When treating a client who has suffered from interpersonal trauma—whether chronic childhood abuse or domestic violence, for example—talk therapy isn't always the most effective course. For these individuals, the trauma and its effects are so entrenched, so complex, that reducing their experience to a set of symptoms or suggesting a change in cognitive frame or behavioral pattern ignores a very basic but critical player: the body.In cases of complex trauma, mental health professiona...

David is a retired special forces soldier who returns home to his wife and son who he has never seen. After a few months at home he and his wives world is turned upside down when there son is shot and killed during a robbery . After he turned to the bottle and almost losing his job David accidently is taken by people from another planet.This planet is much the same as his own except for the oxygen. If you are in this atmosphere for a certain amount of time you will become invisible. David ...

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An awesome collection of olde time candy recipes for you and your family to make during the holidays or anytime. I know that my family always enjoyed making these and I am sure you will as well. You will find candy recipes from more than 100 years ago. Many of these will become holiday favorites. Start a family tradition and make some of these with your family during this season.

Folks in West Texas tend to put high value on family, religion, guns, oil and good food. And they're often too damn comfortable with racism, violence, kickin' dogs and doing as they're told.It's a place where teaching a pooch to talk can get a guy killed. And his little dog, too.When Danny, a brilliant mixed-race teen with autism, still recovering from the heartbreaking loss of his mother, helps his new mutt, Lido, learn to speak English, the two rascals shine a light on wh...

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was a champion of individualism and a critic of the countervailing pressures of society. He was also the mentor of Thoreau.Considered by many readers as the father of American nature writing, Thoreau characterized himself as "a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot."Both wrote about love and friendship.

“Thoreau is more relevant than ever” – Boston Globe “I do not lend myself to the wrong which I condemn.” – Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Thoreau’s concept of Civil Disobedience inspired many public figures whose actions altered the flow of history: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy; and influenced writers including Leo Tolstoy, Marcel Proust, Ernest Hemingway, and William Butler Yeats.&...

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poet...

A collection of famous transcendentalist essays from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.Nature, Self Reliance, Walking, and Civil Disobedience.In Nature, Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. Transcendentalism suggests that the divine, or God, suffuses nature, and suggests that reality can be understood by studying nature.Self Reliance contain...

Explore the writings of the New Testament using the story of Jesus as the starting point. This survey of the testament looks at how the early church took ownership of and was shaped by the story of Jesus and how the church learned how to develop as disciples and create communities of faith.Participants find a deeper conversation with the writers of the New Testament and a renewal of our commitment to be shaped — personally and communally — by the story of Jesus. The study is access...

Thirteen tales of horror designed to disturb your dreams!Enter a collection of chilling volumes where darkness reigns and fear is a constant companion. Each of the Anthologies of the Damned brings together more than a dozen master storytellers per book, each weaving a unique and terrifying tale that will leave you looking over your shoulder and questioning your sanity.Imagine Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark but written for grownups. Paranormal de...

SUCCESS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU.IT IS THE MEANING AND EXCELLENCEYOU BRING TO EACH TASK.In this vivifying omnibus, historian and popular voice of esoteric spirituality Mitch Horowitz abridges and introduces nearly forty world classics of inspiration, motivation, and successful living.From The Art of War and The Prince to The Power of Your Subconscious Mind and The Magic of Believing, read...