Melinda Wade has narrated 14 audiobooks on Listento.it by 13 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 88 ratings. The most-rated is It Starts with the Egg.
It Starts with the Egg
Summary
Whether you are trying to conceive naturally or through IVF, the quality of your eggs will have a powerful impact on how long it takes you to get pregnant and whether you face an increased risk of miscarriage. The latest scientific research has found that poor egg quality is in fact the single most important cause of age-related infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and failed IVF cycles. Based on a comprehensive investigation of a vast array of scientific research, It Starts with the Egg reveals a practical and evidence-backed approach for improving egg quality and fertility, now fully revised and updated in 2019. With a concrete strategy that includes minimizing exposure to toxins such as BPA and phthalates, choosing the right vitamins and supplements to safeguard developing eggs, and harnessing nutritional advice shown to boost IVF success rates, this audiobook offers practical solutions that will help you get pregnant faster and deliver a healthy baby.
©2019 Rebecca Fett (P)2019 Rebecca Fett
Saint X
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"Alexis Schaitkin's splashy debut novel, Saint X, is an audiobook lover's dream.... Queue this one up for a murderous, dreamy delight." (Paste) Hailed as a "marvel of a book" and "brilliant and unflinching", Alexis Schaitkin’s stunning debut, Saint X, is a haunting portrait of grief, obsession, and the bond between two sisters never truly given the chance to know one another. Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison’s body is found in a remote spot on a nearby cay, and two local men - employees at the resort - are arrested. But the evidence is slim, the timeline against it, and the men are soon released. The story turns into national tabloid news, a lurid mystery that will go unsolved. For Claire and her parents, there is only the return home to broken lives. Years later, Claire is living and working in New York City when a brief but fateful encounter brings her together with Clive Richardson, one of the men originally suspected of murdering her sister. It is a moment that sets Claire on an obsessive pursuit of the truth - not only to find out what happened the night of Alison’s death but also to answer the elusive question: Who exactly was her sister? At seven, Claire had been barely old enough to know her: A beautiful, changeable, provocative girl of 18 at a turbulent moment of identity formation. As Claire doggedly shadows Clive, hoping to gain his trust, waiting for the slip that will reveal the truth, an unlikely attachment develops between them, two people whose lives were forever marked by the same tragedy. For fans of Emma Cline’s The Girls and Lauren Groff’s Fates and Furies, Saint X is a flawlessly drawn and deeply moving story that culminates in an emotionally powerful ending. Praise for Saint X: "Here is a marvel of a book, a kaleidoscopic examination of race and privilege, family and self, told with the propulsive, kinetic focus of a crime novel. Brilliant and unflinching, Saint X marks the debut of a stunningly gifted writer. I simply couldn’t stop reading." (Chang-Rae Lee, author of On Such a Full Sea) “Richly atmospheric, by turns coolly satiric and warmly romantic, Alexis Schaitkin’s brilliant debut novel Saint X imagines a chorus of voices in the aftermath of the alleged rape/murder of a privileged American girl vacationing in an exotic Caribbean country. Part ’true-crime’ thriller and part coming-of-age novel narrated by the deceased girl’s younger sister, Saint X is irresistibly suspenseful and canny." (Joyce Carol Oates)
©2019 Alexis Schaitkin (P)2019 Macmillan Audio
The Angel and the Assassin
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A thrilling story of scientific detective work and medical potential that illuminates the newly understood role of microglia - an elusive type of brain cell that is vitally relevant to our everyday lives. "The rarest of books: a combination of page-turning discovery and remarkably readable science journalism." (Mark Hyman, MD, number one New York Times best-selling author of Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?) Named one of the best books of the year by Wired Until recently, microglia were thought to be helpful but rather boring: housekeeper cells in the brain. But a recent groundbreaking discovery has revealed that they connect our physical and mental health in surprising ways. When triggered - and anything that stirs up the immune system in the body can activate microglia, including chronic stressors, trauma, and viral infections - they can contribute to memory problems, anxiety, depression, and Alzheimer’s. Under the right circumstances, however, microglia can be coaxed back into being angelic healers, able to make brain repairs in ways that help alleviate symptoms and hold the promise to one day prevent disease. With the compassion born of her own experience, award-winning journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa illuminates this newly understood science, following practitioners and patients on the front lines of treatments that help to “reboot” microglia. In at least one case, she witnesses a stunning recovery - and in others, significant relief from pressing symptoms, offering new hope to the tens of millions who suffer from mental, cognitive, and physical health issues. Hailed as a “riveting”, “stunning”, and “visionary”, The Angel and the Assassin offers us a radically reconceived picture of human health and promises to change everything we thought we knew about how to heal ourselves.
