Tag: self-help

— Book Review, Non Fiction, Review, Self-Help —

Book Review: ‘The Five Truths About Work-Life Balance’, by Jae Ellard

April 28, 2016
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About the Author After years in senior communication roles crafting content for executives, Jae collapsed from stress-related adrenal fatigue. This life-altering experience propelled her to research human behavior, neuroscience, mindfulness, and organizational relationship systems. In 2008, Jae founded Simple Intentions and developed the Mindful Life™ Program, which includes four group coaching workshops to generate reflection,… Read More Book Review: ‘The Five Truths About Work-Life Balance’, by Jae Ellard

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Book Recommendation: ‘Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking’, by Susan Cain

March 6, 2016
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Happy Sunday!  This blogger uses Sundays to plan and prepare for the upcoming week.  I have been asked so many times about the resources that help me plan a full week that I decided to launch the “Planning the Week” feature with three concomitant components: a recommended book to make your commute easier; a healthy… Read More Book Recommendation: ‘Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking’, by Susan Cain

— Book Review, Non Fiction, Review, Self-Help —

Book Review: ‘Right or Almost Right’, by John Haremza

February 3, 2016
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About the author After he graduated high school, John got a job as a machine operator at the potato chip plant. When he was promoted to maintenance manager he thought that this $22,000 a year job was the best job he could ever hope for. Then he was introduced to Network Marketing and his life… Read More Book Review: ‘Right or Almost Right’, by John Haremza

— Biography, Book Review, Health, Non Fiction, Self-Help, Travel —

Book Review: Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert

January 21, 2016

While I love chick-flicks, they are not the only books that I read (the proof is in the pudding – or rather, in my bookshelf). I read everything and anything, except a certain couple of genres. There is one in particular that I have always been very wary of: self-help books. The few I perused… Read More Book Review: Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert

— Book Review, Books, Health, Non Fiction, Nutrition, Review, Self-Help —

Book Review: ‘Ditching the Drive-Thru’, by J. Natalie Winch

December 9, 2015

About the author: J. Natalie Winch lives in southern New Jersey, not far from where she grew up, with her husband, two children, and dogs. When she isn’t mothering, teaching, grading, or making lesson plans, Natalie runs the Hebrew School at her synagogue, coaches soccer, teaches lacto-fermentation classes, writes the occasional entry for her blog… Read More Book Review: ‘Ditching the Drive-Thru’, by J. Natalie Winch

— Book Review, Non Fiction, Psychology, Self-Help —

Book Review: Living Oprah by Robyn Okrant

October 7, 2015

I’m an Oprah kid. Kind of. I didn’t understand much – if any – of her show when it first started its dizzying ascension in the late 80s, early 90s, but I watched most of them. Actually, no; I watched my family watch the show and then have heated debates about whatever the lady with… Read More Book Review: Living Oprah by Robyn Okrant

— Book Review, Non Fiction, Self-Help —

Book Review: ‘The New Single’, by Tamsen Fadal

August 26, 2015

About the author: Emmy-award-winning television journalist, producer and author Tamsen Fadal is no stranger to starting over.  Following a very public divorce, Tamsen decided it was time to take her life back, this time as one of a growing group of women: the new single.  A group of women who are learning that finding, fixing and falling (back) in love… Read More Book Review: ‘The New Single’, by Tamsen Fadal

— Book Review, Celebrity Culture, Education, Fashion, Medical, Non Fiction, Psychology —

Book Review: ‘Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash’ by Timothy Caulfield

August 10, 2015

As we try to navigate the various influences that society is exerting on us in order to lead healthy lives as strong, spiritual, noble beings, we will no doubt come across the influences of celebrity culture, especially if we live in North America. This makes the information available in books such as Timothy Caulfield’s book,… Read More Book Review: ‘Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash’ by Timothy Caulfield

— Book Review, Music Industry, Non Fiction, Self-Help —

Book Review: ‘Your Band is a Virus!’ by James Moore

September 2, 2014

The music we are most exposed to is that which is deemed worthy by big companies with big reach.  Unfortunately, these companies are more interested in making a profit than creating uplifting, inspiring music, encouraging audiences like ourselves to accept that the formulaic songs they churn out at breathtaking speed is, indeed, good music. How… Read More Book Review: ‘Your Band is a Virus!’ by James Moore

— Book Review, Non Fiction, Psychology, Self-Help —

Book Review: ‘Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them’ by Tina Gilbertson

July 19, 2014

One’s conception of life is of big importance as to how we deal with mistakes. If life on Earth is but one chance to do everything we have to do before disappearing for good, then of course mistakes are unacceptable. But if one understands life on Earth as the beginning of an eternal path on… Read More Book Review: ‘Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings by Letting Yourself Have Them’ by Tina Gilbertson