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Practicing Presence: A Mother's Guide to Savoring Life through the Photos You're Already Taking

A Mother's Guide to Memorializing the Ordinary and Savoring the Present As a mother, life often feels like it is passing by in a blur. You take countless pictures trying to freeze time and capture the memories, but in looking back find you barely even remember experiencing the moments. But what if there were a way to preserve your family's story while also becoming fully present within it? Combining the science of memory preservation with photography principles, professional photographer Joy Prouty shows you how to exit survival mode and enter the present moment through the photos you're already taking. With the camera as your magnifying glass for meaning, you'll learn to let go of perfect pictures, embody self-compassion, and rewire your brain to experience more joy in the memories you are making right now. Through human stories and poetic motherly wisdom, Practicing Presence is your invitation to show up to the practice of fully living.

Joy Prouty (Author), Andrea Emmes, Joy Prouty (Narrator)

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Color Taste Texture: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who's Ever Cring

An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques with a dash of understanding about food aversion and how to help your kids-and yourself-cook beautiful meals in an empowering way, and is a groundbreaking resource for anyone who has ever been called "picky" or "discerning." Learn how to alter the texture or taste profile of a dish, or even fit it within a specific palette with a unique color-coded guide. Delicious, nutritious, and easily tailored recipes (including for gluten-free and vegan eaters) include: - the perfect smashed cheeseburger - Italian sausage and potato soup - the best omelet - stuffed focaccia - chocolate pinwheels - and dozens more Professional chef Matthew Broberg-Moffitt's advice is broken down by category (The Five Tastes, Texture, Color, Aroma, Presentation, and Plating) in order to address each and every aspect of food aversion, and a Food Preference Profile and Worksheet is included for you and your child to quickly identify and summarize their preferences. Instead of leading to mistrust by disguising or slipping in foods your kids don't want to eat, this cookbook supports caretakers in a way that maintains a healthy relationship with food, and a joyful, less stressful experience around the table. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of recipes from the cookbook.

Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (Author), Avi Roque (Narrator)

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Miscarried Hope: Journeying With Jesus Through Pregnancy and Infant Loss

No grief is quite like the grief that follows pregnancy loss. But true hope and redemption are available, even in the heartbreak of miscarriage and stillbirth. For any woman who feels alone, doubtful, and overwhelmed with sorrow, this book invites you on a guided journey to rediscover the transforming hope of the gospel after pregnancy or infant loss. Built on new research from interviews with more than 400 pregnancy loss moms, Miscarried Hope helps you move through the Five Stages of Hope, while addressing cultural stigmas and challenges to grieving your loss. Through profound parallels between pregnancy loss and Holy Week, Rachel invites you to follow in the footsteps of Jesus's disciples as they grieved his death, waited in the silence, and rediscovered hope in his resurrection. With biblical truth and practical comforts for coping with the day-to-day pain of loss, Miscarried Hope leads you along a gentle road to finding hope again.

Rachel Lohman (Author), Nan Mcnamara (Narrator)

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Healing From Your Toxic Family: A Teen’s Guide to Hope and Resolution Within Toxic Family Relationsh

Living in a toxic family environment doesn’t have to hinder you from living a happy, healthy life… this may not be an easy battle at first, but here’s how you can do it: This book will not only teach you how to handle toxic family members but also help you manage your emotions so you will not be overcome by their negativity. This way, you can redirect your focus and energy toward more important things that will help you grow as a person and live a fruitful life. In this book, you will discover: - How family dynamics can become toxic, including 8 signs you may be in a toxic family environment - Why parents become controlling — and how to deal with an overbearing parent without disrespecting them - How you can regulate your emotions so you can manage stress caused by negativity from toxic people - How being sure of your self-worth can help you overcome criticism from toxic family members — and how to recognize your own self-worth - Why you need to set boundaries and how to communicate them politely yet assertively - How to develop self-esteem to have a more positive outlook on life despite being with negative people - What you can do to emotionally detach yourself from toxic family members so you can take care of your mental health and focus on achieving your goals And much more. You don’t have to compromise your peace of mind just to please your toxic family members. With the help of this guide, you will know when things are getting too much and when you need to speak up. Truly, prioritizing your mental wellness is not selfish, it’s self-love. Manage the stress that comes with a toxic home environment so you can live a happy, healthy life.

