Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise
August 2023

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Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You About Menopause And How to Feel Like...
by Jancee Dunn

What'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.
Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run
by Martinus Evans

How 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).
The Choice Point: The Scientifically Proven Method to Push Past Mental Walls and...
by Joanna Grover

What 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.
Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today
by Hal Hershfield

What it is: a well-researched examination of short and long-term thinking and how to make choices that benefit us most in the future. 

Read it for: the practical advice, which is presented in a well-organized and engaging format. 

Reviewers say: "
An encouraging, practical guide for decision-making" (Kirkus Reviews).
Talking on Eggshells: Soft Skills for Hard Conversations
by Sam Horn

What's inside: an upbeat guide to communicating in the face of unknown social dynamics, in particular when potential conflict is part of the possible fallout.

Topics include: proactive vs. reactive responses; growing a thicker skin; and how to use your tone to set and maintain your communication boundaries.

For fans of: Why Are We Yelling by Buster Benson; Connect by David L. Bradford.
Body Neutral: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Body Image Issues
by Jessi Kneeland

What 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).
I Feel Love: MDMA and the quest for connection in a fractured world
by Rachel Love Nuwer

What it is: An award-winning science journalist looks at how the psychedelic drug MDMA has evolved from a feared drug to the forefront of a medical revolution that could help to heal our broken social bonds. 

Read it for: Insight into MDMA-assisted therapy trials and the ways in which it can help to heal trauma

Reviewers say: "Riveting."--Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score
All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive
by Rainesford Stauffer

What it is: a thoughtful and well-researched exploration of ambition and how our modern understanding of it can harm our self-worth and leave us isolated. 

Topics include: the pitfalls of "hustle" culture; the pressure to excel and how it can impact children from a young age; the social inequalities that existing measures for tracking academic achievement can exacerbate.


About the author: Rainesford Stauffer is a journalist who writes the "Work in Progress" column for Teen Vogue and regularly contributes to The Atlantic, The New York Times, and Vox.
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