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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

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A Spiritual Memoir and Life-Changing Guide to Energy Healing

From the first time he used the Light on his injured wrist, Yan Ming Li knew he "had been given a special gift." Yet it was a gift he would need to keep secret from all but those nearest and dearest to him. You see, at the time, Master Li…

Gevera Bert PiedmontAugust 18, 2022

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

A Reverend’s Own Guide to Healing From Religious Trauma

For some people, religion can be a deeply fulfilling aspect of life. Finding meaning and comfort in a higher power, expressing joy and gratitude at the blessings of faith, belonging to a supportive community of worshippers — these are just a few of the benefits. But religion can also harbor…

BookTribAugust 18, 2022

Better Self Better Self - Featured Miscellany

Curated Collection of Work by Prolific Poet Provides the Depth and Breadth of a Lifetime

Over 1,600 books of writing. A body of work containing well over 90,000 poems. The sheer volume and speed at which Sri Chinmoy wrote is breathtaking — one collection boasts 843 poems written in a single 24-hour span in 1975. What’s even more incredible is the high quality of thought,…

Cynthia ConradAugust 11, 2022

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Put a Positive Spin on Healthy Living With These 6 Inspiring Reads

Now that we’re just past the halfway point of 2022, how are those New Year’s Resolutions going? If you’re like me, you probably just cringed reading those words. Don’t worry, you’re in good company; out of the 41% of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions, only 9% successfully keep them…

BookTribJuly 12, 2022

Better Self Better Self - Featured Miscellany

“A Life Cycle” Takes Readers Through an Iterative Process of Healing, One Poem at a Time

Poetry, particularly confessional poetry, has the power to make us think, feel, see and hear the world differently. It can also be a transformative force for poets as well, helping them to make sense of their experiences and translating them for others to understand more keenly. Subtitled “a guide to…

Cynthia ConradMarch 9, 2022

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What’s it Like to Quit Your Job, Pack 100 Books and Move to Paradise?

It’s the classic American dream of everyone who’s burnt out, had enough, and ready to give up. “One of these days,” we think, “I’m going to chuck it all and live on a beach on a remote Pacific island.” So many of us have thought about it, yet it’s shocking…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 11, 2015

Better Self Miscellany Pop Culture

Applying the Principles of Improv to Break Free

If you’ve ever spent time watching improvisational comedy, two things might have struck you: (1) this is entertaining and (2) this looks extremely hard. To many, the thought of being thrown an idea and being asked to improvise on the spot is downright scary. Perhaps a little less frightening is…

BookTribAugust 8, 2018

Better Self Miscellany

“Today I Choose Me:” Essays on Self-Ascension

People often tend to define themselves and their lives by their ability to serve those around them and make others happy. They are so desperate to please spouses, children, friends, co-workers, bosses, basically all those around them, that they fail to look out for someone who really holds the key…

BookTribNovember 12, 2019

Better Self Better Self - Featured Miscellany

Add Books to Your Mental Health Care Routine

October 10 is World Mental Health Day! The first commemoration was in 1992 with an aim for support and outreach, but it was the beginning of a new era: between the early nineties and today, destigmatization initiatives, care choices and availability, advocacy, awareness foundations and research have, thankfully, made leaps…

Judy MorenoOctober 8, 2021

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For Both Devoted Alcott Fans and any Christian Little Woman , Here’s a Devotional to Cherish

In her latest work, The Little Women Devotional: A Chapter-By-Chapter Companion to Louisa May Alcott's Beloved Classic (Barbour Books), Rachel Dodge matches a cherished girl’s book with a core concept often overshadowed by feminism and social justice issues. While these ideas are crucial aspects of Little Women, Dodge’s focus on…

Susan BaileyDecember 2, 2021

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One Woman’s Journey from Trauma to Self-Love Offers Much Wisdom for Growth

"Bloom where you're planted," goes a common saying. For poet and writer Tyesha Mack, that sentiment seems to miss the center of the target. “Grow and remain rooted in who you are," she writes. "That’s what flowers do.” See the difference? It is only one of many moments of profound…

Cynthia ConradFebruary 18, 2022

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“Pace’s Post” Brings Life Insights From a Doctor With Directive

Pace’s Post: Ramblings of Wisdom From a Middle-Aged Doc by Victor M. Pace, MD allows the reader to pull up a chair with the author as he offers his insights on life and a life well-lived. Sections cover extremely wide-ranging conversations, and the author explains in the introduction that "I decided to…

BookTribMay 21, 2021

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Julia Baird’s Memoir “Phosphorescence” Shares Wisdom to Make Life Glow

In Phosphorescence: A Memoir of Finding Joy When Your World Goes Dark (Random House), Australian journalist and biographer Julia Baird explores the experiences that give life meaning and joy — the things that make life glow. The book is a thought-provoking mix of journalism and memoir as Baird blends essays…

Kirsten MacdissiJuly 6, 2021

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GQ Columnist Sophia Benoit Navigates Adulting in “Well, This Is Exhausting”

“Benoit’s writing style is like a witty, long-form tweet—familiar, pithy, and off-the-cuff... Benoit brings her A game in her first book." — Library Journal —∞— GQ columnist and stand-up comedian Sophia Benoit is that rare combo of wisecracking friend and tough older sister in Well, This is Exhausting (Gallery Books),…

Kirsten MacdissiJuly 13, 2021

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“Conscious Parenting” Provides Emotional Support and a Personal Toolkit

The author Robert A. Saul, MD starts off his informative guide to parenting, Conscious Parenting: Using the Parental Awareness Threshold (Koehler Books), with a perfect quote from the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen: I need a clue ‘Cause I’m flying blind And making this up as I go.” No doubt…

Jim AlkonAugust 10, 2021

Discover the Key to Becoming a Healthier You

A Spiritual Memoir and Life-Changing Guide to Energy Healing

A Reverend’s Own Guide to Healing From Religious Trauma

Curated Collection of Work by Prolific Poet Provides the Depth and Breadth of a Lifetime

Put a Positive Spin on Healthy Living With These 6 Inspiring Reads

“A Life Cycle” Takes Readers Through an Iterative Process of Healing, One Poem at a Time

What’s it Like to Quit Your Job, Pack 100 Books and Move to Paradise?

Applying the Principles of Improv to Break Free

“Today I Choose Me:” Essays on Self-Ascension

Add Books to Your Mental Health Care Routine

For Both Devoted Alcott Fans and any Christian Little Woman , Here’s a Devotional to Cherish

One Woman’s Journey from Trauma to Self-Love Offers Much Wisdom for Growth

“Pace’s Post” Brings Life Insights From a Doctor With Directive

Julia Baird’s Memoir “Phosphorescence” Shares Wisdom to Make Life Glow

GQ Columnist Sophia Benoit Navigates Adulting in “Well, This Is Exhausting”

“Conscious Parenting” Provides Emotional Support and a Personal Toolkit

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