Audiobooks narrated by Erin Deward

Saving Sam: The True Story of an American's Disappearance in Syria and His Family's Extraordinary Fi

A gripping testament of resilience, family, and faith, this is the incredible and true story of an American traveler who was captured and wrongfully imprisoned in Syria while on a journey to experience every country in the world. What would you do if your son suddenly disappeared in Syria, and you had no idea what had happened to him? Would you contact the FBI? The State Department? Pray? Would you Google "What to do if your son disappears in Syria"? When the unthinkable happened, the answer, in the case of Ann Goodwin and her husband Tag, was: all of the above. Their 30-year-old son Sam, who was attempting to become one of the few people in history to travel to every single country on the planet, vanished in a supposed safe-zone run by the Kurds on the Turkish border. At first, they didn't even realize he had been abducted: maybe the phone reception had gone down, they told themselves, as had happened plenty of times before when Sam was in an off-the-beaten-path place. Just wait, he'll call back soon. But Sam never did call back, and over the coming days, the horror of their situation quickly bore down on the Goodwins, a devout Catholic family of seven living a middle-class suburban lifestyle in St. Louis, Missouri. Frustrated and increasingly terrified, the Goodwin's came to realize that they couldn't rely on their government to save Sam. They were going to have to do it themselves. This is the extraordinary story of Sam's abduction by the Syrian regime, who threatened to hand him over to ISIS for beheading if he did not confess to being a CIA spy. It's also the story of a Midwestern American family who transformed themselves into their own detective agency, building up a network of journalists, hostage negotiators, Middle East experts, Russian diplomats, Vatican envoys, and shady mercenaries, until eventually - by nothing short of a miracle - they found a secret backdoor into the heart of the Syrian intelligence service itself. Through multiple first-person narrators, Saving Sam recounts an inspiring and unforgettable saga that includes a travel journey to every country in the world, famous celebrities, heads of state, high-stakes diplomacy and critical life lessons around curiosity, uncertainty, prayer and what it ultimately means to be free. In a genuine, straightforward and sometimes humorous style, Sam draws on his experience as a hostage to demonstrate how we can all turn our own adversities into assets, whether it be in our personal, professional or spiritual lives.

Sam Goodwin (Author), Aaran Abano, Barbara Henslee, Erin Deward, Jonathan Todd Ross, Sam Goodwin, Tbd (Narrator)

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The Leadership Habit: Transforming Behaviors to Drive Results

The Leadership Habit provides the framework for patterns of behavior that will transform the way you lead. By articulating a clear, well-defined standard of what it means to be a leader, this book condenses volumes of advice and opinion into ten key areas and teaches leaders how they can create daily habits surrounding these centers of excellence. Leaders who can commit to creating change will develop more productive teams and will build long-term growth for their organization. This book is your invaluable guide to being one of the greats, with proven advice and a concrete framework for leading well. Through expert discussion and deep dissection of these critical areas, you'll discover how to drive for results, build the best team, execute on vision, foster innovation, and more. Learn how to: ● Transform your habits across thirty specific skill areas ● Model personal growth, focus, and positivity ● Accelerate productivity and maintain your organization’s competitive advantage As a leader, your team's performance and your organization's outlook are direct reflections of you. Discover how to become a catalyst for driving performance and results by transforming your actions every day.

Katie Fritchen, Peter Lindsay, Tammy R. Berberick (Author), Erin Deward (Narrator)

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Reversing the Spiral of Depression for Teens: Simple Actions to Improve Your Mood, Boost Motivation,

Depression is just part of being a teenager, right? Our world and our minds can be pretty dark places, and you're not alone if you’re struggling or feeling stuck. But what if you could stop that spiral of depression and reverse it? You may not be able to change the world around you, but you can change how you respond to it. Written by a clinical psychologist specializing in adolescent mental health, this engaging guide offers an array of activities you can use to jumpstart your motivation and turn destructive thoughts and behaviors into positive outlooks and actions that lead to a more promising future. Combining new research in neuroscience with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and behavioral activation, the activities in this guide will help you understand and identify: ● What depression is, what causes it, and why is it so prevalent in teens? ● Why you? What specific conditions in your life, your brain, your body, and your experience are making you feel this way? ● Why managing stress is a much better coping strategy than trying to avoid it ● How to set, reach, and build on healthy, realistic goals that leverage your unique strengths

Amy Mezulis Phd, Amy Mezulis, Phd (Author), Erin Deward (Narrator)

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More, Please: On Food, Fat, Bingeing, Longing, and the Lust for 'Enough'

