Audiobooks narrated by Ashton Haugen

Dewdrops: Tales from the Razor's Edge Audiobook

"Tales from the Razor's Edge 'Some Cold War Blues' — A neighborhood snowball fight erupts into a thing as close to war as an 11-year-old American boy is likely to face. 'Dude' — A wanna-be cowboy confronts his last sunset on the ranch. 'On the Last Frontier' — Old and broke in Juneau with winter coming on. 'Dewdrops' —The life and death struggles of a charismatic but tormented drug rehab counselor and his patients."

Dan Flanigan (Author), Akil Wingate, Ashton Haugen, Becky Parker, Greg D. Barnett, Jennifer McCool, Ken Teutsch, LW Salinas, Michael Reaves (Narrator)

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Native American Mythology: The Role of Nature, Animals And Soul Regarding to Human Being

"This audiobook explores Native American mythologies to view the relationships between humans and animals. Traditional Native Americans view animals as elder brothers who embody the knowledge sets necessary for survival on this Earth. This vantage point facilitates openness within humans to learn from animals. Animals play the roles of tutelary spirits, helpers, and guides, and sometimes shapeshift from Holy Person to animal or back. This emphasizes the fluidity between the worlds of spirit and matter and highlights animals as oriented toward being helpful to humanity in various ways. As expressed through language and ritual, respect details preserve the relationship between the community, the animals, and the natural landscape. Animals push human beings into interiority. The spirits choose a person and then utilize animals to communicate and transmit spiritual understandings and abilities. It is then up to the individual to bring this vision to usefulness on Earth."

Wilson Bellacoola (Author), Ashton Haugen (Narrator)

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Time Traveling Cowboys Books 1-3: Western Time Travel Romance

"Cowboys and time travel and romance. Oh my! Experience the tales of love as three cowboys get swept up in a whirlwind of time, passion, and adventure—spanning from the Wild West to present day. Time to Save a Cowboy Captivated by the story of a cowboy hanged as a horse thief in 1890, an independent, modern-day woman travels back in time with only thirty days to save an innocent man. Haunted by an old article about a man hanged over a hundred years ago, Mia Kellogg boards an old steam locomotive and plows right into the arms of the handsome cowboy Dusty Mann. Knowing time is of the essence, her problem is convincing her cowboy he’s in danger? Time for Love A runaway bride from 1890 lands in the 21st century. Josie Goodwin believes in love and isn’t about to marry for anything less—not even when her father demands she wed his business partner. After boarding a train to hide out at her brother’s ranch, she never expects to land in the future—or to fall for the aggravating, alluring town sheriff. Time for Change A gorgeous, good-hearted cowboy from 1887 falls for a modern, adventurous elementary teacher. Zack Fairfield hates living a lie, but that’s what this time traveling cowboy must do to fit into the 21st century. He catches his secret crush’s attention—until she heads for Colorado at the end of the summer. Birdie Kellogg wants a summer fling with her brother’s best friend. She isn’t looking for a relationship. She isn’t looking to get pregnant. But it happens anyway, and the father disappears. What else could go wrong?"

Niki J. Mitchell (Author), Ashton Haugen (Narrator)

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Overthinking: How to Stop Overthinking, Escape Negative Thoughts, Declutter Your Mind, Relieve Stres

