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When We Say Goodbye: The most heartwarming story of love, loss and second chances you'll read in 2020
by Michelle Vernal'heart-warming...When We Say Goodbye is an ideal novel to curl up with as the autumn evenings draw in.' NetGalley ReviewCan you love when all seems lost? Ellie Perkins life was right on track until her boyfriend Sam suffers a near-fatal car accident, leaving him in a coma and all their future plans in limbo. Desperately in need of something to fix, Ellie has to find a project and when her grandparents old house is put up for sale, she jumps at the chance. Because, like Ellie, the house is broken. And if she can fix the house, then surely, it's just a matter of time before she and Sam are back on their path to happily-ever-after...In life, when the worst happens how do you pick up the pieces?A heart-breaking story of love, loss and the path to forgiveness, perfect for fans of Faith Hogan and Amanda Prowse. To be read with tissues.
When We Talk to God: Prayers and Poems for Black Women
by Sharifa StevensThese are prayers for your moments of gratitude and celebration. For your seasons of loss and waiting. For your days when prayers come, not in words but in groans. When We Talk to God, from poet-theologian Sharifa Stevens, captures the arc and the ache of our lives.A beautiful interweaving of artwork, prayers, and poems for Black women, this unique book encourages you to lift up your whole heart and loudest voice to God. And to tell Him about everything; nothing is off-limits. Sharifa's honest and powerful words express prayer and longing through personal experiences, biblical examples, and stunning imagery. When We Talk to God offers:An invitation to journey through honest lamentation and heartfelt joy to find greater peace in a turbulent worldPoems and prayers exploring topics from job interviews to grief, from braiding hair to feeling invisible, from parenting to dancingValidation and inspiration for Black women of faith, by a Black woman speaking from her life to yoursA relatable and authentic voice that frees you to present your own prayers and praises to the God who hears you, sees you, and loves youA beautiful gift idea for Mother's Day, Grandparents' Day, International Women's Day, spiritual anniversaries, and birthdays Ideal for Black women of any age and background, When We Talk to God is a balm to your spirit and soul as it urges you to go to God with all of who you are and with everything you can or cannot say.
When We Touch: Handshakes, hugs, high fives and the new science behind why touch matters
by Professor Michael Banissy'A mind-expanding tour of what touch means.' DAVID EAGLEMAN, neuroscientist and author of Incognito and LivewiredWhy is a hugged person a healthier person?Why do high-fiving teams win more matches?How does a shared handshake make you more likely to tell the truth?We rely on touch every day of our lives. It makes us who we are. It helps us connect with those around us. And yet touch between individuals can be fraught with confusion and misunderstanding.In When We Touch, social neuroscientist Professor Michael Banissy blends expert scientific insights with anecdotes from 90s rom coms to office politics to explore the new science of human touch. His groundbreaking new book explains how touch impacts every part of our lives, from why touch is essential for healthy development, to how kissing might help us choose a genetically beneficial mate to how holding hands with a loved one can help us feel less pain.Banissy tackles the nuances of appropriate touch across culture and gender, investigates our 'touch personas' and why they differ, and offers solutions to the 'touch hunger' that has become a modern epidemic in our increasingly distanced world.From the most inconsequential to the most salient moments of human contact, When We Touch is a fascinating and entertaining exploration of our most overlooked sense.
