Foster Parenting

A poignant true story of a woman who turned her tale of foster care and adoption by a Jewish family into a heart-rending play. A courageous and energetic storyteller, she brings life’s complex issues of identity, strength, character, and charm to the stage. We experience what it must have been like to grow up adopted. The listener is taken on a beautiful journey that explores self-identity, the importance of family, and the search for self. We follow her path and realize we are all in a constant search despite our experiences.

Do you dread social situations because you don’t know how to make small talk? Ever wish you had the ability to walk up to anyone and strike up a meaningful conversation? If so, The Art of Small Talk by Maxwell Nelson is the book for you! Being a poor conversationalist robs you of great opportunities to make friends, improve your career, or even meet the love of your life. Fortunately, anyone can learn how to be a great conversationalist. This book provides you with practical advice that is broken down into small, simple steps that are easy to follow.

Many factors - personal, professional, and psychological - combine to affect how we think, feel, and act while on the job, which ultimately affects our productivity and success. In 9 to 5: Your Mind at Work, we look at some of these factors, including the physical office space, how to foster creativity and communication, the psychology of effective leadership, the benefits and importance of diversity, and achieving work-life balance.

This book breaks down the complexities of overthinking into practical steps, combining exercises, success stories, and tests to focus on areas needing attention in your relationship. It demonstrates that positive change is achievable. Whether addressing issues individually or as a couple, this guide allows you to personalize your journey toward relationship growth.

In CinderGirl, Christina tells her piercing and poignant story of leaving behind homelessness to become Ms. California and the founder of a nonprofit organization that provides advocacy for foster-care children.

From this inauspicious beginning, entirely without support, Crystal Lindsey has created a system for survival allowing her to thrive and develop her emotional resilience. Crystal knows trauma unlocks superpowers, and she has developed biohacks to show you how to discover your own superpowers using daily gratitude and grit psychology. She gives you a story of hope and optimism while "getting real" about the challenges you will face in adulthood after growing up with abuse and/or aging out of foster care.

So you just saw a picture from your child’s recent school trip and noticed them sitting alone, while other children play together. As a parent, your heart races. Are they okay? What can I do? What does my child need? We know that friendships are beautiful and essential. They teach children to socialize, support one another, and communicate. Children who fail to learn basic social skills run risks of negative experiences later in life.

In a world that seems to be spiralling out of control, this audiobook offers a practical guide to help regain and sustain control and it provides listeners with the necessary tools to achieve that.

Ryan Williams is a former standup comedian, author, and podcast host. In the past three years, on the Stories From The Influencer Economy podcast, he's interviewed more than 100 influencers who have built ideas Online such as: Seth Godin, Brad Feld, Derek Sivers, Troy Carter, Jemele Hill, Kevin Kelly, and many others. In the audiobook, he explains how influence is a learned and acquired skill and how your influence can be honed and crafted over time. Williams answers the question: what are the secrets to grow your influence?

Chrissie and Anthony Foster were like any other young family, raising their three daughters in suburban Melbourne with what they hoped were the right values. Chrissie could not have known that the stranger-danger she feared actually lurked in the presbytery attached to the girls' Catholic primary school. Father Kevin O'Donnell, a long-term paedophile, lived and worked there. Two of their young daughters became victims of O'Donnell. And once the truth was revealed, the Fosters began a battle to find out how this could have happened.

In the book Spiritual Wisdom: Missives of Hope, by J. Herculano Pires and Francisco (Chico) C. Xavier, there is a poem dictated to Chico by the spirit Andre Luiz. It is revelatory. The poem has 24 verses on how we should place ourselves in a mental state to achieve inner peace. Inner peace isn't a condition to enjoy for a moment or two on the beach after a few drinks - it is a life quest...a multiple life quest.

With practical, proven techniques, actionable steps, and relatable stories, you will feel empowered as your perfectionist habits are replaced with healthy coping strategies and a more positive future.

In today's fast-paced world, young adults face numerous challenges that can impact their mental, emotional, and social well-being. This audiobook is designed as a tool to help you harness the power of positive affirmations, build self-esteem, enhance emotional intelligence, and develop essential executive functioning skills.

Are you worried about your teen’s critical life, your weakening relationship with them and their increasing vulnerability to the damaging effects of modern technology? This audiobook is here to help you take that burden away! Being in touch with your growing child’s life, and understanding everything that’s going on in their minds and life, and being assured of their well-being doesn’t have to be difficult - even if you think your teenage child is a little different. In fact, it’s easier than you think.

Are you living your life, or are you living someone else’s life? The desire to be popular and fashionable is one of the most powerful drivers of human behavior. You probably think that the decisions you make on a day-to-day basis are your own, but the truth is that every choice you make is actually predetermined by your desire to be likeable. This phenomenon ripples out into every facet of your life and has a bigger impact on your life’s outcome than you can possibly imagine.

Foster children are society's throwaway kids, the children no one wants—until someone finally does. Saving Michael provides an inside look at Keri Vellis's struggle to secure the best possible services for two severely abused and traumatized siblings. Listeners get a glimpse of Keri and her family's day-to-day life as she went from mother of three to adoptive mother of three more children and then the temporary caregiver of another seventeen.

The Stress Book takes a comprehensive approach to stress management and how modifying your lifestyle and taking practical steps can help significantly reduce the level of stress you are experiencing.

Noche tras noche, día tras día, te enfrentas a la peor pesadilla de cada padre. No lo haces porque eres excepcional o fuerte o inteligente. Lo haces porque estás obligado a hacerlo. Lo haces porque recuperar a tu hijo es tu primer pensamiento en la mañana, el último pensamiento en la noche y en cada momento intermedio.

Alexis Black persevered through her mother’s death and her father’s imprisonment. And after escaping a long and abusive relationship, the college junior promised her foster parents not to date for at least a year. But when she meets an incoming freshman on the first day of their scholarship program, she feels the world melt away, as though it were only the two of them in the room.

In a world of noise and confusion, Common Sense Wisdom for a More Fulfilling Life cuts through the fog. Drawing from decades of leadership, overcoming adversity, and living, retired Marine combat veteran Dell Foster has compiled 25 eternal precepts that shed light on a more purposeful and well-rounded life.