https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/lethlib/rss/search?query=%22Self-Improvement%22&searchType=subject&origin=core-catalog-explore&view=groupedRSS for NodeSun, 19 Apr 2026 14:25:43 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3997408https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3997408Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3997408040BKA Memoir of Marriageenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593733318/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=THE ACCLAIMED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER with over two million copies sold • A must-read for all parents: the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.
Named one of the best books of the year by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Time, The Economist, New York Post, and Town & Country • One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of the Year • Named finalist for the PEN Literary Awards
“With tenacity and candor, Haidt lays out the consequences that have come with allowing kids to drift further into the virtual world . . . While also offering suggestions and solutions that could help protect a new generation of kids.” —Time

After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on many measures. Why?
In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt (pronounced "height") lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the “play-based childhood” began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the “phone-based childhood” in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this “great rewiring of childhood” has interfered with children’s social and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism. He explains why social media damages girls more than boys and why boys have been withdrawing from the real world into the virtual world, with disastrous consequences for themselves, their families, and their societies.
Most important, Haidt issues a clear call to action. He diagnoses the “collective action problems” that trap us, and then proposes four simple rules that might set us free. He describes steps that parents, teachers, schools, tech companies, and governments can take to end the epidemic of mental illness and restore a more humane childhood.
Haidt has spent his career speaking truth backed by data in the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the public health emergency faced by Gen Z. We cannot afford to ignore his findings about protecting our children—and ourselves—from the psychological damage of a phone-based life.]]>https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9953442https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C9953442Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/9953442980EBOOKHow the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illnessenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593655047/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3574517https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3574517Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3574517040BKA Life-changing Tool That Millons of People Can't Stop Talking Aboutenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781401971366/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=Over 7 Million Copies Sold!
#1 New York Times Bestseller
#1 Sunday Times Bestseller
#1 Amazon Bestseller
#1 Audible Bestseller

A Life-Changing Tool Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About
What if the key to happiness, success, and love was as simple as two words?
If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. Two simple words—Let Them—will set you free. Free from the opinions, drama, and judgments of others. Free from the exhausting cycle of trying to manage everything and everyone around you. The Let Them Theory puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands—and this book will show you exactly how to do it.
In her latest groundbreaking book, The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins—New York Times bestselling author and one of the world's most respected experts on motivation, confidence, and mindset—teaches you how to stop wasting energy on what you can't control and start focusing on what truly matters: YOU. Your happiness. Your goals. Your life.
Using the same no-nonsense, science-backed approach that's made The Mel Robbins Podcast a global sensation, Robbins explains why The Let Them Theory is already loved by millions and how you can apply it in eight key areas of your life to make the biggest impact. Within a few pages, you'll realize how much energy and time you've been wasting trying to control the wrong things—at work, in relationships, and in pursuing your goals—and how this is keeping you from the happiness and success you deserve.
Written as an easy-to-understand guide, Robbins shares relatable stories from her own life, highlights key takeaways, relevant research and introduces you to world-renowned experts in psychology, neuroscience, relationships, happiness, and ancient wisdom who champion The Let Them Theory every step of the way.
Learn how to:

Stop wasting energy on things you can't control

Stop comparing yourself to other people

Break free from fear and self-doubt

Release the grip of people's expectations

Build the best friendships of your life

Create the love you deserve

Pursue what truly matters to you with confidence

Build resilience against everyday stressors and distractions

Define your own path to success, joy, and fulfillment

. . . and so much more.
The Let Them Theory will forever change the way you think about relationships, control, and personal power. Whether you want to advance your career, motivate others to change, take creative risks, find deeper connections, build better habits, start a new chapter, or simply create more happiness in your life and relationships, this book gives you the mindset and tools to unlock your full potential.
Order your copy of The Let Them Theory now and discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words.
The cover has been updated to include the name of co-author Sawyer Robbins. Customers may receive either version of the cover at random.]]>https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11012158https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11012158Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/11012158980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781401971373/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=The #1 New York Times bestseller.
Over 25 million copies sold!
Translated into 60+ languages!

Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.
Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.
Learn how to:

make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);

overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;

design your environment to make success easier;

get back on track when you fall off course;

...and much more.
Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits—whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.]]>https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C3994736https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C3994736Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3994736980EBOOKAn Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Onesenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780735211308/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, this acclaimed, bestselling guide provides insight into the mind-body link between illness and health, and the critical role that stress and our emotional makeup play in an array of common diseases.

