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WHOLE: How I Learned to Fill the Fragments of My Life with Forgiveness, Hope, Strength, and Creativity

Melissa Moore · Rodale
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

When Melissa Moore was 13 years old, her father said to her, "I know how to kill someone and get away with it." At the time she chalked it up to his love of detective novels, but it didn't change the fact that her father had always been someone who made her anxious. Two years...
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How to be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving

K J Dell'Antonia · Avery
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

An encouraging guide to helping parents find more happiness in their day-to-day family life, from the former lead editor of the New York Times Motherlode blog.In all the writing and reporting KJ Dell'Antonia has done on families over the years, one topic keeps coming up again and again:...
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The Longest Date: Life as a Wife

Cindy Chupack · Viking Adult, 2014.
Pages: 212
Format: Print book

The bestselling author of The Between Boyfriends Book and an award-winning writer for Sex and the City and Modern Family takes a hilarious, heartbreaking look at marriageCindy Chupack has spent much of her adult life writing about dating and relationships for several hit TV series and as a sex columnist...
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The Supplement Handbook: A Trusted Expert's Guide to What Works & What's Worthless for More Than 100 Conditions

Mark Moyad · Rodale Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Nearly half of Americans use supplements--and many more are curious about them--yet questions abound. Will feverfew help my migraines? Are there any vitamins that will keep my skin clear? Does lysine really prevent cold sores? Are there herbs I can take to boost my mood? Are any of these...
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Honoring Grief: Creating a Space to Let Yourself Heal

Alexandra Kennedy MA LMFT · New Harbinger Publications
Format: Book

If you know someone who has suffered loss and is experiencing grief, simply sending a card or flowers may seem insufficient. Many people are unsure how to comfort a friend or loved-one in times of loss. This special book is filled with inspirational wisdom, practical self-help for healing,...
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13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do: Raising Self-Assured Children and Training Their Brains for a Life of Happiness, Meaning, and Success

Amy Morin · William Morrow
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do turns her focus to parents, teaching them how to raise mentally strong and resilient children.Do today's children lack the flexibility and mental strength they need to cope with life's challenges in an increasingly...
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Soar Above: How to Use the Most Profound Part of Your Brain Under Any Kind of Stress

Steven Stosny · Hci
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Success in work, love, and life depends on developing habits that activate the powerful prefrontal cortex when we need it most. Unfortunately, under stress, the human brain tends to revert to emotional habits we forged in toddlerhood: blame, denial, avoidance, reacting to a jerk like a jerk,...
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The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully

Frank Ostaseski · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most in life.Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot...
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Letters from Motherless Daughters: Words of Courage, Grief, and Healing

Hope Edelman · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format: Paperback

Letters from Motherless Daughters is a compilation of the letters Hope Edelman received in response to her groundbreaking New York Times–bestseller, Motherless Daughters. Reaffirming her precious link with motherless women across the country, Edelman presents these...
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Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life

Brian Wansink · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 312
Format: Print book

In Slim by Design, leading behavioral economist, food psychologist, and bestselling author Brian Wansink introduces groundbreaking solutions for designing our most common spaces--schools, restaurants, grocery stores, and home kitchens, among others--in order to make positive changes in how we approach...
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Oola for Women: How to Balance the 7 Key Areas of Life to Have Less Stress, More Purpose, and Reveal the Greatness within You

Dave Braun · HCI
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback

If you haven't heard of the 'Oola phenomenon' yet, it's time to catch up. First, though, you need to understand what it is: Oola is that state of awesomeness you experience when your life is balanced and growing in all the key areas of health and well-being. It can be a noun or a verb....
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Let Me Out: Unlock Your Creative Mind and Bring Your Ideas to Life

Peter Himmelman · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning musician turned communications expert Peter Himmelman, science-based techniques and simple exercises to get unstuck and unlock your creative potential. Do you want to stop procrastinating? Would you love to be more creative? Is there an idea you've dreamt of making...
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The Psychobiotic Revolution: Mood, Food, and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection

SCOTT C ANDERSON · National Geographic
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Written by the leading researchers in the field, this information-rich guide to improving your mood explains how gut health drives psychological well-being, and how depression and anxiety can be relieved by adjusting your intestinal bacteria. This groundbreaking book explains the revolutionary...
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The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations

OPRAH WINFREY · Flatiron Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Oprah Winfrey says Super Soul Sunday is the television show she was born to do. "I see it as an offering," she explains. "If you want to be more fully present and live your life with a wide-open heart, this is the place to come to."Now, for the first time, the aha moments...
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The Calorie Myth: How to Eat More, Exercise Less, Lose Weight, and Live Better

Jonathan Bailor · HarperWave; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In this revolutionary weight-loss program informed by more than 1,200 scientific studies, fitness and diet expert Jonathan Bailor offers concrete evidence that the calorie-counting model of weight loss doesnt work. In fact, cutting-edge science supports a radically different approach to weight...
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