An honest exploration of climate anxiety, for kids 8+ and the adults who love them. When ten-year-old Florent overhears his mothers discussing the possibility of having another baby—and expressing their reluctance due to fears about the planet—his mind races off into a spiral of fear and guilt. Is the planet suffering because there are too many children—children like him? Do his parents think they made a mistake by bringing him into the world? One night, Florent dreams that the forests have all burned to the ground and that his parents are flying away on a spaceship, abandoning him on a ruined planet. When he wakes up, he decides to stop talking… until a discussion with his mothers changes everything. At a time when climate change is negatively impacting kids' mental health, Butterfly Wings provides: Anxiety relief: provides a safe space for kids to process their anxiety, fear, and other emotions about the climate A social-emotional learning tool for parents and teachers to talk about climate change with kids through a gentle and hopeful lens Through thoughtful words and gorgeous illustrations, this compassionate story confronts the very real challenge of climate anxiety in a way that is accessible to young readers. Butterfly Wings provides children with a way to understand their feelings, while also offering hope for a different future.

Today Blake scholarship is experiencing a period of unprecedented variety and mutuality. These essays reflect the methodological cross-fertilisations now taking place in Blake scholarship and explore the range of debates and contentions generated by these encounters, embracing figurative, structural, and material readings of Blake's life and works.

This book presents the candid stories of women at high hereditary risk of breast cancer who chose to have their breasts surgically removed while they were still healthy, rather than risk getting the cancer that had, in many cases, devastated others in their family. Author Andrea Farkas Patenaude, a clinical psychologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has spent much time talking with women who decided to have risk-reducing or prophylactic mastectomy rather than undergo a lifetime of repeated screenings-a strategy that can help to detect cancers early, but cannot prevent breast cancer. In Prophylactic Mastectomy: Insights from Women Who Chose to Reduce Their Risk, Patenaude shares many candid stories from these women and documents the risks and benefits of this decision. The potential emotional trauma and lifelong effects on self-concept, body image, and sexual function for those who choose the surgery are profound. While the risks involved are great, these interviews also demonstrate the relief many women find in making this powerful decision. This book supplies much-needed guidance for both patients and physicians in confronting this complex decision, and provides comprehensive information on how women fare emotionally and interpersonally after this life-altering surgery. Interviewed as part of a study funded by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program and the National Human Genome Research Institute, the subjects are diverse: married and single women, young adults, the middle-aged, parents, and women without children. Every case reveals the ramifications of each individual's difficult but potentially life-saving decision. The women explain why they made their choice, how they adapted to the new look of their bodies, and how they cope with spouses', partners', and family members' reactions to their changed physique. Comprehensive information on how women fare emotionally and interpersonally after this life-altering surgery Interviewed as part of a study funded by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program and the National Human Genome Research Institute Every case reveals the ramifications of each individual's difficult but potentially life-saving decision

When a devastating famine descended on Bolshevik Russia in 1921, the United States responded with a massive two-year relief mission that battled starvation and disease, and saved millions of lives. The nearly 300 American relief workers were the first outsiders to break through Russia's isolation, and to witness and record the strange new phenomenon of Russia's Bolshevism. This epic tale is related here as a sprawling American adventure story, largely derived from the diaries, memoirs, and letters of the American participants, who were a colorful mix of former doughboys, cowboys, and college boys hungry for adventure in the wake of the Great War. The story is told in an anecdotal, even novelistic, style that is accessible to a broad readership. More than a fascinating historical narrative, the book serves as a political and social history of the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, and as a study of the roots of the fateful U.S.-Soviet rivalry that would dominate the second half of the twentieth century. The book's opening section of chapters recounts the chronological story of the American mission to Bolshevik Russia, dubbed by those who served as the "Big Show in Bololand." It is followed by sections which examine the personal triumphs and tragedies of the relief workers and of their beneficiaries; the political confrontations between these emissaries of American capitalism and the Bolshevik commissars, who struggled to gain control over the relief effort; and the unique American-Russian cultural encounter occasioned by the presence of the relief workers, who came into daily contact with all classes of society-from impoverished former aristocrats to the poorest peasants.

When a devastating famine descended on Bolshevik Russia in 1921, the United States responded with a massive two-year relief mission that battled starvation and disease, and saved millions of lives. The nearly 300 American relief workers were the first outsiders to break through Russia's isolation, and to witness and record the strange new phenomenon of Russia's Bolshevism. This epic tale is related here as a sprawling American adventure story, largely derived from the diaries, memoirs, and letters of the American participants, who were a colorful mix of former doughboys, cowboys, and college boys hungry for adventure in the wake of the Great War. The story is told in an anecdotal, even novelistic, style that is accessible to a broad readership. More than a fascinating historical narrative, the book serves as a political and social history of the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, and as a study of the roots of the fateful U.S.-Soviet rivalry that would dominate the second half of the twentieth century. The book's opening section of chapters recounts the chronological story of the American mission to Bolshevik Russia, dubbed by those who served as the "Big Show in Bololand." It is followed by sections which examine the personal triumphs and tragedies of the relief workers and of their beneficiaries; the political confrontations between these emissaries of American capitalism and the Bolshevik commissars, who struggled to gain control over the relief effort; and the unique American-Russian cultural encounter occasioned by the presence of the relief workers, who came into daily contact with all classes of society-from impoverished former aristocrats to the poorest peasants.

