Self Help

In a crisis, it's easy to revert to old patterns. Caring for your well-being during the coronavirus pandemic includes maintaining healthy boundaries and saying no to unhealthy relationships.

The healing touchstone of millions, this modern classic by one of America's best-loved and most inspirational authors holds the key to understanding codependency and to unlocking its stultifying hold on your life.

Is someone else's problem your problem? If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to someone else's, you may be codependent--and you may find yourself in this book--Codependent No More.The healing touchstone of millions, this modern classic by one of America's best-loved and most inspirational authors holds the key to understanding codependency and to unlocking its stultifying hold on your life.

With instructive life stories, personal reflections, exercises, and self-tests, Codependent No More is a simple, straightforward, readable map of the perplexing world of codependency--charting the path to freedom and a lifetime of healing, hope, and happiness.

Melody Beattie is the author of Beyond Codependency, The Language of Letting Go, Stop Being Mean to Yourself, The Codependent No More Workbook, and Playing It by Heart.

Eighty percent of today's older Americans are receiving care from family members. Sooner or later, all of us may face an eldercare crisis: Your father has a heart attack; do you know his medical history? Your mother can't cook for herself anymore; do you know who to call? Can you make the best housing, legal, and insurance arrangements for your elderly family members? No one can foresee all of the problems that may arise, but we can prepare for them and know what to do if crisis should strike.This is precisely what Joy Loverde has dedicated herself to teaching. Loverde's crucial insights have been featured in national newspapers such as USA Today and the Chicago Tribune. The Complete Eldercare Planner equips families with the vital information they need and provides fill-in space to keep critical medical, legal, financial, and personal records always readily available. The Planner includes vital information on
-- How to tell when an elder needs help
-- How to broach difficult topics with an elder
-- Where to find low-cost or free information and servicesWritten with the busy caregiver in mind, the Planner includes a summary page at the beginning of each chapter and action checklists throughout, to keep track of progress.As upsetting as it may be to think about eldercare, the emotional and financial consequences of not doing so can be devastating. The Complete Eldercare Planner will ease the trauma and difficulty of eldercare, and provide security and peace of mind for elders and caregivers alike.

From the author of "The Woman's Comfort Book," A compendium of creative, comforting, and sometimes kinky ideas to keep your relationship supercharged with sex, love, and friendship.