When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine
by Monica WoodWinner of the Sarton Memoir Award. &“[A] marvel of storytelling, layered and rich . . . an account of one family&’s grief, love, and resilience&” (Maine Sunday Telegram). Mexico, Maine, 1963: The Wood family is much like its close, Catholic, immigrant neighbors, all dependent on the fathers&’ wages from the Oxford Paper Company. But when Dad suddenly dies on his way to work, Mum and the four deeply connected Wood girls are set adrift. When We Were the Kennedys is the story of how a family, a town, and then a nation mourns and finds the strength to move on. &“Intimate but expansive . . . A tender memoir of a very different time.&”—O, The Oprah Magazine &“Every few years, a memoir comes along that revitalizes the form . . . With generous, precise, and unsentimental prose, Monica Wood brilliantly achieves this . . . When We Were the Kennedys is a deeply moving gem!&”—Andre Dubus III, #1 New York Times bestselling author &“On her own terms, wry and empathetic, Wood locates the melodies in the aftershock of sudden loss.&”—The Boston Globe &“This is an extraordinarily moving book, so carefully and artfully realized, about loss and life and love. Monica Wood displays all her superb novelistic skills in this breathtaking, evocative new memoir. Wow.&”—Ken Burns, filmmaker &“A gorgeous, gripping memoir. I don&’t know that I&’ve ever pulled so hard for a family. When We Were the Kennedys captures a shimmering mill-town world on the edge of oblivion, in a voice that brims with hope, feeling, and wonder. The book humbles and soars.&”—Mike Paterniti, New York Times bestselling author
When Words Betray Us: Language, the Brain, and Aphasia
by Sheila E. BlumsteinThis book presents a journey into how language is put together for speaking and understanding and how it can come apart when there is injury to the brain. The goal is to provide a window into language and the brain through the lens of aphasia, a speech and language disorder resulting from brain injury in adults. This book answers the question of how the brain analyzes the pieces of language, its sounds, words, meaning, and ultimately puts them together into a unitary whole. While its major focus is on clinical, experimental, and theoretical approaches to language deficits in aphasia, it integrates this work with recent technological advances in neuroimaging to provide a state-of-the-art portrayal of language and brain function. It also shows how current computational models that share properties with those of neurons allow for a common framework to explain how the brain processes language and its parts and how it breaks down according to these principles. Consideration will also be given to whether language can recover after brain injury or when areas of the brain recruited for speaking, understanding, or reading are deprived of input, as seen with people who are deaf or blind. No prior knowledge of linguistics, psychology, computer science, or neuroscience is assumed. The informal style of this book makes it accessible to anyone with an interest in the complexity and beauty of language and who wants to understand how it is put together, how it comes apart, and how language maps on to the brain.
When Work Takes Control: The Psychology and Effects of Work Addiction
by Pernille RasmussenThe purpose of this book is to explain, first, what happens when we become too involved in our work, and, second, how we avoid being controlled by our work and how we prevent family members, friends, colleagues, or employees from being so. In addition, it is hoped that the book will help bring about a debate about our work habits and initiate thought and discussion about our values and how much space work should be allowed to take up in our lives. The book is addressed to everyone who deals with the psychological working environment, among them business managers and counsellors who treat people with work-related problems. In addition, anyone who wishes to establish a better balance between their work life and private life would benefit from reading the book.
When You Give Everything All at Once: The Indian Woman’s Guide to Navigating Toxic Relationships
by Prachi Saxena&‘If it was so bad, why didn&’t you leave sooner?&’This question haunted Prachi Saxena long after ending her toxic marriage. In this raw and compelling memoir-meets-guidebook, she delves into the roots of her struggles with love and self-worth. Growing up in a home marked by emotional neglect and abuse, Prachi internalised the belief that love had to be earned—no matter the cost.Trapped in a painful cycle of toxic relationships, she uncovered a startling truth—her heartbreaks weren&’t just bad luck but a subconscious replay of familiar patterns from her past. These patterns, rooted in her wounds, kept leading her towards self-sabotage. Blending her deeply personal story with science-backed insights from two decades as a trauma therapist, Prachi empowers modern Indian women to reclaim their lives. This transformative guide offers a roadmap to understanding the wounds that block healthy love and provides practical tools to heal toxic relationships.Honest, relatable, and deeply inspiring, this book is a must-read for anyone ready to break free from toxic cycles and create the love they truly deserve.
