Download or read book Claim Your Inner Grown up written by Ashley Davis Prend and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how to attain emotional maturity while retaining the wonder and freedom of youth, providing advice on how to become a more loving, responsible, and spiritual person.

Download or read book How to Raise an Adult written by Julie Lythcott-Haims and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller "Julie Lythcott-Haims is a national treasure. . . . A must-read for every parent who senses that there is a healthier and saner way to raise our children." -Madeline Levine, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Price of Privilege and Teach Your Children Well "For parents who want to foster hearty self-reliance instead of hollow self-esteem, How to Raise an Adult is the right book at the right time." -Daniel H. Pink, author of the New York Times bestsellers Drive and A Whole New Mind A provocative manifesto that exposes the harms of helicopter parenting and sets forth an alternate philosophy for raising preteens and teens to self-sufficient young adulthood In How to Raise an Adult, Julie Lythcott-Haims draws on research, on conversations with admissions officers, educators, and employers, and on her own insights as a mother and as a student dean to highlight the ways in which overparenting harms children, their stressed-out parents, and society at large. While empathizing with the parental hopes and, especially, fears that lead to overhelping, Lythcott-Haims offers practical alternative strategies that underline the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness, and inner determination necessary for success. Relevant to parents of toddlers as well as of twentysomethings-and of special value to parents of teens-this book is a rallying cry for those who wish to ensure that the next generation can take charge of their own lives with competence and confidence.

Download or read book Homecoming written by John Bradshaw and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2013-04-24 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you outwardly successful but inwardly do you feel like a big kid? Do you aspire to be a loving parent but all too often “lose it” in hurtful ways? Do you crave intimacy but sometimes wonder if it’s worth the struggle? Or are you plagued by constant vague feelings of anxiety or depression? If any of this sounds familiar, you may be experiencing the hidden but damaging effects of a painful childhood—carrying within you a “wounded inner child” that is crying out for attention and healing. In this powerful book, John Bradshaw shows how we can learn to nurture that inner child, in essence offering ourselves the good parenting we needed and longed for. Through a step-by-step process of exploring the unfinished business of each developmental stage, we can break away from destructive family rules and roles and free ourselves to live responsibly in the present. Then, says Bradshaw, the healed inner child becomes a source of vitality, enabling us to find new joy and energy in living. Homecoming includes a wealth of unique case histories and interactive techniques, including questionnaires, letter-writing to the inner child, guided meditations, and affirmations. Pioneering when introduced, these classic therapies are now being validated by new discoveries in attachment research and neuroscience. No one has ever brought them to a popular audience more effectively and inspiringly than John Bradshaw.

Download or read book Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents written by Lindsay C. Gibson and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a New York Times bestseller! If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, or abandonment. You may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met, when your feelings were dismissed, or when you took on adult levels of responsibility in an effort to compensate for your parent’s behavior. These wounds can be healed, and you can move forward in your life. In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect, and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents’ emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you’ll learn how to create positive, new relationships so you can build a better life. Discover the four types of difficult parents: The emotional parent instills feelings of instability and anxiety The driven parent stays busy trying to perfect everything and everyone The passive parent avoids dealing with anything upsetting The rejecting parent is withdrawn, dismissive, and derogatory

Download or read book Discovering the Inner Mother written by Bethany Webster and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sure to become a classic on female empowerment, a groundbreaking exploration of the personal, cultural, and global implications of intergenerational trauma created by patriarchy, how it is passed down from mothers to daughters, and how we can break this destructive cycle. Why do women keep themselves small and quiet? Why do they hold back professionally and personally? What fuels the uncertainty and lack of confidence so many women often feel? In this paradigm-shifting book, leading feminist thinker Bethany Webster identifies the source of women’s trauma. She calls it the Mother Wound—the systemic disenfranchisement of women by the patriarchy—and reveals how this cycle is perpetuated by wounded mothers who unconsciously pass on damaging beliefs and behaviors to their daughters. In her workshops, online courses, and talks, Webster has helped countless women re-examine their lives and their relationships with their mothers, giving them the vocabulary to voice their pain, and encouraging them to share their experiences. In this manifesto and self-help guide, she offers practical tools for identifying the manifestations of the Mother Wound in our daily life and strategies we can use to heal ourselves and prevent our daughters from enduring the same pain. In addition, she offers step-by-step advice on how to reconnect with our inner child, grieve the mother we didn’t have, stop people-pleasing, and, ultimately, transform our heartache and anger into healing and self-love. Revealing how women are affected by the Mother Wound, even if they don’t personally identify as survivors, Discovering the Inner Mother revolutionizes how we view mother-daughter relationships and gives us the inspiration and guidance we need to improve our lives and ultimately create a more equitable society for all.

