Collection: Self-Development

These writing, craft and doodling activities are designed to offer children support through experiences of loss, change, disappointment and grief by using creativity to combat negative feelings and help them work through difficult times.

Approximately 20% of the population is sensitive or in some way psychic. Being sensitive or psychic can allow you to understand the world in a way that most people can't, and to see beyond what others are able to. But for many of you sensitivities are a burden, causing overwhelm or even physical ailments.

Most information about psychic abilities on the market is aspirational, meaning that all of the books out there focused on "opening your third eye" or "becoming psychic" are not meant for the highly sensitive person. You don't want to become more sensitive, you may in fact be holding on for dear life because you are overwhelmed, panicked, have issues with sleep, body pain, headaches, digestive issues, and constantly shifting emotions. Or you might be mildly sensitive, but still need skills to manage going to work, or want to know more about how to become more functional while still being sensitive in this world. Learn how psychic abilities and sensitivities develop, where you are on the spectrum of these abilities and sensitivities, and most importantly, the basic and intermediate skills and techniques needed to be healthier, more functional, and to feel in control of your sensitivities and psychic abilities, so that you can live in the world more joyfully again.

The complete "insider's guide" to understanding your partner's brain, sparking lasting connection, and enjoying a romantic relationship built on love and trust--now with more than 170,000 copies sold.

"What the heck is my partner thinking?" "Why do they always react like this?" "How can we get back that connection we had in the beginning?" If you've ever asked yourself these questions, you aren't alone, and it doesn't mean that your relationship is doomed. Every person is wired for love differently--with different habits, needs, and reactions to conflict. The good news is that most people's minds work in predictable ways and respond well to security, attachment, and routines, making it possible to neurologically prime the brain for greater love and connection and fewer conflicts. This go-to guide will show you how.

Drawn from neuroscience, attachment theory, and emotion regulation, this highly anticipated second edition of Wired for Love presents cutting-edge research on how and why love lasts, and offers ten guiding principles that can improve any relationship. This fully revised and updated edition also includes new guidance on how to manage disagreements, as well as new exercises to help you create a sense of safety and security, establish healthy conflict ground rules, and deal with the threat of the third--any outside source which threatens the harmony in your relationship, including in-laws, alcohol, children, and affairs.

You'll find proven-effective strategies to help you strengthen your relationship by:

• Creating and maintaining a safe "couple bubble"
• Using morning and evening routines to stay connected
• Learning how to see your partner's point of view
• Meeting each other halfway in a fight
• Becoming the expert on what makes your partner feel loved

By using simple gestures and words, you'll learn to put out emotional fires and help your partner feel appreciated and loved. You'll also discover how to move past a "warring brain" mentality and toward a more cooperative "loving brain." Most importantly, you'll gain a better understanding of the complex dynamics at work behind love and trust in intimate relationships.

While there's no doubt that love is an inexact science, if you understand how you and your partner are wired differently, you can overcome your differences, and create a lasting intimate connection.

Brett's most recent manic episode has derailed him from life as the director of operations at a prominent software start-up in Texas. He is now at home, fully dependent on his mother, and officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Brett is terrified. He has no guarantees on his long-term health, no understanding of how his medication works and is still dealing with hell-like anxiety, restlessness, mania, and depression.

Crossing Back Over: The Practice of Owning and Accepting Bipolar Disorder details Brett's battle with taming the beast that is bipolar. Written in the same style as part 1 of his story, Crossover: A Look inside a Manic Mind, Crossing Back Over sheds light on what true recovery looks and feels like from a firsthand account.

No matter the environment, recovering from a serious event takes hard work, discipline, patience, and acceptance. Crossing Back Over allows the reader to peek behind the curtain of an individual determined to find a happy life, even with his chronic brain disorder. This book is valuable for anyone who is facing a deeply personal challenge.

Spôsobujú vám emócie nepohodu? Chceli by ste niekedy, aby boli jednoducho preč? Chceli by ste, aby sa vám zilo ľahsie a s hlbsím porozumením tomu, čo cítite?

Neotvorený dar navzdy zmení vás vzťah k emóciám.

