Surviving Work

Life and relationship coach Sandy Brown's own experience in surviving the betrayal of her husband's porn addiction has inspired her to focus her practice on helping other women to do the same. Through her own recovery and her experience with clients, Sandy has developed a process of recovery to empower women at a time when they feel all is lost. Porn Addict's Wife shows listeners that they are not alone in feeling shattered by their husband's sexual addiction and teaches them how and with whom they can safely share their story.

In The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People, you'll learn evidence-based skills grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you recognize and shut down the common manipulation tactics used by toxic people, such as gaslighting, stonewalling, projection, covert put-downs, and love bombing.

Making Work Work is Julie Morgenstern's most important book yet. Through the mastery of brand-new strategies, Morgenstern shows you how small changes in your thinking and behavior will help you achieve the seemingly impossible, boost your value, increase your job security, and afford you the time to still have a life.

Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships draws on current research, a wide variety of clinical modalities, and 30 years of clinical work with stepfamily members to describe the special challenges stepfamilies face. The book presents the concept of "stepfamily architecture" and the five challenges it creates, and delineates three different levels of strategies - psychoeducation, building interpersonal skills, and intrapsychic work - for meeting those challenges in dozens of different settings.

Research tells us that one in twenty people have no empathy. Empathy is the human ingredient that enables trust, forges bonds and allows teams to work and workplaces to thrive. The psychopath is not interested in cooperative effort but in individual power and glory - and they will stomp on anyone who gets in their way. Using research and stories drawn from history, politics, sports and business, Gillespie explains how workplace psychopaths - from bosses to clients, colleagues and customers - see the world, and highlights their devastating impact on workplaces.

In the New York Times bestseller Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule - what scientists know for sure about how our brains work - and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives. Medina’s fascinating stories and infectious sense of humor breathe life into brain science.

The book chronicles the journey of a resilient individual navigating the complexities of a toxic work environment in the IT industry. Through the lens of personal experience, it delves into the challenges of mental health in professional settings, shedding light on the emotional toll of workplace abuse and the struggle to maintain composure in the face of adversity. Despite enduring mistreatment from colleagues and superiors, the author demonstrates remarkable strength and perseverance, offering insights into coping mechanisms and strategies for survival. With honesty and candor, the ...

An instant best seller in the UK, Grief Works is a profoundly optimistic and compassionate handbook for anyone suffering a loss - from the expected death of a parent to the sudden death of a child or spouse - as well as a guide for those who want to help their grieving loved ones.

Death is the last taboo in our society, and grief is still profoundly misunderstood. So many of us feel awkward and uncertain around death and shy away from talking honestly with family and friends. Grief Works is a compassionate guide that will inform and engage anyone who is grieving, from the expected death of a parent to the sudden unexpected death of a small child, and provide clear advice for those seeking to comfort the bereaved.

She’s worked hard to build a successful career. Her new female boss wants her GONE! Should she bow to this abusive treatment and leave her dream job - or stay and fight back? Husband and wife face a David and Goliath task of fighting the federal government to remedy the discriminatory abuse the wife is receiving at her federal job. Her new boss berates her in front of her peers, unfairly criticizes her job performance, and resorts to yelling and screaming to beat her down. She treats her differently than her other employees. The action is riveting and fast-paced. Readers will find ...

Most of us have no idea what's really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know - such as the brain's need for physical activity to work at its best. How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget - and so important to repeat new information? Is it true that men and women have different brains?

The stated goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are often reasonable, if not noble—to create a more welcoming and inclusive environment for all. Yet, as more and more people are discovering, DEI as commonly practiced isn't a natural extension of past civil rights movements or an ethical framework for opposing discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, etc. Rather, it is inextricably connected with an illiberal and authoritarian ideology—Critical Social Justice—that demands adherence to its tenets and punishes any dissent from its dogma.

“People sometimes forget that firefighters are regular people. This book really shows the everyday side of Shakey and all firefighters.” — Retired Fire Chief Bob Watson of Borger, TX This is the story of Billy Gene “Shakey” Holder who was born of humble means during the Great Depression, fighting his entire life to have one of the most successful and impactful lives a man could have. He fought his way out of poverty in Cartwright, Oklahoma, becoming an Irving, Texas, firefighter, working fifty-six years on a front-line engine in south Irving until retiring at the age of 77. His ...

Over the last several years, organisations and institutions throughout the West - both public and private - have adopted comprehensive diversity and inclusion policies and new forms of employee and student training on antiracism, unconscious bias, gender diversity, cultural sensitivity and other related topics.

Today, the topic of remote work is everywhere we look. We think, work, and plan remotely. Remote has clearly become a critical success factor in the business world. But still, producing outstanding results with remote work remains a challenge for most executives, managers, and team members. But it does not need to be that way. This book has the answers that will help you master remote work! Inside Surviving Remote Work, you’ll learn the tools, strategies, and tactics to survive and thrive in the remote age.

Muchos de nosotros nos sentimos incómodos e inseguros acerca de la muerte, y evitamos hablar abierta y claramente sobre ello con familiares y amigos. Desde la muerte ?esperada? de un padre hasta la muerte sú­bita e inesperada de un niño, No temas al duelo es una guía compasivacuya finalidad es la de informar y asistir a cualquier persona que esté desconsolada, y también proporciona consejos claros y clave para aquellos que buscan aliviar al afligido.

An alcoholic mother of three children, married, then divorced, then homeless, Patty Tierney lived a double life as a sex worker for 17 years. She looked for love in all the wrong places, saying “I love you” when she was really saying, “Do you love me?” Patty struggled to be the mother she knew her children needed, until she realized that she had become her own mother—the alcoholic mother who had abandoned her when she was five.

In The Working Mom, Vicki Broadbent, founder of HonestMum.com, shares her manifesto for surviving and thriving at work and at home. Vicki writes about everything from juggling work and family to regaining your confidence after having a baby and battling imposter syndrome. An award-winning blogger and vlogger, in this audiobook Vicki shares how to turn your passions into a business that suits the modern mum's lifestyle. 

I've been a homemaker for seven years and through the plentiful times and the not so plentiful times, I have never returned to work in the mainstream. I'd like to avoid it, to be honest. Currently, we are a little above the poverty line in our salary. And life has never been better. We purchased our first home with a paltry loan and even more meager savings during this housing market boom...in Northern California! My dreams of starting a homestead in town have been actualized and we eat like royalty. Well, maybe upper class. We are thriving and having so much fun with our life even with the...

This is an audio summary of Brain Rules, a book that explores how brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work.