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When Loving Them Hurts: A Parent’s Guide to Surviving an Addicted Adult Child You never thought you’d be here—living in the nightmare of addiction, watching your child spiral, feeling powerless to stop it. You’ve tried everything. You’ve begged, pleaded, paid for rehabs, covered for them, bailed them out, given second chances—and still, nothing changes. So what now? This book is for parents who are exhausted, heartbroken, and out of options. It’s for those drowning in guilt, fear, and the unbearable weight of waiting for the call. It’s for those who need real answers, hard ...

What if weight loss was never just about food? If you’ve ever felt stuck in cycles of starting over… overeating… emotional eating… or losing motivation—this book will meet you where you are. Because the truth is… You don’t just need another diet. You need understanding. You need alignment. You need a way to reconnect with your body—without pressure, guilt, or extremes. The Ultimate Guide to Intermittent Fasting: Weight Loss, Spiritual Growth, and Healing Your Relationship with Food is not just a fasting guide… It’s a healing journey. Inside this book, you’ll discover ...

Got a fatty liver diagnosis? Don’t panic. This updated and revised edition of Fatty Liver: Your Wake-Up Call to Prevention, Healing, and Recovery, is your guide to taking back control of your health, one step at a time. Take back control, with this simple and actionable advice that cuts through the noise and gets right to the point. What You'll Learn: How to halt the progression of fatty liver disease before it turns into something more dangerous, like cirrhosis or liver cancer. Effective strategies for weight loss, diet improvements, and lifestyle changes to boost your liver health. A ...

Alzheimer’s: The Long Goodbye A Caregiver’s Guide to Love, Loss, and Holding On Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s is an act of love—and an emotional marathon. This heartfelt guide is for family caregivers navigating the relentless path of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Written by nurse practitioner and caregiver Nati Carrillo, this book offers emotional support, practical advice, and compassionate insights for those who feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or lost in the caregiving journey. Inside, you’ll discover: ✅ Simple explanations of Alzheimer’s and how it differs from ...

Becoming a grandmother in your 50s sounds peaceful. It’s not. It’s diaper wrestling with limited shoulder mobility. It’s suspicious silence that sends you sprinting across the living room. It’s bottles with more parts than a high-tech appliance. It’s baby spit on your blouse and Bengay layered over perfume by 6 PM. And you wouldn’t trade it for anything. The Grandma Chronicles: A Hilarious Survival Guide for the Modern-Day Grandma is a laugh-out-loud, deeply relatable grandparenting memoir about what really happens when daughters become mothers — and grandmas become Plan A. ...

She lies awake at night wondering if her child is safe. She replays old conversations. She searches for the moment everything changed. She carries a weight that most people will never see — the weight of loving someone who is struggling with addiction, incarceration, or a life path that terrifies her. If this description sounds like you, this book was written for your heart. Held in Love is a healing guide for mothers who have been stretched to their limits — and are ready to find their way back to peace. Written by Nati Carrillo, FNP-BC — a family nurse practitioner, trauma-informed ...

Your Body Speaks: Heal Hidden Emotions, Release Trauma, and Reclaim Freedom What if the physical pain, fatigue, or emotional struggles you’ve been battling aren’t random—but messages from your body begging to be heard? In Your Body Speaks, Nati Carrillo, nurse practitioner and mind-body health coach, shows you how to decode these hidden messages, release long-held trauma, and transform your body, mind, heart, and soul. Using her proprietary Inner Alignment Method, combined with insights from trauma research and healing therapy, Nati guides you step-by-step to: Identify the emotional ...

Drowning in Their Storm: A Parent’s Survival Guide to Loving an Addicted Adult Child You’re not just watching them spiral. You’re sinking with them. And no one talks about what that’s doing to you. You’ve begged. Pleaded. Bailed them out. Covered the truth. Given second, third, tenth chances. And still—nothing changes. Now you're exhausted. Angry. Afraid. And wondering, “How much more can I take?” This book is for you. Drowning in Their Storm is not just a story—it’s a lifeline. A raw, real, and compassionate guide for parents caught in the emotional wreckage of ...

Did you know that one simple mistake with your medication could lead to life-threatening consequences? Many people unknowingly put themselves at risk every day by mismanaging their prescriptions—leading to dangerous drug interactions, unexpected side effects, and preventable falls or hospitalizations. In this eye-opening guide, you’ll discover: ✔️ The most common medication mistakes people make—and how to avoid them. ✔️ How dehydration, antibiotics, and mental health medications can create a deadly combination. ✔️ The hidden risks of blood thinners and why certain ...

Are you standing on the edge of your marriage, heart aching, unsure whether to hold on or finally let go? Maybe the love feels more like a memory than something alive. Trust is gone. The conversations are sharp or silent. And the person you once couldn’t live without now feels like a stranger. Before You Walk Away is not just another relationship book. It’s a lifeline for couples standing in the quiet, painful space between “stay” and “go.” This heartfelt, practical, and powerfully honest guide walks you step-by-step through: ✅ Why love fades — and how small everyday habits ...