When You Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids
by Ryan Rydzewski Gregg BehrBringing the lessons of Mister Rogers into the digital age Playful and practical, When You Wonder, You're Learning introduces a new generation of families to the lessons of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. By exploring the science behind the iconic television program, the book reveals what Fred Rogers called the &“tools for learning&”: skills and mindsets that scientists now consider essential. These tools—curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and more—have been shown to boost everything from academic learning to children&’s well-being, and they benefit kids of every background and age. They cost next to nothing to develop, and they hinge on the very things that make life worthwhile: self-acceptance; close, loving relationships; and a deep regard for one&’s neighbor. When You Wonder, You're Learning shows parents and educators the many ways they might follow in Rogers&’ footsteps, sharing his &“tools for learning&” with digital-age kids. With insights from thinkers, scientists, and teachers—many of whom worked with Rogers himself—the book is an essential exploration into how kids and their parents can excel at what Rogers taught best: being human.
When You and Your Mother Can't be Friends: Resolving the Most Complicated Relationship of Your Life
by Victoria SecundaThis, the first book ever to say that mother is not always a girl's best friend, is based on a landmark study of the mother-daughter relationships. Secunda offers breakthrough advice on understanding, and improving, what could be a woman's most critical relationship.
When You're Feeling Lonely: Finding a Way Out
by Charles DurhamLoneliness It comes to everyone at times. In our fallen world death, mobility, conflict and separation all create fertile soil for loneliness to blossom. We lose a friend or a spouse. We move to a new place or start a new job, and we find we are lonely. It's natural to be lonely. What else can we expect in a world where sin separates us from each other and God? But Charles Durham shows how we can cope with loneliness and overcome it. We can reach out to others and help them reach out to us. We can make intimacy grow where loneliness once flourished. Durham offers hope, comfort and practical help. Charles Durham is pastor of Prairie View Church of the Brethren in Friend, Kansas, and the author of Temptation.
When You're Not F*cking Fine: A Beginner's Guide to Anxiety, Depression, and Understanding Your Mental Health
by Emily ReynoldsA mental health guide to stand by you when everything is NOT okayHow do you stay healthy and realistic when you're also dealing with depression, mania, or anxiety? What do you do when, actually, you don't feel f*cking fine? In this blackly funny, deeply compassionate, and extremely practical book, Emily Reynolds gives personal account of what it's like to live with mental illness and the lessons that can help you start your own mental health journey.When You're Not F*cking Fine is a guide for people who know that self-care looks a lot different when you have to fight through your mental illness the whole way. This guide tackles the unique challenges of living with mental illness, anxiety, and depression, including how to:Get the help you need: find a diagnosis and the right treatment planDeal with pressure: manage stress even when you're already at your breaking pointMake time for self-care: kindness for when opening a window or taking out the trash feels impossibleGet on with your life: navigate the world of education, relationships, and expectations without sacrificing your progressWhen You're Not F*cking Fine will help you understand mental illness, deal with it, and make the journey feel a little less lonely.(Previously published as The Beginner's Guide to Losing Your Mind)
When Your Baby Dies Through Miscarriage or Stillbirth
by Louis A. Gamino Ann Taylor CooneyAdjusting to the loss of a baby through miscarriage or stillbirth
When Your Child Hurts
by Rachael CoakleyParents of a child in pain want nothing more than to offer immediate comfort. But a child with chronic or recurring pain requires much more. His or her parents need skills and strategies not only for increasing comfort but also for helping their child deal with an array of pain-related challenges, such as school disruption, sleep disturbance, and difficulties with peers. This essential guide, written by an expert in pediatric pain management, is the practical, accessible, and comprehensive resource that families and caregivers have been awaiting. It offers in-the-moment strategies for managing a child's pain along with expert advice for fostering long-term comfort. Dr. Rachael Coakley, a clinical pediatric psychologist who works exclusively with families of children with chronic or recurrent pain, provides a set of research-proven strategies-some surprisingly counter-intuitive-to achieve positive results quickly and lastingly. Whether the pain is disease-related, the result of an injury or surgery, or caused by another condition or syndrome, this book offers what every parent of a child in pain most needs: effective methods for reversing the cycle of chronic pain. "
When Your Father Dies: How a Man Deals with the Loss of His Father
by Dave Veerman Bruce BartonExperiencing the death of a parent is a traumatic experience for anyone. For men, though, the death of a father is uniquely and deeply traumatic. Whether or not a father and son are close in life, they are undeniably connected-and this is acutely evident to a man when his father dies. At that moment, a man realizes how much of his identity has been defined by his father. The powerful emotions and life adjustments that follow Dad's passing catch most men completely off guard. Authors Dave Veerman and Bruce Barton both experienced the life-altering deaths of their own fathers, and in When Your Father Dies they share not only their experiences but also the experience of more than sixty men, including Max Lucado, Chuck Colson, Hank Hannegraaff, and Bill Hybels. They also include insight and practical advice from professional counselors to prepare readers for the emotional struggles that accompany the death of a father. Veerman and Barton's biblical perspective on grief and long-term life adjustments, along with important sidebars and probing discussion questions, will help men understand their emotions, heal other damaged relationships, and even change the way they parent their own children. Many women will want to read the book so that they can understand the complex emotions and changes the men they care about are going through.
