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In Better Breastfeeding, Dr. Linda Dahl presents a new paradigm for breastfeeding based on diagnosing and treating mothers and babies using anatomy and physiology, offering a comprehensive overview of how breastfeeding works, why it fails, and what to do about it. Dr. Dahl takes you through the basics of breastfeeding in a week-by-week guide and explores solutions for little-understood difficulties like gape restriction and tongue tie, nipple and breast pain, issues with milk supply, or abnormal nursing behaviors.

In Disrupt Aging, CEO of AARP Jo Ann Jenkins focuses on three core areas - health, wealth, and self - to show us how to embrace opportunities and change the way we look at getting older. Here, she chronicles her own journey and the journeys of others who are making their marks as disruptors to show listeners how we can be active, healthy, and happy as we get older.

Manche Kinder haben stärkere Emotionen als andere. Mehr Freude, mehr Wut, mehr Trauer … Im Nachfolger ihres Bestsellers erforscht Nora Imlau die neuen Herausforderungen, wenn gefühlsstarke Kinder sich außerhalb der Familie in der Gesellschaft, der Schule und in den Medien bewegen. Es geht für die Kinder dabei mehr denn je darum die Selbstregulationsfähigkeit zu stärken und mit dem Druck von außen zurechtzukommen, auch wenn im Inneren die Gefühlsstürme toben. Nora Imlau gibt dazu viele Beispiele und hilfreiche Lösungsansätze für Alltagskonflikte und besondere Krisen.

Through the stories of kids and parents in the middle school trenches, a New York Times best-selling author reveals why these years are so painful, how parents unwittingly make them worse, and what we all need to do to grow up.

Planets, stars, and constellations feature prominently in this beautiful, original poetry collection from Lang Leav. Inspired by the wonders of the universe, the best-selling poetess writes about love and loss, hope and hurt, being lost and found. Lang's poetry encompasses the breadth of emotions we all experience and evokes universal feelings with her skillfully crafted words.

Renowned sociologist Janice Johnson Dias has devoted her life to nurturing and training girls to become changemakers - whether through her investment in her daughter Marley’s humanitarian projects or through her work with the GrassROOTS Community Foundation “SuperCamp” she cofounded for girls. In these unprecedented times, her work has never been more urgent, as parents find themselves asking: How do we teach girls to change the world?

The phrase "broken heart" belies the real trauma behind the all-too-common occurrence of infidelity. Psychologist Dennis Ortman likens the psychological aftermath of sexual betrayal to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in its origin and symptoms, including anxiety, irritability, rage, emotional numbing, and flashbacks.

Das Glück der zweiten Lebenshälfte. Der Übergang in die zweite Lebenshälfte ist geprägt von Herausforderungen, aber auch voller Chancen. Wir alle wünschen uns, dass die Zeit des Älterwerdens selbstbestimmt, spannend und beglückend wird – Prof. Dr. Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello erforscht seit Jahrzehnten, wovon dies abhängt. Sie zeigt, welche Möglichkeiten und Stärken in Herausforderungen und Veränderungen wie Auszug der Kinder oder persönlicher und partnerschaftlicher Neuorientierung liegen. Denn all das stellt unsere Identität infrage und wir müssen uns neu erfinden.

Have you just gotten the dreaded phone call—a parent or loved one has taken a turn for the worse and suddenly the burden is on you to manage their affairs? Or are you simply hoping to navigate complex financial conversations with your aging mother or father well in advance so you don't encounter problems later? This is the book for you.

Betty Jean, the author’s grandmother, had a house along a bayou in Texas, a home paid for and run without a man by her side. This home served as the center of Bonét’s family’s universe, the one place that was a constant through all of life’s changes. Mama Connie, one of Betty Jean’s eleven children, vowed that her life would be different. And in many ways it was: she got married, lived in suburbia, and built a life resembling the American dream. But when it came to raising children of her own, she was more like Betty Jean than she cared to admit.

Aishwarya, at twenty-eight years, would rather be a single mother than trust the 'normal' family structure. In her new start-up, she wants to revolutionize childcare for young woman professionals—this is her ultimate goal. Plus, she's in a hurry to do it all. On her mind is the ambitious and good-looking Akshay, perfect genetic material, but he's not ready to be part of her plans. Yet. In comes Dhiren, who has made and lost his money in cryptocurrency. He takes up the first floor of Aishwarya's nursery building and, by a queer coincidence, begins to work for her.

