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How to fight for what matters most—a practical and empowering guide for activists and advocates on how to speak out, spark controversy, and stand up for a cause, from an accomplished and dedicated ally on the front lines of change. Before you can become an effective activist or trusted ally, you first have to find your fight—to pinpoint the issue or issues that matter most to you. Once you figure this out, you can start moving what’s inside you to the outside, where change happens.  For more than three decades, Jay Ruderman, activist and president of the Ruderman Family Foundation, has been doing just that, working to change popular opinion and influence public policy on the issues that move him, from promoting disability inclusion and mental health advocacy to changing the culture of the entertainment industry. In this inspiring call to action, Ruderman offers aspiring activists and advocates hard-earned wisdom, sure-fire strategies, and actionable lessons for how to create controversy, speak up, and grab attention for the causes closest to their hearts, including how to: Be persistent and be preparedSpark controversy Leverage powerKnow your “no” Fight forward With authenticity, purpose, and an inspiring call to action, Ruderman details his many successes (and more than a few setbacks) to illustrate these lessons in action. Complementing his stories are profiles of notable activists and advocates from the past and present, including Congressman John Lewis, Yippie iconoclast Abbie Hoffman, NBA star Kevin Love, and water rights activist and community organizer Amariyanna “Little Miss Flint” Copeny, among others.Urgent and unapologetic, Find Your Fight teaches the next generation of activists and advocates how to step up, shout out, and start doing the hard work of bringing about lasting change through these proven rules for making what matters most matter even more.

A guy’s survival guide to navigating the rugged terrain of your inner world, overcoming unrelenting stress, and learning how to stop overthinking and start living.Feeling the colossal weight of everything on your shoulders? Sometimes, the only thing we want is for everything to stop, our minds to quiet the hell down, and to mentally go off the grid. We all feel pressure—but sometimes the stress is so intense we can find ourselves at the cliff’s edge. Sometimes the thoughts in our head can become so loud we feel paralyzed and shut down, unable to see the path ahead. Instead of breaking free, we end up breaking down.  From the OffRoad Monks behind the popular Zen Four-Wheeling and Soul Outing expeditions comes a guided journey to brave the wilderness within and silence the noise in your head. With soulful and practical lessons from the road, Tommy Stoffel and Bryan Bernard offer a compass in times of high stress and overwhelming pressure as well as hard-earned wisdom of what it takes to not only quiet your mind but set it free, so you never find yourself at the edge again. The authors’ wilderness workshops and expeditions have helped hundreds of people—from emergency first responders and Silicon Valley executives to bankers and actors—cut down on stress to make major, lasting change in their lives.This book teaches you to:Silence the chatter in your headReduce self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviorsIncrease emotional intelligenceBecome less fearful and more secureMake wise decisions based on your values Decrease stressImprove your relationships with othersFeel more grounded and contentTogether, the OffRoad Monks will take you on a metaphorical journey into your inner wilderness to free your mind, navigate the unmarked roads ahead, venture deeper into the forest—and ultimately come out on the other side.

From visionary healthcare pioneer and founder of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition Joshua Rosenthal comes a compassionate survival guide for givers—the therapists, coaches, bodyworkers, and alternative medicine practitioners filling an ever-widening care gap left by our institutionalized healthcare system—who are chronically stressed, exhausted, and undervalued.If you’re like most healers or caregivers, you’re probably highly empathic and energetically attuned—but don’t always give yourself the same level of care you provide to others. Instead, you go through your days striving to meet the needs of everyone around you. If you struggle with setting boundaries, compassion fatigue, or simply asking for support, Heal the Healer is just the resource you need. Written in a calming and encouraging tone, Heal the Healer offers practical advice and actionable exercises to help caregivers, healers, and helpers find more balance in their lives, heal old wounds, decrease stress, and actualize a more joyful future.This book teaches you to:Set boundaries and limitations in your work lifeDecrease symptoms of stress, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumaRewrite your story and overcome childhood woundsProtect your energy and foster a stronger work–life balanceSeek out and take part in a community of peersExperience more joyHeal the Healer is an approachable, practical guide for stressed-out caregivers who are ready to set healthy boundaries, heal old wounds, and live a fuller, more joyful life.

