Friendship Development

Brynne Ropert and Portland Dolish have been best friends since being paired as roommates in college. Seven years later they are now twenty-five, married, and living in Maine-but the two women couldn't be more different. Brynne finds fulfillment in her life as a wife, mother and owner of a small cafe and bookshop, but is struggling to expand her family. Portland is still coping with her mother's death during her childhood, and her marriage is unraveling before her eyes.

¡Nunca más te sientas incómodo en una conversación! Si alguna vez te has sentido incómodo cuando acabas de conocer a una persona, si te preocupas y sientes ansiedad social, si dudas sobre cómo hablarle a la gente y cómo ser interesante, esta guía rápida sobre la charla trivial te convertirá en alguien con quien todos disfrutarán conversar. Nueva segunda edición: ¡actualizada y ampliada! Incluye un nuevo capítulo, "Charla trivial para citas", y un capítulo ampliado sobre reconocimiento del lenguaje corporal.

Be a Phenomenal Listener takes you through the entire listening process. First it defines for you the different types of listening, so you can know which type of listening to use depending on your situation. Next, the audiobook goes over why listing is so important, and how great listening skills can make every part of your life better. The primary part of the book then discusses how to be a phenomenal listener, giving you specific tips and tactics to use to improve your listening.

The PICCK A SPICE framework helps listeners achieve secure attachment and introduces them to a diverse range of styles like Playful Teasing, Intellectual Connection, and Creative Expression, among others.

In A Caring Life, Aaron Santmyire provides an inspiring call to embrace the art of caring in everyday life. His adventure-filled stories combined with practical application ideas are inspiring and convincing. He brings a powerful perspective on a practice we often take for granted, and his depth of insight is challenging and refreshing. No matter what stage of life you’re in, this book will stretch you and equip you to care authentically, love unconditionally, and lead compassionately.

Welcome to The Lines We Draw: How Setting Healthy Boundaries Will Set You Free, the ultimate guide for taking control of your life and protecting your time, energy, and emotional well-being. In this empowering book, you will learn practical and effective strategies for saying no to things that do not serve you so you can say yes to the life you truly desire.

In this beautifully crafted memoir, best-selling author and business leader Joe Sweeney weaves a remarkable tale of friendship, spirituality, and even some of the mischief that characterizes the unlikely 32-year relationship he enjoyed with a modern-day saint. She had a way about her, he said, and it was unlike anything he had encountered as a lifelong Catholic with honest questions about his faith, spirituality, and the meaning of life. A Light Shines Through Us guides listeners of all faiths, and those claiming no faith, on a journey of spiritual exploration and discovery.

Marriage is for Monarchs. Marriage is kind of like trying to choreograph a royal waltz… on a battlefield… in flip-flops… while holding emotional blueprints written by two entirely different civilizations—one in bold declarations, the other in deeply nuanced eye rolls. You can read all the Christian books, quote Ephesians 5 in four translations, take a compatibility quiz on your anniversary, and still end up crying in the kitchen because one of you said “I’m fine” and meant “I’m disappointed in your soul,” while the other heard “Excellent. Crisis averted."

Did you know that 8 out of 10 people ponder upon dating their best friend at one point or another? If you’re considering “taking friendship to the next level,” you’re not alone! Dating someone who knows you inside out makes a lot of sense. Your best friend knows everything about you. You enjoy spending time together, and if the chemistry is there, why not? But, wait. What if your BFF doesn’t feel the same way? What if both of you turn out to be different people in the relationship than you were in a friendship? What if the romance fades?

Sharp, irreverent and very funny women's fiction for women who won't put up with being told to step aside! Isn't it about time we talked about you? Tessa, Sandra and Harriet have been best friends through first crushes, careers, marriage and the trials of motherhood. After 20 years of taking care of everyone else's every needs, they've found themselves hitting the big 5-0 and suddenly asking themselves, 'What about me?' Sandra has a sordid secret, and Harriet is landed with her ailing mother-in-law.

When Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met in college in 2002, they bonded instantly. Fast-forward to 2010, when they founded the popular fashion and design website Of a Kind. Now, in their first book, Cerulo and Mazur bring to light the unique power of female friendship to fuel successful businesses. Drawing on their own experiences, as well as the stories of other thriving “work wives,” they highlight the ways in which vulnerability, openness, and compassion - qualities central to so many women’s relationships - lend themselves to professional accomplishment and innovation.

في هذا الكتاب، تشرح عالمة النفس وخبيرة الصداقة د. ماريسا جي. فرانكو، كيف أن التقليل من قيمة الصداقة في ثقافتنا من شأنه أن يقودنا إلى وباء العزلة، كما ترشدنا إلى ما يمكننا فعل حيال ذلك. ومن خلال الاستفادة من إطار العمل الرائع لنظرية التعلق، يعلمنا هذا الكتاب تحديد وفهم أنماط تعلقنا كأفراد — التعلق الأمن أو القلق أو التجنبي — ولماذا يعد استكشاف الطريقة التي تتصرف بها في علاقاتنا هو الأساس للكشف عما نفعله بشكل صحيح ( وما يمكننا أن نفعله بشكل أفضل) في علاقاتنا بأصدقائنا، هذا الكتاب هو الدليل الأفضل على الإطلاق لنتعلم كيف يمكننا كسب أصدقاء والحفاظ عليهم مدى الحياة.

Do you feel restless when life finally slows down? Does calm feel unfamiliar, even uncomfortable? Unlearning Survival Mode is a powerful guide for women who’ve lived in constant hypervigilance—navigating trauma, burnout, people-pleasing, or emotional chaos—and are finally ready to feel safe in a life that’s peaceful. If your nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight mode… If you struggle to rest, trust, or fully exhale… If you’ve spent years surviving instead of living… This book is for you. Inside, you’ll learn: How trauma hardwires the body to expect danger, even in ...

Have you ever had a friend in your life that caused you more misery than happiness? Maybe this friend is constantly asking to borrow your things. They tell you that it’ll just be one time, except that it’s not. It’s several times. And then your friend ends up needing more than just your time. It turns into your finances, your personal objects, and your obligations outside of the time that you spend with them. But you assure yourself that things will change.

Patricia brings the latest scientific research to life with engaging stories about real people who illustrate that the road to success is paved with relationships that are built with authenticity and trust. She offers new ways of resolving age-old relationship issues with curiosity, humility, and greater self-awareness, and explains how to bridge compatibility gaps and navigate the space between others actions and your response.

In the woods of Alaska, an unexpected and bloody surprise awaits a family at a rural pull-off. Little did they know, the mess they stumbled upon would soon build the faith of a small girl, her family, and a homeless man. Their story is a tender display of how, by answering the smallest of prayers, God shows us the bigness of him. Annie Spruce is the true account of an extraordinary dog who reminds us that amidst the messes of this life, there is joy and there is love.

Karol Ladd does it again with the newest book in her popular series. Written with her best friend, Terry Ann Kelly, it is designed to inspire and equip you to build deeper and more meaningful friendships. Through seven biblical principles, Ladd and Kelly's bold insight on subjects, such as "Building on Your Common Interests", "Attitudes and Actions That Divide Relationships", "Encouraging Ways to Enjoy Your Friendships", and "Sacrifice and Trust - a Must", will help you grow positive friendships.

This is Michael's translated version of the new audiobook Love - What It Is, What It's Not. This unique writing is sure to give you better insights into what love really is!

This prescriptive self-help book by acclaimed friendship coach, expert, and sociologist Dr. Jan Yager, author of the international hit titles When Friendship Hurts (in 29 languages) and Friendshifts (in nine languages) now looks at how the right friends can extend your life and even delay or avoid the onset of dementia and how the wrong ones can have catastrophic effects.

Meik Wiking understands happiness better than anyone. In his role as Founder and CEO of the world's only Happiness Research Institute, he has travelled the globe interviewing the world's happiest people to discover the key components of happiness.In The Key to Happiness, Meik explores the hidden treasures which can improve your happiness and divides them into the six building blocks of happiness: togetherness, money, health, kindness, trust and freedom.