Building Relationships

According to Drs. Larry Crabb and Dan Allender, encouragement is more than a compliment or a pat on the back. It's a skill that can be mastered by anyone. Crabb and Allender ask: "What must we know in order to fulfill the biblical exhortation to 'encourage one another?'" Part one deals with understanding encouragement, and part two explores the process of encouragement, including such practical how-tos as developing a careful selection of encouraging words; cultivating active listening skills; using biblical fellowship to move beyond superficial smiles.

You’re probably familiar with the old saying, once bitten, twice shy. It describes a painful uncertainty many of us feel every day as we try to engage with other people. Acts of betrayal from our pasts can lead us into long cycles of wariness and mistrust. An inability to trust wisely can lead us to loneliness and isolation, or worse - putting our trust in the wrong people too easily. The good news is that the ability to trust is both a choice and a skill that you can develop.

The book outlines a comprehensive guide to building and maintaining a strong, healthy relationship. It emphasizes self-awareness, communication, trust, and emotional support as the foundation for any successful relationship. Each chapter focuses on a key aspect of relationships, starting with understanding oneself and moving through topics such as conflict resolution, emotional vulnerability, trust-building, and shared values. The book also highlights the importance of mutual respect, quality time, affection, and maintaining individuality within a relationship.

In Rebuilding Relationships in Recovery, Janice V. Johnson Dowd shows listeners how to repair and enhance their relationships after active addiction. With personal insights and professional wisdom, Dowd—a licensed social worker in recovery—explores her own personal journey through alcoholism, offering a realistic and transformative guide.

The Art of Relationship Building is a powerful and practical guide for teens who want to build stronger, healthier connections — with friends, family, partners, and most importantly, themselves. Packed with real-life examples, empowering advice, and step-by-step tools, this book helps teens navigate communication, boundaries, self-care, and social media with confidence and clarity.

Turn Your Passions into Profits outlines step-by-step guidance for turning your passions into a profitable and lasting business. Author Matt McWilliams, a successful entrepreneur and in-demand online business coach, shows you exactly how to do just that. He details how to find and attract your audience, build a following, and ultimately how to monetize your venture quickly and sustainably.

Parenting Through Divorce is a practical, compassionate guide to raising emotionally secure kids during and after separation. Grounded in trauma-informed principles and somatic healing, it’s designed for parents of children from toddlers to teens, whether your split is amicable or high-conflict.

Horse ownership provides companionship, stress relief, and increased happiness…but these things only happen when you’re able to form a complete bond with your horse. When you have that foundational relationship in place, the way you’re able to train and care for your horse completely opens up. Your increased sense of confidence leads to a mutual respect between you and your horse…and this gives you the control you need in order to have fun together–while ensuring you both remain safe.

Doctor turned pastor Scott Vaudrey shows listeners how to have stronger, more meaningful relationships by mastering the balance between building bridges and setting boundaries.

Many adults feel trapped by avoidant patterns, yearning for deeper bonds but unsure how to achieve them. Fortunately, understanding attachment doesn’t have to be an intricate puzzle—this book is your beacon for transformation. Imagine turning avoidance into meaningful connection, where dismissive patterns become secure foundations for trust, communication, and intimacy.

Master essential life skills for a thriving future—even if you’re just starting your journey! Are you a teen eager to face life with confidence and independence? Or a parent, teacher, or mentor wanting to give teens the tools to thrive? Essential Skills for Teens to Succeed in Life is the practical "how-to" guide for building confidence, independence, and real-world readiness—without pressure or judgment.

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In this no-fluff and action-oriented audiobook, you’ll discover the real reason behind your procrastination (there’s only one!), and you’ll find potent tools to help you overcome procrastination for good. Whether you’re a failing student, aspiring entrepreneur, stay-at-home mom, or just someone who’s constantly struggling for motivation, know that by following the information in Stop Procrastinating, you can overcome procrastination.

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, provides a step-by-step guide to accessing abundance and the blessings that continually surround us. Providing practical tools and techniques for cultivating an abundance mindset, you’ll overcome fears and limiting beliefs, reconnect to spirituality, and take inspired action towards manifesting your goals.

Self-esteem is your sense of personal worth. It encompasses both self-confidence and self-acceptance. In part, healthy self-esteem comes from your awareness of the value you add to your family and the community. In Building Your Child's Self-Esteem, author Yvonne Brooks provides a step-by-step guide for improving children's self-esteem. Building Your Child's Self-Esteem shows parents how to identify healthy and low self-esteem behaviors in their children.

In this book, Nicolaj Siggelkow and Christian Terwiesch reveal the emergence of connected strategies as a new source of competitive advantage. With in-depth examples from companies operating in various industries, Connected Strategy identifies the four pathways - respond-to-desire, curated offering, coach behavior, and automatic execution - for turning episodic interactions into continuous relationships. The authors show how each pathway creates a competitive advantage, then guide you through the critical decisions for creating and implementing your own connected strategies.

Strengthening your own foundation is one of the very best beginnings you can give your child. In The Mindful Mom-to-Be, doula and pregnancy coach Lori Bregman guides you in your journey toward motherhood by empowering you to find what works best for you and your baby. In addition to concrete, prescriptive health information, including nutritional advice, natural remedies, developmental milestones, and techniques for labor, she offers simple and enjoyable spiritual and emotional exercises to help you prepare for motherhood.

This is a complete guide to how to create a plan for, open, operate, and market a new small business. This book intends to help you overcome fear and inspire you to own and operate your own small business.

Do you feel like you are spinning your wheels in a certain area of your life? We all have a certain amount of energy to expend each day. Will you choose to use it on habits that leave you feeling unhealthy, broke, alone, and hopeless? Or will you make a concrete plan to only use your daily energy on habits that promote a healthy body, a solid financial future, and a life full of meaningful relationships? It can be hard to break your old habits, but How to Change Your Habits and Transform Your Life will give you all the knowledge you need to get started creating your best future!

This book will aid you in dealing with irrational fears, insecure attachments, jealousy, and distrust by teaching you how to communicate desires and needs with your partner, reframe the scenario to see things from a newer perspective, share quality time with your significant other without jealousy or anxiety hampering it, and finally, restore faith in yourself and your partner to grow together and build a fulfilling partnership. You will learn the common triggers that cause couple conflicts, why communication is paramount in any relationship, the significance of trust, and more.