Personal Care

In this practical guide, Jayne Hardy - founder and CEO of the Blurt Foundation - helps us reexamine how our boundaries are working for or against us, and she guides us to better protect our physical, emotional, and digital spaces. Packed with friendly advice and easy journaling exercises, Making Space reminds those of us on the edge of burnout to stop and ask: "Is this kind to me, too?"

This beautiful book offers a gentle and honest guide for surviving the early days of grief - shock, trauma, disbelief - and beyond. In simple, easy-to-absorb, poetic language, listeners will begin to find the path they need to move through their grief, step by step. From grieving a sudden death or a long illness, someone hard to love or impossible to live without, anyone suffering a loss will see themselves and their grief reflected in this book.

Leaving no stone unturned, this indispensable manual takes the sting out of relocation and selling the family home, helps keep retirees from outliving their savings, and offers a step-by-step guide to retirement abroad.

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.

The award-winning Kids Korps founders present parents with a fresh framework and the tools necessary to shape children into productive, well-adjusted, compassionate individuals. By focusing on the five Touchstones, they offer ways to surround their children with actions and messages designed to strengthen character, build self-esteem, and develop inner contentment.

Ssukgat, or Chrysanthemum greens, are treasured in Korean culture for their healing abilities. You can coax its withered stalks to bloom again, with sun, water, soil, and care. It’s a fitting metaphor for eco-entrepreneur and CEO Michelle Jungmin Bang, who found herself in excruciating pain due to the constant sacrificing of her health and wellness for work—a trade many of us make daily. Stunningly written, Sun & Ssukgat is on a mission to empower anyone stuck in the unhealthy whirlwind of modern life to transform our well-being in the little things we do every single day.

Discover the transformative power of self-care designed exclusively for Black women with our empowering guidebook, "Emotional Self-Care for Black Women & Spiritual Self-Care for Black Women." Delve into the unique journey of emotional and spiritual well-being, tailored to address the specific needs and experiences of Black women in today's world.

Discover how just 30 days can revolutionize your self-care routine, even if you've felt overwhelmed, stressed, and stretched too thin for as long as you can remember.

Through helpful exercises, guidance and expert narrative, Dr Arnold's techniques will show you how to reduce stress triggers that can feel hard to handle, and teach you how to reclaim your equilibrium and rediscover your self-belief. This audiobook is designed to help you to improve your self-care routine from the moment you wake up. Not only will you feel rested, calm and full of confidence, you will learn to sharpen your self-awareness and implement acts of care and thoughtfulness into your everyday life.

Faces of Foster Care has heartfelt and frank messages from people around the country who have been involved in some way with foster care. Told like mini memoirs, their inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking stories bring us into their lives and show us unique perspectives of foster care in the United States.

Imagine being asked, "Are you okay?" and everyone is avoiding eye contact because they know the asker just wants a quick "I'm fine." In today's world, people often hide their true feelings behind forced smiles and upbeat social media posts, pretending everything is perfect. It's like we're all staring in our own sitcom, where the laugh track plays over our stress-filled lives of spilled coffee, traffic jams, and never-ending to-do lists overflow.

When Mark Doty went looking to adopt a small dog, a cuddly creature who might comfort his terminally ill partner, Wally Roberts, he was surprised to find himself returning home from an animal shelter with a full-grown golden retriever, a dog whose "absolute openess of regard", and paw gently offered through the bars of a cage, proved irresistable to him.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Are you battling negative self-talk, harsh self-criticism, or body discomfort? You're not alone. Many people struggle with these challenges, making self-love seem unreachable. But it doesn't have to be this way. Self-love is essential for building healthy self-esteem and confidence. Now you can create a personalized plan of self-love activities, where you can discover your true self, balance your emotions, and achieve inner peace. Introducing a life-changing toolkit for women seeking unconditional self-love.

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.