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Title: Vulnerable Minds: The Harm of Childhood Trauma and the Hope of Resilience

Author: Marc D. Hauser

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Release date: March 12, 2024

Genres: Relationships & Intimacy

Publisher's Summary:

A new, hopeful pathway to understanding children’s trauma and providing effective interventions to build healthier communities Each year at least a billion children around the world are victims of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that range from physical abuse to racial discrimination to neglect and food deprivation. The brain plasticity of our most vulnerable makes the adverse effects of trauma only that much more damaging to mental and physical development. Those dealt a hand of ACEs are more likely to drop out of school, have a shorter life, abuse substances, and suffer from myriad mental health and behavioral issues.     The crucial question is: How do we intervene to offer these children a more hopeful future? Neurobiologist and educator Dr. Marc Hauser provides a novel, research-based framework to understand a child’s unique response to ACEs that goes beyond our current understanding and is centered around the five Ts—the timing during development when the trauma began, its type, tenure, toxicity, and how much turbulence it has caused in a child’s life. Using this lens, adults can start to help children build resilience and recover—and even benefit—from their adversity through targeted community and school interventions, emotional regulation tools, as well as a new frontier of therapies focused on direct brain stimulation, including neurofeedback and psychedelics.     While human suffering experienced by children is the most devastating, it also presents the most promise for recovery; the plasticity of young people’s brains makes them vulnerable, but it also makes them apt to take back the joy, wonder, innocence, and curiosity of childhood when given the right support. Vulnerable Minds is a call to action for parents, policymakers, educators, and doctors to reclaim what’s been lost and commit ourselves to our collective responsibility to all children. *Includes a downloadable PDF of charts and graphs from the book

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Title: Fighting for Family: The Relentless Pursuit of Building Belonging

Author: Julie Bennett, Chris Bennett

Narrator: Julie Bennett, Chris Bennett

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Release date: March 12, 2024

Genres: Relationships & Intimacy

Publisher's Summary:

Read by the authors. How to combat our loneliness epidemic, build deep connection, and fight for (not with!) the ones you love, no matter what challenges you face. In a time when so many suffer from isolation and it feels like developing authentic relationships and true belonging is harder than ever, Chris and Julie Bennett invite you into their story to discover why we were meant for togetherness and why it's worth facing any amount of hardship to keep our faith, families, and communities at the center of who we are. When Chris and Julie and their four kids moved from Norman, Oklahoma, to Los Angeles (which just happened to be one of the most disconnected cities in the United States), they knew they were setting out on a great adventure. They’d be leaving behind the church they had pastored, the comfort of their established community, and the familiarity of their daily routines, but the new city promised to bring some much-needed change. What they didn't expect was how this adventure—complicated by a cancer diagnosis, a relapse, and a pandemic—would challenge their notions of what it means to care for each other well, both as a biological family and as part of a broader community. Rebelliously hopeful, the couple will take you on their harrowing journey as they show how family—whether biological, adopted, or chosen—is the greatest risk you'll ever take, the best reward you'll ever gain, and an essential part of what makes us human. Questions for reflection can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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Title: The Montessori Child: A Parent's Guide to Raising Capable Children with Creative Minds and Compassionate Hearts

Author: Simone Davies, Junnifa Uzodike

Narrator: Robin Miles

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Release date: March 5, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Relationships & Intimacy

Publisher's Summary:

From the bestselling authors of The Montessori Toddler and The Montessori Baby, this book guides parents through the principles of Montessori to enhance their children's development and foster respectful relationships with their families and the world. When children are given independence, the tools to succeed, and the encouragement to build on their abilities, it’s amazing what they can achieve. The newest book in the bestselling Montessori series is an everything-you-need-to-know guide to raising your school-aged child (from 3–12 years old, with a bonus chapter for the teen years) in the Montessori way. Educators Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike provide an in-depth, practical guide to incorporating Montessori principles into readers’ everyday lives, with advice on everything from setting up your home in ways that encourage curiosity and independence to supporting your child’s social and moral development with a balance of limit-setting and age-appropriate freedoms. The book includes dozens of hands-on activities to help foster your child's love of numbers and literacy, art and science, and ones that encourage community-building, social awareness, and connection with the natural world. The Montessori Child offers a powerful alternative for parents who feel that family life has gotten too complicated by showing parents how to make more intentional choices for your family, how to better understand the needs of your children, and support them as they develop their unique potential.

