Kim Foster

Finally, an authentic, person-centered approach to wellness. Are you caught in the web of promises spun by the wellness industry? Many of us seek transformative health journeys only to end up back where we started, our efforts unraveling and old habits creeping in. What are we missing? When Dr. Kim Foster was a practicing physician, her days were filled with telling people what to do and why to do it. Despite these efforts, her patients struggled to make the desired changes stick. In Redesigning You, Dr. Foster reveals that our collective preoccupation with the what, why, and how of healthy habits has distracted us from the most important piece: the who, the person at the heart of the matter. Drawing on behavioral psychology, conversations with her patients, and her own encounter with a rare autoimmune disorder, Dr. Foster guides you to ground your wellness efforts in your own interests and values. Go deeper than surface-level with a method for wellness that is so true, so authentic, it feels effortless. The Redesigning You three-step framework empowers you to embrace holistic wellness in place of quick-fix solutions and fad diets. * Step 1: Recognize. Uncover the hidden patterns, beliefs, and stories shaping your current reality. * Step 2: Redesign. Create a new, empowering vision for yourself by rewriting those beliefs and reframing your self-concept. * Step 3: Ritualize: Turn these changes into sustainable, daily practices that reinforce your transformation. For any change to be sustainable, it must fit with your concept of yourself. This is your invitation to making changes that are rooted in positive, genuine beliefs about yourself, and which manifest in lifelong healthy habits that feel natural and authentic.

Food is a conduit for connection; we envision smiling families gathered around a table - eating, happy, content. But what happens when poverty, mental illness, homelessness, and addiction claim a seat at the table? In The Meth Lunches, James Beard award-winning writer Kim Foster peers behind the polished visions of perfectly curated dinners and charming families to reveal complex reality when poverty and food intersect. Whether it’s heirloom vegetables or a block of neon yellow government cheese, food is both a basic necessity and nuanced litmus test: what and how we eat reflects our communities, our cultures, and our place in the world. The Meth Lunches gives a glimpse into the lives of people living in Foster’s Las Vegas community - the grocery store cashier who feels safer surrounded by food after surviving a childhood of hunger; the inmate baking a birthday cake with coffee creamer and Sprite; the unhoused woman growing scallions in the slice of sunlight on her passenger seat. This is what food looks like in the lives of real people. The Meth Lunches reveals stories of dysfunction intertwined with hope, of the insurmountable obstacles and fierce determination all playing out on the plates of ordinary people. It’s a bold invitation to pull up a chair and reconsider our responsibilities to the most vulnerable among us. Welcome to the table.

The 5th edition of this highly regarded text has a new title and approach which builds on the foundations of previous editions to acknowledge mental health as essential to holistic nursing practice in every setting. Written by Kim Foster, Peta Marks, Anthony O'Brien and Toby Raeburn - a team of highly respected mental health nursing educators, researchers and clinicians, the new edition has been carefully reorganised to reflect contemporary mental health nursing practice and highlight the value of consumer perspectives. With a key focus on specialist mental health nursing, the new chapters introduce the integration of mental health nursing knowledge and skills across a range of generalist and mental health clinical settings. Mental Health in Nursing, 5th edition is an invaluable resource for all nursing students, whatever their practice area.. Consumer perspectives provided by Jarrad Hickmott, Lived Experience Consultant . Historical anecdotes encourage reflection and understanding of contemporary mental health nursing practice . An eBook included in all print purchases Additional resources on evolve . eBook on VitalSource Instructor resources: . Test bank - MCQ's (with answers and rationales) . Discussion questions . Image collection Student and Instructor resources: . Consumer stories (a selection of videos from Stories in Mental Health) . Weblinks Restructured and presented in 3 parts: Section 1: Positioning Practice describes the context and importance of nursing in mental health and includes a new chapter on self-careSection 2: Knowledge for Practice addresses the specialist practice of mental health nursing. Each chapter examines specific mental health conditions, assessment, nursing management and relevant treatment approachesSection 3: Contexts of practice features scenario-based chapters with a framework to support mental health screening, assessment, referral and support, across a range of clinical settings

Cat Montgomery is a natural-born thief with a special talent for stealth--or at least she thought so. Years ago, she stole from the diamond-hording businessman Albert Faulkner III, but he somehow figured out she was responsible. Now he wants revenge, and dares her to swipe the elusive Hope Diamond. If she fails the mission, he'll wreak bloody havoc on her loved ones. But the stakes are raised even higher when Cat discovers that stealing the Hope is not only an impossible task, it's a cursed one. . . Meanwhile, Cat's boyfriend, FBI agent Jack Barlow, is tracking a fierce criminal known as the Gargoyle, running into Interpol and resistance among his agency. As he follows the trail to Paris, where Cat is, their missions entwine in ways neither of them would have suspected. . .

Everyone has a talent. Some are just more legal than others. Cat Montgomery steals jewels for AB&T, the premier agency for thieves in Seattle. Career perks: good pay, great disguises, constant adrenaline rush. Drawbacks: the possibility of jail time...or worse. Now she's taken on a lucrative side job-recovering a priceless Faberge egg for an alleged Romanov descendent. Though Cat is working solo, there are plenty of interested players. Her FBI ex-boyfriend is nosing around, as is her former mentor-turned-nemesis. Then there's the sexy art thief helping-or is he hindering?-her mission. If her luck holds out, this could be the case that allows Cat to retire with her conscience and her life intact. If not, it'll be her last job for all the wrong reasons...