With autism diagnoses rising, more and more parents find the challenges of caring for an autistic child added to the everyday strains and stresses—and joys—of family life. In a deeply personal, honest, humorous set of essays, Martha Johnson Bourlakas grapples with life—life as a person of faith, life as a wife and mother, life as a clergy spouse (her husband is bishop of Southwestern Virginia), life as the parent of a developmentally disabled young adult, life as one unable to maintain pre...

Discover the Healing Power of Plants – A Complete Audiobook Guide to Herbal Medicine and Natural WellnessAre you tired of relying on synthetic medications and their harsh side effects? Are you ready to unlock the natural remedies your body was designed to use?The Forgotten Natural Home Apothecary is your essential audio companion for mastering herbal healing. It's perfect for listening to at home, on the go, or while preparing your own remedies. Th...

Harbour House Herbal Apothecary: Harnessing the Power of Herbs for Better Health and Wellness puts expert herbal wisdom at your fingertips. Authored by Dr. Martha Johnson and Prof. Asmyntha Gibs, this practical guide revives nature's timeless wisdom to help you foster gentle, comprehensive well-being that aligns body, mind, and spirit.Cultivating Personal EmpowermentGain the skills to craft your own botanical toolkit. Tap ...

The Handmade Forgotten Herbal ApothecaryOver 250 Powerful Remedies at your fingertipsRediscover the lost art of natural healing with forgotten botanicals that have supported generations.In a world full of synthetic solutions, millions are turning back to nature for safe, effective, and empowering wellness. The Handmade Forgotten Herbal Apothecary brings over 250 powerful remedies straight to your fi...

A glamorous queen, a volatile king, a gifted musician concealing a forbidden romance. Everyone knows Anne Boleyn's story. No one knows Mark Smeaton's. On May 17, 1536, a young court musician was executed, accused of adultery and treason with the queen. Most historians believe both he and Anne Boleyn were innocent—victims of Henry VIII's rage. Mark Smeaton was a talented performer who rose from poverty to become a royal favorite. He played for the king in private and entertained at sumptuou...

How are leaders facing a crisis supposed to handle and overcome an unknowable set of issues? This book demonstrates how effective leaders under pressure work from an understanding of the situation at hand and of their impact on others, and explains how leaders can best apply their internal strengths.Most leaders are steeped in risk management, crisis response tactics, readiness for disaster, continuity-of-operations planning, and logistical and agility capabilities...

The Fluid Nature of Being is a collection of writings by practitioners of Integrative Bodywork & Movement Therapy (IBMT), an approach to somatic movement education and therapy. The cultivation of consciously embodied movement is at the heart of somatic movement practice. Through embodiment practices, soma - the subjectively experienced sense of embodied self - becomes a vital, living reality and a foundation through which healthy relationship to others, to Nature, and to life as a whole ca...

Tracing the roots of earth science before the Civil War.Geological Sciences in the Antebellum South by James Corgan offers a rich and revealing examination of the origins and development of geological inquiry in the American South during the decades (1796-1850s) leading up to the Civil War. At a time when scientific disciplines in the United States were still taking shape, Southern scholars, educators, and naturalists played a critical—if often ov...

Gaining access is a critical part of doing research, not only because one must 'get in' in order to gain information, but also because the quality of access affects what information is available to the researcher. Despite its importance, the literature on qualitative methods has not yet provided an extensive treatment of this issue. Gaining Access fills the void by offering useful, prescriptive advice on how to successfully enter different field settings for interviewing and observation. T...

Harbour House Herbal Apothecary: Harnessing the Power of Herbs for Better Health and Wellness is your practical guide to rediscovering the healing potential of nature. Written by Dr. Martha Johnson and Prof. Asmyntha Gibs, this audiobook introduces the time-honored traditions of herbal wellness through clear, accessible instruction, helping you build a healthier lifestyle that supports body, mind, and spirit.Whether you're new to herbalism or looking to expand your...

"These poems, like light, clarify even as they pierce." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLYSelected for the National Poetry Series by Martha Collins, Sara Eliza Johnson's stunning, deeply visceral first collection pulls shards of tenderness from a world on the verge of collapse.Here violence and terror infuse the body, the landscape, and dreams: a handful of blackberries offered from bloodied arms, bee stings likened to pulses of sunlight, a honeycomb of marrow ex...

This collection centers on the remarkable life and career of the writer and actor Elizabeth Inchbald (1753–1821), active in Great Britain in the late eighteenth century. Inspired by the example of Inchbald’s biographer, Annibel Jenkins (1918–2013), the contributors explore the broad historical and cultural context around Inchbald’s life and work, with essays ranging from the Restoration to the nineteenth century. Ranging from visual culture, theater history, literary analyses and to histor...