Karen Casey looks at stories of people who grew up in dysfunctional families and the good stuff that can come from the experience.

The Book of Spiritual Meditations that Pioneered the Women’s Recovery Movement "Karen Casey tells truth and tells it well."—Marianne Williamson #1 New Release in Spiritual Meditations First published in 1982, Karen Casey’s signature and genre-defining work, Each Day a New Beginning, broke ground as the first daily meditation book for women in alcoholism recovery. Forty years later, over four million copies have been sold and people around the globe continue to turn to this renowned classic for morning motivation, afternoon escape, and night-time reflection. Engage with effective healing meditation practices. Karen Casey offers invaluable wisdom with every page, encouraging women in recovery to learn the art of compassion, acceptance, creativity and more. Spiritual meditation exercises are peppered throughout the book, allowing you to heal with each coming day.  Recognize the importance of community in recovery. Recovery is not linear and absolute, but meandering and ambiguous. From personal experience, Karen Casey knows this to be true. In Each Day A New Beginning, inhabit a collective space for women in recovery for spiritual meditation, reflection, learning, and connection.  Gain wisdom from exceptional female role models. Each day, enjoy an inspirational quote from extraordinary women, ranging from Anne Morrow Lindbergh to Dorothy Bryant to Evelyn Mandel. Meditation practices follow each quote, allowing you to supplement your healing experience with mindfulness exercises.  Each Day a New Beginning is the perfect gift for women during any stage of their recovery journey. It is designed to help you:  Gain deeper insight into the recovery process Celebrate your personal strength and dedication towards recovery  Practice mindfulness through daily meditation exercises  If spiritual meditation and daily affirmation books like Meditations on Self-Love, Badass Affirmations, or Practicing Mindfulness inspired you, you’ll love Each Day a New Beginning.

Meditations and Reflections to Help End Codependence "In 200 short, straightforward daily lessons illustrating the many forms that detachment can take in one's life. Casey's latest is an easy reference guide for those seeking recovery or peace."-Publishers Weekly #1 New Release in Personality Disorders and Twelve-Step Programs Do you ever feel like you might be giving other people too much power over your mood? Do you find yourself feeling immobilized by expectations and demands? The cure for facing codependence, says Karen Casey, is detachment. Control your life by letting go. When we remove codependent behavior from our lives, we discover a life of balance and freedom. Whether you find yourself tempted to become enmeshed in other people's problems or rushing to their rescue, Casey reminds us to stop controlling behavior-that we cannot control anyone or anything beyond ourselves. What is codependency and detachment? Inside, you'll find gems of insight for every stage of your codependence recovery journey. Through 200 recovery meditations and reflections, Casey explores how to set boundaries, control emotions, face attachment issues in adults, and more. Inspirational and easy to read, Let Go Now guides us away from taking care of others, and toward taking care of ourselves. If you're looking for a codependent book or an attachment book-like Melody Beattie books, The Power of Letting Go Codependent No More, or The Language of Letting Go book-you'll love Let Go Now.

Cultivate Inner Peace Through Positive Affirmations and Spiritual Meditation "52 Ways to Live the Course in Miracles is a compact rendition of how to live with love and forgiveness at the center of our lives." Allyson Gracie, Retailing Insight #1 Best Seller in Spiritualism Find the path to inner peace through a weekly guide of spiritual meditations and positive affirmations. Use Karen Casey's 52 positive affirmations and meditations to find inner peace. We all face struggles that can leave us feeling broken and hopeless. But peace and healing are always available to us if we are open to them. Karen Casey is a beloved author who has helped millions onto the road to recovery with her inspirational self-help and meditation writings. In this inspirational book, Karen takes readers on a journey towards peaceful living by sharing how she has found serenity in her own life. Karen teaches readers that the goal is not perfection, but rather progress towards creating a life of love and peace. Cultivate a simpler, slower, more love-filled life. When Karen Casey was struggling with addiction, she found life-changing inspiration in Helen Schucman's book, A Course in Miracles. In 52 Ways to Live the Course in Miracles, she shares the ideas she discovered in Helen Schucman's book and the spirituality that we can all bring to our own lives. Find inside: Meditations and affirmations that lead to a simpler, slower life Insights into Helen Schucman's A Course in Miracles Stories of the author's own struggles and triumphs on her path to healing If you enjoyed reading other books like Practicing Mindfulness, The Untethered Soul Guided Journal, or A Year of Mindfulness, then you'll love 52 Ways to Live the Course in Miracles.

