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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise February 2022 |
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| On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times by Michael IgnatieffWhat it is: An inspiring and thought-provoking exploration of how notable people have found meaning and solace during times of hardship and what we can learn from their stories.
Featuring: Roman statesmen Cicero and Marcus Aurelius; philosphers David Hume and Michel de Montaigne; religious figures Job and the apostle Paul; sociologist Max Weber; Holocaust survivor Primo Levi; and hospice movement pioneer Cicely Saunders. |
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| Life, I Swear: Intimate Stories from Black Women on Identity, Healing, and Self-Trust by Chloe Dulce Louvouezo; foreword by Elaine WelterothWhat it's about: Inspired by the podcast of the same name, this candid collection of essays and interviews relates the personal stories of Black women and reflects on the lessons in each that can move and inspire us all.
Topics include: Divorce, mental illness, miscarriage, spiritual practices, and healing from trauma. |
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| Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World by Eve RodskyWhat it is: An engaging and inspiring guide to rediscovering your inner self and carving out time and space to be authentically you.
Wait, unicorns? "Unicorn space" is what author Eve Rodsky calls a block of time and dedicated place to foster your creativity and self-expression free from outside influences.
Who it's for: Although Rodsky makes a point to center the social demands placed on women, anyone who feels defined by external obligations and roles such as parent or partner will benefit from the reflections and advice here. |
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| Out of Office: The Big Problem and the Bigger Promise of Working from Home by Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen PetersenWhat it's about: The changing nature of remote work, with analysis of the new ways that workers and employers are looking at productivity, profitability, and career satisfaction.
About the authors: Charlie Warzel writes the "Galaxy Brain" column for The New York Times and Anne Helen Petersen, whose work has appeared in The Atlantic and Wired, writes a Substack newsletter called Culture Study. |
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