Staring Death in the Face

This is a real-life account of a family dealing with anorexia of one of its own. Sarah nearly died. She could have died at any time as her body had begun to shut down. The local medical services said that they had never come across anyone with such a low body mass index (weight) as hers. Sarah was heard screaming out as her body began to close down at death’s door. But by the grace of God, she miraculously survived.

The events are chronicled by the author, Sarah’s father; plus there is a very poignant additional contribution portrayal through the eyes of her sister Olivia too — together these sections paint the picture of what this family had to endure and complement each other.

This is a book which I am sure you will find hard to put down and will educate you not only as far as the illness of anorexia is concerned but also in seeing how it can be transcended.

The Original Idea

A young person struggles with their own mortality after the death of their father. As they ponder this question, the great question which we must all face at some time or another, and filled with anxiety, their thoughts turn to the first law of thermodynamics: ‘the total energy in a system remains constant, although it may be converted from one form to another.’ Perhaps as one being dies, another is born, and life remains but only changes form and shape. Might this experience of suffering provide the key to accepting their own finitude, and help them push through the grief of losing a loved one?

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After the death of a beloved parent, a young adventurer known as the Young One embarks on a mysterious journey of metaphorical encounters. Perhaps they can help him understand a dying man’s final words, and finally discover the meaning behind the Original Idea.

The Power of Being Known: A Heart-Centered Journey Connecting to Self, Earth, Lineage, and Love

The heart’s technology is more advanced than a cell phone and is the first organ to be created while you’re in your mother’s womb - chosen to be first for a Divine reason.   Connecting to the heart daily is the key to gaining access to the truth, wisdom, love, and healing you are worthy of receiving.

To know yourself begins by knowing that you are one cell, one of many, and together, co-create your heart and entire Being. 

Choosing to know yourself from deep within and allowing yourself to be known opens the heart to be seen, loved, heard, felt, and supported in the present moment– which means you get to experience the richness of life wholeheartedly.

 This book shines light on what’s been hidden underneath the surface and gently leads you on an inner exploration for you to feel safe and empowered to alchemize fears, integrate a new way of Being, embody the truth and power of who you are, and love your Self (your cells) from the inside-out. 

This book can be read over and over again to support you in every phase of your heart-centered journey.

So, let’s begin!

Be still, feel, ask, listen, breathe, receive,

and know.

– Dr. Sofia Costa

The Quotable Quotes: Dementia Refined

The Quotable Quotes: Dementia Refined is a vital collection of quotations taken directly from the service users, potential clients and health care staff. It is based on true events and is an essential tool for young professionals who intend to have a grip on mental health, families, the carers, the health professionals and health personnel at large.

Dementia sufferers may not be able to voice their concerns but the professionals and/or care workers must be able to decode or interpret their verbal or nonverbal cues implementing their expertise and creativeness. This book promotes understanding dementia and early referrals which will lead to early diagnosis of the disease. These are the true reflections of what we are currently experiencing in our societies and nursing homes.

Dementia has been around for decades but its resurgence has prompted another look and approach by the scientific world, hence continuous research on the subject which has extended to sporting activities, especially contact sport. This book mainly focuses on the initial stages of the disease affecting and devastating the families and elderly clients admitted to hospitals and care homes.

The book stresses the importance of maintaining and reinforcing the rights of people with dementia. “They are human beings and should be treated as such,” are the words echoed in the book, having looked back at the failures of other nursing and residential homes across England and Wales.

It addresses the myths about dementia, some questions being answered and truth learned about the disease.

Having looked at the devastating effects of the disease and the failures we witnessed throughout our efforts to care for those who needed us most, with science and later developments in research, there is hope that the suffering will be eased.

The Seven Gates: Seven Steps Beyond Self-Awareness

This book is a 7-step model that teaches you how to take your power back. Unknowingly, we give away our power day in and out due to subconscious programs inherited since conception. Any situation can be worked through with these steps. The model provides an understanding why you attract patterns in your life and explicit steps on how to shift the subconscious so you stop repeating unhealthy subconscious patterns you probably aren’t even aware of!

