Modern Relationships

Was macht eine gute Mutter aus? Die Gesellschaft zeigt das Bild einer Frau, die alles schafft: Working Mum, Entertainerin, sexy Vamp. Ein Motiv, das auch von den sozialen Medien gefüttert wird: Perfekt inszenierte Wohnungen mit fröhlich-bastelnden, sauberen Kinder werden zur Schau gestellt – geformt von Müttern, die die Kleinen bedürfnisorientiert erziehen und dabei so makellos aussehen, als hätten sie gerade zwei Wochen Wellnessurlaub hinter sich.

With the right guidance, it's entirely possible to craft a meaningful and dynamic retirement. The Modern Retiree is here to serve as your trusted companion, offering you practical steps and innovative ideas to transform your golden years into an enriching experience filled with passion and fulfillment.

The single woman is having a moment. In the worlds of work, personal finances, and education, women are more successful today than ever before. When it comes to dating, they're happy to take their time exploring lots of different relationships before deciding if they want to settle down. Women today, like the generations of women before them, want to fall in love. But they want it to happen organically, at its own pace, and with the right person.

This book is for managers at all levels of the organization that want to improve their fundamental management skills. The book also gives the manager a method for analyzing her/his job, in order to make the meaningful work more effective and efficient. The author believes that if the listener understands the content of this book, he/she will have a better understanding of the basic management skills than 80 percent of practicing managers in the United States.

Wer kennt es nicht – das mulmige Gefühl, dass die Zeiten immer schwieriger werden und das Leben uns vor immer mehr Herausforderungen stellt? »Gerade jetzt ist es wichtig, Glücks-Skills zu entwickeln, um zu Gelassenheit, Zuversicht und Lebensfreude zu finden«, weiß Anjana Gill. In 12 inspirierenden Lektionen zeigt dir die bekannte Glücks-Expertin, wie du aus dem ständigen Sorgenkarussell aussteigen und Glücks-Hindernisse aus dem Weg räumen kannst.

Versorgerin, Businesswoman, Mom I’d Like to Fuck - Mütter sollen alles sein und dabei bitte glücklich. Egal, ob es um Arbeit, Geld, Sex, Körper, Psyche oder Liebe geht: Stereotype, Klischees und gesellschaftlichen Druck gibt es überall, auf Instagram, im Bett und im Büro. Dass unter diesem Druck das Wohlbefinden von Müttern leidet, ist kein Wunder. Mareice Kaiser schreibt poetisch und politisch, faktenreich und persönlich, modern und mutig über Mutterschaft und zeigt, wo Mütter heute stehen: noch immer öfter am Herd als in Entscheidungspositionen. Und, wo sie stehen sollten: dort, wo sie selbst sich sehen, frei und selbstbestimmt.

Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man is unlike any other philosophy book you may have come across. It is inspired by a single concept: that, to thrive in the world, we need ready access to the practical wisdom of our forebears. Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man answers that need by introducing for the general listener the most powerful and enduringly relevant works of great thinkers from around the world.

Marcus Berkmann's funny, instantly recognisable description of middle-age in A Shed of One's Own struck a chord and turned it into a bestseller. Now he looks at life ten years on. Well, as Marcus describes, the body continues to fall apart, along with the bank balance - but it's certainly not all doom and gloom. You have come to terms with your deficiencies and eccentricities (and if you have a partner they may be better adjusted to them too); you might have finally conquered your FOMO; and you have embraced the notion of the Power Nap.

The digital world offers multiple opportunities for teens to fast-track and grow finances at a young age. But because of its constantly evolving nature, most teens struggle to apply old and new financial concepts and strategies that could make or break the road to financial independence. This guide to personal finance will equip teens with essential money skills and empower you to look forward to the future

Penny Miller is lonely and bored. By day she works at a library; by night she mixes cocktails in a seedy neighbourhood bar. At 22 she's given up her dreams of college and lives with her grandmother on the miserable outskirts of the city, longing for the kind of romance she reads about in books - love with a capital L.

Paris Kahn Fraser has it all - a successful career as an assistant district attorney, a beautiful home in New York City, and a handsome, passionate husband who chose her over having a family of his own. Neal’s dream of fatherhood might have been the only shadow in their otherwise happy life...until Paris’ best friend comes to town. Naira Dalmia never thought she’d be a widow before 30. Left reeling in the aftermath of her husband’s death, all she wants is to start over. She trades Mumbai for New York and rigid family expectations for the open acceptance of her best friend.

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.