The beauty industry teaches you how to perform treatments. But who teaches you how to carry the emotional weight of the work?The Beauty "Therapist" is an honest, practical, and deeply human guide to the side of beauty therapy that is rarely discussed in the classroom: the emotional labour of caring for clients while trying to protect your own wellbeing.Drawing on Melissa Johnson's own journey through beauty training, motherhood, business ownership, spas, skin clinics, advan...

In mid-1400s Scotland, the magical beings known as Slig Maith have had enough. Due to human waste and destruction, a war now brews, just as young Bernadette’s life is shattered. She tries to save her mother from a witch’s death but fails. Now full of pain and fear, Bernie makes a bargain with the Queen of the Slig Maith. In exchange for magical abilities, Bernie will help the Queen win her war, but Bernie does not understand the full ramifications of her actions. She can only think of aven...

Turn every day into a special celebration with 100 easy, super-fun, memorable and easy recipes for meals, treats, and sweets, from Melissa Johnson, of the massively popular blog Best Friends for Frosting.Celebrating shouldn’t be limited to just holidays and birthdays—you can make any day special for your loved ones, even a regular old school day, especially with Melissa Johnson, the creator behind Best Friends for Frosting, by your side. Instead of spending hours in the kitchen, Me...

We Are Being Lied ToIt's time to get honest with ourselves. Culture's beauty standards are messed up. We all know it, and we all think we can resist the pull to look a certain way. Yet most of us--our daughters and nieces too--still strive for a broken kind of beauty and feel I'm. not. good. enough.For Melissa Johnson, a marriage and family therapist, this lie eventually led to battling an eating disorder. Through that experience, she saw that chas...

Despite a track record of promotions, degrees, and measurable success, a quiet, terrifying thought haunts millions of high-achievers: "I have no idea what I'm doing, and they are going to find out." Imposter syndrome is a psychological trap that convinces you your accomplishments are mere flukes, forcing you to play small, overwork, and constantly seek external validation. Beyond Imposter Syndrome offers a definitive exit strategy from chronic self-doubt. You will explore the root causes o...

Okay folks lets bring your attention to a new book, one that is fictional but based loosely on true events. Events that rocked a small town.A suspenseful fictional thriller inspired by true events that happened in Ohio.Little did Patty Johnson know on Veteran’s Day in 1980 that all of her pains and prayers to bring her son, Matthew into the world, would birth a child whose dark eyes would mirror his soul. That stormy night was just the beginning of her troubles. Soon Patty would lo...

Women and girls everywhere are being played, hungrily chasing after a brand of broken beauty that leaves us disconnected, damaged, and so desperate for acceptance that we fuel our own exploitation with our shame and money.In the midst of battling an eating disorder, Melissa Johnson, a marriage and family therapist, was given new eyes to see the widespread fallout of this ultimate deceit. With piercing insight and tender encouragement, Melissa helps women capture hope and freedom as...

Bernadette is suddenly swept up into Cullan’s plans. His goal is to put together a fighting force to challange the queen. Bernie is on the move with a small group of warriers, Druids, men and Slig, who are relying on her and the special magic she has to win the first battle and ultimately the war. But the queen is gathering a force of fighters such as haven’t been seen in Scotland for hundreds of years, the Fianna, warriors with godlike strength who have been in the underworld for centurie...

The best diet, the best diet for diabetes, the healthiest diet and so on…these are just some of the attributes given to the DASH diet. Makes one wonder what it is about DASH diet that has gotten it so much praise by the medical society!The DASH diet has proven to be effective for a number of ailments including high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, kidney stones, heart diseases and many others. One common misperception about DASH diet is that it is for people having the above ...

The biographies in this series for high school students are both factual and fun to read; length and format are designed to meet educators' requirements and students' interests. This book in the series details the life of actress Halle Berry from childhood through adulthood, shedding light on her family background, her personal and professional influences, and her accomplishments and struggles in an industry where many of the parts she played were written with a white actress in mind. The ...

As Victoria begins to notice changes in her mother, she is guided by the love and support of her father, teacher, and best friend as she learns that mental illness is not anyone's fault and that feelings, even the hard ones, deserve to be explored and understood.According to The Child and Family Institute, 1 in 14 children, aged 0-17, have a parent with poor mental health. Ideal for parents, caregivers, educators, counselors, and therapists, Brave Little Hearts fosters self-analysi...

As U.S. museums evolve from their role as elite institutions to organizations serving multiple stakeholders, they must adopt new communication practices to meet their social missions and organizational goals. Engaging Diverse Communities, the first book-length study of museum public relations for practitioners since 1983, details how institutions can use communication fundamentals to establish and maintain relationships with a wide range of cultural groups and constituencies....