Finally, a book for real moms that tells the honest truth about what to expect emotionally after having a baby. In their groundbreaking Postpartum Survival Guide, Dr. Ann Dunnewold and Dr. Diane Sanford shattered the silence about the enormous emotional challenges of postpartum adjustment and motherhood. Now, in Life Will Never Be The Same: The Real Mom's Postpartum Survival Guide, their new definitive guide to emotional health surrounding childbearing, they present their clinically-proven strategies for surviving and thriving during both the postpartum period and a lifetime of motherhood. The feelings surrounding becoming a mom are often more powerful than feelings at any other time in a woman's life. Pregnant and new moms take every precaution to ensure their physical health, from all the latest tests to prenatal vitamins. However, emotional health is just as critical, if not more! In fact, postpartum depression is the single most frequent complication of childbirth. As moms, the authors know what a wild ride pregnancy and postpartum emotions bring. In this book, they share with you the best kept secret of all: caring for yourself emotionally will lead to a happier, more successful journey through motherhood and beyond. Within this book is exactly what every woman needs to know to balance her life as a mom. In this book you will learn to: Be emotionally healthy in the critical postpartum period. Prevent normal ups and downs from turning into anxiety and depression. Cope with postpartum depression and anxiety. Replace mothering guilt and inadequacy with confidence and strength. Survive and thrive as a mother by learning self-care, the key to emotional health and successful mothering.

Bobby Burns loves his dog Taffy, donuts, and his superb tree house. Life is good in Blue Gill Bay. Well, about as good as it can be living with two older sisters! Summer is here and school is out, but when new neighbors arrive, his summer begins to change. They seem rather strange and are full of surprises. Briggs uses humor and real-life happenings to demonstrate how acceptance of differences in one another can truly lead to a peaceful coexistence in today's world of diversity.

Summer is in full swing at Blue Gill Bay! The fish are jumping, the gulls are squawking, the flowers are blooming, the kids are playing, and a great white shark is seen! Oh my! Ginny, Bobby, and Taffy, Bobby's dog, are having one fun day after another. Well, some days are more interesting than others, maybe even mysterious. The new neighbors continue to surprise Bobby with their strange ways. Do they have things they want to keep secret? For instance, the locked barn door, with a sign posted to keep out. The silly songs they sing, and the way Ginny talks, it's enough to drive a boy crazy! Loaded with some fascinating tidbits, and a few uncommon words, Ginny's Secret, will have you wondering about how you treat others, and how they treat you.

100% LifeÑ The book essentially serves as a life coach. Have you lived life to the fullest? Do you believe life can be 100%? If so, why havenÕt You are yourself. Nobody can change you. You have your own spirit, so believe in God and give 100% devotion. What gift can you give to the world? Think about it, then meditate on it. The main fact of life is that there is no time to wait on anyone; just move forward and do what you have to do. YouÕre giving yourself a sense of knowing that youÕre more than just a name. Life is full of fun, just feel its colors, believe in excellence. Be the most excellent version of your life. Live like a lion, think beyond Mt. Everest. If you let it, each chapter you read will allow you to begin a new chapter of life. So why you wait to begin 100% Life? Take a deep breath, relax and read the book and just feel the fresh oxygen from the top of the world, Mt. Everest.

Rena Tasha Sykes was born under the category of leadership. She was an intelligent, strong black woman who believed in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. At the age of seven, her parents separated and soon divorced; this was the most traumatic time in the Sykes family's life. Rena became a nurturing mother at age seven; vowing to love and protect her siblings in their father's and mom's absence, and she did in every way. Soon realizing she was chosen to go through a lot of hardships, trials, and tribulations. Because of her calling from God, Rena was able to subdue and overcome life's heartaches, disappointments, and downfalls. Rena was abused physically and mentally by a self-centered, controlling husband who never knew what love was and never loved her. After all the sadness and madness in her life, Rena is reminded of how her grandmother, who was a prayer warrior, taught her how to pray and keep the faith. Rena was able to reunite with her first love again only to find out it still wasn't enough to fulfill her needs, only part of her dreams. After the loss of her daughter and losing her first love's babies, Rena's life began to spin out of control. She still had her son, but it seemed as if Luke had taken him from her too. Rena began partying more, drinking. Soon, drugs were introduced to her by a major drug dealer. She began to love this type of lifestyle; it became a part of her life until she had another life-altering experience that would change her life forever. And that's when Rena knew her life would never be the same.

In How to Be Miserable, psychologist Randy Paterson outlines 40 specific behaviors and habits, which—if followed—are sure to lead to a lifetime of unhappiness. On the other hand, if you do the opposite, you may yet join the ranks of happy people everywhere! There are stacks upon stacks of self-help books that will promise you love, happiness, and a fabulous life. But how can you pinpoint the exact behaviors that cause you to be miserable in the first place? Sometimes when we’re depressed, or just sad or unhappy, our instincts tell us to do the opposite of what we should—such as focusing on the negative, dwelling on what we can’t change, isolating ourselves from friends and loved ones, eating junk food, or overindulging in alcohol. Sound familiar? This tongue-in-cheek guide will help you identify the behaviors that make you unhappy and discover how you—and only you—are holding yourself back from a life of contentment. You’ll learn to spot the tried-and-true traps that increase feelings of dissatisfaction, foster a lack of motivation, and detract from our quality of life—as well as ways to avoid them. So, get ready to live the life you want (or not?) This fun, irreverent guide will light the way.

Many of us go through life not fully understanding the power and control we actually have. We think that life is happening to us and we are merely victims to situations and circumstances. Oh, how wrong we are. This short book contains one of the greatest secrets of mankind and has already impacted millions of people all over the world. With this information, you can transform every aspect of your life, but only If you apply it. Read this book over and over again and plant this seed in the garden of your mind.