Break The Mold

Traditional Chinese edition of Break The Mold: 5 Tools to Conquer Mold and Take Back Your Health

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS - CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR* 'A lovely lesson in humanity for eager young humans' - Chris O'Dowd. 'This book made me feel proud to be different' - Rosie Jones. Break the Mould with Sinéad Burke - teacher, activist, author and little person. Sometimes we can feel like we are not good enough. That we don't belong. Or that we want to be more like our friends. In this empowering guide, Sinéad Burke draws on her own experiences and encourages young readers to believe in themselves, have pride in who they are and use their voice to make the world a fairer, more inclusive place. From the power of being different, to celebrating the things you love about yourself and helping others do the same, this is a brilliantly inspirational handbook for breaking the mould and finding your place in the world. 'A very important book encouraging us all to celebrate the uniqueness and gift of our own and others' differences, while recognising all of that which we share in common.' - Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland

Argues that society's separation of work and family is no longer a tenable model for employees or the organizations that employ them. Finds that implementation of policies designed to allow "flexibility" is rarely smooth and often results in gender inequity. Using real-life cases to illustrate the problems employees encounter in coordinating work and private life, details how corporations generally handle these problems and suggests models for innovation. Shows how the structure and culture of corporate life could be changed to integrate employees' other obligations and interests, and in the process help organizations become more effective.

Only 4% of women are CEOs and women make up only 18% of board seats around the globe. But if all the research shows that the odds are stacked against women, what can we learn from the women who managed to reach the pinnacle of success despite the obstacles of systemic bias in corporate America? Disrupters: Success Strategies from Women Who Break the Mold explores what has enabled some women to not just break the glass ceiling but to shatter it against all odds. Dr. Patti Fletcher includes in her book first-person in-depth interviews with dozens of trailblazing women executives and board members. This exciting and uplifting book demystifies what it takes to go where so few have gone before by: Exploring the mindsets that help or hinder success against all odds Discovering the right time to begin the journey to a role that feels too big and too hard to obtain Learning the secrets to success that separate those who succeed from those who do not Building a personal board of directors to help you catapult yourself to the boardroom Case studies and interviews will include women of diverse races, ages, backgrounds, and industries -- all sharing what it means to achieve their own version of success

Blanca Blanco is the very definition of self-made; coming from nothing to reach her success, with hard work, tenacity and intelligence. Her compelling, beautiful, motivational, story told in Breaking the Mold, tells her background story, the woman behind the award-winning actress and fashion model, with graduate degrees in psychology and social work. Blanca reveals her past, born in the US., then as a Latina immigrant, from Mexico, who at 9 years old with her family of seven, was forced to live in a garage for 2 years with no hot running water and no heating, weathering the frigid winters of Washington State. Blanca tells her secret, following a promise she made to herself to become successful, while freezing cold in that garage. She never allowed a terrible childhood, being bullied, an abusive father, learning to speak English and living in poverty, to stop her reaching her dreams. Her remarkable resilience and her strategies, are shared here in her book, Breaking the Mold, she shares the tools she used to become an international success. She describes her harrowing near death drive through the devastating Woolsey Wildfire which destroyed her beautiful Malibu home. Then, just 2 weeks later, she is back on the red carpet in Marrakesh to, "Climb back on the horse." She deals with the tragic loss of her beloved mother, the anchor in her life, who unexpectedly passed away while Blanca was writing this book. Breaking the Mold will help all who read it, by using the tools Blanca describes, showing how to overcome the tragedies of life, in order to reach success. Despite all that life threw at her, Blanca became the very description of self-made and is an international success. Breaking the Mold is an inspiration to all who read it.

The founder of Girls Who Code, a nonprofit that prepares underserved girls for careers in science and technology, charts the paths of accomplished women and encourages all women to take risks, embrace failure, compete and build support through a 21st-century sisterhood. 30,000 first printing.

The authors provide a thought-provoking vision of the new paradigm, including a new brain-based pedagogy, a new professional role for teachers, a new central role for technology, and even a new more empowered role for students and parents.

Companion volume to the bestselling Gut & Psychology Syndrome—the book that launched the GAPS diet—which has been translated into 22 languages and sold more than 300,000 copies. Since the publication of the first GAPS book, Gut and Psychology Syndrome, in 2004, the GAPS concept has become a global phenomenon. People all over the world have been using the GAPS Nutritional Protocol for healing from physical and mental illnesses. The first GAPS book focused on learning disabilities and mental illness. This new book, Gut and Physiology Syndrome, focuses on the rest of the human body and completes the GAPS concept. Allergies, autoimmune illness, digestive problems, neurological and endocrine problems, asthma, eczema, chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, psoriasis and chronic cystitis, arthritis and many other chronic degenerative illnesses are covered. Dr. Campbell-McBride believes that the link between physical and mental health, the food and drink that we take, and the condition of our digestive system is absolute. The clinical experience of many holistic doctors supports this position.