Personal Resilience

In this memoir "And So What?," entrepreneur J M Villegas opens the door to his soul, revealing the raw and unfiltered moments that shaped him into the man he is today. From the very first words, listeners are drawn into the chaos of his troubled childhood, where challenges loomed large and hope often felt distant. Each chapter unfolds a new layer of his experiences, revealing the profound grief and trauma that shaped his early years. Despite the overwhelming challenges, this true story is one of resilience. He illustrates how the human spirit can endure and thrive even in the darkest of times.

Overcome chronic stress and regain control over your life with this step-by-step guide! Do you feel physically and emotionally drained even though you do your best to relax? Do you often get infections such as colds or influenza? Do you experience headaches and brain fog? Do you often feel helpless or trapped? This looks like chronic stress. And it's more dangerous than you think. Your body is not designed to stay in fight-or-flight mode for extended periods of time. Derick Howell will show you the exact steps you need to take to manage your stress.

In this book you will find 35 proven life lessons, based on actual experiences, which the author shares through personal stories. Don’t expect them to be theoretical lessons like most of us have heard in the past. You will also learn why many of the traditional approaches to common problem-solving are not what works best in practice. This book will get you “thinking differently” about your personal challenges and hopefully give you just what you need to take control and start living a more resilient life.

There's a new set of 3Rs for our kids - respect, responsibility, and resilience - to better prepare them for life in the real world. Once developed, these skills let kids take charge, and let parents step back, to the benefit of all. Casting hover mothers and helicopter parents aside, Vicki Hoefle encourages a different, counterintuitive, yet much more effective, approach to parenting: for parents to sit on their hands, stay on the sidelines - even if duct tape is required!

Witty and straight-shooting, Duct Tape Parenting entertains as it informs parents how to do less in order to raise more confident, capable children.

Raising Resilience is a powerful, compassionate guide for parents navigating the emotional battlefield of co-parenting with a manipulative, gaslighting ex. Written with deep empathy and unwavering clarity, this book offers a lifeline to those trapped in high-conflict custody situations where the rules of healthy parenting no longer apply. Gaslighting isn't merely psychological abuse—it's a steady wearing way of self-trust and truth, with particularly harmful effects when children are involved. This book enables you to name, confront, and rise above it.

Feeling unsure about your role during pregnancy? You’re not alone. Most first-time dads face uncertainty - but with the right guidance, that anxiety can turn into confidence. This practical, relatable guide is your companion through every stage of pregnancy. With clear advice and supportive insights, it shows you how to be present, helpful, and ready - mentally and emotionally - for fatherhood.

As a counselor, therapist, parent, or caregiver, you play a crucial role in the development and well-being of children. Yet amidst the flood of information, finding effective, research-backed techniques tailored to diverse needs and ensuring therapeutic goals balance with fun can feel overwhelming. Imagine transforming your child’s playtime into powerful moments of growth and resilience-building using culturally diverse activities that address their unique needs.

Take control of your emotions and harness their power to fuel success, resilience, and motivation. "Mastering Emotions: Unlocking Inner Strength for Motivation" is a transformative guide that helps you understand, regulate, and use your emotions to create a fulfilling and purpose-driven life. In today’s fast-paced world, emotions can either be your greatest strength or your biggest challenge. This book teaches you how to embrace emotions, build resilience, and stay motivated, even in the face of adversity. With a blend of psychology, neuroscience, and practical exercises, this guide ...

It may seem as though your sadness and loss will never be fully expressed when your parent passes away. You may go through one of the most challenging phases of your life whilst in your bereavement and grief. But despite your sorrow, there is light at the end of the tunnel. This grief recovery book is a must for anyone who has lost a mother or father. So anyone who has lost a parent, a career, or even a marriage, a home, a pregnancy, or a nest fund can benefit from this book's guidance and lightening of the path to peace and a more positive outlook.

Whispers of the Heart: True Stories About Love and Wisdom Sixteen Women. Sixteen Stories. One Powerful Collection Love is the thread that binds us all—whether it’s the unbreakable bond of friendship, the devotion to a cherished fur baby, the journey to self-love, or the enduring strength of unconditional love. In Whispers of the Heart, sixteen remarkable women from the Women Like Me Community open their hearts and share their deeply personal experiences with love in all its forms. Through heartfelt true stories, touching poetry, and words of wisdom, they remind us that love is not just ...

