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We have created a self-empowerment curriculum based on our books that is currently being successfully used in a high school health program in Oregon to help young people address bullying, judging, shaming and controlling attempts by peers and inappropriate adults. It is designed to develop personal strength and a healthy emotional foundation.

Love Again
Creating Relationships Without Blame

Love Again is currently being used as a textbook at San Francisco State University.


"In Love Again, Jan and Alan share their marriage, their professional expertise and their wisdom. The result is down to earth, inspiring - and full of humor. It will change the way you deal with the people you love."



"This is the first book we have ever featured on our program that will change your life."



"Love Again is an accessible, delightful yet powerful book that provides a map for individuals and couples to free themselves from the blame-shame dynamics, uneasiness and conflict that are so often part of relationships. Jan and Al demystify relationships and show us the way to attain clarity, self-empowerment and the emotional freedom to love again!"



"Love Again ~ Creating Relationships Without Blame offers a fresh perspective on how to uncover greater self awareness, aiding the reader in separating themselves from the paralyzing emotions of anger, hurt, fear and frustration, while re-directing them toward conscious communication, emotional responsibility, and celebration. These authors offer a liberating approach toward learning how to live in rewarding, loving, relationships."



"This is an intelligent guide for creating loving, compassionate and joyful relationships. The authors generously share anecdotes from their own lives to illustrate their concepts, making this book enjoyable to read and often humorous. I found myself nodding in self-recognition, and sighing with relief to find such practical solutions to the challenges that can occur in any relationship."



"Love Again provides valuable insights and sheds light on important areas of relationship that are rarely understood. Immerse yourself in this book to improve your relationships and life."



"Love Again is a remarkable book Ð remarkable in its simplicity and with its ease in unraveling issues that seem impossibly complex. Delivering wisdom with humor and compassion, Al and Jan help us unlock the potential for deeply gratifying connections with others and with ourselves."



"This book gives practical advice from the heart that will help you to negotiate the minefield that is love."

Personal Strength
Spiritual Joy: Bridging Heaven and Earth

Mark Victor Hansen
Co-creator, #1 New York Times best selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul ®
Co-author, Cracking the Millionaire Code and The One Minute Millionaire

Robert W. Whitmore,
Emmy Award Winner Chief Executive Officer
NPOWR Digital Media Inc. & stimTVnetwork

"Jan and Al have offered us not just a "fix" but a way to find the power to lead a healthy and fulfilling life."

Lesley Ann Warren
Actress

"This is a beautiful, eloquent, wise and compassionate exploration. It speaks to and connects the deep and complex relationship between man and the eternal struggle for
the divine."

Deirdre Keating
Staff writer, Moab Happenings

"So much in this book! A work that offers real tools for overcoming the struggles everyone faces, not just inspiration or insight (though PLENTY of that too) but actual steps and exercises that will help you. Whatever the battle, so often we know what we need to do, but we are our own biggest obstacle. This is the first book I've read that makes sense of that and teaches how to change so we become our own best help-mate.

From Ch 19: "...in our own trials, we have the same opportunity to respond with generosity and courage. We can accept our vulnerability and limited control, and choose to act with faith and positive expectations, reaching to fulfill our potential to be our best selves. And at the end of all of our efforts, where we cease to have knowledge or control, that is where we can find God." The stories the authors share make those abstractions real, and it is so refreshing to find a book where God is neither banished as out-of-fashion nor dumbed-down in order to bring a false sense of certainty. Definitely worth owning, because you'll want to reread and refer back to it again and again.

This book is wonderfully, amazingly brilliant. Al and Jan have so generously shared their hard-earned wisdom with all of us. There are so many valuable truths here, and the kind you need to hear—or read—often before you can truly own them. Bridging Heaven reminds me of those Lonely Planet travel guides, you know the ones that make it possible to tour Thailand and actually experience the culture? Only this book guides you through the human experience and makes it possible to actually own the quality of life you are choosing to live.

The common road bumps or emotions that misdirect us from the life we imagine are brought into light and demystified in these pages, and –most importantly, with their specific exercises and personal stories, a mental bridge is created that can support us and carry us over those old paths and into the life that has been waiting for us."

The Reverend Anne Bartlett
Trinity Episcopal Church

“With compassion and unrelenting commonsense, Al and Jan describe the psychological and spiritual blocks that prevent us from being fully alive, and offer practical help in the human quest for strength, wholeness and joy.”

J. Fraser Pierson, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Southern Oregon University
Co-editor of The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology:
Leading Edges in Theory Research and Practice.
Psychotherapist

"Personal Strength ~ Spiritual Joy: Bridging Heaven and Earth nourishes heart, mind, and soul and illuminates possibilities for full-out living. In a warm, conversational style, Drs. Jan Harrell and Alan Robins invite you to access the deep wisdom that comes with our God-given gift of humanity and to further your quest to live with spirit and purpose.

This is a compassionate book that encourages you to fully live each moment with faith and courage, in active, affirming partnership with your Creator. The authors, fellow-travelers on the quest, include heartfelt personal disclosures to illustrate their points and engaging exercises that will prompt fresh perspectives and liberating new ways of living. Personal Strength ~ Spiritual Joy, will enrich your life."

The Reverend Michael Powell
First United Methodist Church

"With golden nuggets of healing wisdom and spiritual grounding, Drs. Jan Harrell and Alan Robins help us to embrace our vulnerability as a sacred gift that holds the key to growth into our best self and opens us to the possibility of a deeper relationship with God."

Jill Rothman
Educator

"The information in this book is essential for anyone who wants a full and complete life. I have not found this material taught or presented anywhere! Typical psychology does not touch it. It marries psychology and spirituality beautifully, and makes it accessible for everyone"

Deirdre Barber
Dean of Students, Crater High School

"This book pulled two things together that seemed necessary for me to get past blocks. I've read a LOT of material, both spiritual and self-help. The spiritual literature seems to demand a leap of faith that I am unwilling to give without more explanation. The self-help books often lack an aspect of faith that I hope to integrate into my plan for change. Personal Strength - Spiritual Joy strikes me as the perfect balance. It pulls the idea of faith into the practical idea that feelings are real, and they are to be honored. It allows us the right to exist, and at the same time gives down-to-earth ideas for getting through difficulties. I recommend this for anyone who wants practical suggestions for difficult times."

Kathleen Finnegan
Licensed Professional Counselor

"This book is wonderful. Full of transparency compassion and strength. I found myself referring to the wisdom of Al Robins and Jan Harrell while working with my own clients...and that was only after reading the first chapter! Love yourself, love others...read the book."

Cindy Powell
MPT, ATC,STS
Physical Therapy Coordinator

"This book is a true gift from the authors, full of powerful, effective and life-changing concepts and tools, all brilliantly interwoven throughout the chapters into an unforgettable learning experience.

The book provides refreshing clarity as to what is our responsibility in our lives vs. what we need to surrender to God, and teaches the freedom of self-love that comes with letting go of the self-defeating, perfectionist and critical tendencies of our society. Also unique is the connection and outpouring of compassion by the authors through their stories and personal sharing which are filled with pearls of wisdom and laced with warmth and humor. 

Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from these authors who offer us inspiration and guidance to living a more fulfilling life than ever before, and to experiencing a closer relationship with God in the process."