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From New York Times bestselling author of The French Photographer
'A glamorous, transporting read' Woman's Weekly . . . IN 1920s NEW
YORK, EVERYONE IS CHASING A DREAM . . . The Roaring 20s - a time
for glamour, frivolity and freedom for women. But for Evie
Lockhart, a small-town girl who is determined to become one of the
first female doctors, it means turning her back on her family and
the only life she's ever known. In a desperate attempt to support
herself through Columbia University's medical school, Evie
auditions for the infamous late-night Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway.
But if she gets the part, what will it mean for her new
relationship with Upper East Side banker Thomas Whitman - a man
Evie thinks she could fall for, if only she lived a less scandalous
life . . . Captivating and inspirational, A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald
is a love story starring a woman ahead of her time, set against the
backdrop of Jazz Age New York. Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley
and Kate Furnivall. 'If you're mad about the roaring twenties and
all things Gatsby, this romance will have you enchanted' WOMAN'S
DAY PRAISE FOR NATASHA LESTER: 'A fantastically engrossing story. I
love it' KELLY RIMMER 'Intrigue, heartbreak... I cannot tell you
how much I loved this book' RACHEL BURTON 'A gorgeously rich and
romantic novel' KATE FORSYTH 'If you enjoy historical fiction (and
even if you don't) you will love this book' SALLY HEPWORTH 'Utterly
compelling' GOOD READING
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Award-winning writer Sue Hubbard delivers a poignant story of
transformation, conjuring the rugged beauty of County Kerry's
coastline. Newly widowed, Martha Cassidy has returned to a remote
cottage in a virtually abandoned village on the west coast of
Ireland for reasons even she is uncertain of. Looking out from her
window towards the dramatic rise of the Skelligs across the water,
she reflects on the loss of Brendan, her husband and charming
curator, his death stirring unresolved heartache from years gone
by. Alone on the windswept headland, surrounded by miles of cold
sea, the past closes in. As the days unfold, Martha searches for a
way forward beyond grief, but finds herself drawn into a standoff
between the entrepreneur Eugene Riordan and local hill farmer Paddy
O'Connell. While the tension between them builds to a crisis that
leaves Paddy in hospital, Martha encounters Colm, a talented but
much younger musician and poet. Caught between its history and its
future, the Celtic Tiger reels with change, and Martha faces
redemptive choices that will change her life forever.
Headache in women is truly a major health issue. Every year, over
22 million women in the United States suffer from migraine
headache, often debilitating attacks that can leave the sufferer
bedridden and that, in many cases, can undermine both one's career
and even one's marriage. The Woman's Guide to Managing Migraine is
a concise and practical handbook that gives female headache
sufferers all the tools they need to work with their healthcare
providers to properly diagnose types of headache and develop the
best possible treatment plans. A headache specialist, family
practice physician, and fellow migraine sufferer, Dr. Susan
Hutchinson introduces the reader to seven women with different
lives--ranging from a nineteen-year-old college student, to a
twenty-nine-year-old attorney, to a fifty-five-year- old mother of
three grown children--different women with the common thread of
suffering from disabling monthly migraines. As these women's lives
unfold throughout the book, the reader gains insight into their own
headache experience. Readers will learn about hormonal therapy,
preventive strategies, and treatment options, ranging from the most
promising new drugs to the most effective complementary and
alternative therapies. Dr. Hutchinson answers common questions,
such as how to plan for pregnancy and how to manage family and work
life while coping with ongoing migraine attacks. She shows you how
to carefully maintain your body and brain to minimize disruptions
that can trigger a migraine, how to keep a migraine diary, how to
find a headache-focused provider in your area, and how to make the
most out of a visit to your doctor. The book includes a "headache
quiz" that will determine if you are having true migraines. The
time in a woman's life when migraine is most common--her twenties
through her early fifties--represents her peak earning- power and
child-raising years. The Woman's Guide to Managing Migraine will
empower women to take charg
More than a survivor, thriver Niki Hardy offers this book of
bite-sized devotions, Scripture verses, and prayers to help women
cope with the fear, anxiety, and uncertainty that comes with
cancer. Niki Hardy had already lost her mom and sister to cancer
when she received her own diagnosis of rectal cancer. She decided
early on that she wasn't going to put life on hold simply because
the dreaded C-word had become part of her personal lexicon, and she
doesn't want you to miss out on anything God has for you, either.
With wisdom, insight, empathy, and yes, a little humor, Niki helps
you transform fear into faith and navigate the ups and downs of
your cancer journey. You can experience God's peace and provision
during this challenging time.