When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide for Adult Children
by Daniel S. LobelCaring for yourself and your relationship with your mom who has BPD.Growing up with a mom who has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is difficult—but it's still possible to have a functioning adult relationship with her. When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder provides you with crucial information for understanding the patterns behind her Borderline Personality Disorder, as well as the tools you need to start your own recovery process.Find ways to reconcile your complicated thoughts and feelings with straightforward and easy-to-use techniques. You'll also discover a number of sample dialogues that give you blueprints for safe and secure interactions in a variety of situations.When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder includes:You, your mother, and Borderline Personality Disorder—Learn why your mother behaves the way she does and how to maintain a relationship with her—without getting hurt.The help you need—Start healing with essential self-care strategies that will help you rebuild your self-esteem, cope with anxiety, protect your family, and more.Research-based tools—Get proven advice based on the most up-to-date approaches for managing a relationship with someone who has Borderline Personality Disorder.Get the help you need moving forward with the compassionate guidance of When Your Mother Has Borderline Personality Disorder.
When Your Partner Has Bipolar Disorder: Helping You and Your Partner Build a Balanced and Healthy Relationship
by William O. SeligLearn how to navigate your partner's bipolar disorder and strengthen your relationshipUtilizing the most up-to-date information available on treatment and management, this book provides you with a variety of written and interactive exercises and strategies that both you and your partner can use to foster a healthier and more balanced relationship.When Your Partner Has Bipolar Disorder includes:Modern approaches—Discover resources derived from current understandings of bipolar disorder as well as information about the bipolar spectrum and its symptoms.Evidence-based exercises—Combine journaling, mindfulness exercises, and conversation prompts to work with your partner and take care of yourself.Real-life examples—Draw support from real-life examples of others facing the challenges of living with a partner suffering from bipolar disorder.When Your Partner Has Bipolar Disorder will help you support your partner and yourself through both good and tough times.
When Your World Makes No Sense: Four Critical Decisions That Can Bring Hope And Direction Into...