Download or read book Coloring for Grown Ups written by Ryan Hunter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The one that started it all, Coloring for Grown-Ups is the first in this famed internet duos hilarious series of coloring books that combines the mindless fun of coloring with the mind-numbing realities of modern adulting. The perfect gift for anyone looking to escape the stress of adulthood. With over 150 videos and 65 million Youtube views to their credit, Ryan Hunter and Taige Jensen know how to make people laugh. Their YouTube video, “Hipster Olympics” racked up nearly four million views, and their hit “The Walken Dead” has been viewed over 1.3 million times. In the first in a series of hilarious coloring books for adults, the duo put their prolific creative talents to work in Coloring for Grown-Ups. The artwork may resemble that of a children’s activity book, but look closer. Offering an ironic look at the stereotypes, habits, and challenges of modern adulthood, Coloring for Grown-Ups is darkly humorous and fun for any occasion—the perfect stocking stuffer for reluctant adults of any age. Perfect for: • White elephant gifts • Funny gifts • Coloring gifts • Gag gifts • Christmas gifts

Download or read book Your Turn written by Julie Lythcott-Haims and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims is back with a groundbreakingly frank guide to being a grown-up What does it mean to be an adult? In the twentieth century, psychologists came up with five markers of adulthood: finish your education, get a job, leave home, marry, and have children. Since then, every generation has been held to those same markers. Yet so much has changed about the world and living in it since that sequence was formulated. All of those markers are choices, and they’re all valid, but any one person’s choices along those lines do not make them more or less an adult. A former Stanford dean of freshmen and undergraduate advising and author of the perennial bestseller How to Raise an Adult and of the lauded memoir Real American, Julie Lythcott-Haims has encountered hundreds of twentysomethings (and thirtysomethings, too), who, faced with those markers, feel they’re just playing the part of “adult,” while struggling with anxiety, stress, and general unease. In Your Turn, Julie offers compassion, personal experience, and practical strategies for living a more authentic adulthood, as well as inspiration through interviews with dozens of voices from the rich diversity of the human population who have successfully launched their adult lives. Being an adult, it turns out, is not about any particular checklist; it is, instead, a process, one you can get progressively better at over time—becoming more comfortable with uncertainty and gaining the knowhow to keep going. Once you begin to practice it, being an adult becomes the most complicated yet also the most abundantly rewarding and natural thing. And Julie Lythcott-Haims is here to help readers take their turn.

Download or read book Outgrowing the Pain written by Eliana Gil and published by Dell. This book was released on 2009-07-22 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Anyone who had a troubled childhood ought to read this book.”—Anne H. Cohn, D.P.H., Executive Director, National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse Do you have trouble finding friends, lovers, acquaintances? Once you find them, do they dump on you, take advantage of you, or leave? Are you in a relationship you know isn't good for you? Are you still trying to figure out what you want to do when you grow up? Are you drinking too much, eating too much or trying to numb your pain with drugs of any kind? These are just a few of the problems abused children experience when they become adults. You may not realize you were abused. You may think your parents didn't mean it, didn't know better, or that others had it much worse. You may not even have made the connection between the past and your current problems. Outgrowing the Pain is an important book for any adult who was abused or neglected in childhood. It's an important book for professionals who help others. It's a book of questions that can pinpoint and illuminate destructive patterns. The answers you discover can lead to a life filled with new insight, hope, and love. “The best book available to help survivors cope and understand.”—Dan Sexton, Director, Childhelp's National Abuse Hotline “An invaluable aid for adult survivors of child abuse.”—Suzanne M. Sgroi, M.D., Executive Director, New England Clinical Associates

