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At the heart of this book lies a simple yet profound truth: the way we think, feel, and perceive the world around us can significantly influence our health outcomes and quality of life. You'll discover the science behind positivity, learn practical strategies for cultivating a positive mindset, and explore how these practices can lead to lasting changes in your health and happiness.

Two experts in mental health and sport lift the veil on the crisis in women’s athletics, offering parents and coaches urgently needed advice and support and showing how female athletes can find joy in whatever sport they choose, at whatever level they compete. No matter the sport, the message...

The new science of embodiment tells us that “body sense,” or interoceptive awareness, is a crucial factor for our wellbeing across the span of our lives. In this eye-opening and wide-ranging book, body image expert Dr. Susan Sands unpacks the research to make a bold call to aging women to find safe harbor from the ravages of age right where they strike the deepest—in the body.

Jedes Mutter-Tochter-Team erlebt sie anders: die erste Menstruation der Tochter. Manchmal kommt und geht sie wieder, leise und ganz ohne Schmerzen. Sie kann der Tochter aber auch Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten und das erschwert Dir als Mutter die Situation. Wie sie auch abläuft, die erste Menstruation Deiner kleinen Tochter - sie ist jetzt kein Mädchen mehr, sondern wird zur erwachsenen Frau und braucht Dich jetzt an ihrer Seite. Bereite Dich optimal auf die erste Periode Deines Mädchens vor und gib ihr eine wertvolle und schöne Erfahrung auf ihren weiteren Lebensweg mit.

In Courageous Aging: Your Best Years Ever Reimagined, Dr. Ken Druck redefines what it means to grieve the loss of our younger selves, embrace age-related transitions, and make peace with every season of life. This practical and inspirational approach speaks to anyone ready to transcend the self-limiting myths, biases, stereotypes, and misconceptions and discover the joys of getting older.

By the time we turn 60 most of us will still have one third of our lives to live. How well we live these years will depend on our health: are we agile and disease free? Or dependent on medication and physical assistance? In Staying Alive you'll discover the science on how you can avoid or manage the major diseases that impact us as we age, including heart health, diabetes and dementia, and boost your everyday behaviours to improve your enjoyment of life.

Human development specialist and leadership coach Christina Congleton delivers an insightful and urgently needed discussion of how millennials can move beyond the tired cliches of the self-help genre and achieve new levels of satisfaction and contentment. In the book, you'll explore how crushing levels of student debt, consecutive financial crises, and an alarming uptick in depression, substance abuse, and suicide are combining to significantly damage the potential of millennials everywhere.

It’s time to break the retirement mold and do retirement your way. Whether you want to keep working beyond the traditional retirement years, enjoy a classic retirement playing golf and bridge, go back to school, or start a business, this book offers a clear 7-step roadmap to help you get there and enjoy the journey.

We all wish that we could have a better memory...but wishing isn’t enough. Luckily, a legitimate shortcut exists, and boosting your brain-power will help you achieve more in every aspect of your life. Personal, professional, and even romantic profits await the listener ready for more!

Écrit et lu par Nathalie Firminy, Ma vie de soignante en EHPAD vous plonge au cœur d’un quotidien où chaque vie compte. À travers des instants intimes, touchants et parfois bouleversants, ce témoignage révèle l’humanité de ceux que l’on voit trop peu : résidents, familles, soignants. Une immersion sincère qui éclaire la réalité du grand âge et met en lumière la peur qu’a notre société de vieillir, parfois plus forte encore que la peur de mourir.

Tom Vanderbilt, jurnalist de profesie, pornește și el într-o astfel de călătorie, inspirat de procesul de învățare al fiicei lui de vârstă preșcolară. De-a lungul unui an, învață să joace șah, să cânte într-un cor, să facă surfing, să deseneze și să jongleze, întotdeauna cu entuziasmul unui veșnic începător. Relatarea experiențelor lui, de multe ori comice, e însoțită de explicații științifice, care ne dezvăluie schimbările la nivel psihic și progresele cognitive înregistrate de creier când formează noi rețele neuronale: adică ce se întâmplă când dobândim noi aptitudini.

