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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is considered the "gold standard" of psychotherapy…and one of the reasons for this is that it gives you the skills and tools you need to address your problems as they arise in everyday life…no matter where they stem from.

Is your life so crazy busy that you don’t even remember the last time you sat down and got to relax and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea? Remember those carefree days when you sat for hours talking with your girlfriends or your buddies without interruption? Remember how you felt? Happy. Relaxed. Content. Comfortable. It was just you and them. That level of happiness is Hygge.

The biggest lie you will ever believe is the one that says you’re unwanted. But if rejection or betrayal has come crashing through your door, you know the emotional shattering this brings. You understand the brokenness and tailspin of confusion and anxiety. And you know the heartache of standing in the jagged fragments of a new normal, wondering if you will ever feel okay again.

Sienna Nealon is a member of an endangered species. One of the last remaining people with powers beyond those of a normal human, she has taken it upon herself to police the survivors and keep them in line with human laws. When trouble erupts in Atlanta, Georgia, it looks like it may be just another everyday problem for Sienna. But what starts as a normal mission quickly twists out of control, as Sienna is left questioning exactly who her enemy is - and what are they up to?

It's been a year since the death of Ms. Essie Mae Richardson, the 77-year-old pillar of the Braxton Parks community. Before her untimely demise, Essie's prayers brought redemption to many of her neighborhood's problems, but now the impact of her death and the unfinished business that it left behind is threatening to unravel all that she prayed so hard for God to mend. While Colin Stephens still enjoys a blissful marriage to his wife Angel, unbeknownst to him, she is wrestling with the guilt and regret of never saying goodbye to the woman she loved like a mother.

Before the Dawn Cataclysm, Moander the Darkbringer corrupted Tyche, Goddess of Luck. In a desperate attempt to preserve Tyche's goodness, the gods clove her in twain, creating two daughter goddesses: Tymora, Lady Luck; and Beshaba, Lady Doom. In the eons since then, the two sisters have existed in total enmity. Now a great power has hatched a mad scheme to re-create the goddess Tyche by reuniting Tymora and Beshaba, regardless of the potentially calamitous consequences.

Danger lurks in the western realms. The Destroyer's imminent return has sent the realms into turmoil as desperate citizens seek refuge - but there's no safety to be found when demons and wraiths crawl out from the shadows. Even Koth, a northern island kingdom left untouched by the Destroyer a generation past, is besieged by terrors spawned from corrupt magics. When Lizzan leads the Kothan army against these terrors, only to see her soldiers massacred and to emerge as the only survivor, she is called a coward and a deserter.

In this hot raunchy collection filled with 29 filthy lesbian erotic stories, you’ll find cuckold, coming out, bisexual, sex toys, threesomes, BDSM, doctor sex, lesbian first time sex, gangbangs, medical, older woman younger woman, and much more...

Humor and romance mix delightfully in Katie MacAlister’s New York Times best-selling novels. In this installment of the Dark Ones series, Pia is discovering that wedded bliss with a vampire is a very elusive proposition. With her hubby not trusting her, and his best friend missing, Pia finds solace in her plain old Seattle life. But that all changes when she and Kristoff are falsely implicated in crimes against vampire-kind.

With 13 years separating them, Amber has always known that Rio is off limits. Not only does her father forbid such a relationship, but Rio himself seems intent on keeping her at arm's length. If only that was enough to quench her desire for the handsome older man.

Not just another book on communication. Adaptive Listening helps you up-level the under-trained side of communication amidst the realities of a hectic workday. Researched and tested exclusively in the work setting, Adaptive Listening moves you beyond active listening, embracing easy-to-remember techniques that strengthen relationships and get work done more effectively.

After crossing the country in the hopes of reaching the safety of home, Rowan finds herself in a world turned upside down. Her parents are gone and she’s surrounding by people she barely knows, and the only refuge she’s ever known is anything but safe. Zombies have taken over not just her hometown of Troy, Ohio, but the rest of the world as well, and now she and her fellow survivors, Devon and Kiaya, must work to find a way to survive in this strange new world.

Inheriting the most notorious house of ill repute in Texas can spell trouble for a girl's reputation...especially when she's Elizabeth Murphy, Bramble's prim and proper librarian. Yet when she discovers a buck-naked cowboy handcuffed to a four-poster bed, she forgets all about the town gossips. Elizabeth has sworn off men, but the stranger's kisses melt her resolve faster than ice cream on a hot summer day.

Jessica Pratt is only 10 when her world is destroyed. After witnessing unspeakable acts of violence, she flees for her life, becoming lost in the untamed California wilderness. Terrified and alone, she fights for survival as each step takes her further away from everything she has ever known. For nearly a decade Jessica calls the mountain home until tragedy strikes once again. Forced to reenter a world that is controlled by men, Jessica transforms into Jesse for her own protection.

It's time to offer yourself the same care, kindness, and love that you generously extend to others. "The Ultimate Self-Love Guide for Black Women” is an essential toolkit for incorporating self-care into your busy life, understanding the importance of self-compassion, and transforming self-love from a concept into a daily practice.

On a summer night in 1984, 19-year-old UC Berkeley sophomore Karen Thomas leaves her uniformed patrol job at the University of California Police Department and walks home alone in darkness. At the threshold of her apartment a man assaults her at knife point. After a soul chilling struggle she manages to escape and call 911. Police catch her assailant, she identifies him, and he is arrested. Fast forward 2014, 30 years after her assault. Why does the body remember what the mind tries so desperately to forget?

Do you ever feel neglected and used when your efforts aren't acknowledged?You try your best to fix other people's problems with everything you have, whether it's your time, money, or resources, because you've been doing it your whole life, and you're used to it. You hardly say no to helping people because if you do, you feel incredibly guilty, and you don't want to "lose their love". You're always coming to the rescue, and you sacrifice yourself over and over again. Codependency is the "need to be needed". It's needing other people to need you.

Who better to inspire us and help us build better lives than astronauts - people who have spent much of their life training for and living in one of the most extreme environments on (or in this case, off) earth? They’ve gone through some of the most rigorous training, intensive health screening, and psychological testing in the world – and that’s before they even leave Earth’s atmosphere. It’s training that could prove invaluable to people here on earth too.

This Audiobook contains the following works: "Tom Tit Tot", "Three Sillies", "The Rose-Tree", "The Old Woman and her Pig", "How Jack went to Seek his Fortune", "Mr. Vinegar", "Nix Nought Nothing", "Jack Hannaford", "Binnorie", "Mouse and Mouser", "Cap o' Rushes", "Teeny-Tiny", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "The Story of the Three Little Pigs", "The Master and his Pupil", "Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse", "Jack and his Golden Snuff-Box", "The Story of the Three Bears", "Jack the Giant-Killer", "Henny-Penny", "Childe Rowland".

When Nicole Stott first saw Earth from space, she realized how interconnected we are and knew she had to help protect our planetary home. In Back to Earth, Stott imparts essential lessons in problem-solving, survival, and crisis response that each of us can practice to make change. She knows we can overcome differences to address global issues, because she saw this every day on the International Space Station. Stott shares stories from her spaceflight and insights from scientists, activists, and changemakers working to solve our greatest environmental challenges.