Friendship Development

With poignant and artful storytelling that will touch the heart, A Touch of Splendor is a memoir that wonderfully depicts three young sisters - preacher's daughters each with her own personality - and their neighborhood friend, Leonard Martin - growing up in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in the 1930s and 1940s. Each story will tug at your heartstrings and rekindle warm memories of days gone by.

Freundinnen versüßen einem nicht nur das Dasein, sie verlängern es auch nachweislich. Gut, dass Frauen Freundschaft so gut können. Theoretisch. Praktisch wirft so ziemlich jede Frauenfreundschaft Fragen auf: Was passiert mit ihr, wenn eine Freundin arbeitslos oder schwer krank wird oder kinderlos bleibt? Was tun mit Kränkungen? Wenn ein neuer Mann auftaucht? Kann es wirklich nur eine beste Freundin geben? Muss sie so sein wie ich, oder sollte sie lieber ganz anders ticken?

Besides a happy memoir from an author who wrote this book at age 44 and 85, Dear Old Friends was originally a love letter to all the wonderful, much older friends the author said made his life so much more worthwhile. Full of loving advice for aging magnificently, you'll want to listen to it and want all your dear old friends—not just your parents—to listen, smile, learn, and think about how satisfying it is to make every day better. As the author reminds you, "Today is the oldest you've ever been—and the youngest you'll ever be—so let's make today great."

Learn to avoid becoming entangled in other people's problems (O.P.P). In this book, you will learn how to recognize that other people's problems are not yours, have boundaries, and protect your peace.

Everyone has or has had a relationship that they wish they could improve. It doesn't matter if it is with a family member, absent parent/friend, pastor, co-worker, or lover. Communication is the key to having a balanced relationship. This book will definitely assist you with that issue.

"Do I have enough friends?" "Why did my friendship end?" and "What makes a good friendship work?" These are questions that F. Diane Barth, a psychotherapist widely recognized for her expertise in women's relationships, fields all the time. In I Know How You Feel, she draws out engaging stories from a lively and diverse cast of women, many of whom speak about feelings they haven't shared before.

Writing the story in this audiobook was a responsibility that I took on my shoulders to, in a classic way, denounce the sexual abuses against girls, kids, and very young teenagers around the world. I needed courage to deal with the vivid but also melancholic facts that I penned down in this audiobook. My famous collaborator, during the creation of this audiobook, was my memory, which didn’t make me dig or stretch it too much in order to remember most of the facts and events that I experienced with my friend Yvalia.

The way children cope with the small things in life builds a foundation for dealing with the bigger problems later on. In ‘Everyday Resilience’, you can learn how to help kids deal with increasing challenges of friendship issues, academic pressure and self-doubt. With rising mental health issues amongst children and young people, it has never been more important to nurture resilience. acked with every day scenarios and practical steps, ‘Everyday Resilience’ provides every parent with tools to nurture strength in young lives.

It’s been six years since Pen Calloway watched her best friends walk out of her life. And through the birth of her daughter, the death of her father, and the vicissitudes of single motherhood, she has never stopped missing them. Pen, Cat, and Will met on their first day of college and formed what seemed like a magical and lifelong bond, only to see their friendship break apart amid the realities of adulthood. When, after years of silence, Cat - the bewitching, charismatic center of their group - e-mails Pen and Will with an urgent request to meet at their college reunion, they can’t refuse.

Every Kind of Wanting explores the complex intersection of three unique families. Miguel Guerra, who grew up in poverty in Venezuela before his family's relocation to Chicago, could not be more different from his partner Chad Merry, a happy-go-lucky real estate mogul from Chicago's wealthy North Shore. When Chad's sister, Gretchen - struggling with the deterioration of her marriage - offers the couple her eggs, they begin scrambling for a surrogate to carry the child, finally settling on Miguel's old friend Emily, happily married to an eccentric Irish playwright.

Rachel feels like she doesn't fit in - until she finds heavy metal and meets Fern, a kindred spirit. The two form their own band, but the metal scene turns out to be no different from the misogynist world they want to change. Violent encounters escalate, and the friends decide there's only one way forward....