The Power Source shows how and why our pelvic floor is so important
from a variety of different perspectives, ranging from purely
physical body mechanics to how it impacts our nervous system to how
it is the seat of all life force energy. Located at our root, all
energy and strength flow up from the pelvic floor. Our pelvic floor
determines how strong our core is, how we handle stress, and how
much energy reaches the rest of our body. In other words, without
addressing the health of our pelvic floor, we are all missing out
on a powerful key component of our overall physical, emotional, and
spiritual health. The Power Source offers a deep understanding of
how to cultivate this strength in their bodies and in their lives
by following a holistic, multi-sensory program that works from the
pelvic floor up. Roxburgh demonstrates how it relates to the other
areas of our body (or, as she calls them, "containers"), both
physically and energetically. And, most importantly, she shares a
program for how readers can align their bodies and their lives by
adopting an entirely new and more powerful definition of
"strength."
Smart, short techniques throughout the day can form a healthier
perspective 'Truly empowering - a book for everyone. It will help
you figure out life.'Fearne Cotton All the benefits of therapy - 10
minutes at a time Let Owen O'Kane, psychotherapist, former NHS
Clinical Lead and Sunday Times bestselling author of TEN TO ZEN,
show you how anyone can use simple, understandable techniques to
unlock better mental health. Modern life is a minefield for stress.
Whether it's juggling work, relationships or money, we often
struggle to make time for ourselves and can find ourselves stuck in
a rut with bad habits or worries. In HOW TO BE YOUR OWN THERAPIST,
Owen O'Kane reveals how smart, short techniques throughout the day
can form healthier perspectives and let you ditch harmful thought
patterns. Using the latest evidence-based tools and techniques from
across a range of therapies including CBT, mindfulness and
interpersonal therapy, Owen provides empowering solutions to
managing what keeps you stuck so you can move forward. Teaching you
the key fundamentals of therapy and how to apply these to your own
life, alongside targeted tasks that take just 10 minutes a day,
this is the practical therapy book for anyone who wants to get the
best from their life and to manage better in tough times. 'Owen is
bringing much needed therapy to all of us. He brings down the
stigma attached to being vulnerable and is making talking about
mental health approachable for everyone. His book is brilliant and
I highly recommend.' Dr Rupy Aujla, MBBS, BSc, MRCGP The Doctor's
Kitchen 'Anyone looking to understand how therapy can help them
help themselves, should look no further than Owen's humorous and
empowering book.' Benedict Cumberbatch
On the precipice of starting her adult life, aged eighteen, Sophie,
a rebellious and incorrigible wild child, crashed her car and was
instantly paralysed from the chest down. Rushed to hospital,
everything she had dreamed for her life was instantly forgotten and
her journey to rediscover herself and build a different life began.
But being told she would never walk again would come to be the
least of her concerns. Over the next eighteen years, as she strived
to come to terms with the change in her body, her relationships
were put to the test; she has had to learn to cope with the many
unexpected and unpredictable setbacks of living with paralysis; she
has had to overcome her own and other people's perceptions of
disability and explore the limits of her abilities, all whilst
searching for love, acceptance, meaning, identity, and purpose.
Driving Forwards is a remarkable and powerful memoir, detailing
Sophie's life-changing injury, her recovery, and her life since.
Strikingly honest, her story is unusual and yet relatable,
inspiring us to see how adversity can be channelled into
opportunity and how ongoing resilience can ultimately lead to
empowerment.
DK brings you an all-encompassing trimester-by-trimester wellness
guide for your pregnancy. Becoming pregnant is a beautiful moment
in any person's life, but we understand that it can be challenging
to keep your body nurtured and supported throughout this journey.
Don't worry, DK has got you covered! Introducing 'Mindful
Pregnancy' - a practical and inspiring step-by-step photographic
guide to keep you and your baby happy and healthy during your
pregnancy journey. If you're a yoga-loving, mindful mum-to-be
looking for sound advice on how to enjoy a natural, stress-free
pregnancy, then this is the book for you! Inside the pages of this
in-depth natural birth book you'll discover: -In-depth guide to
pregnancy wellness organized trimester by trimester, including top
tips and advice on various themes to match your stage of pregnancy
and the development of your baby. -Clear, concise and easy to
follow techniques which are presented step-by-step, grounded in
their scientific benefits Discover all that this prenatal health
book has to offer. Packed with up-to-date research alongside safe,
strengthening and supportive sequences to guide you through your
pregnancy journey, this is a must-have volume for expectant mothers
keen to stay fit and supported throughout pregnancy, women who want
to explore the benefits of doing yoga with their babies, or even
mums-to-be experiencing any one of the common ailments of
pregnancy, such as backache and are looking to remedy them
naturally. In fact, recent studies suggest there are great health
benefits to practicing yoga during pregnancy, including reducing
anxiety and stress in mothers, as well as a reduction in the pain
of labour. This mindful maternity book offers safe yoga,
meditation, natural remedies and nutritional and hypnobirthing
advice that are specifically tailored to each stage of pregnancy.
