Self Identity

Chiaroscuro (kyar-uh-scoor-oh): The art of blending light and shadow. DEVOTION - DEPRESSION - DETERMINATION Stom Carpenter is a quiet presence—a giant in the high school halls who slips between worlds, seen but never truly understood. He longs for the freedom and clarity of adulthood, yet the more he seeks it, the more trapped he becomes in his own mind. THE BLENDING OF LIGHT AND SHADOW WAS FAR EASIER ON PAPER THAN IN LIFE. Just last month he was a football player, but Stom traded in his helmet for a sketchbook, hoping to escape the chaos of the world around him. Instead of finding solace...

Between Here And There: Week 1 - The Experimental Certainty of Exploration Through Social Distance Dive deep into the vibrant heartbeat of New Orleans with a poetic journey that transcends time and space. Over 67 days, experience the magic, mystery, poetic inquiry, and musicality of NOLA, as each day unfolds with a series of poems capturing the essence of morning, noon, afternoon, evening, and night. In this first week, delve into the "Experimental Certainty of Exploration Through Social Distance." As the world finds itself distanced, NOLA's spirit remains undimmed, her stories waiting to ...

The Umbrella Picker tells the true story of a woman who was lost for 45 years until she learned that she is Autistic. After a long and relentless journey of searching for answers, the hand of fate finally revealed to her what she had waited a lifetime for. Learning she was Autistic was life changing. She is no longer lost, and having found her own, unique way, Jane has written the (brutally honest!) book she wished was available to her years earlier.

Miranda Panda is being very bossy when telling everyone what dress ups to wear to her party. Ginnie is unhappy when given a firefighter's costume. She doesn't feel brave enough to be a firefighter. Will things change when the fire truck arrives and Ginnie is asked to help?

Miranda Panda is being very bossy when telling everyone what dress ups to wear to her party. Ginnie is unhappy when given a firefighter's costume. She doesn't feel brave enough to be a firefighter. Will things change when the fire truck arrives and Ginnie is asked to help?

It’s time to end your suffering and start your life. With unexpected pain, trauma, abuse, or betrayals you feel used up, exhausted. Maybe angry, maybe depressed. In short, you feel like a victim...of a wrongdoer, of circumstance or both. You know intuitively that life just isn’t meant to be this way, yet you feel stuck. The good news is, there’s a way out, and your life can get better - much better. In Victim Is Not Your Name, you’ll discover a potent yet practical plan to move beyond suffering into a life of significance, joy, and hopefulness.

This is a book about how to journal to improve counseling outcomes, gains, and results. The journaling methods described in this book can be used with any counseling theory. However, this book is designed to be used by persons who are in counseling that works to reduce and eliminate their ego. Such persons will have become aware that in order to remove the underlying factors that cause and maintain problems despite all intentions to overcome them, the ego must be removed. Specifically, this book is best suited for those using Ego Uprooting Therapy (EUT) (see the section "About Ego Uprooting...

Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between. This sweet, straightforward exploration of gender identity will give children a fuller understanding of themselves and others. With child-friendly language, It Feels Good to Be Yourself provides young listeners and parents alike with the vocabulary to discuss this important topic with sensitivity.

Your words are powerful. Are you using the right ones? The power of our words is one that appears many times in Scripture. Yet for many Christian women, it's a power that we don't use often enough. Affirmations for Christian Women: Biblical Affirmations for Spiritual and Emotional Self-Care include over 150 affirmations to speak over your life. Areas covered in this book are: identity courage anxiety leadership, and spiritual warfare.Harness the power of God's Word and speak His truth over your life. Get your copy of Affirmations for Christian Women: today!

Are you more than your job title? "You're Only Just a Driver: Knowing Your True Identity Beyond Your Job Title/Description" is a transformative journey for anyone who’s ever felt boxed in by their role—especially drivers navigating the highways of the transportation industry. This empowering guide dares you to look past the steering wheel, beyond the endless miles, and into the heart of who you truly are.

