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You've felt stuck in a rut for too long and you feel like life is passing you by, and yet you know it can be full of beautiful and exciting experiences, but something is stopping you, right? Fear. Jam-packed with lots of great tips and guidance and doesn't shy away from hard topics, you will be left feeling like you can take on the world! Written in a conversational, easy-to-follow style, you will feel like you're getting some friendly advice but a gentle kick up the butt at the same time.

Best-selling writer Orson Scott Card founded the online magazine Intergalactic Medicine Show in 2006. It has been a big success, drawing submissions from well-known science fiction and fantasy writers, as well as fostering some amazing new talents. This collection contains some of the best of those stories.

Do you spend your life worrying? Do you battle with overthinking and dread before and after any interactions? Do you wish you could eliminate your anxiety and start breaking those negative thinking patterns? At times you wish you could just disappear rather than face family, friends, and your work colleagues, right? You have been heard. These books will help you finally start to understand why you think the way you do and how you can actually gain some control back in your life. The power is you.

Know exactly what to say to gain the respect you deserve. Whether you are an employee or employer, or a woman travelling the world living out of a suitcase, if you are looking to increase your power in conversation, and ooze self-esteem and confidence, What Confident Women Do is for you.

Her first London Season has arrived, but Clare Compton is far from enthusiastic. In fact, she finds the experience positively nauseating, and when her first ball ends in disaster, the consequences threaten to upend her entire Season. She wants nothing more than to retreat to her country home away from Society’s judgmental stares. Instead, respite comes from a most unexpected source. Patrick Milton, Clare’s childhood enemy, offers a cunning solution: he will serve as her escort for the final five weeks of festivities to help repair Clare’s reputation.

Hannah Hadley is a permanent fixture in London Society and well on her way to becoming a spinster. Despite her beauty and kind disposition, Hannah has accepted the harsh reality of her situation: she will never marry. Continually affected by an illness from her youth, Hannah acknowledges her chances of entertaining potential suitors, at least respectable ones, is slim.

People Magnet: Crack the Code to Charisma offers you a new opportunity to transform your social skills and become the life of any party!

We are two Board Certified Behavior Analysts and licensed mental health professionals who are passionate about empowering individuals, disseminating important information, and fighting burnout. We dive into the importance of relating to our clients and the power of neurodiversity-affirming practices. We also discuss ways to combat burnout and share strategies for promoting joy and mental wellness. Join us in this empowering and informative conversation and don’t forget to share your thoughts and questions with us at madamebehavior@gmail.com. Remember, all are welcome! #...

Break free from the chains...go your own way and thrive! Are you tired of thinking you are always in the wrong because of your life choices? Start walking into a room with your head held high, knowing you have it all together. This two-book bundle is everything you need to get you on your way to feeling light and free, containing the following titles: Have the Courage to Be Different and How to Stop Giving Yourself Away.

Do you struggle with your childhood trauma? Are you feeling lost in life and believe the future is bleak? You always believe you’re not good enough and you don’t deserve nice things or good people in your life. This isn’t your fault. You've been in survival mode for too long. This can be trauma inflicted on you from your childhood and you haven’t given yourself chance to heal. Until now. How to Heal from Toxic Parents is the first step forward. The time has come to now understand your thoughts and behavior patterns so as to move forward with a positive outlook.

Do you always think, "Will I ever be good enough?", no matter how you live your life? You neglect yourself and your own needs. The internal conflict is deafening, right? Your life is on pause. Imagine all of the happiness you are currently missing out on. Most people aren’t paying much attention anyway, as they are focused on their own lives. But you still feel a huge weight of social pressure of how to live your life, right? First step is to stop, take a deep breath, and reevaluate where you are right now. Next step is to listen to Have the Courage to Be Different.

Do you often feel like everything is your fault? Are you always giving yourself away in the form of time, money, and energy? Are you constantly seeking praise from others or else you fear something bad will happen? Then this book is for you. You feel like you are weak and, in the process, it’s leaving you feeling completely drained, anxious and uncertain in your everyday life.

How many times have we been encouraged to see the cup half-full instead of half-empty? Oftentimes in western society, the push to be optimistic and to think positive is drilled into us from a young age. However, if one is beginning to become more mindful, the transition to mindfulness may feel a little jarring. Instead of focusing just on the positive aspect of life, mindfulness encourages a realistic outlook on life that embraces the good and the bad, the positive, the negative, and the neutral.

Do you feel your home and head are "messy"? Do you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders and wish you could start feeling free? Is the clutter in your life that you keep "just in case" preventing you from living the life you're constantly dreaming of? Stop struggling. Be confident with simplicity. Set boundaries while pursuing what sets your soul on fire. After listening to these audiobooks you will clear the path (and your home) so that you can fully focus on what you really want to do with your life. You will put YOU first for once.

Trauma recovery information from victims themselves and professionals.

According to research conducted by the National Science Foundation, around 80 percent of our thoughts are negative and we have around 12,000-50,000 thoughts daily. That’s bound to have an impact on our mental health, isn’t it? You’re here because you want to turn things around, right? Discover the secrets of how to control your toxic, intrusive thoughts to where one day you will be able to tell people how you "used" to struggle. Not sure where to start? How to Heal from Toxic Thoughts offers insights even if you feel you’ve tried everything.

Discover the secrets behind why we keep hold of our clutter, even if you don’t have lots of spare time.

Gain control back...start mastering your thoughts and emotions today! According to the National Science Foundation, we have 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day. Of those, 80 percent are negative - wow. No wonder you are feeling drained and weighed down. When you are listening to How to Remove Negativity from Your Life you will understand why you do the things you do. It is the key to your lock. With an easy-to-listen style, you’ll want to make notes and keep coming back to this audiobook and implement the strategies right away. The impact will be huge!

All over the world, #MeToo inspired generations of women to fight in new ways for their rights. Yet so far, the news is dominated by narratives of celebrities and politicians in the US and UK. These are the stories you haven't heard. Stories of campaigning in the face of censorship, arrest and murder. Stories from favelas, film sets and feted institutions. Stories of passing groundbreaking laws against sexual harassment. For these women, #MeToo was not the beginning - and it is not the end.

In these profound reflections on the mysteries of life and death, Stone unpacks how childbirth reveals our anxieties, our physicality, our mortality. All who are born or give birth will someday die. While living and working in one of the world's most impoverished countries, teacher, doula, and mother Rachel Marie Stone unexpectedly caught a baby without wearing gloves, drenching her bare hands with HIV-positive blood. Already worried about her health and family and whether her service was of any use, Stone grappled with realities of human suffering, global justice, and maternal health.