This concoction is not for the faint of heart. It features anecdotes from Wichita women exploring trauma, adversity, resilience, and healing. For those who live with an aversion to injustice, an appetite for healing? These stories are for you. If you have weathered the storm or happen to be in the midst of it?these stories are for you. Or perhaps you are simply intrigued by the human experience and hope to glean some deeper wisdom or understanding? These stories are also for you. All women...

We all know the story: The beautiful girl overcomes her obstacles, falls in love with Prince Charming, and lives happily ever after.But what happens after reality sets in--when life becomes more about smelly socks and dirty diapers than glass slippers and pumpkins that turn into carriages? In this innovative picture book for adults, we sneak away from the castle with Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, and all their princess pals as they show us what really happens after "happily eve...

We all know the story: The beautiful girl overcomes her obstacles, falls in love with Prince Charming, and lives happily ever after.But what happens after reality sets in--when life becomes more about smelly socks and dirty diapers than glass slippers and pumpkins that turn into carriages?In this innovative picture book for adults, we sneak away from the castle with Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, and all their princess pals as they show us what really happens after "happ...

**“Heartfelt and ever-endearing—equal parts information and inspiration. This is a book to keep by your bedside and return to often.”—Amy Dickinson, nationally syndicated advice columnist "Ask Amy"More than one thousand extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness.**After a chance encounter with an extraordinary ninety-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer began to wonder what older peopl...

A trusted grief expert shares advice on how to navigate the loss of a loved one in this incisive and compassionate guide.**"Calm, lucid prose… a humanizing exploration of coping with the life-changing tides of loss” —**Kirkus ReviewsIn Grief is Love, author Marisa Renee Lee reveals that healing does not mean moving on after losing a loved one—healing means learning to acknowledge and create space for your grief. It is abou...

What if you could live an entire day at PEACE. How about a week? A month? Can you even imagine it?According to the famous Mayo Clinic, "some signs that you need help controlling your anger include:* Often feeling that you have to hold in your anger* Frequent arguments with your partner, children or co-workers that escalate frustrations* Trouble with the law* Physical violence, such as hitting your partner or children or starting fights*Threat...

Holding the Calm is a practical and immediately useful guide that meticulously lays out twenty concrete, easy-to-use tools for defusing tension, settling cases, resolving disputes, and rechanneling arguments.How do you stop conflict? Settle disputes? Handle someone who is yelling at you, crying, or just won't speak? How do you find a solution when a solution seems impossible?Holding the Calm shares the secrets that enable everyone to avoid, minimize, or resolve conflict.

**“An illuminating and inspiring read for anyone navigating change.” —Adam Grant“Resurface goes beyond the simple answers and, instead, offers honest space to navigate life’s transitions.” —Morgan Harper NicholsA toolkit for navigating all of life’s transitions, from a former Olympic diver**Life is nothing other than a series of transitions. Whether you’re graduating from college and trying to decide what’s next, coping with divorce, putting the pieces back...

The students of today tell their stories of adversity and growth in letters to the original Freedom Writers—authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Freedom Writers Diary—who write supportive and powerful letters in response.Over twenty years ago, the students in first-year teacher Erin Gruwell’s high school class in Long Beach, California, were labeled “unteachable”—but she saw past that. Instead of treating them as scores on a test, she u...

In the spirit of Rebecca Traister's Good and Mad and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist comes a courageous, in-depth investigation into the modern epidemic of shame in our society—what it is, why women are uniquely susceptible, and how we can shift the shame off our plates and live our best lives in an over-exposed, image-obsessed world.For millions of women, shame is a vicious predator. It tells us we are less than, that we are unworthy....

“Shannon’s struggle, defiance, strength, and power emanate from every page. That kind of brave can be trusted." — Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Untamed and Founder of Together RisingFor all women looking to find “hope in a hopeless world and bravery in an age that seems to lack it,” comes a searing memoir by Shannon Dingle, a writer and disability advocate who has navigated loss, trauma, abuse, spiritual reawakening, and deep pain—and come out the other sid...

Have you ever wondered if there was any truth to the adage, “Everything happens for a reason”? Wonder no more. This is the book that demonstrates the truth in that old piece of conventional wisdom. Madisyn Taylor, Sunny Dawn Johnston, Heather Ash and twenty other motivational and inspirational authors and speakers explore how synchronicities, blessings, and miracles can be found even in the most seemingly daunting circumstances.Written from the perspective that every experience tha...