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How do we get to live our dreams regardless of where we're from and what we've been through? With hopes to open a doorway to a new world, I designed The Journey of the Heart as an immersive experience. A self-help fairytale that aims to empower you on your path to your own truth. May you find the freedom and the courage to shine your unique light onto the world." - from The Journey of the Heart Transformative artist Anna Cley offers the reader...

A noble profession, the funeral industry is known for its strong sense of decorum, compassion, empathy, and common sense. Such a busy profession leaves little time for self-care. Yet, when funeral professionals are unable to refuel between families and at the end of the day, the emotional residue of secondary traumatic stress can take a toll. Filled with 25 evidence-based strategies, Compassion Fatigue in the Funeral Profession offers easy how...

When young Shelley Brown's secret journal was discovered by her preteen classmates, she found herself on a rollercoaster to a freight train down a rabbit hole. Like many, she then spent decades trying to fit in and get off the ride. In her new book Weird Girl Adventures from A to Z, Brown's escapades entertain audiences with her witty, sometimes angst-filled and often hilarious stories about real life. Through her childhood of pink possibilit...

TJ Barganski grew up in a dysfunctional Mormon home as a female, yet from a very young age he felt like a boy in a girl's body. Too young to understand or articulate why he felt like a misfit, he became an angry and confused child who acted out. In addition to being bullied, tormented, abused, and sexually molested, Barganski was put in special education in school. Nobody knew what to do with him. As a young adult, Barganski first became a fir...

It began with a pop, and then excruciating pain followed by surgery. MaryBeth Cichocki's son Matt became hooked on Percocet prescribed to him for a work-related back injury. As a nurse, MaryBeth knew the dangers of opioids, and cautioned her son against taking too much. Seven years later, her son was dead from a Percocet overdose. Trying to make sense of her son's addiction and death by overdose, MaryBeth bravely voices the ugly side of addict...

On the summer morning of June 27, 2000 . . . 16-year-old Molly Bish began her eighth day of lifeguarding at Comins Pond in the small town of Warren, Massachusetts. Around 10 a.m., between the time her mother dropped her off and the first swimmers arrived, Molly was abducted. Three years later, Molly's remains were found less than three miles from where she was taken.In 2003, Dr. Sarah Stein joined the search for Molly's killer. In chilling det...

Since losing her father when Jessica was 5 years old, words have soothed her soul. At age 9, she began penning those words in her head onto paper as poetry and prose.Continuing to write through college, work, and raising two children, Jessica's award-winning works have been featured in the newspaper and the Grief Diaries book series.Paired with her daughter's illustrations for the first time, Crimson Sunshine is an introduction to Jessica's wo...

Based in a basic understanding of grief, this workbook is a companion to the iCare Grief Ministry Guide. Designed to offer simple ways to help support and nourish the emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of the bereaved in both your community and church.

As disciples, we have the power to tend to the hearts of the mourning in a meaningful way. Based in a basic understanding of grief, this guide offers simple ways to support and nourish the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the bereaved in both your church and community.

The iCare(TM) support group Participant Workbook takes group members on a thoughtfully guided journey through grief and loss.Carefully designed to provide comfort and hope, participants learn to process and reconciliate loss while nurturing emotional, physical and spiritual selves through discussion, Bible scriptures, spiritual journaling, helpful activities, Resilience Rx(TM) self-care tips and more.

Statisticians keep count. Politicians pass laws. Police are overwhelmed. Preachers condemn. Doctors medicate. Business looks at the bottom line.And academia is stymied. Yet the flood of heartache and sorrow continues.Drugs are rampant in today's world, yet nobody has answers. We only have stories. Our stories. The stories of our intelligent, kind and promising loved ones who fell victim to a villain disguised as pills, capsules, liquids, and p...

The survivors of victims of murder and suspicious deaths are often victimized twice-first by the loss of their loved one and subsequently by the system they rely on for justice. In pursuit of police transparency, retired investigator Dennis Griffin takes us inside the world of real crime cases to expose the shocking truth behind the alarming number of unsolved murders and suspicious deaths that are unsolved, closed, or misclassified with littl...

Barely Breathing is an essential and hope-filled guide for grieving parents and those who support them. Drawing from her own experience of losing her daughter Lydia, bestselling author Daphne Bach Greer offers ten secrets to surviving in an easy to follow, thoughtfully written book. Filled with grace and compassion, Greer's wisdom and secrets are a guiding light for bereaved parents struggling with deep grief.

People who experience sudden loss of a loved one find themselves shocked and stunned, and often struggle to find support to adapt to a life they didn't plan. Friends, family, and others have little idea about how to help, leaving the bereaved feeling alone and vulnerable when they need support most.Surviving Sudden Loss is a collection of stories by parents, spouses, siblings, children, and grandparents who share their own personal insight int...

Widows in today's world find little support to recover and adapt to a life they didn't plan. Friends, family, and others have little idea about how to help, leaving them in a vulnerable spot when they need support most.What can widows do? Where do they turn for help? How do they face the future and rebuild their lives?Through the Eyes of a Widow is a collection of stories by widows across the globe. Each shares her own personal insight into th...

Over 600, 000 Americans die from cancer every year, leaving behind loved ones with heavy hearts. Part of the award-winning Grief Diaries series, Surviving Loss by Cancer offers inspiring real-life stories of grievers who take us on their own poignant journey through losing someone they love to cancer. Filled with grit, compassion and collateral blessings, the stories offer readers wisdom to lean on and learn from, help them feel less alone, an...

One cold night in November 1971, 13-year-old Kathy Lynn Gloddy went missing. Her beaten, bruised body was found on the cold ground the next day. Enter into the tragedy as Karen Beaudin vividly recounts the horrifying details of her younger sister's death in A Child is Missing-the shocking true story of a small New Hampshire town stunned by the revelation of such a brutal crime, and a family devastated by the loss of a beloved daughter and sist...

Losing a pet is hard, far harder than many let on. The more you love, the more you grieve, and grieving for a four-legged friend is normal. Part of the award-winning Grief Diaries series, Surviving Loss of a Pet features the heartwarming stories of sixteen people who share their beloved cats, dogs, and even a ferret, and along the way offer candid answers to tender questions. Touching on topics ranging from pet funerals to afterlife to the eth...

Rheumatoid arthritis. Lupus. Polymyalgia rheumatica. Psoriatic arthritis. These are but a few of the over 100 rheumatic diseases that cause the immune system to attack a person's joints, muscles, bones and organs. The pain and inflammation make simple tasks such as walking, getting dressed, and even brushing hair and teeth sometimes impossible. What triggers a flare and how are they managed? What treatments work best? What caused it, and will ...

Dead bodies. Crying families. Middle of the night calls. These are just a few of the things funeral directors deal with as part of life's calling. What inspires someone to choose a career in the funeral profession? What do they love about their job? How do they really feel when handling dead bodies? In Through the Eyes of a Funeral Director, seventeen funeral directors and embalmers invite readers inside one of the most unusual jobs in the wor...