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  Recently,  Learning to Feel  (Girrell), reached #321 on the Amazon bestseller list of psychologist biographies. Book Description:  Learning to Feel, Second Edition,  teaches readers how to gain choice and authority over their emotional states. Feelings and emotions are reactions to the deeply held beliefs and experiences of our lives. In order to become fully emotionally intelligent - that is, to be able to know what is yours, what comes from the others, and how best to respond to those others - we must connect first to those core experiences and often re-interpret the meaning they have held for us.  Learning to Feel  is such a journey, intended to be a set of trail blazes for anyone who wishes to up their game in the realm of emotional intelligence. (Edition 1 was selected for the Independent Press Distinguished Favorite Award and a Literary Titan gold award.) First Edition Book Awards Literary Titan Gold Award Independent Press Award Distinguished ...

  Cancer is often spoken of as an ending. But for many, it becomes a chapter — not the whole book. A diagnosis is not always the final word. Life continues, sometimes for years, even decades, filled with purpose, creativity, and resilience. John Wayne survived lung cancer in the 1960s, then lived another decade before stomach cancer ended his life at 72. What he said: “Survival gave me time to keep shaping Hollywood.”  For other Cancer Diary posts, click  HERE . Blog editor's note: As a memorial to Carl, and simply because it is truly needed, MSI Press is now hosting a web page,  Carl's Cancer Compendium , as a one-stop starting point for all things cancer, to make it easier for those with cancer to find answers to questions that can otherwise take hours to track down on the Internet and/or from professionals. The CCC is expanded and updated weekly. As part of this effort, each week, on Monday, this blog will carry an informative, cancer-related story -- and be open ...

When Noelle was ready for entry into elementary school, she was already very active with her braces and quite socially advanced. She made friends easily. Mainstreaming was just coming into popular use, and we all decided that we wanted Noelle in a regular classroom. The school agreed, then little "differences" cropped up.  "You do not have to stand for the pledge of allegiance," her teacher told her.  Yes, she did, I retorted. If everybody else stands, she stands. It meant that she had to become adept, very adept and quick, at standing up, locking her braces while standing, then unlocking them and sitting down. She managed it and was very adept the rest of the years that she wore braces at changing positions. She had to in order to fit in, and that was not a bad thing. That was commonsense. Then, the principle scarfed up an old wheelchair and placed it at the corner of the school so that she could watch everyone else playing during recess. All the handicapped childr...

  Today's Publisher's Pride is  Mental Health Mayday,  by Gregg Bagdade, which reached #350 on Amazon's bestseller list for psychology education and training and #196 for safety and first aid. Reviewer:  "saved my life" Book description: From their swearing-in all to the way until retirement, even the most hardened firefighters can be affected by mental health concerns. A fascinating look behind the scenes of the career of a firefighter, this book explores the why and explains the how to better prepare these individuals for a healthy and productive career and life, based on the author's personal experience as a counselor, who also has 27 years as a firefighter and paramedic. Firefighters can learn how to acknowledge their mental health issues, such as PTSD, addiction, or anger issues while developing strategies to address these concerns with techniques and solutions throughout their career. This powerful book is part memoir and part call to action. Through the...