Download or read book Dear Self Grow Up Already written by Renee Lowry and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I saw the signs at first, "slow traffic ahead", "begin work zone". They're supposed to prepare you for what's to come but they never do. I always end up stuck in the center lane and can't get out. Sometimes this is how I feel everyday, whether I am driving or not. You know when you feel trapped, you hit a road block, and you just can't seem to make it to the detour because of all the obstacles? I know when I am sitting in that traffic jam, in the construction zone, I just want to push all of the cars around me over the bridge so I can get on with my day and get to work on time. Although, I am still not quite sure why I want to get to work on time. The pressure. The deadlines. My boss. It's like I can't win. Is it possible to just be a five year old again? I would honestly rather go back to playing in the dirt so I don't have to be responsible anymore. Or perhaps there is another way? I could just Grow-Up Already and face the day. That is precisely what author Renee Lowry will help you do in her book, Grow-Up Already. Renee uses a simple step-by-step process. She will teach you how to, not just overcome your obstacles, but how to use them to build the life you have always wanted. Grow-up already will teach you how to use the cars in that traffic jam to build yourself a bridge and sail right past that lane closure. Renee teaches us that we shouldn't push our obstacles off the bridge but use them and learn from them so you don't end up in the same traps on an endless loop. Are you ready to find the answers in your emotions? Are you ready to understand yourself at a deeper level? Most importantly, are you ready to live your life as you want to live it? You already have the roadmap to your perfect life you just need to learn to read it.

Download or read book Healing Your Inner Child written by Vincenzo Venezia and published by . This book was released on 2023-05-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you feel pain, guilt and anger flowing through your body uncontrolled? Do you find yourself making self-sabotage and impulsive decisions because of a past that never stops tormenting you? Do you see the same patterns emerge again and again in each of your relationships, such as the feeling of not being good enough or the fear of not being loved? We all have an inner child. If you answered yes to the questions above, it is likely that the little child inside you is hurt and needs to be heard. Not everyone associates childhood with playfulness and fun. If you have experienced abandonment, physical or emotional abuse, bullying, growing up in a "complicated" family, trauma or other emotional pain, your inner child may seem small, vulnerable and in need of protection. The resulting pain will stay with you for the rest of your life and emerge at the most unexpected of times. You may have buried this pain deep inside to hide it and protect yourself, both your current self and the child you once were. Trying to hide this pain does not help. On the contrary, it often surfaces in adult life, manifesting as discomfort in personal relationships or difficulty meeting your own needs. Healing your wounded child is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. I recommend reading this book if you have been experiencing this in yourself lately: - Regular anxiety and fear, feeling stuck. - Excesses of anger alternating with sad, deep moments. - Rumination and negative self talk. - Chronic overload of work without ever stopping and the need to get results (all to gain a sense of belonging or approval). - Excessive self-criticism and low self-esteem. - "Difficult" relationships within your family. - Frequent nightmares. - Feelings of shame, guilt and/or pain. - Failure to celebrate life's victories due to an inability to enjoy the moment. - Self-sabotage and obsessive/addictive behaviors. - Unhealthy relationship patterns and/or avoidance of relationships and love. Listen to the little child inside you, otherwise it will keep knocking on your door. Is it possible to heal emotional wounds? Fortunately, this manual contains methods for identifying your specific type of wounded child and interrupting dysfunctional patterns. Finally, you can cultivate new ones that are useful and tailored to you. It is important to do this for yourself and for your loved ones. It may seem strange or awkward to imagine opening up to your child self; imagine this as a journey to re-discover yourself. Before you start reading this manual, I want you to be aware of three things: You are worthy of being loved, you deserve respect and you are not alone. This book was written for you, read it now! Take care of your inner child and he will take care of you.

