This study is based on the authors' fieldwork inside Cultural Enterprise Office, a small Scottish agency that supports creative businesses. It discusses UK policy on the creative economy, the rise of intermediaries between policy-making and the marketplace, and the playing out in the delivery of business advice services to creative microbusinesses.
This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. The ‘bog bodies’ of north-western Europe have captured the imaginations of poets and archaeologists alike, allowing us to come face-to-face with individuals from the past. Their exceptional preservation permits us to examine minute details of their lives and deaths, making us reflect poignantly on our own mortality. But, as this book argues, the bodies must be resituated within a turbulent world of endemic violence and change. Reinterpreting the latest continental research and new discoveries, and featuring a ground-breaking ‘cold case’ forensic study of Worsley Man, Manchester Museum’s ‘bog head’, it brings the bogs to life through both natural history and folklore, revealing them as places that were rich and fertile yet dangerous. The book also argues that these remains do not just pose practical conservation problems but also philosophical dilemmas, compounded by the critical debate on if – and how – they should be displayed.
Following the success of Managing Hot Flushes and Night Sweats which outlines a self-help, CBT-based programme for dealing with menopausal symptoms, Myra Hunter and Melanie Smith have developed a pioneering group treatment for women going through the menopause. Managing Hot Flushes with Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is an evidence-based manual drawing on their research which has demonstrated, in randomised controlled trials, that group CBT effectively reduces the impact of hot flushes and night sweats. The treatment is effective for women going through a natural menopause and for women who have menopausal symptoms following breast cancer treatments and for other groups of women who have troublesome symptoms. This manual provides health professionals with everything they need to run groups to help women to manage hot flushes and night sweats. Managing Hot Flushes with Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy equips health professionals with knowledge, skills and materials to run groups to help women to manage menopausal symptoms in 6 (or 4) weekly sessions without the need for medication. It is easy to use with a companion audio exercise and downloadable/photocopiable resources on line, as well as power-point slides, homework sheets and diaries. Following Group CBT women have the information, practical skills and strategies to help them to cope with hot flushes and night sweats, and also report improvements in sleep and quality of life. This manual will be an essential resource for nurses, psychologists, counsellors, psychological wellbeing practitioners and cognitive behaviour therapists working in health care and voluntary settings.
This study is based on the authors' fieldwork inside Cultural Enterprise Office, a small Scottish agency that supports creative businesses. It discusses UK policy on the creative economy, the rise of intermediaries between policy-making and the marketplace, and the playing out in the delivery of business advice services to creative microbusinesses.
Look Within: A Woman's Journal, is a place to explore what makes you a special, unique woman. You will explore your thoughts, feelings, and ideas by reflecting on what you appreciate and enjoy about yourself and your sexuality, as well as your expectations and hopes for the future. More than a daily diary, this reflection journal challenges you to look closely at your past, present, and hope-for future so you can appreciate the possibilities that await you. Look Within includes a discussion group/book club guide to help you share your insights with other women using the journal. The unique journal allows a woman to take a comprehensive look at herself and her sexuality. The easy-to-use format and thoughtful and interesting prompts can be used in a variety of settings, from private journaling to women's support or discussion groups.
By age 18, Melanie Weaver was a single parent with a traumatic past. By age 26, she topped the scales at 480 pounds and could barely walk without a cane. Bariatric surgery helped but didn't provide the lasting weight loss she craved. Then a miracle occurred. She learned she could change anything she wanted in her life through introspection and inner work. She woke up to her own worthiness and discovered a deep place of love, healing, and acceptance that empowered her to find her true self, make 300 pounds disappear without exercise, and continuously improve her life. This is a story of struggle and triumph, of mountains that seemed too high to climb and assurance that anything is possible no matter how impossible the circumstances may seem. In its pages, you will find inspiration for your own journey, along with simple strategies, tips, and tools to transform any challenge in your life to another step on the path to happiness and inner peace. If you're desperate to make changes in your life but feeling stuck and struggling to move forward despite your best intentions, this book is for you. You will learn how to take one step at a time to replace your insecurities, self-doubts, and fears with self-acceptance, self-love, and self-compassion to create effective and lasting improvements. Through real-life examples, you will be guided to invest in the inner work of self-discovery to unlock the keys that will work specifically and uniquely for your own life.
Need assistance to stay on course along the way? Melanie Hoover recommends you keep a compass in your hand! Her spiritual reflections on Romans Chapter 1 are the place to start your day.
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