Emocionálnou gramotnosťou nazývajú autori takú úroveň porozumenia emóciám, ze ich pokladáme za kazdodennú súčasť násho zdravého uvazovania. V emocionálne gramotnom svete by sme nemali viac vnímať emócie ako nepríjemné az desivé, ale ako nástroj, ktorý máme vsetci k dispozícii, aby sme lepsie kráčali zivotom. Kniha pozýva čitateľa na cestu, ktorá povedie k novému chápaniu emócií, ich účelu a úlohe, ktorú majú v zivote, po akom túzime. Neotvorený dar odhaľuje to, čo sme o emóciách doteraz nevedeli. Emócie totiz nekonkurujú rozumu, ale naopak, sú podstatnou súčasťou myslenia, neustále nám poskytujú informáciu o svete okolo nás, kazdá emócia má specifi cký účel a stará sa konkrétny aspekt násho zivota. Zivot bez emócií by bol ako umenie bez farieb.

In this Backpack Explorer nature book, kids can search for wildflowers, ferns, grasses, seeds, and more, and learn basic plant science through activities that includes scavenger hunts, a plant log, stickers, and a real magnifying glass.

Head outside and learn about the amazing plants and flowers all around! In the seventh book of the Backpack Explorer series, junior naturalists search for ferns, wildflowers, grasses, water plants, edible plants, and more in this take-along nature book. Backpack Explorer: Discovering Plants & Flowers is packed with prompts and activities, including 12 interactive field guides, sensory scavenger hunts, activities such as Paint with Dandelions, Watch a Flower Grow, and discovery zone pages with tips for identifying plants and flowers, plant science, leaf shapes, seeds, pollination, and more. With a real magnifying glass, stickers, and a log for recording plant finds, this book is the perfect take along for outdoor-loving kids for their next nature adventure.

Unwind and express your creativity with the whimsical designs in Color Me Mushrooms. Take advantage of the meditative benefits of coloring with a wide range of fungi and toadstools. These detailed illustrations allow you to practice mindfulness and will keep you busy for hours.

Color Me Mushrooms includes:

• 50 coloring pages to help you de-stress
• Designs suitable for all skill levels, with a range of selections for beginners and experienced artists
• One-sided pages so your art doesn't bleed through to the other side?
• Anxiety-reducing benefits to lift your mood

Whether you need a calming atmosphere, want to relax at the end of the day, are trying a new hobby, or just love coloring, there is something here for everyone. Forget your worries as you explore these creative scenes. You can use colored pencils, markers, gel pens, watercolors, crayons, or whatever tool you want to fill in these designs. Let your imagination run wild with Color Me Mushrooms.

Few situations are as perfectly suited for puzzle solving as vacations are: you need something to keep you entertained on the airplane, and crosswords are also a perfect low-key activity while lounging beside the pool or on the beach. These 54 breezy puzzles, originally published in Newsday, feature entertaining themes and accessible clues that make them perfect for anyone who wants to get away from it all.

This is a most interesting book that combines psychology with homeopathy. Philip Bailey describes in depth the personality profiles of some 35 polychrests. The last pages of the book cover a mix of psychological astrology and homeopathy when he explores the elements and some polychrests. Bailey provides detailed information on 35 major types, giving insight on diagnosis, mental and emotional traits, and physical characteristics. His broad profiles of major constitutional remedies give the reader a good overall picture of the personality type and therefore ways of remembering facts about the archetype, by having a unifying theory for each remedy.

Add some color to your life and put your creative touch on this collection of more than 45 Bridgerton-inspired coloring scenes from every corner of Grosvenor Square.From lavish wedding spreads to bright afternoon promenades, The Unofficial Bridgerton Coloring Book features 45 scenes and quotes from the most-watched series in Netflix history--Bridgerton. Transport yourself to Grosvenor Square just like Daphne, Eloise, the Duke with these dazzling scenes of lazy afternoons in the park, decadent banquets, embellished gowns, luxurious weddings, and beautiful architecture. Finally, you can live the life of a Bridgerton with a flick of your colored pencil!

101 LARGE PRINT WORD SEARCH PUZZLES with unique and interesting themes were created to bring you hours of fun and relaxation while giving your brain a workout. You'll find ORIGINAL puzzles with intriguing titles like Candy Making, Cities With Subways, Dollar Store Buys, Popular Middle Names, Retro Toys & Games, Find The Constellation, Great Old Time Actors and many, many more. * 30 overlapping words in each puzzle* Printed on high quality paper* True large print for easy solving * Perfect for adults or seniors* For an extra challenge, see how quickly you can find all the words.