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Title: Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls

Author: Chelsey Goodan

Narrator: Chelsey Goodan

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 0 minutes

Release date: March 5, 2024

Genres: Relationships & Intimacy

Publisher's Summary:

*National Bestseller* “If you have a teenage girl in your life, you need to read this.” —Oprah Daily In the vein of Reviving Ophelia and Untangled comes a fresh, unexpected, and empowering guide to better understand teenage girls, revealing how their insights can create heartfelt connections and impactful change. Written with warmth and humor, Underestimated is the first book to invite us into a teenage girl’s brain and heart, as told from the point of view of a beloved and trusted mentor. Chelsey Goodan is a highly sought-after academic tutor who has worked with hundreds of girls from all different backgrounds, earning their trust, confidence, and friendship. They in turn have shared with her their innermost concerns, doubts, and what they wish they could communicate to their parents and the world at large. With topics and language directly chosen by the girls, Goodan reveals how the solutions to a girl’s well-being lie within her. She offers parents the exact words they can use to help her discover these solutions and demonstrates how adults can better support a teenage girl’s voice to create positive change. Rather than dismissing teenage girls based on our own fears or treating them as problems that need to be solved, Goodan encourages us as parents, and as a society, to help girls unleash their power and celebrate their intrinsic wisdom, creating more healing and connection for everyone. With inspiring ease, Underestimated shows us how to do this with accessible advice, entertaining narratives, and profound wisdom.

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Title: Maurice and Maralyn: A Whale, a Shipwreck, a Love Story

Author: Sophie Elmhirst

Narrator: Florence Howard

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Release date: February 29, 2024

Genres: Relationships & Intimacy

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. **A Guardian, Observer & Waterstones Nonfiction Book of 2024** ** A Financial Times BEST SUMMER READ** 'One of those very special books that makes you put everything on hold so you can get back to it' RACHEL JOYCE What begins as an eccentric English love story turns into one of the most dramatic adventures ever recorded... Maurice and Maralyn couldn't be more different. He is as cautious and awkward as she is charismatic and forceful. It seems an unlikely romance, but it works. Bored of 1970s suburban life, Maralyn has an idea: sell the house, build a boat, leave England -- and its oil crisis, industrial strikes and inflation -- forever. It is hard work, turning dreams into reality, but finally they set sail for New Zealand. Then, halfway there, their beloved boat is struck by a whale and the pair are cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. On their tiny raft, their love is put to the test. When Maurice begins to withdraw into himself, it falls upon Maralyn to keep them both alive. Filled with danger, spirit, and tenderness, this is a book about human connection and the human condition; about how we survive -- not just at sea, but in life. 'Extraordinary . . . Elmhirst is a terrific writer' ELIZABETH DAY **READERS ADORE MAURICE & MARALYN** ‘A riveting tale of survival . . . and of the power of love when all appears lost’ ‘A mind-blowing story of resilience and love in the face of adversity’ ‘The very best kind of true story, and beautifully written’ ‘I couldn’t put this book down’ ‘I was absolutely hooked from the outset’ ©2024 Sophie Elmhirst (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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Title: How to Be The Grown-Up: Why Good Parenting Starts with You

Author: Martha Deiros Collado

Narrator: Martha Deiros Collado

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Release date: February 29, 2024

Genres: Relationships & Intimacy

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. Drawing on her years of experience as a clinical psychologist, as well as her growing and dedicated social media community, Dr Martha Deiros Collado's first book is the must-have toolkit for any parent. Martha understands the many modern-day parenting struggles and worries we all face: - How can I make my child listen to me? - Can I stop a tantrum in its tracks? - What can I do when my child feels sad? - Why does my child only eat three very particular things without having a meltdown? - What should I do when I lose my sh*t? With humour, boundless energy, wit and warmth, Dr Martha tackles it all; from how to talk about honesty and lies, death, co-parenting, consent, gender, attachment, boundaries, and tantrums, as well as the small but critical day to day challenges parents face. And she explains why beneath each dilemma, it's the behaviours and scripts we learned as children that shape the parents we become. This deceptively simple and always empathetic guide promises to become the new word of mouth 'must have' for parents or any grown-up interested in what makes a healthy, happy, confident parent and child. ©2023 Martha Deiros Collado (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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Title: Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life: A Biblical Guide for Communicating Thoughts, Feelings, and Opinions with Grace, Truth, and Zero Regret

Author: Donna Jones

Narrator: Donna Jones

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 36 minutes

Release date: February 20, 2024

Genres: Relationships & Intimacy

Publisher's Summary:

