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In Beyond Borderline, two internationally acclaimed experts on BPD - including Perry Hoffman, cofounder and president of the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder - team up to present a rare glimpse into the lives and recovery of people affected by BPD. This powerful compilation of stories reveals the deeply personal, firsthand perspectives of people who suffer with BPD, explores the numerous ways in which this disorder has affected their lives, and outlines the most debilitating and misunderstood symptoms of BPD (the most tragic being suicide).

Suicide is the single biggest killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK. Depression and undiagnosed mental illness are huge contributors to these deaths, as they're often more difficult to diagnose in men. And those men don't tend to talk about the typical symptoms or visit their doctors. Meet Tim. For nearly a decade, he kept his depression secret; it made him feel so weak and shameful, he thought it would destroy his whole life if anyone found out. And Tim is not alone.

Patricia Eagle’s account of her lifetime of relationships with dogs reveals the clarity, strength, and wisdom she gained from them, even in the most challenging of situations. As Eagle chronicles the lives of her ten dogs over seven decades and the lessons she’s learned from them—including how to become a better dog owner and companion, and even a better human—her dogs come alive on the page, each with their own unique personality, from the feisty to the meek.

Brought to you by Penguin. It could happen to anyone. One fine April day, Mary Ann Kenny’s husband died suddenly while jogging near their family home. In the months that followed, Mary Ann – who had no history of mental illness – began suffering from depression, and then from a terrifying...

The One-Hour Miracle presents the revolutionary Life Centered Therapy (LCT), a healing framework that is a blueprint for transforming most problems - physical, emotional and mental, relational, and spiritual. And sometimes, the transformation simply takes one hour. Filled with testimonials of real-life people who have benefitted from this approach when other attempts to end their suffering turned up fruitless, it provides people with an entirely new way of understanding their suffering, giving them inspiration and hope that they can create miracles in their lives.

Often, those who live through trauma come away with feelings of shame, guilt, anger, and despair. These are common, even normal, responses in the immediate aftermath. Left unaddressed, though, those feelings may develop into substance abuse problems, eating disorders, depression, or anxiety. Learning how to move on, to pick up and live life again, takes effort and guidance. Botwin guides listeners through the stories of others who have gone on to live fulfilling, happy lives, and provides tips and tools for healing and moving on.

At a young age, Jessie Close struggled with symptoms that would transform into severe bipolar disorder in her early twenties, but she was not properly diagnosed until the age of fifty. Jessie and her three siblings, including actress Glenn Close, spent many years in the Moral Re-Armament cult...

If I could make it to the bridge, the pain would stop. I just had to make it to the bridge, and the hopelessness would end. It became a refrain, running over and over in my head as I raced down the highway. Make it to the bridge, and the pain will end. It's hopeless. Just wanna die. Make it to the bridge.

Brought to you by Penguin. Elite athletes play out their lives in the most public of arenas. Everything they do is analysed in real time and then picked apart in the pub and in the press afterwards. 'Why did they miss that penalty?', 'What made them fall at the first jump?', 'That press...

Die Reise zu mehr Souveränität und Leichtigkeit geht weiter: 111 weitere knackige, feinsinnige, freche Botschaften vereint SPIEGEL-#-1-Bestsellerautorin Karin Kuschik in diesem Buch. KLEINE STORYS reloaded. Ein Potpourri aus Wachmachern, Schmunzlern und Kopfschüttlern. Für mehr Ich, weniger Ego – und für eine gute Mitte. Das Ziel: Klarheit, gelassene Selbstführung und mehr Verständnis fürs Missverständnis. Lauter leise Aha-Momente sind hier zusammengekommen, die auf Social Media längst zum Markenzeichen geworden sind. Tief. Leicht. Wirksam.

Fans von Karin Kuschiks 50 Sätze, die das Leben leichter machen können sich freuen: Diesmal haben sich gleich 111 Impulse, die das Leben selbstbestimmter und souveräner machen, an einem Ort versammelt. Jeder Gedankenanstoß in einer One Minute Message auf den Punkt gebracht. OMMs, die auf Social Media schnell zum Markenzeichen wurden. Sie können jeden Morgen mit einer OMM in den Tag starten – so haben sie Monate lang etwas davon – oder Sie geben sich die volle Dosis und hören einfach durch. Ob Morgenroutine oder Marathon, es erwartet sie die bekannte Kombination aus Tiefgang und Leichtigkeit.