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"We all experience stuckness in our lives. We feel stuck in our relationships, career paths, body struggles, addiction issues, and more. Many of us know what we need to do to move forward—but find ourselves unable to take the leap to make it happen. And then we blame and shame ourselves, and stay in a loop of self-doubt that goes nowhere. The good news is you’re not lazy, crazy, or unmotivated. In this empowering and action-oriented guide, you’ll...

"In the ten years since its electrifying debut, Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat Pray Love" has become a worldwide phenomenon, empowering millions of readers to set out on paths they never thought possible, in search of their own best selves. Here, in this candid and captivating collection, nearly fifty of those readers--people as diverse in their experiences as they are in age and background--share their stories. The journeys they recount are transformative--sometimes...

"It Takes One to Tango is a groundbreaking guide that shows how one determined partner—acting alone—can spark lasting, significant change in a marriage, often accomplishing change that cannot be made any other way. It doesn't matter how short-fused, argumentative, or seemingly impossible your partner can be—or how long you've been stuck. Marriage and family therapist Winifred Reilly has this message for struggling partners: Take the lead. Doing...

From one of the great creative teams in picture books, On the Other Side of the Garden is about a city girl learning to accept the change brought about by her parents separation when she is taken to her grandmothers house in the country and befriended by an owl, a frog and a mouse. When her father leaves her at her grandmothers house, the young girl at the center of this story feels abandoned and lonely. Her mother has moved to another country, and...

Patricia Heaton--Emmy Award-winning star of Everybody Loves Raymond; The Middle; and, most recently, Carol’s Second Act--offers a book about second acts in life and reinventing oneself.

Nicola Bird, founder and creator of Self-Imaging Therapy, has written this self-empowering guide to allow you to begin a journey that opens up new possibilities in life. Equip yourself with the tools you need to take charge of your life and avoid the Boomerang Effect. In this guidebook you'll find: Strategies to deal with the unavoidable and unpredictable obstacles ; Ways to battle insecurities that impede personal growth ; How to manage the fighter,...

Most people never seize their moment because they are paralyzed by their own thinking. This book will teach you to let go of your excuses and never miss your moment again. Its time for a change! Its time to hear the voice of Jesus asking, “Do you want to get well?” And its time to answer Him with your obedience. Your destiny, future, and family are not controlled by “if only”; they rest in the hands of the One who loves you, saves you, redeems...

"Un libro que no pueden dejar de leer todos aquellos que deseen tomar las riendas de su destino y encontrar un punto de partida para construir una nueva historia. Laura Esquivel afirma que si somos los protagonistas de nuestra propia historia, entonces también podemos transformarla, darle una nueva dirección para no atarnos al pasado, no encerrarnos en el papel de víctimas ni asumirnos como seres indefensos frente a la circunstancias. Para lograrlo,...