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BE WHO YOU BE is one woman's journey from fear to freedom, from victim to strength, and uncertainty to peace. Utilizing the services of a professional coach we journey with the author as she moves from fear and self-defeat to confidence. Along the way she encourages us to honour ourselves, recognize our value and live as the person we are meant to be. She teaches us we are unique and valuable to those around us.

Long term illness has become mainstream in the workplace with more than a third of the workforce affected at least one chronic health condition. From diabetes and heart disease to arthritis, cancer, Crohn's disease and many others, these conditions challenge our traditional views of sickness at work. Award-winning journalist, former manager and professional coach Jason Reid provides insight into how organizations and employees can improve performance and avoid misunderstandings associated with chronic health conditions. Jason Reid brings decades of personal experience of living and working with chronic illness and managing people challenged by similar health conditions in the competitive world of television news. Managers and organizational leaders will learn: - The crucial differences between chronic illness and traditional disease. - Why chronic illness costs organizations in North America over a trillion dollars a year in lost productivity. - Why current policies and programs related to employee health are not effective for people with chronic disease. - The best strategies to engage workers with chronic health conditions. Employees with chronic illness will learn: - How to develop a good relationship with their employer. - How to fight fatigue. - How to think and work better when they are sick. - How to manage their lives to maximize their energy. A guide to productivity and engagement for ambitious people with chronic health conditions, and the organizations that employ them.

The Essential Diet: Eating for Mental Health is your guide to healthy and simple recipes that will change how you feel physically, mentally and emotionally. The recipes on these pages are meant to support you in your mental health by ensuring you are eating the correct amount of the essential nutrients required for mental well being. When you address mental health with the proper nutritional foundation, the likelihood of feeling depressed or anxious decreases. In addition, by following the recipes outlined in The Essential Diet, you will have: More energy Improve digestion Reduce risk factors for other chronic health conditions (eg Type 2 diabetes, heart disease)Learn to love healthy eating, find the joy in cooking and feel better in your life!Dr. Christina Bjorndal is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor. A graduate of the University of British Columbia and the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM), she is the owner of the Natural Terrain Naturopathic Clinic, a multidisciplinary health clinic in Edmonton, Alberta. In clinical practice, her focus is on mental health - anxiety, depression, anorexia, bulimia, bipolar disorder (types 1 or 2), addiction, schizophrenia, ADD/ADHD, OCD, etc and she utilizes nutrition, natural therapies and orthomolecular medicine to support the physical foundation of health. She has additional training in five types of counselling (Gestalt psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural therapy, Compassion focussed therapy, Mindfulness based therapy and Integrative reprogramming technique) as she feels that in addition to supporting the physical level of health with diet and nutrition, it is important to address the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of health as well. Dr. Chris is passionate about mental health and well-being and has appeared on many podcasts and television, and is a sought after public speaker where she shares her story of regaining her mental health using naturopathic medicine. Dr. Chris's vulnerability, enthusiasm and experience inspires her patients to achieve their health goals. Dr. Chris is the author of Beyond the Label: 10 Steps to Improve your Mental Health with Naturopathic Medicine; Moving Beyond: A Journal into Self-Discovery and creator of the Moving Beyond course. 10% of the proceeds from all her books goes towards the Natural Terrain Mental Health Scholarship at CCNM. For more information please see: naturalterrain.com