amazing for adopting you! You should be grateful that you were adopted.” Angela Tucker is a Black woman, adopted from foster care by white parents. She has heard this microaggression her entire life, usually from well-intentioned strangers who view her adoptive parents as noble saviors. She is grateful for many aspects of her life, but being transracially adopted involves layers of rejection, loss, and complexity that cannot be summed up so easily.