"Do you struggle to focus? Are you an overthinker who wants to know how to stop overthinking everything you do? Learn how to focus on what's important without your thoughts controlling you! We all overthink. Overthinking about current events, deadlines, a conversation that didn’t go how you wanted it to, bills, and so on... Some nights, you lay wide awake in bed and just can’t seem to switch your brain off.... Overthinking is exhausting. I know the feeling, and it’s energy-draining. In fact, studies have shown that overthinking raises your stress levels, reduces your creativity, clouds your judgment, and strips you of your power to make decisions. Don’t despair and think there is nothing you can do from here. This book was written specifically to solve your overthinking. To begin with, we will explore the causes. Then, we will show exactly how you can upgrade your thinking. In fact, there are several exercises, mindsets, and much more that will help you. Inside, you will discover: - Proven techniques, tactics, and mindsets to help you stop overthinking - How to stop constantly comparing yourself to others and feeling worse - How meditation can reshape our brains + step-by-step meditation practice - Mentally fragile to mentally strong - think differently about your world - How to cope with feeling unfocused or overwhelmed - The paradox of choice and why less is more for true happiness - How to solve insomnia, get out of bed, and find your life's purpose And much, much more... Life becomes more enjoyable when you stop overthinking. Of course, just like trying to break other bad habits, it won’t be easy, but this book will show you how. So if you want to discover how to stop overthinking, then scroll up and click the “buy now” button now! ©2021 Thomas Swain (P)2021 Thomas Swain"

Thomas Swain (Author), Ashton Haugen (Narrator)

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Emotional Sugar: Understanding sugar addiction, through the lens of emotional regulation

"From cupcakes to pies to iced coffee drinks, sugar is found in many foods and is almost impossible to avoid. Emotional or psychological dependence on sugary foods and beverages, also known as sugar addiction, is a fundamental cause of concern for health officials in America. Processed foods and refined grains create additional sugar in the body once the body metabolizes the food. Sugar in moderation is not harmful; however, many overdo it. A recent study suggests Americans eat far too much sugar. Specifically, approximately 75% of Americans eat excessive amounts of sugar, many of whom could be classified as having a sugar addiction. Sugar consumption can create a short-term high and a spark of energy in the body. Some studies have suggested sugar is as addictive as cocaine. People often enjoy the dopamine release sugar brings. However, due to the addictive nature of sugar, long-term health effects like obesity and diabetes are a risk of sugar overindulgence. Like other compulsions or behavioral addictions, sugar addiction is a risk for people with low moods, anxiety, and stress. This book explored sugar use, as an additive process, through the lens of emotional regulation, addressing the research question: What is the lived experience of emotional regulation through sugar addiction? This book aimed to a greater understanding of the interdependent nature of sugar and emotions. What might a sugar-addicted population express that facilitates recovery and emotional regulation? The lived experience revealed that envy, deprivation, fear of sugar control, and lack of support from authority figures contributed to an inability to get enough comfort foods or stop overconsumption and to feelings of guilt, shame, and loss."

Brittany Forrester (Author), Ashton Haugen (Narrator)

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Native American Mythology: The Role of Nature, Animals and Soul Regarding to Human Being

"This audiobook explores Native American mythologies to view the relationships between humans and animals. Traditional Native Americans view animals as elder brothers who embody the knowledge sets necessary for survival on this Earth. This vantage point facilitates openness within the human to learn from the animals. Animals play the roles of tutelary spirits, helpers, and guides, and at times shapeshift from Holy Person to animal or back again. This emphasizes the fluidity between the worlds of spirit and matter and highlights animals as oriented toward being helpful to humanity in a wide variety of ways. As expressed through language and ritual, respect details preserve the relationship between the community, the animals, and the natural landscape. Animals push human beings into interiority. The spirits choose a person and then utilize animals to communicate and transmit spiritual understandings and abilities. It is then up to the individual to bring this vision to usefulness on Earth."

Wilson Bellacoola (Author), Ashton Haugen (Narrator)

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The Montessori Toddlers: Understanding the Role of Spirituality in Teacher-Child Relationship

