Personal Care

There currently is no cure for Alzheimer's disease - though it can be treated. For the last 15 years, John Zeisel, PhD, has spearheaded a movement to treat Alzheimer's non-pharmacologically by focusing on the mind's strengths. I'm Still Here is a guidebook to Dr. Zeisel's treatment ideas, showing the possibility and benefits of connecting with an Alzheimer's patient through their abilities that don't diminish with time, such as understanding music, art, facial expressions, and touch.

In a world marked by division, strife, and discord, the act of caring for someone may seem like a small gesture. However, "Healing the Divide: The Art of Care in a Divided World" reveals the transformative power of caregiving in bridging gaps, nurturing understanding, and fostering unity.

This book contains 10 steps on how to be happy. By following these steps, you will learn how to have a happier life. And it's probably a lot easier than you imagine. A lot of people think that happiness is something you have to be born with. Don't fall for that happiness myth! With a few simple actions, you can increase your life-satisfaction and create a life of joy.

Losing a pet is never easy. Discover how to heal your heart after such a profound loss. For many people, the loss of a beloved pet is just as hard, if not harder, than losing a human friend or relative. After all, you lose an important source of companionship and unconditional love. Such a loss can make you feel confused and alone in your sadness, and can even leave you wondering why others seem able to recover so quickly and how you too can move on from your grief. In all this, however, it is important to remember that you don’t have to go through this alone.

You adore your cat because you probably wish you were a little more like him. It may challenge your confidence, but facts are facts—your cat is a remarkable role model!

Die Verbundenheit zwischen Tieren und ihren Menschen hat viele Gesichter. Diese Sammlung von Erzählungen zeigt auf anrührende Weise, wie Tiere Menschen helfen können, und setzt den Zwei- und Vierbeinern ein emotionales Denkmal. Ob sie den Blutzuckerabfall ihres Frauchens erschnüffeln, verlässlich den Weg zeigen oder der beste Nachhilfelehrer sind – die hier beschriebenen Tiere leisten Erstaunliches und haben eine Hommage verdient.

Twenty-five dedicated Wellness Universe experts come together to help you live a life of well-being, confidence, balance, and betterment in this powerful collaboration. The collective wisdom, expertise, and passion contained in this audio you’re about to listen to is beyond what you can imagine. With the power of their authentic stories, and the master teaching of their tools, what you have in your hands supports you to live in your unique Goddess energy from a foundational, whole-person approach.

When Deborah Gold and her husband signed up to foster parent in their rural mountain community, they did not foresee that it would lead to a roller-coaster 15 years of involvement with the traumatized, yet resilient, birth family. In Counting Down, Gold artfully tells her story of forging a family within an often confounding system in ways that defied the expectations of everyone involved.

Bernard Marks and Martha Alford met by chance. No real reason for it, just a series of fluky coincidences. The odds were long that they would hit it off. That wasn’t in the cards they’d been dealt at birth. “It’ll never last,” people whispered after they got engaged. “Poor probability of success” was the general consensus when they married. But Bernie and Martha ignored the naysayers. Gamblers in love, they rolled the dice.

Everyone experiences "disruptions" in their lifetime. Learning to navigate the trials with peace and joy requires caring conversations. For Dan and Nancy, disruption appeared as a doctor spoke, "Stage IV colon cancer." From that moment on, it was one difficult conversation after another. While Nancy and Dan share how they navigated these difficult conversations, they focus on helping the reader(s) enter into conversations that will help them navigate their own disruption.

Neste livro essencial, Pooja Lakshmin explora as contradições da indústria do bem-estar e propõe um modelo revolucionário para praticar o verdadeiro autocuidado — que empodera, ampara e tem o potencial de mudar o mundo. "Autocuidado" e "bem-estar" são termos usados para a venda de todo tipo de serviço, produto e estilo de vida. De sucos detox a lençóis de luxo e retiros exclusivos, parece que não faltam soluções para mulheres exaustas.

En esta guía práctica y compasiva, la educadora de doulas de la muerte Anne-Marie Keppel incorpora técnicas antiguas y modernas, prácticas de atención plena y apoyo a base de hierbas para mostrar cómo cualquiera puede cuidar a los moribundos, ya sea en casa, en un hospicio o incluso en la UCI. Ella desmitifica el proceso de muerte mientras explica lo que atraviesa el cuerpo durante el final de la vida y presenta prácticas para calmar las emociones y otras formas de reducir el estrés y la ansiedad durante el proceso de muerte activa.

Relationships are key to everything we do, and the bonds and connections we make with others is what gives us the greatest sense of meaning, happiness, and fulfillment. Nothing interferes more with your ability to enjoy rewarding relationships than an inability to understand your own emotions and manage their impact on you and those around you. Emotional intelligence, the currency of the 21st century, is the essential skill set that separates those who fail in their personal and professional relationships from those who succeed.

Bob DeKoch and Phil Clampitt draw on their years of innovative practice and research to describe how leading with care enriches people and transforms organizations in our challenging times.

Caring for someone with dementia is challenging, especially when it comes time to think about other living arrangements. What do you need to know about dementia, including its different stages? Gerontologist and dementia care consultant Rachael Wonderlin has written a compassionate book to help friends and family members of those living with dementia answer the tough questions. In practical, down-to-earth language, The Caregiver's Guide to Memory Care and Dementia Communities walks the listener through key points about dementia care.

The Age of Ageing Better? takes a radically different view of what our ageing society means. Dr Anna Dixon turns the misleading and depressing narrative of burden and massive extra cost of people living longer on its head and shows how our society could thrive if we started thinking differently. This audiobook shines a spotlight on how as a society we’re currently failing to respond to the shifting age profile - and what needs to change.

Motherhood: the hardest, most rewarding job on the planet that grows us, teaches us, stretches us and fills our heart with more love than we could ever imagine. But what happens when we burn out? What happens when we lose our steam and feel as we have lost the woman we once were? What do we do when we feel as if we have nothing left to give? The answer is simple. We must stop putting ourselves last. We must remember that in order to love others and be the best mama we can possibly be, we must first nurture our mind, body and soul and let go of the guilt that surrounds us.

A lo largo de nuestra vida afrontaremos, de forma inevitable, la pérdida de la gente que amamos. Sin embargo, la despedida sigue siendo un paso decisivo que no siempre sabemos dar correctamente, pues el miedo y el desconocimiento generan muchas dudas que suelen quedar sin respuesta: ¿Cómo podemos brindarle una buena calidad devida hasta el último momento? ¿Qué hacer para aliviar las complicaciones que se presentan al final del camino? ¿Cuáles son las palabras adecuadas para despedirnos?

Simple self-care strategies for working and stay-at-home moms...and how to integrate them into your busy day-to-day life. The magic of self-care lies in cultivating a quiet mind, knowing the techniques for reducing stress within seconds, and finding joy...no matter what happens around you.

A name is destiny...or is it? Young Vicky is reeling from the loss of her old horse Joe, but eager to help the flighty, impossible to ride young mare, Witch. Unpredictable and dangerous, Witch's future is bleak. In her first moment with the horse no one trusted, Vicky changed Witch's name to Gidget, a hopeful benediction. "If only changing her name is all it took to change behavior," the farm owner laments. Despite her new name, Gidget, the horse formerly known as Witch, struggles to abandon old, unstable habits.