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Brought to you by Penguin. Whether you have a teen who is struggling with exam pressure, a young adult who hasn’t settled into university life or you are curious about what lies ahead for your younger child, How to Grow a Grown Up will help you to build your child's confidence and resilience -...

Following her disastrous first year in the adult world, it's hard to imagine how seventeen-year-old Keri's life could possibly get any worse. However, as anyone who's ever been down can attest to, getting back up can often be difficult without a helping hand...But what if all the hands around you only want to push you down further?

Last summer, Katherine May was approaching 40, feeling overwhelmed by motherhood and lacking connection with others, lost in a world of inundation and expectation. She had always felt different, but this feeling was new. She wanted to get out, get free and find herself again - and so set about walking the rugged 450-mile South West Coast Path. However, this journey uncovered more than she had ever imagined.

I'm Rachel Richards, Teen Parenting Specialist, former BBC Correspondent, CNBC Europe World News Anchor and mum. I don't tell parents what to do. I help you see your teenager, and yourself, differently. When you do that better parenting becomes the natural next step.Here's the truth. You’re doing better than you think you are. No, really, you are. There’s too much talk about what a parent should be, and how we can optimise and perfect ourselves, and not enough about how well you’re coping in this complicated world as you hold your shizzle together.I mean it, the most important message ...

"This how-to guide is deeply authentic, utterly necessary, and, above all, hilarious" – GAY TIMES MAGAZINE “If you’re queer, pick this up and read it immediately. If you’re straight do the same” – CHARLEY MARLOWE “The type of book I needed to see on shelves growing up. Amy’s...

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Unmumsy Mum Diary by The Unmumsy Mum, read by Sarah Turner. She's back! The Unmumsy Mum has put pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard!) once more to bring you the next instalment of her life as mum to two young boys...

Welcome to Audiopi's award winning podcast tutorials! (EdTech Impact, "Teacher Recommended")Our GCSE English Podcast Series/Seasons include the most widely studied Literature texts, and the Language curriculum.Season 1: Macbeth.Season 2: Romeo & Juliet.Season 3: Jekyll & Hyde.Season 4: Frankenstein.Season 5: An Inspector Calls. Season 6: The History Boys. Season 7: Never Let Me Go.Season 8: Animal Farm.Season 9: Great Expectations.Season 10: DNA.Season 11: Jane Eyre. Season 12: Price & Prejudice. Season 13: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.Season 14: A Christmas Carol.Season ...

FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WEDDING PEOPLE On a bright summer evening in 1990s Connecticut, fourteen-year-old Emily Vidal stands on her parents' lawn, watching the adults arrive. Her mother is hosting a lavish birthday party for her father, even though he is about to leave...

Foster carer Maggie Hartley is finally enjoying a well-earned holiday from fostering, savouring time with her brand-new baby granddaughter. One night, though, the peace and quiet is interrupted by an urgent call from Social Services. A man has been stabbed, and Social Services need to find an emergency placement for his little girl. Maggie is used to children arriving on her doorstep at all times of the day and night, but nothing can prepare her for the sight of 11-year-old Nancy. 

When Jenny Lexhed and her husband have their first child Lucas, they are living the dream. They're happily married, they've just bought a house, the company they built together from the ground up is starting to blossom. But with the arrival of their son, a feeling of anxiety slips into their life. What starts as a feeling becomes a conviction.

This series is all about hypnobirthing and positivity around birth. I am a hypnobirthing teacher and a mum of two and am aware how much negativity there is around birth and it can be scary and daunting for parents to be. This series is a safe space for everything positive and will include some useful chat, inspiring guests and amazing positive birth stories.If you are interested in hypnobirthing or you are pregnant and needing a positive space to visit - this is the podcast for you!For more information on hypnobirthing please visit my website www.thenurturenest.co.uk or my Instagram page @...

Recently widowed, Winnie, 84, was in need of some companionship. Someone to help with the weekly food shop and offer tips on the crossword. Ben, 34, was looking for a new housemate. As the UK was locked down in 2020, Ben and Winnie's lives interwove, forming an unlikely friendship, where lessons were learnt (heat the red wine in the oven with the plates, preserve or pickle whatever you can, never throw anything away) and grief, both personal and that of a nation, was explored.

'A deliciously unputdownable novel for the underlying rebel in all of us' Book of the Month (Historical Fiction) 'A colourful tale of love, lust, making good and revenge' The Sun 5* eBook of the Week Gangland was a man's world - but the women knew different London, 1946. Alice Diamond, the Queen...

Bloomsbury presents Our Later Years by the Women of New Ground, read by Sahera Chohan with the Women of New Ground It’s time to stand up to ageist stereotypes. This is a book full of wisdom, tips and truths that will inspire anyone who wants their later years to be fulfilling and stress-free...

Bloomsbury presents ADHD Unpacked, an essential guide to surviving and thriving with adult ADHD, written and read by Alex Conner and James Brown, the hosts of the hit ADHD podcast, The ADHD Adults. This audiobook features an exclusive bonus episode of The ADHD Adults podcast. 'Essential reading'...

Ade is about to start at a new school. She is not happy with her stepdad for making them move here. Shanice has been at the school for a year already. Since her mum died, she’s been living with her dad and annoying older brother, spending most of her time outside school in her dad’s hair salon. When Ade and Shanice meet in the salon, and spot each other’s diaries, an instant friendship is formed, and they start to chat online...but offline is a whole other story!

Professionals and readers alike are praising this book: "An inspired road map for living with a distractible brain... If you or your child suffer from ADHD, this book should be on your shelf. It will give you courage and hope." - Michael Thompson, PhD, New York Times bestselling co-author of...

We spend 93% of our lives indoors, running our biology on the wrong operating system. The result is what Dr. John La Puma calls Digital Obesity: a biological mismatch that drives chronic inflammation, burnout, brain fog, poor sleep, impaired immunity, addiction, metabolic dysfunction, and contributes to heart disease, diabetes and stroke. John La Puma, MD, is a board-certified internist, two-time New York Times bestselling author, and professionally trained chef who reviewed 2,200 peer-reviewed studies to find the right dose of nature for your specific condition and hundreds of ways to get it.

You know the feeling. Something small happens — an unreturned text, a flat tone of voice, a meeting you weren't included in and within seconds you're certain. Certain that you're unwanted. That this confirms what you've always suspected. That it's only a matter of time. And the worst part isn't the certainty. It's that you can't think your way out of it. You know, somewhere, that the reaction is too big for the cause. But knowing doesn't help. The flood comes anyway.

The heartbreaking true story of a young, troubled mother who needed help. The sixteenth fostering memoir by Cathy Glass. It is the first time Laura has been out since the birth of her baby when Cathy sees her in the school playground. A joyful occasion but Cathy has the feeling something is...