Leon Trotsky was the charismatic intellectual of the Russian Revolution, an authoritarian organizer, who might have succeeded Lenin and become the ruler of the Soviet Union. But by the time the Second World War broke out he was in exile, living in Mexico in a villa borrowed from the great artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, guarded only by several naive young American acolytes. The household was awash with emotional turmoil - tensions grew between Trotsky and Rivera, as questions arose over his relations with Frida Kahlo. His wife was restless and jealous. Outside of the villa, Mexican communists tried to storm the house, the Trotskys' sons were being persecuted and killed in Europe, and in Moscow, Stalin personally ordered his secret police to kill his fiercest left-wing critic - at any cost. By the summer of 1940, they had found a man who could penetrate the tight security around the house in far-away Mexico . . . Bertrand Patenaude's book reconstructs a famous state crime with chilling precision and a page-turning quality. It tells the amazing story of a deadly rivalry, revolutionary fanaticism and tragic violence and loss.

Pediatric Psycho-Oncology is a comprehensive handbook that provides best practice models for the management of psychological, cognitive, and social outcomes of adolescents living with cancer and their families. Chapters cover a wide range of topics including psychological aspects of particular pediatric cancers and their treatments, how to talk to a child and family at critical times during the disease course, genetic testing, individual, family, educational, psychological and psychiatric interventions, and caring for international patients . Each chapter highlights the necessity of embracing an interdisciplinary approach to ensure that each child has the best options for living with cancer and, when cure is not possible, that death occurs with as much dignity as possible for the child and family. An extensive resource section is appended to provide information on written, online, video, community, national and international services and programs. This book features contributions from experts designed to help clinicians review, anticipate and respond to emotional issues that often arise in the context of treating pediatric cancer patients. Numerous cross-references and succinct tables and figures make this concise reference easy to use. Pediatric Psycho-Oncology is an ideal resource for helping pediatric oncologists and nurses recognize when it may be best to refer patients to their mental health colleagues and for those who are establishing pediatric oncology services or adding psychosocial components to existing clinics.

Fang Shen Do Training Guide: Volume # 1 is the first of an on-going series of training guides written by Fang Shen Do founder Sijo J. Patenaude. This guide covers the basic techniques and training that the beginner and intermediate student will require to understand and apply the upcoming advanced manuals. Fang Shen Do does not contain any aesthetic or tournament techniques, but concentrates on material that is easily applicable by all types of students. Fang Shen Do dedicates a significant amount of time to providing the student with instruction in goal setting, personal discovery process, progressive charts, growth pyramid and many other exercises designed for personal growth. This does not take away from the fact that the martial arts are based on self-defense. Fang Shen Do contains techniques and material from all of the six ranges of combat: weapons, kicking, punching, trapping and grappling and the often-misunderstood, physiological range. The result is a martial art that gains results for all the students that walk through our door.

Frederic Patenaude, author of the book The Raw Secrets, answers your burning questions on the low fat raw food diet. The Raw Vegan Coach answers 147 questions on the raw food diet, covering everything you need to know. - Should we worry about candida and diabetes when eating so much fruit? - What should we think of raw cacao, goji berries, or other superfoods? - How can we get enough vitamin B12, vitamin D and other critical nutrients on the raw food diet? - What should we think of the blood type diet? - Are raw foods better because of the enzymes they contain? - Do we need to eat sprouts and are there supplements that are necessary to take when consuming a mostly-raw or all-raw diet? - Does the fruit we now eat have too much sugar in it, and what is a reasonable amount to eat? And much more.

An estimated six million people perished in the famine of 1921–23 in Soviet Russia and Ukraine, but millions survived thanks to American food and medical relief. This book, richly illustrated with photographs, posters, and documents from the Hoover Institution Library & Archives, focuses on the lesser-known role of the medical intervention, including a large-scale vaccination drive.

"Who Else Wants to Get All the Health Benefits of Raw Foods, Without the Social Isolation, Cravings or the Pressure of Perfection?" In this book, you will discover: . What are the top 5 most important raw food lifestyle "habits" to keep no matter what diet you eat .The top 12 cooked foods to eat and the 7 raw foods everybody should include in their diet. .Exactly what ratio of raw foods and cooked foods you should eat depending on your goals: weight loss, weight gain, or an active lifestyle. .How to achieve perfect nutrition with no deficiencies without analyzing everything that you put into your mouth. .3 essential supplements anyone eating more than 50% raw vegan foods should take .The absolute worst cooked foods to avoid, with some surprising "good news" about certain junk foods that are perfectly healthy to eat in some circumstances. .The liberating method to eat at a restaurant without having to analyze everything on the menu... plus, the best options for every type of restaurant (Italian, etc.)

Green smoothies, green juices, raw energy soups... everything is covered in this complete guide to greens and green smoothies, including the author's favorite recipes.