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This lucid, compassionate audiobook has introduced tens of thousands of listeners to expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research. Leading experts James W. Pennebaker and Joshua M. Smyth describe how taking just a few minutes to write about deeply felt personal experiences or problems may help improve our mental and physical health.

Soft Opening features intimate interviews with songwriters, poets, comedians, performers and visual artists who speak candidly about their personal experiences with creativity and resilience. Themes of recovery, grief, spirituality, wellness, sensuality, darkness, and the erotic unfold in each episode and safe space is created for artists to cultivate and showcase new work.

For over 20 years, Stephen and Ondrea Levine have supported thousands of people caught in the aftermath of grief and loss, including many women deeply hurt by sexual trauma. Now on Opening the Heart of the Womb, Stephen Levine addresses this hidden heartache, offering a gentle 3-part meditation that is so effective it made the original Womb Meditation tape an underground best seller by word of mouth alone.

For too long, too many families have battled mental illness behind closed doors, because the stigma against discussing it is too ingrained. In Opening the Window, one family talks frankly about how they continue to learn how to love and support each other through the challenges, in the hopes that listeners will understand that even if they're not ready to talk about it themselves, that they're not alone.

This podcast is all about women in sports – where we share stories about overcoming the odds, persevering through adversity and finding success in a male dominated world.

EXPLORE AND AFFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS TO OPEN SPIRITUALLYTo open spiritually is a matter of rising above negativity and viewing the world with unconditional love. It is that simple, and although it's simple, that doesn't mean it's easy. This powerful two-part meditation program will move you...

Join Chris, Jayne, Lindsey and Simon talking about mental health and their real life experiences of challenges they've faced in a series of podcasts produced to help people realise they aren't alone and it's ok to not be ok.

Discover the inspiring journey of the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. She recounts her challenges in gaining admission to medical school—at one point even advised to pose as a man—while sharing her transformative experiences during her studies. Her narrative highlights her dedication to patient care and her pivotal role in establishing medical schools and hospitals specifically for women. Summary by Phyllis Vincelli.

Listening helps us be there for others, to support them in tough times and to strengthen our relationships with partners, family, friends and colleagues. From opening up a conversation with someone who might be struggling, to how to use gentle encouragement to help others share their stories, How to Listen demonstrates the power of listening without judgement and draws on the extensive experience of Samaritans in offering practical advice to apply to your own life.

Bitterness is a state of mind that colors the way we see others and ourselves and limits our potential for loving relationships. When we are repeatedly injured or beaten down by life, we adopt a bitter, cynical, and pessimistic point of view as a way of protecting ourselves from further disappointment. But at some point, we have to reopen to the possibility that the world is a good place. With expertly crafted narration and evocative background music, this guided inner journey enlightens, encourages healing from within, and helps us chart a new, more positive course.

The great human quest is to discover who we really are-a discovery that changes our lives and the lives of those around us. With The Deep Heart, spiritual teacher and psychotherapist Dr. John J. Prendergast invites us on a pilgrimage within. The "deep heart" is Prendergast's term for our heart center-a subtle center of emotional and energetic sensitivity, relational intimacy, profound inner knowing, and unconditional love. "The heart area is where we feel most deeply touched by kindness, gratitude, and appreciation, yet it is also where we feel most emotionally wounded".

Eye-Opening Moments Unleashed are real-life stories of adversity, encounters, and perspectives intertwined. They are stories that can lift your spirits, give you some food for thought, or move you.

In every culture, in every age, there is a turning point in human life. At this threshold, when you see fewer days ahead than have already passed, you begin the greatest adventure: the second half of your life. In The Second Half of Life, anthropologist and author Angeles Arrien retrieves the world's vital wisdom - teachings that have opened people at midlife to the deeper mysteries of who we really are and why we are truly here.

Ouvrir son cœur, c’est s’ouvrir aux valeurs essentielles d’humanité, d’amour, de bienveillance et d’accueil. Respirer dans son cœur, c’est aussi le renforcer, le ressourcer, et vibrer de sa belle énergie. Soutenir notre cœur nous permet d’accueillir tout ce qui est et nous rappelle que nous sommes tous reliés. Les méditations proposées dans ce livre audio vous invitent à porter plus d’attention à votre cœur, à le soutenir, et favoriseront votre bien-être, en entretenant un sentiment de paix intérieure.