Workbook targets stress

Workbook targets stress

YOUNGSTOWN

Shawn Blakeny is offering a new workbook, “The DAMN Moments Workbook: A Guide for Reducing the Moments in Your Life That Make You Say, “Damn,” does exactly what it says.

The program is designed to help you change your life and learn what it takes to stop having those moments and start living life right. The workbook gives the reader an opportunity to learn from mistakes in a way that is fun and engaging.

Blakeny, who has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in education, has worked with youths with problematic behaviors and adults with disabilities. He is working on a book series, selling novelty toys and would like to continue writing and creating products that encourage people to make better decisions and have fewer regrets.

This workbook can be purchased at Barnes & Noble in Boardman or Leana’s Books & More in Hermitage, Pa. It also can be purchased online from Barnes & Noble, Books A Million and Powell’s Books.

Cortland resident’s new novel

CORTLAND

J. Lennington has a new release, “Snow,” by RoseDog Books, an imprint of Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. of Pittsburgh.

“Snow” is the first of a four-book series about the life of Carly Brooker, a breeder of thoroughbred horses in Kentucky, and his dysfunctional family.

This is the third book Lennington has had published.

A Cortland resident, Lennington is a retired factory worker and was born in Pennsylvania but moved to Ohio while an infant. She spent many hours listening to stories told to her by her grandfather and father, which gave her the love of storytelling and prompted her to write.