Find Your Courage features insights from courageous trail-blazing entrepreneurs and leaders in organizations including NASA, Ernst & Young, UN Foundation, and QANTAS. Discover how to: define your sense of purpose and pursue more inspiring goals, embrace a 'Courage Mindset' and speak up with confidence in every situation, navigate uncertainty with clarity and take smart risks, not just safe ones, conquer fear of failure and bounce back from setbacks, and much more.

Don’t try to put out the fires—learn to dance in the flames. In her latest work, Unbreak Me, award-winning author and fitness expert Wendy Ida explores the nature of trauma, resilience, and gratitude in overcoming a myriad of life’s obstacles. A prolific journey of healing and self-exploration, Ida’s remarkable life has primed her to help others make the same transition from hardship to happiness.

“This enjoyable, inspiring book gives you a series of practical ideas you can use to bounce back from any adversity, and become unstoppable.” ~ Brian Tracy Your life will be a series of ups and downs, successes and failures, no matter what you do to guard against them. Peter Drucker, the management guru, said that the one thing that is inevitable in the life of the leader is the crisis. The only thing that matters is how you respond to the unavoidable crises that you will have on a regular basis. The great historian, Arnold Toynbee, after studying the twenty-six great civilizations of ...

When was the last time you tried something new? Something that won’t make you more productive, make you more money, or check anything off your to-do list? Odds are, not recently. As Karen Rinaldi explains in this eye-opening audiobook, we live in a time of aspirational psychoses. We humblebrag about how hard we work, prioritize productivity over play, clamor for likes on social media, and are told not to accept failure as an option. As a result, we are more anxious and depressed than ever. This audiobook provides the antidote.

We all need help centering ourselves to serve ourselves and our world. In this small, beautiful book, the Kogi—a remote and ancient tribe in the mountains of Colombia—offer their learnings. They pose nine provocative questions to help people around the planet to spiritual peace.

Lauren’s life story is a raw and gripping journey through the darker side of human experience. With the false freedom of quick cash and the harsh reality of hitting rock bottom, Lauren's quest for independence and survival is both intense and inspiring. When adversity strikes, she reaches out for help but encounters predators at every turn, each encounter shaping her understanding of herself and the world. Reflecting on her troubled childhood in a small town, Lauren's narrative captures the delicate balance between innocence and exploitation, strength and vulnerability. Through vivid and ...

Et si vos phobies, votre tristesse profonde, vos douleurs physiques ou vos pensées obsessionnelles trouvaient leur origine dans les traumatismes vécus par vos ancêtres ? S'appuyant sur les découvertes les plus récentes en épigénétique, neurosciences, thérapie des traumas et psychologie transgénérationnelle, Mark Wolynn, spécialiste de la transmission familiale des traumatismes, nous livre ici une méthode claire, accessible et profondément humaine pour identifier et dénouer les schémas inconscients hérités.

Unlock the power of Emotional Intelligence to lead with empathy, strengthen your relationships, and achieve success—even if you've spent years relying solely on intellectual abilities Are you a driven professional struggling to manage the relentless stress of demanding careers? Do you often find yourself falling short in fostering meaningful relationships or seeking a more effective leadership presence? Are concerns about balancing personal and professional life creating an emotional hurdle that’s holding you back from achieving your goals? If you answered “yes” to any of these ...

Moving Forward is a collection of Robb Munson’s personal life stories of success, failure, loss, and hope. From a story about divorce to a story about being fired from a job these accounts reflect the mental, emotional, and physical health issues we face as part of our human condition.

It's official. For the first time, the World Health Organization has classified burnout as a health problem. Renowned motivational speaker Eileen McDargh proposes that to tackle it, we must learn to break out of energy-draining thoughts and behaviors. Resilience, she argues, is strictly a matter of energy management - by better managing your energy, you can both build resiliency and overcome burnout. McDargh guides the listener through the process of identifying energy drains and implementing strategies for handling them, whatever phase of life you are in.