In this accessible and groundbreaking book—filled with the moving stories of real people—medical doctor and bestselling author Gabor Maté shows that emotion and psychological stress play a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and many others.
An international bestseller translated into over thirty languages, When the Body Says No promotes learning and healing, providing transformative insights into how illlness can be the body's way of saying no to what the mind cannot or will not acknowledge. With great compassion and erudition, Dr. Maté demystifies medical science and empowers us all to be our own health advocates.]]>https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C552534https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C552534Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/552534980EBOOKThe Cost of Hidden Stressenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780307374707/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3772531https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3772531Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3772531040BKTwo Words to Free Yourself and Take Back your Lifeenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9789695792018/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3123806https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3123806Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3123806040BKMapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experienceenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780399592553/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3125846https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3125846Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3125846040LPRINTMapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experienceenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593207246/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

This tenth-anniversary edition of the game-changing #1 New York Times bestseller features a new foreword and new tools to make the work your own.
For over a decade, Brené Brown has found a special place in our hearts as a gifted mapmaker and a fellow traveler. She is both a social scientist and a kitchen-table friend whom you can always count on to tell the truth, make you laugh, and, on occasion, cry with you. And what's now become a movement all started with The Gifts of Imperfection, which has sold more than two million copies in thirty-five different languages across the globe.
What transforms this book from words on a page to effective daily practices are the ten guideposts to wholehearted living. The guideposts not only help us understand the practices that will allow us to change our lives and families, they also walk us through the unattainable and sabotaging expectations that get in the way.
Brené writes, "This book is an invitation to join a wholehearted revolution. A small, quiet, grassroots movement that starts with each of us saying, 'My story matters because I matter.' Revolution might sound a little dramatic, but in this world, choosing authenticity and worthiness is an absolute act of resistance."]]>https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C467925https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C467925Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/467925980EBOOKLet Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Areenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781592859894/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“This riveting and beautifully written tale has profound implications for all of our lives, including the practice of medicine and mental health.” —Bessel van der Kolk, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score
“Wise, sophisticated, rigorous and creative: an intellectual and compassionate investigation of who we are and who we may become. Essential reading for anyone with a past and a future.” —Tara Westover, New York Times bestselling author of Educated
“The Myth of Normal is a book literally everyone will be enriched by—a wise, profound and healing work that is the culmination of Dr. Maté's many years of deep and painfully accumulated wisdom.” —Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author of Stolen Focus
“Gabor and Daniel Maté have delivered a book in which readers can seek refuge and solace during moments of profound personal and social crisis. The Myth of Normal is an essential compass during disorienting times.” —Esther Perel, psychotherapist, author, and host of Where Should We Begin
From our most trusted and compassionate authority on stress, trauma, and mental well-being—a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.
Gabor Maté’s internationally bestselling books have changed the way we look at addiction and have been integral in shifting the conversations around ADHD, stress, disease, embodied trauma, and parenting. Now, in this revolutionary book, he eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their health care systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health?
    For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. In The Myth of Normal, co-written with his son Daniel, Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society, and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. The result is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.]]>https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C6384756https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C6384756Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/6384756980EBOOKTrauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Cultureenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780735278370/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature
In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum.
 
Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master”), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness”), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally”). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.]]>https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C238613https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C238613Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/238613980EBOOKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781101042458/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3918257https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3918257Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3918257040BKenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668084359/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3972091https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3972091Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3972091040BKThe New Science of Our Oldest Wounds and How to Heal Themenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781250393135/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3996873https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3996873Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3996873040LPRINTFinding Purpose in An Age of Emptinessenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798217294565/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3748661https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3748661Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3748661040BKA Transformative Guide to Design your Dream Lifeenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593723180/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3139338https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3139338Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3139338040BKTransforming Self-sabotage Into Self-masteryenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781949759228/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C2915937https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C2915937Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/2915937040BKThe Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change your Life and Achieve Real Happinessenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781982107024/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc="Marie Kondo, but for your brain." —HelloGiggles
"Compelling from front to back. Highly recommend." —Marc Andreessen, venture capitalist and founder of Andreessen Horowitz

Reading this book could change your life.

The Courage to Be Disliked, already an enormous bestseller in Asia with more than 3.5 million copies sold, demonstrates how to unlock the power within yourself to be the person you truly want to be.
Is happiness something you choose for yourself? The Courage to Be Disliked presents a simple and straightforward answer. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of twentieth-century psychology alongside Freud and Jung, this book follows an illuminating dialogue between a philosopher and a young man. Over the course of five conversations, the philosopher helps his student to understand how each of us is able to determine the direction of our own life, free from the shackles of past traumas and the expectations of others.

