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From the Father Stunter Culture that says fathers are less than to
masculinity narratives telling men theres only one way to be a
father -- lets face it -- fathers are dealt a short shaft. The
truth? We need fathers more than ever. We've an urgent task to set
things right with, and for, fathers. And its one that must be done.
If you don't agree; this book is not for you. SPUNK: A Manifesto
Modernising Fatherhood elevates the conversation about modern
fatherhood beyond the nuts and bolts of daddy daycare as it goes
deep inside how men view their fathering as they attempt (day in,
day out) to be a dad to their kids. Inside SPUNK you will discover
more than a thousand men revealing what it means to be a father in
this fast-changing world. Through a combination of brand-new
research married alongside portraits from acclaimed podcast, School
for Fathers, men uncover how much being a father is a whole new,
often confusing, ballgame. Fathers are simultaneously stunted by
outdated structures while held tight to fixed notions of manhood
leaving them (and us) in something of a hot mess. SPUNK is a
pragmatic tell-all of why fathers behave in the ways they do and a
problem-solving roadmap for the kind of fatherhood men are already
shooting for but struggling to grasp. The kind of fatherhood our
children yearn for and deserve. Using data from fathers globally,
SPUNK provides answers to: What kind of SPUNK do modern fathers
need? How do fathers with this SPUNK raise their children? Why
SPUNK will lead the way to a more authentic and fulfilled
fatherhood identity. This straight-shooting book offers practical
alternatives to sucking up the same old BS from the world we live
in -- the media, policies, laws and workplace structures -- that
attempts, relentlessly, to control what fathers are (not) capable
of. Compassion, candour and radical father-allyship form the
foundation of change as we collectively must ask, whats needed now
for a better future for fathers and our children? The answer is
SPUNK.
When Lizzie Pickering's young son Harry died in 2000, she set out
on a journey to understand how she could survive her grief and
learn to live with it. In When Grief Equals Love, she details the
lessons she’s learned from her own experiences and those of
others, who share their thoughts in this moving and tender book.
Lizzie opens her diaries, written in the early years after
Harry’s death, revealing her observations on the grief of his
siblings and family, what helped and what hurt. Revisiting those
diaries, she reflects on time passing, and what has changed for her
and her family since. Lizzie looks at the myth of closure,
survivor’s energy and cumulative grief – when life experiences
pile up and become too much to bear. She includes interviews with
bereaved friends, who share their own insights, and she provides a
toolkit based on what has helped her and what she recommends to
those she now helps with grief guidance. In most lives,
unfortunately, grief and loss are inevitable. But living with grief
can still be living. This book is for those going through grief and
anyone who might need to support them. There are no easy answers,
but nobody should have to cope alone.
Simple, Safe, and Effective Herbal Remedies for Women For centuries women have turned to herbs to cope with a wide variety of health problems and conditions. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, Herbal Healing for Women explains how to create remedies -- including teas, tinctures, salves, and ointments -- for the common disorders that arise in the different cycles of a woman's life. Covering adolescence, childbearing years, pregnancy and childbirth, and menopause, Rosemary Gladstar teaches how herbs can be used to treat the symptoms of conditions such as acne, PMS, morning sickness, and hot flashes. A complete women's health-care manual, Herbal Healing for Women discusses: * common disorders and the herbs that are effective for treating them; * how to select and store herbs; * preparation of hundreds of herbal remedies; * an alphabetical listing of herbs, including a brief description of the herb, the general medicinal usage, and when necessary, warnings about potential side effects. By explaining the properties of specific herbs and the art of preparation, Rosemary Gladstar demonstrates not only how to achieve healing through herbs but good health as well.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Erin French, owner and chef of
the critically acclaimed The Lost Kitchen, comes a life-affirming
memoir about survival, renewal and the pleasure of bringing joy to
people through food. Erin French grew up barefoot on a farm, fell
in love with food as a teenager working the line at her dad's diner
and found her calling as a professional chef at her tiny restaurant
The Lost Kitchen, tucked into a 19th-century mill-now a
world-renowned dining destination. In Finding Freedom in the Lost
Kitchen, Erin tells her story of multiple rock-bottoms, from
medical student to pregnant teen, of survival as a jobless single
mother, of pills that promised release but delivered addiction, of
a man who seemed to offer salvation but ripped away her very sense
of self. And of her son who became her guiding light as she slowly
rebuilt her personal and culinary life around the solace she found
in food-as a source of comfort, a sense of place, as a way of
creating community and making something of herself, despite
seemingly impossible odds. Set against the backdrop of rural Maine
and its lushly intense, bountiful seasons, Erin French's
rollercoaster memoir reveals struggles that have taken every ounce
of her strength to overcome, and the passion and courage behind the
fairytale success of The Lost Kitchen.
Meer as ’n honderd jaar na die laaste skote in die
Anglo-Boereoorlog geklap het, word genl. Christiaan de Wet steeds
bewonder as onverbiddelike bittereinder, die held wat tot die einde
toe volhard het. Sy jonger broer, Piet, word onthou as die joiner.
In Broedertwis probeer Albert Blake verstaan waarom hulle lynreg in
stryd met mekaar gekom het. Wie was reg? Christiaan, wat ten alle
koste die vryheidstryd wou voer, of Piet, wat ’n einde aan die
smart en lyding van die oorlog wou bring?
