'Groundbreaking' Tara Brach Depression. Anxiety. Chronic pain. Phobias. Obsessive thoughts. The evidence is compelling: the root of these difficulties may reside in the traumas of our parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents. The latest research affirms that traumatic experience is passed on to future generations and that this emotional inheritance, hidden in everything from our gene expression to everyday language, plays a greater role in our health than ever previously understood. Building on the work of leading experts in neuroscience and posttraumatic stress, Mark Wolynn has developed a pioneering approach to identifying and breaking these inherited family patterns. Having worked with individuals and groups on a therapeutic level for more than twenty years, It Didn't Start With You is his accessible, pragmatic and transformative guide to a method that has helped thousands of people reclaim their lives.

The Magic of Knowing What You Want, A Practical Guide to Unearthing the Wisdom of Your Desires

Thriving as the person you were made to be requires honest examination of your deepest desires. This combination of thoughtful questions, interactive exercises, and expert advice will guide you to the root of what you want and help you experience a more aligned and expansive life.

What do you really want? It's an uncomplicated question until you try to answer it meaningfully. Whether prompted by transition, disruption, or curiosity about how to live more aligned with your values, we've all been there, feeling frozen, stuck, or lost in the fog of competing, half-baked desires, unsure how to move forward.

In The Magic of Knowing What You Want, leadership coach Tracey Gee walks you through a proven framework of identifying, clarifying, and embodying your desires. With interactive exercises, relatable case studies, and thoughtful questions, Gee helps you discover what you really want, teaches you how to turn those desires into action, and shows you that an abundant, thrilling life is closer than you think.

This incredibly practical and inspiring book is your essential guide on the road to the fully aligned, fully thriving life you were made to live.

Award Winner in the Self-Help: Journals & Quotes category of the 2013 International Book Awards.

Award Finalist in the Self-Help: Journals & Quotes category of The USA "Best Books 2011" Awards, sponsored by USA Book News.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy. They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. William Arthur Ward

The Little Book of Gratitude Quotes shares appreciation for the people, places, and events that shape and enrich our lives. Here is joy. Here is kindness. Here is inspiration to be inspired and to keep inspiring others. Give thanks. Give it freely.
An uplifting collection of 365 quotes, this book encourages kindness, thankfulness, and being appreciative for what life offers. Thematically arranged in twelve sections that include "Compassion," "Forgiveness," "Kindness," "Success," and "Wisdom" the book includes a gratitude checklist and lots of food for thought.
The book shares unforgettable quotes from more than 100 authors including Emily Dickinson, Albert Einstein, Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Keats, Eleanor Roosevelt, and William Shakespeare. This is an accessible book that readers will pick up again and again to help find the right words for inspiration.
Timeless, classic, and filled with grace, The Little Book of Gratitude Quotes is the perfect exchange of thanksgiving and praise. An accoutrement to both giving and receiving thanks, this charming tutorial is organized to show appreciation every day, year in and year out, to those who make a difference in our lives--and it celebrates our willingness to spread kind words. These quotes have stood the test of time and each can be used for inspiration, motivation, or encouragement.

What does Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition have in common with the chicken that crossed the road? Or James Baldwin's campaign for civil rights with the development of AI? Or even Crossrail and George Bush's 'mission accomplished'?

The Bright Side makes a vital and transformative new argument: that optimism is not only the natural state of humanity, but an essential one. Without optimism we would never have survived the unpredictable - and often hostile - world we evolved into. Yet optimism is not reserved for times of extremity. Its benefits manifest throughout our everyday lives: our relationships, careers, bodies and minds. And it will play a critical role in overcoming the challenges of the twenty-first century.

In this book, astrophysicist-turned-journalist Sumit-Paul Choudhury offers practical suggestions on what it really takes to be an optimist today and, in doing so, provides a powerful manifesto for hope and a much-needed new perspective on our prospects. He shows how, by embracing action, imagination and possibility, we can find a path to the bright side, even - perhaps especially - when the future seems dark.

Both realistic and revolutionary, The Bright Side is a guidebook for troubled times that will make you re-evaluate your habits and outlook.