Dude, Where’s My Walking Stick?

After my life was suddenly flipped and turned upside down, I decided to take a long walk across New Zealand’s South Island to clear my mind and heal my soul. With a pack of old, worn out equipment, very little experience, and a body that hadn’t seen a lot of physical exercise, I set off alone and terrified, to tackle the Te Waipounamu section of the Te Araroa: a 1,300 kilometre trail through some of the most incredible and beautiful landscapes Aotearoa has to offer. From the highest of high... [Read More...]

Everything Special, Living Joy

This book is about how we look at life: the glass half-empty or half-full. The name was inspired by Charlotte Joko Beck’s book, Nothing Special, Living Zen. It was written at an eight-day silent meditation retreat. It was the gift of silence, the time to just be, and a “room of one’s own” that allowed the writing to happen. It was written in between meditation sittings and walking. The prose and poems help inspire one to view life through a glass half-full. It speaks to p... [Read More...]

Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed: Help and Hope for Adults in the Family Scapegoat Role

In this pioneering work on what the author named ‘Family Scapegoating Abuse’ (FSA), family scapegoating behaviors are clearly defined, while the harm endured by FSA survivors due to the abusive aspects of family scapegoating is confirmed and validated. FSA recovery pathways and resources are also offered throughout the book. $2.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Help Me, I’m Stuck: Six proven methods to shift your mindset from self-sabotage to self-improvement

Do you want to change how you think about yourself but feel lost? In ‘Help Me, I’m Stuck’, you will find: 6 proven methods to turn your life around and bring a positive change. While it may seem so, it’s not the circumstances around you that control your outcome. Learn the secret to success in our book. Are you ready to take control of your life? ... [Read More...]

Open Your Own Doors

Open Your Own Doors tells how one woman fought her way to the top in a cutthroat industry built and run by men. Through vivid career anecdotes and a little tough love, Castro shows women everywhere—regardless of industry—how to follow her up the ladder and open the door to their own success. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Waking Up To Toxic People

Were you raised in a dysfunctional family environment? Do you find yourself trusting the wrong people again and again? Do you deny, rationalize, or minimize other people’s poor treatment of you? Therapist Neela Arnaud will help you to ‘wake up’ to the 16 primary traits of unhealthy, toxic people while encouraging self-reflection, self-love, and emotional self-care. [Book One in the Guided Journals for Adult Survivors series]. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Who Cares?: A Guided Self-Help & Devotional Journal for the Seasons of Life

If you want a spectacular journal that’s almost like a mentor available anytime, anywhere, and whenever you need one. Then grab a copy of Who Cares? — a remarkably eye-opening book for a soul-searching journey with God that will change your life forever. $2.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Three Things Matter Most: Linking Time, Relationships, and Money

You’re only here once. Make it count. If you were asked to tell your life story, would it be one of a life well-lived? According to author Brett Atlas, as our lives evolve at an ever-increasing pace, we have become detached from the universal truths which define our existence. As a result, we risk prioritizing the immaterial while neglecting the essential. In Three Things Matter Most, Atlas explains that how we approach time, relationships, and money has the biggest impact on our lives. T... [Read More...]

Beware False Tigers

The standard narrative tells us that stress is an individual problem with individual solutions. But the standard narrative gets it wrong. Stress is a systemic, psychosocial problem and a global health issue. The good news is that stress can actually be the key to unlocking a more functional and fulfilling future for all of us. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]