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Uma das maiores referências sobre Cuidados Paliativos no Brasil, Ana Claudia Quintana Arantes aborda o tema da finitude sob um ângulo surpreendente. Segundo ela, o que deveria nos assustar não é a morte em si, mas a possibilidade de chegarmos ao fim da vida sem aproveitá-la, de não usarmos nosso tempo da maneira que gostaríamos. Invertendo a perspectiva do senso comum, somos levados a repensar nossa própria existência e a oferecer às pessoas ao re dor a oportunidade de viverem bem até o dia de sua partida.

Damaris, una mujer del Pacífico entrada en la madurez y con muchas decepciones a cuestas, adopta a una perra y la llama Chirli, como hubiera querido llamar a la hija que nunca tuvo. Nace, así, una relación intensa y entrañable, en la que Damaris pone todo de sí para enderezar un destino que ya creía del todo torcido. En el 2018 Pilar Quintana ganó el Premio de Narrativa Colombiana por esta novela.

Abandoned as a baby in the hallway of a shared house in London, Marina has never known her parents, and the circumstances of her birth still remain a mystery. Now an adult, Marina has returned to the house where it all started, determined to find out who she really is. But the walls of this house hold more than memories, and Marina’s reappearance hasn’t gone unnoticed by the other tenants. Someone is watching Marina. Someone who knows the truth.

Agora, junta-se aos leitores como caminhante na trilha da vida e do envelhecimento, oferecendo dicas práticas, conselhos e belas histórias neste guia de bem-viver. O que é preciso fazer para tornar nosso corpo habitável, nossa mente sã e nosso espírito elevado enquanto não chega essa hora? Como podemos envelhecer bem? Algumas orientações já conhecemos: sabemos da importância da boa alimentação e da atividade física, mas Ana Claudia traz novas motivações para cuidarmos da saúde do corpo.

Colombia’s Pacific coast, where everyday life entails warding off the brutal forces of nature. In this constant struggle, nothing is taken for granted. Damaris lives with her fisherman husband in a shack on a bluff overlooking the sea. Childless and at that age 'when women dry up', as her uncle puts it, she is eager to adopt an orphaned puppy. But this act may bring more than just affection into her home.

Com momentos tocantes, tensos e também divertidos, Histórias lindas de morrer nos relembra a importância das relações humanas e do respeito ao outro. Como médica paliativa, Ana Claudia Quintana Arantes cuida de pacientes terminais há mais de vinte anos, em contato íntimo com os momentos de maior vulnerabilidade do ser humano. Uma das principais vozes na tentativa de quebrar o tabu sobre a morte no Brasil, ela nos traz uma coleção de emocionantes histórias reais colhidas em sua prática diária, em que a proximidade do fim nos revela em toda a nossa profundidade.

Discover how to turn ADHD labels into superpowers and give your productivity and well-being a boost! Do you have trouble organizing your days for success? Is getting started the only thing taking more time and effort than completing a task? Do you often lack energy and feel your work or relationships suffer as a direct result? In a world hardly tailored to suit adults with ADHD, you might find it difficult to thrive. The struggle of experimenting with changes makes it all the more exhausting to adjust your approach to everyday life.

Cuentos de Pilar Quintana que no dejarán a nadie indiferente.

¿De dónde venimos? ¿Quiénes somos? ¿Adónde vamos? A estas preguntas atemporales responde el reconocido genetista Lluís Quintana-Murci, mostrando cómo el incremento del conocimiento obtenido en las pasadas décadas por la genética de poblaciones ha transformado nuestro conocimiento de la especie.

Claudia vive con sus padres en un apartamento invadido por plantas que se estiran para tocarla. Como todas las familias, la suya contiene una crisis, y solo hará falta que algo o alguien llegue a detonarla.

When Anna Flores' adored older sister goes missing as a teenager, Anna copes by disappearing too and eventually building a life for herself abroad. Thirty years later, the death of her mother finally forces Anna to return home. Tasked with sorting through her mother's possessions, she begins to confront not just her mother's death but also the huge hole Gabriella's disappearance left in her life - and finds herself asking a question she's not allowed herself to ask for years: what really happened to her sister?

The crazy girls, they called them – or at least, Elizabeth liked to think they did. As a teenager in the late 1970s, she was clever, overweight and a perfect victim for the bullies. Then Rachel and her family arrived in town and, for Elizabeth, it was as if a light had been switched on. She was drawn to the bright and beautiful Rachel like a moth to a flame. Rachel had her own reasons for wanting Elizabeth as a friend and, although their relationship was far from equal, Elizabeth would do anything for Rachel. Then the first body was discovered.

Are you struggling to move on after an abusive relationship? Did a narcissist break your heart (and almost your spirit), and you’re still lost in heartbreak? Are you afraid of getting involved with the same type of man and hurting all over again? Recovering and healing after an abusive relationship is a difficult journey. You may no longer recognize the woman in the mirror staring back at you. If you're tired of hurting at the hands of your ex and ready to leave the darkness behind, listen o this audiobook, catch the life preserver, and let Suzanna help pull you to shore.

Welcome to our podcast! Two good friends. Two honest voices. A whole lotta laughter. JUST TWO GIRLS, sharing our lives--- the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Memories, love, drama, and stress, we speak from experience and straight from the heart. This is our creative outlet, our safe space, and hopefully yours too--- Filled with some unfiltered conversations, inside jokes, and a whole lotta peace, love and light. Come vibe with us, laugh with us, and maybe even cry a little. This is real talk with real friends.

An LGBTQ+ themed true crime podcast.

Spettacolari emozioni è il podcast dedicato alla Giostra della Quintana di Foligno, una delle rievocazioni storiche più affascinanti d’Italia. Ogni anno, a giugno e a settembre per oltre due settimane, Foligno si veste di storia, portando in scena la magia del barocco.La Quintana è una grande festa popolo, un viaggio nel passato che unisce spettacolo, cultura e identità: un appuntamento imperdibile per chi ama la storia e le emozioni senza tempo.

"If this is one of those robocalls, please delete my number,” orders Reinalda Paraíso, a painter whose work lies at the heart of C. Quintana’s new play, The 126-Year-Old Artist. On the other end of the line is Yésica Ortega, a young, queer, Latine curator who “discovers” Reinalda's work at a flea market and becomes obsessively determined to make a name for them both.

Where nerds come together to explore what makes their heroes tick. Every two weeks, host Kris Quintana (she/her) chats with a guest about the weaknesses they have turned into strengths, and how their inner nerd became their super power.Because when you're a big enough nerd, someone thinks you're a hero.

Red and Jake dive into topics such as; history, religion, philosophy, and conspiracies.

¿Piensas que lo que te separa de tus sueños es cuestión de suerte? ¿Que el azar caprichoso decide quién obtiene lo que desea y quién no?