"Maria Montessori, considered 'a citizen of the world,' as indicated on a commemorative plaque in Rome, is one of the most outstanding educators of the twentieth century. She was born in Chiaravalle, Italy, in 1870. In 1896, she became the first woman in Italy to become a physician. For many years, she worked with children with developmental disorders as part of her duties stemming from her appointment to the Psychiatric Clinic at the University of Rome. Basing her approach to the education of the child's senses on the work of Froebel, Itard, and Seguin, Montessori developed unique materials for the children to use. She came to believe that their learning could be immensely ameliorated with a particular educational program, and, indeed, it was. During the ten years after her graduation, Montessori was also involved in her private practice with hospitals around Rome, her lectureships at different women's colleges, and eventually, her Professorship in Anthropology. Later years, Montessori would comment on how her life, in its entirety, was an example of her principle that 'the preparations of life are indirect' and that one must be 'obedient to events.' As her biographer, Standing became acquainted with Maria Montessori in 1921 and continued contacting her until her passing in 1952, collaborating with her in writing articles, teaching in schools, and assisting her in teacher training. He reflected on how Montessori's first part of her career built her later work with children. Following is a classic example of her life's mission. Montessori's interventions, at that time, were 'anything but scientific'; however, what someone else may have considered insignificant, Montessori deemed necessary. For example, she noticed that the children would repeat an exercise many times over, for no apparent external reason, before they would be finished working with the material, at an age when adults expected children to have a brief attention span. During this time, they demonstrated"

Mike Parson (Author), Ashton Haugen (Narrator)

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Healing From Infidelity: How To Rebuild Your Marriage Exploring Forgiveness And Restoration

"Infidelity is breaking a promise to remain faithful to a romantic partner, whether that promise was a part of marriage vows, a privately uttered agreement between lovers, or an unspoken assumption. As unthinkable as the notion of breaking such promises may be at the time they are made, infidelity is common, and when it happens, it raises thorny questions: Should you stay? Can trust be rebuilt? Or is there no choice but to pack up and move on? For the adulterer, infidelity can be exciting and seductive, conferring feelings of renewal, rejuvenation, and joy. Infidelity is a betrayal, but it isn’t necessarily the end of love; cheating occurs even in happy relationships. The partner being betrayed may feel confusion, anger, doubt, pain, and heartbreak. Most people know the costs of cheating in a relationship, particularly in a marriage. Betrayal can lead to divorce and parental disruption, and infidelity is a predictor of depression, anxiety, and domestic violence. Yet many stray anyway, prompting the question: Why? In surveys of individuals who have cheated, falling out of love, seeking variety, and feeling neglected were the most commonly cited reasons, followed by situational forces, a desire to raise self-esteem, and anger with a partner. Men have always been more likely than women to cheat, or at least to report having done so, but researchers have noticed a shift in recent years: 16% of adults, about 20% of men, and 13% of women report that they’ve had sex with someone other than their spouse while married. But among adults under 30 who have been married, 11% of women say having committed infidelity, as opposed to 10% of men. The line between innocent flirtation and romantic betrayal is often elastic, and many couples face conflict because partners do not share the same definition of cheating. For some, anything short of sexual contact with someone else is acceptable; for others, any attention to a potential rival is unforgivable. The term “micro-cheating” refers"

Sylvia Loach (Author), Ashton Haugen (Narrator)

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The Spanish Influenza Of 1918: 100 Years Later The Story And The Factors That Affected The Deadliest

"The 1918 Influenza Pandemic moved worldwide in three waves, infecting up to 500 million people and causing over 40 million deaths. Several things tended to be present in areas that ended the pandemic with lower mortality rates than average. These include low rates of poverty, widespread access to healthcare, well-funded and general public health measures, and well-managed record keeping. Areas that ended the pandemic with high mortality rates tended to lack the above – they had high rates of poverty, limited access to healthcare, public health measures were unfunded or ineffective, and recordkeeping and communication were unreliable or unclear. It is essential to learn from the success and mistakes of nations passed so that we as a planet are better prepared for any pandemics that should arise in the future. Preparing involves high vaccination rates, fighting drug-resistant pathogens, and working to lower global poverty."

