Download or read book Love Is a Story written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-06-03 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking work, Robert Sternberg opens the book of love and shows you how to discover your own story--and how to read your relationships in a whole new light. What draws us so strongly to some people and repels us from others? What makes some relationships work so smoothly and others burst into flames? Sternberg gives us new answers to these questions by showing that the kind of relationship we create depends on the kind of love stories we carry inside us. Drawing on extensive research and fascinating examples of real couples, Sternberg identifies 26 types of love story--including the fantasy story, the business story, the collector story, the horror story, and many others--each with its distinctive advantages and pitfalls, and many of which are clashingly incompatible. These are the largely unconscious preconceptions that guide our romantic choices, and it is only by becoming aware of the kind of story we have about love that we gain the freedom to create more fulfilling and lasting relationships. As long as we remain oblivious to the role our stories play, we are likely to repeat the same mistakes again and again. But the enlivening good news this book brings us is that though our stories drive us, we can revise them and learn to choose partners whose stories are more compatible with our own. Quizzes in each chapter help you to see which stories you identify with most strongly and which apply to your partner. Are you a traveler, a gardener, a teacher, or something else entirely? Love is a Story shows you how to find out.

Download or read book A Gentle Path through the Twelve Steps written by Patrick J Carnes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised and expanded edition of the recovery classic by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., a leading expert on addictive behaviors. It was out of his reverence and respect for the wisdom and therapeutic value of the Twelve Steps that Carnes wrote A Gentle Path through the 12 Steps, now a recovery classic and self-help staple for anyone looking for guidance for life's hardest challenges. Hundreds of thousands of people have found in this book a personal portal to the wisdom of the Twelve Steps. With updated and expanded concepts and a focus on the spiritual principles that lead to lifelong growth and fulfillment, Carnes's new edition invites a fresh generation of readers to the healing and rewarding experience of Twelve Step recovery.

Download or read book A Gentle Path Through the 12 Steps and 12 Principles Bundle written by Patrick J Carnes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two book bundle! Essential Twelve Step Recovery Guides from renown author, Patrick Carnes, Ph.D. It was out of his reverence and respect for the wisdom and therapeutic value of the Twelve Steps that author Patrick Carnes wrote A Gentle Path through the Twelve Steps, now a recovery classic and self-help staple for anyone looking for guidance for life's hardest challenges. Hundreds of thousands of people have found in this book a personal portal to the wisdom of the Twelve Steps. With updated and expanded concepts and a focus on the spiritual principles that lead to lifelong growth and fulfillment, Carnes' new edition invites a fresh generation of readers to the healing and rewarding experience of Twelve Step recovery. A Gentle Path through the Twelve Principles outlines twelve guiding principles to help those in recovery. These principles have existed among fellowships as a hidden curriculum of fundamental truths about recovery for decade, but never before have them been distilled into a succinct set of values that, when practiced, help each of us to develop an essential skill set for life. The principles--such universal touchstones for human self-realization as acceptance, awareness, responsibility, openness, and honesty--are concepts that enable a deep inner study and focus to make a new life happen in recovery.

Download or read book Covid 19 and the Mental Health Connection written by Michelle J. Holtby and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journey definitely worth taking—most definitely worth the read! - Jack R. Eastman, R.N. Wow! “Right on time.” Michelle has done it again! This is sure to be a bestseller. Our 47 year old author, a native of Albuquerque, NM, published her first book “Bipolar No More: A Memoir of Hope and Recovery” in 2008. Now, we’re again fortunate and inspired as she takes us on a short journey and infuses us with insight, foresight, and hope in our universal quest to maintain mental stability and wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Michelle always makes us feel instantly seen, while creating meaningful connections with her audience. This memoir is written for anyone who has been touched by mental illness and/ or COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a guide, a tool, a comforter, uses various coping techniques, and provides support and views from the secular and Christian world. Michelle invites you to take this one-of-a-kind journey to find hope, help and answers to your most asked questions. Her experiences living with Bipolar I Disorder for 20 years will bring you inner peace so that you, too, can find the answers you need for today, tomorrow and always. One in four Americans are struck each year with a mental illness. While these are challenging enough to deal with, beginning in 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic was added to the equation-causing numerous outbreaks of hospitalizations. Endless isolation, depression, and anxiety soared to all-time levels as did suicide.

Download or read book The Life Recovery Bible KJV written by Tyndale and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 1665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tyndale’s Life Recovery Bible is the #1–selling recovery Bible with over 3 million copies in print. It is a comprehensive Bible for addiction that has helped millions of people turn to the true source of healing—Jesus Christ. Now available in the King James Version! This KJV Bible features various chapters focusing on a variety of topics around personal struggles and finding the path towards recovery. This life recovery guide features inspiring Bible verses combined with relevant follow-up text to help bring God’s Word to life in a meaningful and helpful way. Features: A paragraphed edition of the King James Version. Includes helpful guides such as The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and The Twelve Missteps of Life Recovery. Features a Topical Bible Verse Finder, an Index to Recovery Principle Devotional, an Index to Recovery Reflections, and so much more. Makes an excellent addiction recovery gift for loved ones.