©2020 Donna Jackson Nakazawa (P)2020 Random House Audio
Brain Health from Birth
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Raising a bright and happy child starts during pregnancy and early infancy, when small changes can have a big impact on brain development. By taking advantage of this golden window of opportunity - when millions of new brain cells are formed every single day - you can help support your child’s IQ, language development, memory, attention span, and emotional regulation. Importantly, the same strategies that nurture these cognitive abilities can also help reduce the odds of autism and ADHD, conditions that now impact 1 in 10 children. Brain Health from Birth is your guide to this new scientific frontier, explaining which key nutrients may be missing from your prenatal supplement, how to reduce the odds of preterm birth, what to look for in a formula, how to support your baby’s microbiome, and much more. With contributions from leading obstetricians and pediatricians, science writer Rebecca Fett (author of the best-selling fertility book It Starts with the Egg) brings you practical advice you can start applying today to help your baby thrive. “Brain Health From Birth is a book that should be read by every obstetrician, pediatrician, or woman considering pregnancy. It provides current consolidated knowledge on how to achieve the optimal neurodevelopment of the child to be. I highly recommend this book to all interested in optimal pregnancy outcomes." (Dr. Bruce W Hollis, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, Department of Pediatrics)
©2019 Rebecca Fett (P)2019 Rebecca Fett
The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution
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What are you really hungry for? Is it food, happiness, or something else? In this unique book, mindfulness expert Lynn Rossy offers a proven-effective, whole-body approach to help you discover the real reasons why you're overeating. In The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution, Rossy provides an innovative and proven-effective program to help you slow down, savor each bite, and actually eat less. This unique, whole-body approach will encourage you to adopt healthy eating habits by showing you how to listen to your body's intuition, uncover the psychological cause of your overeating, and be more mindful during mealtime. If you find yourself eating without thinking, because you feel bored or sad, or simply because you've had a hard day, indulging here and there is understandable. But emotional eating can often spiral out of control, leading to obesity, diabetes, and heart problems in the long run. The whole-body program in this book will help you learn how to listen to your body's needs, so that you can stay healthy and happy, without giving up your love for food. In fact, according to a recent study, women in the author's Eat for Life program reported higher levels of body appreciation and intuitive eating and lower levels of problematic eating behaviors than did the wait list comparison group. If you want to lose weight, feel better, and truly enjoy your food, the easy-to-use strategies in this book will show you how - one mindful taste at a time.
©2016 Lynn Rossy (P)2016 Wetware Media
Messages
Summary
This classic, best-selling communication skills book has already helped thousands of people cultivate better relationships with friends, family members, co-workers, and partners. Now fully revised and updated, this long-awaited fourth edition of Messages teaches listeners to become active listeners, read body language, identify communication styles, practice conflict resolution, improve public speaking skills, and much more. In addition, the book features a new, crucial chapter on digital communication to help listeners thrive in the modern world.