Download or read book Just Get Up written by Isaac Samuel Miller and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoned by his father at the age of seven, Isaac Miller embarks upon a thirteen-year journey to fight his way out of a life of crime, drugs, mediocrity, and poverty. Using his teenage imagination and work ethic as his guide, Isaac provides for his family, including his schizophrenic mother, and fights his way to becoming an entrepreneur at the age of seventeen. Through his story, Isaac demonstrates how you can start with nothing and still live your dreams. Just Get Up teaches you how to capture your own life's dreams through exposing your inner genius. This guided tour of self-development will teach you how to unlock your life's true treasures. It will appeal to all people seeking a real-life inspirational story of overcoming adversities. Along your journey you will find The Limelight Spot Effect, The 27-Month Plan, and The Octagon Way as you build your own success through his Just Get Up program. Isaac invites you to Just Get Up and tap into your unlimited potential as you discover your inner genius one chapter at a time.

Download or read book Doing Life with Your Adult Children written by Jim Burns, Ph.D and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you struggling to connect with your child now that they've left the nest? Are you feeling the tension and heartache as your relationship dynamic begins to change? In Doing Life with Your Adult Children, bestselling author and parenting expert Jim Burns provides practical advice and hopeful encouragement for navigating this tough yet rewarding transition. If you've raised a child, you know that parenting doesn't stop when they turn eighteen. In many ways, your relationship gets even more complicated--your heart and your head are as involved as ever, but you can feel things shifting, whether your child lives under your roof or rarely stays in contact. Doing Life with Your Adult Children helps you navigate this rich and challenging season of parenting. Speaking from his own personal and professional experience, Burns offers practical answers to the most common questions he's received over the years, including: My child's choices are breaking my heart--where did I go wrong? Is it OK to give advice to my grown child? What's the difference between enabling and helping? What boundaries should I have if my child moves back home? What do I do when my child doesn't seem to be maturing into adulthood? How do I relate to my grown child's significant other? What does it mean to have healthy financial boundaries? How can I support my grown children when I don't support their values? Including positive principles on bringing kids back to faith, ideas on how to leave a legacy as a grandparent, and encouragement for every changing season, Doing Life with Your Adult Children is a unique book on your changing role in a calling that never ends.

Download or read book Get Your Inner Power Back written by Monica Villarreal and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you or someone you love dealing with food addictions or binge eating and wanting to regain the enjoyment of food, inner peace and balance? Get Your Inner Power Back! offers a simple, pleasurable, and very effective blueprint (based on the authors true story) of 20 steps, easy-to-follow, to overcome food obsession and compulsive eating, while uncovering the core issues involved. If you want to learn about the connections between your relationship with food and the way you see yourself If you wish to tap into your inner wisdom to clearly understand what is truly going on If you desire to get your Divine power back once and for all this book is for you. Get Your Inner Power Back! is a book that goes beyond food and provides much more than 20 simple practices that work. Its a book that offers you the possibility to get deep and life changing insights that will assist you in your journey to restoring and strengthening your spiritual, emotional and psychological health.

Download or read book Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents written by Lindsay C. Gibson and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sequel to the New York Times bestseller, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, author Lindsay Gibson offers powerful tools to help you step back and protect yourself at the first sign of an emotional takeover, make sure your emotions and needs are respected, and break free from the coercive control of emotionally immature parents. Growing up with emotionally immature (EI) parents can leave you feeling lonely and neglected. You may have trouble setting limits and expressing your feelings. And you may even be more susceptible to other emotionally immature people as you establish adult relationships. In addition, as your parents become older, they may still treat your emotions with mockery and contempt, be dismissive and discounting of your reality, and try to control and diminish your sense of emotional autonomy and freedom of thought. In short, EIs can be self-absorbed, inconsistent, and contradictory. So, how can you recover from their toxic behavior? Drawing on the success of her popular self-help book, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, author Lindsay Gibson offers yet another essential resource. With this follow-up guide, you’ll learn practical skills to help you recognize the signs of an EI, protect yourself against an emotional takeover, reconnect with your own emotions and needs, and gain emotional autonomy in all your relationships. This is a how-to book, with doable exercises and active tips and suggestions for what to say and do to increase emotional autonomy and self-awareness. If you’re ready to stop putting your own needs last, clear the clutter of self-doubt, and move beyond the fear of judgment and punishment that’s been instilled in you by emotionally immature parents, this book will help you find the freedom to finally live your life your way.

