Words That Heal The Blues

Author : Douglas Bloch
Publisher : Celestial Arts
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-11
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780307815866

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Words That Heal the Blues by Douglas Bloch Pdf

“Affirmations (positive self-statements) are a simple and time-proven way of redirecting the mind to accentuate the positive. When you turn your mind to something positive and life affirming, the negative has no place in your mind to dwell. It’s as if the neurons literally light up a different pathway or circuit in the brain. The repetition of affirmations over time will change negative, fear-producing thoughts into positive, uplifting ones, thereby leading to a change in mood.” —from the IntroductionEvery thought produces a neurochemical reaction that in turn affects the way we feel. With this in mind, author and counselor Douglas Bloch developed a daily program of self-care strategies to enhance one’s mood. Based on his best-selling book WORDS THAT HEAL, WORDS THAT HEAL THE BLUES uses the power of daily affirmations to alleviate the painful symptoms of depression, anxiety, addiction, and other mood disorders. Each day includes a self-care lesson, a series of affirmations, and an activity to help transform the lesson into positive action. These healing words will comfort and inspire you to let go of fear and worry, and let wellness and harmony into your life, one day at a time. Includes a 30-day program for alleviating depression, anxiety, and negative thoughts and feelings, from the author of HEALING FROM DEPRESSION. According to the Surgeon General, 22 percent of all Americans experience a mental or emotional disorder in any given year, and 50 percent do so in their lifetime. Lessons include “Setting the Intention to Heal,” “Letting Go of Worry,” “Overcoming the Stigma of Depression,” and “Finding Your Purpose.” The original Words That Heal sold more than 85,000 copies and has been translated into five languages.

Author : Douglas Bloch
Publisher : Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780892545964

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Healing from Depression by Douglas Bloch Pdf

In Healing from Depression, Douglas Bloch shares his struggle to stay alive amidst overwhelming despair and out-of-control anxiety attacks, and explains how the power of prayer and other holistic approaches ultimately led to his recovery. As one of the millions of Americans who suffer from depression, Bloch could not be helped by so-called “miracle” drugs. Therefore, he had to seek out conventional and alternative non-drug methods of healing. The result is a 12-week program that combines his inspirational story with a comprehensive manual on how to diagnose and treat depression, offering new hope and practical strategies to everyone who suffers from this debilitating condition. Complete with worksheets and goal sheets to customize individual plans, Healing from Depression is an accessible self-guided program for managing and recovering from depression. Acclaimed as a “life-line to healing,” this important book stresses the importance of social support, on going self-care activities like relaxation, nutrition, exercise, prayer, meditation, support groups, therapy and keeping a daily mood diary and gratitude journal.

Author : Marilyn Hacker
Publisher : Spruce
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-09-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1840726687

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Poetry to Heal Your Blues by Marilyn Hacker Pdf

It can be hard to share your pain with others when the words for such raw emotions seem impossible to express. When you're deep into the blues, and your world feels dark, find a quiet place, open the pages of this beautiful book, and let the healing power of poetry pour into your soul. What you will discover in this wonderful collection are 100 poems that will take your blues away. They have been chosen with care and thought from the abundant resources of American and international writing. Favorite poets of the past such as Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Wallace Stevens stand alongside the newer voices of Robert Bly, Louise Glück, W.S. Merwin, Pablo Neruda, Galway Kinnell, Jane Kenyon, Donald Hall, Marilyn Hacker, Dorianne Laux, James Wright, and others. Though they all speak with different voices, these poets find their own, miraculous words to expose pain and through this exposure, heal it.

Author : Ezell Blues
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-27
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781532087738

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Captivating Words of Love by Ezell Blues Pdf

I am dedicating this book to some very special people. My twin sister Cozell Blues McCoil My son Daniel Demetre’ Blues My foster parents Florence and Leslie Bell. Upon our arrival to Florence and Leslie Bell in 1957 at eighteen months old, they were told to take care of the little girl the boy want be here that long. I came to them extremely sick. Sixty three years later I am still here because of the challenge they took on to heal me. In November of 2014 I lost my twin sister to cancer. In November of 20l5 I lost my 21 year old son to cancer. My heart is truly heavy at times when I think about losing such important love ones especially the loss of my son. My journey has been defined to me: I am blessed to be a blessing and to love without conditions.

