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  Trying a second time to get up her nerve, Janice re-read the flyer. It talked about a different kind of support group for people who had experienced a loss. As she entered the room, she saw seven strangers from diverse backgrounds sitting quietly around a table. This was the first time they had met each other, but all had one thing in common. They had experienced a special loss in their lives, and needed support finding their way back from the pain. All were looking for a reason to smile again, and once more look forward to the future.  

In a room full of people, when asked how they would like to reduce their stress? The majority of people would raise up their hands saying   “Yes!  You may have been conditioned to accept stress as a part of life, but this doesn’t have to be your future fate. With Tied in Knots you will be able to reduce stress in five minutes or less with practical exercises and develop strategies for you. Identify your sources of stress through brain, body, and behavioral informative and fun  

 Unexpected Change explains that people fear change, resist it, and even try to avoid it from happening. We begin to accept change when we have control of it. Change can even be a positive thing. In Unexpected Change, you will learn what determines our response to inevitable changes and what you can do immediately and, in the future, to accept and adapt to change with more joy and a positive outlook.    

November Mourning tells the story of a night Twenty-two years ago when Mary Jane's son was killed. Travel with her through the stages of grief and the emotions of loss. Learn the ways she began to heal and help others who have lost someone special to them. 

Mary Jane has spoken at The Compassionate Friends conferences and Bereaved Parents of the USA about child loss in horor of her son Jeremy. 

 Writing Through your Grief is a guidebook for those who have lost a loved one. Writing prompts and interactive questions allow the reader to bring their inward emotions to the surface and to paper. Chapters include writing about your history of loss, your loved one and self-care while healing.    

 A Caregiver's Connection offers resources, writing prompts and self-care for a caregiver. People are living longer these days and the result is often "longer, not better" with illness and limitations requiring a caregiver to step in and help with their care. 

The description of a caregiver is often a family member taking on this role with little or no training.   Providing these services while working themselves, caregivers may neglect their own care.  

When someone we love is given a life-threatening diagnosis, emotions and worried thoughts can run rampant. Fear of what to say and how to feel can result in miss-understandings and hurt feelings. Growing Through Illness Together was written to help the reader and their loved one work together to improve coping and communication skills.