Personal Growth Comes with Changing Your MindLetting go of codependent relationships, finding inner peace, and changing your life starts with intentional daily practices. Bestselling author Karen Casey has sold over 3 million books that draw upon meditations, motivations, and religion, providing inspiration and support to tens of thousands of her fans worldwide. Among her most influential books are 52 Ways to Live the Course in Miracles and Let Go Now. Find inner peace for personal growth. If you've felt blocked by old behavior patterns, read It's Up to You which offers 12 principles for changing your life by changing your thinking. As you apply these simple yet powerful principles, you'll find it easier to embrace positive thoughts. All change is incremental. Apply the principles in this book one day at a time, one week at a time, to produce a healthy positive mental attitude. Karen Casey has crafted principles to teach you how meditation, paying attention, and making choices for real life change is in your hands. With daily readings and meditations, this book teaches you how to: Be more positive and find your purpose in life Let go of codependency, judgments, and change your life Surrender and give up control of the uncontrollable If you're looking for inspirational books, mindful gifts, quotes about thinking positive, or mindfulness books for adults-or enjoyed books like A Year of Positive Thinking or 5-Minute Daily Meditations-then you'll love It's Up to You.

The Book of Spiritual Meditations that Pioneered the Women’s Recovery Movement "Karen Casey tells truth and tells it well."—Marianne Williamson #1 New Release in Spiritual Meditations First published in 1982, Karen Casey’s signature and genre-defining work, Each Day a New Beginning, broke ground as the first daily meditation book for women in alcoholism recovery. Forty years later, over four million copies have been sold and people around the globe continue to turn to this renowned classic for morning motivation, afternoon escape, and night-time reflection. Engage with effective healing meditation practices. Karen Casey offers invaluable wisdom with every page, encouraging women in recovery to learn the art of compassion, acceptance, creativity and more. Spiritual meditation exercises are peppered throughout the book, allowing you to heal with each coming day.  Recognize the importance of community in recovery. Recovery is not linear and absolute, but meandering and ambiguous. From personal experience, Karen Casey knows this to be true. In Each Day A New Beginning, inhabit a collective space for women in recovery for spiritual meditation, reflection, learning, and connection.  Gain wisdom from exceptional female role models. Each day, enjoy an inspirational quote from extraordinary women, ranging from Anne Morrow Lindbergh to Dorothy Bryant to Evelyn Mandel. Meditation practices follow each quote, allowing you to supplement your healing experience with mindfulness exercises.  Each Day a New Beginning is the perfect gift for women during any stage of their recovery journey. It is designed to help you:  Gain deeper insight into the recovery process Celebrate your personal strength and dedication towards recovery  Practice mindfulness through daily meditation exercises  If spiritual meditation and daily affirmation books like Meditations on Self-Love, Badass Affirmations, or Practicing Mindfulness inspired you, you’ll love Each Day a New Beginning.

The books in the Hazelden Meditation Series have guided millions as they search for the wisdom and understanding they need to live one day at a time. Originally developed for people recovering from alcoholism and other addictions, these books will also appeal to anyone interested in personal and spiritual growth.

"In God's Care "guides readers in understanding and strengthening their connection with a Higher Power, however they choose to define that presence. With the inspiration and support unique to Hazelden meditation books, "In God's Care "offers encouragement and guidance for "practicing the presence of God" in daily life.

This wise little book of 150 meditations is like a breast cancer support group. It is exactly what a woman recuperating in her hospital bed or during any of the other milestones of treatment and recovery might need--the advice and wisdom of other women who have preceded her in confronting breast cancer.

Gathered here are moving reflections, anecdotes, and practical information for women concerned with or diagnosed with this disease. Built upon the experiences of women of all ages-women who have undergone all types of breast surgery and treatments from lumpectomy and mastectomy to radiation and chemotherapy; women who are single, married, divorced, widowed, straight, gay-the reflections touch upon topics as universal as fear and grief and as intimate as sex.

The meditations help women:
discover healing insights and supportexplore options for defining a "new normal"commit to living each and every moment, fully and fearlessly

Every three minutes a woman in America is diagnosed with breast cancer. Shocking but true. And "The Language of Healing" is a place for all those women to find comfort and strength, day by day, and a reminder that breast cancer patients - at any stage of the disease or of their recovery - are not alone.