Author : Douglas Bloch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999-12
Category : Anxiety
ISBN : 0929671023

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When Going Through Hell... Don't Stop! by Douglas Bloch Pdf

When Going Through Hell...Don't Stop! A Survivor's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Clinical Depression--which describes the dramatic story of author and counselor Douglas Bloch's battle with, and ultimate recovery from, a life-threatening depressive illness. Although the managed care mental health system failed to provide him with adequate treatment, Mr. Bloch devised "a daily survival plan for living in hell" which he adopted until the power of spirit, acting through a group of committed, loving people, brought about his recovery. In addition to his compelling story, Mr. Bloch outlines a fourteen point "brain maintenance" program--a holistic approach to the treatment of anxiety and depression that includes: diet; nutrition; exercise; stress-reduction; medication; vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplements; and the importance of creating strong bonds of social support (social isolation is both a cause of and a consequence of depression).

Author : Mitsutoshi Inaba
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810869936

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Willie Dixon by Mitsutoshi Inaba Pdf

One of the greats of blues music, Willie Dixon was a recording artist whose abilities extended beyond that of bass player. A singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer, Dixon's work influenced countless artists across the music spectrum. In Willie Dixon: Preacher of the Blues, Mitsutoshi Inaba examines Dixon's career, from his earliest recordings with the Five Breezes through his major work with Chess Records and Cobra Records. Focusing on Dixon's work on the Chicago blues from the 1940s to the early 1970s, this book details the development of Dixon's songwriting techniques from his early professional career to his mature period and compares the compositions he provided for different artists. This volume also explores Dixon's philosophy of songwriting and its social, historical, and cultural background. This is the first study to discuss his compositions in an African American cultural context, drawing upon interviews with his family and former band members. This volume also includes a detailed list of Dixon's session work, in which his compositions are chronologically organized.

Author : Demetra George,Douglas Bloch
Publisher : Nicolas-Hays, Inc.
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780892546657

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Astrology for Yourself by Demetra George,Douglas Bloch Pdf

Astrology for Yourself is designed to introduce you to the language, art, and science of astrology through a series of self-directed, program-learning exercises that will literally enable you to write your own chart interpretation. Aside from providing you a wealth of knowledge about your birth chart, Astrology for Yourself promises to promote personal growth and change your life.

Author : Andrea J. Loney
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781524718527

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Double Bass Blues by Andrea J. Loney Pdf

A Caldecott Honor Book! A joyous celebration of family, community, and the unifying power of music, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street. Nic is an aspiring musician whose life spans two different worlds--his suburban school where he wows his friends in orchestra, and the busy city streets of his home where he's jostled by the crowd. Nic makes his way home from a busy day at school with a double bass on his back, the symphony of his surroundings in his heart, and a sweet surprise for the reader at the end of his journey. This is a sweet, melodious picture book about how dedication, music, and family can overcome any obstacle.

Author : Karl Kirchwey
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781101908259

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Poems of Healing by Karl Kirchwey Pdf

A remarkable Pocket Poets anthology of poems from around the world and across the centuries about illness and healing, both physical and spiritual. From ancient Greece and Rome up to the present moment, poets have responded with sensitivity and insight to the troubles of the human body and mind. Poems of Healing gathers a treasury of such poems, tracing the many possible journeys of physical and spiritual illness, injury, and recovery, from John Donne’s “Hymne to God My God, In My Sicknesse” and Emily Dickinson’s “The Soul has Bandaged moments” to Eavan Boland’s “Anorexic,” from W.H. Auden’s “Miss Gee” to Lucille Clifton’s “Cancer,” and from D.H. Lawrence’s “The Ship of Death” to Rafael Campo’s “Antidote” and Seamus Heaney’s “Miracle.” Here are poems from around the world, by Sappho, Milton, Baudelaire, Longfellow, Cavafy, and Omar Khayyam; by Stevens, Lowell, and Plath; by Zbigniew Herbert, Louise Bogan, Yehuda Amichai, Mark Strand, and Natalia Toledo. Messages of hope in the midst of pain—in such moving poems as Adam Zagajewski’s “Try to Praise the Mutilated World,” George Herbert’s “The Flower,” Wisława Szymborska’s “The End and the Beginning,” Gwendolyn Brooks’ “when you have forgotten Sunday: the love story” and Stevie Smith’s “Away, Melancholy”—make this the perfect gift to accompany anyone on a journey of healing. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.

