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A Bittersweet Season

Caring for Our Aging Parents---And Ourselves

by Jane Gross ...

Narrated by Kate Reading ...

Unabridged

15 hours 35 min

In telling the intimate story of caring for her aged and ailing mother, Jane Gross offers indispensable, and often surprising, advice for the rapidly increasing number of adult children responsible for aging parents.Gross deftly weaves the specifics of her personal experience—a widowed mother with mounting health problems, the attendant collision of fear and ignorance, the awkward role reversal of ... Read more

$22.99 USD

In telling the intimate story of caring for her aged and ailing mother, Jane Gross offers indispensable, and often surprising, advice for the rapidly increasing number of adult children responsible for aging parents.Gross deftly weaves the specifics of her personal experience—a widowed mother with mounting health problems, the attendant collision of fear and ignorance, the awkward role reversal of
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Surviving a Borderline Parent

How to Heal Your Childhood Wounds and Build Trust, Boundaries, and Self-Esteem

by Freda B. Friedman, Kimberlee Roth ...

Narrated by Pam Ward ...

Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

Between 6 and 10 million people in the U.S. suffer from borderline personality disorder. This book teaches adult children how to overcome the devastating effects of growing up with a parent who suffers from BPD. Although relatively common, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often overlooked or misdiagnosed by therapists and clinicians and denied by those who suffer from it.If you were raised ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Between 6 and 10 million people in the U.S. suffer from borderline personality disorder. This book teaches adult children how to overcome the devastating effects of growing up with a parent who suffers from BPD. Although relatively common, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often overlooked or misdiagnosed by therapists and clinicians and denied by those who suffer from it.If you were raised
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From Strength to Strength

Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

by Arthur C. Brooks ...

Narrated by Arthur C. Brooks ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

**INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks.**Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our ... Read more

$17.50 USD

**INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks.**Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our
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Keep Moving

And Other Tips and Truths about Aging

by Dick Van Dyke, Todd Gold ...

Narrated by Dick Van Dyke ...

Unabridged

5 hours 20 min

In this entertaining and inspirational memoir, Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke shares his secret to staying resilient in old age.Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his ninetieth birthday in December 2015. He’s an established legend, having starred in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. And yet he’s still keeping himself busy, entertaining America on ... Read more

$19.99 USD

In this entertaining and inspirational memoir, Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke shares his secret to staying resilient in old age.Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his ninetieth birthday in December 2015. He’s an established legend, having starred in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. And yet he’s still keeping himself busy, entertaining America on
... Read more
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Getting Naked

The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect

by Valerie Bertinelli ...

Narrated by Valerie Bertinelli ...

Unabridged

5 hours 51 min

NARRATED BY THE AUTHORFrom beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli, her most vulnerable book yet offering wisdom hard-won through divorce, menopause, and generational pain, with a powerful message of self-acceptance and embracing the past with compassion.With her signature warmth and disarming humor, the beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author strips ... Read more

$23.99 USD

NARRATED BY THE AUTHORFrom beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli, her most vulnerable book yet offering wisdom hard-won through divorce, menopause, and generational pain, with a powerful message of self-acceptance and embracing the past with compassion.With her signature warmth and disarming humor, the beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author strips
... Read more
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Doing Life with Your Adult Children

Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out

by Jim Burns, Ph.D ...

Narrated by Wayne Campbell ...

Unabridged

4 hours 18 min

Are you struggling to connect with your child now that they've left the nest? Are you feeling the tension and heartache as your relationship dynamic begins to change? In Doing Life with Your Adult Children, bestselling author and parenting expert Jim Burns provides practical advice and hopeful encouragement for navigating this tough yet rewarding transition.If you've raised a child, you know that ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Are you struggling to connect with your child now that they've left the nest? Are you feeling the tension and heartache as your relationship dynamic begins to change? In Doing Life with Your Adult Children, bestselling author and parenting expert Jim Burns provides practical advice and hopeful encouragement for navigating this tough yet rewarding transition.If you've raised a child, you know that
... Read more
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Walking on Eggshells

Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents

by Jane Isay ...

Narrated by Ann Marie Lee ...

Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

We raise our children to be independent and lead fulfilling lives, but when they finally do, staying close becomes more complicated than ever. And for every bewildered mother who wonders why her children don't call, there is a frustrated son or daughter who just wants to be treated like a grownup. Now, renowned editor Jane Isay delivers the perfect gift to both parents and their adult children ... Read more

$16.99 USD

We raise our children to be independent and lead fulfilling lives, but when they finally do, staying close becomes more complicated than ever. And for every bewildered mother who wonders why her children don't call, there is a frustrated son or daughter who just wants to be treated like a grownup. Now, renowned editor Jane Isay delivers the perfect gift to both parents and their adult children
... Read more
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Comfort of Crows, The

A Backyard Year

by Margaret Renkl ...

Narrated by Margaret Renkl ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICKTHE PERFECT AUDIOBOOK FOR NATURE LOVERS, BIRDERS, AND GARDENERS * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * AMAZON EDITOR’S PICK * INDIE NEXT PICKFrom the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a “howling love letter to the world” (Ann Patchett): a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural.In The ... Read more

$26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICKTHE PERFECT AUDIOBOOK FOR NATURE LOVERS, BIRDERS, AND GARDENERS * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * AMAZON EDITOR’S PICK * INDIE NEXT PICKFrom the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a “howling love letter to the world” (Ann Patchett): a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural.In The
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Purposeful Retirement

How to Bring Happiness and Meaning to Your Retirement

by Hyrum W. Smith ...

Narrated by Traber Burns ...

Unabridged

3 hours 56 min

Are you getting ready to simplify life and move from the world of work to a life of retirement and good living─to enter a happy retirement?Retirement and good living: The author of Purposeful Retirement, Hyrum W. Smith, is one of the original creators of the popular Franklin Day Planner, the former chairman and CEO of Franklin Covey Co., and the recognized “Father of Time Management.” In this book ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you getting ready to simplify life and move from the world of work to a life of retirement and good living─to enter a happy retirement?Retirement and good living: The author of Purposeful Retirement, Hyrum W. Smith, is one of the original creators of the popular Franklin Day Planner, the former chairman and CEO of Franklin Covey Co., and the recognized “Father of Time Management.” In this book
... Read more
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Making Waves at River View Cottage

An escapist, heartwarming read from Jennifer Bohnet

by Jennifer Bohnet ...

Narrated by Julia Franklin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

***'***Making Waves at River View Cottage is a delightful, well-written novel in an idyllic setting. What more could you ask for?' Jo BartlettLife doesn’t always give you a second chance to make another choice…Cassie Lewis, a widow for over 20 years has begun to realise there must be more to life.In-between working at the family boatyard in picture perfect Dartmouth and raising two children, she ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

***'***Making Waves at River View Cottage is a delightful, well-written novel in an idyllic setting. What more could you ask for?' Jo BartlettLife doesn’t always give you a second chance to make another choice…Cassie Lewis, a widow for over 20 years has begun to realise there must be more to life.In-between working at the family boatyard in picture perfect Dartmouth and raising two children, she
... Read more
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When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us

Letting Go of Their Problems, Loving Them Anyway, and Getting on with Our Lives

by Jane Adams ...

Narrated by Jane Adams ...

Unabridged

4 hours 29 min

How do today's parents cope when the dreams we had for our children clash with reality? What can we do for our twenty- and even thirty-somethings who can't seem to grow up? Who can we turn to when the kids aren't all right and we, their parents, are frightened, frustrated, resentful, embarrassed, and especially, disappointed?In this groundbreaking book, a social psychologist who's been chronicling ... Read more

$16.99 USD

How do today's parents cope when the dreams we had for our children clash with reality? What can we do for our twenty- and even thirty-somethings who can't seem to grow up? Who can we turn to when the kids aren't all right and we, their parents, are frightened, frustrated, resentful, embarrassed, and especially, disappointed?In this groundbreaking book, a social psychologist who's been chronicling
... Read more
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The Late Bloomer

Myths and Stories of the Wise Woman Archetype

by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D., PhD ...

Narrated by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D., PhD ...

Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

Volume Four of the Dangerous Old Woman Series with Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés"What makes talent bloom? Ask what makes a tree blossom. They are the same. It is not unfathomable. It only takes concentration. Concentration of energies is what makes a tree flower. Not bigger, not faster, not taking up more space. Rather, less space. Density. Pressure in hard places. Often, in the dark. Relentlessly. ... Read more

$49.99 USD

Volume Four of the Dangerous Old Woman Series with Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés"What makes talent bloom? Ask what makes a tree blossom. They are the same. It is not unfathomable. It only takes concentration. Concentration of energies is what makes a tree flower. Not bigger, not faster, not taking up more space. Rather, less space. Density. Pressure in hard places. Often, in the dark. Relentlessly.
... Read more
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The French Cookery School

by Caroline James ...

Narrated by Gill Mills ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

The recipe for a perfect summer…Step 1: Mix together a group of mature studentsStep 2: Add in a handsome hostStep 3: Season with a celebrity chefStep 4: Bring to the boil at a luxurious cookery school in France!Waltho Williams has no idea what he’s letting himself in for when he opens the doors to his beautiful French home, La Maison du Paradis. But with dwindling fu... ... Read more

$27.99 USD

The recipe for a perfect summer…Step 1: Mix together a group of mature studentsStep 2: Add in a handsome hostStep 3: Season with a celebrity chefStep 4: Bring to the boil at a luxurious cookery school in France!Waltho Williams has no idea what he’s letting himself in for when he opens the doors to his beautiful French home, La Maison du Paradis. But with dwindling fu...
... Read more
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The Race Against Time

The perfect running gift for runners over 40

by Richard Askwith ...

Narrated by Richard Askwith ...

Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A transformational quest for the secrets of happy, healthy, whole-life running that will change the way you think about growing older.Colourful, informative and inspiring, The Race Against Time is a story of cold science and heart-warming resilience; of champions and also-rans; of sprinting centenarians and forty-something super-athletes barely touched by age. Its heroes ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.A transformational quest for the secrets of happy, healthy, whole-life running that will change the way you think about growing older.Colourful, informative and inspiring, The Race Against Time is a story of cold science and heart-warming resilience; of champions and also-rans; of sprinting centenarians and forty-something super-athletes barely touched by age. Its heroes
... Read more
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Mother Lode

Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver

by Gretchen Staebler ...

Narrated by Linda Jones ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

". . . makes you feel as though a kindred soul is speaking to you." —Readers' FavoriteAt the age of sixty, Gretchen Staebler promises to spend one year in her childhood home caring for her stubbornly independent ninety-six-year-old mother—sort of a middle-aged gap year. Then her mother will move to assisted living and she will return to her own life.It doesn't go as planned.Rather than a ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

". . . makes you feel as though a kindred soul is speaking to you." —Readers' FavoriteAt the age of sixty, Gretchen Staebler promises to spend one year in her childhood home caring for her stubbornly independent ninety-six-year-old mother—sort of a middle-aged gap year. Then her mother will move to assisted living and she will return to her own life.It doesn't go as planned.Rather than a
... Read more
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Halftime

Moving from Success to Significance

by Bob P. Buford ...

Narrated by Max Bloomquist ...

Unabridged

5 hours 37 min

Your midlife doesn't have to be a crisis. In fact, the second half of your life can be better than the first. Let bestselling author Bob Buford show you how.What do you want to do with the rest of your life?In Halftime, Buford provides encouragement and insight to propel your life on a new course to true significance--and the best years of your life. Buford focuses on this important time of ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Your midlife doesn't have to be a crisis. In fact, the second half of your life can be better than the first. Let bestselling author Bob Buford show you how.What do you want to do with the rest of your life?In Halftime, Buford provides encouragement and insight to propel your life on a new course to true significance--and the best years of your life. Buford focuses on this important time of
... Read more
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Moments of Glad Grace

A Memoir

by Alison Wearing ...

Narrated by Alison Wearing ...

Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

“As a writer, Wearing is all luscious texture and running narrative.” — The Globe and MailMoments of Glad Grace is a moving and witty memoir of aging, familial love, and the hunt for roots and belonging. The story begins as a trip from Canada to Ireland in search of genealogical data and documents. Being 80 and in the early stages of Parkinson’s Disease, Joe invites his daughter Alison to come ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“As a writer, Wearing is all luscious texture and running narrative.” — The Globe and MailMoments of Glad Grace is a moving and witty memoir of aging, familial love, and the hunt for roots and belonging. The story begins as a trip from Canada to Ireland in search of genealogical data and documents. Being 80 and in the early stages of Parkinson’s Disease, Joe invites his daughter Alison to come
... Read more
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Honest Aging

An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life

by Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD ...

Narrated by Suzie Althens ...

Series series Johns Hopkins Press Health
Unabridged

13 hours 49 min

From Dr. Rosanne M. Leipzig, a top doctor with more than thirty-five years of experience caring for older people, Honest Aging is an indispensable guide to the second half of life, describing what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age.Leipzig, an expert in evidence-based geriatrics, highlights how eighty-year-olds differ from sixty-year-olds and why ... Read more

$25.99 USD

From Dr. Rosanne M. Leipzig, a top doctor with more than thirty-five years of experience caring for older people, Honest Aging is an indispensable guide to the second half of life, describing what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age.Leipzig, an expert in evidence-based geriatrics, highlights how eighty-year-olds differ from sixty-year-olds and why
... Read more
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Neither Married nor Single

When Your Partner Has Alzheimer’s or Other Dementia

by David Kirkpatrick MA, MD ...

Narrated by Bronson Pinchot ...

Unabridged

6 hours 8 min

When Dr. David Kirkpatrick’s wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007, their lives—and their marriage—would change forever. In an honest, uplifting, and sometimes heartbreaking account of loving a partner with dementia, Dr. Kirkpatrick creates a clear guide for others in similar circumstances. He shares his perspective both as a loving and grief-stricken husband coping with a profound ... Read more

$14.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

When Dr. David Kirkpatrick’s wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007, their lives—and their marriage—would change forever. In an honest, uplifting, and sometimes heartbreaking account of loving a partner with dementia, Dr. Kirkpatrick creates a clear guide for others in similar circumstances. He shares his perspective both as a loving and grief-stricken husband coping with a profound
... Read more
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Mittelmäßiges Heimweh

by Wilhelm Genazino ...

Narrated by Sylvester Groth ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

Skurril, surreal und überraschend: Wilhelm Genazino läuft in diesem Roman zu Hochform auf! Dieter Rotmund steckt in einer waschechten Midlife-Crisis. Die Beziehung zu seiner Frau droht zu zerbrechen, Geldsorgen plagen ihn, und auch sein langweiliger Bürojob bietet keine Ablenkung. Dieter ist so resigniert, dass ihn nicht einmal Vorfälle wie der Verlust seines linken Ohres sonderlich aufregen. Doch ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Skurril, surreal und überraschend: Wilhelm Genazino läuft in diesem Roman zu Hochform auf! Dieter Rotmund steckt in einer waschechten Midlife-Crisis. Die Beziehung zu seiner Frau droht zu zerbrechen, Geldsorgen plagen ihn, und auch sein langweiliger Bürojob bietet keine Ablenkung. Dieter ist so resigniert, dass ihn nicht einmal Vorfälle wie der Verlust seines linken Ohres sonderlich aufregen. Doch
... Read more
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The Luckiest Unlucky Couple

A Medical Love Story

by Alicia C. Shepard ...

Narrated by Katherine Fenton ...

Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

Bloomsbury presents The Luckiest Unlucky Couple by Alicia C. Shepard, read by Katherine Fenton.The story goes something like this: successful journalist and author, Alicia (Lisa), in her late 50s, is single and mostly happy but has given up on finding love again after her first marriage ended abruptly.Her friends convince her to at least try Match.com, and she finds the love of her life. Then out ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Luckiest Unlucky Couple by Alicia C. Shepard, read by Katherine Fenton.The story goes something like this: successful journalist and author, Alicia (Lisa), in her late 50s, is single and mostly happy but has given up on finding love again after her first marriage ended abruptly.Her friends convince her to at least try Match.com, and she finds the love of her life. Then out
... Read more
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Independence Day

What I Learned About Retirement from Some Who’ve Done It and Some Who Never Will

by Steve Lopez ...

