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Money is the number one issue couples argue about. It pushes everyone's buttons regarding gender, class, race and fairness. However, managing money together is critical to a lasting relationship. Stop Fighting About Money helps couples identify their own and each others' Emotional Money Baggage and Money Patterns. This is essential for couples to start talking straight about money and working together openly and honestly. The book covers: choosing the right money mate, negotiating the money minefield, coping with making money and going broke and how to view money psychologically. It looks at money in parenthood, divorce, and remarriage - the 'his', 'hers' and 'ours' financial issues central to our complex lives today.

What is it like to try for a baby over forty? How easy is it to be a midlife mum? The past two decades have seen a trend in first-time mothers leaving it until their mid or late thirties to try for a child. Now 2% of first time births are to women over forty, and the trend is set to continue.Women are putting their careers first, and it can often be hard to find Mr or Ms Right. There is also a need to feel 'ready' to have a baby, which can take some psychologicalor therapeutic preparation. Also, increased longevity, technological developments and better health and fitnesslevels means being an older parent is a real possibility today. But what are the pitfalls? What are the benefits? And how acceptable is it to be an older mother? This book tells the heartfelt first-person stories of fifteen women trying for a baby in midlife. It looks at the prejudices, the dangers, and the joys of finding out that birth can begin at forty.

Do you find it hard to say "no"? Do you fear being disliked or abandoned if you refuse to do something? If so, you might be a "serial pleaser", trapped by other people's demands and needs. This book is all about teaching you to learn to live your life and do what you want to do. It covers recognizing the symptoms, how you became a pleaser, how it affects you in love, at work and at home, and how to overcome the need to please.

Most of us are hooked on something, or have bad habits we can't quite kick or control. Being addicted is simply part of the human condition, but it also has deep emotional and psychological roots. Many of us struggle, often in silence, with our issues about alcohol, drugs, over-the-counter painkillers or food. Or it might be we overwork, staring at too many screens, spending too much money, or using sex and love as drugs. Overcoming Addiction looks at the underlying causes of both chemical and emotional addictions, and helps you to identify the real needs you are trying to fulfil underneath. It also helps you identify how you can help yourself break free from destructive habits, build self-esteem and even give up your addictions for good. In time, you can find new ways of relaxing, of being creative, having fun and relating, without your everyday addictions to lean on.