This is my story of years of unaddressed, devastating emotional abuse, why I believed I could not leave the relationship, the elusive hope I continued to hold on to and the resulting psychological damage. The book describes my personal feelings and thoughts captured in my journals and the words of other women with similar experiences. I discuss warning signs and guidelines to help the abused and the abuser before it’s too late. Most importantly, I describe how remarkably I was able to recover and how my life eventually changed. There is hope for the emotionally abused woman.
It’s My Life and I’ll Cry If I Want Too: The Diary of a Bipolar Woman is a riveting account of one woman’s journey through mental illness. It’s about the valleys that Kimberly Holmes endured and the mountains that she climbed in order to understand herself and her illness. Kimberly chronicles her tumultuous confrontations with death and heartening resolutions in finding the will to live. She recounts her relationships and there most chaotic outcomes. Kimberly writes openly about her promiscuity, drug abuse, criminal history, and insight into her battle with bipolar disorder—a mental disease that nearly destroyed her life. Kimberly’s personal account of her mental illness reveals a stark, realistic view of the disease so that her readers may understand its magnitude.
There is a serious lack of conservative books with a sense of humor. This book fills that gap. I’ve always hated the assumption that Democrats and big unions represent the average working man. Wrong. As a carpenter, I demand the freedom to keep more of my own money to help my OWN family, rather than see the government steal it, waste it, and give a little bit back in the name of “caring.” I’m trying to create a future for myself, but the government is trying to create dependency. And they are doing it with MY MONEY!
Sensible answers to essential premarital questions are answered in a guide for mothers trying to survive their daughter's wedding, including hilarious anecdotes, practical advice, and information and tips on reception preparation, ceremony protocol, and more. 40,000 first printing.
As intimate as they are inspiring, these stories of transformation, drawn from the oral histories of formerly homeless adults, testify to the determination of the human spirit and the healing power of sharing one’s journey. This gripping collection gives voice to the traditionally voiceless, inviting men and women from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds to share their experiences of what it was like to live on the streets, in cars, under bridges, and of how they discovered the inner motivation to change the course of their lives in a positive direction. An important contribution to understanding how destructive patterns can be broken, this book examines some key questions: How do those who have suffered from homelessness and the hardships that accompany it find the inspiration and courage to break the seemingly endless cycle, transform their lives, and become self-sufficient? What emotional price do they pay? When do they realize that enough is enough? How do they learn to trust new people when so many have disappointed them? Homeless people can and do find a way off the streets, as these men and women reveal through their stories, paintings, and poetry.
Me'Cael Baez makes absolutely no apologies about herself as an African American, HIV Positive, No Label Lesbian woman, a mother, a wife, and fearless revolutionary! Me'Cael's very personal poetic memoir speaks out about feeling invisible and falling through societies cracks as an Lgbt woman of color. It speaks on the stigma that surrounds the HIV/AIDS Pandemic, domestic abuse and many other issues such as grief and depression. This enthralling book has been a true inspiration for so many already! Why? The poems inside this book are Me'Cael "Fly Boi" Baez's life stories written poetically.
This collection contains nine most important works written and performed between 1973 and 1989. Three of the plays won first positions in national drama competitions (The Cell, the Family Question, and the Headmaster and the Rascals). Subsequently, the Family Question was performed in Detroit and published in Chicago by Bedford publishers. the Cell has been reviewed in various journals and books, Father Kalo commissioned by the Ministry of Health and John Hopkins School of Medicine was a campaign play against the spread of HIV and AIDS. Themes that preoccupy the author include alienation for returnees from the diaspora in Europe and the USA, power and its corrupting influences, ethnicity and with its offshoots of overdependence and nepotism, and intricate relationship encompassing HIV/AIDS, love and marriage. They are multilayered plays variously classified as tragic comedies, allegories, satires, characterised by high sense of humour.
So Says My Heart is a collection of poems from the heart. The heart speaks of love, it takes flights of fantasy, it becomes spirit filled with words of praise and thankfulness, and finally, it breaks as it internalizes the tough struggles that affect people of color.
Get a good night’s rest—every night—without all the drama This TWO-IN-ONE EBOOK PACKAGE covers infancy to toddlerhood! Are you drowsing off as you read this? Chances are your baby is keeping you up at night. You can’t bear to hear your child cry him or herself to sleep—but, simply put, you need rest. No-Cry Sleep Solutions—for Babies through Preschoolers is the answer to your dreams. Packed with everything you’ll need to ensure full-night sleeps for you and your family for the next five years, this comprehensive ebook package gives you proven-effective techniques for gently easing your little ones into a peaceful night's sleep. No-Cry Sleep Solutions—for Babies through Preschoolers includes: The No-Cry Sleep Solution Bestselling author Elizabeth Pantley provides strategies for overcoming all the naptime and nighttime problems you face. The No-Cry Sleep Solution helps you: Uncover the stumbling blocks that prevent your baby from sleeping through the night Determine—and work with—your baby's biological sleep rhythms Create a customized, step-by-step plan to help your child sleep through the night Use the Persistent Gentle Removal System to teach your baby to fall asleep without breast-feeding, bottle-feeding, or using a pacifier The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers Getting willful toddlers and energetic preschoolers to sleep introduces a new set of challenges. The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers offers a wellspring of positive approaches to get your child to go to bed, stay in bed, and sleep all night—without the need to use punishments or other negative and ineffective measures. The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers tackles all the obstacles, including: Refusals to go to bed Night waking and early rising Reluctance to move out of the crib and into a big-kid bed Nighttime visits to the parents' bed Naptime problems Nightmares, "night terrors," and fears Special sleep issues of twins, special needs children, and adopted children Sleepwalking, sleep talking, snoring, and tooth grinding