©2018 Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, and Patrick Fanning (P)2018 New Harbinger Publications
Letting It Go
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Learn a revolutionary new process to help you rapidly release anxiety and stress, using only words! Experience the freedom that comes from effortlessly managing previously distressing situations and even forget to worry about things you used to obsess about. Download this book today and reclaim your life energy and the joy that is your birthright. Release your anxiety and toxic stress in minutes using the revolutionary new technique revealed in this practical book. If you are tired of everyone telling you to just let go of things that bother you - but not giving you any useful information about how to do so, you will love this book! Now you can easily learn this highly effective new process to help you release anxiety and stress in just a few minutes using only words. This book contains specific instructions that show you how to: Stop worrying about things you can't control Manage challenging situations Stop imagining disasters Turn off the thoughts that keep you awake at night
©2016 Laurie A. Weiss (P)2016 Laurie A. Weiss
A Beautiful Day in Alaska
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Today is the worst day of Robin Kincaid's life. She's supposed to fly to Seattle to finalize her divorce so her two-timing husband can marry his pregnant secretary. But when Mt. Redoubt erupts, all planes in or out of Anchorage are grounded. Robin isn't going anywhere until tomorrow. Then, there are no hotel rooms available, this being the height of tourism season in Alaska. Reluctantly, Robin agrees to share a suite with fellow stranded traveler and wealthy businessman, Charlie Land. As for Charlie, he's got one day to convince this oh-so-desirable woman that life's too short to live in the painful past. She's his tour guide; he's the salve for her broken heart. Both of their lives will be changed forever during a beautiful day in Alaska.
©2015 Annette Drake & Baskethound Books (P)2017 Annette Drake & Baskethound Books
Reconnect to Rescue Your Marriage
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Is Your Marriage in Trouble? If you would like to know how to stay together when everything seems to be falling apart Reconnect to Rescue Your Marriage: Avoid Divorce and Feel Loved Again has critical information for you. Dr. Weiss reveals thoughtful answers to questions asked by frustrated and scared men and women in desperate situations. Get expert advice on how to figure out: What does it mean when you hear, "I want more romance?" How can just one person save a marriage? Should I ignore my partner's affair? Would you like to know what to do next? Reconnect to Rescue Your Marriage will guide you. Discover how to feel loved and connected to your spouse, avoid divorce and have a happy and successful marriage, starting right now. "Here are practical and insightful solutions to problems committed couples encounter in relationships. You'll recognize yourself and benefit from the new perspectives you find in this gem of a book." (Dr. Jim and Ruth Sharon, authors, Secrets of a Soulful Marriage: Creating and Sustaining a Loving, Sacred Relationship) Get this audiobook now!
©2019 Laurie Weiss (P)2019 Laurie Weiss
Being Happy Together: What to Do to Keep Love Alive
Summary
Are you ready to renew your relationship?
Would you like to dissolve resentments and create the closeness you long for with your life partner? Being Happy Together: What to Do to Keep Love Alive shows you how to focus on what's right in your relationship and what you and your partner want to create together.
In less than 10 minutes each day, you'll learn:
How to tell the difference between a serious relationship problem and ordinary growing pains
Secrets to rescue relationships that are in trouble
What to do instead of fighting so that you'll feel loved and supported by your life partner
How to recognize the five natural stages of your relationship development so you both can safely navigate it to the next stage
Eighteen surprising ways to give each other what you really want the most
"Being Happy Together helped open the doors of communication with my life partner. The clear and concise writing in this book makes these powerful ideas easy to grasp and apply in daily life." (Judah Freed, author, Global Sense: Awakening Your Personal Power for Democracy and World Peace)
Buy the audiobook and get started right now!
©2019 Laurie Weiss (P)2019 Laurie Weiss
Mindfulness Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide to Stress Relief and Anxiety Reduction with the Help of Daily Meditation
Summary
How many times have we been encouraged to see the cup half full instead of half empty? Oftentimes in western society, the push to be optimistic and to think positive is drilled into us from a young age. However, if one is beginning to become more mindful, the transition to mindfulness may feel a little jarring. Instead of focusing just on the positive aspect of life, mindfulness encourages a realistic outlook on life that embraces the good and the bad, the positive, the negative, and the neutral. And this is where our audiobook begins, starting off by learning about this effective way of living that has been used successfully for centuries. Mindfulness meditation is all about using your thoughts to be present in the moment and crafting the world that you want to live in. This type of meditation has been shown to have extraordinary effects on your life from your mental to physical health. This audiobook will show you how to tap into the beautiful power of mindfulness meditation no matter if you are an expert or not. In this audiobook you will learn: Unexpected benefits of mindfulness on your body and mind A selection of mindfulness models to help improve your anxiety How to start your mindfulness meditation practice as a complete beginner Practical tips about identifying your anxiety-inducing triggers Exercises that will help you get started with meditation from scratch Useful materials to help you deal with various anxieties such as day-to-day anxiety, social, and test anxiety as well as OCD, and trauma recovery Mindfulness Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide to Stress Relief and Anxiety Reduction with the Help of Daily Meditation will more than prepare you to begin your journey into mindfulness and meditation. It will help you shape your reality by taking the time to know your mind. Once you know your mind, you will be able to train it and ultimately free it from negative, debilitating thinking. Mindfulness allows you to know your thoughts instead of trying to change them. Before you begin your mindfulness meditation practice, know that it is not going to be easy. It will be a journey, but if you are dedicated, you will see a difference in your life. This audiobook will guide to achieving the ultimate goal of mindfulness: to know your mind. Once you begin to know your mind, you can begin the next step, training it to help you deal with your anxiety issues and finally find the solutions you are looking for! Put a stop to anxiety once and for all with Mindfulness Workbook for Anxiety.
