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Many years of working with the dying showed the authors that certain lessons come up over and over again. Some of these lessons are enormously difficult to master but even the attempts to understand them can be deeply rewarding. Here, in 14 accessible chapters, from the "Lesson of Love" to the "Lesson of Happiness", the authors reveal the truth about our fears, our hopes, our relationships, and above all, about the grandness of who we really are.

David Kessler - the world's foremost expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving - journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning. David has spent decades teaching about end of life, trauma and grief. And yet his life was upended by the sudden death of his 21-year-old son. How does the grief expert handle such a devastating loss?

The American body is in trouble. Unprecedented numbers of us suffer from obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other debilitating illnesses. The root cause is a once-revolutionary idea that seemed to offer so much promise, but instead has become the cause of a global health crisis: processed foods. Over the past 75 years, a number of factors aligned to create a reality in which processed carbohydrates became our main food source.

Colin Stagg spent 13 months in jail awaiting trial for the murder of Rachel Nickell - a crime he did not commit. The case against him was weak from the outset, but was a classic example of the way in which facts can be misrepresented in the hands of professionals, be they lawyers, psychologists, or police officers. When the case against Stagg collapsed, his life was made a living hell by the tabloid press, portraying him as a man who had got away with murder.

As he makes an 11th-hour plea for mercy, lawyer Alex Sedaka is resigned to the fact that his client will be executed. Charged with the rape and murder of 18-year-old Dorothy Haufaman, the case seems cut and dry - until the victim's mother makes an astonishing offer.... Dorothy Haufaman's mother offers clemency in return for the whereabouts of her daughter's body before she herself dies of the terminal disease ravaging her body.

Jede Art von Verlust löst Trauer aus. Ob wir den Tod eines lieben Menschen beklagen oder uns beispielsweise vom Partner trennen, unseren Job verlieren oder ob wir mit einer lebensbedrohlichen Krankheit konfrontiert werden - woher sollen wir die Kraft nehmen, diese Herausforderungen zu bewältigen, ohne an ihnen zu zerbrechen? Praxisnah und mit der großen Erfahrung dieser beiden außergewöhnlichen Bestsellerautoren findet der Hörer kompetente Hilfe und Unterstützung. Er lernt, wie er sein Herz öffnen und ein erfülltes Leben führen kann.

When TV talk-show host Elias Claymore is accused of raping a 19-year-old girl, he turns to his friend, Alex Sadaka, to defend him. But Alex has a fight on his hands, for Claymore - a former Black Power activist - is anything but squeaky clean, and this time even the DNA evidence is stacked against him. Forced to share the defence with a lawyer from Claymore's insurance firm, Alex must battle his way through jury tampering, conflicts of interest, and vicious hate mail to uncover the truth.

Dans "Vous pouvez guérir votre cœur", la sommité en matière de pouvoir personnel, Louise L. Hay, et le célèbre spécialiste du chagrin et du deuil, David Kessler, ont entrepris une conversation sur la capacité de guérir après une perte. Louise et David discutent des émotions et des pensées qui surgissent en vous quand vous avez le cœur brisé après une rupture, quand un mariage se termine par un divorce ou quand un être cher meurt.

How many times have you tried to understand ADHD...and were left feeling more misunderstood? We get it and we're here to help you build a shiny new relationship with ADHD. We are two therapists (David Kessler & Isabelle Richards) who not only work with people with ADHD, but we also have ADHD ourselves and have been where you are. Every other week on Something Shiny, you'll hear (real) vulnerable conversations, truth bombs from the world of psychology, and have WHOA moments that leave you feeling seen, understood, and...dare we say...knowing you are something shiny, just as you are.

Selvhjælpsstjernen Louise Hay og den anerkendte sorg/tab ekspert David Kessler, kendt fra sit mangeårige samarbejde med Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, har fundet sammen i denne samtale om at hele sorg og smerte. Det er blevet en velkommen blanding af Louise Hays selvhjælpsstrategier og bekræftelser og David Keslerss erfaringer fra sit mangeårige arbejde med sørgende, som vil kunne bringe håb og friske nye indsigter. Man får ikke bare hjælp til at hele sin sorg, men opdager også at man kan hele sit hjerte.

The former FDA Commissioner and New York Times bestselling author explains why Americans suffer in unprecedented numbers from obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other debilitating illnesses, and offers concrete solutions for reducing cardiovascular problems, keeping weight off, and curtailing chronic disease.