Guilt-free Mindfulness
A few minutes of mindfulness can make a world of difference in how you feel and act. Even if you're thrashing around in the oblivion of distraction and obligation, simply paying attention to your breath grounds you in the here and now and, as a result, brings you closer to balance, harmony, and awareness.
My Mother's Fatal Flaw
My mother had last woken up at seven that morning -- four o’clock in California, when I had first awakened -- and asked for ice cream. Her liver was failing. Her throat must have been burning up. She died a few minutes before ten.
Blood Matters
When I received Masha Gessen's
Blood Matters, I was prepared not to like it because of the subject - genetics, hereditary and disease. After all, you expect books about these subjects to be filled with medical jargon and seemingly void of any warmth. I was wrong.
Writing Home Review
La Ferle's words are easy, inviting you into her small, yet significant life and keeping you there because you recognize parts of her world and experiences.
Embracing The Real world:
The Black Woman's Guide to Life After College Review
how many young people leave college without the slightest idea of how to make the transition from school to the real world, what to expect when they enter the workforce, or worse yet, how to go about being prepared for this brand new experience that can sometimes be daunting and scary?
Firefly Lane Review
This book is about a friendship that survies 3 decades. Think best friends being there for each despite the passing years and different chosen paths.
The Mindful Woman Review
With 65 exercises or practices as the author calls them, they can be done almost anywhere, sitting in front of the computer, riding the bus or in a stolen moment away from the chaos of life and it promises to take you to a place of calmness.
The Mindful Woman Book Excerpt
With awareness and intention, you can be mindful within your busyness -- the caveat being that busyness needs to be comfortable and enjoyable, not a fear-based busyness. We'll explore both forms of busyness in various practices throughout the book.
The Unexpected Caregiver
Lee Woodruff - co-author of the New York Times bestseller
In An Instant
A Family's Journey of Love and Healingand wife of Bob Woodruff, co-anchor for ABC News who was seriously injured in Iraq - writes about the ordeal that changed their lives.
The Girl's Guide to Absolutely Everything Review
Finally, The Girl's Guide to Absolutely Everything! And I do mean EVERYTHING. Okay, here it is in simple language- everything you've always wanted to know - from unclogging a toilet to health and body image.
The Key to Real ChoicesAn Excerpt from
The Fire and the Rose: The Wedding of Spirituality and Sexuality
Honestly knowing ourselves is no simple task. To begin with, it means accepting who we are, including what we don't like about ourselves.
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The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters
From the author of the best selling The Not So Big House. Remodel your life and embrace a simpler, smaller, more mindful way of living.
Review of The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters
Review of Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay at Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work - A much needed practical guide for women relaunchers that helps quell your fears and re-ignite your ambitions.
Seven Motivators for Relaunching Your Career After Time at Home with Kids
The decision to return to work is never easy. Authors of
Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay at Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work outline the top reasons or relaunching.
The Velveteen Principles for Women.
For the woman who's tired of impossible standards and is ready to embrace her real self and individuality.
Review of The Velveteen Principles for Women.
Locker Room Diaries
Self confessed 'workout junkie' Leslie Goldman takes a witty look at the workout culture and what drives to seek the perfect body - "an introspective exploration of body image [and] a delve into locker room subculture
I Thought It Was Just Me
Our review of the ground-breaking book,
I thought it was Just Me...for women who've decided to overcome shame and are ready for a dialogue.
'Bodies and Souls Photographer Frank Cordelle
Starting the Century Project over 20 years ago, Cordelle talks about why it was important to publish the book of women sharing their naked truths.
Bodies and Souls: The Century Project -Women from all walks of life courageously bare their bodies and souls for The Century Project, a provocative document of women embracing themselves.
'Beyond The Cayenne Wall' Author Shaila Abdullah
Surewoman talked to Abdullah about her beloved homeland. The author makes it clear that her book isn't an attack on culture or religion, but about the unjust laws and political agenda that silence Pakistani women.
