What if coaching wasn't just a job - but the catalyst for real change in people's lives?Building Resilient Pathways is your practical, powerful guide to coaching in the complex, emotionally charged world of employment services. Written by wellbeing expert and Master Coach Maria Smith, this book delivers the tools, frameworks, and stories job coaches need to build genuine trust, navigate challenging conversations, and help job seekers find meaningful, lasti...

How does it feel when someone you love develops dementia? How do you cope with the shock, the stress and the grief? Can you be sure that you and your family will receive the support you need?In Telling Tales About Dementia, thirty carers from different backgrounds and in different circumstances share their experiences of caring for a parent, partner or friend with dementia. They speak from the heart about love and loss: 'I still find it hard to believe that Alzheimer's has happened...

This book bundle delves into three fundamental virtues that define an individual's character and their ability to build trust, maintain strong relationships, and act in alignment with their values. By embracing Honesty, Integrity, and Fidelity, we can lead lives of authenticity, accountability, and dedication, enhancing not only our personal growth but also our impact on those around us.Honesty is the cornerstone of any relationship, whether personal or professional. This section e...

This bundle explores the timeless virtues that define our humanity and guide us in building meaningful relationships with others. By embracing Compassion, Empathy, and Generosity, we can cultivate deeper connections, enrich our lives, and foster a more caring world.Compassion involves recognizing the suffering of others and acting to alleviate it. This section delves into the power of understanding pain and extending a helping hand, showing how compassion not only uplifts others bu...

'A fine book' The Sunday Times'Powerful' Guardian'Wonderful' The Telegraph**'Moving, funny, warm'**Mail on Sunday'Brave, compassionate, tender and honest' Metro**'This book began as an attempt to hold on to my witty, storytelling mother with the one thing I had to hand. Words. Then, as the enormity of the social cr...

Learn how to communicate with your preverbal baby using baby sign language.The gift of communication between parents and their babies is one of life's true joys. With this exciting book, the process of communicating with your baby could happen sooner than you think!By introducing simple sign language into your home, your baby will soon be communicating what they want and need before they can speak! Studies in baby sign language have highlighted numerous ben...

Only since Victorian times has it been standard practice for mothers and fathers to send their babies to sleep alone, away from the parental bed - often in another room. This book reveals how babies who sleep with their parents benefit by getting virtually a full night's sleep.;The author explains the advantages of this radical form of baby care, including its benefits for breastfeeding mothers, reviews the history of babies in the bed and, through interviews with parents, explores attitud...

Parenting trends come and go. Gentle parenting is different - it isn't a label for a precise set of rules but a method of parenting that embraces the needs of parent and child, while being mindful of current science and child psychology. It means parenting with empathy, respect, understanding - and boundaries.In The Gentle Parenting Book, Sarah Ockwell-Smith provides a trustworthy combination of what-to-expect information and gentle-parenting solutions to the most common ch...

The new bible for any parent trying to get their baby into a regular and healthy sleep pattern. Based on the hugely successful 3-day sleep school program which teaches babies (from six months old) how to self-settle.Getting a baby to sleep through the night is the dream of every parent, but unsettled, broken nights are more often the reality.Elizabeth Sloane has been giving babies aged six months and over the gift of sleep for over 20 years. With a three-ni...

Christine Bryden was 46 years old when she was diagnosed with dementia, and in this book she describes her remarkable emotional, physical and spiritual journey in the three years immediately following. Offering rare first-hand insights into how it feels to gradually lose the ability to undertake tasks most people take for granted, it is made all the more remarkable by Christine's positivity and strength, and deep sense, drawn in part from her Christian faith, that life continues to have pu...

There are so many reasons to be anxious these days - even people who have never suffered from anxiety before are finding 2020 hard to handle. Life can be hard even without drought, bushfires and the coronavirus. We are all feeling anxious about our health, in particular - and journalist Elisa Black knows exactly what that's like. Over one-tenth of Australians suffer from an anxiety-related condition and Elisa is one of them.In The Anxiety Book Elisa weaves...