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Have you ever wanted to be happier and more at peace with yourself and the world around you, but felt that it wasn’t in the stars? Well, now it is. From the beloved astrologer and bestselling author Valerie Tejeda comes an uplifting, life-changing production that offers a cosmic roadmap to living a more joyful and harmonious existence.

In Episodes, lifelong best friends Kat and Mara take listeners on an unfiltered journey through friendship, mental illness, and survival. Kat, a successful professional, is preparing for marriage and motherhood. On her fourth round of IVF, it happened—a frantic call to Mara. Mara comes over to find Kat, her friend of 25 years—the one who'd always been levelheaded, hilarious, and over-the-top thoughtful—trying to jump through a window.

If you were ever a teenage girl - or if you’ve even known a teenage girl - you may know it’s a difficult time, often riddled with insecurities, anxiety, and depression. And while adolescent boys often face similar emotions, research shows that females are more likely to be predisposed to depression. Over the course of 10 lessons, Dr. Karen Bluth offers a solution: self-compassion. She explores why self-compassion is a good thing - a resource that people can learn, put in their toolbox, and use whenever they have a challenging day or even a challenging moment.

This meditation is designed to complement the sign of Leo. Leo is the fiery energy that lives within you, connecting you to your very center. It's the energy you call upon to bolster your resiliency, help you tap into courage, and live boldly and passionately. Passion is one of the most powerful emotions that connects you to a sense of meaning. But this sense of meaning can be elusive. This meditation will help you tap into your inner light so that you may experience the joy and passion that leads to a sense of purpose.

In this relaxing meditation, Bram Barouh gently steers your imagination to a quiet beach where you can picture yourself swaying on a hammock, far away from any of the things that normally keep you awake. Bram, a mindfulness educator, has a lighthearted nature and approachable wisdom that makes practicing meditation seem effortless. With his guidance, it’s never been easier to take part in a moment of positive thinking.

When two Stanford graduate students set out to create a new kind of cigarette that wouldn’t kill them, they didn’t foresee all the obstacles that lay ahead — or the powerful forces their invention would unleash. Nearly 10 years after the launch of the JUUL, Backfired: The Vaping Wars asks: Could e-cigarettes have been the solution to one of the world’s most pressing public health problems—or was this technology doomed to introduce a whole new generation to nicotine, and end up perpetuating an intractable addiction?

Replace the worry that keeps you up at night with an active prayer for loved ones, or even for the world at large and the future of our planet.

This meditation is designed to complement the sign of Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign represented by the archer’s bow—forever seeking and yearning. Sagittarian energies are the parts within you that seek adventure, truth, and to have direct experience with the world. This meditation will help you to tap into the expanse of your own inner landscape by simply accessing your ability to receive the present moment.

The simple act of smiling has a powerful effect on your physical and mental state. But what if you wake up in the morning and don't feel great? This meditation is for those days when you need a little extra nudge toward happiness.

In 1955, an American farming couple saw a film about the thousands of Korean children orphaned by the Korean War. Through a special act of Congress, they were authorized to adopt eight of these children - which marked the advent of international adoption. Since that time, there have been over 170,000 children adopted out of Korea to more than 30 countries. Korean adoptee Glenn Morey and his wife, Julie Morey, spent six years interviewing 100 Korean adoptees from around the world. This stunning Audible Original is comprised of 15 first-person accounts....

A personal essay about what makes Canada awesome from Neil Pasricha, the international-bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, and the Audible Original, How to Get Back Up.

MasterChef winner and restaurateur Tim Anderson, with the help of Dr Giles Yeo, ventures into his bowels.

Our bedtime stories are designed to let you drift off with no nagging feeling that you need to listen through to the end. Their purpose is to let you slowly fall into peaceful, restful sleep. With that in mind, we present actor Broadway and big-screen star Phillipa Soo reading Chinese fables and folk stories. These traditional tales have a long oral history dating back to the Middle Kingdom of old.

Keeping relationships healthy and flourishing can be tough. That’s where Love in Your Golden Years can help. Taught by James O. Pawelski and Suzann Pileggi Pawelski and rooted in positive psychology, these six lessons will dispel common myths around relationships while using empirical research and science-backed skills to help you better understand, build, and maintain connections. While the primary focus is on marriage and romantic relationships, you’ll find that much of the insight James and Suzie offer can be applied to other important relationships in your life as well.

This meditation is a powerful tool to cleanse from the energy, stressors, and demands of your day and prepare your mind and body to access better sleep. In this transformative practice, you will be gently guided and soothed, allowing your mind to decompress and your body to relax and release any lingering tension. By engaging in this meditation, you will restore your vital energy and access inner balance, creating the perfect environment for a deep and restorative night's sleep.

In the business world, people negotiate on multiple levels—within their department, between companies, across industries. They negotiate for job offers, higher salaries, better benefits, and other important things. So, they need to learn to negotiate well. Join Rachel Campagna for six information-packed lectures focusing on the fundamentals and framework of negotiating. Learn specific tactics for negotiating your job offer and for negotiating a raise, how to use influence, and how to deal with tricky or unexpected issues that pop up in the process.

Astrology has exploded in popularity as more people look to the stars for career, relationship, and self-improvement advice. Now, in this uplifting production, beloved astrology writer Valerie Tejeda shows us how to tap into the energy of the zodiac to enhance our well-being all year long.

In the six lessons of How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex, you will join sex and health educator Justine Ang Fonte as she guides you through a holistic approach to sex education for kids of all ages, from toddlers to teens. And this education isn’t just about having direct conversations or teaching lessons—it’s also about cultivating a safe space where children feel comfortable asking questions without judgement or shame.

Drawing on the insights of 50 inspiring people who have suffered a wide range of trauma but are thriving nonetheless, Emma J. Bell has extracted nine enlightening secrets from their experiences. You’ll listen as they talk about how they found renewed purpose in life; how they learned to forgive rather than hold on to resentment; and how they developed practices to create calm and live authentically.

World-renowned sport psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais and Super Bowl-winning NFL Coach Pete Carroll, authors of Compete to Create, team up again for an intimate conversation about the psychology of sport and high performance. If you’ve ever wondered what makes Coach Carroll, known for his optimism and unconventional strategies, tick, here’s your chance to find out. In Finding Your Best, Dr. Gervais and Coach Carroll, who have worked together for almost a decade, explore some of the key tools and principles they use in their work with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.