Majora Carter shows how brain drain cripples low-status communities and maps out a development strategy focused on talent retention to help them break out of economic stagnation. "My musical, In the Heights, explores issues of community, gentrification, identity and home, and the question: Are happy endings only ones that involve getting out of your neighborhood to achieve your dreams? In her refreshing new book, Majora Carter writes about these issues with great insight and clarity, asking us to re-examine our notions of what community development is and how we invest in the futures of our hometowns. This is an exciting conversation worth joining.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda How can we solve the problem of persistent poverty in low-status communities? Majora Carter argues that these areas need a talent-retention strategy, just like the ones companies have. Retaining homegrown talent is a critical part of creating a strong local economy that can resist gentrification. But too many people born in low-status communities measure their success by how far away from them they can get. Carter, who could have been one of them, returned to the South Bronx and devised a development strategy rooted in the conviction that these communities have the resources within themselves to succeed. She advocates measures such as • Building mixed-income instead of exclusively low-income housing to create a diverse and robust economic ecosystem • Showing homeowners how to maximize the long-term value of their property so they won't succumb to quick-cash offers from speculators • Keeping people and dollars in the community by developing vibrant “third spaces”—restaurants, bookstores, and places like Carter's own Boogie Down Grind Cafe This is a profoundly personal book. Carter writes about her brother's murder, how turning a local dumping ground into an award-winning park opened her eyes to the hidden potential in her community, her struggles as a woman of color confronting the “male and pale” real estate and nonprofit establishments, and much more. It is a powerful rethinking of poverty, economic development, and the meaning of success.

Reclaiming YOU offers a path to healing heartache through being trauma and Enneagram informed. The pandemic has brought to light the heartaches that may have gone unnoticed and has highlighted the need for owning one’s trauma recovery and finding resilience. In being trauma and Enneagram informed, one can find their journey to resilience and hope. Reclaiming YOU provides individual stories and facts of heartache, Enneagram type, vulnerabilities and their resilience journey. Reclaiming YOU looks at various types of trauma, through individual stories. Each type is represented in one of the stories. After their story is shared, Facts about that type of trauma are given Resilience for that type is described Vulnerability and resilience for each of the types is provided Finally, a simple practice is offered With Reclaiming YOU, readers can find their story in the heartache and in the resilience by gaining understanding through the facts.

How Pornography Shapes Your Mind, Relationships, and Emotional Health: and What You Can Do About It is a practical guide to understanding the profound effects pornography can have on mental health, relationships, and emotional well-being. In today’s digital age, pornography is more accessible than ever, often shaping thoughts, behaviors, and intimacy in ways that can go unnoticed. This book explores the psychological and emotional toll pornography takes on individuals and couples, offering real solutions for breaking free from its influence. With actionable steps, personal insights, and expert guidance, author Jerry Kevin Cooke helps readers overcome addiction, rebuild intimacy, and restore emotional health. Whether you're struggling personally or supporting a loved one, this book provides the tools needed to reclaim your life, rebuild relationships, and find lasting emotional freedom.

The modern world is a whirlwind of information, constant demands, and relentless pressure to achieve more, do more, and be more. While striving for success is admirable, it's crucial to recognize that our well-being is the foundation upon which all else is built. When we prioritize productivity at the expense of our health and happiness, we set ourselves up for burnout, a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion that can have far-reaching consequences. This book is not about denying our ambition or neglecting our goals; it's about recognizing the interconnectedness of productivity and well-being. It's about learning to manage our time and energy in a way that allows us to thrive, not just survive.

This book examines climate change's grim reality, emphasizing urgent action against future droughts, famine, and displacement. Far from despair, it inspires hope with practical solutions, advocating for impactful individual and collective efforts to forge a sustainable future amidst environmental challenges.

Affronted by the xenophobic nationalists who stalked the land during the Howard years, many progressive Australians have rejected a love of country, forgetting that there is a patriotism of the liberal left that at different times has advanced liberty, egalitarianism, and democratic citizenship. Tim Soutphommasane, a first-generation Australian and political philosopher who has journeyed from Sydney's western suburbs to Oxford University, re-imagines patriotism as a generous sentiment of democratic renewal and national belonging. In accessible prose, he explains why our political leaders will need to draw upon the better angels of patriotism if they hope to inspire citizens for nation-building, and indeed persuade them to make sacrifices in the hard times ahead. As we debate the twenty-first century challenges of reconciliation and a republic, citizenship and climate change, Reclaiming Patriotism proposes a narrative we have to have.

