What do you do when stress takes over your life, and nothing you do to feel better seems to work? When you... •Melt down over the smallest things •Get angry at the people you love •Choke under pressure •Feel tense and worried all the time •Procrastinate or give up in the face of a crucial deadline •Use food, alcohol, gambling, or other addictions to cope •Dwell on the past when you just want to move on Hijacked by Your Brain is the first book...

Love allows us to come across that one person, who takes our breath away. Unfortunately, this same person has the capability to leave us gasping for breath on the side of the road. It is difficult to accept or even understand that our partner could be a narcissist. We believe that only we can understand the true depths of our partner and the reasons for their actions. Narcissistic abuse doesn't just happen overnight. It creeps up until one day you...

I'm mad at you! We try over and over to improve a relationship and yet nothing ever changes. Are you ready to try something new? The secret to making peace in relationships is given in the two greatest commandments, found in the Bible: love God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. God's most important guidelines in the Bible have to do with relationships. Think of them as the...

This book argues that teachers of multiple languages (TMLs) form a distinct group of language teachers and that the study of this largely overlooked demographic group can reveal new insights into how we perceive and research language teachers. The book highlights the narratives of three TMLs from diverse global contexts, examining their journeys in navigating their careers as well as traversing multiple worlds and developing additional ways of being...

The way celebration is expressed is as unique and original as the fabulous individuality within every woman. Forever putting others first and believing there's something more important to give time and attention to, women the world over resist celebrating unless there's good cause. Self celebration? What even is that? Caught up in beliefs, cultural norms, societal expectations, family ways, the resistance to celebrating is a reality for too many...

See Your Favorite Stars in a Whole New Light Whether you are a movie lover, aspiring actor, storyteller, student of psychology or Enneagram enthusiast, this spirited and original book will alter the way you see movies forever. From classics to independent films to mega-hits, personality types are everywhere in the movies - if you know how to see them. The Enneagram is a fascinating and popular system that describes nine personality types that human...

"Millions of people became part of Michael Oher's story when they watched a version of him on the big screen; read his memoir, I Beat the Odds; or cheered him on from the stands. After speaking to so many of them over the years, Oher knows that more than anything, people want to believe great things can happen, even when the situation looks bleak. His story of overcoming the toughest of odds serves as their hope. Oher's life has had a lot of unexpected...

"Children can be negatively affected emotionally by a narcissistic or borderline parent, but the other parent can do a lot to mitigate those effects by using compassion, open communication, honesty, validation, and unique problem-solving skills. The authors provide research-based insight and information that is invaluable to parents to increase their inner strength and self-confidence, so they can protect their children from adverse consequences and...