A Short Guide for the Long Marriage (E-Booktime, August 2005)

A Short Guide for the Long Marriage is an introspective look at the author's thirty-eight years of marriage and the formula for longevity that developed during this time, patience, admiration, committment and endurance. This marriage is presented as a living example to trace the development and operation of the formula that sustained a marriage amidst the challenges and vicissitudes of life.

The situations are presented with devastating clarity and an unabashed honesty from a woman who has experienced the many levels of marriage, and remains steadfast in her support of the institution of marriage.The formula is uniquely interrelated, each element supports its counterpart; the author illuminates this concept at various intervals throughout this work. This writer, as a trained lawyer, reminds those who are skeptical that they must engage application of the formula before they can make worthwhile contradictions concerning its effectiveness. This is a short and powerful work, with evidence that is hard to deny.

Attracting the Man over 30 (Barton Alexander Press, January 2005)

Attracting The Man Over 30 answers serious questions and addresses modern issues that today's single woman has about attracting and meeting eligible men over 30. They surveyed 2,500 men over 30 to document exactly what they find attractive about women today. The survey revealed that men over 30 have a mature, sensible and reasonable approach towards life, love and especially women. Age, maturity and experience matter a great deal when it comes to how men approach relationships. The information they received from their survey dispels many misconceptions and stereotypes commonly held about men. It made them wonder why no one ever bothered to ask men what qualities they find attractive about women considering that they are one-half of the man-woman relationship. Barton and Alexander are information technology analysts. That's the reason their analytical approach
to attraction is so fresh, unique and nontraditional. They have given you facts without opinion in most cases. They want women to make their own decisions.

Why Women Lose Their Sexual Desire is a fascinating book about the psychology of sex. Dr. Dunn takes a look beyond the mechanics of sex and explores how repressed emotional conflicts from the past influence physical attraction. This guided journey through the unconscious demonstrates how the parent-child relationship serves as a prototype for future relational styles and how related suppressed emotions such as anger and disappointment often resurface disguised as boredom in your marriage. These emotions become obstacles inhibiting the natural flow of sexual desire. Tragically, many women misinterpret this common emotional defense as " falling out of love" or "losing the spark."

Low sex drive is a silent epidemic that is destroying millions of relationships unnecessarily. This book will spark dialogue and provide both insight and concrete solutions to the emotions, thoughts and behaviors that sabotoge women's sexual desire.

Dr. Susan Lawrence’s Creating a Healing Society program pioneers the recognition of the devastating impact of human emotional pain and trauma as the root cause of societal and world problems. Without healthy support, traumatized people (unconsciously influenced by their inner pain) engage in self-destructive or antisocial behaviors. While we are accustomed to thinking about the impact of trauma on the individual, we rarely notice the dramatic effect that trauma has on our society. The cumulative result of these pain-driven behaviors can be seen in the epidemics of AIDS, Hepatitis C, drug addiction and alcoholism; in our violent and crime-ridden society; in unemployment, homelessness and poverty; in the ongoing cycle of child abuse and neglect; and, on an international level, in terrorism and war.

In Creating a Healing Society, Dr. Lawrence describes her work with alcoholics, AIDS patients, prisoners, and others dying of what one of her clients calls “the delayed effects of child abuse.” With a keen, honest eye, and searing compassion, she describes her own fractured, alienated childhood—and the personal self-discoveries that catalyzed her determination to help others. She collaborates with people like Kenneth Hartman, serving a life sentence without parole, who nevertheless started the “Honor Program”—and won the 2004 Power of Purpose award. Dr. Lawrence’s many concrete examples show that people can turn their lives around, and by doing so, change the quality of life of our entire society.

If you are hindered by self-judgments, limiting beliefs, or fear, you are enduring, not thriving. If you are marking time instead of living life, longing for more joy, challenge, or fulfillment, then you are ready to use Enough Is Enough! as your guide. You will discover your unique symptoms of endurance, learn how to calm your fears, let go of self-judgments, align with your deepest personal truths, and release yourself from needless suffering. AND you will be inspired to manifest the extraordinary life you were meant to live. The book takes you on a compelling spiritual, emotional, and intellectual journey toward a life that is truly worth living.

Jane Straus tells her own story of transformation with vulnerability and humor and shares the experiences of clients who have also been able to break free of the shackles of endurance. Enough Is Enough! offers encouragement, insights, and powerful exercises to ensure that the next chapter of your life story is about thriving joyfully as the unique person you have always been and the extraordinary one you are still becoming.

My Quarter-Life Crisis is a book for all ages, genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds. It is a very candid and honest "feel-good" type story about my battle with an anxiety and panic disorder. But most importantly, it's about how I overcame such severe disorders and how I did so. In Chapter 10, entitled The Cheat Sheet, I outline fifteen strategies that I developed that were essential in my recovery. It's these strategies that have been coined "some of the best life advice we've ever received."

I wrote this book to help others. I firmly believe my anxiety was a direct result of my lack of knowledge on such issues (anxiety, panic, and depression). My story is strong and resonates with many because I was on top of the world when my anxiety set in. I am a well-educated MBA with a successful job and career. I have a loving family and great friends. I am 6'3, strong and healthy—a college All-American athlete nonetheless. Why would anxiety strike me? Why should I have a reason to panic? If it can affect me, it can affect anyone. My surprising and debilitating experiences with anxiety and panic burdened me with a sense of responsibility to share my compelling story with the sole hope of helping people—I hope you enjoy!