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  • Ready to Learn

    A crash course in child development, and how children experience school
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    In today’s fast-paced educational environment, teachers are constantly seeking ways to improve their practice while streamlining the high demands of their day-to-day work. Ready to Learn bridges the gap between psychology and education, offering...


  • Resilience on the Front Line

    101 Recommendations for Trauma-exposed Professionals, Organizations, Leaders, and Family Members
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    Resilience on the Front Line is a practical, boots-on-the-ground guide for anyone working—or caring about someone working—on the front lines of trauma. Drawing on nearly thirty years experience as a police officer and Wellness leader, author Mike...


  • Uncommon Common Sense

    A Journey with Applied Reasoning
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    What is common sense? It should be common—it’s even in the name—and it should be found among every human being. But common sense isn’t infallible. Sometimes, people will make decisions that have negative consequences. Even for some obvious...


  • The Secret Language of Autism

    Fostering Presence-Based Connection Through Creative Congruence Time (CCT) and Expressive Arts
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    The Secret Language of Autism introduces a compassionate, creative approach to supporting inclusive care of autistic and neurodiverse individuals through Creative Congruence Time (CCT). Centred on presence, emotional attunement, and expressive...


  • Brave New Endings

    True Stories of Caring for an Ex
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    Would you help your ex if they needed you? Ten years after her divorce, Elizabeth Verwey’s ex-husband faced emergency surgery. Without hesitation, she offered to be part of his care team—an act of compassion that sparked her journey toward Brave...


  • Mental(ish)

    A Memoir of Insanity and the Search for Stability
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    Mental(ish) is a raw and unflinching exploration of Melissa Pang Howard’s journey through c-PTSD, chronic illness, and medical negligence. Diagnosed with Bipolar 1 disorder at nineteen, she unravels the experiences that shaped her before and...


  • Space Is Not Empty

    How Hidden Fields Are Shaping Your Life and Our World
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    Have you ever walked into a room and known immediately that something was off? Maybe your skin tingled or your stomach clenched, maybe you noticed how eyes were averted or chatter was strained. Or maybe the opposite was true and you were walking...


  • Reflecting Shekinah

    Feminine Images of the Divine and Women's Sense of Self
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    In Reflecting Shekinah: Feminine Images of the Divine and Women’s Sense of Self, Barbara Wieler reflects on the nature and significance of the relationship between feminine images of the Divine and the sense of self for women from the Mennonite...


  • Soul-Making

    A Journey of Resilience and Spiritual Rediscovery
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    The phrase “soul-making” comes from the poet John Keats, who struggled with the world’s random and meaningless suffering, and believed that tragedies were the crucible in which the soul is forged and refined. In Soul-Making: A Journey of...


  • Feeding the Conscious Self

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    Are you merely existing or truly living? In Feeding the Conscious Self, psychotherapist Dwayne Walker offers a transformative roadmap for anyone seeking a greater sense of purpose, resilience, and emotional well-being. Drawing on years of...