Author : Joy Harjo
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393083897

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Crazy Brave: A Memoir by Joy Harjo Pdf

A “raw and honest” (Los Angeles Review of Books) memoir from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States. In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo details her journey to becoming a poet. Born in Oklahoma, the end place of the Trail of Tears, Harjo grew up learning to dodge an abusive stepfather by finding shelter in her imagination, a deep spiritual life, and connection with the natural world. Narrating the complexities of betrayal and love, Crazy Brave is a haunting, visionary memoir about family and the breaking apart necessary in finding a voice.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : American poetry
ISBN : 1840728612

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Poetry to Heal Your Blues by Anonim Pdf

Author : Esi Edugyan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443433495

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Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan Pdf

The brilliant, bestselling, Giller Prize–winning novel Esi Edugyan’s Half-Blood Blues took the literary world by storm when it was first published, captivating readers and reviewers with its audacity, power, and sheer brilliance. The novel won or was nominated for every literary prize in Canada—and many international ones, too, including the prestigious Man Booker Prize. It was hailed as one of the best books of the year by Oprah, The Globe and Mail, Amazon, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Vancouver Sun, and it was named a New York Times Editor’s Choice. From the smoky bars of pre-war Berlin to the salons of Paris, the narrator of Half-Blood Blues, musician Sid Griffiths, leads the reader through a fascinating, little-known world and into the heart of his own guilty conscience. The bestselling, award-winning Half-Blood Blues is an entrancing, electric story about jazz, race, love and loyalty, and the sacrifices we ask of ourselves—and demand of others—in the name of art.

Author : Eric Maisel, PhD
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-22
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781608681938

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The Van Gogh Blues by Eric Maisel, PhD Pdf

Creative people will experience depression — that’s a given. It’s a given because they are regularly confronted by doubts about the meaningfulness of their efforts. Theirs is a kind of depression that does not respond to pharmaceutical treatment. What’s required is healing in the realm of meaning.In this groundbreaking book, Eric Maisel teaches creative people how to handle these recurrent crises of meaning and how to successfully manage the anxieties of the creative process. Using examples both from the lives of famous creators such as van Gogh and from his own creativity coaching practice, Maisel explains that despite their inevitable difficulties, creative people possess the ability to forge relationships, repair themselves, and find meaning in their work and their lives. Maisel presents a step-by-step plan to help creative people handle their special brand of depression and rediscover the reasons they are driven to create in the first place.

Author : Gayle A. Sulik
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780199933990

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Pink Ribbon Blues by Gayle A. Sulik Pdf

"Updated with images and a new introduction on recent controversies"--Cover.

Author : Bebe Moore Campbell
Publisher : One World
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1995-06-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345401120

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Your Blues Ain't Like Mine by Bebe Moore Campbell Pdf

"ABSORBING...COMPELLING...HIGHLY SATISFYING." --San Francisco Chronicle "TRULY ENGAGING...Campbell has a storyteller's ear for dialogue and the visual sense of painting a picture and a place....There's a steam that keeps the story moving as the characters, and later their children, wrestle through racial, personal and cultural crisis." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "REMARKABLE...POWERFUL." --Time "YOUR BLUES AIN'T LIKE MINE is rich, lush fiction set in rural Mississippi beginning in the mid-'50s. It is also a haunting reality flowing through Anywhere, U.S.A., in the '90s....There's love, rage and hatred, winning and losing, honor, abuse; in other words, humanity....Campbell now deserves recognition as the best of storytellers. Her writing sings." --The Indianapolis News "EXTRAORDINDARY." --The Seattle Times "A COMPELLING NARRATIVE...Campbell is a master when it comes to telling a story." --Entertainment Weekly YOUR BLUES AIN'T LIKE MINE won the NAACP Image Award for Best Literary Work of Fiction