Showing results for "Balance" in Biographies & Memoirs

The Balance is coach Aimee Boorman’s inside account of the growth of a transcendent athlete and the tumultuous events—from the dictatorial coaching of Martha Karolyi to the sexual abuse by Larry Nassar—that upended the lives of many girls, including Biles. Simone Biles is one of the greatest athletes of all time. She’s won six all-around world championships and eleven Olympic medals (seven gold).

We all know that life in prison ain't grand, but the utter horror of it springs from the pages of this autobiography, written by a one-time death-row inmate. Billy Wayne Sinclair is now serving a reduced 90-year sentence for murdering a Baton Rouge convenience store owner in a robbery gone wrong more than three decades ago. His story of an adult life spent in one of Louisiana's harshest prisons is amazing, not only because he has survived with his soul intact, but because it provides such a raw look at the inner workings of a system bent on revenge, not rehabilitation.

Balance is a Myth is the podcast for women who are done pretending they have it all together.Hosted by Jessica Lewan, esthetician, entrepreneur, single mom, and expert in navigating the messy middle. This show dives into the real, raw human experience: identity, burnout, boundaries, beauty, business, motherhood, and becoming the woman you’re meant to be… without the pressure to be perfect. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, behind, or like everyone else got the “balance” memo except you — this is your new home.

A thoughtful guide to navigating change and transience rooted in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of bardo. In a world where nothing lasts forever, how do we live? Life is perpetually, endlessly filled with change: new jobs and new loves, unfamiliar places and faces. And entwined in that change is...

​20歳で結婚し、通信制大学に通う「大学生主婦」のかわむらです。 一般的な「レール」を外れた私が、20代のキャリア、子育て、そして50年後の自分を見据えた生き方について、等身大の悩みをお話しします。 「社会人経験がない私にとって、ワークライフバランスって何？」 そんな問いから始まる、答えのない思考整理の記録です。 #学生結婚 #大学生 #主婦 #くらし #20代の生き方 #ワークライフバランス #ZEN大学 #通信制大学

You've built a career. You've proven yourself. And now everything is changing—your role, your company, maybe your entire sense of what's next. Leading in Balance is the podcast for experienced leaders who refuse to let transition define them, but are ready to redefine themselves. Host Dr. Jessica Herbert, an ICF Professional Certified Coach who has spent 27+ years working with high-impact leaders in high-stress environments, knows the territory. She's lived the burnout, learned the patterns, and now guides leaders through the ambiguity with both analytical precision and human understanding. ...

On how our sense of balance has defined us as a nation and will safeguard our future. In the years that John Howard served in the national parliament he came to understand the special character of Australia; to appreciate its strengths and weaknesses; and most importantly to respect the sense of...

"Ich war bei der Geburt meiner Tochter nicht dabei." Lange quält Frieda Lewin dieser Gedanke, denn die Geburt ihres Kindes endet mit einem Notkaiserschnitt, beide überleben nur knapp. Danach leidet Frieda unter dem traumatischen Erlebnis und dem Gefühl, als Mutter versagt zu haben. Erst eine Traumatherapie hilft ihr - und die Erkenntnis, nicht allein zu sein. In ihrem Hörbuch bricht sie darum mit dem Tabu um traumatische Geburten und ruft mit viel Humor zu mehr Milde mit sich selbst auf.

In this brave and provocative work, former US Vice President Al Gore asserts that only a rethinking of our relationship with nature will save the earth's ecology for future generations. Gore's analysis of where we've gone wrong ranges across politics, history, science, economics, psychology, and religion.

An endurance athlete and coach reveals how the marathon transforms the lives of everyone who attempts it--and how it has helped his own family cope with serious adversity Step after step for 26.2 miles, hundreds of thousands of people run marathons. But why--what compels people past pain, lost...

In this searing and riveting New York Times best seller, Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu reveals the dark underbelly of Olympic gymnastics, the true price of success…and the shocking secret about her past and her family that she only learned years later.

In her memoir, Dr Phelps candidly explores her struggles and achievements, in medicine, media and politics – from her advocacy around Medevac and COVID-19 management, to the fallout of her public ‘outing’ in the Australian media and her inspirational role in the Teal movement of the 2022 elections. She also reflects on the ideas and passions that have motivated and sustained her during these times, including her philosophies of leadership and equality, and her love of nature.

This is not an inspirational memoir. This is not trauma porn. This is a memoir about the forces that impact our lives, both good and bad. Athena Stevens has never learned the name of the doctor whose lack of intervention at her birth lead to her cerebral palsy, but she feels the consequences of...

Ein Tagebuch der Zeit als Medizinstudent...

Twenty-year-old American gymnast Shawn Johnson is a four-time Olympic gold and silver medalist; a national- and world-champion athlete. Already a popular role model to all ages, in 2009 she captured the national spotlight again when she won on the widely popular Dancing with the Stars. Yet Shawn is no stranger to hard work and adversity.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Dr. Andrew Furey, an orthopedic surgeon, was sitting by the fireplace at his home in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, watching TV after work, when dreadful images of the aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti burst in on the cosy domestic scene. Human suffering on an epic...

"Jamie Margolin is among the powerful and inspiring youth activists leading a movement to demand urgent action on the climate crisis. With determined purpose and moral clarity, Jamie is pushing political leaders to develop ambitious plans to confront this existential threat to humanity. Youth To...

Born into a Christian missionary family, Carlos was a spoiled kid who never really cared about the blessings and privileges he had. Knowing his parents always had his back, he made terrible decisions, never worrying about the consequences. Little did he know that this laidback attitude would one day turn his life upside down. Having a baby on the way when he was just 20, Carlos decided to turn his life around. Unfortunately, fate had other plans for him.

When global pop star Kelly Rowland became a mom for the first time, giving birth to her son Titan, she felt the most incredible love she had ever experienced. But after spending nine months so focused on the baby growing inside her, she was caught completely off guard by how much she had changed...

Since her first appearance on screen in Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews has played a series of memorable roles that have endeared her to generations. But she has never told the story of her life before fame. Until now. In Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, Julie takes her readers on a warm, moving...