Personal Growth

Part 1: After the Fall
Blessings from the Fall: Turning a Fall from Grace into a New Beginning
by Beverly Engel
There are few experiences in life as demoralizing, humiliating and painful as falling from grace. For some, falling from grace is the horrible, shame-inducing experience of being publicly chastised or humiliated, having their reputation ruined

Shopping as Self-Creation
Attention Shoppers! : The Woman's Guide to Enlightenment Through Shopping
by Eve Eliot
All of us long to have an awareness of our true nature, our emotional fingerprints. Sometimes, there is tremendous fear attached to the process of becoming aware, but it beckons compellingly all the same.

Part One
The Velveteen Principles : A Guide to Becoming Real Hidden Wisdom from a Children's Classic
by Toni Raiten-D'Antonio, CSW
Who wouldn't want to go back to when life was simple and a stuffed animal could fix all your problems? The simple wisdom of the classic children's story The Velveteen Rabbit can be the start of your return to Real. Let this book show you the way.

Chapter 1
When Misery Is Company: Ending Self-Sabotage and Misery Addiction
by Anne Katherine, M.A., C.M.H.C., C.E.D.T.
Why does happiness always seem to elude certain people? And why, when these same people seem to be on the cusp of achieving happiness, do they sabotage themselves? People who are addicted to misery try to protect themselves against feeling bad

Understanding the Procrastination-Projection Syndrome
The Tomorrow Trap
by Karen E. Peterson, Ph.D.
The Procrastination-Protection Syndrome explains why we: know the basic principles of time management but can't bring ourselves to use them, often procrastinate on tasks that require solitude, avoid making decisions that are extremely important

Self
The Quiet Voice of Soul: How to Find Meaning in Ordinary Life
by Tian Dayton, Ph.D.
We hear the word soul in song lyrics and read about it in books and poems--it has been analyzed and scrutinized by songwriters, poets and researchers throughout history. Though soul may seem mysterious, it is hardly inaccessible.

Chapter 7
The Magic of Forgiveness: Emotional Freedom and Transformation at Midlife, A Book for Women
by Tian Dayton, Ph.D.
Unconsciously, we're all writing the story of our own lives. It's important that we unearth the details of our unresolved pain, tease out the meaning that we've made of the events of our lives and share our stories with others.

Introduction
Drama Games: Techniques for Self-Development
by Tian Dayton, Ph.D.
Since the cultural revolution and growth potential movement of the '60s and 7()s, games have increasingly come into use in group settings. They are a natural way of bonding a group and creating trust.

If you Believe
Changeweavers: A Pathway to Spiritual Renewal
by Maida Berenblatt, M.S., Alena Joy Berenblatt
Who are you? Where have you been and where are you going? How much do you understand of the motivation behind the way you think, feel and behave? How are you different from the other people in your family?

Part 1
The 7 Systems of Balance: A Natural Prescription for Healthy Living in a Hectic World
by Paul J. Sorgi, M.D
If you're familiar with some of those dreary feelings that just won't go away-anger, confusion, frustration, tension and sadness-this breakthrough book is for you and those you love. These are some of the feelings we experience when we're out of balance

Chapter One
The Tao of the Ride: Motorcycles and the Mechanics of the Soul
by Garri Garripoli
Balance goes beyond the ability to not topple over. I see so many people seeking balance who are caught in the duality trap-viewing life as an either/or predicament-falling over or not falling over. I liken it to my initial bike-riding experience.

The Circle of Compassion
Field Notes on the Compassionate Life : A Search for the Soul of Kindness
by Marc Ian Barasch
When I was in my twenties, my Buddhist teacher tricked me into taking a vow of universal compassion. Using some spiritual sleight-of-hand I've yet to unravel, he made it seem I could aspire to a tender concern for everybody, even putting their welfare

Body and Soul
Gossip: Ten Pathways to Eliminate It from Your Life and Transform Your Soul
by Lori Palatnik
Mastering the gift of speech serves no purpose unless you realize that you are not just a body, but also a soul. If you believe you are simply a body, put down this book and do whatever you want, as long as you don't get caught.

Life's Delicate Structures
Soul of Adulthood: Opening the Doors...
by John Friel, Ph.D., Linda Friel
Adulthood is a choice. It does not happen because we reach a certain age or income level. Adulthood happens when we choose to pass through the many interconnected doors that lead to the deeper realms of our own souls.

Pinpoint Your Passion
Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out into the Real World
by Maria Shriver
Be honest with yourself about it. really think about what you're interested in. What you enjoy, what captures your imagination and gets your brain going. What YOU want to do-not what you believe your parents or your teachers or society

The Journey to Divaness
I Am Diva! Every Woman's Guide to Outrageous Living
by Elena Bates, Maureen O'Crean, Molly Thompson
You are an extraordinary woman, how can you expect to live an ordinary life? -LOUISA MAY ALCOTT. When I was a little girl, I believed I was special. I didn't know exactly what that meant other than a certainty that I had a precious gift to give the world.

Perfectionism - The Dangerous Trap
by Allie Ochs
Just when I have something figured out, along comes another how-to-article telling me how to be or do something better or even change my entire life. No matter where I turn, I am constantly reminded that I am not good enough in more ways than one.

21 Tips and Tactics to Keep You on The Path of Perseverance
by Libby Gill
Perseverance isn't drudgery. It's a commitment to keep moving forward toward the vision you've created of your best possible life of purpose and passion. And now you have 21 Tips and Tactics to keep you traveling hopefully!

Part 1
Swell : A Girl's Guide to the Good Life
by Ilene Rosenzweig, Cynthia Rowley
Who is the Swell girl? She's the one who can throw an emergency dinner party, then clear the table at her neighborhood pool hall after dessert. She can take the dress the tailor ruined and turn it into a groovy conversation piece.

GENIUS: A Personal Definition
Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds
by Harold Bloom
I have avoided all living geniuses in this book, partly so as to evade the distractions of mere provocation. I can identify for myself certain writers of palpable genius now among us: the Portuguese novelist Jos?