Modern Relationships

A compulsively listenable behind-the-scenes memoir that takes listeners inside the weddings section of The New York Times - the good, bad, and just plain weird - through the eyes of a young reporter just as she's falling in love herself.

Are you overwhelmed by the pressures of modern life? Do you find it difficult to remain calm and focused amidst the chaos? Are you searching for wisdom that can help you tackle life's challenges and find inner peace? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you're not alone. Introducing The Stoic Way: Timeless Principles for Modern Life, your comprehensive guide to embracing the stoic mindset and navigating contemporary challenges with confidence and grace.

In Bless This Mess, listeners will gain constructive tools as they learn how to talk to their children about social justice, money, God, ethics, bullying, disabilities, sexuality, and their bodies. Parents will also glean insights on how to serve others with joy, give generously and gratefully, and - perhaps most important - learn how to stop being so afraid all the damn time, even while raising kids in an increasingly chaotic and often scary world.

Patterns are your catalyst for growth. Life will hold you back in old situations until you make a new decision. Blaming others won’t serve you. Change starts by taking responsibility. Once you accept this level of accountability, you take back your power and transform from a victim to a conscious creator.

Jon, who is losing his wife to another man, is trying to understand what happened to his Great Love, by working, painfully, to see the story from her perspective. It begins as he asks her: "Can you tell me about us?" As he looks to his past and within himself, he begins to question the conventions of masculinity and femininity, understanding himself uncommonly as a man who challenges the male role - he's deeply embedded in family life and identifies as sensitive, vulnerable, and nurturing.

After a fishing accident leaves her husband hospitalized across the border in Canada, Jill is left to look after her teenage boys—"the wolves"—alone. Nothing comes easy in their remote corner of Maine: money is tight; her son Sam is getting into more trouble by the day; her eldest, Charlie, is preoccupied with a new girlfriend; and Jill begins to suspect her marriage isn't as stable as she once believed.

As a child, Courtney Keiser remembers spirits coming through the mirrored wall in her childhood bedroom trying to calling to her for help. But years of toxic relationships and disconnect separated her from Spirit, and herself, until she finally woke up in her mid-twenties. Dipping a toe back into the realm of emotional and spiritual life, she earned a degree in trauma-informed therapy and began to work with clients.

“Med stoiskt lugn”: Så brukar man säga om människor som till synes inte låter sig rubbas av någonting – och kanske önskar du dig detsamma för egen del lite oftare? Då borde du ta en titt på den verkliga Stoa, och den här boken visar hur stoicism enkelt kan implementeras i vardagen! Att reagera känslolöst på händelser och inte låta sig påverkas av glädjefyllda stunder, irritationer eller motgångar: denna Stoa-stereotyp verkar omöjlig och föga eftersträvansvärd – men vore det inte bra att ha lite mer kontroll över sitt inre liv?

The Gaggle captures the zeitgeist of today's "post-dating" world, where the rules for sex, dating, and relationships have completely changed. You know you're great, so why haven't you been on a classic dinner-and-a-movie date since... well, forever? Because, as it turns out, you are now living in a post-dating world, where the old rules for sex and relationships no longer apply.

Dit luisterboek is tot stand gekomen met behulp van een AI-stem. Hét boek om je voor te bereiden op wat er allemaal komen gaat als aanstaande vader is er nu in een nieuwe, uitgebreide editie, inclusief alles over de komst van een tweede kind én de nieuwste wet- en regelgeving omtrent ouderschapsverloff. Alles wat je als moderne vader wilt weten! Dit leuke en praktische boek is er voor alle vaders die goed geïnformeerd willen zijn tijdens de eerste periode van het vaderschap.

Can ancient wisdom solve today’s chronic ailments? Discover a groundbreaking guide to revitalizing your health and well-being with Breaking Your Bubble by Dr. Razvan Balotescu, a seasoned medical professional with over twenty-five years of experience in internal medicine. Dr. Balotescu reveals the hidden dangers of modern living and its disconnection from our natural design, which he argues is the root cause of many chronic diseases and discomforts that plague us today.

