Overcoming Relationships

James Spiegel never realized what challenges and adventures he would face in talking about God with his own children. In a book that is witty, warm, and profound, he explains complex issues of the Christian faith in terms that his children can understand and accept.

This is the true story of Ora-Jay and Irene Eash, Amish farmers from northwest Montana whose lives changed in an instant when a semi-truck struck the family buggy, killing their two young daughters. After the accident, the couple turned to their Amish community for comfort, but they remained haunted by the thought that they might not see their girls again in heaven. Would their deeds be good enough?

The words we speak create the world in which we exist. Our words do not only affect us, but they also affect the younger, more vulnerable among us who are living in the culture we are creating and learning from the ways we communicate. Overcoming Toxic Air: A Path to Healing and Hope-Filled Exhales takes listeners on a 12-step journey to understanding the why behind the what we speak. It encourages listeners to accept social responsibility for every word personally uttered and the impact we have on others.

In "Connected Hearts: Overcoming Loneliness and Sadness Together," listeners embark on a heartfelt journey to understand and overcome the increasingly common experiences of loneliness and sadness, especially resonant for today's adolescents. Crafted with the sensibilities of young listeners in mind, this book expertly navigates the complex emotional landscapes of the modern world.

Choose a Better Path: Overcoming the Impact of Your Parents’ Divorce takes listeners on a journey of bite-sized stories, narratives, and teachings that help them discover how their parents’ divorce impacted and continues to impact them. Topics include anger, dealing with triggers, identifying common fears, learning to trust again, handling father hunger, sifting through Gray Divorce (when parents wait until the children are grown to divorce), grieving, unforgiveness, and setting boundaries.

This comprehensive guide on overcoming fear navigates a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. It delves into various facets of fear, presenting strategies to dismantle its grip and embrace a courageous life. Beginning with an insightful introduction, the guide leads you through the process of identifying your fears. It sheds light on the potent skill of challenging negative thoughts that often amplify fears, offering a pathway to regain control over your mindset.

The domestic abuse of those that are most vulnerable, those that should be the most cared for in our society is an ongoing problem. This audiobook, based upon my work as a clinical psychologist, was recorded to help you, using the same methodologies that I used in my practice. By helping my clients recognize why they were targeted by their abusers; helping them recognize they were not to blame for their abuse, and helping them grow in their thinking and their emotions; each of my many clients achieved wellness. It is my hope that you too will find wellness.

Are you sick and tired of feeling overwhelmed and defeated by life's unexpected storms? Have you tried countless self-help books and motivational speeches, but nothing seems to work? Do you finally want to say goodbye to feeling helpless and discover something that works for you? If so, then The Resilient Woman: Overcoming Adversity and Thriving in Life is for you.

Fast-track your journey through the roller-coaster of parenting emotionally intense children. Are you constantly walking on eggshells, hoping not to trigger another emotional explosion from your extraordinarily bright child? Do you feel overwhelmed with your child's intense emotional reactions and, sometimes, aggression, not knowing how to respond effectively? You're not alone. Raising a brilliant child who struggles with emotional regulation is a unique, often challenging journey.

Dive deep into Unlocking Emotional Freedom, and emerge with a clearer understanding of your emotional patterns, practical tools to break free from anxious attachment, and a renewed commitment to meaningful connections. With this guide, not only will you understand your attachment style, but also embark on a 30-day journey of self-reflection, filled with exercises meticulously designed for healing.

In the past few years I’ve been able to overcome my almost debilitating fear of other people’s negative opinions of me and embark on a career - and life - I love. How I did that is what my book, Be Bigger Than You Think You Are!, is all about. In it, I give simple, easy-to-follow methods you can use to get into action. I show how you can effectively pursue your goals by first noticing and then questioning all your negative thoughts and beliefs about yourself. I provide you with tools you can start using today to overcome any fear of rejection and criticism.

This insightful guidebook helps listeners perform a personal analysis of their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). It reviews positive and negative attributes and encourages you to strengthen your own mental tool box with desirable traits that can help you succeed. The book ends with some valuable tools aimed to help listeners convert their aspirations into life-changing actions.

When Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males appeared in 1998, it was hailed as "a crucial book" (Baltimore Sun) and "undoubtedly one of the most important tools the African American parent can possess" (Kweisi Mfume, President NAACP). Now, in response to enormous demand, the authors turn their attention to African American young women. Statistics indicate that African American females, as a group, fare poorly in the United States.

Self-limiting beliefs plague us all eventually. In a noisy world that sets unreasonable expectations of how you’re supposed to live your life, it’s easy to second-guess yourself. Self-limiting beliefs come from everyday things like expectations from others, social media comparison, cultural norms, and past experiences and traumas. Whether you’re feeling like you’re not enough, struggling to let go of the past, or yearning simply to live life on your own terms (maybe even all of the above), Born Unbreakable is the roadmap to putting life’s challenges in the rearview mirror.

The changes brought to us by life are unpredictable, but the transformation we create in life is intentional. We choose to improve ourselves or not. We choose to better and upgrade our mindsets. We choose to go through a self-awareness process. We choose to leave our comfort zone and challenge our limits. We choose to instill new and more empowering thoughts into our subconscious mind. Also, we intentionally and consciously choose to create more happiness in our lives every single day. The most important question you should be asking yourself is: What are you choosing to be?

Growing up in care is a challenge for any child. Especially when that child is an only child and has been effectively orphaned. David had many questions about why he was in care and how he was ever going to successfully make his way in the wider world on his own. He tells of how he struggled to make sense of his experience right into early adulthood, of his meandering journey to faith and how he found healing for himself and the power to forgive others. Most of all, David's story is a story of redemption and hope in the face of adversity. A story that still speaks today.

Do you feel afraid of things in life? Do you have anxiety about work, being in public places, or speaking in public? Are you afraid to leave the house, nervous about driving, or worried about what other people think? You don't have to live this way any longer. Michael O'Brien has found the solution to overcoming fear and anxiety, after years of experiencing it himself. Michael had his first panic attack at age 19, when he attended a bodybuilding contest. He was unable to cope with his fear and anxiety.

Hurtful words can steal joy, distort truth, and create long-term struggles with understanding your worth and purpose. In this powerful new book, counselor and life coach Janell Rardon, MA, equips you to address and reframe negative words and labels that have hurt you in order to achieve healing and lasting freedom.

All of us fear death at some level - both our own and the death of those we love. Religion and politics exploit that fear. There are better and more credible ways to confront the anxiety that death causes and even find hope. This audiobook will help you do that. Drawing from science, philosophy, psychology, psychic phenomena, history, and various spiritual traditions, the listener will discover a balanced approach to death that takes into account all the possibilities.

Are You a Christian parent looking to overcome your doubts in raising a special needs child with faith? Are the challenges of raising your special needs child becoming overwhelming? What if you had the information you need to reduce your stress, reduce anxiety, and walk by faith? Parenting is never an easy job, especially if you have a special needs child. However, with this audiobook you can conquer the doubts of raising a special needs child with faith, hope, prayer and love.