©2019 V.S Publishing (P)2019 V.S Publishing
So You Think You Know Canada, Eh?
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How well do you really know Canada? Did you know: Santa Claus is a Canadian citizen? That hockey is not the official national sport of Canada? The Canadian passport contains hidden images? Canada could have been named Britannia or Borealia? Parts of Canada are as cold as Mars? A Canadian pharmacist invented peanut butter? If you're Canadian, know any Canadians, or have ever wanted to know more about Canada, this fun little fact book will help. Inside this short and easy fun-fact book, you'll discover interesting and fascinating nuggets of knowledge and trivia about: The kind people who live there All things maple syrup A list of cool Canadian inventions Famous and amazing Canadians Unique history The breathtaking nature A few words to help you speak Canadian This is a great gift for family, friends, coworkers, and anyone you think would enjoy learning more about Canada.
©2019 Knowledge Nugget Books (P)2020 Knowledge Nugget Books
Creatus Talis
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A new release in the Creatus saga! For 4,000 years, creatus elders have insisted that the creatus population conceal themselves from human beings because humans had hunted the creatus almost to extinction.... But one woman's research reveals that when creatus first arrived on this planet, humans didn't fear the alien beings that looked so much like the human race. That is, until the creatus started to breed with humans, creating a ferocious killer feared by humans and creatus alike. A creature so fierce that its legacy of death and destruction has fed nightmares for millennia. And now, a new breed of creatus has been born - or rather, reborn. Vev, one of the first generations of creatus talis, finds herself torn between her younger family members and a forbidden love as she fights to save the young talis from being turned into a weapon - or worse, annihilation.
©2018 Carmen DeSousa (P)2018 Carmen DeSousa
Strangers to Superfans: A Marketing Guide to the Reader Journey
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From the author of Let's Get Digital and Let's Get Visible, this audiobook will change how you think about marketing. Strangers to Superfans puts you in the shoes of your ideal readers, and forces you to view your marketing from their perspective. Learn the five stages in the Reader Journey. Identify where your blockages are and how to fix them. Optimize each stage to increase conversion. Boost sales by making the process more friction-less. Build an army of passionate readers who do the selling for you. It's not enough to know who your ideal readers are, you also need to imagine how they feel when a recommendation email arrives containing your cover. You must figure out why they hesitated before clicking the buy button. And it's crucial to determine why they liked your book enough to finish it...but not sufficiently to recommend it to their friends. The Reader Journey is a new marketing paradigm that maps out the journey your ideal readers take in their transformation from strangers to superfans. Table of contents Part I: A New Paradigm - The Reader Journey The New Marketing Defining Your Ideal Reader The Importance of Granular Targeting Buyer Personas & the Stages of Selling Part II: Reader Roadblocks The Discoverability Myth Visibility Chokepoints Consideration Distraction Purchase Pains Advocacy Issues Part III: Optimizing the Reader Journey The Escalating Challenge of Conversion Getting Discovered Increasing Visibility Browsers to Buyers: How To Make a Product Page Convert DNF to OMG Handing out Megaphones Part IV: The Failure Matrix Locating Failure Points Discovery Fail Visibility Fail Consideration Fail Purchase Fail Advocacy Fail Part V: Solve in Reverse Why We Work Backwards The Product The Presentation The Promotion The Superfan Factory
©2018 David Gaughran (P)2019 David Gaughran