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Grief is an unavoidable aspect of life. But there really are no guidelines for grieving; and no two people grieve alike.
The author makes this clear as she tells of her journey through grief after the sudden death of her husband in 1999. This book shows not only her struggle to accept his death but also her belief that a person must deal with grief in his or her own way. And because this book began as a scholarly project, there are references to numerous books on dying, death, and bereavement intermingled with the author's own feelings and experiences.
This book is written from a widow's point of view. However, the author hopes that anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one or dealt with other inevitable losses in life might gain some value from reading this memoir.
If you've ever taken personality quizzes before, you've probably been told to change yourself-maybe to be more outgoing, laid-back, or ambitious. This book won't tell you to change. Instead, you'll learn to navigate the world as someone with your unique personality.
Do like to spend more time alone or with friends? Are you a planner, or are you more spontaneous? What makes you feel better when you're upset? What are your life priorities? This book will help you discover all these answers and more!
Have fun learning about yourself and your friends, while celebrating all the amazing qualities that make you who you are!
A collection of ancient spells and incantations, translated and interpreted for today's reader, brings long-ago meanings closer for those engaged in magical practices of manifestation, prophecy, love, protection, healing, curses, and even vengeance.
Each page of Ancient Spells and Incantations holds verses adapted from text unearthed through extensive research--grimoires, letters, and trial transcripts from across the ages and around the world. Many of these were tucked away in university libraries not easily accessible even to one actively in search of them. Enid Baxter Ryce painstakingly researched this collection, finding fragments from across the centuries.
Translating some from Latin and Old English herself, Enid has made the spells accessible to today's witches. What was once whispered or chanted, spiraling in cursive, or carved in stone, still echoes like a song. The words that survived connect us to that ancient magic, and we can feel the truth and power.
As we marvel at these ancient magical words, we think of our ancestors. Thanks to them, scraps of papyrus, shards of pottery, secret books, and hissed recipes can, hundreds of years later, still show themselves to those who seek them.
- Anxious, a perfectionist, or an overachiever?
- Always overextending yourself (and then resentful)?
- Someone who avoids conflict at all costs?
- Fearful of getting into trouble or being seen as "bad"?
- Silencing your needs for the comfort and happiness of everyone else?
- Prone to overexplain or over apologize?
- Eternally obsessing over why someone texted with a period instead of an exclamation point? Psychotherapist Meg Josephson is here to show you that people-pleasing is not a personality trait. It's a common survival mechanism known as "fawning" an instinct often learned in childhood to become more appealing to a perceived threat in order to feel safe. Yet many people are stuck in this way of being for their whole lives. Are You Mad at Me? weaves Josephson's own moving story with that of fascinating client stories and thought-provoking exercises to show you how to: - Identify all the roles you might play--from peacekeeper to performer to caretaker to lone wolf to perfectionist to chameleon--that keep you far from yourself.
- Stop fearing your thoughts and emotions, even if they're unpleasant.
- Rethink conflict and boundaries as an opening for deeper connection.
- Practice "leaning back" in relationships.
- Recognize when people-pleasing is actually necessary (with your chaotic boss) and when it's not (with your close friends) and stop self-loathing when you slip into old patterns.
- Shift away from the familiar chaos, anxiety, and resentment you're used to as you move closer to yourself and a life that no longer depletes you--but brings you joy. With Josephson's "lucid prose and smart mix of clinical expertise, personal disclosure, and pertinent case studies" (Publishers Weekly), Are You Mad at Me? will help you shed the behaviors that are keeping you stuck in the past so that you can live in your most authentic present.
--Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!
Tim Taranto is a writer, visual artist, and poet from New York. His work has been featured in Buzzfeed, FSG's Works in Progress, Harper's, The Iowa Review, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, The Paris Review Daily, The Rumpus, and The Saint Ann's Review. Tim is a graduate of Cornell University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.