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Books Galore!
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items Books and novels that have helped me be a better human being OR given me insight in what to avoid from humans who aren't so awesome.
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Body & Brain
Feel Good Fiction
Memorable Memoirs
Body & Brain
Self help books that help with mental and physical health
This is a hugely important book that shares the studies done between the mind and body connection. What the mind experiences, the body reacts to.
When the Body Says No: Stress-Disease Connection
If you haven't heard of this book, you're living in a cave. Great way to deal with others that may not be on the same page as you. “Let Them” do them, because we can't change another human being.
The Let Them Theory: by Mel Robbins
Struggling to deal? You need this book! Boundaries tell you how to set and follow through with boundaries in your life - with marriage, children, work, etc. A great help.
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No
A great book to help you conquer your issues with gaining success. This is a grass roots take on how to allow yourself to take Big Leaps in your life!
The Big Leap: Conquer Fear & Take Life Up
This book is life! Figure out what your Core Desired Feelings are and you've cracked the code to "find yourself."
The Desire Map eBook
Dr. Vasant Lad is the leader in modern day Ayurvedic medicine. This isn't an alternative medicine, this tells you how to understand YOUR body, it's constitution, what it needs and doesn't need, and offers excellent remedies for a ton of issues.
The Complete Book Of Ayurvedic Home Remedies
I love this book! I've read it several times and have passed it on to many others. It explains the drama triangle and the empowerment dynamic. A really easy read that helps change the way you deal with others. Can't recommend it enough.
The Power of Ted: The Empowerment Dynamic
A really cute book that is used by corporations all over the world. Good not just for business training, but human training! Teaches us how to deal with change.
Who Moved My Cheese?: A-Mazing Way to Deal
My doctor recommended this and it was an eye opener. The standards of cholesterol measuring are not what they seem to be and the main causes of heart disease might shock you as well. It changed how I dealt with my OWN personal health journey.
The Great Cholesterol Myth, Revised & Expanded
This book was key to helping with some issues in my relationships, for both parties. Setting boundaries is a must for a healthy relationship to last long-term and this book covers all the bases.
Boundaries in Marriage by Henry Cloud
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Feel Good Fiction
Fiction I love that give me “all the feels”
This book tells it like it is. A story of dating, love, friendship, trust, and the inevitable horrors of modern day - being ghosted.
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
I LOVE this book! I'm in my 50's and this takes me right back to my teens in the best of ways. The nostalgia of this lovely story gives me all the feels.
Mary Jane: A Novel
Just Blume books were my life as a young girl. I recently recollected them off eBay with the original covers and took the time to reread them all. In my 50s they took on a different look, but they were just as important and enjoyable.
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Such a fun read! It would be great if we could all friend a Frank to help in our lives.
The Lost Ticket
Memorable Memoirs
This memoir hits hard. So hard I've read it three times.
Mackenzie Phillips tells vivid tales of her childhood in 60s/70s Hollywood with her famous father and his friends dragging her into their world of drugs, sex and rock & roll. Tons of big ...
High On Arrival: A Memoir: Phillips, Mackenzie
Oh my word! This memoir was life changing. If you think you had a rough childhood, think again. Jeanette Walls upbringing was part traumatic, part adventure. It's all in your perspective but she weaves such a tale you can't help but get stuck in to t...
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
One of my fav memoirs. Raw and honest and a little bit humorous.
iWant: My Journey from Addiction and Overconsumption to a Simpler, Honest Life