How does a woman embrace her maturity with joy and strength when her body changes year to year? Psychologist Dr. Carla Marie Manly provides an important and meaningful window into womanhood for those approaching 50 and beyond. A must-listen book for any woman approaching the age of 50, Aging Joyfully touches the sensitive reality of the transition from a life filled with new beginnings to a graceful process filled with freedom, beauty, and joy.

Is there really such a thing as a midlife crisis - a true crisis in a person's life that happens in midlife? Yes, there is. But fortunately for most of us, it is a fairly rare event. Unlike the midlife crisis, a midlife transition is a quasi-universal reaction to the major changes that take place in midlife, mentally, physically and in relationships. This book describes the powerful, dynamic forces that underlie both the midlife crisis and midlife transition and provides, through clinical case material, a detailed description of each.

What if getting strong, healthy, and happy didn’t require overhauling your entire life? What if simple, sustainable shifts could create change that lasts? Whether you’re a busy parent, a driven professional, or just tired of starting over, Live FIT. From the Inside Out is your guide to real, lasting transformation. With 25+ years as an elite coach and athlete, Nicole Zapoli shares a proven framework to help you reclaim strength, energy, and confidence—without extremes or trends that fade fast.

This audiobook challenges the widely held belief that cognitive decline is an inevitable part of aging. Instead, it presents a hopeful, science-backed thesis: that purpose is one of the most powerful defenses against cognitive deterioration. Grounded in current neuroscience, it shows that living with purpose can biologically protect the brain, stimulate mental growth, and improve resilience—physically, emotionally, and cognitively.

We're programmed to fear getting older…and if you've ever stared into the mirror, wondering where that new wrinkle came from or worrying about the amount of gray in your hair, you know this all too well. You may not feel any different on the inside from how you did 30 years ago, so it can be jarring to see a different face looking back at you…but this isn't a decline you're seeing—it's growth.

When you focus on what aging adds to your life, rather than on what it takes away, you can take on your second half with renewed energy, focus, and intention. In Shift, business-leader-turned-coach Peter Reek encourages you to embrace the potential that midlife offers—because the richness of midlife is something you can create with your own hands, heart, and mind. The second half can be the most expansive part of your journey—a time for renewal, for growth, for diving deep into the things that truly satisfy your soul.

Mit sanfter Stimme und sinnlichen Erzählungen begleiten dich diese wundervollen Einschlafgeschichten durch traumhafte Landschaften aus Worten, Bildern und Klängen. Ob du dem Rauschen des Meeres lauschst, mit der Transsibirischen Eisenbahn durch traumhafte Landschaften fährst oder dem Sternenlicht über Marrakesch folgst – jede Geschichte ist wie ein weicher Fluss, der dich langsam, liebevoll und sicher in den Schlaf trägt. Diese Traumreisen wirken wie Balsam für die Seele – bei Stress, Grübeln oder Schlaflosigkeit – gesprochen mit einer Stimme, die dich hält, ohne zu fordern.

Mit der Kraft meditativer Einschlafmeditationen, Fantasiereisen, entspannender Traumreisen und tief wirksamer Mentalreisen führen dich diese Geschichten sanft aus dem Gedankenkarussell direkt in die Ruhe der Nacht. Alle 7 Einschlafgeschichten sind speziell für Erwachsene entwickelt: für Menschen, die viel denken, viel fühlen und manchmal einfach nur loslassen wollen.

A Guide for Aging Heroes is a groundbreaking work that crushes stereotypes about growing older, overrides traditional societal expectations, and redefines the second half of life as a renaissance. While it engages readers in strategies for cultivating transformative life skills, A Guide for Aging Heroes reaches beyond the borders of the typical self-help book.