Rich in wisdom, The Courage to Be Disliked will guide you through the concepts of self-forgiveness, self-care, and mind decluttering. It is a deeply liberating way of thinking, allowing you to develop the courage to change and ignore the limitations that you might be placing on yourself. This plainspoken and profoundly moving book unlocks the power within you to find lasting happiness and be the person you truly want to be. Millions have already benefited from its teachings—now you can too.]]>https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C4246517https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C4246517Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4246517980EBOOKThe Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happinessenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781982107079/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=The inspiration for the Netflix TV series!
The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller that taught a generation how to earn more, save more, and live a rich life—now in a revised 2nd edition.
Personal finance expert Ramit Sethi has been called a “wealth wizard” by Forbes and the “new guru on the block” by Fortune. Now he’s updated and expanded his modern money classic for a new age, delivering a simple, powerful, no-BS 6-week program.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich will show you:

How to crush your debt and student loans faster than you thought possible

How to set up no-fee, high-interest bank accounts that won’t gouge you for every penny

How Ramit automates his finances so his money goes exactly where he wants it to—and how you can do it too

How to talk your way out of late fees (with word-for-word scripts)

How to save hundreds or even thousands per month (and still buy what you love)

And so much more!

Plus, this 10th anniversary edition features over 80 new pages, including:

New tools

New tools on money and psychology

Amazing stories of how previous readers used the book to create their rich lives

Master your money—and then get on with your life.]]>https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C4264656https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C4264656Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4264656980EBOOKNo Guilt. No Excuses. Just a 6-Week Program That Works ()enghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781523507870/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4023261https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C4023261Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/4023261040BKChange your Habits Change your Life : 101 Big and Small Ideas for A Better Youenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781611591286/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3996942https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3996942Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3996942040BKChasing Joy, Finding Purpose and Embracing Reinventionenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780778305637/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3344465https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S40C3344465Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/3344465040BKHow We Meet and Why It Mattersenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781594634932/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=In a world where there is so much conflicting information about how we are supposed to live, what can we really know?
Knowing the truth, what’s real from what’s fake, should be easy. In today’s world, that’s far from the case. In The Certainty Illusion, Timothy Caulfield lifts the curtain on the forces contributing to our information chaos and unpacks why it’s so difficult—sometimes even for experts—to escape the fake.
Whether it’s science, our own desire to be good and do the right thing, or the stories and opinions of others, there’s more to sussing out the truth than simply tracking down what feels like an authoritative source. Caulfield argues that these major forces—science, goodness, and opinion—drive beliefs and behaviour, but the ways that they can be corrupted, or worse, used to nefarious ends by bad actors, are endless.
While it may feel, at times, as though we are circling the drain of truth, especially as new technologies make it even easier to spread dangerous fictions, Caulfield pulls us out of the vortex and keeps us afloat, helping us recognize and combat the forces that threaten to pull us under.]]>https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C10714372https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C10714372Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/10714372980EBOOKWhat You Don't Know and Why It Mattersenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780735245891/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A guide to the art of journaling—and a meditation on the central questions of life—by the bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, with contributions from Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem, George Saunders, and many more
“The Book of Alchemy proves on every page that a creative response can be found in every moment of life—regardless of what is happening in the world.”—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
From the time she was young, Suleika Jaouad has kept a journal. She’s used it to mark life's biggest occasions and to weather its most ferocious storms. Journaling has buoyed her through illness, heartbreak, and the deepest uncertainty. And she is not alone: for so many people, keeping a journal is an essential tool for navigating both the personal peaks and valleys and the collective challenges of modern life. More than ever, we need a space for puzzling through.
In The Book of Alchemy, Suleika explores the art of journaling and shares everything she’s learned about how this life-altering practice can help us tap into that mystical trait that exists in every human: creativity. She has gathered wisdom from one hundred writers, artists, and thinkers in the form of essays and writing prompts. Their insights invite us to inhabit a more inspired life.
A companion through challenging times, The Book of Alchemy is broken into themes ranging from new beginnings to love, loss, and rebuilding. Whether you’re a lifelong journaler or new to the practice, this book gives you the tools, direction, and encouragement to engage with discomfort, ask questions, peel back the layers, dream daringly, uncover your truest self—and in doing so, to learn to hold the unbearably brutal and astonishingly beautiful facts of life in the same palm.
Also includes essays from: Martha Beck • Nadia Bolz-Weber • Alain de Botton • Susan Cheever • Lena Dunham • Melissa Febos • Liana Finck • John Green • Marie Howe • Pico Iyer • Oliver Jeffers • Quintin Jones • Michael Koryta • Hanif Kureishi • Kiese Laymon • Cleyvis Natera • Ann Patchett • Esther Perel • Adrienne Raphel • Jenny Rosenstrach • Sarah Ruhl • Sharon Salzberg • Dani Shapiro • Mavis Staples • Linda Sue Park • Nafissa Thompson-Spires • Jia Tolentino • Lindy West • Lidia Yuknavitch • And many others]]>https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11078171https://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C11078171Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://lethlib.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/11078171980EBOOKA Creative Practice for an Inspired Lifeenghttps://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593734650/MC.GIF&client=chinookarch&type=xw12&oclc=