Download or read book Stop Surviving Start Fighting written by Jazz Thornton and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jazz Thornton first attempted to take her own life at the age of 12. Multiple attempts followed and she spent time in psychiatric wards and under medical supervision as she rode the rollercoaster of depression and anxiety through her teenage years - yet the attempts continued. Find out what Jazz learned about how her negative thought patterns came to be, and how she turned those thoughts - and her life - around. Who and what helped, and what didn't help. The insights she gives will help create greater understanding of those grappling with mental illness, and those around them who desperately want to help. Jazz went on to attend film school, and to co-found Voices of Hope, a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping those with mental health issues and show them there is a way forward. She creates online content to provide hope and help. Her first video Dear Suicidal Me has had over 80 million views all around the world. She went on to create Jessica's Tree, a web series that follows the 24 hours between a friend, Jess, going missing and the discovery of her body. It provides insights into Jessica's struggles, to help people better understand those suffering from depression. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QFU_qg7Msk Jessica's Tree was viewed more than 230,000 times in the two months following its release in March 2019 and immediately began winning international recognition and awards. The process and the delicate decisions that had to be made to create Jessica's Tree have themselves been documented in a film about Jazz called The Girl on the Bridge, due for release early in 2020.

Download or read book Stop Surviving Start Thriving written by Kim Robinson Neto and published by Simple Wellness. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women are becoming more stressed in today's world than ever before. As a result, we are getting depressed, gaining weight, feeling sicker, and dealing with unpleasant and sometimes very serious diseases. Stop Surviving, Start Thriving is the ultimate guide for the busy woman and mom. Breaking it down into easy to follow lifestyle changes, you will learn simple tips for living a happier, healthier (and hopefully longer!) life. As a busy woman herself, Kim Robinson Neto shares her journey from being a stressed-out, anxious, sick, and over-committed mom to finding perfect balance and health in her not-so-perfect life. If you are ready to stop feeling like you are just surviving, read this book and get ready to thrive!

Download or read book Cracked Not Broken written by Kevin Hines and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is about the art of living mentally well. Told through the first-hand experience of mental health advocate, activist and speaker Kevin Hines (who has bipolar disorder), the story is an honest account of the struggle to live mentally well, and teach others how to do t...

Download or read book Life Without Baby written by Lisa Manterfield and published by Steel Rose Press. This book was released on 2017-02 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What if I never get to be a mother?” When this doubt first takes hold, it can knock you completely off your feet. You feel cheated, frustrated, and no longer sure of your place in society, your family, or your circle of friends. Now…imagine you could spend time with someone who really understands how you feel, who lets you express all the things that once seemed whiny, self-indulgent, or just plain crazy, and who confides that she once felt that way too. Life Without Baby founder, Lisa Manterfield, once stood where you are and not only survived, but thrived. Now she shares what she learned from her own experiences and from the women of the community she created. She’ll help you: – Know when it’s time to cut your losses and let go of your dream – Give yourself permission to grieve the loss that few others can truly understand – Learn some emotional aikido moves to handle social challenges, such as baby showers, Mother’s Day, and the dreaded “Do you have kids?” question – Rediscover your passion and find joy again, without enduring a complete life makeover – Get pragmatic about aging without children and building a new kind of family Based on her small-group workshops and popular ebook series, this book offers a combination of hard-won lessons, gentle queries, and real-world suggestions. Manterfield is a comforting and supportive companion who will guide you gently down your own path to making peace with being childfree-not-by-choice and thriving in a new happily ever after.

Download or read book Struggle Well Thriving in the Aftermath of Trauma written by Ken Falke and published by Lioncrest Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your struggle may come in different forms, and be given one of many different names, such as anxiety, depression, addiction, and/or PTSD. No matter how much you or a loved one is struggling, or what it is called, one thing is almost certainly clear: you aren't living the life you desire or deserve. Still, there is hope. By embracing the struggle, rather than fighting it, you can stop surviving and start thriving. Ken Falke and Josh Goldberg train combat veterans battling PTSD to understand and achieve Posttraumatic Growth (PTG). PTG helps you discover opportunities from times of struggle, and this book provides actionable strategies for making peace with past experiences, living in the present, and planning for a great future. Through Ken and Josh's work, thousands have transformed struggle into profound strength and lifelong growth. Now it is your turn. It's time to learn to Struggle Well.

Download or read book The Art of Extreme Self Care written by Cheryl Richardson and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This life-changing handbook by best-selling author Cheryl Richardson offers you 12 strategies to transform your life one month at a time. Designed as a practical, action-oriented program, each chapter challenges you to alter one behavior that keeps getting you in trouble.The book is filled with personal stories of how Cheryl and others have learned to make the practice of Extreme Self-Care their new standard for living. With chapters such as "End the Legacy of Deprivation," "Take Your Hands off the Wheel," "The Absolute No List," and "Does That Anger Taste Good?" you will stop the endless cycle of self-betrayal and neglect that stems from daily violations of self-care.Each chapter includes a relevant resource section that offers books, Websites, audio programs, podcasts, and more should you want to explore a particular topic further.The Art of Extreme Self-Care is a sane and sensible program that gives you the permission you need to dramatically upgrade your life!

