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Road rage, school shootings, workplace violence, domestic abuse, drug addiction, and even the national obesity epidemic are manifestations of an overarching problem gripping our society: anger. Other books about anger are on the market, but this is the first and only "diet" from anger: a practical, step-by-step 30-day program designed to help listeners cleanse their lives of the toxic effects of anger. As Dr. Shoshanna points out, "It is one thing to have an intellectual understanding of what is harmful. It is something else to know how to actually get rid of anger in your life."

Even though it is painful, many are unconsciously addicted to the fighting that occurs in their relationship. The fighting creates a false sense of closeness and excitement and makes us feel as if the other person really cares. Some use the fighting to test the love of their partner. For others, who are afraid of closeness, the fighting keeps real intimacy away. Without a good fight, a relationship can feel dull. But fighting ultimately leads to hurt, pain, and distance. Stop the Fighting in Your Relationship will show you how to take new steps towards closeness.

It’s too easy to race around, to not even pause to catch our breath, in this increasingly faster world we live in. The speed gives us a feeling of being alive, of not missing a thing. But sooner or later, the pressure builds and burns us out. Although we’re busy all the time, we may not be seeing clearly, and not enjoying our life.

Fear can ruin relationships, harm careers, and destroy peace of mind. It holds us hostage to pain, but Dr. Brenda Shoshanna has the techniques to set us free. With Fearless, Dr. Shoshanna - a radio host, author of The Anger Diet: 30 Days to Stress-Free Living, and a practicing psychologist for almost 30 years - has created a unique guide to understanding how fear works.

Although we are told to forgive and often try to, anger and revenge can seethe within. Amazingly, most of us go through life without ever being taught how to forgive. How to Forgive shows the incredible benefits of forgiveness and offers a process to rid yourself of grudges and hurt. It will show you how to easily forgive others - and yourself. As you take these specific steps, you will feel lighter, free yourself of toxic situations, and allow true healing to begin.

Zen and Your Life offers a brand new look at how to bring happiness and calm into your life. Zen practice explores the unexpected causes for upset, and how to remove it from your life, and this book will offer you a prescription for true medicine. By helping you return to your natural self, you will find the healing and happiness you most need.

Medicine is based upon the notion of battle. We battle germs and fight for life. Psychology searches for causes of unhappiness and tries to ease the pain we’re feeling. Healing from Within looks at suffering differently, goes to the root of the dis-ease and brings inner peace. We learn to take charge of our own condition and are introduced to a vital resource that is often overlooked.

So many are saying Where is God when I need him? Especially today. Many feel deserted and alone. But it is only that we have been looking in the wrong direction, searching everywhere but at home. The surprising answer to the question tells us instead, that all we need is right here with us in our everyday life. In fact it is right at the kitchen table. It is only that we have been looking elsewhere, searching all around. These episodes offer specific ways in which we can encounter God, fulfillment, enlightenment right here in our daily lives, wherever we go.

We often focus on habits that enable us to be effective, productive, to earn wealth. But what about our spiritual life? Shouldn’t this be fostered with as much discipline as every other area of our lives? Daily Habits of Spiritual Renewal encourages a new way to approach life: By taking a little while each day to carve out time and space, you can make room for renewal, inspiration, compassion, and connection.

Loneliness is fast becoming an epidemic in our new, isolating tech age. Despite endless social media activity, many feel alone. Alone No More uncovers the true source of loneliness, and offers a unique and simple path to feeling truly connected, wanted, and of real value, no matter where you are.

Parenting can sometimes seem difficult, filled with power struggles day by day. Zen Parenting can help offer a new approach, and help make parenting fun. As you alter your perspective and come to learn that your children are your teachers, it will become easier to create a safe, open space for both you and your children to grow. You learn how to honor and respect your children’s unique journey in life, as well as your own.

Depression and gratitude cannot live in the same mind at the same time. Developing a Grateful Mind shows how to leave the dissatisfied, complaining mind behind and live with gratitude and happiness all day long.

When we give ourselves permission to stop racing around and to be aware of the current moment, our entire lives can change. Becoming Mindful will show you a process which will introduce mindfulness, and put you on the road to improving the quality of your life, health, relationships, and life.

You carry most of your conversations with yourself, around and around in your own mind. In this world of monologue, you can become stuck. It can become hard to really hear the other. A True Conversation will show you how to open yourself to the world of dialogue, to true connection, healing, and aliveness. As you become more present and more available to real encounters, you will find not only deep meaning, but an end to loneliness.

The search for love can feel endless. We tend to create mental lists of what we want; when someone meets our demands and expectations, it works for a while. Then, when things change or wear out, it’s on to the next. Letting Love Find You offers a totally different way. On this new path, you will discover how to cultivate and find love that is fresh, alive, and enduring. You will learn how love brings exactly what is needed naturally by itself. In this book we learn how to allow for this type of love, and how we ourselves can embody love in the ways in which we live and exist.

Within all of us is a disowned self, a part we are hiding, that has not yet fully come to life. Often that part has the power to make your life full. The Courage to Be Who You Are describes why you reject parts of yourself and the effect this has on your life. It also shows how to reconnect with these parts, nourish them, and how to live a life that is happy and complete.

We spend most of our lives searching for and accumulating what we think will make us happy, content, and safe. Yet, the more we gain, the more we want. Why can’t we sate our inner hunger? It is partly because we live life unaware of the endless gifts we are constantly receiving, unaware of how to appreciate them. We live with a sense of inner greed and poverty, rather than with gratitude. True Wealth will offer a path towards opening your eyes and helping you experience a true sense of fulfillment and joy.

What is Zen, and what does it have to do with having happy, life-giving relationships? How Zen Are You in Love? will teach you the zen approach to joyous, true relationships. It will help you look inward and outward, removing the veil and showing you how to attract the perfect partner for you.

Losing a loved one can be one of the most difficult times of life. Some may find it impossible to move on. Living with Loss shows you how to find healing. You will learn what is needed to complete the relationship, forgive, find peace, and honor all you have gained. You will learn that this can be a time of reflection, and of tremendous growth. And ultimately, you will learn that while you will never forget them, you can also move on.

It’s easy to feel as though you are not living your true purpose in life, or becoming all you are meant to be. It can be difficult to even know how to discover what that is. So much of life is run by the need for security, approval, and belonging, that is unusual to take time out to discover a different way. Becoming All You Are Meant to Be provides steps to take, questions to answer, insights, and guidance to show you how to discover that which is most meaningful to you.