With methods so powerful they can conquer an adversary’s spirit, you can use Master Tzu’s strategies to overcome any challenge, from warfare to self-defense to business negotiations. This book starts with the classic 1910 translation of The Art of War, adds modern and historical insight, and demonstrates how to put the master’s timeless wisdom to use in your everyday life. In this fashion, The Art of War becomes accessible for the modern mind, simultaneously entertaining, enlightening, and practical.

“You’re fired.” Two words that can strike terror into the heart of the strongest of individuals. For Devin, termination became a great gift, one he was determined not to squander. He ventured into the unknown, not only climbing Kilimanjaro, but also learning valuable life lessons on his trek uphill.

Wenn Sie wie die meisten Menschen sind, haben Sie Probleme mit Schlafstörungen, Gewichtsverlust, Fokussierung, Selbstwertgefühl oder Selbstvertrauen. Was wäre, wenn ich Ihnen sagen würde, dass es eine relativ einfache Lösung für diese häufig vorkommenden Probleme gibt? Viele Menschen scheuen die moderne Hypnose, weil in ihrem Gehirn - wahrscheinlich aus den populären Medien - der Gedanke verankert ist, dass die Person, die uns hypnotisiert, uns dazu bringen wird, etwas Dummes zu tun, wie beispielsweise einen Frosch abzulecken oder die Geheimzahl unserer EC-Karte auszuplaudern.

Con técnicas, ejercicios y ejemplos concretos, este libro te invita a buscar un equilibrio entre todos los aspectos de tu existencia. Martina Rua y Pablo Martín Fernández, especialistas en productividad, proponen hackear tu vida con herramientas novedosas para adueñarte de tu tiempo y disfrutar más de todo lo que te hace feliz. Queremos poder hacer lo que nos gusta, pero nuestras múltiples obligaciones parecen impedirlo. La revolución industrial prometió que las máquinas traerían consigo jornadas laborales de menos horas y más tiempo para el ocio.

Wrestling with fear doesn't have to be a negative experience. This book offers an approach to life that unlocks a new way of thinking and being in the world, one that leads directly through the center of the anxieties we seek to avoid. Written in the style of an owner's manual, a guide to being human, Burkett focuses on areas of pain and anxiety as they tend to manifest for modern people: feelings of unworthiness, and issues surrounding sex, money, failure, and even death.

Too often, fatness has been viewed as a moral failing. Fat Christian women in particular are shamed and marginalized by the message that they are failing God because they can't change their bodies. More of You will challenge that status quo, teaching listeners to resist the shame and guilt that is pressed onto them by the world and instead to embrace their bodies, take up space, and learn to navigate the world in ways that allow them to flourish. With wit and candor, Amanda Martinez Beck compiles her hard-won wisdom to give the skinny on thriving in a fat body.

Escape the race to happiness, build a life of value, and resist the pull of self-help.

This book is a transformative guide for men seeking to unlock their full potential in romantic relationships. It combines psychology, self-improvement, and practical strategies to help listeners become confident, charismatic, and authentically attractive. The journey begins with understanding what women truly desire—emotional intelligence, security, and genuine connections—while debunking myths about attraction.

Estamos tan conectados y, sin embargo, tan desesperadamente solos. Esta es la paradoja de nuestro tiempo: un mundo donde las pantallas dominan nuestras vidas, pero nuestros corazones duelen de vacío. Nuestra verdadera esencia a menudo está oculta en un mundo de notificaciones interminables, conversaciones virtuales y vidas seleccionadas en las redes sociales. Nos ponemos máscaras para el mundo, pero detrás de ellas, anhelamos libertad, conexión y propósito. Esta desconexión de nuestro yo auténtico nos saca de un estado de equilibrio natural y saludable.