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THRIVING IN LOVE A Practical Guide for Couples By Dave Shields, MSW, CPC What if the struggles in your relationship weren’t signs of failure, but invitations to grow? In Thriving in Love, relationship coach Dave Shields offers couples a practical, compassionate roadmap to navigate the complexities of love, connection, and lasting partnership. Whether you’re newly in love or decades in, this book will help you break free from unhelpful patterns and build the relationship you truly desire.

The Identity Knowledge Podcast is a podcast for Identity and Access Management (IAM) professionals. It is hosted by Dave Shields, an IAM veteran with over 25 years of experience in the IAM field.

An overgrown garden, a talking owl, three magical keys. Who knew that my life would change in an instant? It all started one normal afternoon. As I knead dough in my parents' bakery, I wonder if this is all life has in store for me. Am I forever destined to be the son of a baker, never to experience adventures like those I've read in my books? I've always been different from other people. And everyone knew it. I never felt like I truly belonged anywhere in the village. That is... until I found that mysterious garden.

Tap into the incredible latent potential stored within neurodivergent minds with Embracing Neurodiversity, where we not only push back on societal misconceptions but also uplift neurodivergent individuals by celebrating their unique strengths! Challenges, challenges, challenges. You've no doubt heard your fair share of people and books going on about the downsides of the mental wiring of neurodivergent people. In this book, however, we flip the script by proving that your unique mind can actually be a positive!

What if everything you've been told about desire, passion, and attachment has led you away from the essence of life rather than toward it? In Kill Buddha: And Drink from the Cup of Passion, the author dismantles the misunderstood teachings of non-attachment and the repression of desire, arguing instead that passion is not the enemy but the very lifeblood of a meaningful, fulfilled existence.

Education, inspiration and motivation to help the more mature amongst us get the most of their remaining years.