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Life Matters

Stories of Transition, Healing, and Hope

By: Abigail Brenner, M.D.

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Life Matters

Stories of Transition, Healing, and Hope

By: Abigail Brenner, M.D.

No matter how difficult it might seem, change is always positive. Life Matters: Stories of Transition, Healing, and Hope, by psychiatrist and interfaith minister Abigail Brenner tackles the transitions in our lives and shows how they can empower us. Brenner moves through all cycles of life, letting the people going through these transitions tell their own stories. A young parent adjusts to life with a newborn. A young adult, ready to move out and make a new life, finds her own voice. From the stress of moving from a familiar place to an unfamiliar one, to finding the job that feeds your soul as well as your wallet, Life Matters shows you how you can get through these changes and come out on the other side a better person. Learn to chart your feelings, advises Brenner. Assert yourself and get the support you need. For true healing to occur, she states, you must become an active participant and advocate of your own wellness. The key lies in the pursuit of balance within the self: taking care of your body, having an optimistic attitude about yourself and life, and connecting to a source of spiritual belief. A physical crisis has the enormous potential of becoming a healing moment. " Do not shy away from your own light," says Brenner. Life is all about change and this warm and inspirational book can help you make the most of all your transitions. From the foreword by Bernie Siegel, MD: "When something happens to alter our life or we learn something new, we have to begin a new life if we are to survive...It is not an accident that the universal therapeutic theme is for all of us to be born again and the changes and transitions of life become the labor pains of self-birth and worth the experience, since they create a new you." Author: Love, Magic, and Mudpies and 365 Prescriptions for Living Praise for Life Matters--- " Most people live their lives according to Mark Twain's comment, 'I'm all for progress; it's change I don't like.' In Life Matters: Stories of Transition, Healing, and Hope, Dr. Abigail Brenner shows how embracing life's passages can lead to transformation and fulfillment, and how we can summon the courage to live life more fully." Larry Dossey, MD Author: Healing Words and The Power of Premonitions " To be alive is to go through one phase after another, some large and some small. This insightful book will help you change thoughtfully. It will help you to be changed and not just go through the motions and the struggles. It will help you be vital and engaged in all areas of life. The transitions are the tough spots. Keep this book handy for them." Thomas Moore Author: Care of the Soul and A Life at Work

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CreateSpace

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1453636951

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9781453636954

Replacement Children

The Unconscious Script

By: Rita Battat Silverman,Abigail Brenner

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Replacement Children

The Unconscious Script

By: Rita Battat Silverman,Abigail Brenner

Few tragedies are felt as deeply as the loss of a child, whether by death or incapacitation. For many families, the echoes of this pain are even detected in the lives of subsequent children or in an older child whose life has been redirected as a result of this loss. Replacement children share a common experience, one in which they are, often unconsciously, allocated to fill a void left in the family. They are burdened with the daunting task of relieving the family's unprocessed grief. Replacement Children: The Unconscious Script is a complex and fascinating overview of people caught up in the arduous mission of having to carry on for another. Authors Silverman and Brenner present a wealth of research and compelling personal stories about this profound and under explored phenomenon. This first-of-its-kind book offers new understanding to assist individuals, families, and the therapeutic community in finding answers to address this often overlooked issue. It is the authors' hope that this book may serve as a catalyst for new awareness and insight into this phenomenon.

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1937818357

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Women's Rites of Passage

How to Embrace Change and Celebrate Life

By: Abigail Brenner

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Women's Rites of Passage

How to Embrace Change and Celebrate Life

By: Abigail Brenner

Women's Rites of Passage grew out of Abigail Brenner s desire to answer some fundamental questions about the role of rites of passage in contemporary women s lives. Relying on a research study involving over 50 women, Brenner shows how women today understand the need to take responsibility for their lives and for directing their own paths, and are beginning to do so by creating their own very personal rites of passage.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742547485

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Transitions

How Women Embrace Change and Celebrate Life

By: Abigail Brenner MD

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Transitions

How Women Embrace Change and Celebrate Life

By: Abigail Brenner MD

Throughout their lives, women go through big changes, but what makes some women embrace these moments while others feel as if they are about to fall apart? Psychiatrist Abigail Brenner believes that the answer lies in how we consciously mark these changes and allow them to change us. Full of personal stories and case histories, Transitions explores the passages that are meaningful to contemporary women and then supplies the tools, creative projects, and rituals to honor these occurrences. Full of provocative discussions, inspiring personal stories and anecdotes from Brenner, Transitions is dedicated to helping women identify, respond to, and celebrate their times of growth.

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1451558082

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The Essential Guide to Baby's First Year

The Most Current Thinking and Advice on Year-One Milestones, Care, and Concerns

By: Abigail Brenner M.D.,Erika Landau M.D.

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The Essential Guide to Baby's First Year

The Most Current Thinking and Advice on Year-One Milestones, Care, and Concerns

By: Abigail Brenner M.D.,Erika Landau M.D.

The Essential Guide to Baby's First Year offers new parents a clear, comforting companion devoid of the "musts" and "shoulds" that abound in other new baby books. Rather than focusing on rigid guidelines to development, it acknowledges that babies are people, and they do things in their own time and ways. The authors are both parents, one of them with the additional benefit of being an experienced pediatrician, and their advice and suggestions are all based on medical knowledge and the latest advice on the baby grapevine. The Essential Guide to Baby's First Year content also includes: The moment of birth and beyond – what a newborn looks like, what the tests will be like, feeding, bonding, and taking the baby home. Clear explanations of milestones for the first year of life, broken up by quarters – and how they may vary from baby to baby. Advice and suggestions on feeding, caring for, and interacting with baby over the year. Teething, sleeping, crawling, pooping – how things happen and change as the months pass. Common illnesses, appropriate foods, necessary equipment, and more.

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Penguin

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1101513721

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Women's Rites of Passage

How to Embrace Change and Celebrate Life

By: Abigail Brenner

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How to Embrace Change and Celebrate Life

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The Essential Guide to Baby's First Year

The Most Current Thinking and Advice on Year-One Milestones, Care, and Concerns

By: Abigail Brenner M.D.,Erika Landau M.D.

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The Most Current Thinking and Advice on Year-One Milestones, Care, and Concerns

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Life Matters

Life Matters

Replacement Children

Replacement Children

Women's Rites of Passage

Women's Rites of Passage

Transitions

Transitions

The Essential Guide to Baby's First Year

The Essential Guide to Baby's First Year

Women's Rites of Passage

Women's Rites of Passage

The Essential Guide to Baby's First Year

The Essential Guide to Baby's First Year

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