Typical dog training methods don’t work. Sure, treats for tricks are great for teaching a dog how to sit, but they won’t calm a stressed dog, prevent aggression against other dogs or kids, or easily integrate a new pup or rescue into the average (chaotic!) family home. No one understands this problem better than Angie Winters, a master dog behaviorist, social entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Angie4Dogs, who has spent over two decades studying canines and fixing rescue dogs.In Don’t Train Your Dog, Angie flips the script on ineffective typical dog training theories and enlightens readers with her proven dog parenting approach. She explains the unique human/dog relationship and how the emotional entanglement between our species is critical to understanding a dog’s true motivations—and the source of most behavioral issues. Angie sheds light on the flaws in typical training and demonstrates why dogs in our modern society need the kind of guidance that is more accurately described as parenting. Don’t Train Your Dog provides a comprehensive support system for dog parents, featuring chapter-by-chapter digital resources, instant access to online Parenting4Dogs demonstration videos, and a wealth of valuable teaching tools. Don’t Train Your Dog will guide you through transformative methods that will truly change your dog’s life.Readers gain common sense, real-world dog parenting skills, and everything they need to:Soothe and prevent separation anxietyTeach the most important dog rules and skills Learn techniques to encourage kind kids and confident caninesHelp any dog love their cratePotty train quickly with a proprietary potting training systemStop inappropriate chewing, biting, and obsessionsFix and prevent common fears (baths, vet visits, house guests, cars, thunderstorms, and more) Fix and prevent aggression (other dogs, cats, food, and more)Effectively parent multi-dog householdsEnjoy car rides and learn effective travel tips

Unhappy Achiever is a ​story of healing, of revolutionary awakening--of what happens when we summon our courage to step out from behind the mask of the "good girl" to wholeheartedly embrace our true selves and the joy of being perfectly imperfect. ​It's no secret that women have been sold a bill of goods: we're taught we can--and should--have it all and that happiness is ours for the taking...if. If we go to college and become a degreed professional. If we marry someone respectable and buy a house in a picturesque neighborhood. If we become the proud parents of two children. If we land our dream job, get promoted, or make partner. Women spend decades, even lifetimes, believing: If I can just do--or have--or become--that one thing, I'll be satisfied, content, complete.  Many of us nearly "do" ourselves to death, sacrificing health and relationships to arrive at some elusive, "ultimate" point of existence. Still, no matter how much we do, genuine satisfaction evades us. And the parts of us we sought to fill with the trappings of wealth, power, goodness, and praise somehow feel emptier than before. All the while, missing the most fundamental key to our happiness--the joy of inner fulfillment. For most of her life, journalist, public speaker, and former lawyer Ashley Jordan ingested the commodified myth, bought and sold on the open market of capitalist culture, that what was missing inside her could be fixed by something outside her. Then, shortly after her 37th birthday, life cracked her open. An unexpected trigger sent her spiraling into the darkness of traumatic grief she buried when she was 13 years old. These memories inspired a new perspective: love isn't earned by what we do, have, or become. That everything Ashley needed to be, she already was at 37, at 13, and since the moment her soul made its home in her body. Deeply personal and openly forthright in the style of Erica L. Sanchez's Crying in the Bathroom and told with the tender and soulful storytelling of Shauna Niequist's Present Over Perfect, this is an intimate memoir of one unhappy achiever's journey to discover the self underneath the accomplishments. Conjuring the courage to upend every aspect of her existence--from her friendships to her career to her marriage--to make her life more reflective of her heart's deepest desires, Ashley shares stories of healing from loss, her struggle with eating disorders, perfectionism, stories of love and friendship, and the complex relationship between mother and daughter--and what we go on to teach our own daughters about self-worth. Unhappy Achiever is the story of how we use masks of achievement to buffer against the world and protect us from pain, how these masks keep us disconnected from ourselves and distanced from those around us--and ultimately, the magic, wisdom, and wholeness we encounter when we exist unencumbered and unobscured by external pursuits.

