Jul 24, 2017 | Book reviews
I’m not sure how I came across this book, Constructive Living by David K. Reynolds, most likely the fantastic podcast that is The One You Feed. But when I was looking for something interesting but not too voluminous to take on holiday recently, it called to me from...
Aug 2, 2016 | Book reviews
I can’t remember when or where I first became aware of Pema Chodron, but think I must have been directed to The Wisdom of No Escape, from some kind of article/post on the subject of self-care. I was initially skeptical as, although I’m obviously very...
Jun 23, 2016 | Book reviews
My partner takes the piss out of me because I read a lot of ‘self-help’/’make yourself happy’ type books and I totally agree that some of the titles and bio’s are pretty cringe, but I genuinely enjoy and learn a lot from most of them....
Apr 1, 2015 | Book reviews
This is a book which I think I’ve started on no less than 3 occasions over a period of probably about 10 years. And, finally, I can say that I have finished it – hurrah! This book is pretty well known as a “self-help” staple and one that often...
Feb 5, 2015 | Book reviews
I’ve always loved books. Correction, I’ve always loved buying books – I’m just not so good at getting around to reading them. As a result, one of my goals for 2015 is to do more educational reading (more precisely, 30 mins 3 times per week)...