Owen Campbell (Author), Rhonda Pownall (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - El gran libro de habilidades de la vida adulta para adolescentes: Una guía completa para

Si eres un adolescente a punto de llegar a la fase 'adulta' pero quieres una forma probada de hacerlo FÁCIL, sigue leyendo... Comida. Platos. Trabajo. Impuestos. Coche. Alquiler. La lista sigue y sigue... ¿Sientes que ser adulto es demasiado para ti? ¿Sientes que hay demasiadas cosas que deberías saber pero que nunca te enseñaron en la escuela? O ¿eres un padre que busca una forma sencilla de enseñar todas las habilidades necesarias a su hijo adolescente de una manera sencilla? Con más de 10 años de experiencia en los campos de la educación y la crianza de sus hijos, Emily Carter te brinda una guía completa de todas las habilidades esenciales para la vida que necesitarás aprender como adolescente, sin tener que aprenderlas por las malas como la mayoría de la gente. En El gran libro de habilidades de la vida adulta para adolescentes, aprenderás sobre los siguientes temas... Adultez sin dificultadas: Las páginas de esta guía para lograr una vida ideal para los adolescentes, están repletas de conocimientos esenciales sobre todo tipo de temas, desde cómo cocinar tus propias comidas hasta la gestión eficaz del tiempo y el manejo correcto de tus finanzas, que harán que la edad adulta ni siquiera suponga un obstáculo para ti. Salud, riqueza y relaciones: estos son los tres grandes pilares de una vida feliz. Este libro te enseñará a tomar decisiones saludables, a ganar (¡y ahorrar!) más dinero del que jamás hayas soñado, y a construir relaciones que acabarán convirtiéndose en vínculos para toda la vida. Menos teoría y más práctica: Leer sobre teoría es aburrido. Por eso este libro te ofrece consejos y trucos concretos y fáciles de usar que sólo esperan a que los pongas en práctica. Y mucho, mucho más...

Emily Carter (Author), Miriam Aguilar (Narrator)

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The Light Room

"Kate Zambreno has invented a new form. It is a kind of absolute present, real life captured in closeup." -Annie Ernaux, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature From "one of our most formally ambitious writers" (Esquire), a moving account of caretaking in a time of uncertainty and loss In The Light Room, Zambreno offers her most profound and affecting work yet: a candid chronicle of life as a mother of two young daughters in a moment of profound uncertainty about public health, climate change, and the future we can expect for our children. Moving through the seasons, returning often to parks and green spaces, Zambreno captures the isolation and exhaustion of being home with a baby and a small child, but also small and transcendent moments of beauty and joy. Inspired by writers and artists ranging from Natalia Ginzburg to Joseph Cornell, Yūko Tsushima to Bernadette Mayer, Etel Adnan to David Wojnarowicz, The Light Room represents an impassioned appreciation of community and the commons, and an ecstatic engagement with the living world. How will our memories, and our children's, be affected by this time of profound disconnection? What does it mean to bring new life, and new work, into this moment of precarity and crisis? In The Light Room, Kate Zambreno offers a vision of how to live in ways that move away from disenchantment, and toward light and possibility.

Kate Zambreno (Author), Kate Zambreno (Narrator)

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Normal Schmormal: My occasionally helpful guide to parenting kids with special needs

The heartwarming and hilarious part-memoir, part-guide from comedian and father-of-six Ashley Blaker, on parenting, adoption and raising children with special needs. ‘We had such a variety of experts visiting our home, we really needed a revolving door. All these professionals would watch our son playing while shaking their heads and making tutting sounds, like builders considering a bad job you wanted them to fix. “Tut tut tut. No speech, disordered social skills, sensory issues. This is going to cost you!!”’ Ashley Blaker has six children, three of whom have an SEN diagnosis. Between endless meetings, countless therapists, public humiliations, failed playdates, surreal monologues and occasional violence, it’s certainly not what anyone would call a ‘normal’ household – but would he want it any other way? Normal Schmormal is part-memoir, part how-to guide, highlighting the many challenges, as well as the hugely rewarding elements, of parenting children with additional needs. Written with humour, compassion and a lot of love, it’s a must-read for parents, carers and teachers of children with SEN, either looking for a bit of support or in need of a very big laugh.

Ashley Blaker (Author), Ashley Blaker (Narrator)

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Building Boys: Raising Great Guys in a World that Misunderstands Males

We want to raise well-rounded human beings-we're just not quite sure how best to do it. Confounded by rapidly changing gender norms, today's parents are attempting to raise kind, compassionate, emotionally sensitive boys in a society that simultaneously rewards stereotypical masculinity and is increasingly hostile to boys. Teaching boys to respect others will help them in the future-but can make life awfully difficult in the here and now. Making the world a safer place for women and girls is not the only reason to rethink our boy raising practices. Current culture harms our boys too-and they need (and deserve) as much support as girls and women. Building Boys is written by an in-the-trenches #boymom who intimately understands male development and the challenges currently facing boys and their families. Fink offers ten rules that parents can use to guide their parenting choices throughout their sons' lives. These rules range from emphasizing emotional intelligence to letting your son struggle and ultimately accepting him as he is. Fink explains both the science and research behind each rule as well as stories and anecdotes from families. Parents are taught how to apply the rule to a variety of common parenting challenges. They are as applicable to boys with ADHD, autism, and learning challenges are they are to neurotypical boys.