Download or read book NLT Life Recovery Bible Second Edition written by Tyndale and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 5119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find freedom in God’s Word. Discover freedom and hope in God’s Word with Tyndale’s Life Recovery Bible, the #1–selling recovery Bible with over 3 million copies in print. This powerful Bible for addiction emphasizes God as the ultimate source of recovery and offers essential tools and features to break people free from the grip of addiction. It is widely embraced in 12 Step recovery programs like Alcoholics Anonymous, correctional facilities, and by individuals seeking help taking their life back from destructive behaviors and substances. In this Second Edition of The Life Recovery Bible, you’ll find updated articles on addiction recovery, along with a step-by-step life recovery meeting guide for leaders. This NLT Bible is a must-have resource for anyone starting or leading recovery groups in churches or communities. Seamlessly compatible with the original version, users of both editions can easily communicate and access shared notes and features. Special features of this addiction recovery Bible include: 12-step devotionals Life Recovery Facilitator’s Guide Step-by-Step Life Recovery Meeting Guide Article: Thriving in a Secular Recovery Group Article: Life-Giving Recovery Groups in the Church Resources page, directing readers to helpful books and online resources The 12 Christian Foundations of Life Recovery The 12 Self-Evident Truths of Life Recovery Article: A Word about Addictions Article: An Early History of Life Recovery Portable trim size measures 6.5 x 9.188 inches Easy-to-read 9-point font Give the gift of healing and transformation with The Life Recovery Bible – a meaningful and impactful choice for loved ones on their journey to addiction recovery.

Download or read book Diabetes and God s Unending Grace written by Pamela Diane (Vance) Worley and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diabetes and God's Unending Grace is the story of my fifty-four-year journey as an insulin-dependent, type-1 diabetic. I believe that God has directly led me to write this book as a source of encouragement and inspiration for other people afflicted with this incurable disease. My journey as a type-1 diabetic began on December 4, 1965. I was almost sixteen years old. Diabetes was much more difficult to manage at this time, and I described this in the early chapters of my book. My parents were informed by the doctor to tell me to never get pregnant and that I might live twenty-five more years. At age sixty-nine, I have survived type-1 diabetes for over half a century. Through divine interventions and answered prayers, I have cheated death many times over. Through God's wisdom and guidance, I have probably accomplished more in my life than an average person. I give my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, all the glory and praise. Deep down inside, I know God allowed this disease into my life because he had a special plan for me. Throughout life, God's strength and grace have met my every need. If you are a diabetic, either a type 1 or type 2, I believe that God has you on a special assignment. I believe he wants to manifest his grace and strength through you. I believe that God also desires to help you discover the special blessings you could not have had otherwise without your diabetes. I trust that my personal story in Diabetes and God's Unending Grace will deepen your faith and trust in the divine sovereignty of Almighty God. He is a wonderful heavenly Father, and you will read about his awesome and unending grace!

Download or read book Self disclosure in Psychotherapy and Recovery written by Gary G. Forrest and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-Disclosure in Psychotherapy and Recovery elucidates a diversity of self-disclosure topics that pertain to a wide range of issues impacting every facet of the process and outcome of psychotherapy relationships. This book represents a seminal contribution to the counseling and psychotherapy literature specific to chemical dependency counseling, addictions-focused therapy, and the self-help based recovery model.

Download or read book Mindful Recovery written by Thomas Bien and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-08-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This wise book provides practical exercises that will help us to develop conscious awareness and inner understanding, and the ways and means to free us from unsatisfying habits, addictions, and unconscious behavior patterns. I recommend it highly." --Lama Surya Das, author of the bestselling Awakening the Buddha Within "Anyone interested in finding a kind, spiritual guide to recovery that focuses on flexibility rather than the 'one true way' will benefit from this enjoyable and helpful book." --Maia Szalavitz, coauthor with Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., of Recovery Options: The Complete Guide In Mindful Recovery, you'll discover a fresh and effective method for healing from addiction that can help you handle important challenges, from managing anxiety and resisting cravings to dealing with emotional and physical imbalance. Drawing on both ancient spiritual wisdom and the authors' extensive clinical psychological work with their patients over many years, Mindful Recovery shows you how to use the simple Buddhist practice of mindfulness to be aware of-- and enjoy-- life in the present moment without the need to enhance or avoid experience with addictive behaviors. Mindful Recovery guides you step by step through ten powerful "doorways" to mindful recovery, giving you specific strategies that can help you cultivate a sense of calm awareness and balance in your life. Filled with personal stories of recovery, practical exercises, instructions for meditation, and more, Mindful Recovery accompanies you on a journey of exploration and healing that will help you find the strength and the tools to change, leading you to a fresh new experience of everyday living.