Find Boundaries and Peace from Codependent Behaviors"This book is bound to become a codependence classic. It should be required reading for all who seek to create healthy, balanced relationships." -Claudia Black, PhD. Free yourself from codependency and reclaim your sanity, peace, and inner strength with this codependency book by Karen Casey, the bestselling author of Each Day a New Beginning. Learn how to value your own opinion over those of others. Codependency books are perfect for those of us who live as if what other people think matters more than what we think. This thinking leads to constantly trying to please or even to change others. Codependent behaviors can have negative effects on us and those around us, even leading to a dysfunctional family. It can be difficult to say no to those we love. A codependency book on improving your life through boundaries and peace. Karen Casey, bestselling author of Let Go Now and Each Day a New Beginning, has had her own experience with codependent behavior, and she is here to share what she has learned along the way. Through her own stories and the stories of those she has met through Al Anon meetings and elsewhere, she shows you how to detach from unhealthy codependency, create more positive relationships and, ultimately, lead a less stressful life. Inside, you'll learn how to: Recognize and acknowledge your own attachments and codependency Set boundaries, find peace, and engage in healthy detachment Nurture positive relationships with the people in your life-both new and old If you liked codependency books such as The Language of Letting Go, Facing Codependence, or The Codependency Recovery Plan, you'll love Codependence and the Power of Detachment.

Each Day a New Beginning became a cornerstone of comfort and inspiration for women everywhere as they began their recovery process, selling more than two-and-a-half million copies since its publication. A Woman's Spirit continues this tradition with a collection of wise, compassionate daily meditations for any woman now living sober and seeking spiritual fulfillment. With quotes and mediations reflecting the strength and confidence that can come from years of living the program, A Woman's Spirit includes sections on challenges, faith, responsibility, expectations, changes, and purpose-issues at the heart of a recovering woman's journey.

These direct and affirming meditations offer daily access to strength, serenity, and insight in our relationships with chemically dependent people.

Written with a broad-based spirituality and straight-forward style by the author of the classic "Each Day a New Beginning, " these reflections gently guide friends and family working programs like Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, and Coc-Anon to a better sense of themselves, Twelve Step principles, and what it means to joyfully live a life of one's own.

After the first joys of early retirement, author Karen Casey quickly experienced a minor identity crisis. The process of redefining herself in the absence of a career was made easier after interviewing other older adults with similar experiences. Casey's interviews included men and women from a wide range of ages (58-92) and from various parts of the country. Their stories were as varied as their personalities. However, Casey discovered one common element. They had each discovered an activity that gave their lives real meaning and tied them to the larger human community. Keepers of the Wisdom, a daily meditation guide for older adults, captures the words of the aging themselves. Casey, in her classic style, comments upon those insights with her own wisdom and sensitivity, providing affirmations that can become a part of one's daily living. Underlying each of the meditations is a deep sense of a spiritual center gained through experience and acceptance. Keepers of the Wisdom provides a spiritual center gained through experience and acceptance. These meditations are a portrait of active and fulfilling lives that give great purpose to themselves and to others.

Daily Inspirational Quotes to Help You Find True Peace "An important reminder of the simple truths which can bring us to a peaceful mind and heart."-Becca Anderson, author of Prayers For Calm #1 New Release in Eastern Philosophy, Taoism Everyone deserves a peaceful journey, regardless of age or gender, religious affiliation, or political preference. With more than 3.5 million copies sold, this beautifully curated collection of daily motivational quotes about life seeks to influence the way you live the next 24 hours. The result of more peaceful days? A more peaceful planet. Peace is always possible, even in the midst of a storm. By sharing a meditation for each day of the year, author Karen Casey speaks to the common experience, shared struggles, and unique strengths of those who seek support and spiritual growth in recovery. Featuring daily inspirational quotes about finding peace and honoring love, this positive thinking book offers the perfect touchstone at this crucial time in history-a time when millions are seeking quiet moments and mindful meditation. Today can open the door to a new way of living. Love can be a powerful influence in our lives. It's the total absence of judgment. It's pure acceptance. It is the inner voice reminding us that all is well and God is present, right here and right now. The overwhelming peace we feel is all the evidence we need of God's constancy. The expression of love quiets our minds and we are flooded with inner peace. How much gentler our lives would be if we dispensed with all expressions but love. But we don't live in a world that truly values peace. What if we can turn away from constant judgment and offer love instead, in every situation? If you're looking for inspirational books, mindful gifts, quotes about thinking positive, or mindfulness books for adults-or enjoyed books like A Year of Positive Thinking and 5-Minute Daily Meditations-then you'll love Each Day a Renewed Beginning.