An unflinching and deeply reported look at the realities of binge-eating disorder from a rising culture commentator and writer for Vogue. Millions of us use restrictive diets, intermittent fasting, IV therapies, and Ozempic abuse to shrink until we are sample-size acceptable. But for the 30 million Americans who live with eating disorders, it isn’t just about less. More, Please is a chronicle of a lifelong fixation with food—its power to soothe, to comfort, to offer a fleeting escape from the outside world—as well as an examination of the ways in which compulsory thinness, diet culture, and the seductive promise of “wellness” have resulted in warping countless Americans’ relationship with healthy eating. Melding memoir, reportage, and in-depth interviews with some of the most prominent and knowledgeable commentators currently writing about food, fatness, and disordered eating—Jennifer Weiner, Marisa Meltzer, Virgie Tovar, Leslie Jamison, and others—Emma Specter explores binge-eating disorder as both a personal problem and a societal one. In More, Please, she provides a context, a history, and a language for what it means to always want more than you’ll allow yourself to have.

Emma Specter (Author), Erin Deward, TBD (Narrator)

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Life under Pressure: The Social Roots of Youth Suicide and What to Do About Them

A rare study that transforms our understanding of why youth die by suicide, why youth suicide clusters happen, and how to stop them In Life under Pressure, Anna S. Mueller and Seth Abrutyn investigate the social roots of youth suicide and why certain places weather disproportionate incidents of adolescent suicides and suicide clusters. Through close examination of kids' lives in a community repeatedly rocked by youth suicide clusters, Mueller and Abrutyn reveal how the social worlds that youth inhabit and the various messages they learn in those spaces-about who they are supposed to be, mental illness, and help-seeking-shape their feelings about themselves and in turn their risk of suicide. With great empathy, Mueller and Abrutyn also identify the moments when adults unintentionally fail kids by not talking to them about suicide, teaching them how to seek help, or helping them grieve. Through stories of survival, resilience, and even rebellion, Mueller and Abrutyn show how social environments can cause suicide and how they can be changed to help kids discover a life worth living. By revealing what it is like to live and die in one community, Life under Pressure offers tangible solutions to one of the twenty-first century's most tragic public health problems.

Anna S. Mueller, Seth Abrutyn (Author), Erin Deward (Narrator)

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Let's Talk About Aging Parents: A Real-Life Guide to Solving Problems with 30 Essential Conversation

Should my mom move into a retirement home? Does my dad have dementia? And how on earth can I get my stepmom to give up her car keys? Worries like these can plague people with older relatives. Author Laura Tamblyn Watts understands: Her own parents are in their eighties, and she's spent her career informing others about aging people's needs. Tamblyn Watts outfits listeners with twenty-seven prompts and roadmaps for informed, honest conversations with their aging parent-or family members, health care providers, and other professionals. She covers questions like: Does my parent need help around the house? What kind of medical issues should we look out for? Do I really need to help my parent if they're toxic? How can my family share the caregiving load? How to have the discussion is just as important as what needs to be discussed, so each chapter has tips for navigating complicated emotions and reaching an agreement when everyone has different ideas. Listeners will get informed, have a productive conversation, and make a plan-then focus on making the most of their time with their aging relative.

Laura Tamblyn Watts (Author), Erin Deward (Narrator)

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I'll Pray for You: And Other Outrageous Things Said to Disabled People

In I'll Pray for You and Other Outrageous Things Said to Disabled People, Hannah Setzer volunteers to go first and say the things that we all think, but rarely say. Hannah has lived her whole life as a disabled woman and is here to share her story, though don't think for a second that this is inspiration porn. In fact, Hannah's disability is the least interesting thing about her! I'll Pray for You is full of . . . - parenting fails, - awkward stories, like that time Hannah fell down a manhole, - discovering and accepting your identity, and - fun, eye-opening real-talk from a disabled woman Hannah is a rebellious writer, a disability rights activist, and a movement enthusiast. She's best known as the creator of 'Feeding Tube Fitness,' where she often overshares most aspects of her life. She is the owner of Hannah's Handcrafted, a small business making and selling high quality elderberry products. She most recently founded Growing Inclusivity, a nonprofit aiming to build an accessible playground in Virginia. She is here to instill hope that you, too, can chase your dreams (and your chickens) if you want to. This book of essays from her life aims to do just that!

