Time and time again the arts have been called on to provide respite and relief from fear, anxiety, and pain in clinical medicinal practices. As such, it is vital to explore how the use of the arts for emotional and mental healing can take place outside of the clinical realm. Healing Through the Arts for Non-Clinical Practitioners is an essential reference source that examines and describes arts-based interventions and experiences that support the healing process outside of the medical field. Featuring research on topics such as arts-based interventions and the use of writing, theatre, and embroidery as methods of healing, this book is ideally designed for academicians, non-clinical practitioners, educators, artists, and rehabilitation professionals.

The dearly loved and desperately wanted only child of a small-church pastor and his wife, Noah Holden has always known the value of a single soul. Growing up under the stained-glass windows, with a guitar in his hands, seems both a joy and a glimpse of Heaven. He decided at age six that he would become a missionary. His dad started looking for a good seminary. His mom was always telling stories about her childhood in Burundi, so he thought he'd like to go to Africa. When he was eight, he decided to be a doctor, too. By high school, he's making every decision with Djibouti in mind. One of his best friends helps him research pre-med programs. The other teaches him French and Somali. Everyone in his life and every song in his heart affirms his call from God. And then, one night when Noah is sixteen, the music stops. *Cadence is the second book in the Comfort series.

Since moving to the city, Jessi Alley has had a lot to worry about. Keeping the electricity on. Keeping track of her brothers and sisters. Keeping on top of everybody's homework. Keeping her bruises hidden. Keeping her father's secrets. Getting pregnant never occurred to her. And now she has a terrible choice to make. Letting her baby die, whether at her father's hands or a doctor's, isn't an option. Sacrificing her little sister's innocence to preserve its life isn't, either. In a moment of brokenness and desperation, Jessi tells her best friend. Noah's solution is devastatingly perfect. It will keep her safe. Keep Kelly pure. Keep the baby alive. But it will destroy his reputation and deny him Africa. And, at any time, it could be unraveled.