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Innumerable stories, from the Homeric epics to the New Testament, and from Oedipus Rex to Hamlet, explore the realization or failure of second chances—outcomes that depend on accident, acts of will, or fate. Such stories let us repeatedly rehearse the experience of loss and recovery: to know the joy that comes with a renewal of love and pleasure and to face the pain that comes with realizing that some damage can never be undone. Through a series of illuminating readings, the authors show how Shakespeare was the supreme virtuoso of the second chance and Freud was its supreme interpreter.

For the first time in history, we have instantaneous access to the world's knowledge. There has never been a better time to learn, to create and to improve ourselves. Yet, rather than being empowered by this information, we're often overwhelmed, paralysed by believing we'll never know or remember enough. This eye-opening and accessible guide shows how you can easily create your own personal system for knowledge management, otherwise known as a Second Brain.

In the Second Chance Queen podcast, Kristianna Mrjenovich shares her personal story of leaving a domestic abuse situation and starting her life over. She discusses her experiences of abuse and emphasizes the importance of recognizing the signs of abuse and the need for second chances. She also talks about finding love again and the positive changes she has made in her life, including becoming a pageant queen and advocating for mental health and domestic abuse awareness. Her platform will feature interviews with other empowering women and her husband as a reoccurring guest.

Narrated by the author, Diane Wilson shares her journey through random and sometimes humorous events of having an invisible illness, how her brain kept this injury even from herself, the loss of focus and sense of self, an obsession with day trading retirement funds, and the alternative therapies that helped heal her brain—a retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, acupuncture, learning to sing, and, most centrally, neurofeedback.

A Second Chance podcast is a new weekly podcast hosted by Mercedes White Calf showcasing people from troubled pasts who have made it out and have become successful. Mercedes has searching, fearless, and intimate conversations with guests discussing near death experiences, recovery, life’s barriers, and being given second chances. You’ll be inspired by these real-life stories no matter who you are. Mercedes survived the horrors of addiction and homelessness, and is now ready to tell her story, on how she survived, left that life behind, and uses her experiences to create a platform and send...

This book will teach you ways to overcome the anger, disparity and hurt that is associated with sexual assault. It affects everyone. This book is about real people who overcame the impossible and found healing, happiness, family, and love in the process...and you can too!

Pensez-vous que le bonheur se cueille surtout dans l'instant présent, comme semble le souligner la psychologie positive ? Que la pleine conscience en constitue un accès privilégié ? Mais que faire si nous n'avons pas su savourer les bons moments de notre vie, trop vite enfuis ? Yves-Alexandre Thalmann montre qu'il est possible de les apprécier après coup. C'est ce que révèlent de récents travaux réalisés dans le cadre des sciences cognitives.

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