Use this guide to welcome the calm, soothing practice of meditation into your life. Trying to find a work/life balance can be exhausting, and we are always looking for ways to release tension and relax. Meditation is the perfect solution, and yet people often worry that to meditate properly they need to sit for hours in a contorted position! Written in a down-to-earth, accessible style, Stephanie Brookes sweeps aside these outdated stereotypes, and shows us how to incorporate simple meditation techniques into our busy, non-stop lives. Included are bespoke meditations for a wide range of situations, including meditations for self-healing, relationships and for when you are on the go. With the help of Stephanie's engaging and insightful information on the well-being benefits of meditation, you will learn how even a very short meditation can reduce stress, ease tension and set you on the path to inner peace.

Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) continues to develop and expand as a specialization. Since the publication of the First Edition of Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook over a decade ago, there have been a number of significant changes in the applicable law, ethics, science, and practice that have shaped the conceptual and empirical underpinnings of FMHA. The Second Edition of Forensic Mental Health Assessment is thoroughly updated in light of the developments and changes in the field, while still keeping the unique structure of presenting cases, detailed reports, and specific teaching points on a wide range of topics. Unlike anything else in the literature, it provides genuine (although disguised) case material, so trainees as well as legal and mental health professionals can review how high-quality forensic evaluation reports are written; it features contributions from leading experts in forensic psychology and psychiatry, providing samples of work in their particular areas of specialization; and it discusses case material in the larger context of broad foundational principles and specific teaching points, making it a valuable resource for teaching, training, and continuing education. Now featuring 50 real-world cases, this new edition covers topics including criminal responsibility, sexual offending risk evaluation, federal sentencing, capital sentencing, capacity to consent to treatment, personal injury, harassment and discrimination, guardianship, juvenile commitment, transfer and decertification, response style, expert testimony, evaluations in a military context, and many more. It will be invaluable for anyone involved in assessments for the courts, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and attorneys, as well as for FMHA courses.

Forever And A Day Cy went through hell in Into The Dreaming to rescue Desi from the clutches of his people's worst enemy. Now she's safe and sound in the Celestial Caverns but House Celestia is once again in turmoil in their leader's absence. Desi never thought Cy would be for her after he left her heartbroken years ago. But his valiant efforts to rescue her from Kraken soon changed her mind. There's just one problem: Desi is human with a human's lifespan while Cy's wolf-shifter nature will keep him alive for centuries more to come. Did the gods really choose such a heartbreaking fate for them, or is there something else up their sleeves? Sweet Enemy You met Allyce and Ajax in Into The Dreaming, a fated pair fighting on opposite sides of an immortal war and determined to claim each other despite being each other's Sweet Enemy. Now with a single decision they're reunited - with two worlds' worth of hurt between them. Can these two lovers heal their past in order to save their future? " Includes the special short story "What Happens on All Hallows Eve, Stays on All Hallows Eve""

Sand and Snow is a Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel from author Stephanie Brooks. Set in the fictional world of Infernia, Sand and Snow takes you on an adventure from the mystical kingdom of the Shifting Sands to the ancient Golden City and beyond to the Outlands and the far North of the Frost. Sand and Snows tells the story of a secretive Princess who became a Queen-killer and much more as she tried to undo an ancient curse that plagues her world. Brought to you by Stephanie Brooks, author of the paranormal romance House Celestia series, Sand and Snow is an adventure for all ages to enjoy and get lost in another world filled with magic and mythical creatures.

In the fantasy novel Into the Dreaming Genevieve McClaine's carefully constructed world comes crashing down when her best friend is kidnapped and used as a hostage in an age-old battle between her mate's House and their greatest enemy the Heran commander King Kraken. In order to recover her friend Genevieve joins forces with legendary beings in the Mythkyn world she renounced years ago. As old alliances are renewed and her mysterious past is uncovered by House Celestia, Genevieve must travel Into the Dreaming, a dangerous realm containing past and present, real and imaginary, in a journey that irrevocably changes her.