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• The Adult Chair

  Get Unstuck, Claim Your Power, and Transform Your Life

  Chalfant, Michelle,

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  In The Adult Chair, therapist and coach Michelle Chalfant presents a transformative model that blends psychology and spirituality to help individuals live with authenticity, purpose, and joy. Using a framework of three developmental "chairs"--Child,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Secrets of Adulthood

  Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives

  Rubin, Gretchen,

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  The right idea, invoked at the right time, can change our lives. Drawing from her long studies of happiness, and also from the challenges she’s faced herself, writer Gretchen Rubin has discovered the “Secrets of Adulthood” that can help us manage…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gentle

  Rest More, Stress Less, and Live the Life You Actually Want

  Carver, Courtney,

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  Grounded in self-compassion and a fierce commitment to less, becoming the gentle you isn't about taking the easy road. It's a practice of real self-care that, over time, will soothe your nervous system and strengthen your relationships. Organized…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Inner Fitness Revolution

  a Road Map to Your Freedom and Joy

  Lifford, Tina,

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  This book is about proactively acknowledging and connecting with your inner Self--your source of personal power and inner health and wellbeing. Like physical fitness, inner fitness is an ongoing process of development But exercise does not resolve…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Inner Excellence

  Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life

  Murphy, Jim, 1967-

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  Step-by step training manual for mental skills to develop mental toughness, train your subconscious mind, overcome mental blocks, and develop empowering habits.

• Who Deserves Your Love

  How to Create Boundaries to Start, Strengthen, or End Any Relationship

  Davis, KC,

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  Who Deserves Your Love by KC Davis is a compassionate and practical guide to evaluating and managing your relationships--romantic, platonic, or otherwise. Drawing from her experience as a therapist, Davis helps readers identify which relationships…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lift

  How Women Can Reclaim Their Physical Power and Transform Their Lives

  Chaker, Anne Marie,

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  When Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Marie Chaker discovered bodybuilding as a hobby in midlife, she was recovering from a series of traumas, including postpartum depression, the end of her marriage, and the sudden death of her father. By throwing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tiny Experiments

  How to Live Freely in a Goal-obsessed World

  Le Cunff, Anne-Laure,

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  In Tiny Experiments, neuroscientist and entrepreneur Anne-Laure Le Cunff reveals that all you need is an experimental mindset to turn challenges into self-discovery and doubt into opportunity. Readers will replace the old linear model of success…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Stop Trying

  An Overachiever's Guide to Self-acceptance, Letting Go, and Other Impossible Things

  Williams, Kate, 1980-

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  In this galvanizing and illuminating read, Kate tackles hustle culture head-on, exploring the ways in which women are primed to become relentless strivers. From the workplace to motherhood, from relationships to "self-care"-no arena of a woman's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heavily Meditated

  the Fast Path to Remove Your Triggers, Dissolve Stress, and Activate Inner Peace

  Asprey, Dave,

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  Based on his immersive program 40 Years of Zen, Heavily Meditated combines ancient wisdom traditions and practices with modern technology and cutting-edge science to provide a roadmap for making positive changes in our bodies and minds. Asprey gives…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Happy Relationships

  25 Buddhist Practices to Transform Your Connections With Your Partner, Family, and Friends

  Brown, Kimberly, 1964-

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  A relatable and useful guide with practical applications to help readers stay attuned with their dearest people. Using simple tools drawn from the Buddhist tradition, readers can cultivate appreciation, set wise expectations, and create meaningful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love in Exile

  Faye, Shon, 1988-

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  Love is supposedly attainable for us all. But for most people, especially women, success with "love"--the yardstick we use to measure our value across romance, parenthood, sex, religion, and friendship--can feel out of reach, an experience…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Recipe for More

  Ingredients for a Life of Abundance and Ease

  Elise, Sara,

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  A Recipe for More is a quest to examine the ingredients of our lives, those essential components that make up our days. Have we chosen rest, breath, movement, agency, visibility, play, and pleasure? Or are we trapped in the numbing and violent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book of Shadow Work

  Unlock the True You --the Must-have Guide to Inner Healing and Authenticity

  Shaheen, Keila,

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  Shadow work is the key to answering these and other questions truthfully so you can make the life of your dreams a reality. Originally founded by psychologist Carl Jung, shadow work guides you beyond surface self-help, bringing you face-to-face with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Self Help

  This Is Your Chance to Change Your Life

  Bernstein, Gabrielle,

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  Are you ready to unlock the greatest resource of your life? Gabby Bernstein has written the ultimate self-help guide, offering a revolutionary practice to radically shift your core beliefs and connect you to an infallible inner guidance system: the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Meditations for Mortals

  Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

  Burkeman, Oliver,

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  Takes readers on a liberating, invigorating journey toward a more meaningful life -- a journey that begins not with fantasies of the ideal existence but with the reality in which we actually find ourselves.

• The Let Them Theory

  a Life-changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About

  Robbins, Mel, 1968-

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  The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins-New York Times bestselling author and one of the world's most respected experts on motivation, confidence, and mindset-teaches you how to stop wasting energy on what you can't control and start focusing on what truly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lifestyled

  Your Guide to a More Organized & Intentional Life

  Gill, Shira, 1977-

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  This guide offers realistic strategies to improve sleep, nutrition, and wellness by implementing simple habits and routines. It encourages creating a home that feels good, fostering meaningful relationships, and redefining success based on personal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When No Thing Works

  a Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse

  Wong, Norma Ryūkō Kawelokū, 1956-

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  Spiritual and community lessons for embracing collective care, co-creating sustainable futures, and responsibly meeting uncertain futures-a Zen and Native Hawaiian take on building better, more balanced ways of being.

• Hood Wellness

  Tales of Communal Care From People Who Drowned on Dry Land

  Gordon, Tamela Julia,

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  In a world where self-care is critical to survival, Gordon offers a revolutionary perspective that celebrates individuals' unique privileges, challenges, and desires. By defying the norms of multi-billion-dollar industries, Hood Wellness illuminates…Read moreRead more of this annotation