Ready To Redefining Normal

What does redefining normal mean for you? This provoking question is at the core of this life-changing workbook inspired from the book Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love by Justin and Alexis Black; it is designed to help you heal and discover your truth as you embark on the journey of structuring a culture conducive for your future. The communities we are raised in teaches us societal norms that influence our behavior and outcomes in life. These views of what "normal" is can cloud our judgment and affect our happiness while predetermining our life circumstances. Whether you've experienced extreme trauma or been a part of a vibrant community, this workbook challenges each individual to be intentional about their personal and professional decisions and their impact on the families, communities, and institutions they're a part of. This workbook is broken down into six sections and is meant to be used as a tool on your journey of healing and self-discovery. What you will learn in this process:Who informed your definition of what is "normal", along with definitions of love, happiness, family, success and much moreHow to build and strengthen a sense of control, autonomy, and excitement to establish a more conducive pathway for yourself future generations Statistics that are set before you and how you have the tools to overcome How to break unhealthy generational cycles to leave a lasting impactThe questions and activities are intended to help examine how you feel about relationships, self-image, self-esteem and to help them build or strengthen a sense of control, autonomy, and excitement to establish a more conducive pathway for yourself and the generations after you. Are you ready to redefine YOUR normal?

What does redefining normal mean for you?This provoking question is the core of the life-changing workbook, Ready to Redefine Normal?: Faith Edition inspired from the book Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love by Justin and Alexis Black. This companion guide will equip communities and individuals to begin personal self-reflection and connect with others from a faith-based perspective. The communities we are raised in teaching us societal norms that influence our behavior and outcomes in life. These views of what "normal" is can cloud judgment, impact healing, and predetermine the life circumstances of individuals. What you will learn in this process: Examine if your thoughts and behaviors are grounded in your faith or insecurities. Channel our faith and resources into creating communities that operate outside the lens of trauma. Establish intentional relationships that provoke conversation surrounding mental and emotional health and stability for individuals and communities. This book is a powerful tool that explores each subject and asks questions from a faith-based perspective to support advocates, professionals, and parents discover how they can continue to contribute to the development, growth, and stability of those that have experienced trauma. *Redefining Normal is a page-turning memoir that will open your eyes to possibilities and dreams. *Both the book Redefining Normal and the Workbook are for youth 15+ unless deemed appropriate by someone 18+.

Growing up, they didn't believe they had a future. Together, they are building forever. Alexis Black persevered through her mother's death and her father's imprisonment. And after escaping a long and abusive relationship, the college junior promised her foster parents not to date for at least a year. But when she meets an incoming freshman on the first day of their scholarship program, she feels the world melt away, as though it were only the two of them in the room. Justin Black lived in the poorest section of Detroit before his parents surrendered him to the foster care system at the age of nine. But when he grabs the chance for better opportunities by pursuing higher education, he can't help but be drawn to a beautiful third-year student. At first, their past traumas--and their age difference--conspired to complicate their attraction. But the joy each took in the other and eventually conquered those obstacles, and these two survivors journeyed together toward healing. In a stark and wholehearted true story that shares how two individuals on separate paths found each other, Alexis and Justin merge their course into one full of hope and purpose. And hand-in-hand, with a desire to help others, they learned to reject the abusive patterns of their past, thereby intentionally breaking the cycle of generational violence and unhealthy behaviors. Written in an engaging novelistic style, the authors put forward a thoughtful exchange of ideas and personal experiences illustrating how anybody, no matter their backgrounds, can have a life of self-empowerment and joy. Broken down into four sections that cover crucial topics such as "Worthiness" and "Mental Health," this compelling narrative will help any who are learning to love themselves and want to end the line of toxic relationships. Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness, and Love is a page-turning memoir that will open your eyes to possibilities and dreams. If you like honest tales of triumph, refreshing transparency, and resilient faith in God, then you'll adore Justin and Alexis' inspirational story. This story contains mentions of domestic violence, trauma, sexual assault, and other difficult issues faced on the road to healing. Buy Redefining Normal to claim victory over harmful pasts today!

Liane Holliday Willey and one of her daughters both have Asperger Syndrome. In Asperger Syndrome in the Family she looks, with honesty, wisdom and humor, at the implications this has for her family, both the Aspie and the non-Aspie members. Through personal vignettes, frank discussions and practical suggestions for dealing with everything from major to minor Aspie challenges, Liane, her husband and their three daughters bravely open their home to their readers, inviting them to look behind the curtains at their version of Aspie life. Not only does the book underscore the importance of mutual support and respect in an Aspie family - in fact in any family - it offers practical help for families in similar situations. This is a rich and positive book that will speak to all those whose lives have been affected by Asperger Syndrome.

Fans of Jason Reynolds and Sharon M. Draper will love this oh-so-honest middle grade novel from writer and educator Maurice Broaddus. Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He’s in special ed, separated from the “normal” kids at school who don’t have any “issues.” That’s enough to make all the teachers and students look at him and his friends with a constant side-eye. (Although his disruptive antics and pranks have given him a rep too.) When a gun is found at a neighborhood hangout, Thelonius and his pals become instant suspects. Thelonius may be guilty of pulling crazy stunts at school, but a criminal? T isn’t about to let that label stick.

"Man up!" "Be a man!" "Are you man enough?" "Well... can you? Are you? Are you sure of who you are as a man? Maybe you've given it a lot of thought and struggled. Maybe it never occurred to you to explore this topic! Either way, it is now time to think deeply of who we are and who we want to be in the world. And that includes expressions of our gender identity. The concept of what makes a man, what really defines his masculinity, has been the topic of much debate, exploration, and controversy in recent years. In this compilation of insightful essays, our group of thought leaders and men reflect on what shaped their own masculinity. Dream with them of a future where masculinity is no longer a topic around the battle of self, but instead embraces a vision of healthy strength and balance, and a strong sense of who you can be as a modern man in a constantly changing and challenging world. We explore topics such as: -Defining the word masculinity - both its negative and positive uses-Moving beyond toxic masculinity-Self-expression-Vulnerability-Intimacy-The role of ethnicity and racism-Relationships-Expressions of faith-Ego-Relating to the same and to opposite gendersMen, if you're ready to explore your sense of self, if you're ready to take the next step and begin to define a healthy sense of masculinity, if you're ready to cast off society's expectations ... then this book is for you.

Readers are invited to take this transformative journey - a journey encompassing authenticity, resilience, creativity, well-being, celebrating individuality, cultivating innovation, and contributing to the positive ripple effect. The conclusion emphasizes the ongoing nature of the narrative, encouraging readers to embrace their unique stories and continue exploring the multifaceted aspects of redefining normal. It serves as a call to action, inspiring individuals to craft their own narrative of redefined normalcy. A narrative marked by authenticity, purpose, and unwavering commitment to a life lived on their terms.

"Redefining Home" follows a couple's struggles as comfortable Americans moving into the chaotic streets of urban China. They discover that the space between the two cultures defines their family.

In an unconventional blend of poetry and prose, a birthmother shares her experience of an open adoption. The fear and uncertainty in planning. The heartbreak of losing her child. And the work of healing and building a life after placement. This memoir hits every emotion on the way to the happy and hopeful ending.

The third book in the Following God for Young Adults series, Redefining Normal turns us upside down as we examine the kind of people God wants us to become. This eight-week study challenges the norm of our culture and Christianity and urges young adults to live under grace and grow in holiness. The challenge presented is not only to live within God's moral boundaries but also to become people of greater faith, hope, and love.