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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise February 2023 |
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| How to Calm Your Mind: Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times by Chris BaileyWhat it's about: learning to embrace the other side of the productivity coin by making time and space for calm and being more present in the moments outside of our productive time.
Why you might like it: Ironically, it was Chris Bailey's work specializing in productivity that gave him insight into the need for periods of restorative calm as an important part of our ability to get things done.
Topics include: the pitfalls of "busyness" for its own sake; the relationship between anxiety and the brain's drive for dopamine; the similarities and differences between analog and digital experiences and how they affect anxiety. |
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| The Sugar Jar: Create Boundaries, Embrace Self-Healing, and Enjoy the Sweet Things in Life by Yasmine CheyenneWhat it is: an inclusive, accessible guide to taking care of yourself and healing from the past with an emphasis on learning to set boundaries.
Sugar jar? This is author Yasmine Cheyenne’s handy metaphor for your energy in its many forms -- a resource that is limited but can be replenished as much as it is depleted.
Read it for: the practical tools and exercises that will help you take stock of what saps or restores your energy and teach you a proactive approach to managing it. |
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| Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build A Life You Loveby Tori DunlapWhat it is: a well-researched look at the gender gap in personal finance education and how women can reclaim power and autonomy through financial independence.
Read it for: the busting of popular financial myths (lattes and avocado toast are not keeping young women from amassing wealth); the practical tips and judgment-free tone.
About the author: Tori Dunlap is the founder and CEO of Her First $100k, a financial literacy platform created to help women learn to manage and grow their money. |
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| Two Old Broads: Stuff You Need to Know That You Didn't Know You Needed to Know by M.E. Hecht, MD and Whoopi GoldbergWhat it's about: making the most of life's later years with curiosity and humor.
Why you might like it: the infectious enthusiasm and irreverent tone are well balanced with reflections on some of the inescapable challenges of aging, such as chronic pain.
Reviewers say: Two Old Broads is “a fun, sassy reminder that no one is just a number” (Library Journal). |
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Read it for: recipes are flexible, creative, and filled with encouragement, so you trust yourself to cook food the way it makes you happy |
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Read it for: They’re low-maintenance dishes that are satisfying to make for weeknight meals to celebrate empty to-do lists after long workdays, cozy Sunday soups to simmer during the first (or seventh!) snowfall of the year, and desserts that will keep happily under the cake dome for long enough that you will never feel pressure to share. Reviewers say: “Molly Yeh brings herself to every recipe, giving each dish a unique spice ingredient and twist! She’s a human surprise and delight, and her food is brilliant!” — Drew Barrymore |
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Read it for: Its crucial life lessons, conveyed through engaging storytelling, have shown readers how to become who they wish to be. With the newly updated version of this classic, that’s as true now as ever. Here's a quote: By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes, and often incur resentment. |
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| Breathe In, Breathe Out: Restore Your Health, Reset Your Mind and Find Happiness Through Breathworkby Stuart SandemanWhat it is: a candid and impassioned look at the transformative power of breathwork to improve your stress management,
Read it for: author Stuart Sandeman’s personal connection with breathwork, which he became interested in while working through grief.
Is it for you? Although the concept of breathwork can seem a bit too mystical for some, the tips and exercises presented here are short and low-stakes enough that it's worth everyone's time to give meditative breathing a chance. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Siouxland Libraries
200 North Dakota Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
605-367-8700www.siouxlandlib.org |
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