Tag along on this New York Times bestselling "witty, entertaining romp" (The New York Times Book Review) as Eric Winer travels the world, from Athens to Silicon Valley--and back through history, too--to show how creative genius flourishes in specific places at specific times.

In this "intellectual odyssey, traveler's diary, and comic novel all rolled into one" (Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness), acclaimed travel writer Weiner sets out to examine the connection between our surroundings and our most innovative ideas. A "superb travel guide: funny, knowledgeable, and self-deprecating" (The Washington Post), he explores the history of places like Vienna of 1900, Renaissance Florence, ancient Athens, Song Dynasty Hangzhou, and Silicon Valley to show how certain urban settings are conducive to ingenuity. With his trademark insightful humor, this "big-hearted humanist" (The Wall Street Journal) walks the same paths as the geniuses who flourished in these settings to see if the spirit of what inspired figures like Socrates, Michelangelo, and Leonardo remains. In these places, Weiner asks, "What was in the air, and can we bottle it?"

"Fun and thought provoking" (Miami Herald), The Geography of Genius reevaluates the importance of culture in nurturing creativity and "offers a practical map for how we can all become a bit more inventive" (Adam Grant, author of Originals).

The promise of this book is simple: if you buy this book on Friday, you will be better at your job by Monday.

MicroSkills is built on one core, easy-to-learn principle: every big goal, complicated task, healthy habit, and, yes, even what we think of as character traits, can be broken down into small, learnable, skills that can be practiced, and incorporated real-time. We call these: MicroSkills.

As award winning physicians, educators, and mentors we hear the gamut of challenges with navigating the workplace. And when we learn a lesson we often wish we had learned it earlier. MicroSkills is packed with the privileged information that you want delivered to you as efficiently as possible.

In MicroSkills you will learn

• How to build your career without breaking yourself
• How to manage your task list to get work done
• How to build and maintain your professional reputation
• How to become a subject matter expert
• How to grow and nurture your network
• How to become a better communicator
• and so much more...

MicroSkills is the gift we wish we had received early in our careers.

Polyvagal Theory, developed by researcher and scientist Dr. Stephen Porges and popularized by therapist Deb Dana, has impacted countless lives. It has changed the way therapists work with their clients and provided a pathway toward healing for those who have experienced hardship or trauma. In Polyvagal Prompts, Deb Dana and Courtney Rolfe invite readers to explore their nervous systems through Polyvagal Theory with engaging questions and exercises, which readers can respond to directly in the pages of the book. Readers are guided in noticing their systems, listening with curiosity, and reflecting on what they learn. The prompts can be used as a daily practice or to explore specific topics at the reader's own pace, and are also ideal for helping clients track and reflect upon their polyvagal-informed therapies. No matter how readers decide to explore, Polyvagal Prompts offers an invaluable opportunity to begin the life-changing journey of befriending one's nervous system.

O jogo mental pode ser mais importante no poker do que em qualquer outra forma de competição. É um dos únicos jogos no mundo, onde você pode jogar perfeitamente, e perder repetidamente. Centenas de jogadores de poker se voltaram para a abordagem revolucionária do treinador de jogo mental Jared Tendler, que os ajudou a jogar o seu melhor, independente de quão ruins fossem as cartas. Neste livro, você encontrará instruções simples, passo-a-passo e técnicas comprovadas para corrigir, permanentemente, os problemas como o "tilt", lidar com a variância, com o controle emocional, confiança, medo e motivação. À medida que os jogos ficam mais difíceis, agora é a hora de enfrentar estes problemas de cabeça erguida.

- Descubra o trabalho mais definitivo sobre "tilt" que já foi lançado.
- Leia histórias de oito jogadores, que fizeram grandes melhorias utilizando as técnicas de Jared.
- Fique motivado com os métodos utilizados pelos SuperNova Elites.

Contains 184 authentic sewing patterns and instructions for women's garments. Includes special rulers that enable drafting to custom sizes. Quotes from original fashion magazines and other sources give additional information on construction, materials, and wardrobe planning. Also included is an 87-page, illustrated manual on period dressmaking and millinery. For theatrical and reenactment costumers, vintage clothing collectors, brides, and doll artists.