Family Healing

In medieval times, uncharted waters were marked on maps as Here Be Dragons to signify that no one knew what dangers might lie ahead. Melanie Shankle quips that the years spent raising our teenage daughters could be labeled the same due to the uncertainties before us. Filled with personal stories and written in the same whimsical and honest style Melanie is known for, Here Be Dragons will have you both laughing out loud and crying—as you confront the challenges of raising your own strong, independent daughter while fighting dragons along the way.

Everyone loves a good holiday, and no one loves the season more than the women of Shipwreck Key... Former First Lady Ruby Hudson finally has things settled when it comes to her heart, and along with a solid romance, she has both of her daughters on the island for Christmas. Her best friend, Sunday Bond, is feeling secure and in love, and all of the island's residents are geared up for a holiday season full of laughter, love, and fun. They've invited family and friends to Shipwreck Key to help them celebrate, and there's even a hint of that most rare and impossible thing in Florida: SNOW! To...

"Unlocking Family Secrets: Journey of an Adoptee's Quest for Answers," tells the personal story of Sharon Henifin, who was adopted as a baby and spent much of her life searching for her birth parents. This captivating memoir takes readers on a journey through Sharon's emotional struggles and determination to uncover her true identity. As Sharon delves deeper into her search, she discovers that her adoption was shrouded in secrecy and that her birth parents' identities were carefully concealed. But with a combination of perseverance, luck, timing, and the help of DNA testing, Sharon can ...

In an audiobook that is The Big Sick meets Dad Is Fat, Jeannie Gaffigan, writer/director/producer/accused supermom and wife of best-selling author/comedian Jim Gaffigan, writes with humor and heart about the pear-sized brain tumor she had removed, the toll it took on her enormous family, and the priceless lessons she learned along the way.

Are you ready to unlock the greatest resource of your life? Gabby Bernstein has written the ultimate self-help guide, offering a revolutionary practice to radically shift your core beliefs and connect you to an infallible inner guidance system: the energy of Self within you. In this groundbreaking book, Gabby demystifies the power of Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, taking its life-changing teachings out of the therapist’s office and into your everyday life.

Do you long to break free from a stuck part of you - the inner critic, 'monkey mind', a bad habit or an addiction? What if there was a way to approach those aspects of you, to free you from the constant inner struggle and find true healing? In this groundbreaking international bestseller, Dr Richard Schwartz reveals that we are each born with an 'internal family' of distinct parts within us. Some of our parts can become trapped in destructive patterns, but learning to relate to each of them with curiosity, respect and empathy can vastly expand our capacity to heal.

In Done with the Crying: Help and Healing for Mothers of Estranged Adult Children, Sheri McGregor, MA, helps parents break free from emotional pain - and move forward in their own lives. As a loving mother to whom the unthinkable happened, McGregor knows the horrible shock that wrings a parent dry, triggers denial, blame, anger, and shame. With empathy and understanding, as well as tools, the latest research, and insight from more than 9,000 parents of estranged adult children, McGregor helps parents of estranged adults plan, prepare for emotional triggers, and prevail over pain.

He heard his daughter’s murder, powerless to help. Will God show him the way out of his grief? Pastor Stanley Moore was confident in his faith. After three decades of raising congregations up to Heaven, the devout man thought it would be another magnificent Sunday of service to the Lord. But as he sat in his office before worship, he received a call from his youngest child… and listened in horror as she was brutally shot to death. Stunned into silence, he heard the gentle voice of his Creator: “Can I trust you with trouble?” Over the subsequent years, this awful event was one of ...

An emotional homecoming that will tug at your heartstrings & inspire you to believe in happy endings. Wendy vowed never to return to the small coastal town where her parents abandoned her. But when she inherits the family inn at the beach, she must come home and face her past. Will handsome millionaire Max help her heal old wounds and open her heart? From a New York Times bestselling author, don’t miss the chance to unite with friendships that endure and a love that will last forever in THE SECOND CHANCE INN.