Download or read book Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships written by Patricia L. Papernow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-07 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships is designed to be useful both to stepfamily members themselves and to a wide variety of practitioners, as well as to educators, judges, mediators, lawyers and medical personnel.

Download or read book Waking Up in Winter written by Cheryl Richardson and published by HarperOne. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally recognized coach and New York Times bestselling author Cheryl Richardson has toured the world empowering others to make lasting change. But when Richardson’s own life no longer worked as it once had, a persistent, inner voice offered unmistakable guidance: it was time to reevaluate her life to uncover what really mattered. Waking Up in Winter is the candid and revelatory account of how at midlife, Richardson found renewed contentment and purpose through a heroic, inward journey. The unfolding story, told through intimate journal entries, follows Richardson from the first, gentle nudges of change to a thoughtfully reimagined life – a soulful, spring awakening. With an experienced coach’s intuition and an artist’s eye, Richardson reexamines everything – her marriage, her work, her friendships, and her priorities – gracefully shedding parts of the self that no longer serve along the way. In the end, she not only discovers what really matters at midlife, she invites readers to join her in the inquiry process by providing thought-provoking questions designed to usher them through their own season of transformation. Offering up Richardson’s most powerful teaching tool yet – her own life – Waking Up in Winter takes readers on a brave, spiritual adventure that shows us all how to live a more authentic and meaningful life.

Download or read book Stop It written by Carole Lewis and published by Regal Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have tried everything in your power to change your bad habits and lose weight, and nothing has worked, here's the answer: Stop it. Just stop it and stop it and stop it again. It's that simple. In this practical book, Carole Lewis, the national director of First Place (featured in Prevention and Shape magazines), will show you how she and others learned how to stop destructive thoughts and actions and found the life they never dreamed possible. Find out how holding on to bad habits prevents God from providing you with what you need to move ahead in victory. Discover how you can unleash the power to stop bad habits and start behaviors that lead to the life God wants for you. It's time to stop procrastinating and start a weight-loss program today. Book jacket.

Download or read book Perfecting Paleo written by Ashley Tudor and published by Victory Belt Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the perfect diet, we thrive. We are lean, energetic, and mentally and physically sharp. But there isn’t one perfect diet. Our bodies and goals vary, and so do the diets that best serve us. On the surface it’s simple. Eat real food: meats, vegetables, nuts, seeds, some starch, some fruit, no sugar. But the perfect diet is not 100 percent compliant with those guidelines. Rather, these simple rules are a starting point for optimal health. It is up to you to uncover the particulars that work for you. This book is for you if you want to lose 50 pounds (or the last 10), optimize your health, or learn about cutting-edge tools to monitor your body. In these pages, you will find an easy framework for understanding the body and practical tools to resolve issues with your weight and health. You will find answers to questions such as • Counting calories failed me; now what? • I eat Paleo; why am I still fat? • How do I lose these last 5 pounds? • How do I eliminate cravings? • What foods will most likely make me fat? • Which exercise is best for my body?

Download or read book Stop the Spinning written by Laura Gisborne and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this inspirational book, Laura Gisborne will show you that whether you have a great life, or are struggling with a situation you think might never get better, there's a way out and your life can completely turn around. Her "POWER UP" formula offers useful exercises for you to gain perspective on your life and tools to assist you in gaining focus in order to realize your goals. If you've ever wondered, "Is this all there is?," this book will prove to you not only that there is hope, but that you truly can transform your life and come out on the other side to a brighter future than you ever imagined.

Download or read book Unbreakable written by Amber Sellers and published by Amber Sellers. This book was released on 2024-10-14 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Positive Psychotherapy written by Tayyab Rashid and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a century the focus of psychotherapy has been on what ails us, with the therapeutic process resting upon the assumption that unearthing past traumas, correcting faulty thinking, and restoring dysfunctional relationships is curative. But something important has been overlooked: the positives. Shouldn't making us happier, better people be explicit goals of therapy? Positive Psychotherapy: Workbook guides readers through a session-by-session therapeutic approach based on the principles of positive psychology, an exciting new area of study examining the factors that enable us to flourish. This workbook, designed to be used in conjunction with the accompanying clinician's manual, first explains what exactly positive psychotherapy is, exploring the important concepts of character strengths. What follows are 15 positive psychotherapy sessions, each complete with lessons, guidelines, skills, and worksheets for practicing positive psychology skills learned in session. Those interested in improving well-being through psychotherapy will find in Positive Psychotherapy a refreshing complement to other approaches, endowing readers with a sense of purpose and meaning that many have found lacking in more traditional therapies.

