Category: health mind and body
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Keeping It Under Wraps: Sex
An Anthologyedited by Louise Bryant, Tracy Hope & Alnaaze Nathoo This is my post during the blog tour for Keeping it Under Wraps. In Keeping it Under Wraps: Sex, real people from around the world share their experiences, humour and heartache about sex and sexuality. This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours and the […]
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#MeToo and You by Halley Bondy
Everything you need to know about Consent, Boundaries and more The #MeToo movement has changed the way many people view the world, but how well do tweens understand it? Middle-grade readers are ready to learn about consent, harassment, and abuse, as well as healthy boundaries in all their relationships. #MeToo and You includes essential terminology, from consent to assault, […]
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Mastering Adulthood by Lara E Fielding
Go Beyond Adulting to Become an Emotional Grown-Up SYNOPSIS Whoever said being a grownup was easy? If you’re up to the challenge, Mastering Adulthood offers smart and entertaining strategies for dealing with difficult emotions like anxiety, sadness, and anger, or even just a lack of motivation and uncertainty. More than just “adulting”-this book will give […]
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Embrace Your Greatness by Judith Belmont
Fifty Ways to Build Unshakable Self-Esteem It’s time to start feeling good about yourself! In this go-to guide, a licensed professional counselor offers 101 quick tips and tools to help you overcome self-doubt, silence your inner critic, be assertive, boost your self-esteem, and embrace your greatness. In our image-obsessed world, it’s easy to compare yourself […]
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Theme and Variations by Carl Ellenberger, M.D.
Musical Notes by a Neurologist Did you ever wonder why you like certain kinds of music more than others? Or why musical talent is rare when love of music Is nearly universal? Part neuroscience, part memoir, Theme and Variations makes the latest evidence about how we process music in our conscious and unconscious mind accessible […]
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Cheer Up Love by Susan Calman
Adventures in Depression with the CRAB of HATE Susan Calman is a well known comedian and writer who has appeared on countless radio and television programmes. Her solo stand up show, Susan Calman is Convicted, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and dealt with subjects like the death penalty, appearance and depression. The reaction to […]
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Do No Harm by Henry Marsh
Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it feel to hold someone’s life in your hands, to cut into the stuff that creates thought, feeling and reason? How do you live with the consequences of performing a potentially life-saving operation when it all goes […]
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Happier Thinking by Lana Grace Riva
You can change how you think Synopsis Changing how you think is possible. I wasn’t always so sure that was true until I experienced it myself, but I know now we don’t have to just accept unhappiness. Not always anyway. This book is my collection of tips and suggestions that have helped me achieve happier […]