Tag: self-help

Review: Reclaim Your Mind by Jay Vidyarthi

Reclaim Your Mind: Seven Strategies to Enjoy Tech Mindfully by Jay Vidyarthi My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Nonfiction Self Help Blurb: In our ever-connected world, inner peace isn’t about rejecting technology—it’s about having a better relationship with it. You need boundaries, but that doesn’t mean you should feel guilty every time you pull out your phone. Reclaim Your Mind offers a middle way: a balanced, mindful approach to everyday tech. With relatable anecdotes and short, easy-to-follow exercises in every chapter, Reclaim Your Mind provides seven key strategies to help you use technology wisely. You’ll learn to develop awareness of your […]

Posted June 16, 2025 by Lola in Non-Fiction / 6 Comments

Review: The Healing Journey by Caroline Bakker

The Healing Journey: Navigating Adult ADHD and PMDD Caroline Bakker My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Non-fiction Self-Help Blurb: The Healing Journey Navigate, Transform, Thrive Living with ADHD and PMDD can feel like navigating a storm—overwhelming, unpredictable, and exhausting. In The Healing Journey—Navigating Adult ADHD and PMDD, Caroline Bakker shares her deeply personal and transformative story of finding clarity and balance amidst the chaos. At thirty-five, after self-diagnosing ADHD, Caroline discovered the powerful connection between ADHD and PMDD—and how their symptoms amplify each other, creating a perfect storm. Determined to regain control, she embarked on a holistic healing journey that not […]

Posted April 23, 2025 by Lola in Non-Fiction, Review / 5 Comments

Review: The Magic of Knowing What You Want by Tracey Gee

The Magic of Knowing What You Want by Tracey Gee My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Non-fiction/ Self Help/ Motivational/ Inspirational Blurb: Create the fully aligned, purposeful life you were made to live What do you really want? It’s an uncomplicated question until you try to answer it meaningfully. Whether prompted by transition, disruption, or curiosity about how to live more aligned with your values, we’ve all been there, feeling frozen, stuck, or lost in the fog of competing, half-baked desires, unsure how to move forward. In The Magic of Knowing What You Want, leadership coach Tracey Gee walks you through […]

Posted April 7, 2025 by Lola in Non-Fiction, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Toxic Productivity by Israa Nasir

Toxic Productivity by Israa Nasir My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Non-fiction/ self help Blurb: “Rise and grind!” “Time is money.” “You can rest when you’re dead!” For decades, societal pressures have had us scrambling to do more, achieve more, overcome more, BE MORE – all with the promise that we’ll feel accomplished, fulfilled, worthy . . . even happy. Life has become a never-ending cycle of pursuing “the next thing”-always checking things off our to-do list and reaching for the next milestone. But it often comes at a price: our mental and physical health. Are we happier? Will it ever […]

Posted November 20, 2024 by Lola in Non-Fiction / 4 Comments