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Former child star Hayley Aldridge fights the conservatorship that is governing every aspect of her life, leaving her at the mercy of her controlling parents, and uses social media to build support for her as a court date to review the status of the conservatorship approaches.
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St. Martin's Press
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2024.
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"A clear-eyed, optimistic guide for parents with adult children who need help navigating the challenges to launching an independent life. Times were already tough for young adults looking for ways to start living independent lives after high school and college: rents were up, wages were down, then the Covid-19 pandemic hit and a generation of young people were forced out of classrooms and routines, and back home living with their parents. Now many...
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There are many books out there to teach you how to handle your children after they graduate from diapers, but none tells you how to proceed once they graduate from high school. As new patterns emerge in the lives of young adults, parents find that their grown children have bigger problems than they did just a few years ago.How to Raise Your Adult Children is a manual for anxious moms and dads. Whether confronting the question of setting a curfew for...
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Jeremy Ivester is a transgender man. Thirty years ago, his parents welcomed him into the world as what they thought was their daughter. As a child, he preferred the toys and games our society views as masculine. He kept his hair short and wore boys' clothing. They called him a tomboy. That's what he called himself.
By high school, when he showed no interest in flirting, his parents thought he might be lesbian. At twenty, he wondered if he...
8) Lone wolf
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A regular at the #1 spot on the New York Times best-seller list, Jodi Picoult crafts stories about family, love, and redemption. Here Picoult tells the tale of Edward Warren, an estranged son who faces a monumental decision when his father is left comatose after a terrible car accident. Edward wants to terminate life support, but his sister Cara wouldn't think of it. As the dilemma tears the family apart, Edward must examine whether his decision is...
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Viking
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2010
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Six people--sisters Callie and Steff Perry, their divorced parents Walter Cutler and Honor Pitman, Lila Grossman and the man of her dreams, Eddie--each receive a shocking note that summons them together for one extraordinary summer in Maine--a summer that will change their lives forever.
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Release the Generational Trauma of Shame
"Karen is the wise voice you want whispering in your ear when shame knocks on your door, reminding you that you are so much more than your relationship with your mother." -Maggie Reyes, master certified marriage coach & bestselling author of The Questions for Couples Journal
#1 New Release in Adult Children of Alcoholics and Parent & Adult Child Relationships
What is your relationship to shame? How can...
11) The Noel letters
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Noel collection volume 4
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After nearly two decades, Noel Post returns to her childhood home in Salt Lake City to see her estranged, dying father. What she believed would be a brief visit turns into something more as she inherits the bookstore her father fought to keep alive. Reeling from loneliness, a recent divorce, and unanticipated upheavals in her world, Noel begins receiving letters from an anonymous source, each one containing thoughts and lessons about her life and...
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You can deal with an issue all your life, but until you choose to move on with a positive attitude, you will remain stuck in your past. There's power in a single positive thought. Therein lies the flashlight to shine your path to recovery, which reveals that you hold the power to your mind because it's you who feeds it, and you hold the switch, to a brighter, day. So, turn it on.
My experience in moving forward in life began with me looking back...
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Son I got your back. Is about a father who in raising his kids try to instill in his family that in growing up they are going to face some challenges in life from, teenagers to adulthood. And when in doubt never let the thought of fear being embarrassed cloud there judgment as to what's right and what's wrong mixed up with what can save your life. Keahnard experience a situation most teens try to avoid in HIGH SCHOOL. Keahnards father goes to great...
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Judys mother Sallie suffered from Alzheimers for many years. Judy wrote this book to share her experiences as Sallies caregiver in an effort to help others cope with a loved ones Alzheimers and to help them enjoy the ride. Excerpt from the book: " While she was still physically with us, she was not the mother I knew before Alzheimers....I had grieved her loss and yet she was not gone....I knew I would miss Sallie when she was gone, but I already missed...
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Embark on a transformative journey into positive parenting and discover "Guidance from The Therapist Parent," a compassionate roadmap crafted by a seasoned psychologist with over two decades of experience working with children and families.
In this upcoming book, Krysten equips parents with an extensive toolkit to nurture their children's social and emotional development. Drawing from real-world experiences and professional insights, this book offers...
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Young women today have infinitely more options than their mothers and grandmothers did decades ago. "Should I become a doctor, a writer, or a stay-at-home mom?" "Should I get married or live with my boyfriend?" "Do I want children?" Women in their twenties, thirties, and forties today are wrestling with life-altering decisions about work and family-and they need all the support they can get.
But, the very person whose support they crave most-their...
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Gentling represents a new paradigm in the therapeutic approach to children who have experienced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and have acquired Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result.
This text redefines PTSD in child abuse survivors by identifying child-specific behavioral signs commonly seen, and offers a means to individualize treatment and measure therapeutic outcomes through understanding each suffering child's unique symptom profile....
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“The Ambivalent Daughter: Memoir of a Conflicted Caregiver”, is the compelling story of a mother and daughter struggling to adjust after the mother has a severe stroke. Suddenly Bethanie is faced with the need to assume responsibility for the care of her octogenarian mother who has become completely disabled. The two strong, independent women have never gotten along which complicates matters. Gertrude needs total care and moves to a nursing home...
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This is a story of a medical intern in post apartheid South Africa. It is a novel about the imperfections of society.It follows the trials of a young muslim adult in a difficult world as he comes to grips with religion, work and family.As the title suggests we are all teething when it comes to life experiences.
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