'Every time I speak to someone and hear about their experiences, it
leaves me with a sense of running's incredible power to help people
overcome pretty much anything.' Each day, millions of people around
the world put on their trainers and try to deal with their personal
demons and life challenges by going for a run. And, increasingly,
they do it knowing that they are not alone: a growing and often
virtual community is right there running alongside them. We are
all, in some sense, running for our lives. Rachel Ann Cullen's
first book, Running for My Life, described her own marathon journey
through depression, bipolar disorder and body dysmorphia, and her
revelatory discovery that running could transform her physical and
mental wellbeing. After hearing from people who had read about her
experiences, Rachel wanted to tell some stories of other runners
from all around the world - ordinary people living with mental
health struggles, grief, cancer and other unavoidable life events
who have relied on running to get them through their worst days and
to keep going. Running for Our Lives shares moving accounts of hope
and resilience; it demonstrates the power of running to help us all
overcome adversity, and is a lesson for us all in learning not only
how to survive life's challenges, but to thrive.
The first proven plan to reverse Alzheimer's Disease. In The End of
Alzheimer's Dr Dale Bredesen offers real hope to anyone looking to
prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's Disease and the cognitive
decline of dementia. Revealing that AD is not one condition but in
fact three, he outlines 36 metabolic factors, including
micronutrients, hormone levels and sleep, which together can
trigger downsizing in the brain. Dr Bredesen then outlines a
proven, step-by-step protocol to rebalance these factors, which
patients can follow with the help of a healthcare professional
(note: blood tests are required in order to tailor individual
plans). There are also general lifestyle and dietary changes all
readers can adopt to improve cognitive health. - Rewrites the
science of Alzheimer's Disease - Proven step-by-step advice to
follow with your doctor - Offers real hope to patients, carers and
health professionals - The first major breakthrough to stop
Alzheimer's in its tracks Survival rates in many life-threatening
conditions, such as cancer, have been steadily improving for years.
But until now nobody had ever survived Alzheimer's Disease. The
results, however, of Dr Bredesen's protocol are impressive: of the
first ten patients on the protocol, nine displayed significant
improvement within three to six months; since then the protocol has
yielded similar results with hundreds more. Dr Bredesen is also
focusing on training UK healthcare professionals in his protocol
with a further 200 professionals set to receive training this
coming spring.
Van 2006 tot 2011 het dr. Dawie van Velden honderde lesers se
mediese vrae in Huisgenoot beantwoord. Die dokter as vennoot is 'n
versameling van dr. Dawie se reguit, eenvoudige antwoorde.
Beroerte, bloeddruk, aknee en seksuele disfunksie is van die
algemene mediese toestande wat dr. Dawie bespreek, maar seldsame
siektes soos Kawasaki-sindroom en Huntington se siekte word ook in
alledaagse Afrikaans verduidelik. Dr. Dawie van Velden glo dat die
dokter daar is om die publiek te help. Dit is waarom hy jare van sy
tyd gewy het aan mense se navrae aan Huisgenoot oor hulle
gesondheid, hulle lewens en hulle vrese. Met die boek op jou
koffietafel bly een van die gewildste huisdokters in Suid-Afrika
jou gesondheidsvennoot. Dr. Dawie van Velden praktiseer in
Pietersburg en Sabie waarna hy aansluit by die UOVS as Direkteur
van die Studentegesondheidsdiens. In 1984 word hy aangestel as
senior lektor aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch waar hy die
Departement Huisartskunde vestig tot en met sy aftrede in 2003. Hy
ontwikkel ’n belangstelling in sportgeneeskunde en holistiese
gesondheidsorg en is betrokke by navorsing oor die
gesondheidsvoordele van matige wynverbruik en die Mediterreense
dieet.
'A true masterpiece.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'Simply beautiful.'
STEPHEN MOSS 'Quietly courageous.' PATRICK BARKHAM 'Lyrical,
wholehearted and wise.' LEE SCHOFIELD 'A knockout. I loved it.'
MELISSA HARRISON 'Honest, raw and moving.' SOPHIE PAVELLE 'An
extraordinary book by an extraordinary author.' CHRIS JONES 'A book
of wit, wonder and of wisdom.' NICK ACHESON 'Beautiful.' NICOLA
CHESTER - A visit to the rapid where she lost a cherished friend
unexpectedly reignites Amy-Jane Beer’s love of rivers setting her
on a journey of natural, cultural and emotional discovery. On New
Year’s Day 2012, Amy-Jane Beer’s beloved friend Kate set out
with a group of others to kayak the River Rawthey in Cumbria. Kate
never came home, and her death left her devoted family and friends
bereft and unmoored. Returning to visit the Rawthey years later,
Amy realises how much she misses the connection to the natural
world she always felt when on or close to rivers, and so begins a
new phase of exploration. The Flow is a book about water, and, like
water, it meanders, cascades and percolates through many lives,
landscapes and stories. From West Country torrents to Levels and
Fens, rocky Welsh canyons, the salmon highways of Scotland and the
chalk rivers of the Yorkshire Wolds, Amy-Jane follows springs,
streams and rivers to explore tributary themes of wildness and
wonder, loss and healing, mythology and history, cyclicity and
transformation. Threading together places and voices from across
Britain, The Flow is a profound, immersive exploration of our
personal and ecological place in nature.
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