Publications

Awaken Associates - Dedicated to Bringing Light to Your Life

In addition to providing highly competent professional counseling and motivational services, Awaken Associates offers audio books, therapeutic short stories for adults, and other printed materials designed to shed light on your journey through life.

A Valuable Resource for the Bereaved!

Awaken to Good Mourning in audio book format is available for immediate purchase and delivery! The original print version has found its way into the hands of over forty thousand people since its initial publication in 1993! Critically acclaimed for its warmth and down-to-earth guidance, this book has been referenced and quoted in scholarly articles and graduate level couseling textbooks; given by life insurance companies and funeral homes as a gift to client familes; shared with friends and loved ones in the aftermath of death losses; and cherished by those who have received it!

This new edition contains a unique bonus -- the 2006 Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Song of the Year -- Brooks & Dunn's Believe as the final track of the set! No other book on grief delivers information and guidance with such warmth and power!

When you give the gift of Awaken to Good Mourning, you give the gift of healing!

Announcement - Special Holiday Offer!

The Second Edition of Awaken to Good Mourning to be released in January 2010!

Awaken Associates and The P 3 Press are proud to announce that the Second Print Edition of Awaken to Good Mourning will be released for purchase early January 2010! This new Second Edition has been revised and updated ~ containing 60 pages of new information!

From now through the end of this calendar year, you may purchase the audio version of Awaken to Good Mourning for a special reduced price of only $10.00 per copy and receive the Second Edition of the print version FREE! This is a perfect time to give the gift of healing to a bereaved friend or family member!

Previews of Second Edition of Awaken to Good Mourning

Pre-Release Praise for the 2nd Edition of Awaken to Good Mourning

"Awaken to Good Mourning is essential and sanity-saving reading for anyone who is grieving the loss of someone they love." Susan Heim ~ Parenting Author of five books & editor for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series.

"Mark’s remarkable book, Awaken to Good Mourning, finally provides what is needed – principles, guidance, support and unique resources, which enable one to become an alchemist turning the lead of grief into the gold of a rich new life." Dr. Mia Rose, Psychotherapist, Queensland, Australia.

"Awaken to Good Mourning is a true gift that acts as a compass, navigating readers through their difficult grief journey." Toni Scalise Borowczak, L.P.C., Play Therapist

"Awaken To Good Mourning is the best gift you can give. Mark will guide you through the difficult times when perhaps you don't want to talk to anyone. Read Awaken and see." Mary Ellen Harbin-Kemp, Ed.D.

"Mark not only offers a sage emotional viewpoint, he provides a practical guide for dealing with legal details in times when most of us aren't thinking our clearest. Both as an attorney and a man who has grieved the loss of loved ones, I wish my clients and I would have had this book years ago." Russ Riddle, Attorney at Law

Visit Mark's blogs, Living In The Meantimes and Awaken To Good Mourning for more inspirational writing!

Please contact us for more details.

Become One in a Million!

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As you are keenly aware, we find ourselves in extremely vexing times on all fronts! Families struggle to deal with unparalleled challenges on a daily basis! We all seek ways to cope as effectively as possible accessing the resources around us. The same is true for many non-profit organizations who teeter on the brink of closing due to reduced financial support.

Often, when we are able to give of ourselves or our resources during troubled times, both the recipient and we benefit from the experience. For this reason, I invite you to consider becoming "One in a Million" by donating just ONE DOLLAR to The Journey of Hope Grief Support Center - a non-profit organization dedicated to providing FREE group grief support to children, adolescents and their parents or adult caregivers as they learn to mourn the death or impending death of a loved one.

JUST ONE DOLLAR -- the cost of a soda -- can go toward making a real difference in the life of a child! During 2009, my goal is to have ONE MILLION PEOPLE donate JUST ONE DOLLAR each in order to ensure the continuation of this unique organization! You may donate to this worthy cause by visiting Journey of Hope today!

Thank you for your consideration!