Surviving Relationships

Each year, more and more emphasis is placed on achieving good results in the end-of-school exams. This can lead to students feeling extraordinary pressure and having unrealistic expectations. In this all-new and completely revised edition of the best-selling Surviving Year 12, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, Australia's leading adolescent psychologist, gives advice to parents on how they can help their child cope with the pressure, work smarter and actually enjoy their final years of school.

HURDLES is a common sense approach to identifying the obstacles people face and ways to overcome those obstacles. Using analogies, references from books and movies, as well as sharing personal experiences, Ric Vandett provides a thought-provoking guide to personal growth and happiness.

Introduced to heroine and alcohol for the first time at the tender age of eight-years-old programmed me and opened up a flood gate of feel good receptors in my brain, causing a high that I spent years trying to recreate over and over again.

Are you feeling alone or embarrassed to ask questions as you date and plan to marry? Do you wish your wedding gifts included a how to manual? Want help to co-create a successful marriage? Let the Marriage Begin!: A Practical Guide to Getting Married and Surviving Your First Year is your how-to manual to help you understand the phases people do not realize exist in dating, planning the wedding, the honeymoon, and the first year.

The Pelzer family's secret life of fear and abuse was first revealed in Dave Pelzer's inspiring New York Times best seller, A Child Called "It", followed by The Lost Child and A Man Called Dave. Here, for the first time, Richard Pelzer tells the courageous and moving story of his abusive childhood.

It was hard being one of four boys growing up in the 1940s in a dysfunctional family. Throw in alcoholic parents, a hot-tempered purebred American Indian mother, a father running secret missions for the military, and three wild brothers, and you got a mix of family craziness. This is a beautiful and engaging audiobook about surviving and prospering after growing up in a dysfunctional family. It is told by a man who is a brother, husband, father, veteran, and overall good guy who has a lot of life lessons to share with the world.

New notification: you may be wasting time and energy fighting a daily battle that is impossible to win. Growing evidence shows that most of us subconsciously search for fulfillment - self-confidence, validation, connection, purpose, and more - in a place where we’ll ironically never find it: social media. What’s even more ironic? More and more of us are addicted to the chase, and our culture keeps us blind to how damaging this futile quest really is. When used in a healthy way, social media can enhance our lives in a myriad of positive ways.

A vacation has the special power to bring a family closer together, breaking away from familiar routines, allowing time to enjoy each others' company, and experiencing the world together. All it takes is the right mindset and some planning. The Travel Mom shows you how.

In "Surviving the American Dream: A Practical Guide to Thriving in the Land of Opportunities," author Jeff Pfalzer arms listeners with essential survival tactics and insights to navigate the intricacies of living in America.

These HOW TO DIE AND SURVIVE books offer an innovative and inspiring array of concepts for living and dying. These far-reaching, and for many life-changing, books offer new ways of understanding ourselves and our lives. The author details her progressive understandings, practices, and exercises to share with readers interdimensional psychology, consciousness, and survival skills.

2012, which many believe will be a vital turning point in our world’s consciousness and fortunes, is already the focus of much speculation and concern in print and on the Internet. But none of the books, articles and websites approach the topic with the upbeat, prescriptive perspective that Mike Dooley, best-selling author of Notes from the Universe and Infinite Possibilities brings to the topic in 2012: Prophecies & Possibilities.

Have you or a friend or loved one struggled with loss, abuse, addiction, low self-esteem, or even suicidal ideation? Then this book will ring true for you. Dr. Liz’ personal memoir chronicles the first 25 years of her life living in abusive environments, how she survived and ultimately found her way into the supportive and caring arms of 12-step recovery programs.

“We couldn’t do anything to save it. Your house is ash”. Words you never want to hear. That your home, your beloved home, was incinerated in a wildfire. Or flattened by a tornado. Pulverized by a hurricane. Washed away by a torrential flood. Total, irreparable destruction caused by a devastating natural catastrophe. And yet, those are words many of us have heard, and then somehow have had to live through the aftermath. Dealt with the consequences of losing everything but our lives. If we are lucky. For there are those who not only lost everything, but a loved one as well.

Death is the last taboo in our society, and grief is still profoundly misunderstood. So many of us feel awkward and uncertain around death and shy away from talking honestly with family and friends. Grief Works is a compassionate guide that will inform and engage anyone who is grieving, from the "expected" death of a parent to the sudden unexpected death of a small child, and provide clear advice for those seeking to comfort the bereaved.

What is "struggle love"? It's a term used to describe relationships that are defined by constant conflict, emotional abuse, and other toxic behaviors. Many people find themselves trapped in these relationships, feeling as though they can't escape the cycle of pain and hurt.

According to Forbes, 80 percent of Americans consider their family dysfunctional. Family ties are fundamental to our emotional and psychological makeup. Unfortunately, growing up in a dysfunctional family is so common that most people don’t know what a happy, normal family looks like. You’re here to live fully, discover your own path, and live a life free of the torment of past experiences. In Changing the Narrative of Your Life, you will discover how to alleviate your childhood trauma without spending thousands of dollars on therapists.

For today’s teens, social media is much more than a platform—it's a space where friendships form, relationships blossom, and sometimes, heartbreak happens. Likes, Follows, and Heartbreaks: A Teen's Digital Diary is the ultimate guide for teens (and the parents who care about them) to navigate the complex emotions that come with living in a world driven by likes, follows, and online interactions.

Growing up in an environment unsure of anything is stressful. Being unaware, but knowing at the same time something doesn’t feel right, is uncomfortable. You know the saying “what goes on in this house stays in this house”. But what actually goes on in this house? Who do you call? What do you say? Do I love her enough to endure this with her?Does she love me enough to let go? If love is the key that unlocks the heart, then where is the key that prevents death?

This is the opposite of every self help book you've ever read. I use a lot of curse words, I speak my mind, and I don't apologize for telling you how it really is. I cut through the BS to tell you what is wrong with our lives and how we can fix it. We will talk about your professional career and about the idiots who are trying to ruin it. We will talk about your personal life and those who want to ruin that too. Are you ready for a personal revolution? Stop sitting on the sidelines.

What people saw on the outside and what it was really like behind closed doors were totally different. This book is a continuation of letters for part two in the Love Letter On Purpose series and will take on a different tone than Kelly’s first book, Love Letters from an Ex-Wife, as she directly addresses narcissistic emotional abuse.