Be Happier in 30 Days

Society moves so fast and when you try to keep up, self-care is usually the last on the agenda. When it gets left long enough your thoughts, emotions, and feelings can become imbalanced. This can result in a breakdown in relationships, staying in a stagnant job, isolation and a very unsatisfied life.We can place ourselves on a mental loop and not know where to begin to stop it. This book is a realistic daily step by step guide that refocuses your mental awareness to break the cycle. It provides you with the freedom to assess your life from a different perspective and to take charge of different areas of your life that you have been neglecting. It prioritises for you and develops your awareness, so all you have to do is follow the guidance.

My Invisible World

This book articulates an inspiring and insightful journey of how to heal all pain, especially mental pain by opening up the mind to a new enlightened perspective. This enlightened perspective is self-created and is generated from the influences of Light that seeks all that is hidden in the human conditioned mind for healing and release. Light also reveals the invisible unknown existences within the mind which are the aura, the chakras, the chakra system, the senses, the feelings, the emotions, the spirit and Light itself. This book can empower anybody to reach for their Light within to enable them to become the best and highest version of themselves.

Paving a Positive Path To The Future: Lessons in Anger Management

Life without difficulties and conflicts is impossible; and if it were achievable, it would cause intellectual and emotional stagnation. Anger is a powerful emotion and can cause long-term health problems. You can control your anger, it is up to you to create a positive path to a positive future, the author's expertise will allow you to become more self-aware and dramatically alter the way you perceive life and challenges. This book will help you to understand your anger, to identify emotions and to accept that it is okay to get angry. By establishing healthy communication, you will learn to intelligently express and manage your emotions much more effectively. Debbie covers issues on the impact of anger in relationships and in families. She teaches you how to creatively problem-solve in a positive manner.

Think Amazing, Be Amazing - A Life Philosophy

You are going to take a few knocks, because life will come along and do that to you. You end up feeling like you're not living the life you want. For some it is a dead end job, for others an unhappy relationship, or an unwanted feeling that you just can't shift. The real question is what are you going to do about it?Dave Redman found himself in that place; lost, empty, afraid. Instead of accepting that this was how life is he decided to go on a journey and try and understand what it means to live a life, not just survive one.That journey, this book, is the result of all that he learned about being happy and fulfilled. He has shared with you this 'life philosophy' so you can get there, to the life you desire, in less time and with fewer mistakes than he made. He knows you can do it and more than that he knows when you do you will be truly alive, living the life you want.

Twisted Wires

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The How and Why of Surviving a Poor Prognosis Cancer

These incredible stories of pain and suffering, courage and determination will assist people newly diagnosed with cancer to position themselves in the best possible place for survival. Knowledge and understanding of the stories of survivors of cancer may also assist health professionals to best help those living with cancer, and the people who journey alongside them. At the very least these stories shed light on how a group of people, given the worst news possible related to their health, fought back against all the odds and lived to tell the tale. Awareness of the many concerns facing cancer survivors may inspire policy-makers, health professionals, even those remotely involved with someone journeying with cancer to initiate change in some way: to make a difference to the person with cancer’s struggle.

Although some cancer survivors recover with a renewed sense of life and purpose, what has often not been recognised is the frequently devastating toll taken by cancer and its treatments. Long-lasting effects may be apparent shortly after completion of treatment and/or many years later. Personal relationships are changed and wide-reaching adaptations to all aspects of life may be necessary. Importantly, survivors’ health is forever altered. Let’s face it; we are all involved here. All of us know someone with cancer, many of us have lost loved ones to cancer, many, too many of us will be diagnosed with cancer, given that one in three people in the world face a cancer diagnosis during their lifetime.

Why My Daughter? From Binge Eating to Restriction

Written unflinchingly, Why My Daughter? From Binge Eating to Restriction chronicles an intergenerational journey with disordered eating that swings dangerously between bingeing and restriction. After witnessing her daughter’s eating disorder diagnosis at a very young age, the author’s quest for meaning uncovered something deeper: a family narrative stretching across time, with ancestral roots. She realizes her daughter’s illness is not an isolated incidence, but the apex of long-unfolded family dynamics.

From overabundance to scarcity, from gorging to deprivation, this book confronts the possibility that mental illness can extend beyond the individual, emerging from generational traumas. With illustrations penned by the author herself, Why My Daughter? sheds controversial but urgent light on the collective roots of eating disorders.

Both a powerful tool for insight and a guide for parents and therapists, Why My Daughter? From Binge Eating to Restriction shares an impactful message for anyone seeking to understand eating disorders’ complex intergenerational ties. This compelling story provides more than answers – it paves the way for healing.