From social psychologist Dr. Devon Price, a conversational, stirring call to “a better, more human way to live” (Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author) that examines the “laziness lie”—which falsely tells us we are not working or learning hard enough. Extra-curricular activities. Honors classes. 60-hour work weeks. Side hustles. Like many Americans, Dr. Devon Price believed that productivity was the best way to measure self-worth. Price was an overachiever from the start, graduating from both college and graduate school early, but that success came at a cost. After Price was diagnosed with a severe case of anemia and heart complications from overexertion, they were forced to examine the darker side of all this productivity. Laziness Does Not Exist explores the psychological underpinnings of the “laziness lie,” including its origins from the Puritans and how it has continued to proliferate as digital work tools have blurred the boundaries between work and life. Using in-depth research, Price explains that people today do far more work than nearly any other humans in history yet most of us often still feel we are not doing enough. Filled with practical and accessible advice for overcoming society’s pressure to do more, and featuring interviews with researchers, consultants, and experiences from real people drowning in too much work, Laziness Does Not Exist “is the book we all need right now” (Caroline Dooner, author of The F*ck It Diet).

A teenage love that destroyed a family. Decades of stifling his true self. Two broken hearts fighting for connection. Ricky Emerson has been lying to himself for years. Worried that living his truth will trigger scornful rejection by his family, the adopted playboy is terrified of his sole slip-up coming to light. So when the only man he’s ever kissed arrives at dinner as his sister’s date, the incorrigible flirt fears he’s about to lose everything. Everett Popova refuses to hide. Fresh out of a disappointing relationship with a closeted ex, the experienced counselor is stunned to bump into the one guy who was violently ripped from his arms. But with his former lover still hiding their bisexuality, he’s leery of starting another hush-hush affair with more painful secrets. As Ricky flies from anger to passion while battling their undeniable chemistry, he leans on the strong man’s patient shoulders when traumatic memories turn to sheer panic. And though Everett is swept off his feet for a second time, he’s petrified that old wounds will tear them apart forever. Torn by old turmoil, can they overcome fear and bigotry together? Wishing For Yesterday is the emotional third book in The Emerson Family of Shattered Cove contemporary romance series. If you like LGBTQ+ heroes, steamy action, and dashes of humor, then you’ll adore A. M. Kusi’s struggle for belonging. Buy Wishing For Yesterday to fight for the future! **No cheating. HEA guaranteed.*** ---------- Keywords related to this contemporary romance novel: Contemporary romance series, mm romance, male male romance, coming out romance, gay for you romance, gay romance, interracial romance, small town gay romance, grumpy hero romance, LGBTQ romance, latino hero romance, small town romance, interracial romance books, contemporary romance novel, interracial romance books, beach reads, romance ebook, IR romance books, contemporary romance series, small town romance, romance books, ir books, romance novels to read, love story, emotional romance, love story books, interracial relationship, multicultural romance, small town romance series, shattered cove series, widower romance, deaf romance, blue collar hero, blue collar romance, mute romance, hearing impaired romance, romance books, romance novels.

A charming and heartwarming new romantic comedy by the acclaimed author of Waiting for Tom Hanks, Kerry Winfrey. Teddy Phillips never thought she would still be spending every day surrounded by toys at almost thirty years old. But working at a vintage toy store is pretty much all she has going on in her life after being unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend. The one joy that she has kept is her not-so-guilty pleasure: Everett’s Place, a local children’s show hosted by Everett St. James, a man whom Teddy finds very soothing . . . and, okay, cute. Teddy finds the courage to write to him, feeling slightly like one of the children who write to him on his show. He always gives sound advice and seems like he has everything figured out—and he pretty much does: Everett has a great support system, wonderful friends, and his dream job. But there is still that persistent feeling in the back of his mind that something is missing. When a woman named Theodora starts writing to Everett, he is drawn to her honesty and vulnerability. They continue writing to each other, all the while living their lives without meeting. When their worlds collide, however, they must both let go of their fears and figure out what they truly want—and if the future they want includes each other.

For anyone who practices marriage and family therapy the author says they have one kind of client population that seems to be a modal or predominating type. For three decades he has experienced more marital situations where one of the couple wants “out” of the marriage and the other wants to “stay in” than any other type. The idea for this collection of first-person therapy methodologies developed after two successive national meetings of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), in New York (1985) and Orlando (1986). The cases that were discussed were characterized by the presence of alcoholism, and drug and other addictions, rather than presentations that dealt with a polarized couple wherein the marriage had simply become a devitalized, ho-hum relationship. This volume seeks to address the balance.