Jennifer L. W. Fink (Author), Emily Sutton-Smith (Narrator)

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Why Didn't They Hear Us?

In Why Didn’t They Hear Us? The Causes, Consequences, and Solutions to Children Feeling Unheard, Author Pam Orgeron addresses the problem of children being unheard in America. Were you one of those children? Perhaps an abused, neglected, or foster child? Pam combines her education, research, and life experience to compile a book that will help adults in recovery from being unheard as a child and help adults—whether parents; teachers, clinicians, or others—who work with children regularly. Are you ready to become a part of the solution to the problem of children being unheard? If so, this book is for you! Why Didn’t They Hear Us? is divided into three sections. The first section deals with the causes, or factors contributing to children being unheard, including parental, educational, religious, legal, and societal. Section Two discusses the consequences of children not being listened to and how they may react as a response at home, at school, and in other parts of society. Section Three offers to parents, educators, Christian leaders, legal officials, and others suggestions to minimize the pain and negative reactions of children who feel and are often unheard.

Pamela K Orgeron (Author), Milton Orgeron (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Dislexia: Guía para Reconocer y Superar la Dislexia

Todo lo básico acerca de la dislexia en una guía concisa. Puedes conocer a alguien que tenga dislexia, quizás la tengas tu mismo. Puede ser un verdadero misterio si te quedas en la oscuridad con comentarios de que simplemente eres tonto o no lo estás intentando lo suficiente. La verdad es, sin embargo, que la dislexia es una forma enteramente distinta de ver las cosas, e inclusive cuando se trata de algunas discapacidades de aprendizaje retardado y conflictos, también puede ser una manera inspiradora desviada de que el cerebro interprete los objetos y hechos para crear más éxito en la vida. En este libro, aprenderás cosas como: - Qué es la dislexia y cuáles son los síntomas, tanto cognitiva como emocionalmente. - Consejos para reconocerla de manera más rápida y precisa. - Qué impacto tienen la corteza cerebral y el tálamo en el cerebro de una persona disléxica. - Fortalezas y talentos escondidos que las personas disléxicas pueden tener. - Cómo trabajar con niños disléxicos e indicadores básicos para entrenarlos y enseñarles a mejorar las habilidades de lectura. - Algunas de las técnicas de lectura rápida más importantes para aplicar. - Conclusiones de investigaciones expertas de científicos y académicos. - Celebridades exitosas que lidiaron con su dislexia y le dieron la vuelta con logros. - El origen de la dislexia, el rol de los genes, y la proporción de chicos versus chicas. - Los 6 tipos diferentes de dislexia, e información acerca de cuáles son los más comunes. - ¡Y mucho más! No te pierdas esta guía concisa para entender la dislexia, la ciencia cerebral tras ella, y las maneras más efectivas de ayudar a aquellos que la padecen.

Adrian Tweeley (Author), Ernesto Tissot (Narrator)

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Searching for Christmas

Ben, a little boy from an isolated orphanage, delighted by the beauty of Christmas in the neighboring town, decides to embark on a thrilling adventure to discover the holiday he has never experienced. To fulfill his dream, the boy must overcome his fears. His only hope to be noticed by the townspeople is the accordion with which he hopes to charm their hearts. To learn to play this instrument, Ben must begin to face the taunts of the children in the orphanage. Crossing the forest to the much-dreamed-of city hides more dangers than the boy anticipated. In the adventure full of threats, Ben is helped by Dave, his new friend. Thus he realizes for the first time the importance of friendship in the search for Christmas. The touching story will lead the reader to the true joy every soul seeks on the most delightful holiday of the year

Andrei Hurducas (Author), Art Brown (Narrator)

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Motivate Your Child: A Christian Parent's Guide to Raising Kids Who Do What They Need to Do Without

We need a parenting revolution! Most parenting approaches end up encouraging children to ask the wrong questions about life: What's in it for me? Are you going to pay me for that? What's the minimum I need to do to get by? But God's Word gives us a better way to parent, one that builds strong internal motivation in children. When parents change the way they parent, kids change the way they live. This practical book explores a theology of internal motivation and then gives parents real-life solutions to equip their kids for life. You'll learn . . . • how to parent in ways that build internal motivation so that kids don't have to rely on you to get things done. • the four promptings of the conscience and how to coordinate your parenting to take advantage of them. • ways to energize your spiritual training with fun and creativity. • how to help children respond to mistakes instead of blaming, defending, or justifying. The greatest gift you can give your child is strong moral and spiritual development-this book shows you how. Every chapter includes practical examples of families applying the Bible to their current issues. Join the revolution!

Joanne Miller Rn, Scott Turansky (Author), Josh Childs (Narrator)

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