Mike Parson (Author), Ashton Haugen (Narrator)

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While we Sleep: The Meaning and Function of Dreams and Dreaming

"Whether you remember them or not, dreams are a normal part of sleep. Everyone dreams for about two hours per night, and dreams can occur during any stage of sleep, although they're most vivid during the REM phase. Suppose you've ever woken up from a happy dream feeling relaxed and rested or a scary one feeling on edge. In that case, you might have wondered whether the content of your shut-eye reveries can make a difference in your overall sleep quality. Dream content often relates back to what's happening in your waking life. If you're experiencing low stress and plenty of satisfaction in your day-to-day life, you may have more positive dreams. By contrast, if you're depressed or anxious during the day, you may have more unpleasant dreams and compromised sleep quality at night. The good news is that while you cannot control your dreams directly, you can work on improving your state of mind during the day. This book investigates theories concerning the function of dreams and dreams, starting with Freud's contributions to the present day. Several ideas within psychodynamic, evolutionary, and neurocognitive perspectives are presented and discussed in light of relevant empirical research. These include theories that postulate that the function of dreaming is to guard sleep and approaches which propose that dreaming poses an adaptive advantage either by allowing for the simulation and rehearsal of threat avoidance behaviors, practicing social skills, solving emotional or intellectual problems, or aids us in the consolidation of memories."

Sam Dickinson (Author), Ashton Haugen (Narrator)

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Diabetes Mellitus And Alzheimer’s Disease Link And Risk Factors: How to Prevent And Treat Complicati

"In many respects, Alzheimer’s is a brain form of Diabetes. Even in the earliest stages of the disease, the brain’s ability to metabolize sugar is reduced. Usually, insulin plays a significant role in helping the brain take up sugar from the blood. But, in Alzheimer’s, insulin is not very effective in the brain. Consequently, the brain cells practically starve to death. This book on Diabetes Mellitus aims at giving an insight into various aspects of this chronic disease and the risk factors that lead to it. The various ways it develops in the human body; the old and new approaches to treatment, both from a pharmacological and a non-pharmacological point of view. Ways to prevent and manage diabetes complications; how to improve the lives of diabetic patients who are faced with physical and psychological problems; statistical data from around the world focuses on the epidemiology and outlines the issue of the cost of Diabetes. Finally, this book links diabetes mellitus with Alzheimer’s disease as a different expression of Diabetes since it is closely associated with several critical neuronal factors implicated in dementia."

Sam Dickinson (Author), Ashton Haugen (Narrator)

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Healing Trauma With Emdr: The effectiveness of EMDR in Reprocessing and Treatment of Trauma and PTSD

"We all have a natural emotional healing process, just as we do a natural physical healing process within us. When we get a wound, our bodies' natural healing process takes care of it. When emotionally painful events occur in our lives, we usually manage to overcome them and move on with our lives. On the other hand, a cut does not always heal until it has been cleaned and an antibiotic has been applied. Similarly, when something emotionally upsetting occurs, the brain's processing system isn't always able to absorb it and put it into the context of our entire lives without assistance. Sometimes we are completely unaware of what is going on. Although the image of the incident may not come to us consciously, we may feel unworthy, sad, afraid, or nauseous. We may be unaware that we are being swamped with dysfunctionally stored material from the past. We may act in ways we later regret and not wholly comprehend why. The EMDR method recognizes that you aren't reacting on purpose; the triggered memories are at the root of your actions that aren't consistent with who you are now. EMDR can assist the brain's processing system repair emotional wounds in the same way that an antibiotic ointment can help cure a cut. It's still your own internal process conducting the healing; EMDR simply 'jump starts' it when it's needed and speeds it up. Once the isolated 'land mine' of trauma has been reprocessed using EMDR, it is neutralized, meaning it will no longer go off and flood into the present. It's woven into the fabric of your existence, so it appears to be over and cannot derail you from your current state of bliss. The information appears to be stimulated, and the brain can reprocess the situation due to eye movements or other bilateral stimulation. Eye movements are only a tiny part of EMDR. In processing traumatic memories, current concerns, or future fears, integrates imagery, beliefs, emotions, and physical sensations."

Jim Colajuta (Author), Ashton Haugen (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Ashton Haugen