This inspiring guide offers encouraging and practical advice that
will help you understand your body, embrace change and fully
prepare you for becoming a mum. The ideal gift for yoga-loving
mindful mums to be, this guide is jam-packed with top tips and
techniques for a mindful and stress-free pregnancy and natural
birth. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So with Mindful
Pregnancy by your side, we assure you will feel safe and supported
during this special time in your life, as you count down the days
to your new arrival!
A comprehensive guide to health and hope for those living with
endometriosis, with tools and strategies to help manage pain and
symptoms through diet, movement, and stress management practices.
'I'm so thrilled to have a book that's dedicated to endometriosis
to recommend to my clients, thank you Jess for writing the guide to
endo that we've all been waiting for!' Maisie Hill, author of
Period Power and Perimenopause Power 'Jessica has created a
fantastic resource for people with endometriosis everywhere, backed
up by research, personal experience, and true compassion.' Dr. Rupy
Aujla, author of Eat To Beat Illness and The Doctor's Kitchen 'This
comforting, instructive, inclusive, honest, and relatable guide
will bring hope to many sufferers that a good life with endo isn't
just possible for the lucky ones, but accessible for all.' Jody
Day, psychotherapist, founder of Gateway Women. author of Living
the Life Unexpected: How to Find Hope, Meaning and a Fulfilling
Future Without Children Endometriosis isn't just about having
"painful periods." It can be a complex, debilitating, and
all-encompassing condition that impacts one's mental health,
relationships, and career. Endo affects 1 in 10 women and girls
across the globe, but even after receiving a diagnosis, many are
still left in the dark about their condition. In Know Your Endo,
Jessica Murnane breaks through the misinformation and gives
essential guidance, encouragement, and practical lifestyle tools to
help those living with endo have more control and feel better in
their bodies. In this empowering and heartfelt guide, Jessica, who
suffers from endo herself, shares a progressive five-week plan
focused on learning a new management tool each week. Including
sections on diet (with recipes!), movement, products, and
personal-care rituals, Know Your Endo eases readers into a new
lifestyle and arms them with the information needed to truly
understand their condition. Insights and help from endometriosis
doctors and experts are woven throughout, as well as first-person
accounts of how endo can impact every aspect of your life. Finally,
there's a resource for all people suffering in silence from this
chronic condition offering what they need most: hope.
#1 Irish bestseller * Digestive problems * Bloating * Diarrhoea *
Constipation * Pain Do you identify with these symptoms? Does your
digestive system feel like your enemy? Is your unpredictable gut a
source of embarrassment or fear, or is it holding you back? If
you're a woman who's answered 'yes' to any of the above, you're not
alone. More than two-thirds of people with IBS are female; other
gut problems are also more common in women. And your needs are very
specific. YOU NEED: Clear, accessible information about and insight
into what female hormones can do to gut health YOU NEED: Expert
guidance from a consultant gastroenterologist and a clinical
dietitian and nutritionist YOU NEED: Stepped, manageable strategies
to take control of your troublesome gut YOU NEED: A diet plan that
focuses on your specific requirements, which is flexible,
achieveable and sustainable YOU NEED: Easy-to-follow recipes that
are gut-friendly, delicious and restore your digestive health YOU
NEED THIS BOOK! Professor Barbara Ryan and Elaine McGowan, RD, are
The Gut Experts (@thegutexperts and www.thegutexperts.com) and have
treated over 60,000 patients with every kind of digestive condition
and nutritional requirement. They are bringing their expertise and
insights to you in this easy-to-digest book.
Female, Fit and FiftyExercise is not optional: You don't have to
run a marathon to be fit and healthy or suffer through a triathlon
that includes a half-mile swim in the ocean. But you do need an
exercise habit. Especially as we age, exercise is not optional. Yet
unless we had been athletes as kids or young adults, and few of us
were, we do not know how to find our edge. Learning how to carve
out time to meet our fitness needs or to push ourselves physically
and mentally is one of the greatest challenges to aging well.
Finding the inspiration to exercise: Inspired by her highly popular
blog "Be the Dog", Carolee Belkin Walker's Getting My Bounce Back
is a relatable story of what it's like to be a successful
professional woman encountering all things fitness for the first
time. Even if readers have never put on a pair of running shoes or
tried again and again to get a fitness habit, they'll relate to the
highs and lows of Walker's journey to the back of the pack and
ultimately stumbling on a path to resilience and well-being.