Buckle up for a wild romantic ride in Wrong Guy, Right Room-the laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that will have you flipping pages faster than a rollercoaster loop! On the eve of her rehearsal dinner, Katie's world is turned upside down when a hotel room mix-up throws her face-to-face with her college sweetheart, Luke, instead of her fiancé. Sparks fly, and a second chance at romance takes center stage. But that's just the beginning! A sudden viral outbreak forces Luke and Katie into an unplanned hotel quarantine. Will these unexpected circumstances reignite the passion between them, or will...

The companion workbook to Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy—a practical guide to the 5 pillars of embodied IFS for trauma therapists, Somatic Experiencing™ practitioners, and mental health healers.

Let’s face it: when it comes to mothers and their daughters, things can get a little... complicated. Momplicated, you might say. Whether your relationship with your mom has been wonderful or stressful, redeemed or broken, close or nonexistent, it’s one of your life’s most important and defining connections. Its effects have probably followed you into adulthood. If you have conflicting feelings toward mom - or if you wish you could get past some of the baggage that holds you back - this is your audiobook.

When Lucia Coffey looks at her reflection, she sees fat and failure. When she looks at her sister, Sonia, she sees svelte and success. When she looks at God, she sees that divine love can't possibly be doled out equally. All her life, Lucia has coped by throwing herself into taking care of those who seem more worthy of God's goodness, and feeding the dreams she has buried alive. But when tragedy strikes Lucia's family, she meets Sullivan Crisp - a decidedly offbeat psychologist who is trying to cope with his own shattered past.

The town doctor is about to heal this lumbersnack’s broken heart. Dr. Reagan Banks is known as the local klutz…and a hopeless romantic. She's been dreaming of finding true love ever since she was a little girl, but her luck with relationships has been less than stellar in a busy life of straight A's and medical school. Then tall, muscular carpenter Caleb Hart shows up…and Reagan can't help but be drawn to him–even if he’s good with his hands and not so good with his heart. After a dreamy first night together, Reagan realizes that Caleb is inaccessible, cut off from his feelings, ...

She was my best friend. Until one reckless night made her the one woman I could never have. Harper Gray was the girl I told everything to— except how bad I wanted her. One night, I gave in. Pinned her against a door, kissed her like she was already mine— and destroyed our years-long friendship. She left. I let her go. And I’ve been paying for it every damn day since. Now she's back, working in my ER like she didn’t leave me wrecked. Same sharp mouth. Same killer curves. Same gravitational pull I can't outrun. I joke about second chances. She shuts me down like I'm just another bad ...

Has your family gone through the same trials and tribulations generation after generation? Do you feel fated to continue that trend? If so, it's possible you've inherited the karma of your family members. The good news is that you can break the cycle.

Enjoy hours of heartwarming and uplifting reading with this complete series of Christian contemporary romances set in Scotland! Three brothers and a sister find their lifetime loves -- opposites attract, friends admit to their love for each other, enemies realise there's something more there (even in a grumpy boss), co-workers fall in love -- all overcome challenges and renew their faith with help from God and their family. With God, all things are possible. Even finding a lifetime love when it's the last thing you're looking for! Book 1: A Model Bride Her trip to Europe wasn't supposed to ...

Workaholic, career-obsessed Francesca is fiercely independent and successful in all areas of life except one: family. She struggles to make time for her relationship with her teenage daughter, Allegra, and the two have become practically strangers to each other. When Allegra hangs out with a new crowd and is arrested for drug possession, Francesca gives in to her mother's wish that they take one epic summer vacation to trace their family roots in Italy. What she never expected was to be faced with the choice of a lifetime....

Drs. Dennis and Jen Clark have decades of experience in helping people unearth the root causes of emotional and behavioral issues. They apply psychological knowledge within a biblical framework with powerful results. You can be free from destructive soul ties.

Prayer is the master key that unlocks solutions to every problem. The spiritual realm rules the physical. The sources of most problems in the physical realm (such as illness, marital stress, business or career failure and emotional breakdown) can be traced to the spiritual. As written in the Scripture, the devil goes about roaring like a lion seeking whom to devour. But when you take dominion over the spiritual, problems melt away in the physical. God has given us authority over Satan and his demonic agents through His Son, Jesus Christ. This book is for you if: ● You ...