Leaders Leap goes beyond the standard business playbook and teaches you the secrets to creating the bolder, faster, and essential transformation needed to avoid becoming irrelevant in an era of profound and accelerating change. ​Renowned thought leader on business strategy and innovation Steve Dennis argues that most business transformations are doomed to fail due to two fundamental reasons: their leaders don't aim high enough, delivering mostly incremental changes rather than something truly remarkable, and they move far too slowly to keep up with the pace of disruption. This gap between what is required in a world of seismic shifts in technology and customer requirements and what is typically delivered risks putting many organizations on the road to extinction. Solid strategy, team building, and process planning are essential--and there are plenty of books out there to show you how to improve them all--but these elements are not enough on their own to ensure success. During a 40-year career where he ascended to the senior leadership roles at two Fortune 500 companies, followed by becoming an in-demand strategic advisor and keynote speaker, Dennis observed C-suite executives underestimate the scope, magnitude, and speed of change needed to survive, much less thrive. In Leaders Leap, he makes the case for why a complete metamorphosis of leadership mindset is essential to prevent organizations from becoming irrelevant and explores seven profound "mind leaps" leaders need to make now to transform at the speed of disruption. This book takes leaders on a courageous journey of self-reflection, personal accountability, and growth, exposing the ways in which our ego defects, blind spots, confirmation bias, and defense mechanisms get in the way of the progress we need to make: How the accelerating pace of disruption is making old strategic frameworks useless and why we need to think bigger, act more boldly, and move much faster. How the executive ego prevents us from seeing this new reality and can limit our acceptance of new strategies for change. How fear and pride constrain vision and lead to timid transformation programs that are virtually guaranteed to fail. Why decades of leadership experience can undermine the ability to let go of outdated ideas to think and act more boldly. With illuminating case studies and hard-earned personal wisdom, Dennis helps you create important strategic and mental shifts to find humility, sharpen your customer focus, amplify your brand's wow factor, and truly innovate at the speed of disruption. If you want your organization to make the leap from imperiled to thriving, Leaders Leap provides an inspiring call to action and the catalyzing ideas to guide you to a more remarkable and sustainable future.

Relationship therapist Eric FitzMedrud uses his expertise with sexual issues to teach men how to hone their consent skills for stronger relationships and hotter sex. ​If you're a man who's confused about consent, you aren't alone. In the post #MeToo era, men know they need to get consent but don't know how to ask for it. They may be afraid of doing the wrong thing, or worried about giving up hot sex. In this practical guide to navigating sexual relationships with respect, sex positive psychologist Eric FitzMedrud teaches men the skills to be better lovers, partners, and humans. The Better Man: A Guide to Consent, Stronger Relationships, and Hotter Sex empowers men to embrace their sexuality, manage their emotions, and understand entitlement--and it explains how toxic masculinity harms men and ruins sex for them and their partners. Moreover, this skills-based guide, rooted in evidence-based techniques, shows men how to practice consent, not just on first dates but in all relationship situations and with all types of people, from romantic partners to acquaintances and coworkers. Using everyday examples, The Better Man provides accurate, sex-positive information--along with confidence-boosting exercises and shame-busting drills--to help men learn how to ask for the passionate sex they want and listen well enough to deliver the pleasure a partner desires. This book shows men how to: Learn evidence-based skills and strategies for practicing consent Understand that getting consent can be sexy Communicate more effectively in their relationships Heal their own wounds from patriarchy by taking responsibility for their own behavior Use principles of safety and health to pursue passionate sex Understand toxic masculinity while celebrating male sexuality and honoring diverse identities and lifestyles

A MOTIVATED AUDIENCE: In a category that is dominated by stiff, textbook-like books about human resources, this authentic, authoritative and fun book is sure to attract a motivated audience of new, mid-career and established HR professionals who crave reading material to inspire them to excel in the workplace. A MOVEMENT in the making. The title and concept are designed to be easy to talk about and catchy enough to create a desire to buy in. The authors are issuing a call to revitalize HR professionals and make them into HR Warriors! The authors have secured the URL com and will be creating educational and lifestyle products (workshops and T-shirts) to complement the book. (See Promotion & Publicity for more details.)NETWORKS: These well-credentialed, experienced authors will leverage their extensive professional networks for events, special sales, and word of mouth marketing. INDUSTRY TREND: There is a strong and growing movement afoot in HR circles to elevate the purpose and perception of the Human Resources department. Visionaries in the field are pushing the business community to think of HR professionals not as mere administrators, but as strategic partners within the company. SELF-AWARENESS: The authors know that HR professionals are widely underappreciated and in many cases underperforming. Through humour, compassion and straight talk, the authors issue clear advice to all readers not to shy away from the fact that there is a problem... and it can be solved!

