By exploring past, current, and future intersections between leisure and health, this book considers research and academic thought to reveal and critique the nuanced ways that leisure impacts health as well as considering how health professions use leisure as a 'tool'. Aided by the diverse chapters, readers will be challenged to explore future intersections between leisure and health using an overarching eco (ecological/environmental), bio(biological), psycho (psychological), social (socio...

Modern motherhood in Australia and New Zealand is marked by contradiction. Recent decades have seen policy changes aimed at facilitating gender equality such as enhanced paid parental leave and more generous childcare subsidies alongside cultural shifts in the gendered division of domestic labour and women's workforce participation. Yet, despite these changes, motherhood continues to be a contested and divisive subject, as well as a site of inequality.Many households and communitie...

With insights from popular authors, this inclusive annual delves into leading-edge topics in tune with contemporary Witchcraft and Pagan lifestyles.Llewellyn’s 2026 Witches’ Companion is packed with inspiration and hands-on practices that foster community and connection with twenty-five articles written by top authors, like Alaric Albertsson, James Kambos, Najah Lightfoot, and Ari and Jason Mankey.This edition features wealth magick (Pamela Chen), ...

Enhance Your Craft, Community & Quality of LifeKeep up to date on the latest witchy trends, unique insights from your favorite authors, and hands-on practices that help contemporary Witches like you stay magically inspired and strong. Providing more than two dozen articles, Llewellyn's 2024 Witches' Companion showcases exciting Pagan topics and amplifies the voices of some of today's most powerful practitioners.• Post-Pandemic Witchcraft• Cl...

This is a collection of page-turning short stories about what happens when secrets and lies are revealed.These authors come from all walks of life. Some have written before, some are making their debut in the literary world.

This exciting anthology contains stories from twenty-five women from different parts of the world. Their ages differ, as do their backgrounds and locations, but one thing they all have in common is a spirit of independence and a determination to not only succeed, but prevail. Whether their struggles are to maintain balance between motherhood and career, escape from an abusive relationship, or to step out in faith and pursue a dream, all of these women have forged their own path.As ...