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“Our Dying, Our Death, Our Grief” is Highly Informative, Raw and Occasionally Humorous

As a Registered Nurse, Vincent Dodd has sat with many, many patients on their deathbeds, and comforted families dealing with a range of emotions and hard decisions. Over the course of his experiences, he's developed a unique perspective on death and dying. And he is committed to making the process…

Jim AlkonSeptember 8, 2021

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“Good Grief” Guides the Bereavement Journey, and There’s No Right or Wrong Way

“If you love you will grieve, and that’s just a given,” wrote psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison, one of the several insightful quotes that pepper the gentle bereavement guidebook, Good Grief: A Journey From Lost to Love (Soft Touch Publishing) by Valerie D. Swinton and Fred J. Kirby Jr. Grief may…

Cynthia ConradSeptember 28, 2021

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The Right Mindset Makes All the Difference in Achieving Health Goals

Who doesn’t want to be healthy? You’d think that was motivation enough. But it’s so much work! Deprive yourself of foods you love, force yourself to exercise when you’re too tired, try to reduce your stress level (really?). We know it’s all good for us, so it’s no wonder that…

Barbara WilkovJune 29, 2022

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Learn to Take Control of Your Brain and “Override” Sabotaging Behaviors

If you’ve ever caught yourself “self-sabotaging” — binging on TV when there’s work to do, overeating when you’re already full, getting angry over something that doesn’t really matter — here’s a possible solution that readers can put into practice almost immediately. In OVERRIDE: Discover Your Brain Type, Why You Do…

Mckenzie TozanOctober 7, 2022

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Learn to Turn Adversity into Opportunity from the Man Who Gave Us Chicken Soup for the Soul

Those are nice words to live by, especially if it works and your destiny turns out to be fulfilling and rewarding. People probably view Mark Victor Hansen’s destiny as a successful one, having sold more than half a billion books as co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul. It’s unlikely,…

Jim AlkonSeptember 7, 2022

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An Intimate Memoir of the Bipolar Experience Penned to Pay it Forward

She needed to escape, so she ran. She found her way to the door of her house, slipped out and ran as fast as she could. “As I ran, I proceeded to strip every piece of clothing from my black body. I wanted nothing on me, nothing holding me back.”…

Jim AlkonFebruary 25, 2022

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Happiness: A Matter of the Lens Through Which You View It

Rosemary Schmidt tells the story of a teacher asking a young John Lennon what he wanted to be when he grew up. “Happy,” said Lennon. The teacher told Lennon he did not understand the question. Lennon told the teacher she did not understand life. Whether Lennon, or the Peanuts character…

Jim AlkonMarch 8, 2022

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Much More Than a Rough and Tumble Sport, Rugby Teaches Valuable Life Lessons

The saying has a practical message in terms of rugby: Go forward, never run sideways; don’t run away from your supporting players. Support, when the play breaks down, set up for what ensues, and remember that no one goes anywhere alone. Rosemary A. Schmidt, a former collegiate and club rugby…

Jim AlkonMarch 1, 2022

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Patients and Doctors Will Understand Those “Gut Feelings” After Reading This Sequel

Several months ago I had the opportunity to read and review Gut Feelings: Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction and the Patient-Doctor Relationship. In the book, Dr. Douglas A. Drossman, MD, a renowned gastroenterologist, founder and COO of the internationally recognized nonprofit the Rome Foundation, and president of DrossmanCare, teams up with…

Barbara WilkovJune 7, 2022

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A Guide to Dietary Habits That Will Improve Your Sex Life

If someone had asked the Bard at the time whether he was trying to suggest a “diet” for great lovemaking and sex, who’s to say how he would answer. Fortunately, 420 years later, Christine DeLozier, L.Ac. has her own ideas about the food of love, and she has written the…

Jim AlkonJune 9, 2022

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Susan Lax’s Poetry Invites Peace, Poignance and Presence in All Life’s Moments

A Heart’s Landscape: An Invitation to the Garden of Moments is a meditative, healing debut by the lyrical Susan Lax. The author pens contemplative poems that aim to uncover some of life’s most important yet least gaudy occasions; tranquil pictures reinforce the themes. This one’s just waiting to live on…

Judy MorenoJanuary 12, 2022

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When World-Renowned Musicians Are in Trouble, They Call Kenny Werner

When Herb Alpert was trapped by a creative block, he turned to Kenny Werner who had just published his landmark book, Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Musician Within. Alpert was floored by it. Now Werner has released the much-anticipated follow-up, Becoming the Instrument: Lessons on Self-Mastery from Music to Life (Sweet…

BookTribJanuary 18, 2022

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“Almost Happy” Is the Entirely Hilarious and Useful Guide to Positive Change

"It made me laugh out loud. Each button is a succinct and hilarious insight into this thing we call life. I could not stop turning the next page, eager to spot myself, my friends and family in the tiny capsules of wisdom in this witty book." — Neil Mullarkey, Founder of the…

Sharon GeltnerMarch 1, 2022

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An Invitation You’ll Want to Accept: Find Your “Uncommon Courage”

The first thing I thought when I picked up Uncommon Courage by global award-winning B2B communications professional and certified speaker Andrea T Edwards was, “what a BIG book!” But the subtitle is “An Invitation” so how can you pass that up? And then cracking open the book, it looked so…

Barbara WilkovFebruary 7, 2022

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Susan Lax and Mollie Sugarman Discuss Finding the Oasis Within Following Diagnosis

In the newest chapter of Susan Lax & Friends, spiritual counselor Susan Lax is joined by Mollie Sugarman, the Clinical Director of NYBRA’s Patient Empowerment Program to discuss how to “Discover your Oasis After a Diagnosis.” Susan and Mollie will discuss the spiritual and emotional toolbox patients can tap into to help…

BookTribSeptember 15, 2022

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Discover the Key to Becoming a Healthier You

The cover of The Serotonin-Insulin Connection: The Link to Achieving Extraordinary Physical and Mental Health by Phoenix Gilman lists the following: Control Cravings and Overcome Addictions The Link Between Mental Health and Our Nutrition Alleviate Depression and Anxiety Why Cholesterol is Vital to Longevity Reduce Risks for Alzheimer’s Lose Body Fat…

Barbara WilkovAugust 29, 2022

Better Self – Featured

“Our Dying, Our Death, Our Grief” is Highly Informative, Raw and Occasionally Humorous

“Good Grief” Guides the Bereavement Journey, and There’s No Right or Wrong Way

The Right Mindset Makes All the Difference in Achieving Health Goals

Learn to Take Control of Your Brain and “Override” Sabotaging Behaviors

Learn to Turn Adversity into Opportunity from the Man Who Gave Us Chicken Soup for the Soul

An Intimate Memoir of the Bipolar Experience Penned to Pay it Forward

Happiness: A Matter of the Lens Through Which You View It

Much More Than a Rough and Tumble Sport, Rugby Teaches Valuable Life Lessons

Patients and Doctors Will Understand Those “Gut Feelings” After Reading This Sequel

A Guide to Dietary Habits That Will Improve Your Sex Life

Susan Lax’s Poetry Invites Peace, Poignance and Presence in All Life’s Moments

When World-Renowned Musicians Are in Trouble, They Call Kenny Werner

“Almost Happy” Is the Entirely Hilarious and Useful Guide to Positive Change

An Invitation You’ll Want to Accept: Find Your “Uncommon Courage”

Susan Lax and Mollie Sugarman Discuss Finding the Oasis Within Following Diagnosis

Discover the Key to Becoming a Healthier You

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