Embark on a journey through the vibrant tapestry of life, filled with challenges and triumphs.Discover the power of storytelling as it weaves together experiences of love, loss, and self-discovery, inviting you to reflect on your own path and embrace life's lessons. In Pinching the Leopard's Spots, the sacred symbolism of the leopard's coat serves as a backdrop for a collection of intimate stories that chronicle my adventures from the sixties onward. These...

"By revealing her own story, Mani Feniger reminds us that our biggest fear can become our most profound teacher."—Geneen Roth, bestselling author of When Food is LoveYour heart pounds, palms sweat, eyes blur, breathing becomes difficult, and you feel dizzy or disoriented. You're in a panic, even though there is no apparent danger. Every year millions of people suffer from anxiety disorders—now the number one mental health issue among women, ...

The award-winning bestseller that has helped millions, providing research-based, effective strategies, practical tips and real-life storiesThe spirited child—often called "difficult" or "strong-willed"—possesses traits we value in adults yet find challenging in children. Research shows that spirited kids are wired to be "more"—by temperament, they are more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent, and uncomfortable with change than the average child. In this awar...

Safe and effective principles and strategies for recovery from trauma.Trauma recovery is tricky; however, there are several key principles that can help make the process safe and effective. This book gives self help readers, therapy clients, and therapists alike the skills to understand and implement eight keys to successful trauma healing: mindful identification of what is helpful, recognizing survival, having the option to not remember, creating a supportive inner dialog...

How to help--and cope with--the difficult childExpanded and completely revised, the classic and definitive work on parenting hard-to-raise children with new sections on ADHD and the latest medications for childhood disorders.Temperamentally difficult children can confuse and upset even experienced parents and teachers. They often act defiant, stubborn, loud, aggressive, or hyperactive. They can also be clingy, shy, whiny, picky, and impossible at bedtime, mealtimes, and in ...

Ms. Rosenshein provides a hands-on approach for helping you and your highly sensitive child. In Parenting the Highly Sensitive Child you will find solutions that work and are easy to apply to home life, school life and your child’s emotional world. You will also learn: What a highly sensitive child is and how it ties into ADHD The 4 types of sensitive children Tips & Tools for helping your sensitive child make it in a less than sensitive world

Dr. Sal Severe established himself as a leading childcare and parenting expert with his phenomenally successful How to Behave So Your Children Will, Too! Now he focuses on raising children between the ages of three and six. Based on Dr. Severe’s philosophy that children’s behavior often reflects that of their parents, this book teaches readers how to better handle a host of issues, from fussing at bedtime and temper tantrums to toilet training and sibling rivalry. Instead ...

“The most helpful book on childhood anxiety I have ever read.”—Michael Thompson, Ph.D.Whether it’s the monster in the closet or the fear that arises from new social situations, school, or sports, anxiety can be especially challenging and maddening for children. And since anxiety has a mind of its own, logic and reassurance often fail, leaving parents increasingly frustrated about how to help. Now Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., the author of Playful Parenting, p...

Are your coworkers like psychic vampires who leech off your energy?Do you have mysterious illnesses, aches, and pains?Are you depressed or angry for no good reason?Do some friends and family members make you feel drained?Are you super sensitive to the negativity around you?You may be an empath picking up on the energy of others.This book, written by Yvonne Perry with Dr. Caron B. Goode, provides . . .* Tips to distinguish your personal en...

After being bombarded by parenting fad after parenting fad, moms and dads finally have a friendly, commonsense guide to raising thriving children.Today, many parents have rejected the dictatorships they resented from their own childhoods. But they overcorrected by turning into child-pleasers. Showering praise and letting kids rule the roost has actually eroded the very self-esteem parents are trying to create.Using her clinical experience, psychiatrist Robin Berman shows pa...

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I can’t change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference.Maybe you’ve just started on the road to recovering from addiction. Or you’ve tried to stop abusing alcohol or drugs before, but haven’t been successful. Perhaps you’re making progress in a support group or 12-step program, but want to add an approach grounded in science. No matter how far you’ve come, how far you still have left to go, o...

Through my connection and knowing Karla, her strength and heart in moving through her own tragedy of loss, which she shared with me in my book We Are Their Heaven, reveals her endless compassion that brings a perspective to grief that touches each of us in ways that leads us to awakening and hope.Allison DuBois - Medium and AuthorKarlas insight and efforts to integrate her understanding of grief into tools for emergency service workers at a time when everyone n...