Joyful Mind

For decades we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*ck positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f*cked, and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is - a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mind-set that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

Polyvagal Theory (PVT) has had a tremendous impact on the mental health field, shedding light on how the nervous system predictably moves between different states in response to changing situations. School consultant Debra Em Wilson introduces PVT to educators and shows how using PVT-guided strategies can help create optimal learning environments. When school staff understand the role of the nervous system in learning, they can better help students develop the skills leading to increased resilience, adaptability, and flexibility.

Embark on a daily journey of joy and empowerment with "Joyful Beginnings: Daily Affirmations for New Moms," a radiant audiobook designed exclusively for new mothers.

In How to Lose Your Mind in No Time, Hanaan Rosenthal covers a topic that is universal in nature: how to change your life. However, rather than focusing on altering specific aspects of your life, he treats change as an umbrella subject because he believes any change, whether in finance, love, fitness, or health, involves much of the same process. Even if you lead a comfortable life, he maintains change can be deeply rewarding and fulfilling, and says that experience and state of mind are the starting points from which we all move forward in life's journey.

Mindful eating. The concept of mindful eating is increasingly becoming popular in the modern-day world, perhaps, because of the downsides that have been observed with the opposite of mindful eating, that is, mindless eating. The good news is that there is help to fight problem eating and live a much healthier life. Mindful eating can transform our struggles with food and renew our sense of pleasure, appreciation, and satisfaction with eating.