Showing results by publisher "Author's Republic" in Grief & Loss

What if you could use cancer to evolve more fully into love? David Maginley has been there - four times. His cancer led to a near-death experience and a career helping thousands face this disease. Through profound storytelling, David brings you to the core of the cancer journey to discover the hero within.

This is the story of Noel, who lost Maris, his beloved wife of 42 years, to suicide, following years of struggling with depression. The abrupt ending of a life by suicide can be the most catastrophic of events for those left behind. Survivors experience intense pain and massive guilt. Grief banishes survivors to a place so removed from the normal hurly-burly of everyday life that they feel close to madness. Somehow, they have to claw their way back.

After 30 years of battling obesity and struggling with her finances, Elizabeth Benton transformed herself. She lost 150 pounds, eliminated $130,000 of debt, and committed herself to guiding other women through their own transformations. Her inspiring story and methodologies have touched millions of lives.

Great leadership is a prerequisite for success. It’s about communicating the vision and mission of your organization effectively and creating cultures of innovation, inspiration, and a strong sense of purpose to allow your employees to flourish. In Walking the Leadership Tightrope: How to Balance Career and Family through the Chaos of Crisis, Chris recounts his experiences from his early days of childhood at his local Catholic parish to founding his own executive coaching and consulting company, and all the leadership roles he undertook in between.

Tu historia, un regalo de amor, es una propuesta de amor y gratitud. Es una invitación a mirarse con valentía, aceptar el dolor, permitirlo, habitarlo y abrazarlo…para que sea trascendido y transformado en un regalo de amor. También es un reto para empujar los límites, desafiar algunas creencias y abrir el corazón con humildad para poder aprender de lo nuevo, sintiendo en el fondo que no sabemos tanto como creemos y que aún hay un mundo por explorar y descubrir.

Though at times it may seem impossible, we can heal with help from our friends and community – if we know how to ask. This heartrending, relatable account of one woman’s reckoning with loss is a guide to the world of self-recovery, self-love, and the skills necessary to meeting one's own needs in these times of pain – especially when that pain is suffered alone.

Grievers live on the other side of an invisible and seemingly uncrossable canyon, separated from where their previous life with us, their friends and family, has always been. If we’re to help a grieving friend, we must learn to be a bridge over to where they now reside. It's simple once we understand why most popular condolences are of the burn-the-bridge variety. So, why do we say them? And why do so many of our condolences hurt instead of help? Get answers to these and other questions in Condolences Pocket Guide—the definitive book on how to help a grieving friend.

Do you know what the terms "sympathy", "empathy", and "compassion" mean? Many people believe that these terms are synonymous with each other. But this is far from the truth. Although sympathy, empathy, and compassion are related to one another, they are all distinctly different. But the one thing they have in common is that they can potentially change lives for the better - even yours! If you have been searching for ways to help other people out in more profound ways, this is the audiobook for you.

Words of affirmation cut straight to your subconscious mind, where all the worries lie, and replace them with more calming thoughts and a realistic picture of the world. In Get over Anxiety, you will learn how to: Be aware of your anxiety triggers. Let go of your fear. Have more harmonious and productive days. Find serenity and quality rest and sleep.

Shooting Out the Lights unravels like a mystery novel, but Kim Fairley's memoir wrestles with the very real secrets we keep from each other and the roles we play to protect ourselves. Centered around her marriage to a man 32 years older who had lost his son from his first marriage in a gun accident, the story explores the taboo of wide-age-gap love.

Widowed with a 10-day-old baby at the age of 34, Rhiannon didn't relate to the stereotypical definitions of widowhood. Not only was she younger than the average widow, but she also hadn't been married to Oliver, her baby's father. In fact, when he died, they weren't even speaking. Grieving a complicated relationship is hard enough. When you add in a death with blurry explanation, it can make characterising your situation too tricky to contemplate.