Everyday Nervous System Regulation: Simple Exercises to Reset & Recenter by Melissa Romano My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Non-Fiction Self Help Blurb: Simple nervous system regulation exercises to feel safer, calmer, and more present—for anyone, anywhere For many of us, stress is baseline. Busy schedules, trauma, and chronic pressure can keep the nervous system stuck in survival mode. In Everyday Nervous System Regulation, Melissa Romano—bestselling author of the Vagus Nerve Deck—translates neuroscience into simple practices that return the mind and body to a calm and connected state. These accessible, somatic exercises help you reset in the moment while gradually retraining […]

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 […]

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 […]