Happier more confident woman: You could fit two of Walker inside
what her body looked like in February 2014. But it is the powerful
sense of confidence and resilience that's had the greatest impact
on Walker and inspires others. This book is about Walker digging
in, discovering who she is, and seeing how far she can push herself
to be strong, fit, healthy, and most important, resilient. Her
writing is full of humorous situations as she decides to be an
active participant in life and not take the setbacks, or herself,
too seriously. Benefits of reading Getting My Bounce Back: Learn
how to make time for exercise Get inspired to get fit Learn how you
can be more confident and happier
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER Discover the revolutionary
science behind the pioneering weight-loss programme that gets
life-changing results 'At last! A weight loss plan ANYONE can stick
to. Revolutionary' YOU MAGAZINE 'This book is fantastic. It is
evidence based and contains information from a real expert.
Everyone interested in health and nutrition should read it!' Dr
Louise Newson, leading menopause specialist 'Finally! A diet book
that is about so much more... a true wellness tool for anybody
looking to improve their physical and mental health' Lauren Mishcon
& Nicole Goodman, Self Care Club podcast 'There is so much to
love about The Full Diet. It's empowering, evidence-based and
kind... I will be recommending to any of my patients who I think
might benefit' Dr Chris van Tulleken, doctor, author and TV
presenter THE NEW SCIENCE OF LOSING WEIGHT AND FEELING GOOD
__________ Do you want to lose weight and keep it off for good? The
Full Diet is a pioneering weight-loss programme based on
cutting-edge science. However much weight you want to lose - from a
few pounds to several stone - this diet is clinically proven to
work and to keep the weight off. In this book, Imperial College and
NHS weight-loss expert Dr Saira Hameed explains how you can: -
Choose delicious food that fills you up for longer - Switch your
body to fat-burning mode - Eat without counting calories ever again
- Develop a positive, relaxed attitude to food - Feel fitter,
healthier and happier Based on the latest science, this
revolutionary programme includes delicious recipes, shopping list
ideas and easy-to-follow tips and advice. The Full Diet is your
complete guide to sustainable weight loss. Follow the science to
eat well, lose weight and transform your health for good.
This book outlines symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, and shows
you how to fix them. What is pelvic organ prolapse - which 50% of
women will experience - and can it be prevented? Urinary
incontinence is treatable with physio. Women on average suffer
symptoms for 7 years before going to a healthcare professional
which has a huge effect on mental health. Pelvic floor issues are
often only talked about in relation to pregnancy and childbirth.
This is not just a "mum issue": high impact exercise (running,
HIIT, CrossFit) affect the pelvic floor. Young athletes/gymnasts
who have never had children are highly likely to suffer from
incontinence. Women should not accept dysfunction as a "normal part
of being a woman", but instead need to prioritize their pelvic
floor health - this book shows that it is never too early and,
crucially, never too late to do so.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) takes account of the
relationship between mind, body and emotions. This text takes a
common-sense approach to women's health based on Chinese medicine.
The author outlines the principles of her practice and their
applications for women's health, dealing with issues such as
stress, diet and lifestyle.;Chapters include information on
menstruation, infertility, pregnancy and menopause, on migraine,
colds, obesity, depression and other conditions. Traditional
Chinese Medical terminology is explained.
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Infertility is a significant health issue and one that has received
increasing media attention in the UK and elsewhere in recent years.
For affected couples, it is the cause of substantial distress and
feelings of isolation that can lead to associated anxiety and
depression. This is compounded by a perceived lack of support from
health services as well as a lack of available information
regarding its management. This book provides current information
and practical advice on the underlying causes, diagnosis and
management of infertility in a clear and concise style that is
accessible to patients. The book covers all aspects of infertility
from investigation, treatment, successful pregnancy and coping with
childlessness. The text is written in a plain-spoken style that is
easy to read and absorb, with liberal use of bullet points,
diagrams, graphs, photographs, tables and other illustrations. Case
studies and patient perspectives are included throughout the text
to bring key concepts to life.
With the right tools, you can change your experience of menopause.
In this supportive book, and its ten relaxing audio downloads,
mindful hypnotherapist Sophie Fletcher equips you with powerful
skills to manage the challenges of perimenopause and menopause.
Drawing on years of experience helping women at times of
transition, Sophie will show you: Effective ways to harness the
mind, body and hormone connection Visualisations, affirmations and
mindfulness exercises to reduce anxiety and stress Techniques to
ease insomnia, weight gain and hot flushes Mindful Menopause will
ensure you feel empowered, in control and ready to embrace this
liberating time of life.
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