Rediscover the simple truths that make a relationship thrive with familiar and revealing insights from best-selling author Karen Casey. Tending our relationships is our highest calling as human beings, says Karen Casey. All of our relationships "with loved ones, coworkers, neighbors, and even strangers" provide opportunities for us to not only enrich our lives but also to create a more nurturing world. Drawing from her own life experiences and lessons learned the hard way, Casey offers wise counsel about what helps and what hinders relationships. Her insights are at once familiar and revealing, reminding us of simple truths we inherently know but need to rediscover for ourselves again and again. Key features and benefitsCasey's books are known by millions interested in personal growtheach essay explores one simple relationship ruleideal for anyone interested in strengthening relationshipsAbout the author- Millions of people around the world spend a little time with Karen Casey every day. She is the best-selling author of numerous self-help and recovery books, including the classic Each Day a New Beginning. Karen enjoys golf and riding her Harley-Davidson with her husband. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Naples, Florida.

The story, which takes places in 1930s America, is about the blurred line between right and wrong and what happens when all the good people look the other way. Mike LeMay, a cynical Federal Writer's Project interviewer arrives in a small Texas community a few days before the town eccentric, Effie Beck, is reported missing. He learns over the course of the story that the enigmatic, elderly Effie Beck has moved through the lives of the town's populace "like brown smoke." What happened to Effie that she'd just walk out of her house and disappear? And what secrets did she take with her?

The Promise of a New Day offers daily reflections for simple, inspiring wisdom about creating and maintaining inner peace. Written without Twelve Step programme language, these meditations are reminders for us to give our full attention to today, listen more closely, understand that pain is inevitable but suffering is optional, and that there is something to learn from each experience. The Promise of a New Day is a book filled with hope for us or someone needing a special gift.

Change your Thoughts for True Self Healing“Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow tells the truth and tells it well. I recommend it.� —Marianne Williamson Finalist for the MS Society Books for a Better Life Award #1 Bestseller in Addiction & Recovery, Twelve-Step Programs From Karen Casey, bestselling author of Each Day a Renewed Beginning and Peace a Day at a Time, comes the latest edition of her simple steps guide on how to master your mindset for effective self healing. Better living takes healing words. What we say to ourselves can change life as we experience it. Especially ones such as “I wish things could change'' when we are feeling our lowest, bringing those dark feelings into our everyday lives. But words are powerful, and can be used as a way to relearn loving ourselves rather than wait for happy thoughts to suddenly appear. It’s time to bring those healing words into reality, and the very first step begins with your mind. To heal a weary soul takes a healthy mind. Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow explores the twelve simple steps towards achieving peace of mind through transforming positive affirmations into motivationation. Featuring timeless wisdom to live by and self healing stories, author Karen Casey teaches us that better living doesn’t take just self reflection, but also responding by acknowledging our mental and emotional needs. Inside, you’ll find simple steps on how to: Quiet your mind and jump into true self healing Let go of “ifs� and “hows� so you can love yourself first Practice self forgiveness with honesty and freedom from past self-judgment If you liked Pause, Rest, Be; Unclutter Your Soul;, or Love From The Inside Out, you’ll love Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow.

The Dividing Season is a well researched retrospective tale of how one group of people coped with the pitfalls of living on the cusp of a new era in American History. Trail riding days are all but dead, the Mexican Revolution has crossed the border into West Texas, drought nearly choked the life out of the cattle industry and oil has been discovered in East Texas. Nell Miggins, the central character, realizes she can no longer manage her ranch as it had been for the last three generations. She doesn't know which way to turn, feels something vital missing from her life even though she's felt blessedly happy up until that one springtime when everything in her life gets turned upside down. As a result, she makes the guilt-ridden decision to sell her ranch. While organizing her last cattle round up and sale, a group of men attacked by Mexican bandits show up in need of shelter, a windmiller arrives to repair a windmill essential to ranch operations and Nell is forced to hire a shady character from Alabama for help in herding her cattle to town. Plot twists are chock full of action and will hold readers spellbound. Characters are as unique as the country they live in. Early comments: ..".the story is unpredictable...can't wait to turn the page to see what's next..." ..".characters come to life with those small, intimate details only a practiced eye detects..." ..".an extraordinary landscape and time and people who loved experiencing both in spite of the hardships.