In Forgiveness is a Choice, Scherr peels back the many layers of personal bereavement. She moves beyond the incident, focusing on the reality of dealing with sorrow that rears its ugly heads in myriad forms. Never mawkish, her writing offers everyday advice on how to meander grief-laden experiences. A tender and understanding guide on getting a grip and taking life one day at a time.

The Manipuri writer Binodini's Sahitya Akademi Award-winning historical novel The Princess and the Political Agent tells the love story of her aunt Princess Sanatombi and Lt. Col. Henry P. Maxwell, the British representative in the subjugated Tibeto-Burman kingdom of Manipur. A poignant story of love and fealty, treachery and valour, it is set in the midst of the imperialist intrigues of the British Raj, the glory of kings, warring princes, clever queens and loyal retainers.

Ciencia, arte y oportuniades en la madurez. Un estudio audaz y apasionante de las nuevas investigaciones que replantean un futuro mejor y más prometedor para las personas de mediana edad. Reimaginar la vida nos enseña que lo que se ha dado en llamar la «crisis de la mediana edad» no existe. Es un mito, una ilusión. Barbara Bradley Hagerty desmiente la teoría de que la madurez es la etapa en la que la vida inicia un declive inexorable.

Christopher Phillips goes to the heart of philosophy and Socratic discourse to discover what we're all looking for: the kind of love that makes life worthwhile. Love here is not defined only or even primarily as eros, but in all its classic varieties from love of family and love of neighbor to love of country, love of God, love of life, and love of wisdom.

Wir alle sehnen uns nach einer Beziehung, die uns erfüllt und beglückt, stecken jedoch oft in lieblosen, gleichgültigen oder gar toxischen Partnerschaften fest. Gibt es nicht eine andere Dimension der Liebe? Ja, sagt der Diplom-Psychologe und Beziehungsexperte Christian Hemschemeier. Bei dieser Liebe befinden wir uns in einem permanenten Liebesstrom aus Vertrauen und Zärtlichkeit und fühlen uns mit dem großen Ganzen verbunden. Wir sprudeln über vor eigenem Glück und müssen den Partner nicht aus dem Mangel heraus halten oder manipulieren.

Becoming a new mother can be an exciting yet overwhelming time. No matter how prepared you are, there will always be many confusing moments, opinions and a whole lot of drama! And just like any other new mom, Esha Deol Takhtani was faced with many such questions soon after the birth of her two daughters - Radhya and Miraya.

Almost everyone yearns to know their parents more thoroughly before they die, to solve some of those lifelong mysteries. Maybe, just maybe, those answers will help you live your own life. But life doesn’t stop to wait. In his fifties, New Yorker writer Tad Friend is grappling with being a husband and a father as he tries to grasp who he is as a son. Torn between two families, he careens between two stages in life. On some days he feels vigorous, on the brink of greatness when he plays tournament squash.

Niemand ist perfekt, und doch wären wir es alle am liebsten. Wir suchen zwanghaft nach Dellen und Macken, bis wir uns schließlich selbst nicht mehr mögen - obwohl wir allen Grund dazu hätten. Schluss damit! Die Sex-Expertin und Beziehungsberaterin Paula Lambert weiß, wie es ist, den eigenen Körper abzulehnen, Gefühle wegzuessen, statt sich ihnen zu stellen, und sich vor lauter Selbstzweifeln selber zu verachten. Doch sie hat einen wirksamen Weg gefunden, die inneren Monster zu bekämpfen: Wer in sich geht und lernt, sich selbst zu akzeptieren, wird auf Dauer glücklich werden - und das ist gar nicht so schwer!

In der Zeit nach der Familiengründung kommt die Zweisamkeit als Paar häufig zu kurz. Quälender Zeit- und Schlafmangel, unerfüllbare Erwartungen an sich selbst oder auch schwierige Familienkonstellationen führen zu vermehrten Konflikten. Hierdurch fühlen sich Elternteile häufig einsam, verlassen und unverstanden, wodurch Paare in handfeste Krisen geraten können. Deshalb haben die Psychologinnen Micaela und Ulrike Peter diesen paartherapeutischen Ratgeber geschrieben.