Hannah Setzer (Author), Erin Deward (Narrator)

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50 Ways to Rewire Your Anxious Brain: Simple Skills to Soothe Anxiety and Create New Neural Pathways

Do you struggle with anxiety? Has it taken over your life or affected your relationships? Do you feel like chronic worry and rumination are holding you back from being your best, achieving your goals, or just enjoying your day-to-day life? Get a crash course in neuroscience with this slimmed down guide-full of the actionable tools you need to face anxiety head on. In this practical yet powerful guide, psychologist and neuroscience expert Catherine Pittman-author of Rewire Your Anxious Brain-introduces fifty new ways to work with your brain's neural connections to find lasting, effective relief from your worst anxiety symptoms. The chapters of this book can be used in any order, as needed, to give you the information you need to act now, whether you're at home or on the go. Also included are quick skills to help you soothe an anxious or stressed-out brain through physical movement, identifying what you care about, and banishing toxic thinking before it leads to rumination. The brain is a powerful tool, and the more you work to change the way you respond to fear, the more resilient you will become. Using the practical and proven-effective techniques in this book, you will literally 'rewire' the brain processes at the root of your fears!

Catherine M. Pittman Phd, Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, Maha Zayed Hoffman Phd, Maha Zayed Hoffman, Phd (Author), Erin Deward (Narrator)

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Wild Women of Boston: Mettle and Moxie in the Hub

The sons of liberty are celebrated in the rebellious history of Boston-but what of their sisters? An audacious and determined procession of reformers, socialites, criminals, and madams made the city what it is today. One hundred years before Rosa Parks, African American abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond refused to give up her seat while attending a play in Boston. Fiery activists Harriet Hemenway and Minna Hall led a boycott against bird plumage in ladies' dress and brought the fashion industry to its knees. Rachel Wall was the last woman to be hanged in Massachusetts after leading a daring life as a robber and pirate. Later, women like Boston Marathon runner Kathrine Switzer also blazed their own trails. Author Dina Vargo unearths the remarkable stories of the wild women of the Hub.

Dina Vargo (Author), Erin Deward (Narrator)

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Gather: How to Build a Mission-Driven Online Community

When Bex Band started an online community, Love Her Wild, she positively changed her life and the lives of many others in ways she could never have imagined. That click of the mouse was the best thing she ever did! Love Her Wild is now one of the biggest outdoor communities in the world, winning multiple awards, receiving international recognition, and taking thousands of women on adventures. Bex Band also made a dream career for herself in the process-running a community built on passion and a drive to make a difference. Gather is the book Bex wishes she had with her when she clicked that create button. Building an online community is an incredible journey, but a very challenging and lonely one at times. This guide will help you navigate the bumpy road ahead, encouraging you to lay down a launch blueprint, drive new members to your community and keep them engaged, market effectively, and learn how to monetize and build a career for yourself doing what you love.

Bex Band (Author), Erin Deward (Narrator)

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Budgeting 101: From Getting Out of Debt and Tracking Expenses to Setting Financial Goals and Buildin

"Cagan makes the case that a budget isn't a buzz killer. It's financial salvation." —The Washington Post Don't break the bank—learn to create and stick to a budget with this comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to saving money sensibly in this edition of the popular 101 series. Sometimes, it can seem like saving money is impossible. With everyday expenses, from groceries and gas, to the electric bill and lunch money, as well as those unexpected expenses, like car repairs and medical bills, getting—and keeping—control of your finances can feel overwhelming. With Budgeting 101, you can start saving now. This clear and simple guide provides tons of practical advice for keeping track of your finances. With useful tips on setting financial goals, reducing debt, finding ways to save money, and creating and following a budget plan, you'll have your dollars and cents under control in no time. Why spend more of your hard-earned money on a financial advisor? Filled with expert advice on a wide range of the most common financial concerns and step-by-step instructions to managing your money both now and in the future, Budgeting 101 has you covered.

Michele Cagan (Author), Erin Deward (Narrator)

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HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy

Put your strategy into action. Even the best competitive strategies mean nothing if they can't be executed. Yet many organizations struggle when they move from defining a strategy to implementing it. Somehow, all the careful planning falls to the side, and leaders are left wondering how to pick up the pieces. The HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy is here to help. This book offers leaders and managers tips and advice for how to take even the most detailed strategy and apply it throughout their organizations. You'll learn how to: get employees on board with a new strategy; communicate plans effectively; identify milestones for progress toward objectives; eliminate initiatives that no longer contribute; overcome naysayers and resistance; avoid execution traps; and adjust course where necessary. Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

Harvard Business Review (Author), Erin Deward, Jon Vertullo (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Erin Deward