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Along with adult colouring, mindfulness is one of the most popular ways for people to find time to relax, breathe and let go of anxiety. Smiling Mind provides personal insight into the practice of mindfulness meditation, borrowing directly from the authors' own experiences and success with using mindfulness through the trials and tribulations of their everyday lives.

In We’ve Got This, 25 parents who identify as deaf, disabled or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie in other people’s attitudes. The result is a moving, revelatory and empowering anthology.

The go-to and essential audiobook on the grieving process. This new edition of the best-selling classic offers sensitive and practical advice on how to deal with the grieving process, from coping with the funeral to managing anniversaries and special dates. Suitable for both the bereaved and their support team, it explains what to expect emotionally, psychologically and practically from the first day through the first year as well as outlining the physical and emotional reactions to grief, why men and women react differently, how children deal with grief and some of the long-term consequences of bereavement.

Escape from tension and stress with these enjoyable and easy relaxation, deep breathing and meditation techniques. The first practice is a classic relaxation technique from the yoga tradition known as yoga nidra or psychic sleep. Gillian’s soothing voice guides into a healing semi-hypnotic state then rotates your awareness around your body, systematically letting go of tension. The second practice introduces a relaxing yoga breathing technique which helps to deepen your natural breathing and release stress.

Cal and Ricky both stare at the one-eyed seagull. "You wanted food," Ricky whispers. "There it is." "A seagull? You'd eat a seagull?" "I'd eat anythng," says Ricky. "Anything." When Ricky and Cal wag school they bite off more than they can chew.

Edited and with an introduction by Roxane Gay, the New York Times best-selling and deeply beloved author of Bad Feminist and Hunger, this anthology of first-person essays read by all 30 contributors, including Gabrielle Union, Ally Sheedy and Lyz Lenz, tackles rape, assault and harassment head-on.

The ABC podcast Ladies, We Need to Talk has been tearing open the sealed section on life for years, but host Yumi Stynes and co-creator Claudine Ryan know there’s still way more to say. In this audiobook, they dive further into the podcast topics that resonated most with sensitivity, hilarity and serious smarts, and open the conversation further to include personal stories from listeners.

To say that Augusten Burroughs has lived an unusual life is an understatement. From having no formal education past third grade and being raised by his mother’s psychiatrist in the seventies to enjoying one of the most successful advertising careers of the eighties to experiencing a spectacular downfall and rehab stint in the nineties to having a number one bestselling writing career in the new millennium, Burroughs has faced humiliation, transformation and everything in between.

No matter how good you think your sex life is, there's always a tip, trick or technique to make it even better. And you won't find a better compilation of libido-lifting, orgasm-orbiting, titillating titbits! More Hot Sex combines the very latest in sex research with hundres of hot sex tips to guarantee bliss between the sheets for everyone. With practical plans, intelligent advice, how-to's and don't-evers, prepare to be inspired, amused and, above all, entertained.

How do we regain our equilibrium when everything feels out of whack? Based on the inspirational wisdom of kinesiology, Change Your Life is a guide to restoring balance to your physical, emotional and mental systems. Created by experienced kinesiologist Zoe Bosco, it will help you change your life from the inside out and tap into your innate healing intelligence to create new patterns for a healthier, happier life.

At 44, Susan Duncan appeared to have it all. Editor of two of Australia's top-selling women's magazines, a happy marriage, a jet-setting lifestyle covering stories from New York to Greenland, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty, the world was her oyster. But when her beloved husband and brother die within three days of each other, her glittering life shatters. In shock, she zips on her work face and soldiers on - until one morning 18 months later when she simply can't get out of bed.

In today’s increasingly fast-paced world, it can be difficult to find moments to catch your breath, regain inner balance, and just … be. This simple yet profound guide shows listeners how to strengthen their minds by learning to focus attention, open awareness and develop a positive state of mind—the three pillars of mindfulness practice that research shows lead to greater physical and mental wellbeing.

The world is full of problems and conflicts. So why can we not solve them? According to Edward de Bono, world thinking cannot solve world problems because world thinking is itself the problem. And this is getting worse: we are so accustomed to readily available information online that we search immediately for the answers rather than thinking about them. Our minds function like trying to drive a car using only one wheel.

In this fascinating study, Daniel L. Schacter explores instances of what we would consider memory failure - absent-mindedness, transience, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and persistence - and suggests instead that these miscues are actually indications that memory is functioning as designed.

We are a society that no longer takes mental health for granted. We’ve come a long way from the ‘get over it’ mentality that forced many of us to try to deal with our problems alone. Treatment options have become better and more sophisticated, and we now work actively to prevent mental health conditions. Healthy self-worth is essential for good mental health. Someone with healthy self-worth is more likely to have better coping skills, greater resilience and the ability to maintain long-term positive mental health.

In Move Your Mind, acclaimed actor, entrepreneur and mental health advocate Nick Bracks delivers the practical tools and lessons that will help you make small but measurable daily changes to foster positive, lasting improvements to your mental health.

In Don't Give Up!, Paul Hanna inspires his readers to put their hands on the steering wheel of life and look forward to what they want to achieve, not keep looking in the rearview mirror at what has happened or what might have been. With the never-say-die attitude that pulled him through the most trying time of his own life, Paul Hanna shows that no matter what challenges you are currently facing, if you remain focused on where you want to go, you can turn any crisis into an opportunity.

It's time to fill out our college applications. Not applying to the Ivy Leagues is not an option, and not getting into them would be a total embarrassment. But I know a few girls who aren't going to let the pressure get them down.

The practices in this audiobook offer a variety of easy and enjoyable relaxation techniques. Gillian’s soothing voices helps you to release tension in your body and mind guiding you into an inner space of calm and well-being. Yoga nidra is becoming a widely acknowledged healing practice. For example, it has been shown to help people with stress- and anxiety-related disorders, including insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder.

ghSMART, the best-selling team behind Who: The A Method for Hiring, returns with a breakthrough formula for how the best leaders and teams deliver results. Is your team running at full power? Only 10 percent of leaders run their teams at full power. The formula you are about to learn is based on the most extensive research of its kind, spanning more than 15,000 careers with over 9 million data points. The idea has been battle-tested for more than two decades by leaders in every major industry.