Narrated by Steve Lopez ...

Unabridged

6 hours 54 min

"Steve Lopez is insightful, ingenious, and often hilarious as he navigates one of life's biggest questions." --Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dark HoursFour-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and longtime Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez explores the meaning of work and how it defines us in this captivating book that combines memoir, investigatory interviews, and ... Read more

$23.99 USD

"Steve Lopez is insightful, ingenious, and often hilarious as he navigates one of life's biggest questions." --Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dark HoursFour-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and longtime Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez explores the meaning of work and how it defines us in this captivating book that combines memoir, investigatory interviews, and
... Read more
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Journeying Alone, Journeying Strong: Navigating Aging Alone Without Children

by Chrío Zoë ...

Narrated by Rebekah Amber Clark ...

Unabridged

3 hours 36 min

Growing Old Without Children Doesn’t Have to Seem So Scary Anymore! - This Isthe Perfect Guide for Child-Free Seniors Who Want to Relate to Others, GracefullyAge, and Reflect on Their Lives.Life's journey is a tapestry woven from the choices we make, and as we age, these choices become our greatestreflections. In the absence of children, you have a unique opportunity to explore and celebrate the ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Growing Old Without Children Doesn’t Have to Seem So Scary Anymore! - This Isthe Perfect Guide for Child-Free Seniors Who Want to Relate to Others, GracefullyAge, and Reflect on Their Lives.Life's journey is a tapestry woven from the choices we make, and as we age, these choices become our greatestreflections. In the absence of children, you have a unique opportunity to explore and celebrate the
... Read more
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三明治世代的自我修練課

情緒解碼 X 與自己和解的旅程

by 陳品皓 ...

Narrated by 陳品皓 ...

Unabridged

3 hours 28 min

你的人生，是不是總在夾縫中求生存？早上趕著出門，孩子還在拖拖拉拉起床氣；下午在會議室裡奮力簡報，手機又跳出爸媽的未接來電；晚上終於能歇口氣，伴侶突然丟來一句：「垃圾怎麼還沒倒？」如果你正在三明治世代的壓力鍋裡蒸騰，這門有聲課程就是為你而設計的症狀解藥！獻給在忙碌生活中求取平衡的你這不是一門單純的心理學理論課，而是一場實戰心靈訓練。我們將從最困擾三明治世代的許多課題，包括：與孩子的有效溝通、自我覺察與關係交流，到與父母的代溝化解，一步步拆解生活中的情緒困境。無論你是被職場與家庭夾擊的中堅份子，還是努力尋求內心平衡的現代人，這門課都能幫助你找回自己的節奏，能夠溫柔的安放自己，在忙亂的生活裡重新拿回掌控權，讓人生不再只是責任的堆疊！誰適合上這堂課？在職場和家庭間疲於奔命，覺得自己像是超載的CPU</li... ... Read more

$27.99 USD

你的人生，是不是總在夾縫中求生存？早上趕著出門，孩子還在拖拖拉拉起床氣；下午在會議室裡奮力簡報，手機又跳出爸媽的未接來電；晚上終於能歇口氣，伴侶突然丟來一句：「垃圾怎麼還沒倒？」如果你正在三明治世代的壓力鍋裡蒸騰，這門有聲課程就是為你而設計的症狀解藥！獻給在忙碌生活中求取平衡的你這不是一門單純的心理學理論課，而是一場實戰心靈訓練。我們將從最困擾三明治世代的許多課題，包括：與孩子的有效溝通、自我覺察與關係交流，到與父母的代溝化解，一步步拆解生活中的情緒困境。無論你是被職場與家庭夾擊的中堅份子，還是努力尋求內心平衡的現代人，這門課都能幫助你找回自己的節奏，能夠溫柔的安放自己，在忙亂的生活裡重新拿回掌控權，讓人生不再只是責任的堆疊！誰適合上這堂課？在職場和家庭間疲於奔命，覺得自己像是超載的CPU</li...
... Read more

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