From leading mental health expert Dr. Thema Bryant, an accessible resource to process stress and take practical steps toward creating the life you want Trauma and everyday challenges can cause us to disconnect and fall into survival mode. This comprehensive workbook gently leads us back to our authentic selves by helping us process difficult emotions and identify how ordinary and traumatic stress may have led to harmful patterns, including unhealthy relationships, people-pleasing, control issues, and self-sabotage. Drawing on more than two decades of experience in clinical psychology and trauma recovery, Dr. Thema Bryant guides us through surveys and reflection questions to grow our self-awareness and understanding. She offers a diverse array of psychotherapeutic techniques based in both Western science and indigenous knowledge to help us shift our thoughts, heal our emotions, and actively take steps toward growth. Incorporating journal prompts, grounding exercises, spiritual practices like prayer and meditation, and embodied healing through dance and movement, Reclaim Yourself invites you to process your past, center your present, and transform your future.

Embark on a Journey to Solvency and Financial Serenity Picture a life where the shackles of debt no longer weigh upon your shoulders; a reality where each paycheck isn't earmarked for creditors, but for building your future. Shackle-Free Spending: A Guide to Breaking the Debt Cycle serves as your compass to financial liberation, offering a well-charted path away from the treacherous cliffs of debt and towards the serene plains of economic stability and peace of mind. Embark upon this journey with a candid exploration of the psychological roots of debt in The Psychology of Debt, where you'll unveil the patterns and triggers underlying your spending habits. Forge ahead with Mapping Your Financial Landscape to take stock of where you stand, followed by a tailor-made Personal Budget Blueprint designed to balance your incomings with your outgoings -- setting the cornerstone for regained financial control. Finesse the art of frugality in Cutting Costs Creatively without compromising on life's joys, and supercharge your income as you delve into the possibilities that Boosting Your Income unveils, be they side hustles or savvy career moves. Let the Art of Goal Setting and Financial Planning chapter become your workshop for sculpting an achievable, fulfilling future. Turn the page on debt myths as you unravel the realities of consolidation in Debunking Debt Consolidation Myths, and learn to navigate the world of credit cards and loans in a way that serves you, not your lenders. Prepare yourself for life's inevitable curveballs with strategic Crisis Management, ensuring that emergencies don't revert you to financial instability. As you continue your odyssey towards a debt-free existence, Shackle-Free Spending becomes more than a guide; it is your ally in maintaining this newfound autonomy. Investment is not just for the elite, and as you apply the chapter on Investment as a Debt Recovery Tool, you'll see your former debts replaced with growing assets. Arm yourself with the knowledge to keep your finances buoyant, navigate legalities, and when necessary, source further advice and support -- culminating in a lifestyle where financial wellness is not just a fleeting goal, but a sustainable reality. Begin your story of transformation today, and become a testament to the freedom that awaits beyond the cycles of debt.

The Bible is clear about God’s love for the city, be it Babylon,Nineveh, or Jerusalem. Thousands of years later, His lovehasn’t changed—and God still calls His people to speak truth to the cities of the world. In City Changers, Alan Platt shows how we need to be in the classrooms, boardrooms, and marketplaces of our communities, engaged with society and ready to offer hope to the broken. Alan gives practical answers and inspiration for influencing the spiritual, social, and cultural dimensions of where we live, as he tells his remarkable story of watching God’s church deeply affect cities around the world. Generations of changed lives tell us that Christianity can radically transform society, beginning with spiritual transformation in the lives of individual people. As Alan writes, the church is called as a missional presence to instill the character and presence of Christ into the core of the community.

An integral resource for aspiring artists, this third edition updates key pieces of the classic Starting Your Career as an Artist. In this comprehensive manual, veteran art career professionals Angie Wojak and Stacy Miller show aspiring artists how to evaluate their goals and create a plan of action to advance their professional careers, and use their talents to build productive lives in the art world. In addition, the book includes insightful interviews with professional artists and well-known players in the art scene. The third edition features a chapter on social media and includes interviews with artists, museum professionals, and educators, as well as new chapters on how to navigate the post-pandemic art world. All chapters cover topics essential to the emerging artist, such as: •Using social media to advance your practice •Health and safety for artists •Artist’s resumes and CVs •Finding alternative exhibition venues •Building community through networking •Collaborating and finding mentors •Refining career aspirations This invaluable resource is sure to encourage and inspire artists to create their own opportunities as they learn how the creativity that occurs inside the studio can be applied to developing a successful career in the art world. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.