Tag Archives: Self-help

THE POWER OF EIGHT by Lynne McTaggart

Posted on August 26, 2023 by OnlyGoodBooks

About ten weeks ago, my friends Joe and Perryanne and I launched a grounding group in our community. We announced it, then, at the appointed time, took off our shoes, sat in the local park in beach chairs, and waited … Continue reading →

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SUPERCHARGED SELF-HEALING by RJ Spina

Posted on June 28, 2023 by OnlyGoodBooks

On April 23, 2016, RJ Spina became paralyzed from the chest down and underwent emergency life-saving surgery.  In addition to having a rare staph-infection that compressed his spinal cord, he was also diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, hypothyroidism, and an … Continue reading →

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STORIES THAT STICK by Kindra Hall

Posted on May 27, 2023 by OnlyGoodBooks

Before I read STORIES THAT STICK (subtitled How Storytelling Can Captivate Customers, Influence Audiences, and Transform Your Business)on a flight to Scotland for an 8-day tour, I thought I knew pretty much everything I needed to about storytelling.  I mean, … Continue reading →

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ATOMIC HABITS by James Clear

Posted on December 23, 2022 by OnlyGoodBooks

            “You do not rise to the level of your goals.  You fall to the level of your systems.”  One morning when I heard Brené Brown quote James Clear from his book ATOMIC HABITS, I thought, That is SO TRUE.  … Continue reading →

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THE ART OF POSSIBILITY by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

Posted on December 28, 2019 by OnlyGoodBooks

Something about the approach of a New Year always makes me think about where I’ve been, where I am, and where I’m going. This week I found myself in Moe’s Books, a gigantic bookstore in Berkeley, CA, and put my … Continue reading →

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THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel van der Kolk, MD

Posted on July 30, 2019 by OnlyGoodBooks

When I began reading this book last week, my first thought was How did I miss this? Subtitled “Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma,” this fascinating exploration of trauma and its various treatments was first published in … Continue reading →

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MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE by Lori Gottlieb

Posted on May 5, 2019 by OnlyGoodBooks

If you’ve ever been in therapy—and let’s face it, who hasn’t? (but, PS, if you haven’t, you probably should)—you know what it’s like to need someone to talk to when you’re in crisis, and you know that while therapy helps, … Continue reading →

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REINFORCEMENTS by Heidi Grant

Posted on July 13, 2018 by OnlyGoodBooks

If you are a human being, sooner or later you will need to ask someone for help. And more often than not, you will dread having to do so. Maybe you’ll ask in some strangulated way and the person will … Continue reading →

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THE POWER OF MOMENTS by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Posted on November 11, 2017 by OnlyGoodBooks

Not long after I turned 14, I was hired to do salad prep at a local restaurant. On my first day, a young man probably in his early 20s was assigned to train me. He picked up a knife and … Continue reading →

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OLD FRIEND FROM FAR AWAY by Natalie Goldberg

Posted on May 2, 2017 by OnlyGoodBooks

Ten minutes. That’s all you need. So many friends say, “I would love to write, but I don’t have time.” Let me save you some time by keeping this review short. All you need is this book. Subtitled The Practice … Continue reading →

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