The human mind is a fascinating construction of nervous regulation, hormones and cognitive processing. Sometimes, we don't understand why we feel the way we feel which leaves us confused and sometimes overwhelmed by our own emotions. Some of us have a hard time overcoming that and dealing with it. This book is a compilation of stories and poems that I wrote in order to let myself feel. Maybe you will resonate with some of the things I wrote, maybe not. Either way, I wish you all the best and I hope you know how much you are appreciated. Content Warning: Some stories and poems contain talk about self harm, depression and loss. Please read with caution if that could trigger you in any way. Stay safe.

Celebrate feelings in all their shapes and sizes in this New York Times bestselling picture book from the Growing Hearts series! Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings! Some make us feel as light as a balloon, others as heavy as an elephant. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically, inside, with language that is lyrical but also direct to empower readers to practice articulating and identifying their own emotions. With whimsical illustrations and an irresistible die-cut heart that extends through each spread, this gorgeously packaged and unique feelings book is sure to become a storytime favorite.

A funeral celebrant's story about how celebrating death, and creating personalised space for grief, can enrich lives and give meaning to death. After a close encounter with death, Tom Morton realised he needed a change of pace and perspective. He decided to become the only independent funeral celebrant on the remote Shetland Islands, an unusual new profession that would lead him on an extraordinary journey into the world of the dead. In a vivid narrative that reveals the fascinating realm of the unspoken - from extraordinary undertakers and death cafés, to pilgrimages and taboos - Tom quickly learns that death and speaking for the dead requires you to think on your feet and often take a magpie approach to faith and philosophy. From Humanism to hymns, Theravada Buddhism to Star Wars theology, he discovers the importance of ritual, humour, and the empowering act of trying to find words for something beyond language itself. This is an accessible and thought-provoking guide to celebrating mortality. When grief must be an inevitable part of life, Tom shows how we can mourn together in a way that feels appropriate to the life of the one who has passed on, and ultimately cultivate a healthy attitude to our own eventual demise.

A moving memoir about NPR host Scott Simon's connection to his mother—inspired by the popular tweets he shared during her death.

NOW A NETFLIX SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • TWO PEOPLE. ONE DAY. TWENTY YEARS. • What starts as a fleeting connection between two strangers soon becomes a deep bond that spans decades. • "[An] instant classic. . . . One of the most ...emotionally riveting love stories you’ll ever encounter." —People It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. They face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. Dex and Em must come to grips with the nature of love and life itself. As the years go by, the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed. "[A] surprisingly deep romance...so thoroughly satisfying." —Entertainment Weekly

My husband died, my life collapsed.

Something beyond our knowledge. Something vicious but marvelous. Something that goes against all laws of nature. With this powerful collection of stories, you will get a glimpse of the things that haunt our planet in secrecy, the good ones and the bad ones. Enter the world of four stories - each unique, full of enigma and suspense. Along the way you will accompany a ghost who wishes for nothing more but a voice, a woman who has been haunted ever since she got a peculiar mirror, a symphony which is somehow connected to death himself and a young scholar who is faced with a strange encounter in the early morning hours.