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Breaking The Ties That Bind is a memoir about overcoming poverty, aimlessness, abuse, depression, betrayal, and low self- esteem. Childhood experiences can be so traumatic, they bind and rob us of our joy, freedom, and wellbeing. How do you loosen those ties that bind? This book provides those burdened with crippling emotions a way to find peace through the chaos.
Elaine Laster Womack has been employed as a nurse since she was aged nineteen years old and later as a Nurse Practitioner since 1990. Her medical specialty has been in the cardiac (heart) and renal (kidneys) departments, working in the hospital and clinics alongside doctors. She is semi-retired but continues to work part-time for a nephrologist. She is a member of the well-known sorority Delta Sigma Theta INC, an organization that is deeply devoted to rendering community service.
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Get Out Of The Dumpster
Dr. Reggie R. Padin was a high school dropout who worked for pennies hauling garbage by hand out of a dumpster. Let's be real: When was the last time you walked by a dumpster and said to yourself, “I want to live in there?” But the truth is that we all have our “Dumpster Moments” that can last anywhere from hours to years. They happen because of our fears, doubts, confusion, economic problems, emotional turmoil, and toxic relationships. Age, race, sex, and income level don’t matter. A person could be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or the janitor at that same company. The bottom line is that we all have experiences that can limit our ability to reach something higher. Get Out of the Dumpster is Dr. Padin’s true and inspirational story of how he climbed out of his many dumpsters (literally out of his first one) and became a successful educator, speaker, entrepreneur, and spiritual leader. Dr. Padin is living the life of his dreams while teaching others how they, too, can overcome whatever obstacles they are facing.
From Sex Appeal To Self Appeal
What happens when a middle-aged scientist gets sober, then embarks on a second career—as a stripper? This is the story of one woman’s sexual odyssey as she turns the microscope on herself and looks inward to determine what is real and what is not. Uprooted and shuffled around in a military family, Susan turned to drugs and boys. From Sex Appeal to Self Appeal chronicles Susan’s life as her sexually-empowered, carefree night persona is pitted against her good-girl, people-pleasing, repressed daytime self, and she confronts feelings and actions she always considered unacceptable. Ultimately, her exploration grounds her in a morality and value system of her own choosing and her two selves merge. She learns how to stay grounded in and with herself and how to resurrect a relationship with her body, mind, and sexuality that will serve her well for the rest of her life. Susan’s story is a powerful and compelling memoir about sexuality, self-respect, and Self Appeal.
Behind The Door
by A. Gavazzoni
When Lara dies at the hands of Manhattan lawyer Mark during a sex game at her summer house in the Hamptons, Carl, Mark’s defense attorney, hires Simone, a psychiatrist, professor and author of books on sexual behavior to help him buttress his argument that Lara’s death was accidental. To help his defense, Mark has written a detailed account of his steamy, year-long relationship with Lara. Carl gives the text to Simone for analysis. While evaluating the presumed killer’s writing, Simone continues to receive psychiatric patients with sexual disorders and unusual fantasies, and to research strange sexual behavior for her next book. Meanwhile, Simone’s clinical partner, friend and research colleague, Edward, is working with the police to capture a serial killer who is torturing and killing women. From hot and unusual sex partners to an ambitious mother and interesting and hilarious psychiatric patients, to the swing houses of New York and Paris, this fast-paced page-turner is a blend of mystery, suspense, humor, romance and erotica.
BETTER!: Self Help For The Rest of Us
A combines the science behind habit formation, focus, and flow with personal stories about overcoming a lifetime of addiction, bad habits, and poor personal decisions in an unexpected and fun juxtaposition. shows how tiny changes to just a few foundational habits can cause ripples that reverberate into every area of your life. Exercise. Meditation. Focus. Gratitude. Nutrition. You'll learn how minor improvements in these key areas alter the very physical structure of your brain, making the next minor tweak that much easier.
You'll also learn about naked yoga, why there's always going to be a little bird poop in the pool and how Jerry Seinfeld can change your life.
Deciding To Soar
The perfect emotional and spiritual pick-me-up, offering advice, encouragement, and straight talk for even the busiest people. Author and life coach SharRon Jamison packs knowledge and honesty into tightly-compact thoughts that will stick with you— each added with further commentary to usher you toward a fruitful, un-compromised life that focuses on your happiness and growth, while also honoring God and the relationships that are important to you. These pages are divided into sections that address specific areas of your life—friendships, relationships, faith, and more—and are accessible, appropriate, and accommodating to every person, regardless of age, background, culture, or place in his or her life. Take the time to invest in yourself and to do the emotional, physical, and spiritual work needed to reach your goals and empower your dreams.