Do you ever feel like your mind is all over the place? Do you struggle to focus on one thing for very long? This book is the ultimate guide to taking control of your mind and using it to your advantage. "Unleash Your Mind: The Silva Method for Teens," is the ultimate guide to unlocking your mind's potential. This book teaches you how to take control of your thoughts and use them to create the life you want. You'll learn about different states of consciousness, the power of your subconscious mind, and how to overcome physical, emotional, or mental imbalances. With step-by-step instructions ...

The Quiet Girl Who Learned to Dance Finding My Voice in a House of Sixteen, a Father’s Faith, and the Music That Set Me Free What happens when the quiet child in a crowded family finally finds her voice? Growing up in a traditional Hispanic Catholic household with sixteen children, Nati Carrillo quickly learned how to survive in a world filled with rules, expectations, and noise. In a family that large, the loud ones were noticed. The quiet ones learned to observe. But behind that silence lived a determined spirit. In this deeply personal memoir about family, faith, resilience, and self-...

Cuando amarlos duele: Guía de una madre para sobrevivir a un hijo adulto adicto La realidad que ningún padre quiere enfrentar… y la esperanza que todos necesitan escuchar. Este libro no fue escrito desde la teoría. Fue escrito desde la trinchera. Desde los días en los que la esperanza se siente como una cuerda rota. Desde las noches en las que el silencio pesa más que el miedo. Desde el corazón de una madre que amó, sostuvo, perdió y volvió a levantarse. Si amas a un hijo atrapado en la adicción, este libro es para ti. Aquí encontrarás: ✔ Una verdad honesta y sin juicios ...

My First Year as a Mom Manual By Nati Carrillo No one hands you a map when you become a mom. But this book comes pretty close. In My First Year as a Mom Manual, new mothers (and the grandmas who’ve got their back) will find a warm, clear, and heartfelt guide through baby’s first twelve months. Written with simplicity, courage, and a wink of humor, it’s more than a baby book—it’s a steady hand and a quiet cheer in the middle of the night. Inside, you’ll find: What to expect at every doctor visit, from newborn to twelve months Vaccine breakdowns without the jargon Milestone ...

You’re not lazy. You’re not weak. And you’re not alone. If you’re lying on the floor wondering if your back will ever let you stand tall again—this book is for you. The McKenzie Method Bent Over and Broken isn’t another textbook full of anatomy terms or a “just stretch more” guide. It’s a raw, real story about finally finding relief—after years of trial, error, painkillers, and dead ends. Through the voice of Tom, a lifelong skeptic who tried everything from ER visits to lying on the floor for 12 hours straight, you’ll discover the McKenzie Method: a simple, no-fluff ...

Life Skills for Teens: Conflict Resolution Handling Fights, Family Drama, and Tough Emotions Without Losing Yourself Conflict is part of life—but for teens, it can feel overwhelming. Arguments at home, drama with friends, or tension at school can leave you angry, anxious, or shut down. No one teaches you what to do when emotions explode—until now. This book gives teens practical, real-world tools to handle conflict with confidence while protecting their peace. Written in a warm, relatable voice, it blends psychology, emotional intelligence, and powerful metaphors to help teens move ...

If you’ve spent your life carrying emotional weight that was never yours to hold, this book will help you finally put it down. In The Stones We Carry, author and trauma-healing practitioner Nati Carrillo guides you through an intimate, transformative journey of self-discovery, emotional release, and nervous-system healing. Part memoir, part guidebook, this deeply compassionate work helps you understand the roots of your pain—and teaches you how to finally live without carrying the generational weight passed down to you. With gentle storytelling and grounded wisdom, Nati shows you how ...

What happens when teaching becomes too much—and no one is listening? Don't Call Me a Hero is a raw, unfiltered look at what it really means to teach in today’s schools—from the daily chaos and emotional toll to the relentless micromanagement that pushes educators to the edge. If you've ever: • Sat in your car after school and cried • Questioned whether you can keep doing this job • Felt unseen, unheard, or just plain exhausted …this book is for you. Written with grit, heart, and brutal honesty, Nati Carrillo pulls back the curtain on a profession romanticized by the public but...

"I'm a nurse practitioner. I've cared for hundreds of Alzheimer's patients. But when it was my aunt disappearing—and my sister drowning in caregiving—I learned that professional knowledge doesn't protect you from personal heartbreak." The blank stare haunted me. My aunt stared into nothingness. An empty vessel who'd forgotten everything. Everyone. I'm a family nurse practitioner—17 years as a registered nurse, certified NP since 2014. I knew what the blank stare meant. I understood the dying brain. And none of that knowledge stopped the devastation. Because here's what they don't tell...

Bullies are not always big and ugly. Are you a bully, know one, or knows someone who has been bullied? This audiobook is about a young girls experience with school bullies throughout her life. Julieta is frustrated with people claiming to love you and treat you entirely differently. She is a middle child so she felt ignored for most of her life at home. Julieta, is thankful that she had a strong religious upbringing because it saved her from becoming a statistic.