"I used to practice emergency medicine, working long shifts in hospital facilities for up to forty-eight hours at a time." When I saw this title on NetGalley, it felt like the timing couldn't have been more perfect - I am indeed pondering routines, setting myself up some better ones, for all sorts of things. And … Continue reading The Art of Routine – Angel Iscovich
"Do you ever wish you could talk to someone who asked the right questions about every part of your life and being - every single time?" What's Your Story promises to provoke self-enquiry by asking the 'right' questions, ones that will "push you beyond who you are right now", hard questions that will ultimately help … Continue reading What’s Your Story – Rebecca Walker & Lily Diamond
"Have you ever come up with amazing New Year's resolutions like losing weight, starting to save money, setting up your own business, exercising regularly, changing your career, eating more healthily or quitting smoking?" Ah yes, New Year's Resolutions - and as the intro says, come February most of them will be long forgotten or guilty … Continue reading Why the F*ck Can’t I Change – Dr. Gabija Toleikyte
"Stress robs us of so much." I think it's fair to say that we are living in 'Interesting' times, and that brings more than its fair share of extra stress on top of the existing pressures of modern life. Anything I could take from this little book was going to be a bonus! Part self-help … Continue reading Pocket Therapy for Stress – Claire Michaels Wheeler
"Leaving ancient texts like the Mahabharata, the Upanishads, the Vedas and the Hatha Pradipika nicely where they are in history, as they are outside the scope of this book, I pick up with Patanjali, an intellectual and ascetic who lived in ancient India around 200 BCE." Although my practise has been interrupted in recent times, I've … Continue reading Flex Your Mind – Rachel Bonkink
"Have you ever heard of gluten? ... I bet you can name three people off the top of your head who would rather eat nuclear waste than gluten." Let's cut to the chase: in a world with no shortage of advice on healthy living and every faddy diet under the sun, this is *the* best … Continue reading Healthy As F*ck – Oonagh Duncan
"Insomnia is one of the most common sleep complaints, chronically affecting between five and ten percent of Americans." If there's one thing that would help my - and most of our! - health more than anything, it'd be improving the quality of my sleep. I struggle to nod off, wake early, and am generally just … Continue reading Learn to Sleep Well – Chris Idzikowski
"How to stay sane in a world going mad." This was such an utterly frustrating book. The premise sounded so appealing - get off the treadmill of modern life, find ways to make life, well, more simple. And there is a small amount of that here. Alas, there is also a huge amount of hippy, … Continue reading Simplify – Bob Hillary
"Change can be easy (and fun)." Have your New Year's Resolutions fallen by the wayside already? Or, are you gritting your teeth and battling on, quietly unsure that the goal is bringing any benefits? I've been in both places; I've learned what doesn't really work for me: grand goals, constant need for willpower, all the … Continue reading Tiny Habits – BJ Fogg
"Do less, achieve more, and live the life you want." Happy 2020! Have you made some New Year resolutions? What if, instead of punishing yourself to spend more time in the gym, or giving up the foods you love, you instead approached life with a mindset of first of all taking care of yourself? What … Continue reading The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care – Suzanne Falter
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