The Big Sick meets Dad is Fat in this funny and heartfelt New York Times bestselling memoir from writer, director, wife, and mother, Jeannie Gaffigan, as she reflects on the life-changing impact of her battle with a pear-sized brain tumor. In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor. As the mother of 5 kids -- 6 if you include her husband -- sat in the neurosurgery department in star-covered sweats too whimsical for the seriousness of the situation, all she could think was "Am I going to die?" Thankfully, Jeannie and her family were able to survive their time of crisis, and now she is sharing her deeply personal journey through this miraculous story: the challenging conversations she had with her children; how she came to terms with feeling powerless and ferociously crabby while bedridden and unable to eat for a month; and how she ultimately learned, re-learned and re re-learned to be more present in life. With sincerity and hilarity, Jeannie invites you into her heart (and brain) during this trying time, emphasizing the importance of family, faith and humor as keys to her recovery and leading a more fulfilling life.

A guide to recovery from codependency argues that one needs to confront the dysfunctional patterns of the "inner family" to free oneself from the shame and guilt of the past

The ideal "how-to" book! Master assessment, communication and intervention skills when working with families across the lifespan. Rely on practical guidelines for family interviewing. Consult clinical tools, skills, and case study examples. Harness the power of the nurse-family relationship! Use the Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models to assess families effectively and know when and how to intervene to reduce suffering and promote health. They are easy to-apply and practical models for nurses working with a wide variety of complex issues and family structures, from the first interview through to discharge or termination. From theory to practice, you’ll develop the knowledge you need to prepare, conduct, and document family interviews while you also hone your skills to use questions more effectively. You’ll also learn how to avoid the three most common errors in family nursing and how to conduct a 15-minute interview.

A critical rethinking of theories of national imagination, The Dawn That Never Comes offers the most detailed reading to date in English of one of modern Japan's most influential poets and novelists. This book surveys the ideologies of national imagination at play in early-twentieth-century Japan, specifically in the work of Shimazaki Toson (1872-1943). Bourdaghs analyzes Toson's major works in detail, using them to demonstrate that the field of national imagination requires a complex interweaving of varied--and sometimes even contradictory--figures for imagining the national community.

Covered with the cloak of love, neither seen nor heard. The trauma that we do not call trauma often costs us the most and above all makes us lose the connection with our 'Self'. This book is for anyone who struggles and gets increasingly stuck within themselves, sometimes even without knowing why. The book describes all facets of surviving in short stories. The collected stories give hope, off er insight into (intergenerational) trauma and give an introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) in a personal and understandable way. "Very brave and clear how, based on your own experiences, you depict your healing process so beautifully and make a large amount of knowledge accessible to others. People will certainly recognize themselves in your book and will be able to use it to learn from and thus better understand and trust their own process! Practitioners and therapists with an interest in parts work will certainly be fascinated by your book and it will give them more insight in the complex system of parts. Sincerely: 'Chapeau!'" Annechien Scholte-van der Veen MSc now has a successful practice as a coach and trainer. Her mission is to put IFS on the map in the Netherlands. because there is still so much to gain in recognizing (the impact) of complex trauma and treating it with respect for all parts.