Completed Series - 4 Spicy full-length, contemporary, small-town romances featuring diverse main characters in one amazing box set! Curl up and escape to Shattered Cove with the Emerson Family. This complete series boxset is about the Emerson siblings unexpected journeys to finding love, and solving the mystery of the person who is after the life of their youngest sister. We've got grumpy blue collar heroes, strong plus size heroines, spicy scenes, sibling banter, found family, and a suspenseful mystery waiting for you in this boxset of 4 small-town romance novels. Book 1: Stepping Into Tomorrow She’s on a mission to move on. He swore to stay alone forever. Will an unplanned conception seduce them into a happy ending? A plus size single mom, grumpy sunshine romance with Autism representation. Featuring grumpy fisherman, Nash, and widowed single mom, Isabella, who’s looking for a fresh start in Shattered Cove. Book 2: Risking Forever She’s looking for a fresh start. He’s still mourning the past. Will a short-term summer arrangement open them up to a beautiful future together? A single dad nanny romance with Deaf representation. Featuring grumpy widower and single dad Roman, who has to risk opening up his life to love and potential loss once again with his kind and live-in nanny. Teacher, Elise, is at rock bottom when a summer job leads to more opportunities than she expected—maybe even her own happily ever after. But past experiences have her hesitating because history has a habit of repeating itself. Will they risk it all for a chance at love? Book 3: Wishing for Yesterday A teenage love that destroyed a family. Decades of stifling his true self. Two broken hearts fighting for connection. A second chance MM, Bi awakening, small town romance with anxiety representation. Featuring grumpy closeted beekeeper, Ricky who never got over the boy who gave him his first kiss before their worlds were torn apart. Everett, back in New Hampshire after two decades, never forgot the first boy he loved. Can they leave their pasts behind them and start fresh? Book 4: Promising Today She needs a fake boyfriend. He has a hidden agenda. Will they succumb to their dark desires? A grumpy sunshine, fake relationship, forced proximity, romantic suspense with ADHD representation. Featuring bratty cannabis farmer Nova, and retired Navy SEAL, Jude, both hunting for answers in Shattered Cove, but find much more than they were looking for. Buy now to read this completed spicy, small-town romance series today! *** No cheating. HEA guaranteed.*** ------------- Keywords related to this complete boxset. Small town romance series boxset, small town romance complete series, romantic suspense series, romantic suspense books, diverse romance books, small town romance books, romance series about family, interracial romance books, interracial romance series, found family romance, romantic mystery books, romantic mystery series, spicy romance series, completed romance series, found family books, everyday heroes romance books, blue collar heroes romance books, plus size heroines romance books, strong heroines romance books.

In Building Bridges, Stuart A. Pizer gives much-needed recognition to the central role of negotiation in the analytic relationship and in the therapeutic process. Building on a Winnicottian perspective that comprehends paradox as the condition for preserving an intrapsychic and relational “potential space,” Pizer explores how the straddling of paradox requires an ongoing process of negotiation and demonstrates how such negotiation articulates the creative potential within the potential space of analysis. Following careful review of Winnicott’s perspective on paradox—via the pairings of privacy and interrelatedness, isolation and interdependence, ruthlessness and concern, and the notion of transitional phenomena—Pizer locates these elemental paradoxes within the negotiations of an analytic process. Together, he observes, analyst and patient negotiate the boundaries, potentials, limits, tonalities, resistances, and meanings that determine the course of their clinical dialogue. Elaborating on the theme of a multiply constituted, “distributed” self, Pizer presents a model for the tolerance of paradox as a developmental achievement related to ways in which caretakers function as “transitional mirrors.” He then explores the impact of trauma and dissociation on the child’s ability to negotiate paradox and clarifies how negotiation of paradox differs from negotiation of conflict. Pizer also broadens the scope of his study by turning to negotiation theory and practices in the disciplines of law, diplomacy, and dispute resolution. Enlivened by numerous clinical vignettes and a richly detailed chronicle of an analytic case from its earliest negotiations to termination,Building Bridges adds a significant dimension to theoretical understanding and clinical practice. Now republished as a Classic Edition with an Introduction by Donnel Stern, this book is altogether a psychoanalytic work of our time.

Five chances to fall in love… One Army vet falling in love with his employee. One woman haunted by the past moving on with her many-night stand. One kickass chef and the restaurant critic who nearly destroyed her career. One woman who has never felt beautiful and the doctor she met by chance. One woman recovering from an abusive relationship and learning what love really means. This box set contains all five books in the Seaside Valleria series: Rush, Ripple, Raw, Ravage, and Rise. *Please note: these novels contain content suitable for mature audiences only. Some books may contain discussion of sensitive topics that may be considered triggers. Each novel is a standalone book in the series, with no cliffhanger. However, you may prefer to read the series in order. *** Rush (Hector & Millie) (Seaside Valleria #1) A slow burn romance about loving and believing in yourself, as much you do the one you love. She feels she doesn’t deserve him… He feels he doesn’t deserve her… What happens when they finally discover they’re both wrong? This novel features an older virgin and the disabled Army vet who wants her, a family made of friends that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional pub walls. *** Ripple (Persy & Sully) (Seaside Valleria #2) She’s spent years running from the past while searching for peace. She’s the many-night stand changing all his plans. They’ll both learn to love in the light again. This novel features a divorced woman and the cop who wants her, a family made of friends that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional pub walls. *** Raw (Frannie & Aiden) (Seaside Valleria #3) One kickass chef. The critic who nearly destroyed her career. A love neither of them expected. This novel features a chef and the critic who wants her, a family made of friends that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional pub walls. *** Ravage (Beth & Everett) (Seaside Valleria #4) He’s never needed someone until her. She’s never been needed until him. This novel features a woman who doesn’t think she’s beautiful and the man who does, a family made of friends that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional pub walls. *** Rise (Liz & Luke) (Seaside Valleria #5) She’s afraid to love again. He won’t give up on her. Can they find a way towards each other? Between dueling exes, frustrating family, and the wedding of the year, can they find their way towards a future together? Come for one last visit to the seaside to find out… *Includes multiple epilogues featuring characters from the series (and some Vallerian royals) in the future! This novel features a woman recovering from an abusive relationship and a man moving past his divorce, a family made of friends that loves one another (even while they annoy each other), and a look behind fictional pub walls. *** Welcome to Valleria, a country nestled along the Mediterranean. Whether it’s the small towns or larger port cities, you’re sure to find a friendly face—or more—along Valleria’s seaside shores. Far from the politics of the palace, follow this group of friends as they find love, support each other, and perhaps even meet a royal or two at the local Masillian pub, the Seashell. Book 1: Rush (Hector & Millie) Book 2: Ripple (Persy & Sully) Book 3: Raw (Frannie & Aiden) Book 4: Ravage (Beth & Everett) Book 5: Rise (Liz & Luke) Box Set (Full Series, Books 1-5)