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Women face many challenging transitions on the pilgrimage from girlhood through womanhood: menses, love and heartbreak, motherhood, menopause. Devoid of a central narrative, these rites of passage too often happen in shame and secrecy, leaving women doubting their personal power and self-worth. Bestselling author and founder of The Way of the Happy Woman®, Sara Avant Stover saw how women erroneously viewed these initiations as “curses” and sought to present a new model that reflected the power and wisdom unique to the feminine path. The Book of SHE celebrates all that it means to be a woman, from mythological underpinnings to the cycles of our day-today lives. Drawing on archetypes including Mary Magdalene, the Dark Goddess, and Green Tara, Stover will guide you on a journey home to psychological wholeness, personal empowerment, and, ultimately, full feminine spiritual Awakening. Brimming with mystery and magic, this provocative book makes ancient wisdom and healing practices accessible to every woman who is ready to revel in her full femininity — the dark and the light — through joyfully becoming the heroine of her own life.
This is a guidebook for the person who craves inspiration but is full of doubt, who strives to live a life of happiness and meaning, but is sometimes / often trapped in regret and disappointment. When our expectations are met and things go according to plan, we feel a sense of accomplishment and pride; we feel safe, in control, and on track. But when life does not live up to our expectations, we end up with an Expectation Hangover. This particular brand of disappointment is profoundly sobering and uncomfortable. Christine Hassler suggests that instead of wallowing in regret, self-recrimination, or anger, we can see these experiences as catalysts for profound transformation. When we respond to Expectation Hangovers as students, rather than sufferers, doorways to possibilities open. Often it is only when life throws us a curveball that we look in a different direction. Rather than replaying and repeating these hangovers, we can move beyond disappointment, and they can become catalysts for change. When we fully process our Expectation Hangovers on the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual levels, we learn courage, faith, surrender and love, making room for the kinds of unexpected things that lead us more directly to a life we love.
HERBAL GODDESS We all hope to be healthy and happy, and many find their path by incorporating herbal medicine, yoga, meditation, healthy eating, and natural body care into their daily routines. Master herbalist and yoga instructor Amy Jirsa brings all these approaches to personal health together in an accessible, appealing way, giving even the most beginner practitioners the confidence to manifest wellness in their lives. To be an herbal goddess, Jirsa says, is to “create your own craft of wellness.” More than just a reference guide, this beginner’s book teaches readers how to take control of their own health using 12 tried-and-true, easy-to-find herbs. Jirsa explains how each herb typically affects the mind, body, and spirit, and then she encourages readers to work in depth with each herb to become really familiar with its properties and affects. For each herb, Jirsa includes recipes for food, drink, body care, and aromatherapy, as well as instructions for yoga poses inspired by the plant. Some of her appealing recipes include Chamomile Body Wash, Echinacea-Lemon-Honey Throat Spray, and Holy Basil Spice (vegan) Butter Cookies. She also provides master recipes, encouraging readers to blend, create, and invent their own preparations, from teas and tinctures to salves and cosmetics. Jirsa’s friendly and enthusiastic style encourages and frees readers to use these herbs in the ways that best benefit them. Though often seen as supplementary to modern treatments like antibiotics and painkillers, herbs are in fact powerful tools for tapping into the regenerative powers of the human body when used correctly. Filled with enticing recipes, proven advice, and beautiful original photography, Herbal Goddess shows us that there is no need to be intimidated by herbs – it’s easy and fun to incorporate them into our lives.
TIME FOR ME So many of us think we will take care of ourselves when we have the time. How often have you said that you know what is good for you, what you should do and what you should avoid, but you just don’t do it? You don’t have time to meditate. You forget to breathe deeply when you are stressed. You join in on the office gripe and gossip session. You gobble your meals in front of the TV. It’s easy to let this happen, to fall into ruts and routines. Using timeless wisdom and modern-day examples, Ruth Fishel shows us the way to get into new, healthier habits is by practicing a different life-affirming subject every day, one week at a time. Before long, our brain forms new neural pathways that automatically guide us toward happiness, serenity, and fulfillment. The seeds of all human characteristics are within us – good and bad. The seeds we nurture are the ones that grow. Time for Me will help you grow a bountiful bouquet of good thoughts and practices that you can harvest for a lifetime.
Happy Marriage or Happy Children? You don’t have to choose. You can have both! If your marriage is suffering because you’re too busy with the kids, you’re one of the many couples who fall into the same trap. By sacrificing their relationships with their partners to focus on their children, they believe they’re being perfect parents. But in fact, they’re doing their children more harm than good and they’re ruining their marriages in the process. The outcome is demanding, insecure children with unrealistic expectations of the world – and resentful, alienated spouses who feel taken for granted. But it doesn’t need to be this way. You can have a thriving marriage, an enriching family life, AND independent, welladjusted children. For over 30 years, marriage therapist Andrew G. Marshall has been helping couples save their relationships by refocusing their priorities and putting their partners first. Marshall’s strategies may seem unconventional but they are rooted in decades of marriage counseling experience. Packed with tips, advice, and compelling examples, this witty and insightful guide equips you with the tools to restore the balance in your marriage, including: overcoming differences in parenting styles, sharing household responsibilities effectively, and defining what your children truly need from you.
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THE BOOK OF SHE
EXPECTATION HANGOVER: 
I LOVE YOU BUT
YOU ALWAYS
PUT ME LAST