Step Parenting

Edward M. Hallowell, MD, father of three and a clinical psychiatrist, has thought long and hard about what makes children feel good about themselves and the world they live in. Now, in The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness, he shares his findings with all of us who care about children. We don't need statistical studies or complicated expert opinions to raise children. What we do need is love, wonder, and the confidence to trust our instincts.

Do you find yourself pulling away just when things start to feel real? Maybe you crave closeness, but something inside keeps telling you to run. You don’t mean to push people away — it just happens. Then the guilt and confusion set in. You wonder, “Am I even capable of having a healthy relationship?” If this sounds familiar, you may have an avoidant attachment style — a pattern that silently sabotages intimacy and connection.

In this long-awaited audiobook by Kathryn Alice on dating, she shows you how to date for your soul mate - very different than the tortuous dating in which most people engage.

Imagine a life where you feel truly seen, where you express your deepest truths with confidence and clarity. 4 Steps to Mastering Self-Expression is your roadmap to unlocking this potential, guiding you through a transformative journey of self-discovery, emotional release, and empowered communication. This practical, heart-centered guide walks you through four foundational steps to help you harness the power of self-expression, whether you’re seeking to speak up more authentically, connect with others on a deeper level, or unleash your creativity.

The Happy Stepcouple is a comprehensive, practical self-help book designed to help couples with children from prior relationships thrive despite the complexity of stepfamily life. More than two thirds of stepcouple relationships break up within the first few years of committing to each other. With these terrible odds, every stepcouple needs an arsenal of tools necessary to sustain a loving relationship. The Happy Stepcouple gives them everything they need to navigate complex stepfamily dynamics with confidence and kindness, allowing them to build a happy, fulfilling life.

Peak-performance psychologist Dr Alia Bojilova draws on her work with the SAS, Olympic athletes, modern leaders and successful entrepreneurs to help you unlock your potential in everyday life. Guiding you through a four-step process - to develop clearer awareness, deeper belonging, broader curiosity and stronger drive - The Resilience Toolkit will help you to embrace the unknown with greater confidence and teach you to recover faster from setbacks.

By utilizing the tips in this audiobook and through thoughtful planning, you can have a wedding that leaves people thinking you spent a million bucks. And better yet, you can do it without having a mental breakdown from the stress of wedding planning.

What if your negative thinking isn't your enemy — but your greatest untapped strength? In Harness Negative Thinking, you'll discover how to transform self-doubt, rumination, and shame into powerful tools for personal growth, mental clarity, and real-world success—without falling into the trap of toxic positivity.

Have you ever been with a toxic person who made you constantly doubt your own reality? Do you feel like everything that goes wrong in the relationship is your fault? Your partner is perfect, and everyone loves them, yet you live in fear of making mistakes that lead to another outburst at home. You spend countless nights replaying conversations in your head, trying to figure out where you messed up. If you want to overcome the psychological abuse from a toxic relationship, learn to set healthy boundaries, and rebuild your self-esteem, then you need to read this book!

In Loving a Highly Sensitive Person by Jonathan Baurer, you will have the emotional, psychological, and physical tools to better understand and celebrate the HSP you love.

This book will give tips on how to embrace your feminine energy in just a short space of time. You learn how to connect with yourself deeper and how becoming more feminine will give you the strength and confidence to be yourself.

Finally break free from insecurity and fear, and gain the confidence to be who you really are in any relationship. Do you overanalyze every text or missed call from your partner, wondering if it means they're losing interest? Do you find yourself wanting to please your family at all costs, even if it means neglecting your own needs and boundaries? If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. Millions struggle with an anxious attachment style that leaves them feeling needy, insecure, and exhausted in their relationships.

In this urgent, heartfelt self-improvement memoir by leading founder and simplifier Rick Walker, you are offered 9 powerful steps to build the most meaningful life imaginable. Rick wants to rip away the comfort now enslaving your potential. He discovered the steps the hard way.

In today's economy, it's more important than ever to get clear about your personal and professional goals- and to commit to a plan that will get you there. In The Path to Wealth: Seven Spiritual Steps for Financial Abundance, multimillionaire entrepreneur and angel investor May McCarthy shares her own daily practice to help you do just that.

Life often feels like an endless cycle of frustration, self-doubt, and unfulfilled potential. Many struggle with vague manifestation advice that leaves them lost, wondering why they can’t attract the love, success, or abundance they crave. The truth is, without a structured method, transformation remains just a dream.

Does loving yourself seem unreachable? Feeling crushed by harsh self-judgments and suffocated by self-hatred? You may be surprised at how simple loving yourself again (or for the first time) can be. If you're sick and tired of the "just think positive thoughts" approach and hungry for something substantial that works long-term, you're in the right place.

This book, which describes the author's one man crusade for a new penal rehabilitation program, known as The Seventh Step, takes you right into the drama of prison life. In 1963, Bill Sands, an ex convict, and the Reverend James Post formulated a self-help group in the Kansas State Prison. This first pre-release program adopted a slogan and guidelines that are the basis of The Seventh Step programs today.

Heal Your Trauma, Heal Your Marriage is a road map for women to conquer the rippling effects of complex trauma on themselves and their marriage. For over 30 years, Dr. Cheri McDonald has helped her clients achieve the life of their dreams and a "happily ever after" marriage.

Are you constantly seeking approval, bending over backward to meet the needs of others, even at the expense of your own well-being? If your answer is yes, then you may form part of one or more codependent relationships. The main sign of codependency is consistently elevating the needs of others above your own. It can manifest in various relationships, whether with a partner, family member, friend, or coworker. Codependency is a challenging cycle of give and take… and the only way out is through.

Tired of codependency? Would you like to master your relationships and be free? A practical solution is at hand! I’m very familiar with this issue, because for a long time, I’ve been struggling to be free in my own life (only to find myself saying “yes”, once again, to people using me as their own supply).