by Henry CloudOffers advice to those who feel alone and isolated, and discusses our relationship to God, our independence from others, the conflict between good and evil, and the acceptance of adult responsibilities
When a Child Dies: A Hopeful Healing Guide for Surviving the Loss of a Child
by Claire AagaardA caring and compassionate grief book for bereaved parents who have lost a child."This book is a lovely blend of the author's personal journey with the death of her son and supportive information that can help parents see light amidst the dark."—Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D, CT, author, educator, and grief counselorDiscover a beacon of hope and strength in the face of unimaginable loss. This compassionate and transformative guide offers solace to grieving parents and caregivers as they navigate the harrowing journey of healing after losing a child.Inside these pages, readers will find:Compassionate Guidance: Find solace in advice from a professional grief counselor, offering genuine empathy and understanding to help you navigate the complexities of grief.Transformative Healing: Discover proven strategies and coping techniques to support your emotional resilience and begin your journey toward healing.Empowerment and Support: Gain strength from empowering insights and heartfelt support to help you face each day with renewed hope and courage.Inspiring Stories: Draw hope from the powerful real-life stories of parents, offering inspiration for your own healing process.Parental Self-Care: Learn the importance of self-care in the grieving process and how to practice it effectively during these challenging times.Compassionate Community: Find a sense of belonging in this guide's empathetic approach, realizing you're not alone in your grief.When a Child Dies is more than just a book; it is a compassionate community, a refuge for grieving hearts, and a testament to the power of hope and healing. Embrace this hopeful guide and embark on a transformative journey toward a new chapter of life, honoring the precious memory of your beloved son or daughter while nurturing your own well-being."It will not always hurt as much as it does right now. Go slowly, be gentle and forgiving, and choose your path forward with loving intention."—Claire Aagaard
When a Child Has Been Abused: Towards Psychoanalytic Understanding and Therapy (Psychoanalysis and Women Series)
by Frances Thomson-Salo Laura Tognoli PasqualiThis important and wide-ranging book explores the world of a child or young person who has been abused or neglected. It seeks to understand their world, to ease the pain from which they suffer, and to heal the wounds that the abuse has left. Examining how abuse always takes place in the context of relationships, and involves a misuse of power that causes a traumatic overwhelming of the child or adolescent, abuse also evokes strong countertransference. This affects interventions, particularly when clinicians struggle with feelings of which they may feel ashamed. A difficulty in coming to terms with and addressing child abuse relates to unconscious factors which, by freezing the emotional area surrounding the abuse (or by blinding the area of personality), makes some thoughts unthinkable. Considering traditional and novel ways of helping children who feel they have been maltreated, the book offers suggestions for individual treatment as well as describing the successful work carried out with child refugees. It also offers a glimpse into what child psychoanalysts interpret and do with children who feel a parent hates them.
When a Child Has Been Murdered: Ways You Can Help the Grieving Parents (Death, Value and Meaning Series)
by Bonnie Hunt Conrad"When a Child Has Been Murdered: Ways You Can Help the Grieving Parents" is a concise, easy- to-read guide that begins with a general discussion of the types of grief that result from death and non-death losses. Then, using statements made by parents whose children were murdered, it discusses the specifics of murdered-child grief including: the complex emotions felt by the grieving parents, how the necessity of interacting with the criminal justice system can alter and enhance these emotions, short- and long-term methods these parents employ to work through the grieving process and to reconstruct their shattered lives, and how anyone who comes in contact with the parents can help them survive their grief.
When a Friend Needs a Friend
by RoozeboosGood friends stick together in fun times and hard times.When a Friend Needs a Friend is a gift for friends of all ages."A wonderful story for children and adults that reminds us about the importance of feeling all of your feelings." - Amanda Mintzer, Psy.D, Child Mind Institute"The friendship between Oskar and Aya feels authentic, and the illustrations evoke ease and harmony." - Tara Sanabria Davila, LCSW Assistant Professor of Social Work, Yale Child Study CenterAya and Oskar love to go on big adventures, build amazing creations, and make up stories together. But when Oskar gets sad, his feelings grow so big he doesn't want to play. And that leaves Aya feeling hurt and confused. How can she help when she doesn't know what Oskar needs?With candor and compassion, this heartfelt story shows that big feelings are a normal part of life - something to be felt rather than fixed - and models how to be an ally when someone you love is hurting.
When a Loved One Has Borderline Personality Disorder: A Compassionate Guide to Building a Healthy and Supportive Relationship
by Daniel S. Lobel PhDSupport yourself and your loved one living with borderline personality disorder Loving someone with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be complex and overwhelming. This guide provides compassionate strategies and exercises to help you set boundaries, practice self-care, and build a healthier and more supportive relationship. This top choice in borderline personality disorder books helps you to: Understand BPD—Learn more about what BPD is and how it affects your loved one, your relationship, and you personally. Consider their perspective—Explore how your loved one might feel in specific scenarios and how those feelings motivate their behavior. Care for yourself—Acknowledge your emotions, and discover a variety of ways to seek support and make time for yourself. Take action—Discover tips and techniques for communicating effectively with your loved one, as well as writing prompts to help you apply the strategies you learn to your relationship. Pick up this standout among BPD books and get the tools you need to create balance and harmony in your relationship.
