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Life in Pieces is a book for anyone who’s been thrown into a life they didn’t plan or who just wants to stick it to 2020. When it looks like everything’s falling apart, we’ll piece it back together. From reflections on grief and identity, bad hair and parenting, sleep and spirituality, to the things we can control and the things we cannot, Dawn has been doing a lot of thinking about life in lockdown. Mostly from a cupboard. Discover the daily diaries that track the journey - for a hilarious, heartbreaking and highly entertaining glimpse into the new normal.

Communications form the core of human relationships. The way you communicate to people in your family, workplace, and society at large goes a long way in determining how they perceive you, and in turn how they relate with you. This audiobook contains proven steps and strategies on how to effectively communicate with others and how to easily express what you want and need to say.

When poet Amy Key was growing up, she looked forward to a life shaped by romance, fuelled by desire, longing and the conventional markers of success that come when you share a life with another person. But that didn't happen for her. Now in her forties, she sets out to explore the realities of a life lived in the absence of romantic love. Using Joni Mitchell's seminal album Blue - an album that shaped Key's expectations of love - as her guide, she examines the unexpected life she has created for herself.

Dear White Woman, Please Come Home is Kimberlee Yolanda Williams's invitation to white women longing for authentic friendship with Black and brown women, the kind of friendship with no place for secrets, the kind of relationship where truth-telling is welcome, even when it hurts. The idea for the book was born after attending a workshop that left her shaken and angry. In it, Kimberlee listened as white woman after white woman didn't understand how this or that comment, custom, behavior, or norm so negatively impacted women of color.

Have you ever dreamed of recovering your authentic self by freeing yourself from the trauma of living with a narcissist? Do you wish you could live in a way that gave you active permission to break free and banish manipulation from your life? The truth is that this type of thinking will lead to choices you find challenging—even daunting—which is why you need to have the support and encouragement of a proven bank of resources.

"The ADHD Relationship" provides a ray of hope and a plethora of tools, whether you're negotiating the early stages of an ADHD diagnosis in your relationship, hoping to improve your emotional connection, or hoping to rekindle the flame in your partnership. It's an invitation to change your relationship into a source of support, comprehension, and unending development rather than just an audiobook.

In Walking into Walls, best-selling author, radio host, and counselor Stephen Arterburn identifies five prison walls, or blind spots, that will hold you captive and block the amazing things God wants to do in your life. Arterburn will help you learn how to overcome those life-blocking barriers and sprint into the future with renewed confidence and joy. This one audiobook is the breakthrough you need!

In 2018 poet and author Michael Pedersen lost a cherished friend, Scott Hutchison, soon after their collective voyage into the landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Just weeks later, Michael began to write to him. As he confronts the bewildering process of grief, what starts as a love letter to one magical, coruscating human soon becomes a paean to all the gorgeous male friendships that have transformed his life.

Adults with Asperger's syndrome and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may find social engagement to be extremely stressful, but "Overcome Shyness and Anxiety" provides a glimmer of hope. Recognizing the particular obstacles that people with Asperger's Syndrome and ASD must overcome, Dr. Jordan provides specific techniques. To assist listeners in using these tactics in their everyday lives, "Overcome Shyness and Anxiety" includes practice scenarios, anecdotes, and real-world examples in addition to these ideas.

The guys who together form the popular comedy duo The Skit Guys take their distinct brand of humor and apply it to a guide on how to make and keep friends and why it matters for a life of faith and laughs. Since their high-school days, they've been writing and performing hilarious and poignant skits live around the world and on camera, as well as on their site, SkitGuys.com. Everywhere they go, the question people always ask them is, "How did you guys get to be and figure out how to stay friends?"

Fourth in the "Activity Books for Couples" series, "365 Questions to Ask to Grow Your Relationship: Create Stronger Emotional Intimacy Through Better Communication" is written by Boris Mullayev. This book is intended to be a helpful resource for couples who want to improve communication and become more emotionally intimate in their relationship. The book offers a thought-provoking question every day of the year to help couples better understand one another by encouraging them to express their feelings and thoughts to one another.

Leigh’s belief in the importance of living a genuine life - for “keeping it real” - comes through in every page of this transformational book: Understand how we got to this level of social media dependence, find out where to start in reconnecting with people in the real world, learn how to be comfortable communicating with friends the things you would never share on social media. Enjoy deeper, more fulfilling relationships.

We know that our friendships increase our happiness, our health, and our longevity, yet people in the US have fewer close confidantes today than we did three decades ago. Even though there’s a huge amount of information in the media discussing these relationships, and our social media feeds run 24/7, most of us haven’t come up with a constructive approach to friendship. But learning to be a better friend is the first step to acquiring and cultivating better, more rewarding friendships.

Despite living in a world where instant communication is at our fingertips, it sometimes feels harder than ever to make meaningful connections. There's an overwhelming focus on romantic partners, but frankly, we're sick of platonic relationships missing out. Friendships are some of the most significant relationships you'll ever have, and navigating conflict, miscommunication and new life phases is part and parcel of holding on to really good mates. After years in an unholy union as best friends, twin flames and platonic soulmates, Sal and Al from Two Broke Chicks share what they've learned.

From behavioral scientists to besties, Kate draws upon the extraordinary research from academics, scientists, and psychotherapists, and stories from friends of friends, strangers from the Internet, and her “squad” to get to the bottom of these and other facets of friendship. For fans of Susan Cain’s Quiet and Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic, The Friendship Cure is a fascinating blend of accessible “smart thinking,” investigative journalism, pop culture, and memoir for anyone trying to navigate this lonely world, written with the wit, charm, and bite of a fresh voice.

We all know that gratitude is good for us - but the real magic comes when we express it. Writer Gina Hamadey learned this life-changing lesson firsthand when a case of burnout and too many hours on social media left her feeling depleted and disconnected. In this engaging book, she chronicles how 12 months spent writing 365 thank-you notes to strangers, neighbors, family members, and friends shifted her perspective.

Every parent hopes their child will develop healthy and happy friendships. However, most parents don't know what to do that will encourage their child to be a friend and attract friends. The author offers clear-cut friendship-making guidelines for parents and their children. Some of the book's recommendations include: don't over-schedule a child's time; guide children to participate in "friend-attracting" activities; seek out friends in the neighborhood.

Life can be busy, lonely and overwhelming at times, but this book is here to remind you that the tiny moments scattered throughout your days can be unbelievably romantic. Filled with lots of practical advice, this book will show you how romance can be found in all aspects of life. It's about appreciating the small things, because they can be just as joyful and magnificent as meeting the love your life.

Recently widowed, Winnie, 84, was in need of some companionship. Someone to help with the weekly food shop and offer tips on the crossword. Ben, 34, was looking for a new housemate. As the UK was locked down in 2020, Ben and Winnie's lives interwove, forming an unlikely friendship, where lessons were learnt (heat the red wine in the oven with the plates, preserve or pickle whatever you can, never throw anything away) and grief, both personal and that of a nation, was explored.

Sometimes our soul mates live down the street. Melissa finds hers when she opens the door for her new neighbor, Elizabeth. Over many years, their lives become intertwined as they support each other through pregnancy and motherhood, divorce, bereavement, and starting over. This is the story of finding a life partner under a different roof.