Download or read book NLT Life Recovery Bible Second Edition Personal Size written by Stephen Arterburn and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 1793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life Recovery Bible 25th Anniversary Edition points to God himself as the primary source of recovery. Millions of people have been helped by this Bible. New articles provide a fresh perspective on recovery. Help for leaders is provided in a general facilitator's guide and a step-by-step meeting guide. These offer help to anyone starting or running recovery groups at church or in the community. Features: New inspirational Preface Article: A Word about Addictions Article: An Early History of Life Recovery Article: Thriving in a Secular Recovery Group Article: Life-Giving Recovery Groups in the Church Life Recovery Facilitator's Guide Step-by-Step Life Recovery Meeting Guide The 12 Christian Foundations of Life Recovery The 12 Self-Evident Truths of Life Recovery Resources page, directing readers to helpful books and online resources

Download or read book Scattered Suns written by Kevin J. Anderson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 715 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The destructive hydrogues continue their war against humans and the fiery entities, the faeros - a struggle that kills planets and extinguishes whole stars. Newly crowned Mage-Imperator Jora'h, the leader of the ancient and vast Ildiran Empire, struggles with new knowledge he has learned: an ancient bargain and long-standing treachery that may finally bring peace with the hydrogues . . . though it could mean the extermination of the human race. In the Terran Hanseatic League, Chairman Basil Wenceslas continues his red-herring war against the Roamer clans, eager to achieve a decisive victory, even against a supposed enemy that poses no threat. Their homes destroyed, the wandering Roamers scatter into hiding, trying to keep their culture and government intact, even when faced with enemies from all sides. Cesca Peroni, leader of the Roamers, finds herself stranded on a small icy outpost where miners have uncovered a hibernating army of alien Klikiss robots. Once released, these robots trigger another dark and ancient plot, one that could lead to a massacre across all human-inhabited planets . . .

Download or read book The Never Ending Road to Recovery written by Hananja Kruft and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Adult Children Adult Choices written by Mary Ramey and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1992 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adult Children, Adult Choices applies well-documented principles of psychology to help us understand how people can be codependent (and yet not "sick"), as well as how they can stop being adult children and grow into true adulthood. It combines insight with practical advice to help us finally outgrow the bonds of codependency.

Download or read book One Hundred Devotional Poems written by John Frederick Zurn and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-08-06 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing inspirational poetry has been an important way for the author to express his feelings about God. In One Hundred Devotional Poems, he continues to explore these sentiments by creating one hundred sonnets that are based on a wide variety of beliefs and experiences. Exploring spiritual themes, these meditative poems are written with clarity and simplicity; however, they also portray life as a constant challenge that offers opportunities for growth. Meeting these challenges, of course, often involves loneliness, alienation, and sorrow as well. Nevertheless, these poems are ultimately about God and his love. This love is the overwhelming theme of One Hundred Devotional Poems, and it is the authors hope that this idea comes through clearly in the poems.

Download or read book Call My Name the Wind written by David Oser and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Call My Name the Wind is introduced by a Native American myth that knits its way through the story and focuses on Matt Steele, who driven by blood inflicted events, conceals his Native background. He descends into the quagmire of white supremacist violence and despair until the epiphany that brings him together with Gloria Palmer who helps him return to the destiny tattooed across his genetic pool.

Download or read book Binge and Sprint written by Naomi Joseph and published by BQB Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever stood at the kitchen counter urgently devouring insane amounts of frozen, stale hot dog buns dipped alternatively in jelly and almond butter, while on high alert for approaching humans? After a lifetime of getting knocked to the ground by the same opponent, a Dark Voice, and then rising repeatedly while praying for a way out, Naomi Joseph wrote the rules of "Binge and Sprint:" Use cake as fortitude to steel yourself to plow ahead, and then keep moving, keep achieving, and never ever let the world see your suffering. Never idle, Joseph takes the reader on a four decade journey from childhood through college, marriage, buying a home, comparison, community, infertility, low self-worth, work, starting a business, keeping up with the Joneses, and caring for children and ailing parents, all while chained to her secret burden. Readers will understand their own darkness in the midst of "the good life" as the lid is blown off the hameful shroud of the taboo war with food. Poignant and hilarious, Josesph's journey will help the reader claim their power, and lean into their greatness as they incorporate the many lessons that brought her to recovery into their own lives.

Download or read book Recover written by Stanton Peele and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades you've been told that addiction is an irreversible disease, a biological force over which you have no control. That defeatist message not only is without scientific foundation, but actually prevents your overcoming addiction. Now, world-renowned addiction expert Stanton Peele demystifies addiction and offers a groundbreaking program that puts at your disposal what does work in treatment and recovery. For four decades, Dr. Peele has challenged our understanding of addiction and recovery. He has developed approaches that break the cycle of addiction and empower us to take control of our lives--including understanding that we are able to direct our own brains to change. In Recover!Dr. Peele's PERFECT Program takes you through the key concepts of mindfulness--that is, your ability to detach from your addictive experience and to see that it is not who you are--combined with the Buddhist idea of loving kindness, or self-acceptance. It's an easily grasped, yet multifaceted program that allows your true self to overcome your addictive urges. Instead of focusing on what's wrong with you, the PERFECT Program will help you discover, embrace, and build your recovery on what's already right about you. Combining the best evidence-based treatments with the mindful use of meditation, Recover!presents a life-transforming philosophy for freeing yourself from addiction forever.