How Pets Can Help You Heal

Pet owner recalls how her dog’s companionship
assisted her recovery from surgery

Man’s best really can do a lot more than fetch. Studies have shown
how pets can help us emotionally as well as physically. They can
give us a sense of purpose; help ease loneliness and isolation,
while helping us to keep our blood pressure and
cholesterol levels low, as well.

Cousin Camp: A Guide to Intentional Grandparenting

Ramona Roberson shares tips and techniques for hosting a family event to remember

SCOTTSDALE – Cousin Camp: A Guide to Intentional Grandparenting by grandparent Ramona Roberson aims to instruct readers on how to host a memorable event for the whole family and interact on a deeper level with the special children
in their lives. Named for an annual Roberson family gathering, Cousin Camp shares the story behind the tradition and
seeks to empower readers to create family traditions of their own. Roberson argues that parents and grandparents can
use simple techniques to spend more quality time with the children in their lives and have a favorable impact on the next generation of their families.

Author of Wisdom's Maw distributes short story freely over the Internet

By Todd Brendan Fahey

Todd Brendan Fahey, author of Wisdom's Maw, surrounding the CIA's LSD experiments known as
Project MK-ULTRA has opted to disperse his collection of black satire, Dogshit Park & other atrocities,
freely over the Internet. "Satire hasn't been in vogue in literature...probably ever," cracks Fahey,
in an interview with Mondo 2000 founder R. U. Sirius. "It is a cast of mind, and which mostly feels
like a curse. Joseph Heller did it right with Catch-22; Vonnegut lived on it; William S. Burroughs
was it. And of course, Hunter. And they're all gone."

I Toss Till Dawn

By Ben Hewitt

Phoenix college student and author Ben Hewitt celebrates the nationwide release of his new novel,
“I Toss Till Dawn,” the episodic road adventure of one teen seeking meaning and purpose for his life.
Raised in Oregon, Hewitt currently resides in Phoenix, where he is studying English and education
at Grand Canyon University. An active member in his church and on his college swim team,
he maintains a busy lifestyle.

“The Decision: Your prostate biopsy shows cancer. Now what?”

By Dr. John C. McHugh

The reason why the prostate doesn’t get any respect has a little to do with the very nature of
the organ and its disease and a little to do with the mindset of the male.  The perfect storm
which is a gland that the male can’t see or feel and a cancer that doesn’t cause symptoms
until it is too late is the reason for the tragedy of over 25,000 deaths a year in the United
States a year. Look at the following reasons and see if a loved one, or maybe
even you, isn’t guilty as well.

Days Go By, Not Love

Tempe author sends encouraging message to readers

Have you ever come to a crossroads in life, been
overwhelmed by fear, or just felt like giving up?
In her new book, “Days Go By, Not Love,”
Arizona author Therese Benedict helps readers
face their challenges and turn them into success.

Heart Awakening:

Your Path to Unconditional Love and Healing

Now Available
The mystery unraveled! This alive, vital and inspiring book is a must for anyone who is
genuinely interested in spiritual transformation. Amazing changes have happened in
peoples' lives as a result of their journey into their heart and soul through Heart
Awakening. No matter what may be going on in your life, transformation into true
spiritual light is possible.

‘A Perfect Union’

by Artis Patterson

Now Available
As a voice for the people, A Perfect Union chronicles historical facts and perspectives
in combination with the current collective thoughts, questions, and concerns of most
Americans. It is designed to engage all segments of American society in a healthy
debate about a possible, future civilization where the LGBT community will live in a
permanently, infused union with American society.

 

7 Strategies for Creating a New Life After Widowhood

Author offers ways of coping with the loss of a beloved spouse

The statistics are outstanding. According to the United States Census Bureau, there are 11,398,000
widows in the US. Susan Beer, herself a widow, found undiscovered strength at the time of her loss
and now shares it in her new book, Move On Without Me (Hatherleigh Press, 2010). Move On Without
Me is an honest and touching book about the first year of widowhood and explores all the moments
of heartache, fear, anger, grief, and, later, insight and courage experienced as the author came to
grips with the monumental changes in her life brought about by her husband’s sudden passing.