When a Loved One Has Dementia: A Comforting Companion For Family And Friends
by Eveline Helmink“An open-hearted and honest look at the reality of caring for someone with this life-changing diagnosis. Eveline generously shares her experiences, insights, and practical tools to cultivate compassion, acceptance, and love, even during the most painful experiences.”—Dr. Nicole LePera, New York Times–bestselling author of How to Do the Work A vital source of solace and compassion for those whose loved one has dementia, rooted in the author’s unflinching experience of caring for her mother Dementia enters life through the back door, slipping in unnoticed. Once it’s there, it can make you feel powerless, angry, and unsure how to move forward. When her mother developed dementia, Eveline Helmink wasn’t prepared. As she learned firsthand, when your loved one is suffering, it takes a toll on you, too. As you navigate finding professional caregivers and adapting to your loved one’s behavioral challenges, this book will help you confront all the complexities of the experience. Identify healthy and unhealthy coping mechanisms. Work through feelings of denial, grief, guilt, shame, and fear. Summon the courage to make decisions in your loved one’s best interest. Live in the present, find laughter, and show love in the face of dementia. When a Loved One Has Dementia weaves together Eveline’s unflinching personal account and her empathetic guidance, allowing you to walk through the endless tunnel and illuminating the path to acceptance, forgiveness, and love.
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
by Gabor MateIn this accessible and groundbreaking book -- filled with the moving stories of real people -- medical doctor and bestselling author of Scattered Minds, Gabor Maté, shows that emotion and psychological stress play a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness. Western medicine achieves spectacular triumphs when dealing with acute conditions such as fractured bones or life-threatening infections. It is less successful against ailments not susceptible to the quick ministrations of scalpel, antibiotic or miracle drug. Trained to consider mind and body separately, physicians are often helpless in arresting the advance of most of the chronic diseases, such as breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and even Alzheimer's disease. Gabor Maté has found that in all of these chronic conditions, there is a common thread: people afflicted by these diseases have led lives of excessive stress, often invisible to the individuals themselves. From an early age, many of us develop a psychological coping style that keeps us out of touch with the signs of stress. So-called negative emotions, particularly anger, are suppressed. Dr. Maté writes with great conviction that knowledge of how stress and disease are connected is essential to prevent illness in the first place, or to facilitate healing. <p><p> When the Body Says No is an impressive contribution to current research on the physiological connection between life's stresses and emotions and the body systems governing nerves, immune apparatus and hormones. With great compassion and erudition, Gabor Maté demystifies medical science and, as he did in Scattered Minds, invites us all to be our own health advocates.
When the Body Speaks: A British-Italian Dialogue (New Library of Psychoanalysis)
by DonaldRonny Campbell JaffèThis book is based on the work done by a group of British and Italian psychoanalysts who have been meeting twice yearly since 2003 to study clinically the relationship between the mind and the body of their patients. The analytical dyad became the focus of a dialectical movement between body and mind and between subject and object. Containing contributions from a range of distinguished British and Italian analysts, this book covers such key topics as somatic symptoms, the embodied unconscious, bodily expressions of affect, sexuality, violence, self-harm, suicide attempts, hypochondria, hysteria, anorexia and bulimia, and splits and fragmentation associated with the body. The theoretical understanding is inspired by various psychoanalytic theoreticians, including Freud, M. Klein, Winnicott and Bion and their theories on sexuality, infantile sexuality, libido, aggressiveness, death instinct, Oedipus complex and mother–child relationship. Offering new advances in theoretical thinking and practical applications for clinical work, this book will be essential for all psychoanalysts and mental health clinicians interested in understanding serious mental disturbance that is represented in the body.