A creative visualization program to guide the individual through the steps of spiritual identification, healing, and creation. Remember, as you journey, the power is not in the recordings, but rather in you, as you are assisted to a place where you can master all things.

You are not broken. You are not divided. You are just remembering how to be whole. In The Voice of Baphomet – Union, Contradiction, and the Sacred Intelligence of the In-Between, Frater Merovingia channels the voice of Baphomet—not as devil or deity, but as the presence that makes contradiction sacred, integration possible, and identity expansive. Baphomet does not demand purity. They offer permission. Not to choose, but to contain. Inside this book, you’ll find: Ten channeled transmissions from Baphomet—each one a mirror, a contradiction, and an invitation to stop dividing yourself...

Most of us say we want better health, finances, and relationships. Yet, beneath the surface, we don't think we deserve it. Projecting confidence on the outside, we feel like impostors on the inside. The truth is we'll never outperform our self-image. Author Kary Oberbrunner knows this firsthand. In this updated and expanded edition of Your Secret Name, he shares the same steps that helped him overcome a paralyzing speech disorder and an addiction to self-injury.

In a world of fragmented identities, shifting realities, and endless choices, how do we find meaning and purpose? This insightful exploration delves into the heart of the postmodern condition, where traditional narratives have crumbled and the self is a mosaic of ever-changing pieces. Through a captivating journey through philosophy, culture, and everyday life, this book unravels the complex tapestry of the postmodern self. It delves into the challenges and opportunities of living in a world of multiple truths, where technology shapes our identities and consumerism fuels our desires. With ...

Sit Down and Dialogue with Yourself is about finding, listening to, and giving voice to the many internal thoughts, feelings, and emotions that come to form the various self-states we all experience as comprising that vital subjective core of who we are.

Kirkus Review: "Cloaked in Lemony Snicket–esque layers of metafiction, Jewusiak, the narrator, Landzman, Carramel, Fitzgerald, and Jay Gatsby himself begin to merge into one tangled archetype of American power, deception, authorship, and authority. Jewusiak has an indisputable talent for language, invoking Fitzgerald ..." We always suspected that Nick was a fool and got everything wrong. This book attempts to set the record straight, in the process revealing Fitzgerald as a racist of appalling ignorance who was his own most pathetic victim. This is a love story, but the love story which ...

Chandra Crane has keenly felt the otherness of having a mixed multiethnic and multicultural background. But those of us with a mixed heritage have the privilege and potential to serve the Lord through our unique experiences. Crane explores what Scripture and history teach us about ethnicity, and how we can bring all of ourselves to our sense of identity and calling.

A young narrator describes herself: a girl, a granddaughter, Indian, and American. Soon, we see the young girl as a plethora of things: selfish and generous, mean and kind, brave and mischievous. While many of these qualities oppose each other, the context makes it abundantly clear that she speaks the truth. She is a walking contradiction, and that is precisely what makes her both a unique individual and an essential piece of the greater world around her. Divya Srinivasan shows what makes us human and proud to be who we are.

When Nova Scott, a girl with big dreams and a modest background, steps into the elite world of a prestigious university, she never expects her heart to lead the way. Caught between Andrew, the first guy who ever understood her, and Dominic, the untouchable heir who challenges everything she knows, Nova's journey is more than just a path to love—it's about discovering who she truly is. In the halls of a distinguished university, Nova Scott is a standout—not for her wealth or status, but for her sheer determination and dreams of a better future. She's the girl with ambition in her eyes ...

Whether we aspire to become the best lawyer or charity worker, life partner or celebrity influencer, we emulate exemplars that exist in the world – hoping it will bring us happiness. But this often leads to a complex game of envy and pride. In Against Identity, philosopher Alexander Douglas seeks an alternative wisdom. Searching the work of three thinkers – ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, Dutch Enlightenment thinker Benedict de Spinoza, and 20th Century French theorist René Girard – he explores how identity can be a spiritual violence that leads us away from truth.