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Social isolation can shatter our confidence. In isolating times, we're not only lonely, but we're ashamed of our loneliness because our society stigmatizes people who are alone without support. As a single, 58-year-old woman who finds herself stranded after major surgery, Val Walker has woven into the narrative her own story. A well-established rehabilitation counselor, she was too embarrassed to reveal on social media how utterly isolated she was by asking for someone to help, and it felt agonizingly awkward calling colleagues out of the blue. 

International friendship expert, coach, sociologist and author Dr. Jan Yager has created a unique book that can help anyone who is dealing with a friendship challenge or even if someone wants suggestions for finding a new friend, or improving the friends they have. This new book could be used alongside Dr. Yager's book, When Friendship Hurts, published in the U.S. and Canada by Simon & Schuster, and around the world by Hannacroix Creek Books, Inc., or it could be a standalone workbook.

Wall Street Journal Bestseller CNN news anchor Brooke Baldwin explores the phenomenon of “huddling,” when women lean on one another—in politics, Hollywood, activism, the arts, sports, and everyday friendships—to provide each other support, empowerment, inspiration, and the strength to...

The trip was supposed to be the perfect holiday. Six friends, reuniting after two decades, spending the weekend in a beautiful riad in Marrakesh. Only, these friends are linked by more than their university days. Together, they've kept a dark secret that changed the course of all their lives forever. And as the truth threatens to surface in the stifling Morrocan heat, they all begin to question what really happened that terrible night 20 years ago.

A wonderfully, wintery new picture book based on the award-winning preschool series, The Adventures of Paddington! It's the Windsor Gardens winter fair and the whole park is covered in snow! Paddington decides to build an igloo as a surprise for everyone, thinking it will be the perfect place to...

Many of us can regurgitate why healthy boundaries and saying "no" are important. So why are we still over-accommodating and actively participating in imbalanced relationships that fuel anxiety and exhaustion? If you tend to over-function in relationships and then get resentful of other people's demands on your time and energy, it's time to break old patterns and discover new ones. In Serial Fixer, psychotherapist and wellness consultant Leah Marone will help you break old habits of fixating on—and fixing—the problems of others.

Almost every day it seems that our world becomes more fractured, more digital, and more chaotic. Sheila Liming has the answer: we need to hang out more. Starting with the assumption that play is to children as hanging out is to adults, Liming makes a brilliant case for the necessity of unstructured social time as a key element of our cultural vitality. The book asks questions like what is hanging out? why is it important? why do we do it? how do we do it? and examines the various ways we hang out-in groups, online, at parties, at work.

The harrowing adventure-at-sea memoir recounting the heroic search-and-rescue mission for lost Montauk fisherman John Aldridge, which Daniel James Brown calls "A terrific read." I am floating in the middle of the night, and nobody in the world even knows I am missing. Nobody is looking for me...

Are you struggling to acknowledge who you really are and what motivates you as a person? Are you unaware of the positive traits you can take advantage of in life that can make the difference you were missing? The Enneagram is an ancient personality-type system with an accuracy in describing how human beings are wired, both positively and negatively. The Enneagram dives into nine personality types that have been existent since forever but were founded in the 1960s. If you've ever wondered why it is that you behave the way you do on a day-to-day basis, this book describes why!

Today isn't the first time I've thought about killing my best friend, but it is the first time I've done something about it. Since they were teenagers, Jane and Elle had been inseparable. Until the day that Elle stole the love of Jane's life. Now everything has changed. Jane wants him back, and...

Unfortunately, while most of us have been taught we should forgive, we've never been shown how or why to forgive. In this revised and updated edition of Forgive to Live, Dr. Dick Tibbits demonstrates that understanding and practicing forgiveness can literally save your life!

Have you suffered a loss? How was your life changed by the grief you experienced? Did you feel like your grief was properly acknowledged? Mourning is a personal experience and shouldn't be judged. There are no do-overs in death, but there are do-betters. All My Dead Cats is not a book about pet...

From the wildly popular and innovative creator of @MakeBigTalk, a practical and comprehensive guide to forming deeper connections to combat loneliness and strengthen existing relationships Our world is increasingly connected—yet so many people feel alone and without purpose. Big Talk offers a...

Emmelie Engelund hat nach der Trennung von ihrem Mann den Glauben an sich selbst und die Liebe verloren. Als sie denkt, alleine und verlassen dazustehen, erhält sie Unterstützung von ihrer Schwester Sara, die sie nach Hou, einen kleinen Ort an der dänischen Ostseeküste, schickt. Dort begegnet Emmelie nicht nur Aprilia, die sie mit ihrer Lebenserfahrung und Herzlichkeit überschüttet, sondern auch Joonas Bjorkstrand. Der schlecht gelaunte Handwerker bringt die junge Dänin immer wieder an ihre Grenzen, dabei möchte sie doch nichts anderes, als einfach zur Ruhe kommen.

In this book, Levi delves into the controversial topic of power dynamics and argues in favor of approaches that put the needs and desires of the male first during romantic and sexual interactions. The guiding principle is that a man may tip the scales in a relationship in his favor by using specific actions and strategies, making women 'work' for him in order to gain his adoration and acceptance.

50+ Questions to Ask at a Party by Krista "KK" Mounsey offers an approach to starting and carrying on conversations at parties. Most books on having conversations at parties tell you to find some common ground and discuss that. Although there's nothing wrong with that, it can sometimes be much more fun to talk about random things to get thoughts and conversation flowing. Some of these are questions that you may have thought of, and others, perhaps, you have not considered yet. Either way, you’re sure to have lots of fun talking through them.

When Craig Cooper and Walker Hayes met, Walker was an alcoholic atheist reeling from the backlash of a failed music career. Through their unlikely friendship, Craig’s life demonstrated the love of Christ in a way that shattered Walker’s misconceptions of Christianity, ultimately leading him down the path to a dramatic conversion. The two are now close as brothers, choosing to be next-door neighbors, and ripped out the fence between their homes as a testament to the power of the gospel to break down barriers and unite people together in Christ.

Rediscover hope in the hardest seasons and embrace abundant life today in this 90-day devotional from Sarah Grace Hallas. In This Is Not Forever, daily encounter God's promises and His presence—even when life doesn't go the way you planned—and journey with Him to a richer, more lasting, and...

My dear friend Roy decided to follow in his family's footsteps and enlist in the Royal Navy. I wanted to maintain our friendship, to continue to support Roy, to make him laugh and to entertain him. So I came up with the idea of sending him a weekly email on random topics.

In his last year of university, Will thought he knew everyone he cared to know. Openly gay and volunteering at an AIDS helpline at the start of the crisis, he had found community at a frightening time amongst the theatre students, writers, and visual artists. He also knew who he wanted to avoid: the jocks. Until one day Will was invited into a secret Yale society that brought opposites together. On his first day, he was faced with Chris Maxey - a physically imposing, loud, star wrestler who seemed to be uncomfortable around Will and embody everything he reviled and feared.