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Feel disconnected from your spouse or partner? Struggle to keep your relationship fresh? Worried that everything will end in heartbreak? It's easy to fall in love. The challenging part is keeping that spark alive while you and your partner deal with "the real world." Your relationship can often seem less urgent than the day-to-day emergencies that you deal with - your job, finances, children, and that to-do list full of chores. They all demand your immediate attention. So how do you find the time to nurture your love and intimacy?

Danika loves ballet. She translates each ordinary aspect of her life into a remarkable dance performance. Ballerina Konora (a professional ballerina) joins the fun with how-to instructions for kids who want to dance along with Danika, Penelope the cat, and their animal friends.

We all want to have better, more substantial, and engaging conversations every day with our significant other. However, knowing where to start or the right questions to ask can be a challenge when things become routine. That's why we created Questions for Couples. We have used these open-ended questions to get to know each other more deeply, have better conversations, and improve our relationship. We believe these questions will do the same for your relationship too.

Life for Kansas was perfect until the day the world changed. She has been hiding out for four years in solitude. It's the only way to survive. The only way not to draw the living dead. Helping a small group of people, she learns the new world might not be what she assumes. Venturing out of her refuge and comfort zone, she meets Rudy, who helps her find a greater purpose. She realizes that the world has moved on without her. Only it's not what she expects.

This book is written with the intent that the listeners can gain the maximum benefits and effectiveness in transforming their business, career, and personal lives from where they are to where they want to be with ease and fun. This is a series of three books commencing with this book as book one. Book one consists of seven principles to guide the transformation process.

Are you addicted to food? Are you also constantly gaining weight you cannot seem to lose, no matter what you try? If yes, chances are you are leptin resistant. The solution to this problem lies within the Leptin Diet, a diet designed to reset your leptin levels or sensitivity. The interesting thing about the leptin diet is that it is neither a pleasure depriving diet, nor a starvation routine camouflaged diet. It is a diet centered on what foods to eat and when to eat them.

Are you ready to improve your dog's health and vitality with the use of nature's greatest medicines? Allow me to introduce you to the world of essential oils and aromatherapy for dogs. In this book there is absolutely no prior knowledge required, and everything is explained in simple, easy to understand steps. What if I told you I could teach you a natural treatment that takes care of your dog's mental and physical health at the same time? What if I could teach you how to eliminate bad odor naturally and healthily?

Brenda, Kevin, and the kids were stuck...Brenda had taken a 20 percent pay cut and was told by her boss she should feel "lucky to still have a job". But they were already living paycheck to paycheck. How were they going to get by with 20 percent less income? Move. Brenda was offered a great job six states away. They'd have to sell the house, though. But they didn't have much equity. The few offers they received were lower than what they owed. Can't sell a house if you can't pay off your loan. 

With the help of her new companions, the path Kansas follows leads to more knowledge of the ever adapting famished. The team finds help in unlikely places, meeting more survivors, and discovers the possibility of a new beginning. When the team experiences a devastating loss, Kansas struggles to keep her humanity from fading and distorting like that of the surviving society around her. It begins with knowing who to trust and who to leave behind.

Since you are reading this, you love your pet, and because you know the benefits of essential oils, you want your pet to enjoy the benefits of essential oils just as you do. Essential oils are important to us for many reasons; they are also important to pets. For pets, most of these reasons are no different.

Make sure your child is equipped with the mindset that schools do not teach! This book contains proven steps and strategies on how parents who are entrepreneurs can set their children on the path to becoming entrepreneurs themselves someday.

Are you thinking about tandem nursing? In this instructional audiobook, discover personal stories and helpful advice from tandem nursing moms, how to deal with nursing aversion and nursing agitation, useful preparation tips for tandem nursing, positions, and frequently asked questions to help you make the right decision. 

Are you ready to transform? When I first started on my self-discovery journey, I was easily swayed in different directions. I was feeling helpless and confused. I knew I needed to change something, and quick, as my health was deteriorating, my body was growing weaker and heavier. I could not gain control over my emotions or eating habits. I needed an answer, a quick and definitive tool to restore my balance. And so I threw myself relentlessly into a search for one.

Life hacking is the concept of making small modifications to your everyday life to make it run smoother and better. This is not a new concept, but with the advent of the Internet age, these tips and tricks are easier than ever to learn, and here's 163 of them to get you started. Whether it's travel hacking, hacking your brain, memory improvement, or simply increasing your productivity, learn to hack your life like a pro with this book!

Grab a scarf and join the fun! Kids will love dancing along with Tammy, Ballerina Konora, and their new friends in this sweet adventure that’s perfect for preschool and kindergarten kids and classrooms. Listeners are invited to stretch, spin, jump and more as they act out the journey to find Tammy. Kids can use a scarf as a backpack, a paddle, butterfly wings, a towel, and a pillow to enhance the fun and explore movements, dance fundamentals, and early-learning concepts.

Ella’s thrilled about her new part, but quickly realizes she's only filling in and won’t be performing on stage.

Dance along with Eka and Ballerina Konora in this interactive adventure story. Eka’s family creates a garden, but Eka worries animals may destroy all their hard work. When playful elephants visit, will Eka find a way to save the vegetables and flowers?

Growing up is challenging under the best of circumstances. But, when your own parents invalidate and undermine you at every turn, beat you, and berate you, it can become unbearable. Imagine having no support system, only a toxic household of demands and harsh words. This is the story of Denise Brown and her five sisters navigating the terrible abuse their parents committed against them. It is the unforgettable account of how she pled for reprieve, when it seemed none would come.

Unicorns and horses and snakes, oh my! Fed up with her annoying sister, Naomi storms out of the castle, only to discover a unicorn in need of help. With a sense of purpose, she quickly forgets her anger. Listeners can enjoy the story with or without Ballerina Konora's more detailed movement suggestions. Major themes include sibling friendship, managing emotions, empathy, forgiveness, and helping. 

Kids’ movement inspiration wrapped up in a charming story of friendship and determination. One of 12 Dance-It-Out! Creative Movement Stories by an award-winning dance teacher, turned award-winning author, and her ballerina daughter.