Download or read book Sweet Potato Power written by Ashley Tudor and published by Victory Belt Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to look good, perform at your peak and be in tip-top shape, you must choose smart fuel for your body, not the processed “food” found on the shelves of every supermarket. Many have turned to Paleo and a low-carb way of life to avoid the effects of these food impostors we were never designed to eat. Low-carb diets, however, can leave you feeling as though you don't have enough gas in the tank. Low carbs need to be smart carbs. Lucky for us, nature has given us the nutritious, delicious sweet potato. This super food gives all the benefits of other high energy foods with more nutrition and without spiking blood sugar. Plus, this humble tuber tastes great and is easily incorporated into your diet in seriously good ways. Sweet Potato Power gives you the tools to run your own tests to determine the diet rules that work specifically for you and your unique biology. Through self experimentation, you can cut through diet mumbo jumbo, and let science and your numbers speak for themselves to answer questions such as: • How many carbs should I eat to make me look, feel and perform at my best? • What foods spike my blood sugar the most and make me fat? • How do I eliminate craving? • How can I avoid mental fogs and post-lunch energy slumps? • How can I optimize my carbs with my athletic pursuits?How can I get fit without getting fat?What exercise is best for my body? • How can my kids become the most delightful version of themselves? • How can my doctor be a well-care provider instead of a sick-care provider? Understanding a bit of science and incorporating new tools in your arsenal will make you an active participant in your health. Applying what you learn brings you closer to the ideal version of you. All of this and easy sweet potato recipes so you can incorporate this power food into your everyday life—making Sweet Potato Power a force to be reckoned with!

Download or read book Take Time for Your Life written by Cheryl Richardson and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Live the life you've always dreamed of! America's #1 personal coach offers an inspiring, practical seven-step program to help you create the life you want. Imagine finding time to do all the things you want to do. Having plenty of energy for family and friends. Having control over your income and finances. Taking care of your physical and emotional well-being. If you feel as though the life you're living doesn't reflect your true priorities and is leaving you stressed out and unfulfilled, you're not alone. Cheryl Richardson--the leader in the new field of personal coaching, what she calls "a personal trainer for the soul"--has helped thousands of people make changes toward living a high-quality life, and in Take Time for Your Life she offers her step-by-step program so you can too. If you're tired of living a life that feels out of control and are ready to live life on your own terms--while still meeting your responsibilities--get ready to take action! Packed with useful exercises, checklists, concrete advice, client success stories, personal anecdotes, and a wealth of resources, Cheryl Richardson's seven-step program shows you how to identify and eliminate the things in life that are draining you and replace them with the things that fuel you. She gives you permission to put yourself at the top of your list. By doing so, you will find not only more energy and more enthusiasm but also that your relationships, your finances, your work, and your sense of well-being are improved and better balanced. Whether you're a corporate executive working sixty hours a week, a single parent trying to raise a family, someone starting his or her own business, or going back to school, Take Time for Your Life shows you how to step back, regain control, and make conscious decisions about the future you'd like to create. Richardson's strategies for overcoming the obstacles that block you from living the life you want will help you discover a world in which your priority list reflects your true desires. Take time for your life--and begin living a life that you love.

Download or read book Claim Your SWAGGER written by Jennifer Mrozek Sukalo and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claim Your SWAGGER is the first part of a three-book series that guides individuals from merely surviving life to thriving in it. Informed by her work with almost fifty thousand leaders at various multinational and Fortune 500 companies, her experience with cancer survivors, and her personal journey, Jennifer Sukalo’s SWAGGER approach shows readers what makes them not only unique, but extraordinary. Claim Your SWAGGER gives readers exclusive access to what companies have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for—Jennifer’s expertise. Claim Your SWAGGER helps readers develop a new relationship with their self-worth and learn to appreciate their strengths and limitations. Jennifer Sukalo explains how to find gratitude for the way one’s life experiences have shaped them and clarifies how to become grounded in their core values. Readers will learn to step into their power to overcome the self-limiting beliefs that hold them back and experience a sense of renewal through a greater focus on their passion and purpose. In Claim Your SWAGGER, readers will learn by doing. Jennifer Sukalo designed the SWAGGER process to guide motivated individuals as they take exploratory steps into the next phase of their personal development. The content and activities in Claim Your SWAGGER will help readers develop new knowledge and skills that enable them to respond to situations differently and create lasting behavioral change.

Download or read book Be Light written by Samuel Rodriguez and published by Waterbrook Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light has always defined God and his followers. At creation, God spoke light into existence. Jesus is the light of the world. And we are born to absorb and then reflect God's light. Rodriguez provides a blueprint for confronting darkness in every realm of our lives. He issues a clarion call for individual believers and the church to rise up and once again be a bright city on a hill, exposing the invading darkness, and overcoming it with God's blazing light.