Download or read book Dear Self Grow Up Already written by April Miller and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget the old ideas about how to best deal with your emotions and protect your mental health... There is a better way!This book is for anyone who has:-anxieties that repeat. -struggled with mental health. -negative thoughts that play on a spiraling loop.-wanted to be in complete control of their thoughts and emotions.-desired to not only overcome your obstacles, but learn how to use them to build the life you have always wanted.Renee Lowry, International Best Selling Author and Coach, highlights the principles of The BLUEprint Method? in this book so you can build the life you want, not only live the life you have. She walks you through each step so that you can master these techniques for yourself and forever be designing and living the life you most desire. She will take you from a place of confusion and emotional distress to a place of clarity using your own personal guidance system. Using The BLUEprint Method?, you will learn the skills to take control and never feel at the mercy of emotions again. You already have the roadmap to building your perfect life, you just need to learn to read it. Find out how inside. This book, from best selling author Renee Lowry, unlocks the secrets to a deeper understanding of yourself and the true purpose of how you are to use your emotions to help build your life intentionally. The author walks you through six easy to follow steps that help you learn to accept yourself as you are, learn how your emotions are meant to help you, and to get all the things that you want from life by designing and planning it that way. The book shows you a unique perspective on how to think about dealing with life, people, and how to think about mental health and emotions. The six steps are The BLUEprint Method?, (Building Life Using Emotions). Read it to find the secrets to escaping your funk. Read it to better understand yourself. Read it to know how to deal with toxic or troublesome situations.

Download or read book Play Therapy with Adults written by Charles E. Schaefer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-06-16 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to incorporate adult play therapy into your practice withthis easy-to-use guide In the Western world there has been a widening belief that play isnot a trivial or childish pursuit but rather a prime pillar ofmental health, along with love and work. Play Therapy with Adultspresents original chapters written by a collection of internationalexperts who examine the diverse approaches and clinical strategiesavailable for successfully incorporating play therapy intoadult-client sessions. This timely guide covers healing through the use of a variety ofplay therapy techniques and methods. Various client groups andtreatment settings are given special attention, including workingwith adolescents, the elderly, couples, individuals with dementia,and clients in group therapy. Material is organized into four sections for easy reference: * Dramatic role play * Therapeutic humor * Sand play and doll play * Play groups, hypnoplay, and client-centered play Play Therapy with Adults is a valuable book for psychologists,therapists, social workers, and counselors interested in helpingclients explore themselves through playful activities.

Download or read book How to Be Yourself written by Ellen Hendriksen and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picking up where Quiet ended, How to Be Yourself is the best book you’ll ever read about how to conquer social anxiety. “This book is also a groundbreaking road map to finally being your true, authentic self.” —Susan Cain, New York Times, USA Today and nationally bestselling author of Quiet Up to 40% of people consider themselves shy. You might say you’re introverted or awkward, or that you're fine around friends but just can't speak up in a meeting or at a party. Maybe you're usually confident but have recently moved or started a new job, only to feel isolated and unsure. If you get nervous in social situations—meeting your partner's friends, public speaking, standing awkwardly in the elevator with your boss—you've probably been told, “Just be yourself!” But that's easier said than done—especially if you're prone to social anxiety. Weaving together cutting-edge science, concrete tips, and the compelling stories of real people who have risen above their social anxiety, Dr. Ellen Hendriksen proposes a groundbreaking idea: you already have everything you need to succeed in any unfamiliar social situation. As someone who lives with social anxiety, Dr. Hendriksen has devoted her career to helping her clients overcome the same obstacles she has. With familiarity, humor, and authority, Dr. Hendriksen takes the reader through the roots of social anxiety and why it endures, how we can rewire our brains through our behavior, and—at long last—exactly how to quiet your Inner Critic, the pesky voice that whispers, "Everyone will judge you." Using her techniques to develop confidence, think through the buzz of anxiety, and feel comfortable in any situation, you can finally be your true, authentic self.