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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2023
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| Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most by Adam AlterWhat it's about: the periods of personal, professional, and creative stagnation that can keep you stuck in life and how to overcome the inertia that's holding you back.
Why you might like it: The author's advice is practical and presented in a non-judgemental, confidence-boosting tone and contextualized through abundant case studies from all walks of life.
Examples include: painter Claude Monet; Academy Award-winner Brie Larson; and music legend Miles Davis. |
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| Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community by Joy Harden Bradford, PhDWhat it is: a reflective guide to building and sustaining friendships, discovering your strengths and weaknesses as a friend, and strengthening ties within your community to foster healing.
About the author: Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a licensed clinical psychologist and host of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast.
Reviewers say: "Bradford’s celebration of friendship is moving, backed with psychological depth, and especially welcome in a culture that sometimes downplays nonromantic bonds" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You About Menopause And How to Feel Like... by Jancee DunnWhat's inside: a humorous and candid exploration of menopause, its cultural implications, and research into the latest tools and tips to navigate one of life's biggest changes.
Read it for: the informative interviews with medical professionals; the emphasis placed on dispelling misinformation; the handy appendix of authoritative resources included at the end.
You might also like: The Slow Moon Climbs by Susan P. Mattern; The Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter. |
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| Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run by Martinus EvansHow it started: with author Martinus Evans receiving news from his doctor that his weight and lack of fitness was likely to send him to an early grave.
What happened next: Evans committed to running and completing a marathon, against the odds. Slow AF Run Club details his development as a "non-traditional" runner, the sense of community he found as he continued running marathons, and his advice for getting started no matter where you're starting from.
Reviewers say: "Practical and compassionate in equal measure, this will get readers moving" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| The Choice Point: The Scientifically Proven Method to Push Past Mental Walls and... by Joanna GroverWhat it's about: making choices, big or small, and how the mind and body participate in that process.
Tips include: journaling to discover what you want most; visualization exercises that engage your senses to make the experience of goal-setting feel real and potentially more achievable.
For fans of: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman; Nudge by Richard H. Thaler. |
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Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People: Avoid Emotional Traps, Stand Up for Your Self, and Transform Your Relationships as an Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson
What is it: offers essential, practical solutions to help you "disentangle" from emotionally immature people, stand up for your self, and transform your relationships.
Read it for: the everyday solutions to help deal with any emotionally immature person, as well as tips for building self-confidence, setting boundaries, and establishing healthier relationships.
About the Author: Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice who specializes in individual psychotherapy and coaching with adult children of emotionally immature parents.
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Permission to Speak: How to Change What Power Sounds Like, Starting With You
by Samara Bay
What is it: Bay identifies tools for unlocking the potential in each of our voices by providing a fun and practical road map for making big cultural change while embracing our natural strengths. It offers a fresh perspective on public speaking and a new definition of what power sounds like.
Read it for: the blending anecdotes with eye-opening research in leadership, linguistics and social science.
Author Alert! a communication expert who's worked with Hollywood's biggest stars, political powerhouses and businesspeople. She runs workshops and speaks at organizations around the world to support a new, diverse sound of power.
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| Body Neutral: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Body Image Issues by Jessi KneelandWhat it is: a thought-provoking examination of body image and how we can make peace with the issues underlying the fraught relationships many of us have with the skin we live in.
Why it matters: Body Neutral emphasizes taking a step back from the body itself when needed to focus on the mind, providing advice for exploring what makes someone unhappy with their body and how they react to that unhappiness.
Reviewers say: "There’s a lot here for readers who are serious about coming to terms with their body image and willing to do the work to make it happen" (Booklist). |
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The Sh!t No one Tells You About Divorce: A Guide to Breaking Up, Falling Apart, and Putting Yourself Back Together
by Dawn Dais
What it's about: a refreshingly honest, compassionate guide to the sh!tstorm that is divorce: falling apart, staying afloat, and new beginnings (whether you are ready for them or not).
Series alert! author of The Sh!t No One Tells You... series, Dawn Dais knows all about life's rollercoasters. Her books have become A go to guides for honest,been there done that wisdom delivered with wicked humor.
Reviewers say: "One is unlikely to find a funnier guide to surviving divorce." (Publishers Weekly)
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