Sharp, irreverent and very funny women's fiction for women who won't put up with being told to step aside! Isn't it about time we talked about you? Tessa, Sandra and Harriet have been best friends through first crushes, careers, marriage and the trials of motherhood. After 20 years of taking care of everyone else's every needs, they've found themselves hitting the big 5-0 and suddenly asking themselves, 'What about me?' Sandra has a sordid secret, and Harriet is landed with her ailing mother-in-law.

In answer to the question of what happened following her New York Times best seller Kabul Beauty School, Deborah Rodriquez is back with a new memoir Irreverent, insightful, and blatantly honest, Deborah takes us along on her inspiring journey of self-discovery and renewal after she is forced to flee Afghanistan in 2007. She first lands in California, where she feels like a misfit teetering on the brink of sanity. Where was that fearless redhead who stared danger in the face back in Kabul?

Unlock the secrets to lasting connections with "How to Make Friends: A Practical Guide to Building Meaningful Relationships, Overcoming Social Anxiety, and Expanding Your Social Circle." This engaging, fun, and insightful book dives into the art of forming friendships that endure. Whether you're wondering how to make friends that last, seeking tips for kids on making friends in preschool, or even looking for advice on how to make friends without trying, this guide covers it all with flair and wit.

In a time of emotional upheaval, change, and uncertainty, The House offers us a story of hope, with new and empowering perspectives. This two-part awakening journey speaks to the wounded child, left to believe they were anything less than pure magic, who lives within all of us. As we learn how to open ourselves up to divine grace, to embrace our shadows, and see life’s challenges as opportunities for growth, only then can we gain the keys needed to free ourselves from our self-imposed prison of limiting beliefs.

Über 10 Millionen Exemplare weltweit verkauft. Eine unikale Theorie, die Geheimnisse der menschlichen Beziehungen enthüllt. Der amerikanische Psychiater Eric Berne entwickelt und demonstriert in seinem Buch die faszinierende These von der Neigung der Menschen, ihr Leben im privaten Bereich als ständiges Spiel zu leben. Der Autor beschreibt 36 solcher Spiele durch Beispiele im Alltagsleben und teilt die Spiele ein in: Lebensspiele, Ehespiele, Partyspiele, Sexspiele, Räuberspiele, Doktorspiele.

Weeping Under This Same Moon is based on a true story of two teenage girls from different cultures, whose paths intertwine, dramatically altering the course of their lives. In this testament to the power of love and the spirit of volunteerism, Mei and Hannah come together in celebration of culture and language, food and friendship, and the ultimate rescue of both young women from their own despair.

Iris Krasnow was eight years old when she first attended sleepaway camp, building lasting friendships and essential life skills amid the towering pine trees and open skies of Wisconsin. Decades later, she returned to Camp Agawak as a staff member to help resurrect Agalog, the camp's defunct magazine that she wrote for as a child. There, she revisits the activities she loved as a young girl: singing songs around a campfire, swimming in a pristine lake, sleeping under the stars—experiences that continue to fill her with wisdom and perspective.

The story of close friends who grew up together, how one of them faced cancer, and the lessons, example, and wisdom he left behind. Adventures, laughter, tears, and courageous resolve are found in this emotional roller coaster about becoming stronger together and knowing who you are.

"Freundschaft, das ist gerade auch in Zeiten von Insta-Friends und Tinder-Dates eine Konstante, an der ich mich festhalten kann." Jo Schück erzählt Geschichten über Freundschaft, verbindet sie mit gesellschaftspolitischen Analysen und wagt eine radikale These: In der heutigen Welt der Umbrüche und globalen Strukturen, in der Sicherheiten gesellschaftlich abhandenkommen und klassische Familienstrukturen sich auflösen, ist Freundschaft das Einzige, was zählt. Sie gibt der Generation Y in einer Welt des "Alles (und nichts) ist möglich" den Halt, den sie anderswo nirgends mehr findet.