In this personal development guide, Joe Kelly leads readers on an 8-week adventure to discover the principles of Values, Passion, Skills, and Service-and how to apply them for maximum impact in the world and in one's own life.What if you could be the change you want to see in the world and have the time of your life doing it?It's time to shelve the outdated concept that a life of purpose and impact must be one devoid of adventure and fun.Welcome to The Gandhiana Jones Project.Author and professor Joe Kelly leads readers on an 8-week adventure to discover the four core principles to living a life of change-Values, Passion, Skills, and Service-and how to apply them for maximum impact in the world and in one's own life.With material adapted from Kelly's change-makers university course, and his personal year-long experiment with "being the change," The Gandhiana Jones Project is packed full of everything you'll need for the journey, including lessons on self-growth and community development, research findings, and real-life accounts of individuals who have all found their own unique way to combine duty and delight (and earn a dollar) while making a difference. You'll also find practical exercises and weekly challenges to ensure you won't just be reading about how to create change, you'll learn exactly how to unleash your true potential and leave your mark on the world-and have fun doing it.So, grab your prayer beads and your bullwhip. This is going to be one heck of a trip.

In this visually rich, multigenerational lyric essay, Mary Ann Hogan reflects on a life of letters and her relationship to her late father, Bill Hogan, well-known literary editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, whom John Steinbeck once dubbed "an old and valued friend."Circle Way is a bittersweet memoir of a father, daughter, and a prominent California family. Written in an evocative, expressionistic style, this work of creative nonfiction flutters somewhere between journalism and poetry.At the heart of the story, journalist Mary Ann Hogan grapples with identity, family, and the creative calling. Sifting through her father's notebooks after his death, Mary Ann discovers a man whose unrealized dreams echo her own. Eager to learn more about her family even as she wrestles with terminal illness, Mary Ann explores the fascinating cast of characters who were her forebearers. We meet the author's great grandfather, an Oakland lumber baron who lost his fortune in the crash of '29, and a great uncle who was sent to San Quentin for two deaths some say he may not have caused.Richly illustrated with Bill Hogan's original sketches and watercolors, this poignant and absorbing tale is an immersive feast for anyone interested in literature, history, and the often-mysterious facets of family.

Child welfare and adoption specialist Lindsay Garrett, LCSW, teaches Millennials considering having kids how to emotionally prepare for parenthood, determine their parenting style and values, and establish sustainable support.In your prime child-rearing years and mulling the question Am I ready to have a baby? Millennials contemplating kids can now turn to Parent Goals, a guide to emotional preparedness for parenthood. Child welfare and adoption specialist Lindsay Garrett leverages her professional expertise and experience as a new parent to lead readers through the mental prep work needed before embarking on this important life choice.Parent Goals is the book to turn to before you make the decision to become a parent. Unlike other books on the topic that focus on pregnancy and kids' life stages, Parent Goals outlines the most important-and least explained-aspects of having children, including emotional readiness, attachment theory, and determining your values as a parent.In addition to offering advice and guidance, Parent Goals is the first book to address the emergence of the co-parenting style popular with Millennials, which involves a more equitable division of labor than we have seen in previous generations. Garrett's down-to-earth and sometimes cheeky writing style makes Parent Goals an accessible and engaging read for the Millennial generation.

How to help-and how not to hinder-your teenage daughter's healthy development as she prepares to step into her own circle of power.Today's teen girls face pressures such as an increase in mental health concerns, mounting demands to be both beautiful and successful, and addiction to social media and the approval of others, all of which can result in a damaging decline in personal satisfaction and self-esteem.Rooted, Resilient, and Ready explores how today's teen girl assembles her identity through the interweaving of genetics, family, and friends, and the masks she may feel she needs to wear to be accepted, such as the super girl, the invisible girl, or the cool girl. The book counters the negative cultural messages and potential for disordered eating that affect a teen's body image and guides parents through Lindsay Sealey's three-part approach to a happier, healthier teen: food, fitness, fun.Balancing research with practical advice and interviews, Sealey encourages parents to nurture the process of their teen's development and guide their teen girls even though they may often feel out of step with them.Journeying with teen girls from lost and let-down to fierce and fearless, Rooted, Resilient, and Ready gives parents the tools to prepare their daughters to step into their power and potential, choosing progress over perfection, security over uncertainty, happiness over self-pity, and authenticity over conformity.