Life Recovery

The news about wildlife is dire—more than 900 species have been wiped off the planet since industrialization. Against this bleak backdrop, however, there are also glimmers of hope and crucial lessons to be learned from animals that have defied global trends toward extinction: bears in Italy, bison in North America, whales in the Atlantic. These populations are back from the brink, some of them in numbers unimaginable in a century. How has this happened? In crisp, transporting prose, Christopher Preston reveals the mysteries and challenges at the heart of these resurgences.

The bridge in this novel is more than a title—it’s a powerful symbol of hope and the crossing of two destinies: the desperate struggle of addiction and the journey toward healing. Step into Elohim, a modest rehabilitation center in rural Seville during the 1970s, where a diverse cast of characters comes together. There's Pedro, the director, rumored to be entangled with a patient; Vicenta, who is blind; Angeles, known as “the dancer”; Manolito, a bullfighting enthusiast living with schizophrenia; Petra, the nurse and nun; and Tomas, a volunteer whose past echoes through the ...

History teaches us fascinating lessons about how to stay healthy and live extraordinarily long. This book presents the insights gained in the latest centuries and will teach you: Why Dr Isaac Jennings abandoned traditional medicine to favour natural hygiene. How Margaret Anne Neve managed to live one hundred and ten years. Key insights from Vincenz Priessnitz about health. How Dr Bircher-Benner healed patients naturally. The lifestyle that enabled Norman Walker to live ninety-nine years. Lessons from comedian and centenarian George Burns. Through the analysis of real cases, it shows what ...

Alcohol had a hold on Chris Janssens’s actions and thoughts until she made the life-changing decision to attend a support meeting and realized two truths: it wasn’t her fault and she wasn’t alone. Once she was embraced by a community that offered a nonjudgmental look at her struggles, Chris discovered that if she wanted to have a full and lasting life, alcohol could have no part. In Grace Yourself, a humble account of Chris’s transformation to an alcohol-free life, she offers a hand to others who are experiencing similar struggles, whether their addiction is alcohol or anything else.

Struggling with self esteem and believing in yourself? Begin this self love journey today with some simple practices that will change your life! What if you had a coach to share proven, creative ideas for sending yourself love messages that would change your life and your mind? Well, this is the book for you! You will discover 7 ways to bring remarkable, positive changes to your body, mind and spirit. Every chapter provides an action step, tips and information to help inspire you to receive all the benefits of showing more love to yourself for an abundant life.Ready for positive changes? ...

"What The Lake Knows" is a modern parable about confronting the stories we tell ourselves—about luck, about loss, about what keeps us safe. In the tradition of "The Alchemist" and "The Old Man and the Sea," this tale reminds us that sometimes our deepest beliefs are the very things preventing us from moving forward. Set against the timeless backdrop of the Great Lakes fishing industry, this meditation on courage, change, and wisdom reveals that our greatest limitations often exist only in our minds. Sometimes the heaviest anchors are the ones we choose to carry. Perfect for readers who ...

This is the 1st book in a series about a fictional City and its citizens called Manitou. Manitou is based on the northwestern Michigan county of Manistee. Drew had all that he wanted in life—a beautiful wife, a bright and alert toddler, a successful small business, and then tragedy took it all away. In a freakish accident, he lost his wife, son, and his own will to live. Money was no longer an issue, the insurance company settled in a huge way. Still he couldn’t beat the depression till he sold every thing and took a road trip that ended in his deceased wife’s hometown in northern ...

Elizabeth's life is penned very simply in this inspiring memoir about her incredible battle, to find a way to live. Born the year her parents immigrated from Europe, in a large catholic family, she experienced poverty, neglect, sexual assault, rejection and abandonment before the age of eighteen. She had no sense of self and felt invisible most of the time. Her father passed away after battling cancer for eleven years, when she was nineteen years old. It was then that her world took a bad turn, when she fell in love with a drug addict/dealer. Twenty four years later, after using heroin ...

Losing a loved one or experiencing a significant loss can be one of the most difficult and painful experiences we go through in life. But it's also an opportunity for growth, healing, and transformation. In "10 Proven Steps to Reclaim Your Life After Loss," author and grief expert guides readers through a comprehensive journey of self-discovery and empowerment. From navigating the early stages of grief to embracing a new future, this book offers practical tips, actionable steps, and heartfelt advice for anyone who has experienced a loss. With a blend of humor, heart, and practicality, this ...

