Living Legacy

Traumatic experiences leave a "living legacy" of effects that often persist for years and decades after the events are over. Historically, it has always been assumed that re-telling the story of what happened would resolve these effects. However, survivors report a different experience: Telling and re-telling the story of what happened to them often reactivates their trauma responses, overwhelming them rather than resolving the trauma. To transform traumatic experiences, survivors need to understand their symptoms and reactions as normal responses to abnormal events. They need ways to work with the symptoms that intrude on their daily activities, preventing a life beyond trauma. Dr. Janina Fisher, international expert on trauma, has spent over 40 years working with survivors, helping them to navigate the healing journey. In Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma, she shows how the legacy of symptoms helped them survive and offers: - Step-by-step strategies that can be used on their own or in collaboration with a therapist - Simple diagrams that make sense of the confusing feelings and physical reactions survivors experience - Worksheets to practice the skills that bring relief and ultimately healing

Betty Issenman examines all aspects of winter and summer Inuit clothing, going back 4000 years, with particular emphasis on northern Canadian Inuit. She also describes the kinds of material and tools used to make the clothing. The focus is on on Inuit clothing as protection, identity, and culture bearer, roles it has played for thousands of years. No other book brings together contemporary and historical material from the circumpolar worlds with original research. Sinews of Survival is a fascinating study of Inuit clothing, past and present. It includes over 200 illustrations of various kinds of clothing. The voices of the Inuit are heard throughout the text in quotations from consultations and the literature. By describing one component of Inuit society, the author opens a pathway to understanding the culture as a whole.

Your Living Legacy is about empowering parents to become more self-aware and confident in guiding their children to become emotionally healthy and successful adults. The book’s central focus describes 20 different parenting styles. Self-assessments enable the reader to identify their personal style and evaluate the impact on the child’s development as well as the parent-child relationship. Additional information on important topics include: Bonding Developmental Influences Communication Healing Relationships Letting Go. Helpful hints and tips to provide guidance on improving your parenting skills. This is an essential resource for any parent or caregiver who wants to take advantage of creating opportunities for positive development and enduring relationships.

Learn the history of The Navigators from one who was there at the start.

Two stories in one book, this is a powerful memoir of surviving the Holocaust, and should be read by everyone.

Whats so good about the good old days? According to the author, there is much good about the old days. He strongly encourages those who lived through them to share with younger generations the traditional values and high moral standards that characterized that time in American history. The message that is woven throughout A Living Legacy calls for senior citizens to use their influence to turn the tide of our nations self-destruction. With humorous anecdotes, he draws lessons from the past as he reminisces about being brought up in an era when integrity, a strong work ethic, simplicity in living, and reverence for God were common. The target audience is the young, not-so-young, and mature. This anthology of experiences, which references the past while linking the present and future, is for all ages to appreciate. Come share this journey down Memory Lane, and you will be better for it.

Saro was born to a polygamous family in a village near Zuru. His mother was the youngest wife of his father, who had three wives and twenty-one children. Saro was his mother's second child of three and the only boy. The other wives had grown-up children who work their father's farm. Saro's father loved his youngest wife so much that he gave her and her children preferential treatment. His step family did not like him and his sisters because they were favored. His father went about with his youngest wife to protect her from his other wives. One day the sons were to clear the farm for planting. When they did not report back, Saro's father went to see their work and took his young wife. The work was done, but one heap was not burnt. They went close to the heap and started a fire on it. A thick smoke rose and engulfed them until they fainted. When they woke, they discovered they were blind. Saro's mother died a week later, and his father died the week after that. Saro was never exposed to city life, but at ten years old, he was forced to leave home because of the hostility toward him. The Living Legacy is the story of the rest of his life. Maryam Maishanu was born in Zuru, Kebbi State, Nigeria. She has a B.Ed. in language arts (English) from Sokoto University and her MPA from Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma. Her first published book was Amazing Love (Avon Books, 1997). She was the principal of five senior secondary schools and is now a lecturer in the Federal College of Education (Technical) Gusau, Zanfara State, Nigeria. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/MaryamMaishanu