Read by the author. What If You Could Have More Peace Tomorrow Over the Conflict You’re Facing Today? Sometimes it happens in a flash: a text, a blowup, a breakup. Other times, relationships simply fade: you and your spouse rarely make eye contact, you learn the friend you trusted is gossiping about you, the child who once held your hand is now an angry teenager. You go over and over conflicts in your mind and wonder How can I fix this? Or Is fixing this even possible? Or Why did I handle it that way? With three decades of ministry experience, Donna Jones has had a front-row seat to all kinds of conflict. She understands the regret, guilt, and heartache that relationships can bring, whether we’re navigating decades of misunderstanding or discussing politics at the gym. But she also knows it’s possible for God to turn those painful moments into opportunities for better connection and a deeper relationship with Him. In Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life Donna gives us practical tools to help us find peace and thrive in our relationships as we - discover the single most important quality necessary to handle conflict well, - identify common mistakes that lead to unnecessary disagreements and brokenness, - stop being pulled into other people’s drama and remain calm in the midst of chaos, and - learn how to have hard conversations without being pushy or a pushover.   This spiritually rich, highly practical guide offers a new paradigm for handling conflict, one that frees us to communicate when we’d rather retaliate, move toward others when it seems easier to shut down, and honor God in the midst of it all. Questions for reflection can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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Title: This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life

Author: Lyz Lenz

Narrator: Lyz Lenz

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Release date: February 20, 2024

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.4 of Total 5

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2

Genres: Relationships & Intimacy

Publisher's Summary:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot—from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz “This American Ex-Wife is a bomb, a bouquet (but not a wedding bouquet), a memoir, a manifesto, and a total joy to read.”—Rebecca Solnit, author of Men Explain Things to Me AN ELECTRIC LIT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Studies show that nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by women—women who are tired, fed up, exhausted, and unhappy. We’ve all seen how the media portrays divorcées: sad, lonely, drowning their sorrows in a bottle of wine. Lyz Lenz is one such woman whose life fell apart after she reached a breaking point in her twelve-year marriage. But she refused to take part in that tired narrative and decided to flip the script on divorce. In this exuberant and unapologetic book, Lenz makes an argument for the advantages of getting divorced, framing it as a practical and effective solution for women to take back the power they are owed. Weaving reportage with sociological research and literature with popular culture along with personal stories of coming together and breaking up, Lenz creates a kaleidoscopic and poignant portrait of American marriage today. She argues that the mechanisms of American power, justice, love, and gender equality remain deeply flawed, and that marriage, like any other cultural institution, is due for a reckoning. A raucous argument for acceptance, solidarity, and collective female refusal, This American Ex-Wife takes readers on a riveting ride—while pointing us all toward a life that is a little more free.

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Title: The Drama Free Workbook: Practical Exercises for Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

Author: Nedra Glover Tawwab

Narrator: Nedra Glover Tawwab

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Release date: February 20, 2024

Genres: Relationships & Intimacy

Publisher's Summary:

From the New York Times bestselling author of Drama Free and Set Boundaries, Find Peace, a hands-on resource for understanding and working through dysfunctional family dynamics—and recognizing when to walk away Family can be a source of connection, and a source of conflict. In this exercise-filled workbook, licensed therapist and bestselling relationship expert Nedra Glover Tawwab offers powerful insights along with thought-provoking questions to help you unpack what’s really going on—and express your needs and expectations going forward.     Whether you are coping with a long-term pattern of emotional neglect, addiction, or abuse, or trying to understand a new conflict that’s come up with a parent, sibling, or in-law, you will find empowering information and tools to help you manage these complex relationships in a way that offers psychological safety and honors the person you truly are. * This audiobook edition contains a downloadable PDF of charts and illustrations.

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Title: Love by Design: 6 Ingredients to Build a Lifetime of Love

Author: Dr Sara Nasserzadeh

Narrator: Nikki Massoud

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

Release date: February 15, 2024

Genres: Relationships & Intimacy

Publisher's Summary:

‘A revelatory re-conceptualization of how we create love’ Dr Emily Nagoski We are so used to hearing that ‘love is blind’, ‘you will know when you meet the one’ and that love should be ‘unconditional’. However, are these idioms the best way to secure successful lasting relationships? Or might we have been given the wrong handbook for love? Dr Sara Nasserzadeh invites us to re-examine our beliefs – mainly shaped by an outdated, static and haphazard Western idea of romantic love – and empowers us with six core principles – Attraction, Respect, Trust, Shared Vision, Compassion, Loving Behaviours – to create and sustain meaningful relationships through a new paradigm of love: The Emergent Love Model. This ground-breaking book introduces and offers an entirely new language and set of skills to begin designing the love that you truly desire.