A stroke is defined as a sudden impairment or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion caused by rupture or obstruction (as by a clot) of a blood vessel supplying the brain. It is accompanied by permanent damage to brain tissue. If you are a stroke victim and survivor like me, then you know that having a stroke is a debilitating, life-changing event that not only robs you of your independence but destroys your identity, too. It alters your life in ways that you could have never imagined. One thing that all stroke survivors have in common is that they would give anything to go ...

The magic of Christmas can heal even the most broken hearts. When Maggie's Vinson's life is changed forever by an unimaginable tragedy, she flees to Peaktop Dude Ranch, high in the Colorado Rockies, where no one knows her and she can escape her past. For five years, she's able to put her secret and her feelings behind her, content to cook meals for other people enjoying their lives. Christmas is the hardest time of year for her, bringing back memories of the love she lost. Gary Anderson lost his wife to cancer four years ago. He's given up on ever finding romance again, but this holiday ...

RECIPIENT OF MAXY AWARD FOR BEST LITERARY FICTION AND READERS' FAVORITE AWARD FOR WOMEN'S FICTION When Callie MacCallum sews her first quilt after the death of her lover Jack Sebring, she doesn’t realize she’ll be drawn into a Sebring family battle between wife and daughter-in-law. She simply wants to fulfill her promise to Jack to visit their cabin in the West Virginia mountains, where their long love affair was safely hidden. Instead, her emotionally reminiscent trip becomes crowded with the two Sebring women, a grief counselor, and the massive role Callie assumes. She must speak for ...

What if quitting gambling wasn’t about resisting urges but rewiring your brain? You’ve tried to stop. You’ve made promises to yourself, convinced this time will be different. But somehow, you get pulled back in, leaving you drained and searching for a real way out. The stress, the constant battle…it’s exhausting. But the truth? Quitting isn’t about willpower. It’s about freeing your brain from the faulty reward loops that make gambling feel irresistible.

The Recovery of Family Life defends marriage and family life while exposing the limits and blind spots in these powerful revolutionary ideologies. After suggesting a general framework within which to understand the ends and means of family policy, Scott Yenor explores what a liberal society should seek to accomplish in marriage and family policy.

This is the age of addiction, a condition so epidemic, so all encompassing and ubiquitous, that unless you are fortunate enough to be an extreme case, you probably don't know that you have it. What unhealthy habits and attachments are holding your life together? Are you unconsciously dependent on food? Bad relationships? A job that doesn't fulfill you? Numb, constant perusal of your phone, looking for what? My qualification for writing this book is not that I am better than you, it's that I am worse.

As a child, Steve Palmer never belonged - not in school, not in his troubled home, not with friends. After his father and grandfather passed away, he was sent to a series of rehabs and halfway houses before ending up on the streets. Drugs and alcohol soon became a way of life. Eventually, he would go on to a career running some of the country’s most celebrated and innovative fine dining establishments. But first, he had to learn how to be sober in an industry awash with alcohol and drugs.

Freelancing offers freedom—but it shouldn't cost your mental health. Freelance and Fulfilled is a practical and compassionate guide for gig workers, self-employed professionals, and creative entrepreneurs who are done romanticizing the hustle and ready to start protecting their peace. If you're feeling burned out, overwhelmed, isolated, or struggling to balance your life and work—you’re not alone, and this book is for you. Whether you're a freelancer, creator, consultant, or part-time gig worker, this book dives into the real emotional and psychological challenges of independent work....

Ascended From Ashes: Life Reset Manual — Volume 1: The Reboot By Rick Cheadle What if the worst thing that ever happened… became the beginning of everything better? This isn’t some hug-it-out self-help fluff. This is a gritty, raw, no-BS manual for survivors, rebuilders, and anyone crawling out of their own wreckage. Rick Cheadle survived a random, near-fatal stabbing. PTSD. “Friends” who vanished. A descent into addiction. He didn’t bounce back—he built back. This book shows you how to do the same. Inside, you’ll learn how to: ✔ Shut down the noise in your head ✔ Get ...

The role divorce plays on emotional stability can be devastating for many men and women - anger, resentment, and a sense of loss often linger well beyond the life and death of the marriage. Since much of the stigma of the past has been lifted, many are discovering that it is easier to work through these negative emotions, turning this life-altering event into a positive one by creating a better, more fulfilling life after divorce.

In "Hope for the Hurting Heart," Tim Sawyer takes readers on a deeply personal journey through loss, healing, and renewal. After experiencing the heart-wrenching deaths of his two sons—one at age five and another at forty-four—along with the losses of numerous family members across generations, Sawyer shares how he discovered hope in life's darkest moments. Through engaging family stories spanning multiple generations, Sawyer weaves together tales of parents, grandparents, siblings, and children who faced profound losses yet found ways to keep living and loving. From the impact of a ...